The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-09-14
FROM OHIO.
Cedar on the Way to the Great
Show.

OiIIo, Aug. 29th.
Dear Adcertiser We, that is
wife and l, started Centennialward; !;
at Upton found some 10 or II bound
the same way; took a north course
to the city of Stanwood; laid over
three hours; took sleeper for and
walked up in Chicago; spent one day
in seeing the sights; left there at s
o'clock p. NJ; took sleeper for Col.
umbus; were walked by the porter
crying out Bradford and breakfast.
Through western Ohio saw the
potato bug taking his breakfast of
the vines; corn, small grain and grass
looked well. Arrived at Columbus
change cars, 20 minutes for dinner;
went to go aboard; "show your
tickets" "stop! stop! police! police!
hold him! hold him." "thief! thief.
where is he9" He jumped through
this car window; there, they have
got him; bring him up here; now
what has he done:' He snatched this
ladys pocket book; search him; is
this yours9 That is mine. All
aboard again for Pittsburg.
Soon arrived in the hill county of
Ohio; wife looked out the window
-"Oh. this is not the Pan Handle
road; we are in the mountains. There
are no mountains in Ohio" "Why
these are just the Saltwater hills"
says |. Arrived at G. Junction; hired
a bus to take us 3 miles in the coun-
try: started all right; came to the
foot of hill;" guess you men will
have to walk up the hill" "Thun-
der. pay You for n ride and then
walk" Cant help il; never get
up this hill unless you do" Out we
pile; one woman and trunk go up ali
safe; at the top, now; get in; start
down hill: wife, at the top of her
voice, "Oh, mercy! let me out, I'll
walk down." "Sit still, you shan't
be hurt" So up and down at last
we arrived at our old homestead and
have drank out of the same old spring
and ate fruit of the same old trees
VIC did 40 years ago. Thank God
We have fatherland and we have
been permitted 10 see it again.
After looking all round ! have
come to these conclusions: The hills
are higher, the hills are closer, the
roads are sleeper, the hollows are
lower, the crops are better, money is
scarccr, times are harder, babies are
plen,ier, ladies are prettier, tie-backs
are tighter, bustles are larger, than !
have been used to seeing.
have been amidst the crusaders.
Some two years ago the ladies
prayed every saloon out Of the shire
town of this county. A short time
ago one was started about a mile
from town. The ladies built a
shanty Sxl2, within six feet of it,
where they stay from 5 o'clock A. NJ.
till s p. NJ, singing and praying, and
men stay all night till the ladies' re-
turn. They are going to bring him
to terms. The good people of Cedar
county do not realize how thankful
they should be that their husbands
and sons are not liable to the tempta.
,ions they are here where the deadly
monster runs almost free, dragging
many Of the noblest works of God
down to drunkard's grave and
drunkard's doom.
Ohio is up on end for Hayes and
Wheeler and will come down with a
broadside in November that will
clear the deck. | will say to you
the currency question is mixing poll
tics here very much.
This evening we start centennial
ward again over the Pennsyly ania
Central.
Iowa.