The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-30

The Concert next week Friday eve.
ming. win be b,rne IN mind by those
| WHO may not care TO attend the con-
vention itself.
! MERIDIAN . RAL1wAY.---A depart
ment Of the Clinton Bee isd wholly
supplied with copy" by mvtbical
prganiz alton know as the Clinton
Institute. The csAumDs under The
management of tile Institute" seen,
10 be devote.i .oIeiy to making merry
At the ex pense Of soinpbOdy or s0llle-
thing, and many Of the hits" are
valuable. eyea-t ~ one. lgokinx from
ii.tsnce. Oae Of the aFttcles In the
Ast number is entitled 1.-The Gres,
Meridian Railway" and We are realty
.fraidit mean. amild tpdacb ct tEs
great protector OF paper railroads. the
Clinton Age. The article In question.
after lengthy introduction in which
the vast Importance Of long lines VI
roads in general, and north and south
ii,s~s III particular, Is set forth, pro-
reed.: saasft s .#@gfs5l tttsl.l -. s
with these Introductory remarks
We ask the reader IL take cOsrec,
railway map of the Unit~sl States. and
,iraw y straight line ertci,y north and
south from n point near the western
,na,gln Of lake Superior, to the Gulf OF
Mexico. YUu viii sbe sur,rtseSts 90 no
lice, il you rave sifhasnitsih the right
place. that IL passes exactly thr0uyi.
the center ( ssianwn.d 5'hs III,
Now follow this line along, and Tar
away to the soush of stan wo0il you
viii $50 that your meridian line strike.
The town Of riptun. the, beautiful couIl-
" sent Of Cedar county, Iowa. EN-
We feel that this wonderful cOinci
tlence INTERESTS and ast0nisbes the
rrasirr. aud that his establishment vii,
change 10 amazeinent, when we state
lhat u line M railway Is completed
A,ni in operation the entire dlssaslce
from Stan eoi to iii ton
Without government aid n flaming
advertisements h rviigious Journals.
aia,o.t witl1pnt tive hn6wtedgs Of .h.
srest public. tsiis esltsrprlss hasA be-,
quietly. but vigarssMAly Iprs,secstQ4 and
to-day passensess paad frsi9lRe, leo4e.,
At TiptOss. eau bU tpfsRag0ells ~ III.
water without chang % Oe Cars, and de-
iisered directly ~ ocean steumers.
+ che great ceHtrai liuk Is completed.
amt Al THAI naIws fsssnains Il, A.. dime y
10 complete The. north end from Stan
wood 10 lake Superiof and the ahor,
ri.ce from Upton to the Gulf Of Mex
leo. te@
We propose in some future number.
II this paper tn -haw how this lin.
can be completed " II
THE BURNS FEsTIvAL.-Thes several
officers and cOlnntttees particularly
interested, although anticipating a.
large attendance, We're completely
nonplnssed by the crowd which Fri.'
,iay evening brought to their doors.s
1t was Err, innate that the large rooms at
their comm ani gave acco n n 'iatiohs
far beyond any ordinary de,nand, . nd
that the resources Of their co,nnisary,
Mrs. Fleming, proved fully equal To
the occasion, for by these fortnitou,
circumstances three hundred. insteN,
Of half as many, guests were received.
entertained aud, sent away happy. M n :
The supper, which WAS =" co,nsneBce
the evenings programme NJ 81 O'clock. .
deferred by the constant arrival OF
guests UNITE eight, was still longer
kept waiting for the train from Stan
wood which was nlomentariiy expect
Ell it'll many rmore.9 At iaet how
ever, it was decided not to walt longer
and just rs the train whistles I. ttnt
tables which seated pa. were fille.,
for the as~t tins, ali .iesery one seemed
to find full CONSULTATION ~. waiting H.
tie abu,,,iantAa.is substantial provision.
there made tor healthy spp+titrs. =
/ supper over. the company returned
10 the hail, where they found reat-.
and, .,,s literary Prsgssnms whs VI.
tr.siscsb by ACCOMPLISHMENTS frssb'
ih. chairman, Mr.. Jno, Ferguson, Sr
Rev b. F. Shook responded to the
first regular sentiment. "To the men,
Dry of Robert Bars.s, the ScottisI.
|.Bsrd." nj WAS, warmly sppiauded, ~,
One of, RnIns' ballads, There, was n
/ La wss HosaLa6 Kytse SMr. hWa;
shearer sang pwrll--she unfinished
condition pf thu room, particularly Of
the ceiling, interfering bsitlS with the
effect Of vocal music.
The two sentiments, THE Land OF
our Bsthy a.st b1Ths Land ioE our
Adoption, were united and respond
s.i9qpvAF. 6emlAY~lNyRlsAsr"na|
reSAG osi.j hal y xadG kalk 60nio1
always producs something Apt, aud,
interesiinSStlpN usoH gaaiI
The ballad, "Mys AIN Eieeala3e. - twae