The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1877-06-21
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| A servant girl in the employ ai MI
HARMON Mitchell, of R,eSteri, Floyd
county took poison Monday afternoon
from which she died Al this evening.
i, seems that the reported arrest OF
N. NJ. I.arraway, the West Liberty
foryer. i'm Chicago last week. Was in-
correct. The gentleman i still al
liberty.
The City Marshal Of Burlington has
been indicted for oppression OF police
men and compelling them to divide
their fees with him "a security for
their positions.
Judge WE. Miller, Of Des Moines,
decides that when Saloon keeper Is
convicted of selling liquor contrary TO
law, ii levolves upon the Mayor 10 re-
woke and cancel his license.
The races y; Cedar Rapids LAST week,
have been somewhat inter.ered with
by the rains. The hest time made
was aa:s1 on "Wednesday, which was
twice made. once by Mo.ioc. and once
by Marion IL.
Mr.. Hurley, representing the les
Moine- Narrow Gnage, was through
Wright county last week. trying 10
make the ireopie TO see il their duly
10 contribute 50 ,aJJ mile for the eA-
tension Of the n.ai. but with inii'ter-
ent success.
The will OF james +. Cox, deceased.
formerly of Burlington, Was filed re-
Gently at that place for probate, be-
queathing Sl5o,o to his wife. Three
nephews OF Cox. from It. Louis, now
contest the will.
James Flanagan, of Clinton. fell
Sunday. the 10Th, from a flight of
stairs in building in which he
roomed, and was found dead in the
hallway the next morning. A bottle
of whiskey was found on his person.
\ young woman, named Emma
Crisman, daughter of Levi Crisnian
who resides six miles northeast of Ma.
| rion, took dose of poison week ago
Sunday night, an in three hours af.
ter WAS a corpse. \ love affair, but
nothing criminal.
A prisoner Vas brought from Audi.
bon county Friday evening and lodged
in the county Jail for safe keeping
| He had been inside but short tim,
when he made the acquaintance of /,
brother-in-law whom he had neve
seen in his life before. Such is life !
Coaaca Bluff -NonpareH, luM.
James Williams. landlord of til,
Grigg House. at Muscatine. left hi
wife week ago Mon9ay and lit GU
for Kansas. Subsequently he ha,
three of the children Kidnapped
and left his wife with only the bab
at her breast. Domestic felicity.
Miss Mary Allison, of Cedar town
, ship, Green county. last week elimbe
down from the second story Of her pa
, ternal mansion on rope in to tn
arms of her own true love, VIM.
Byrant, a young farmer, who droy
her off to Carroll where the coupl
!, were united.
!. A Dubuque married man left hi
: wife short time ago and clipped will
D Dubuque married woman. who ais,
! abandoned her family. The woman
} husband followed and caught thu
: couple, condoned his wife's sin, anc
brought her home again. All parties
are said TO be Dubuqne'- toniest III
ieftdHt.
; Il. c. Davis, Of Fort Madison, who
was convicted of arson at burlington
gets . new trial on the ground that
the verdict was rendered by eleven
jurors, which is less than the Consti-
tutional number, one Of the jurors
having been taken sick during the prog
re-s of the trial aud was discharged
and the trial proceeded with eleven,
To beer or not 10 beer has been the
question agitating the Wilton Cit,
Council, and they have finally deeid
ed it in the negative, passing an ordi
nance that no ale, wine or beer shall
be sold in the corporate limits aftc
August lst. The action was taken b.
an unanimous vote. We learn from
, the Reui.g.
: Allan Clarke, of McGregor, wa
. crushed to death by falling stone
: while at the pictured rocks a wee
e ago sunday with his family. TIL
: stones had been looeeneI by an excpl
) sion party from Dubuque, who ha
e blasted the rocks. ). II. Miller v,
it at The same time seriously injure'
r and is lying at the point of death.
Union. Hardin county, came prett
: near case of lynch law 4 week as
= saturday night. One Eckler ":
taken from the officers four miles I'M
> the woods and hung until he was SUI
ppssu W nc ttAl, but ne W a. cur ubN
aud alive at last advices. fckler Il
ured in rape ease there six yesrs az
ne and left, but returned recently al
IT made violent demonstrations again
lie one Of the witnesses who then appea
a cd against HIM. All on the authors
" Of .hs Marshall TWs7.
y A Col Henry aas been taking d
= buque in badly. He went there she
e time ago. started a fashionable :
" loon, paid out money ffesly, got dee
&c ly in debt, beat his wife aud pawn,
:" her jewelry, and lit ont Of town ~
)" and now it j. found out that he Ike
y u bagnio under the guise OF a IA
>" bank aud had been caught in sever
~ lad srrape-. But lie Wa good lookir
;" and wore cheap jew.lry. and tho
" were eharIps enough Ia bust anv d
buaue girls he4;t. even ii he W
married. And ANYHOW i, WASH
hi. wife after all aud he's lust aa p.5s
e, a. single
T.. TIE iGaiao-a EQrein says I'll
= .'eoon siGsg'' = /. fact L. Il. Parsof
~ residing We. Of Paif.ies, il the ow
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