The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-08-05

Will Day, reporter Of hotels and |
amusements on the Chicago Evening
Journal has been taking his regular
summer diversion with bis parents in
this place, for the past two weeks. He |
returned Saturday evening.
G. II Wadsworth Is home from Mis-
souri,; where lie has been buying sheep
and cattle to the amount of nearly five
thousand head. He returned Tuesday. |
Fred C. James. the Iowa City law stu
dent, has his office IN bank building
He was recently made Notary Public,
and IL undoubtedly doing as well as any
of the class offs.
A new press ia town, metropolitan
Printing House and Bill Poster Agency"
Is the way the Greeley -Franklins do the
thing 1t the bottom Of auction bills
Managers of wagons Nos. Al and 43.
Of the American Lightning Rod Co.,
Philadelphia. have Teen playing their
craft around here for the past three
weeks.
An extensive candy and confectionery
man Of Freeport, has been making ar
rangements for putting in . stock Of
goods at the old stand Of Macomber and
Simpson.
The late improvements in drainage of
public well, street and sewers in gener-
81, shows the marked attention our city
fathers pay to health and convenience.
Mr.. Joseph Bell, the harvester. who
worked himself along from southern I'LL
nois to within mile of this place, and
then In an hour of fatigue fell asleep SO
near the railroad track that a passing
train crushed his left hand so badly that
il had to he amputated, is now doing
well. DR.. Piper performed the opera.
ton, and the hand he has preserved,
shows the doing Of skilful job.
Before Joining her husband, In Cali
fornis. Mrs. Martin will offer at public
sale their household goods and property
on 5th street, next Tuesday, Aug. 10th
This will be the largest sale Of the kind
that has taken place in town for long
time, and though 1t happens in busy
season Of the yaar, can not help but
draw q large crowd of Mr.. and Mrs.
Martins friends who will endeayor to
give them last grand benefit
At the Presbyterian Church, Friday
evening. the Clarence Literary Society
gave big talk to small house in pre-
ssnting their third programme of the
season.
The few citizens and doting mothers
that assembled to hear their children
expand IN oratory etc, were only favor
ed with production or two from other
mothers children and scenes behind the
curtain. When an audience assemblies
to partake Of literary repast, it is nee
essary, in order to entertain said aad-
fence, that everything pass off smoothly
only contention for superiority in
eloquence and the like be presented
All official strife, all feeling among mem
bers and unnecessary talking should be
confined to the business meeting, \ part
Of the evenings work the audience are
expected to be ignorant of . behind the
curtain of the programme part As soon
a. the house was called to order con-
troversy commenced about business
point that would have shocked an alder
man We trust that at tho next meeting
al will serve that are on the bulletin, and
al business and unnecessary talk be
transacted after the audience retire.
One of the greatest sensations since
the self-murder of Smith, was felt in this
city when it became known that G. G.
Cummings, General Insurance Agent
aad resident here, formerly of Mechan-
icsville, had absconded At Omaha he
wrote his wife that "he was driven to
the wall and had got to 60" This was
the first news of his intention of leaving
tor parts unknown. He was man of
more than common ability, sharp, jolly,
and made money fast when he worked.
He loved style, and to keep up appear,
ances has sacrificed his honor aud per.
haps his wife's life. The poor woman is
nearly heart broken by this terrible ber-
eavement,and having been made a moth
er al about the time this crushing
news reached her, the worst may be ex
pected at any moment. Cummings owed
nearly every merchant and money man
in town He has duped at least three
banks in this county. He has forged
notes TO the amount OF, perhaps, three
thousand dollars. This is the last dev
iltry charged against HIM, and is caus-
ing the greatest excitement.
CRAEsrs.