The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-09-05

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,1ient, which is to cost So, 900, is laid /,
n hsefater of the public square, and thu
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Formal ent thvsequare BY pcilig, plan
ling ties and@6y1ng Add Tall. N n
i ThkPe Is nf1ch EAeesl lof 3mprovemei
EIwheOa pond is laowhsituated between
the school house and the Court House
This pond furnishes q skating park in
the winter, and its close proximity TO the
Great Emporium" will enable that
inststution to run by watof, 1t shQfs
fail to run by "wind, ,! Vliikh, IL I'm
probable. Some of the early electors OF
the town once prepared themselves for
such diversion rs they could get out of
a fishing excursion. As high topped
rubber boots were not known then they
were compelled toa'take u httle some
thing to keep the dampness OUT They
had no difficulty in finding the article
rs twas much used III those days and
could be found Lying around loose" any
place In town. Having taken ira good
cargo they endeavored to steer toward
the creek, some miles distant. They
beat about for some time until they ar
riveaat said pond. believing that they
| had travelled far enough to reach the
| fishing ground, they baited their hooks
| as well as they could and threw them in.
| If they got no diversion themselves,
| they created 1t for Others. Wemention
this because those who were engaged in
that excursion are now prominent indi-
viduals. g. "+h", ''3@
| SCHOOLS. e. aa
Tipton was among the first towns in
the State to adopt the union orgraded
school, and has kept it UP ever since its
adoption. In 1882, a two story brick
building was erected capable of accom-
modating 80 scholars, in two depart
ments. In 1861 the building was en-
larged so as to be capable faccommoda-
ting 400 students, in six rooms. The
school was then Thoroughly graded into
i've apartments employing six teachers.
The school building being in tho south
crn part of town and some of the apart
ments being crowded a new building j.
in process of erection i'll the northern
part of town to accommodate small
scholars in that Vicinity. The Cheap
ness Of board and tuition, and the ctfi-
cheney of the teachers employed render
Upton Il desirable place for those who
wish to obtain a thorough education.
The schools now have an average atten-
dance of 800 scholars. We are unable to
give the names of all the superintend-
ents who have had charge of the public
schools, for the early records of the school
are very meagre and imperfect. Those
who have had charge of the schools
since they were thoroughly graded are
&. c. Ncst!crode, w. d. Hiskcy, n. +.
Annis, G. \. Pound, Rush Emery and
J. Hughes, the present superintendent.
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES. II
The first meeting i'm behalf Of a Presby-
terian Church in Cedar county was
held at Red Oak Grove, March lst, 1911.
At that time one was organized by Rev. :,
NJ. Hummer, an Ltinerant Missionary,
with ten members and two ruling elders,
under the title of 1.-The Presbyterian
Church OF Red Oak Grove.N From
March 1871 to October 1917 the number
of communicates was increased by oc-. .
casional ministerial supplies, to twenty
two. Then for more than three years
the church seemed to be stationary, hav-
ing no services. ..u Il o..
On January Goth, 1851 public notice
was given in the NJ. +. church at Upton,
that those favorable to the Presbyterian
church would meet at the court house,
February Sth, at , O'Clock p. NJ, to or
ganizc II Presbyterian Society, to pur-
chase Il lot, and erccta house Of worship. ,
During the year twcnty-scycn members
We're added to the organization. a.a..
From September lst 1851 to May LIST
1888 period Of nearly seven years, Rev.
Geo. ID. Porter, by invitation commence
ed and continued his ministerial labors
as stated supply for the united consrc-
cations of Red Oak and Upton. Dur
ing this period nnty-two persons were
added to the church, seven upon exaat-
ination and cighty-tiye upon certificate,
about thirteen annually; while on sab
bath, June 18th, lS3i, the new brick
church. which had been built in Upton,
was dedicated to the worship of the liv-
ing God. Ia the mean time the session
larged, also rs the necessities OF the
church required. D.. About seven hap
tisms were annually. performed, and
S25pGnnually raised. From May 1851 to
| June 1850 the church Was again with
| out a minister.
| Attcr this the Red Oak and Upton
| congregations We're divided We find
| the following resolution recorded under
date Of FEBRUARY eth, 1860, at conere-
gatonal meeting of the church ut Tip
! tons "Resolvcd that instead Of 4 Unit
/ cd call from the Upton and Red Oak
churches, for the pastoral labors of Rev.
Robert Carothers. the cali be from the
/ Upton church, and that we request
Presbytery ut lis next session to appor-
ton the time OF preaching between the
two churches
Rev. II. Carothers being thus called
and having accepted the call, commence
I Cd his labors ut Upton in Juno 1850, was
Installed a. pastor of the church at Tip
ton, Judy lith, 1850, aud continued his
D.. ,aetoral iabors here unti June o5tll, 1855,