The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-08-13

" perambulated by Waterman.
-Blackberries-a very few-ars
being brought to town for sale.
Our Clarence correspondent ha.
walked up. Good!
Hunters of the tender young
prairie chicken are securing the stub
BILE fields.
On the first page will be found
an interesting letter from the Capita
city Of Iowa.
Remember that P. Wallace has
gone after that nobby fall suit which
you expect to buy in few weeks.
The Republican county conven.
ton meets at Upton the Goth ult.
Caucusses Saturday, August 22d.
Lew Smith is still hunting for .
catfish that will weigh more than nine
pounds.
Over one hundred cases are now
on docket for the Circuit Court,
which sits = week from next Monday.
West Liberty better .slook a
fiddle oud" on the checker question.
Don't bet your money unless you've
a sure thing.
--Tipton and West Liberty are
about to play checkers for the cham
pionship.
WIN. Kettell keeps good brick
constantly on hand and for sale At
his kiln near the Masonic cemetry. Il
Jas. Ball, Of the we'll known
firm Of Chicago Commission men to
whom SO much grain is shipped from
here, was in town Monday.
Remember, Young & Moore's, At
Inland, is the place to buy groceries
At grange prices. 3w3l
Lectures to Cedar county Pat
rons by ex-Secretary Gen. Wilson
are announced in another column.
p. Wallace started east Monday
evening. Look out for an overflow
ing stock Of gents clothing aud fur
nishing goods at popular prices.
Dress goods and cassimeres now
made speciality and offered lower
than the lowest At Cobb's cost sale.
Mr.. Rockafellow, Auditor of the
Northwestern Railway company, was
overlooking matters in his line at the
Upton freight Office on Monday.
Excitement last Saturday on
timothy seed-one lot of some thing
over one hundred bushels was finally
bought by Sheldon at $3.50.
According to the Herald the
Methodists Of Wilton have a "Might"
Society. Probably they might, and
then again they mightent.
-"Tilton" writes for the Wilton
Herald. We should think by the
way he spells that he signed his
name "Amelia" q few weeks ago.
Jas. NJ. Davis, formerly Of this
place but now journeyman printer
in the Rock Island Union Office, is
visiting his mother and many friends
here this week. Jim looks we'll and
happy.
See the reward offered for the
detection Of the steer thief. John
has lost the steer and now he wishes
to invest what he cost him. We
hope he have the opportunity.
"A rumor slipped around town
Tuesday to the effect that the North
western was about to withdraw most
of its freight trains from the road.
1t probably was wholly unfounded.
-Jno. Wheeler continues improve
ments by erecting an awning that is
not nearly SO neat Is the work in
side. In Fact, it is a kind OF
shed, which 10 not very orna.
mental, however useful it may prove.
F. p. & H. l.. Dean, the men
who look after our soles' welfare,
received the other day y single in
voice consisting Of over two hundred
cases of rubber goods.
WIN. Lyle has Just started At
Rochester q store with . good stock
of general merchandise. The only
business houses previously there were
two beer saloons. No matter about
sugar, calico and such Injuries, peo-
pie must have the necessaries of life
The Ant-Monops in Cedar are
beginning to canvas for victims
Gentlemen have such . dislike of be-
ing buried under from six to ten
hundred majority that eligible candi-
dates are hard to find.
She wrote her name A. Sera.
phemia Dodgers and one day she
saw A Durham Bull mentioned in
the newspaper. Since inquirng Of
her beau if he was acquainted with
Mr.. Bull she has stopped parting
her name in the middle.
1t was up ut Osceola that the
boy on leaving his fair ono ct thu
gate Sunday said, "Come, Betty, nov
let's nest hide it . little" "Yor
great villain," shouted the lass
"mother'll investigate you." The
fellow wanted kiss.
Hudson Burr, District Cour'
Reporter, arrived in Upton last Sat
urday with his family for the purpose
Of finding . home among US. Mr.
Burr has been reporting in Iowa fol
some two years, but his family W
believe come direct from New York
The number Of pages Of differ
ent records Of different kinds, in
Guiding indexes, which were file,
In transacting the Office business o
Our Clerk of Courts, between Janu
sry LIST and July LIST, was just four
Teen hundred and ninety-two!
A fine new clock will hereafte
mark OF the hours during the sitting
OF our courts. Judge and jury wi
probably watch it while courtin
with as much interest rs Jonatha
and Sally do the old ticker in tn
corner Of the kitchen, but will not b
quite 80 likely to turn it back .
hour ar two.