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

An election OF two members Of
the School Board in this Independent
District will occur four weeks from
last Monday.
MARITIME gives away to possessors
of the fortunate numbers $50 valuable
and useful presents Mt each evenings
entertainment.
Seeds, bulbs and plants for sale
under special inducements by ID. G.
McGraw, Binghampton, n. Y. See
advertisement.
-Hurrah for st. Valentines day !!
A valentine given away with every
stick of gum or candy. Price, one
cent, at City Bakery.
The picture sale' is lottery
"You not can always losee; git you
lone tollar; you no takes EN-" Zen
gifes you q blank"
A new furniture store we under
stand to be waiting for occupancy of
the room now used by c. Hammond.
The particulars are not ut hand.
Il. w. Clark and b. F. Tufts, chief
postal clerks, have been changed to
the run between Chicago and Daven-
port. Both these gentlemen live at
Wilton.
The Red Dwarf, and Gertie Flor
ance, second sight reader, pantominist
and character artist are with MARITIME
at the City Hall Friday and Saturday
evenings.
We hear strange story of a Mr..
| stephens, who lived southeast of Tip
ton, dying recently from y blow on his
head received from the head of a
FESTIVE horse.
Officers of Independent Districts
and District Townships will find
printed orders on the Treasurer tor
school moneys due them very con-
The grounding was bulldozed by
the sun last Friday, and at once re-
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six weeks of additional winter which
are thereby inflicted upon poor NOR
tails.
The seduction suit, to which we al
ludcd three weeks ago ~ postponed
until Saturday, Sd inst, was incontin-
emily abandoned on the part of the
/ sa Lrslax, h.,
cause.
We learn Of the death, last Friday,
Of Mr.. John Goodrich, of Red Oak, u
very old settler and well known citi-
zen of Cedar county. No doubt some
one will furnish an appropriate
obituary.
H. II. Miller, Il proficient in the
art of penmanship, is in town and is
talking up project of giving course
Of lessons in the public schools. OF
which all pupils of sufficient age can
have the benefit.
/ A suggestive communication on
the management of our Co. Teachers
Association was published in last
weeks issue. We are promised re.
ply which will endeavor to find an,
other side To the question.
some man travelling westward be.
came enamorel of Upton and called Il
halt here. His team, wagon, plows,
&C., were sold at auction on the corner
Tuesday. The horses, wagon and har-
ness brought S2l2 as they stood.
Prof. $. A. Knapp, of Vinton, ha,
purchased the interest of Mr.. Alex
Charles i'm the Western stock .yOuraa
and Turner, lately removed from &c
dar Rapids to West Liberty. We be
iieve this makes Prof. Knapp sole
owner of the paper.
We copy elsewhere an article from
Greene Go. paper relating to an as
sault, and very possible murder, il
which Charley Vest, u lad sixteen o
seventeen years of age and well known
here, where he had always lived up te
last fall. Is the principal actor.
An Illinois man has rented tn,
building now occupied by w. A
Young, and proposes to build an over
and open u bakery, restaurant ant
'. confectionery store. The cake, pi'
, and candy business must be goot
one. From four to six restaurant
. seem to find place in our town al
the time.
Capt. II. II. Rood, now rs 70
MANY wears one of Mt. Ncrnon's lead
ing merchants, made us brief bu
pleasant call yesterday. For health
sake Mr.. Rood has of late taken t
travelling part Of the year, and ]
now representing Kohn Il Bros, OH
Of the heaviest Chicago dealers II