The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-04-18
FROM sTANWOOD.

cunningham q howe nave mad
their loss in the recent fire adjusted
by the Insurance Companies, getting
1927 for the damage sustained. They
have opened again in the room re.
Gently occupied by Alden & Co., and
are receiving new stocks Of every
thing in their line, and will go back
to the old stand as soon as the build.
ing can be put in condition again. 1t
is thought an expenditure of $3.50
will do this.
IS. II. Maley is making arrange
ments to offer for sale as good corn
cultivator as is made in the west at
the manufacturers price--about sew
enteen dollars-and freight added.
dollars, and II orders tor car iosH1
are obtained will be much below that
amount. Here is an opportunity for
farmers to purchase at FIRST cost one
of the most indispensable Of farm
implements.
Our late townsman Is. II. Miller
is establishing himself in the Drug
business at Rome in partnership with
Frank Smith also Of this place. We
wish them abundant success.
Easton Hartle goes 10 Chicago
this week to buy goods.
j. w. White is quite unwell.
DR.. Z eth, of Mechanicsville, is in
attendance, and on Sabbath evening
pronounced him better.
Captain White has bought a
billiard table, and informs the lovers
Of the cue that they can soon click
the balls to their hearts content at
his room in Commercial block.
The Stanwood correspondent of
the Post furnishes an admirable illus
tration of the fallacy called the logi-
clans ignorotio ekenchi-that Of irrel-
evant conclusion. His argument
runs this way: There are one humid
red and City families receiving mail
at this Office. Mr.. Dayton had one
hundred names on his petition; ;
therefore, Mr.. Dayton must be the
choice Of a majority Of the patrons of
the Office. Convincing isn't it?
Now your correspondent has never
enumerated the families receiving
mail at this Office here; nor is he
aware that the family is taken as the
unit of measure in these matters; nei-
Their does he know how many of the
names on Mr.. Dayton's petition repre-
sented families. But he asserts that
Mr.. Simmons had on his petition a
large majority Of the names of the
patrons of the Office. So well known
is this fact that Mr.. Dayton himself
admits it, and the Posts correspond.
ent, although he is not inclined to be
scrupulous about his statements, will
hardly dare to deny it. So that had
the wishes Of the majority been re-
garded, Mr.. >. would have received
the appointment. Neither can it be
claimed that the flying visit of the P.
0. Inspector had anything to do with
the matter; for this mysterious per.
sonagc made not even show of an
examination of the books and
accounts Of the Office. And Hon. A.
r. Cotton writes to one OF our citi.
zcns that g 1t was believed that the
petition Of Mr.. Dayton represented a
majority Of the business men Of Stan
wood and of the patrons Of the Office. :
How /" believed? The petitions
gave no ground for such belief, but
on the contrary showed just the
opposite to be the fact in the case
and Mr.. Cotton had been requested
in case Of any doubt in the matter, tc
send both petitions for correction tc
some impartial citizen Of the county
that the names Of non patrons of the
Office might be stricken off, were any
such found on either. Your cores
pendent can understand the decision
that was made in the matter only by
supposing that Mr.. Cotton was led V
believe that his political fortune.
would be advanced by giving thu
appointment to Mr.. Dayton in disre
gard Of the known wishes Of a major
ity of those interested in the matter
And he decidedly thinks that sucl
employment Of the public Offices t.
advance private interests and to pusl
political fortunes will seriously dam
age any man or any clique of mel
who attempt it.
The people are awake to the abuses
Of the civil service and It will b.
found unsafe to give them SO nea
home practical illustration Of tn
way the " old thing works." P.
Stanwood, April 18th.