The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-08-02

Plenty of good brick on hand at
all times at VIM. kettell's brick yard
one mile southwest of Upton. 3m u
D. G.. Green is building a nice
residence on his beautifully located
lots. corner of Locust and Seventh SIS.
Letter and note heads in covers
and with blotters-tWo patents com
bined-for sale in Cedar county only
at this office.
Mark Stewart had several cases
of boots and shoes en- route from
Philadelphia, which were at Pittsburg
about the right time.
The Conservative takes pains to
inform Mr.. Miller that it don't need
little rest" Probably not; There is
no rest for the wicked.
-Reiehert & Cobb are sole agents
for the Nichols Il Shepard celebrated
Vibrator threshing machinery in the
south half Of Cedar county. 3lw2.
There has been favorable talk
about stand for the Band. Decem-
Der will not be good time to build 1t.
Can't the City dads see II through"
"A quantity of extracts and opin-
ions pertaining to the Governorship
and other points in State politics are
printed on the first page of this issue.
Friday and Saturday evenings were
both made more or less hideous and
disagreeable to citizens by shouting
and confusion on the street at late
hour. 1t ought not so TO be.
The CLARENCE Gazette asks what
"will the young men OF Clarence do
latter all the young ladies go to
"Tipton to attend Normal SCHOOL,"
They will patronize the plug prob
ably.
A reputable Republican from Cen
terdale informs us that Mr.. James
William was, and probably is, an ar
dent Tilden Democrat. This will no
doubt account for the milk in his CO.
coanut.
We see it stated that the courts
have decided that privates and nom
commissioned officers who were pris-
oners of war during the rebellion are
entitled to twenty-five cents per day,
while prisoners, as Communication for
rations.
Some of the Clarence representa-
tiyes Of last Friday are liable to com
plant for larceny. They carried oil
bricks-in their hats; and in some
cases they grew very heavy before
they got away.
Sellers Of liquor in Oregon are not
required, under new law, 10 be Ii
censed; but every drinker must pay
s. year for a license. and whoever
sells to an unlicensed person may be
imprisoned. The names Of procurers
If licenses are 10 be published every
six months.
Father Virgins has pGi the strike
in a bottle. as usual. His striker il
represented as saying he might as
we'll be shot as starve to death, and
that he could not live on such wag-
"es," at the same time smoking ci-
gar that would buy two loayes of
bread.
A correspondent, who evidently
thinks there can be- too much Of q good
thing, writes us letter freeing his
mind on the subject of Normal lnsti-
tutes, highly educated, and especially,
! high priced, teachers. We publish
| the communication uerJatiHt in an
other column.
The Cof.ssrpatipe is inclined to
| sneer at Mr.. Miller, who at one time
"held the honorable positions" etc.
! Martin u. Miller has been rated a toll
| erably respectable sort of citizen. 1t
! is toS bad for the Conservative to thus
shatter his reputation by one fell up
heaval of its nS.e,
A tourist" made = speech to a
| company of his fellows the ether even
ing ut Stanwood. He told them most
Of them, like himself. had once been
honest lalor on good wages, but
whiskey and laziness had got away
with them. That fellow should be
brought back and set up in the mis-
sionary business.
p. Wallace, of the City Clothing
Store, will start East in few days at
ter large stock Of new goods. He
will be glad to have persons indebted
on account, or notes past due, to call
in at once and settle. Mr.. Sweitze,
| will preside over the establishment
during his absence, and will sell cloth
ing or receive cash with almost as
much grace as Wallace himself.
-Tramps captured freight train
at DE Witt one night last week and
insisted upon being taken to Cedar
Rapids, where they said they were
positively due at noon the next day
The train men exhausted all means td
ret rid of them--a local officer with
| fifty men concluding after lookin,
lover the ground not to try force-ant
then, detaching the locomotive, slit
back to Clinton, leaving the train will
ita eaptors. The next train wen'
through DE Witt without stopping
The next one tried to do so, but break
ing switch-lock, the tramps switched
and boarded 1t and were taken to &c
dar Rapids to meet that engagement
The authorities there had been mott
fed, and were OH hand in force; bu
finding all the men wanted was feed
ing, they filled 'em up at public ex
pense and sent them on their way re