The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-09-07
FROM LOUDEN.

EDITOR ADVERTISER Il notice il
reading your excellent paper that you
have correspondence from Clarence
Ssanwood and Mechanicsville, leaving
Louden out in the cold. Now these
things ought not SO to be, and az / know
that you are not only willing but glad
10 make the ADVERTISER a medium fol
the transmission of news from all parts
Of the county, l propose to try my hand
ut giving this corner an occasional set.
ting forth.
AS some OF your readers may not
know where Louden is, will say that
| it is about 40 miles from Clinton and 43
from Cedar Rapids-nearly central be.
tween those two points on the G. N. w.
4. Il. The Company has just replaced
the old water tanks with fine large new
ones. Every train on the road stops
here.
We have two lumber yards, owned by
A. Petersen aud Brainard; they are sell
ling large amount of lumber at reason
goods business Messrs. N. Whitney, w.
hickman, Wberry l. Banks and Pc
tefsen Bros. The latter have one of the
finest brick blocks in the county, and
are doing a large business in the sale of
dry goods, furniture and agricultural
implements, J. NJ. Alexander is also
doing we'll in the Implement trade, as
Northrop Il Kinney and w. II. Stevens
are in hardware. w. +. Hahn aud DIR.
Hills have each a fine drug store; the
/ latter being u practicing physician, as is
also DR.. E. Town and German doctor
whose name l confess cannot SPELL
We have too plenty of saloons, con-
corning which am not we'll posted.
The Germans have in process of erec-
ton fiue frame church, So by so feet,
which will be ready for winter use.
They have the foundation laid for a par
sonage Oh the same lot, which will he
built next summer.
Our grain merchants are now daily
taking in large quantities of wheat, oats
and barley, for which they pay the high
est market price.
l would say something about our Live
Oak base ball club but you are already
acquainted with them. And now, Mr.
Editor, will lid you good bye, with the
promise to post you on passing matters
in this community. ELIPHALET.
Louden, Sept 4, 1871.
y rising in Spain of the followers of
Don Carlos, is fixed for the 10th in
slant. TIE Government is preparing to
meet them.
Dispatches from Monterey aud Mat
amoras, Mexico, report that q f,rmid'
able revolution is imminent in that
part of our unfortunate neigh boring
Republic. Mexico is disturbed and
volcanic as ever.
The California State election, which
occurred Tuesday, il q matter o
special interest to politicians at this
time. The canvass has been in active
progress, amid considerable excitement,
for several weeks. The result is deem
ed exceedingly doubtful.
| The Republican State Convention of
Wisconsin, Saturday afternoon, nom
mated General C. G. Washburne, Of La
Crosse, for Goven or, on the first regular
ballot, which stood 1856 for Washburne,
and los for w. E. Smith. NJ. H.
! Petit of Kenosha, was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor. The rest of the
present State officers were nominated
! for reelection.
At Washington, the 1st in ST., Cabi.
net had meeting. The most impor-
tant matter considered was the condi.
ton of the South, and especially the
disatlection and reported unlawful
violence in certain counties in South
Carolina. A long letter on the latter
branch of this subject, addressed to the
President by Senator Scott, the Chair
man of the Congressional Ku.K lux
Committee, having been read for the
Information ofthe Cabinet, it was deter
mined to enforce the laws, and, as
preliminary, the letter Of Senator Scott,
| with other papers, were referred to the
Attorney General, who will report upon
the law applicable to the case, when a
proclamation will be issued by the
President, and afterward embraced in a
general order of the War Department.
Meanwhile that department will ma
ture treasures considered to be neces
sary in that connection.