The Tipton advertiser., 1876-05-04
OUR NElGHRORS.
Notices Of Some Of the prosper.
Gus Towns Adjacent.
Correspondent of the Davenport Gazette.
WrLroS, April 2l, 1876.

| Correspondent of the Davenport Gazette. !
WLroS, April 81, 1876.
LouDoN.
Three hours by rail from Daven-
port, aud we are in Loudon, town
of from 500 to 1000 population, of
which perhaps, not over ten per cent
are Americans, the rest are Germans.
There are two or three stores which
| do large business. The country
surrounding the town is one of the
best in the State. The Hotel is most
excellent, as many railroad traveller
can testify.
MASSILLoN
is four miles from Loudon "across
lots;" by rail about twenty. We
took the short cut, but before getting
over wished we had gone the other
way. This place is dinner station
on the ID. & ST. p. r. r., and is a
small village of perhaps two hundred
population. The Wapsie running
by presents fine outlook for milling
purposes. There would seem to be
no better point for eaterprising cap
italists than here, and good store
and mill are demands of the situa-
tion. It is one of the largest stock
and grain shipping points on this
road.
CLARENCE.
From Massillon to this point,
around by Wheatland, is enough to
give one the "hyster.cs," but we
were soon put in a good humor by
our friend Day, of the Pacific, who
shook the Gazette in our face and
said, "Here, read Iowa Condensed
and stop your cry for dinner" And
when we had repenished the inner
man aud viewed the town from good
points, we felt that "Pretty Place"
would not be an over extravigant ap-
pelation to use, speaking Of it. The
social, educational, and religious ad-
vantages Of Clarence are superior to
the ma 3rity Of towns even larger,
and making greater pretentions in
these directions.
MusCATINE.
To Cedar Rapids, thence to I.iber-
ty, thence to Wilton, and at last to
this place, twenty-four hours ride
to reach an air line point of thirty
miles.
Davenport will have TO wake up
for this place is rushing along the
track of improvement at express time,
and now that she has her water works
in successful operation, the city is
bounding along nicely. There have
been some tl liy plate glass fronts
put in stores on Main street since
the year commenced. The class of
buildings are in all respects city-like.
In point Of new w;papcrs the Joarmat
and Iribuae, while at the horns on
politics, are both STANDARD" and the
editorial chairs filled by courteous
and kind gentlemen.
The storms of last week were so
demoralizing to railroads, especially
to the line from here to Nichols, that
is it thought it will require thirty
days to repair the road.
ATALISSA,
nine miles west of Wilton, is a thriv-
ing little place, and one of the strong
points on the G. r. |. & P. road for
stock and grain shipments. The
management of this road from some
cause has not given this place tele-
graph office, which is felt to be, by
the good people, an act of injustice.
But they live in hope of one at no
distant day.
WILTON.
We were apprehcnsive Of a swim ,.
not in the Cedar, but in the over
flowing waters that range for mile
or more outside of it's banks before
reaching this point; but our usual
good fortune prevailed, and we
ra,,hoJ this "a Ia = , ,uit hp,,t oaaiIapt