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The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

THOSE wishing pianos tuned are in
formed that +. b. Hosteller, of Mt
Vernon, will be in Upton several
days next month for that purpose
Mr.. H. has often been here before and
his work has been tried.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
b. LANG.

OUR neighbor of the Conservative
says he never used any ready made
"original editorials" He is sure So
worth that he never used any. Al
right! but his readers will he very
sorry to hear it, as they had been hop
ing for change after election.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

MONEY TO LOAN on improved real
estate, on long time at low rates.
Parties wanting money should write
stating amount wanted, time wanted,
acres of land, nature Of Improvements,
and cash value of property.
Such letters will be promptly an
swered, and loans can be obtained
without delay.
UNDERWOOD L. CLARK,
39-Sw Muscatine, Iowa.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

PRICE AT STANWooD. - We are
pleased to be able to announce that
Hon. Hiram Price will deliver n pOlit
ical address at Stanwood, next Tues
day evening, 3lst inst, in the Presby
terian church. Special invitations il
extended to the Democratic brethren
to be present
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

AT the meeting of the Cedar Rapids
Presbytery, which took place at Lyons
the first of this month, Rev. w. A.
Ward, who breaches at Mechanics
vile, and Rev. f. b. Cousins of Clar-
ence, were both formally received.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

ONE PERSON can buy as cheap
IS another from US. We try
to treat all alike. Send your child
rem in, they can buy as cheap rs you
can and we will give them goods that
will suit you As well as them. He
who buys at our store is bound to
get the bottom prices on all he wants.
Try us on.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

CLoUDY.-Last Friday evening
Hon. ID. c. Cloud of Muscatine made
political address in the Court House.
As it was very cloudy evening Mr..
Cloud made a cloudy speech to a
vapory audience.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

RED OAK.-The Republicans of Red
Oak township will meet at five o'clock
p. NJ, in the brick School House, for
the purpose of making nominations
for township officers. Turn out all.
Ry order com
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

A mans dress Is never complete
unless he has pair of nice boots or
shoes. City Hall Shoe Store has new
style box-toe boot which will lust
suit. They are the incest and best boot
that ever came to Upton and will be
sold for the least money.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

Little comment is needed upon such
story as that. In what kind of "A
country do we live, and what age of the
world? Here is man who is neither
an Office holder or Office seeker-not
even a politician He is humble
missionary-a teacher and preacher
the peer Of any minister in Upton, as
his letters show, in culture and intel
ligcnce, rs well, no doubt as in prob
ity and honor. He has broken no law,
nor melted others to do so-and yet he
tosses upon bed of suffering in con-
slant fear of violent death. Why is
this so? Simply because, as a South
Carolina orator said, Majority or no
majority, by the Eternal God we the
| "white rebels will rule this country
II is because the Democracy ofthc State
where this happened, not content on
their accession to power with at once
abolishing the prosperous free school
system, do not mean the black man
shall learn anything to increase his
Intelligence, or dare anything as a
human being-not even to try to save
his soul from hell. It is because the
| great "Tilden and Reform" Democrat
ic party of 1876, as represented by
| nine-tenths of its strength in the
"Solid-South, have an abiding and
practical belief, in the language of the
great and (by them revered Ben Hill,
at Atlanta, that "There is no peace for
this country until Radicalism is crush
| ed," d"
| We need not dwell upon this Incl
dent. 1t is outrageous enough in all
conscience, even without reference to
the score and more of black victions
ton 10 rIya2altiplv its horrors just so many
day-school does to cfiaaee among nun
who ii. Samuel J. Tilden has been
fold. But it is onlyal he is now head
dreds equally well attested, astU nf I'll, the
dreds more that the fears of the hun
ted prevent from coming to light ex-
cept according to the version of the
hunters. And yet northern men viii
AFFECT to disbelieve it all, and urge us
70 strengthen and encourage these
devils with our votes,
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

TRUTH WILL SUcCEED.-This fAcl
needs no new proof, but Il has been
one in the success Of d. B. DeLand 4
Co.'s Best Chemicat Sdterdfus. Since
ii has been introduced we zee II taking
the place of most other kinds In the
market. Would n bought article do
thisa
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

WHAT is more disagreeablc than a
boot or shoe when they do not fit.
Come in our store and we will give
you as neat fit as can be made. We
nave goods made on all the different
width lasts and if we cannot fit you,
you cannot be fit.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
BUSINESS.

FIRE COMPANY When penning
the little squib in another column re-
garding Upton Fire Company, we
had no idea such an institution was in
existence. And, indeed, it was not
then; but upon authority of the Town
Council an efficient company of twelve
men effected Tuesday complete or
ganization. The company consists of
VIM. Dean, Henry Sherwood, Sr.,
Denny Welch, Walter Shearer, John
Ferguson, J. +. Sanford, S. d. Casad,
II. G. Whitson, Geo. Fleming, Lon.
Stafford and two others-the first
named being elected Captain. The
organization was limited by the coun-
ell to twelve members, into whose
charge the engine house and contents
will be given. All the members of the
company propose to be thoroughly
posted in every point necessary to the
successful management of the engine.
arrangements will be consummated
to shorten to the last possible moment
the time that must elapse before the
engine can be brought into use.
The town has also ceiled and other
wise refitted the engine house, and II
will be provided with small stove,
50 that cold weather will not render il
imperative.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

LOOK HERE! READ THIs.--Owing
to circumstances that were uneXpect-
ed, Mrs. Starrett will now close out
her entire stock of millinery goods at
cost, or even less. Trimmed and un-
trimmed hats, ribbons and silks, flow
ers and feathers in great variety.
Also a business room and fixtures
to rent.
2W43 \. X. STARETT.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

CALL at C,ty Hall Shoe Store and get
yourselves and boys pair of cable wire
boots, the best thing out; will never rip;
every pair warranted. You will fnd
the cable wire boot the most COM
Portable, and by far superior to any boot
made
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

FMERSoNIAN. - The first semi
monthly meeting of the Emersonian
society of the Upton High School,
convcn"s Mt that place on Friday after
noua AZ one o'clock October 9th.
All are cordially invited to at
tend. They may, of course, expect
to be amply repaid for all trouble in
reaching the point of meeting, while
listening to the chaste and elegant
language of the essayists, the fervit
eloquence of the declaimers, and the
musical voices of the choir.
BY order Of the President.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

A list of letters advertised at the
Post Office, Upton, Iowa, for the week
ending Oct. 23rd, 1876:
Buck r. N Basey James
Bowers Rufus G.. Chulber Archa
Goodykooutz Harvey w. Johnes D. ii.
Landers Hermine. McGillivay WR.
October 10th, 1876.
James Butler. Stella Chase.
Ira Coluer. Miss Ida Oesbrieh
When calling for letters in this list please
say advertised"
AL0NZo SHAW, =. NJ.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

To PuBLIsHERs-We have from $50
to 200 pounds Of bourgeois type. of
which this is specimen, for sale at
twenty cents per fb.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

FARM FOR SALE.--I have an l60-acre
Western farm, 100 acres improved,
which will be sold low and on easy
terms. iotf WM. DEAN.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

PERsoNAL.-E. L. Shircliff and son
Charles have gone into grocery busi-
ness at Jefferson.
Mr.. J. f. l.. Carey returned last
Saturday from an extended trip east
ward, visiting the Centennial but
spending most time in New York.
Mr.. James Mcclure, formerly Ce-
dar county boy, but now of Lyon
county in this State, made us an in
tcresting call the other day. There
are good many Cedar county people
i'm Lyon, and they in common with
other honest men, have just succeed
ed in wrestling the county government
from ring of scalawags who had put
the county deeply in debt beside hold
ing taxation up to ruinous figures
while they gathered the proceeds in
regular Boss Tweed style. One bill,
for instance, which they allowed and
The next question prominently en-
palu themselves, was 9l,0v.ho. great
belllshing the grounds of a country
school house-the result being in no
way perceptible to the naked eve
These swindlers called themselves
Republicans, it is true; but it was n
clear case Of "Reform within the mar
W as they were cleared out by Re- |
own former citizen
Jesse Monk, being the present Chair.
man Of the Board of Supervisors. ]
Il. Hatch, also from Cedar, is another
member of the Board, and our old
riend Alex Brown is now the candi-
t iate for election. The county war
ants, which We're at one time down
0 % cents, are now worth s5
nd they calculate to have Ctlrcm at
ar before another yearYT n ~
z. G. Moffett will be for the NEXT
wo months at Olin, Jones CO., where
e is buying stock. He. expects to be
ack at Upton soon enough in the
prfng to supply agrfcultarai nipple
lents tosail who need. - - ~
Mr. sProury . brother of Mrs. HI.
ean' has been visiting here this
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

There is one thing that no family
ought to do without, that Is Browns
French Dressing for boots and shoes:
CITY Hall shoe store has just received
large lot which they are selling for
10 cents per bottle.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
Il. |. DEANS
Column.
@ J.

ANOTHER invoice Of new goods at
City Hall Shoe Store. Call and see
them.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

I .WANTED.-One thousand hides, for
which the highest market price will
be paid, at Stewards shoe store. IF
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

BosroN, Dec. l., 1889.
Gentlemen-My only object In giving you
this testimonial is to spread valuable in
formation. Having been badly afflicted
with salt Rheum, and the whole serface Of
my skin being covered with pimpies and
eruptions. many of which caused me great
pain and annoyance, and knowing II To be
n blood disease, TODD many of the adver-
tised blood preparations, am ong which was
any quantity OF HArsaparilia, without OBJ
taining any benent.until commenced TAX
ing the vEGETINE, and before had coms
pletcd the first b1ttle saw that had got
the right medicine. Consequently, l fol-
lowed on with II until had taken seven
bottles. when l was pronounced a well man
and my skin - smooth and entirely free
from pimples and eruptions. ! have never
enjoys ed 40 good health before, and / attrib-
ute Il all to the use OF VE2ErINE. To ben.
eft those afflicted with Rheumatism. will
make mention also Of the VEGETINE'S
wonderful power Of curing me OF this acute
complaint, OF which have suffered so In
tensely.
G. ii. TUCKER, Pas. Ag't Mich. G. n. r..
lmt0 90 Washington st.. Boston.
Sold at all Druggists.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

The great mass Of people who are
tillers ofthc soil in some part or other
and require covering for their ieet
want that, that not only shall protect
them from the weather, but aiso'
possesses that other most vsluoie quar-
", durability. II. L. Dean at CITY
Hall shoe store is without doubt better
prepared than any one to furnish goods
Of this kind and Is selling them SO cheap
that they sre in the reach ofall.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

We want car load of Butter aid
5000 doz. eggs day at City Hall skoe
Store. Bring them along We VIII take
care Of them and give you the highest
cash price Tor them.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
The best $500 boot ever brought
to Upton At City Hall shoe store.

The reason the City Hall Shoe Store
sells goods so cheap, is because they
sell 50 many of them that they can
afford 1t.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

-Whan 4 Adams have the incest
stock of syrups in town.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
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The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

If you want cider barrel or pork
barrel go to Whan & Adams.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

JUsT arrived, at City Hall Shoe Store,
the hest French kip boot that ever came
to Upton.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

We mean business this fall and
winter.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

CITY Hall Shoe Store now has the
best long leg waterproof boots ever
brought to the Western country.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

After Dee. lst we shall be ready to
buy all the poultry that can be brought
to us.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

New style mems and women's
rubber over shoes at City Hall Shoe
Store. The best thing out.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26
Railroad Time , Tzblc.

Upton Post OlECe--ArrIynl mn 4
Departure OF Malls.
ARRIVALS. DEPARTURE.
On the northwestern Railroad.
yo'clock =. m and ~ Mails closes ats
=. M, except satur- O'Clock p. m,
day night
From Wilton 12 m. Leave 2I< M
Davenport Overland via. Inland
Tuesday and Fridays Monda va and TIL nrs-
6o'ciock p. m. day 6o'clnck = =,
Post Once open ON sundays from ta IN
O'Clock q. IN.
ALONZOsHAW, W,P.M.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

Buy your boots and shoes at City
Hall shoe store and save 10 per cent.
The Tipton advertiser., 1876-10-26

Mems rubber boots 81. so at City Hall
Shoe Store.
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
NORTHERN CENTRAL RAILROAD.

BALTIMORE, Feb. "a, 1876.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF the North
Central Railroad Company held to-day at its
general Office this city. On motion Of Mr.. Thomas
A. Scott, Lieutenant Governor Bowie was called upon
to preside
A report OF the operations of the company for the
year ending December 81, 1875, submitted and
unanimously adopted.
From the report it appears that the Of the
main line, with its oased and controlled roads, was
from all sources 81 926 247 72 and the operating
penses So s62 123 6s; leaving the net earnings,
124 o. The balance to the credit of the net
come December 81 $36S 217 61 out of which il
has been determined to pay April next dividend OF
three per cent leaving surplus of $192 e67 81 to the
credit OF the net earnings
After the adoption of the report election for a
Board of Directors was held and the following named
gentlemen were elected Thomas A. Scott, Wayne
MacVeagh J. G. Bullitt J. n Hutchinson, s. NJ FeL
ton, Wstar Morris, IL p. Borie, S. NJ. Shoemaker,
N. s. Sellers, N. B. Greensfelder, R Oppepheimer
and George Small
meeting of the newly elected Board OF Directors
subsequently held when the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:-Presiden Thomas
A. Scott; Vice President A J. Cassatt Secretary,
Robert S. Halins
There was a large attendance at the meeting
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
FRAUDS IN LOUISIANA.


CHEATING CHARITY HosPTTAL-A QUARTER
OF MILLION LOST TO THE STATE
NEW ORLEANS Feb a. 1876
The House Committee Public and Charitable In
stitutions Of the State to-day made special report
the financial condition Of the Charity Hospital in
which they say
The attention OF the House weeks ago was
called by membe. from ST. Chares parish to another.
occurred in 1874. Your committee have made inquiry
win regard TO it and now report the facts After
peaied and unsuccessful presentation OF their
TO the Treasurer of the Stale for payment,
the Board compelled 10 place with the
State National Bank, s. ii. Kennedy, Presi-
dent $45 600 OF warrants collateral security tor a
loan OF 500 00O When this loan returnabe to the
bank payment was required and the Board was forced
TO sell the warrants At heavy sacrifice The negoa-
tion was made through Mr. Edward Rgney, then a di-
rector of that bank and also member Of the Hospital
S Clarke Tax Collector the First district of New
Orleans, ana the price thirty eight cents the
dollar. The amount thus realized to the hospital in
cash for $4 900 Of warrants SIT 100 and the loss
suffered by the hospital $27 900 this single SALE
The blame attachable to this transaction falls on
Treasurer Dubucet his superors in Office Your
committee find that during five years last past
the hospital has suffered loss OF $247. 900
by discount warrants which the Board were forced
to sell because unable TO get them cashed at the
Treasury. Your committee ascertained that the
s45 900 Of hospital warrants referred above sold
by the Board to James s. Clarke, cashed at tho
Treasury within very short time after they we're sold
although the Treasurer had continually pretended to
the Board he had no money to meet tbcm
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
THE NEWPORT CLUB.

BRILLIANT BALL AT THE CLUB ROOMS LAST
NIoHT-oNE HUNDRED AND THIRTY GUESTS
PRESENT.
NEWPORT, r. l., Feb "a, 1876.
The Newport Club the aristocratic OF the lead
ing gentlemen who spend their summers here this
evening the scene of brilliant ball Every in
that elegant building was illuminated and the parlors
were thrown open for the comfort of those who
fortunate enough to be among the invited guests
1t the annual ball OF the club, and
those OF the members and their lady friends who
spending the winter here, present About l3o
present among whom the President OF
the club, Colonel Philip A. Stockton, K. NJ Nen
and wife, Mrs Henry Bedlow and daughter, Captain
Charles Churchill, United States Army, and wife;
Surgeon Flint United States Navy, and wife; General
G. X Warren United States Army and wife, DR..
Samuel W. Francis and wife, Charles G. Potter and
wife Wilson G. Eyre and wife, Russell Forsyth and
wife; Captain X. Randolph Preese, Commandant OF
Torpedo Station General vogdes and his staff, from
Fort Adams Mr. Matt Ellis Dr. Carter. Captain
Marine, United States Navy, and daughter; Rear Ad-
miral A. l. Case United States Navy; Ensign Case,
United States Navy; Mrs Amos Lawrence, Mrs.
John N. A. Griswold, Mrs. Commodore Edgar MISS
Ida E. Deacon Miss Jane Stuart the artist Mr. Edward
Mayer, Dr. Tyrel and daughter Colonel Prince United
States Army; George r. Fearing and wife, and others.
The music was by the band from Fort Adams and the
dancing was kept up until late hour.
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
War DEPARTMENT.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
0RFIcE OF THE CHIP SIGNAL ORPTcER,
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-1 A. N.
Probdbtltffsx

WAR DEPARTMENT
0PFicE GIMP SIGNAL OFFICER
WASHINGTON. Feb. 25-1 A. NJ.
Probdbiltties
In the South Atlantic and Gulf States Tennessee and
he onio Valley falling and stationary barometer,
slowly rising temperature winds mostly from south
east to southwest except heastorly Florida and
clear and partly cloudy weather viii prevail possibly
succeeded the district and the southwest BY
rain areas
In the lake region and Middle States, falling sta
tionary barometer northeast southeast winds ris
ing temperature, partly cloudy weather and in the
former and the northern portion OF the latter hight
SHOWS partly turning 70 rain
In the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys
rising, succeeded by falling barometer, winds mostly
from northeast to southeast generally warmer partly
cloudy weather. and the northern portions probably
snow turning 10 rain in the southern portions
In New England rising followed BY falling barometer,
northwest winds shifting to northeast and southeast
rising temperature and clear partly cloudy weather
The Ohio and Cumberland Rivers will continue TALL.
ing also the Mississippi at Cairo
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
GERMAN Y.

RIVER FREsHETs AND NUNDATIoNs IN THE
DIKzs-HoMELEss FAMILIES.
BERLIN Feb. "a, 1876.
The thaw has caused the rivers to rise throughout
the country The freshots particularly severe in
Saxony and Siesia.
ELBE.
The Ebe has burst the dikcs near Magdeburg Kabe
and witemberg and half the district of Barby fifteen
miles from Magdeburg is submerged
Great distress Is apprehended
RAILWAYS
Several railway accidents have occurred in conse-
quence OF the washing away Of embankments.
vIsTULA.
The banks of the Vstula are inundated for miles near
Pless, and many families are homeless
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Professors Theodore d. Woosey and George z. Day,
OF New Haven and Ezra Abbot, Of Cambridge Mass,
are at the Everett House. viscount Vaudeville OF
England is sojournng at tho Hotel Brunswick Charles
T. Gorham, recently United States Minister to the
Netherlands is residing at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
General John F. Farnsworth OF Illinois, is registered
at the Glenham Hotel State Senator e p. Carpentct
and General William Sutton, OF Massachusetts,, have
arrived ST. Nicholas Hotel Judge James Birney
OF Michigan is among the late arrivals at the ST. Denn
Hotel Professor N. b Riddle, OF Hartford is staying
at the Grand Hotel Ex-Governor 4. Pacheco, OF Cali
tornia, and Judge George F. Comstock, of Syracuse.
are the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Senator Stephen II.
Hammond, OF Geneva, N. Y, is stopping at the Hotel
Brunswick. Major Daniel W. Fager. OF the Ordinances
Department. United States Army is quartered at the
Glenham Hotel
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
HUNGARY.

THE DANUBE IN ovRRFLow-PoRTIoNs OF
SUITS AND GENERAL DISTRESS.
PEsrH Feb a. 1876.
The Danube has been rising all day. At nine clock
tonight the water metres, about twenty
three feet above the ordinary level Several quarters
OF Pesth and Buda submerged
LIPE.
distiery, undermined by the current, fell tonight
crushing eleven persons
coMoRN UNDER WATER.
Comorn, the royal free town. situated at the confu-
ence OF the waag with the Danube is completely inun-
Dated and hundreds OF people have been driven from
their homes
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
ADJUSTMENTS.

THEODORE THOMAS SYMPHONY REHEARSAL.
Steinway Hall was crowded yesterday afternoon on
tho occasion of the public rehearsal of Theodore
Thomas and his magnificent orchestra for the fourth
of the symphony concerts There novel features
on the programme symphony by old Papa Haydn,
old, but new to all hearers present; a concerto by
Mozart for the piano. old also, but doubly being
unknown TO New YORK concert goers and being
interpreted by pianist too seldom heard in this city
William Mason; the martial overture to "Coroanus I"
by Beethoven and suite by Ran, sort of Hunga-
ran journey, or tho "reminiscences of German mu-
scan Of trip to the land Of the Magyars formed the
musical attractions The playing OF Mason in the
genial concerto entirely rapport with the
genial work. Rai's suite presents him his happest
vein Nothing more charming delightful or
more delicately constructed has ever from the
pen OF this prolific writer, and 1t played divncly
There Is always something new IN Thomas orchestra
1t may DO fresh reading of an old
work or an intelligent presentation of one,
but under all the circumstances the talent of the
accomplished leader and the ready appreciation OF the
beauties OF great works shown by the orchestra
pareI et reproche make themselves felt by the
audience The concert takes place on Saturday night
and those Interested in the best Of 1t cannot
fail 10 be an Irresistible attraction.