The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-09
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An acre of oats, threshed out IN bu-
chanan county. yielded just - bushels
One hundred cars of corn are being
carried east each day BY the G., X. 1.
xP.
Passenger travel is reported at Coun-
ell Bluffs to be slightly on the in
crease.
Grasshoppers were seen flying over
Des Moines Wednesday. None
lighted.
Arte-ian wells are becoming "the
thing in Northern Iowa, Cresco
wants one now,
Messrs. Abrams 4 Co. managers OF
last weeks races at keckuk, only
lost 81 so ON them.
Fifteen car loads of oat meal were
shipped from Cedar Rapids 10 Liver
pool on saturday.
The pay roll of workingiaen on the
new capital at Dies Moines during
July, amounted 10 Ss,ooo.
The third daily train recently puts
the Keokuk 4 Des Moines Valley road
will be taken off. as it don't pay.
A general inspection of the Fourth
Regiment Iowa State Militia is to be
held during the month of SEPTEMBER.
The State Auditor has ordered that
that ten per centum be added TO the
valuation Of property in Des Moines
county.
The C., II. I. 4 =. II. X. Company
has Just paid s., 100, due to the city OF
Muscatine for taxes for the years 1870
aud ISL.
Mrs. North, State Librarian, i
making complete card catalogue OF
the books, authors and subjects in the
State Library.
The city council 0; Iowa City have
passed an ordinance requiring the
moving of the grass and weeds along
the sidewalks.
The Coralville paper mills, johnson
county, open up again this week, as
DO also the linseed oil aud oil cake
mills in Iowa city.
The residence of Mayor Burch, Du-
buaue. was burglarized Tuesday
night of So in money, and a gold
watel, worth $3.50.
The Muscatinc District Conference
of the NJ. L. church. will be held at
Oxford, Johnson county, on the 9th,
eth and sth inst.
Hon. Rush Clark has been invited
by the Republican State Central Com
| mittee to take the stump about the
first of next month.
| Petitions are being circulated in
Muscatine for the closing of saloons
1 on Sunday. Among the numerous
siyners are several saloon keepers.
The Cedar Falls GAZETTE believes
that Mrs. Ellen J. Foster would ac-
teDl tie tfOIilIliillVIl iti SsosSihoi ~
the Maxwell temperance party.
/ A. ID. Anderson, an engineer on the
IC. 4 n. w. X. II. has fallen heir tc
an estate of Sis, 900 in Scotland, and
left Clinton August lst to go and take
possession.
| \ coroner's jury in Dubuque county
gets off a verdict i'm the following moi
too clear style: Prank HedricE
came to his death by u gunshot wount
in the neck carelessly discharged
while in the hands Of his little broth
err
Chris. Range, of Burlington, tn
baker who was stabbed by DIR. JOIN
Volkammer on Monday last, died o
his wounds Thursday evening. Th'
unfortunate man was a resident o
Rock Island till the breaking out o
the war.
The contract for building the Val
ley street sewer in Burlington was lie
last Friday, To John Lotus, for III
sum Of SIS. go. 1t is to be ] $50 fee
: in length, and Ioxll feet in the clear
work on the sewer must begin by I'll
lst prox, and be finished by sept. u
, 1878.
e The total amount of defalcation {
j Kyle, the ascending Treasurer {
b Howard county is found To he SIS, 10
j 10. The notes, tax receipts, etc, vi
r probably foot up 5000 to 5000. 1t
+ estimated that about 5000 will |
: relied from Kyte's farm propert.
: all of which will partially help o.
il the bondsmcn.
4 young man named Charles III
son, a bartender. was taken vii
hemhorrsge of the lungs in saloe
!. | i'm Muscatinc. on Wednesday afte
noon, and died in less than five mi
utes. Arson was about p years
age. and came from Muscatine To Il
cago about six weeks ago.
70 The following are the wage, /
oeiyeI by the hands who recent
TO struck oil the b. Il n. road: ena
e. neers $50 to Sl2j per month; firem'
u $50 to $50 per month: conductors
\. to 20 per month; switchGen sl.l3
as sl.51 per day brakeman $3.50
&c So per month section men s3s I
~ month for foremen, and 90 cents
~. sl.9D per day for men.
a. Two freight trains, loaded with ii
H. stock, pulled out Of Kansas Ci
e. Tuesday morning, for a race to chit
ld go, for purse OF $1,000. One ira
ie was TO 90 by way Of the Southwe2te
,", branch of the e.. r. Il r., and t
e other by the IT. L., X. c. & No. r
IA Rock Island train won the race.
>. irving In Chicago at 10 4. ". W.
ly nesday morning.
~ 4 Submerged City.