The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-06-18
Correspondence Of the Dabnqus Weekly Times.
MEcHANIcsvILLE, May 24th 1889.

| Ai,s of the towns in the interior of
Iowa., are ahead of the country around
them, People two years ago thought
moro Of improving town lots than farm
ing lands; the consequence was that
houses were rais.d to the neglect OF corn
and potatoes land Offices overshadowed
wheat fields.
Among the little towns no. ahead of
the country around them, is Mechanics
vile, in Pioneer Township, Cedar Coun-
ty. 1t has less than two hundred inhab.
i,ants and coY ID easy support town of
more than double that size. 1t is ten
miles from the first station to the east
ward on the Chicago, Iowa d Nebraska
Railroad, and eight miles from Lisbon,
the first station on the west. The Rail
road has suddenly given it some import
ance, and it will be likely to double its
population in the next twelve or fifteen
months. 1t is very much of shipping
point for grain, aud brisk trade, on Il
small scale, has lately spung up.
Mechancsville is fifty eight miles from
Clinton 1t was laid out four years ago
last October, and the first buildings were
put up the following Spring. Four or
five stores have recently been built Oh
the east side of the original village, on
what is called Iroquois.
We find here f,e small variety aud
grocery storcrs, owned BY ID. +. Com
stock, T. c. McClolland 4 Co, Samuel
Reed, Jones & Co, and Wm. Chapman; ;
drug stcee, the property of Davis Il
Stout two shoe shops, two blacksmith
shops, one wagon shop, one taiior's shop;
ono chair factory; one ware house; two
hotels one school house, and one Pres
bytcrian) church. The only religious So
cicsies are Presbyterian and Methodists
The physicians are j. L, Kennedy, X.
VI. ioungkin, and d L. Abger.
\ harness maker is wanted here, and
tin smith, i: is thoughs, would do well.
In coming hithcr, we passed Loudon, a
new town on this railroad, forty miles
west of Cliuton 1t was commenced ten
months ago. and has neatly hundred
, inhabitants, hotel, kept by Alexander
. Mctiregor; two mercantile houses, Wm.
NJ Duyan and II. Henry x Brother pro
prie.ors; and blacksmith shop. A
wagon maker, shoe maker, and cabin.
!, ct maker, would doubtless do we'll there.
DR.. f. Is. Town. well read physician,
is the only professional maa in the place.
, ! \ fine depot has been built, and q rchoo
house and church are, We understand
soon to be erected.
l.oudon is d wood and water station,
and il bali way between Clinton and Ce'
dar Rapids. An eating house, we are
told. is be erected there. We should
not be Surprised il the village should have
three of four hundred inhabitants a yea.
hence /. is surrounded by very fer
tile country. Wheat fields, as large as :
New England farm, surround the village
TtrroS, May 2ith, 1850.
Through meadows rank with tall grass
and fragrant flowers; through u lovely
grove, full robed in its spirit attire; be
tween broad wheat fields, luxnrant and
highly promising; over section Of coun
! try a. fertile n. any Va have recently seer
! we have found our way from Nechan
'. icsyille to the shire town of Cedar c0un
tv. We noticed on the way, two or thret
! miles north Of Tiptcn. fine strip o
: Usage fance. With the aid of a fen
stakes, driven down here aud there, il
serves as q good protection from cattle
) This kind Of fence, however, We believe
is not much cultivated in Cedar county.
Upton $ prairie town Of ll"O IL
;. habitauts, twenty-five miles north OF Mus
catine, and forty miles north west OF nav
t.enport. 1t was laid out ia March 1870
Immediately after the County seat wa
located here. Il has remained here eve
= since, and the best Court House in th
IA interior Of Northern Iowa is nearly com
j p'eted 1t stands on the Public Square
, in the center of the village, directly ives
, Z the cid frame Court House. 1t is bull
, of brick, with cut stone corners, and gal
c vanizel window embellishments. it,
II cost will exceed forty thousand dollars
- It was contracted for two years ago, II
/, the flush times of the West; hence it
a costly adornment.
$ TIE pricipal business houses of Tipto1
y are. &. Swetland, Schumacher & Go.
Q Hecht 4 Friend, ard J. l. Ray Il Co.
l. general variety dealers j. Weaver x Son
4 J. s. Eisenhart and w Wate Il Son
: grocers j. 4 c. A. Myer, and Smit'
c Brothers, hardware and hollow ware deal
a ers: J. K {. \ Nver, dealer in agricutu
raj FOOLS F.P 4 w. Dean, shoe dealers
Y George Bagley and Reigart d- MeNamara
d druggists and w, Bagley and II. d
1 p,a,rn fnruitnra dealers
c There arc a plenty Of harness makers
shoe makers and other mechanics conl
mon TO towns OF the size of Upton. |
e has four hotels--at least one or two NOR
= than seem 10 be needed. Mr. q. II. stou
q has steam Touring mall.
II The Cedar DeHeocrat. T.. Curtis, Pub
p Usher, and the Upton advertiser, s. s
Is Daniels, Publisher, are the newspapers {
the county-both being published here
At Upton has ilourishing Union schoo
e and a spacious two story school hous'
IS highly credible to the place. The Cor
ia gresalionalists, ,Episeopaiians, Methodist
ID and Presbyterians, have societies an
G. church edtices The, Lutherans al
1e building house, and the Universalst
N have an organization. Most of these s.
nc cie,ies are supplied with pastor. II
oil place has four physicians, and nine lay
y yera.
-- Upton is the residence Of Hon. w
an liam II. Tuthill, late Judge Of the Eight
~ judicial District--an ornament, hrst
ne the Bar, and then of the Bench of low
co The county is watered by the Cedar al
Wapsepinicon rivers. aud Rock, Au
Clear, aud other creeks.
ia Tho Cedar IL heavily timbered, a,