The Tipton advertiser., 1877-05-17
LATE STATE ITEMs.

| Mc;repor saloon keepers have
fund or of s., 90 to fight the law.
Mr.. William IRE, Of Linn county,
claims to have book printed in 1910
| A young man from Missouri was
crushed under the cars at Shell Rock
Wednesday last.
| Creston is to have ashootins tourna
ment on the osth and 3oth, and throws
in 81 So in prizes.
The African Methodist church at
Dubuque was robbed oft eommun
ion service few days ago.
Roone and Boomsboro areto be con-
nected by street railway; its cost is
estimated at $4,000, $s,soo of which
has been subscribed.
Jane Lawler, who obtained a divorce
| i'm Dubuque in order to become heiress
10 fortune in Ireland, has not seen
her husband in fourteen years.
The Ne~s says that Mcsiregor has
| a Young lady who was given her
choice by her mamma, of a new piano
| or to get married: she chose the latter
An American Express embezzier
from Cleveland, O., was captured nj
Burlington Wednesday night. He had
81 aA out of 81 800 with which he
had left Ohio.
The railroads running across Iowa
are doing the smallest freight business
ever known. and now is an excellent
time to get their track and rolling
stock in repair.
4 report is circulated at Boone 10
the effect that the parties who left
that place for the Black HILLS some
six weeks since were overtaken by a
snow storm and peri-hed in the storm.
The Cedar Rapids spring races viii
commence June 18th, and last four
days. The purses offered amount to
81 100. and the money i. already on
deposit in the First National Bank.
The first annual camp meeting of
the Lay Associations Of { he Advent
believers Of Iowa will commence OF
the 18th of June next, in a grove neal
Cedar Falls, Black hawk county, low,
and will continue over two Sabbaths.
A. ID. Winthrop and fellow nance
Jack 60. into drunken dispute a
Steam boat Rock and a challenge to ;
duel resulted. When the combatant
met, Jack seized his weapon ant
| made one shoot-that Was for tail tim
Der.
The Chicago. Milwaukee Il st
Paul Railroad company are "isel,
encouraging the dairy Interests o.
kossuth county aud northwestern
Iowa by offering special rates for ship
ping in dairy and factory machinery
and shipping out cheese.
| The Council Bluff NoHparei
thinks one of the first acts Of the
next Iowa Legislature should be t'
provide law for the reasonable and
fair taxation of express, telegraph
insurance and sleeping ear conpanie-
doing business in this State.
He was a fine haired chap, land hired
span of fine haired horse. at a Mitch
ellvile livery stable to take little
drive into the country. The livery
man found his team, after a hot chase,
at Iowa City, where the Johnson
county jailor had bought them fof
sss.
The careless handling of loaded
weapons brought forth sad fruits in
Pella on Saturday last. Miss. julia
Martin, young lady about IL years
of age. was accidentally shot by hei
brother, the ball passing through hei
temple and producing instant death.
West Liberty has been having :
series of burglaries lately; Of cours'
the ubiquitous tramp came in for th'
blame, but developments show the rob
| berries to have been co mmitted by til
| son of one Of the oldest and most re-
spectacle citizens Of that place.
4 Mrs. J. X. Holt, of Independents
is making a Catharine Claxton recor
for herself, She was in the contiagra
ton some years ago in that city Whicl
burned up the business portion {
that city, and saved herself and bah
by jumping from window. La'
| week at a fire in Gatena. H., -l,e ea'
ed herself in the same manner.
The Charlton Pntriot tells Of
fighting Cox near that place who hs
been in the habit of shooting at tn
beloved of his bosom to see how clo.
he could come to her and not hit he
There were thirteen bullet holes
the head board Of the bed. DAM
was brought u Judgment, and Iis wi
compelled legal separation.
samuel w atklH-, VINO Was at'~t'
a'short time since on charge of mu
dering boy in Western Iowa for hi
team, now turns out to he the san
man who was convicted of a murd
in Jackson county some nine or t.
wears ago. Then through some lee
technicality he escaped hanging. b
he will now probably get a life ter
in the penitentiary.
The Waterloo Courier mentions
heartlcss case in that city. A your
man named Muncer was brought
to the court on charge of seductie
promised to marry the girl. On the
way to get marriage certificate
confederate handed him roll
money, and jumping into waitil
carriage, he was whirled away, les
ing his victim in dead swonm
!, |. the sidewalk.
# Mrs. Annie +. Sellers has broug
II suit against prominent druggist
=. Marshalltown, for five thousand d
,f lars damages for selling into sicati
,o LIQUORS to her husband. She clail
4 to have receipts of Mr.. Burcha
which show that for weeks at n ii,