The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-10-05
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cratic paper at Montezuma.
| st. Ansgar has new paper, the Reg
ister, Mr.. J. d. Smith editor.
There Is church of Latter Day
Saints at Glenwood, Mills county.
Mr.. d. O. Magoun, has assumed the
city editorship of the Cedar Rapids
| Times.
The Moulton Record calls Henry
Clay Dean travelling sign for real
estate Office"
The Des Moines linseed oil works
are running night and day to keep up
with the demands.
The Lyons depot was broken into
Monday night and tickets to the
amount Of 5000 stolen.
Nashua had $1,000 fire on the 18th
inst. Five buildings in the center Of
the city being destroyed.
A rough named Con O'Brien bit Off
the lip of an old man in fight at the
Burlington Fair Grounds last Friday.
A man named Foote, Of New Hamp-
ton, was sent To the county Jail for
thirty days for cruel treatment of his
wife.
One A. J. Preston has left Grinnell
for Vermont, it il understood to evade
penalties against him in the late liquor
suits.
VIM. Sloan, near Dunlap, was
caught under a saw-log, few days
since, and had his leg broken in three
places.
| Mrs. G. Brazelton, Of Greenwood, in
jured in the railroad accident near
Cleveland, Ohio, died i'm that city on
the I'D inst.
Samuel Grnbbell, Of Monona county,
went cunning last week, and his fowl
ing piece was accidently discharged,
blowing his brains out.
The managers Of the Wapcllo coun-
ty Fair offered u prize for the best
drilled military company, and ii was
won by the Ottawa Guards.
4 woman Of Charlton, named Mary
Carr, swallowed poison on the 18th,
intending to commit suicide, but
stomach pump saved her life.
On Thursday evening Of last week
Mr.. Thomas GODDARD, while working In
a brickyard at Hamburg, was killed
by the caving in Of a bank of clay.
Four Boston nimrods have been
hunting in the vicinity Of Storm Lake
with pack of dogs that cost 5000.
They bagged one thousand chickens.
The State agricultural Society is ST.
500 ahead of all expenses, notwith-
standing the encouragement on ac-
count of the weather during the late
fair.
Jim Stanley, Of Lucas county, man
ifested too much fondness for young
lady in that region and was arrested
therefor. Pending trial Stanley le-
wanted.
John CASTILLO, an old citizen of
Grand Junction, fell on piece Of glass
partially imbedded in the ground, and
was injured SO much that he died
few days later.
George c. Kirkwood, Of Council
Bluffs, fell headlong into an unprotect-
ed gas trench on the 22d inst, and
when discovered was dead. Deceased
was distant relative of Gov. Kirk
wood.
Saturday evening well dressed
man, claiming to be Catholic priest
from Boston, was taken up i'm the
streets of Dubuque late at night in an
intoxicated condition and put in the
calaboose.
Mrs. sally Dunn cowhided VIM.
Armstrong in the streets Of Glenwood,
a few days since. She has a strong
arm, and a good job was done. Will
liam had been saying unpretty things
about the woman.
Iowa College had fine opening Of
the fall term, Notwithstanding the
weather, Sept. 9Th, with many new
students-not only from this and other
Western States, but also from the east
Other applicants were not up to the
requirements.
The Marshall ball club went out in
to Minnesota "wool gathering, but
came home shorn." They played
three games and won none. In one
of the It. Paul games they were goose
eggcdn throughout, not having cross
ed the home plate single time.
The following gentlemen from this
State were in attendance ut the Sol
dicr,' Convention in Indianapolis,
Ind, on the 10th: Jas. NJ Tuttle,
VIM. Stone, Coils. II. NJ. Littler and
Price, Capt. J. +. Stewart, Lieut.. l..
X. Seaton, Lieut.. Martin, Hon. Rush
Clarke, Capt. Jos. Nightingale, Col.
Kinsman, Major Linde and others.
Sufficient funds have been raised to
put Mansard roof on the college
building at Wilton Junction, and the
ReuieD says: 1.-THE walls will be rails
ed two feet, which with a Mansard
roof, will give a full three story which,
to say nothing of the convenience of
the additional rooms, will be yalua-
BILE improvement in the way of APP
pearances."
A man named VIM. Carter, a farm
er near Mitchell, took load of wheat
to market few days ago, sold it, got
the money, and, it is supposed started
for home, his team being found in the
timber mile or so from his residence,
but he has not been seen or heard
from since. He had several hundred
dollars on his person. Foul play is
suspected.
The following appointments from
this State are made by the Grand Ar
my of the Republic at Philadelphia:
A. A. Perkins, of Burlington, Com
mander of the Department of Iowa,
vice J. c. Stone, resigned; also L. s.
Tyler, Keokuk, Senior Vice Comman-
der; w. #. Verger, Burlington, Jun
ior Vice Commander; r. Spencer,