The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-03

California fruit and honey at the
City Grocery.
Large assortment of Black Dress
Goods at Perrien Deans.
-Wolf-scalps are ripe; they are
gathering 'em, at all events.
Going away-the trees. They're
beginning to teate, anyhow.
The largest and best assortment Of
Carpeting is at Perrien Deans.
Mild hammered May" came with
a whoop, la. Snow, frost aud ice.
Fresh lime at Will Ioung'- store,
opposite City Hall, Upton, Iowa. 3mld
THE good arealway> happy"-but
how few good people, according to this
test.
Mess pork fell Is per barrel and
lard Nd cts. per hundred pounds on
Tuesday.
p. J. Van Slyck left Upton last
Friday evening for his former home
in Chicago.
The Northwestern Company has
planted stone quarry about the
Stanwood Depot
Gentle Spring waved her hand
kerchief last Sunday. shes flirting,
the naughty thing.
DIR. CARRIER started Tuesday to at
tend the State Dental Association now
in session at Des Moines.
The new Lutheran Pastor, Mr..
slough, will fill his pulpit next Sab
bath morning for the first time.
Grain came down with quite a
rattle Tuesday. Wheat, ~ cts; corn,
) cts; oats, (: rye, >; barley, 10.
Plenty Of good brick on hand at
all times at VIM. Kettell's brick yard,
one mile southwest of Upton. 3mlo
sheriff Maynard yesterday arrest
ed one Welch, who was indicted for
keeping a nuisance at Mechanicsville.
The County Supervisors met yes
terday in an adjourned session for the
purpose Of attending to bridge bust
ness.
Flour advanced sl.6o per bbl. last
week, and its tendency is still upward.
1t will he queer ii bread don't rise
now.
Mr.. Jonathan Focht and daugh-
ter, Miss Jennie, started last Tuesday
morning for trip as far Fast as Penn
sylvania.
A bright girl at the county house
will be given up for adoption into a
good family. Inquire Of Snperin-
tendent Burroughs. Il
A small boil, low down on the
small Of the back, will trouble youth
more on SUNDAY night than the pres
ence of the old folks. Ask
-Rev. NJ. X. Cross, who was expect
ed to preach at the Congregational
Church next sabbath, has written to
say that he can not he here.
There is not one iota more dan
ger of catching the -niallpo in Tip
ton than there was before ease exist
ed two miles away. Keep cool, every
body.
We are told that Amos g.. Miller,
of Muscatine was recently closed up
hy his former creditors, prominent
among which was Heath 4 Milligan,
OF Chicago. -McchaaicsriNe Press.
HorsE TO RE>T.-A comfortable
two-story dwelling in Tipton-well,
cistern and roomy grounds with large
quantity of fruit-for rent. inquire at
this Office. #
The Nandiver corn planter com
nences the season of 1877 fully abreast,
if not ahead Of all competition. Call
and see the new improved. sold 10y :.
-. Casad, agent.
The latest ''cow ordinance Is
published herewith. Its object is to
secure the contents Of wagons from
the raids of hungry hovines-a much
needed protection.
We neglected last week to call
special attention to the advertisement
of Greig Il Davidson's Clydesdale
horse, Netherby-a fine and well ped
jgreed specimen Of that practical race.
We publish in another column a
letter from DIR. J. NJ. Long, wellknown
~ n longtime resident of Cedar Bluffs.
The DIR. has now been over two year,
i'm the golden State, and gives some
interesting facts in regard thereto.
The Mechanicsville Press has a
correspondent ION the spot" looking
up dirty Mt. Vernon gossip and retail
ing the same for the benefit of its read
ers. Is it, then. to be supposed that
such a scavenger could find no occupa-
ton nearer homeo
Mr.. John Ripley returned to Tip
ton few days since after an absence
of twenty-five years. He finds things
somewhat changed, but there are not
a few still here who remember and
welcome him. Mr.. II. is a mechanic,
and has gone into business with his
brother James H., the well known
builder
Mr.. Joseph Thompson and wife,
OF Greene Co., arrived here Tuesday
morning in response to telegram
stating that the father of the latter,
Mr.. Mann, of Red Oak, was danger
ously i'll. Mr.. Thompson says the
grasshoppers are matching finely up
in Greene and that they lie three
days under The snow and then came
out without even signs Of cold or rheu-
matism.
--Abner Branson, the enterprising
West Branch Nnrseryman gave us a
call yesterday. He informs Us that
West Branch has been having a re-