The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-30
LETTER FROM DIES MONIES.
Dies MONIES Iowa, March %, 1871.
DEAR AnYERTISER:


Dies MONIES Iowa, March %, 1871.
DEAR ADVERTISER:
have long had it in mind to write
you; not that I expect to write much
that will be so very interesting, but to
redeem a promise made long since to
many of your readers. But allow me
first to congratulate you upon your i'm
provement, your clean open face, your
growth, your increased vivacity, your,
well-in consideration Of your modesty.
will merely add that hope your cir
culation has at least doubled, a. token
of the esteem in which you are held by
the good people Of Cedar County.
have now been residing long enough
in my new bome-the Capital City, to
enable me to form an opinion Of the
place and people. without making any
invidious comparisons between this and
Upton, I will here deliberately make
the assertion that never resided in a
place that I like nearly 80 well. The
people are cheerful, sociable, energetic
and intelligent, and venture the asser-
ton that there IL no other place IN Iowa
of it's size where there is ~ healthy q
moral sentiment prevailing, and where
there are better educational aud church
advantages. ..-.
Among our enterprising citizens, may
he mentioned with pride two whom Ce
dar County delights to honor, Gen. Ed
Wright and John w. Ca,teIl. When
in the District of Columbia during the
early partsof the war used to claim
with some pride the honor of belonging
to the State that sent to Washington
Harlan, Grimes, Kasson, Wilson and
| Allison. So here take pleasure in hail
ing from the county that furnished the
State with Wright, Ca,tell and Wolf
l am pleased also to say in this connoc-
ton that the popular candidate for nom
ination by the Republican Party, as the
the next Governor of Iowa, Hon. John
A. Elliott resides here at present.
Without speaking disparagingiy Of any
other candidates 1 take pleasure in re-
commenting Mr.. Elliott ~ eminently
qualified for the position. He IL gcJ,-
tleman of irreproachable character, ell
dowed with good judgment aud execu
tive ability, alive TO all moral enterprises,
laboring faithfully aud cheerfully,
though unostentatiously IN the Temper
ance and Sunday School cause, aud
and courteous aud dignified in his
intercourse. He has resi- ed thirteen
years in Iowa, in Mitchell county,
having held the Office of State Auditor
with signal credit to himself and honor
to the State. AM satisfied from his
public record ~ State officer, from the
high esteem in which he is held by
those acquainted with him, from, my
| own personal acquaintance with him,
that the sovereign people of Iowa can
find no one who would make more
popular and efficient Governor than he.
and though not politician, ! hereby
hois the name of Hon. John A. Elliott
a. candidate for Governor, subject to
the decision of the Iowa State Republi
can Convention.
This is beautiful growing city, aud
is already attracting attention from all
parts of the State, as well As abroad.
The State Capital was located here in
1854, since which time its growth has
been steady and almost marvellous.
There are about Is thousand inhabitants,
and the city is now increasing with ra
pidity. Beautiful and imposing bust
ness blocks as well as comfortable and
handsome dwellings have been built,
and others are in process of construc.
ton, while the Post Office, Couit House
and School buildings are second to none
| in the State.
| With the Rail Roads already in oper.
alton here aud others building whose
terminus will be ut Des Moines, with
the enterprise and capital Of our people,
the centrally Of our location, and be.
ing the Capital Of Iowa. Des Moines is
bound to be the Metropolis Of the State,
beautiful for situation, the joy of the
whole land.
They are now catching some very
nice fish here. The Racoon empties
into the Des Moines within the city linn
its, and the latter having dam across
it here makes it splendid point for fish,
ing. Bass, Pike, and Salmon are abun-
dant, and know of some all glers about
Upton who would esteem il luxury to
spend a couple of weeks here fishing.
The new iron bridge on Court IA venue
is completed and they have commenced
collecting toll to-day. An iron bridge
Is also to be built OH Walnut street.
sm detishtcu u ieHru that the pros
poets for Rail Road in Upton are SO
encouraging. 1t seems to me that your
people will be blind. hopelessly an<,
criminally blind to their own interests,
If they allow this opportunity to pass
by without securing the Iowa South
Western. You will never have better
opportunity, and it will be many day
before another such chance presents
itself, and what would tax of one OF
two years be compared with the lasting
benefits that would accrue. But NV let.
ter Is already longer than l intended
and will close with the promise Of wri
ting more anon. -.......= IT,
/ .s r KENNEDY