The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-23
IOWA ITEMS.

"A hog 1t Sioux City got his head in
gallon jar, and rushing of fell down
twenty foot well.
A Scott county farmer has Contracted
the entire crop of eighty scres Of onions
ut any cents per busbel.
A 200 pound catfish and lecture BY
George Frsmcis lain We Il evidences
of life In Davenport last "Wednesday.
There IL man In Council Bluff BY
he name Of Ache, aud lac has daugh-
ter By the name Of Bells-she spells 1t
ic, Of course.
A harness thief. q clothes thief, an
unlawful whisk~y dealer aud forger, es-
capped from the Newton Jail, last Nom
day-haviny dug their way through the
vault. ..... ...
The Iowa City Press hangs ito rooster
by the legs aud under the head OF
"Spring Sty,es-Sty les-you know how
1t is yourself "--announces y Democratic
defeat ut the late city election. Dr. ..,
A fellow named Hopkins, at Wilton,
stole his child from, it's mother, the
husband and wife having separated,
the other day, aud left for parts
unknown with it. The little one was u
year old, and its mother 10 frantic over
its loss. s..~ -. PIE.
A key of blasting powder recently
exploded in Shaw's stone quarry, near
Anamosa, fatally injuring NJ. Wheaton,
foreman, aHd badly, tifOtIgh not danger
ousIy burning Mr.. Shaw.
The iowa Annals preserves tho follow
ing prayer, by Rev. Moses Shinn, deliv.
cred in the House Of Representatives on
one OCCASION: "Grcat God bless the
young aud growing State Of Iowa; bless
her Senators, her Representatives, bless
oil her State Officers, give US sound
currency, pure water, and undecided reli
gion for Christ . sake. Amen!
The Supreme Court recently decided
in a case where damages were claimed
for killing of stock by = railroad, that
1.-THE company is not liable, after having
fenced their road, for accidents arriving
from breaks in or damage to the fence,
until after they have had notice Of sucl,
damage, and . reasonable time to repair
the same, and that the same rule applies
to gates and bars at crossings.
At the opening OF the Maquoketa City
council, few evenings since, that su
gust body was almost startled out Of its
propriety by the entrance Of a large Gel
egation Of ladies, who, through thei'
spokeswoInan, presented a lengthy pc
tition praying for All increase of saloon
licenses to $500 each. The Sentinel say,
the petition was respectfully received
but no further action was taken upon
it.
IL Nasua, on the evening Of the 4tl
inst, a SOW with nine piggies went int
the stable Of Mr. Quirk, where = span O
three year old cults were hltched. Tn
SOW commenced biting the colts legs
The colts evidently did not relish tina
kind of treatment, and kicked up
muss about 1t, and finally drove the SOY
} out ofthc stable. The blotni Thirsty oil
porcine then went into another sta
where there was splendid grey mar
The hog caught her by the ham ant
managed tu briug tire mare TO the foo:
aud succeed IN killing her, tearing ou
her intrails. So says the Nasua Post.
} The Capital Commissioners were i
session at Des Moines Thursday, All
consulting legal authority upon the sui
ject, they concluded to disregart tn
. INDUCTION Of the Supreme Court, and b
a unanimous vote-six members bein
! present-agreed to re consider the war
ofcontrsct made for the foundation sto,l
from the Indiantown quarry, to Co
Scott. The Register understands tn,
"the Commissioners intend visiting til
quarries in a body and making person
al examination of this stone that h,
been so roughly abused and warmly d.
| Tended during the last three month
We have no doubt but that the san
e conclusion will he reached in the en-
, and that the stone will be found just
e good aud worthy of being in the found.
e ton of the new Capitol. as when II
z Commissioners first decided upon it,"