The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-11-09
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FROM INLAND.

road, the Southwestern, seems to be
rapidly progressing in our vicinity.
The country is full of railroad EN-
ploycs, and half the farm residences are
converted into boarding houses. But
morals do not improve with this influx
of floating population.
To the honor of our community be
it said, there is only one dram shop in
the vicinity, and that is kept by Ger
man on the Davenport road below New
Liberty, and has not long hourished;
may its future days be numbered.
Many of the railroad hands frequent
this saloon, and high words, blows and
occasionally little bloodletting are in
dulged in during their night revels.
Last Sunday night this dram shop
was the scene of shocking affair. 1t
seems free fight was the order Of the
day, or rather night, and in the melee,
chairs, crockery, window glass. &c
were demolished; skulls battered, eyes
BACKED, faces scratched, and human
flesh haggled in brutal manner.
The owner of the house was SO bad
ly used up that two doctors were
called, and he is said to be in a precari-
Gus condition. A railroad man was so
badly injured in the hroil that he was
unable to be conveyed to his boarding
place and is still at one of the houses
near the saloon, where he was taken
shortly after the fight. Several other of
these hands have passed by in a west
crly direction, with battered, swollen,
scratched and plastered visages; doubt
less bound for Upton.
A gang near here boasts of being
one of the soberest, civilest on the
route, and We, its numbers are accused
by the farmers of stealing grain, and
some of them frequent the drinking sa-
loon. And this perfect crew has, or
or did have, its black sheep too.
One Phil. Raglan, boarding with sew
cral comrades, over the way at re-
spectacle farmers, got on spree last
week. and on returning from the saloon
last Friday night, or rather Saturday
morning. he obtained pair of boots
belonging to man boarding at the
Golden Sheaf, which boots doubtless
suited him better than his own tattercd
shoes His actions on returning to his
boarding house were very suspicious.
One of which was to silently station
himself by the head of his (" boss"
bed and there stand until that person.
age called out, & Phil, what are you do
ing here p
I'D like to know how the ID you
know its was me- retorted Phil and
sneaked off to bed. Now this fellow
had been seen watching his boss bed
for several nights, and he slept with
his watch under his pillow for fear
light fingered Phil might appropriate
it to his own use. as doubtless was his
intention. Next day his host dismissed
him, telling him he couldn't nor
wouldn't entertain drunkards, and he
left for Upton. Soon after his depart
ure the owner Of the boots drove up,
but the bird had flown, and the actici-
patcd cudgeling was deferred until
Phil's return, whc' in all probability
will never be.
Yc Tiptenians beware! Phil Raglan
i. in your midst! Don't leave your
boots or watches laying around loose:
Tuesday was stormy and people had
time to go to town, or rather village
of Inland. Quite disgraceful affair
and one which may end in something
serious. occurred there at WHY'S store
Young Mr.. B-n was sitting by the
stove when old Mr., Ky entered, an6
a. he passed b exclaimed, d" How are
you E-o?"