The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-12-14

srsaslng ID oixe, snd TO monster ..meet,nge
wee Asld = the Opssa House. on Sunday,
the 81 inst
Fort Madison 10 organizing an amateur
minstrel troups.
The msrcury was ZOE below zero q
Marshalltown. Saturday morning. Cd inst.
General Fitzpatrick lectured in Iowa City
on the evening Of the Ain inst.
Dubuque merchants say that collections
are improving
Dubuque viii have new hotel opened
ON the 9th inst, called the Commercial.
A woman In Burlington accidentally
shot her self while taking pistol out Of her
pocket. She will recover.
A scafFolding fell while two men were
on Il siding house in Burlingtoa. The
men narrowly escaped instant death.
The man who committed suicide on the
night Of The 2lst ult q the Central House,
Burlington, has bssn identified = Robert
8. Durling, Of Newccmerstown, Ohio.
The Council BluHa folks have : dog that
can run eishtsen miles in thirty six min.
utes. ct least % says the Nonparsil.
s. r. Meeks. the physician on trial It
Narshalltown for maltreatment Of his wife
and attempting to kill her, was sentenced
to three years imprisonment.
The Aississippi ct Dubuque is closed
with ice, and fsot passengers are crossing
above the bridge. while IN open space be-
low the bridge allows the terry boats to
cross.
A man named Jones, from Ohio, jumped
from train on the Illinois Central. while
going at the rate Of Is miles IN hour, sup
posing he had reached the station he
wanted 70 get of ct.
There are some disagreeable rumors
about the State Insane Asylum as Mt
Pleasant. and there il LADY at Calamus
who has been outEaseously used ct tina:
asylum. An Investigation OF that institn-
ton il needed.
On Wednesday, Nov 29.h,s we'll known
citizen of Marshalltown slipped and fell
in front OF Abbott & Kinsely's store, where
he was employed, and struck his chin vio-
lently against the building. The force OF
the blow produced srupture Of blood
vessel in the brain, and resulted fatally in
. few minutes. He was picked up dead.
Mrs. BilgeriDg and her daughter, living
near Muscatine, while driving hone on
the 4th inst, were thrown out Of the wagon
by the horses becoming frightened and
running away. Mrs. Bilgering was seri-
ouslY injured. Her daughter escaped with
few bruises.
1t Is said that the cattle in Blackhawk
county are rapidly dying OF from some IN
known cause. The animals. sitter being
taken sick, struggle quite violently and act
a. II they we're having a.. and also bloat
badly, dying within few hours
Harry Williams. one Of the Marion
county bank robbers, Wa sentenced
to 20 years imprisonment aboat year ago,
escaped from the Sheriff. ana has been
running at large in that vicinity since his
escape right under the SHERIFF. nose
Bright Sheriff.
Al the union meeting in Muecatine, on
Thanksgiving day. the Rev. Mr.. Powell, of
the n. Z. Church, delivered the sermon
preaching from the text, "How much owest
thour Luke 1e-y. The sermon was lis
te ned to with close attention to the end
The choirs singing was excellent and re.
fected great credit on the singers
Jud gment was rendered In the Circuit
Court in Dubuque. on Friday, Dec. 1st.
against SAdler b Wagner. furniture manu-
facturers, for the sum OF 81 500 in favor Of
> young man named Hoffman. VINO had .
hand partly cut OF while working in the
shop Of that firm. This decision IL entire
~ without precedent in this State. and If !
sustained BY the Supreme Court will oc-
casion much litigation OF similar char
Acter.
A letter from student at the Ames Agri. |
cultural College gives some Insight into
The workings Of that excellent institution.
1t shows the college to he in thriving con-
dition, and attended BY large number Of
students who are learning, with other
Of knowledge, practical farming, |
with Gil the scientific knowledge pertaining |
thereto, which nowadays goes to make
the successful farmer.
The Presbyterians Of West Liberty. under |
the pastorate Of that old timer Rev. +. A. |
Shesrer, have built Q beautiful church |
which they dedicated yesterday. The Pres.
byterisns can build churches, bat when the |
bills have TO be balanced they are wise in |
their generation and get Methodist 10 |
raise the money. 30 yesterday they sent |
for Prof Fellows who dedicated the church, |
the exercises in his usual hap. |
py way, and raised more than enough
money to clear 1t Of debt-Iowa City
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