The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-04-01
April lst.
fool!
flying.

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Wild geese going north.
Pleasant Easter Sunday.
District counting in May.
Concert BY the Pearsall Sisters.
New goods coming to town BY
the car load.
Board of Supervisors next Mon.
day, Aprik5th.
The whitews asher has started on
his errand Of mercy.
Two sorry accidents 1t Loudon
are noted BY our correspondent.
The snow is gone and now you
can see what became of the clothes
pins.
The winter term Of school closed
last Friday. There is, however, no
vacation.
The Fourth Of July ought to be
celebrated in Upton once more-say
about 1876.
The County Sabbath School
Convention will be held the latter
part of May.
MIR. Amos Willis, having sold
his farm, is abcnt selling off his per-
sonal property.
Stirring plows, cultivators and
harrows at bargain for cash at
Casad & McNamara's.
Rev. Nj. Odiorne's connection
with the Universalist society of this
place terminated last Sabbath.
The wild pigeon is thus far on
his spring Journey, and the gun OF
the sportsman is heard in the groves.
Lon. Stafford opened fresh key
of nails last Thursday, it being his
treat over the safe arrival of 81
pound boy.
"A. p. Morton received last week
&75 from the N. w. II. r. Co., being
damage. awarded him ON account OF
right Of way.
&C. H. Stanwood has purchased
the west elevator at Stanwood, and
proposes making his business there .
permanent one.
The Pearsall Sisters will give
one Of their celebrated concerts in
Tipson soon--probably about sa.ur-
day evening next.
Heroine Sweetheart hasn't worked
any since Easter 1t is a lively
standard weight baby and he 10 try
ing to get acquainted.
The report that Josh Billings
and Petroleum-V. Nasty are to give
public spelling matches through the
country is now pronounced untrue.
Williams, Of the Press, was in
town last week and talked with the
"knowing ones" He had better
look for the know-no,hings next trip.
The pigeon hunters. Monday,
ran short Of game and went to prac-
ticing on hats. John Sheldon says
his is better ventilated than the City
Hall.
A few first mortgages on i'm
proved farms in Cedar or Jones coun-
ties bought on favorable terms. In
quire Of q. Fl. S,auwood, at Stan
wood.
u. w. Casad started Monday
evening for more and still moro new
goods. Casad & Gilmore will never
be found with either slim or poor
stock.
Prof. Hickey began the second
term Of his Mechanicsville singing
schoo! last Tuesday, the Press says,
"with better prospects than the one
Just closed"
Our merchants are ono and all
preparing for lively spring trade.
They are daily in receipt Of large in
voices Of goods, which for quality
and style are in FIRST rank.
Will Rankin on Monday made
his first appearance in Upton in tho
role Of hummer. He had good
house, and his friends propose Civ.
ing him benefit soon. All right.
aKnuckie DOWN. "Vent dubs =
"Pioks" "That kicked!' "Yer a
Nar!" Whack' Rip! aOh! ow! ow!
ow!' These are the household words
wherever there is = dry enough place
on the side walk to roll marble, and
Marshal Sanford hasn't been along
lately.
Eight hundred farmers, during
it's first season have used it and
pronounce it .the best they eve1
saw We refer, of course, to the
celebrated Deere Gang P!op, nov
on exhibition and for sslo 1t Nc.
Namara & Casad's, in this place. l,
10 the light@st draft gang pillow made
has won 6rst premiums everywhere
and il really perfection in every
point.
The spelling school fever ha.
not reached Upton yet, but it il
surely coming. Davenport has had
it badly for three weeks; Clinton
came down week before last, and
Nuscatine cramped orthographically
last week. Let it come. II there'l
any place so thoroughly inoculated
with spelling book rs to be in NJ
danger, it isn't situated in this par
Of lows.
Tho spelling school of the period
i now opened with singing, 40 fol
lows:
20, lead my infant feet to walk
Into the spelling school;
Let other children snesr and laugh
At photographic rals.
But ne that better way stiii lead
Till perfectly spell;
So NAY shun the path that Leads
r. whore Josh Biiliags fell"
"A. NJ. Kirk has purohased Q
John Ferguson, Jr., the stock ant
business Of the well and favorabl,
known City Drug Store, in this plass
Whether Kirk knows how to kee
hotel or not it 10 morally certain tha
he knows how 70 run . drug stor'