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

"e"o W SVuuy {WctS siu1iEN ~ tkoScA IT
: ferred to by sSke, who, iHlpeakigs I
I'VE pedagogue sSs: -
"For a. 't.s me- to soak ye r.
Va s sn alii,t!s s, ns = to men .s, ~
He bates ye other end
Hon. w. ii. Tuthill was the first an
only banker. The first District Cour
held ip Upton was held by Judge Wi
Hams In the "Pctrican House." Som
of the old settlers state confidently tina
| Jac,b Upton Haight was the first ma
tive baby, IN Upton, but his claim is dis
puted by John Upton Culbertson, VIII
has probably as much personal knowl
edge about the matter rs Mr.. Haight
1t is said politics was first introduced il
1S4s, but the elections of the county wcr
controlled by the county seat contest
which RACED between Upton and Roch
ester from 1910 to 1859. Upton claimed
the seat Of Government on account o
her central location, and her beautiful
aud healthy situation. On the other
hand Rochester claimed it, because she
was the town of the greatest magnitude
and enjoyed navigation and fishing, priv.
ileges, Of which Upton could never
boast. But in 1852 the contest ended,
leaving the town of the historic name
sitting in washed sand and mototinous
lonliness.
| INCORPORATION.
The county seat contest was finally
disposed ofin favor of Upton. 1T in
creased rapidly in population and was
Incorporated by act of the State Legisla-
ture IN 1857. The first organization of
town government under the Legislative
charter was effected by the election Of
George Schumacher, Mayor; Davis Me.
earn; Recorder, and Joshua Maynard,
Joseph X, Snyder, $. ]. Crew, \. G..
Millhouse and ii. Bagley for Council
men. Since then we have the following
named Mayors, in the order named: G..
c. Curtis, w. Hammond, :. p. Daniels
J. X. Snyder, w. Elliott, S. 5. Daniels,
and w. Elliott, present incumbent.
These, together with cOuncilmeh "too
numerous TO mention" have administer
ed the town government with various
degrees Of stringency or laNity. Some Of
| these have magnified their Office, and
some of them have allowed their offices
70 magnify them. The latter have illus
trateu the truism that when q man rac-
cepts Tor rather seeks office just for a
bragg" lie generally disgraces the posi-
! ton he holds, and leaves it with nothing
| to brag Of In 1850 the town reorgan-
lied under the General Incorporation
Law, and the town government Is now
in a very healthy condition. The change
to the new law, and the vigor conse-
queut upon such change was in a great
measure brought about by the efforts OF
Mayor Daniels, who was in Office at the
time the change was effected. During n
part of the existence of Upton under the
old charter, offenders were not taught
| that it was an incorporated town; but it
is hoped that such days will not come
again. At the time of the incorporation
Of the town it contained about 1000 i'll
habitants.
| HOTELS. l1 H".,
The Aldrich House, now kept by Mrs.
Il. Beatty, was first kept by J. ,Culbcrt-
son, then by Shaw & Smith, next by :.
! Tomlinson, who was succeeded 10y }. G
| Belts, who put on the third story, and
then gave way to w. Aldrich, who was
succeeded by the present occupant.
\ part of what is now the Union
House was built by Charles w. Jennings
who sold II to Patterson Flemingin ISL.
In 1856 1t was improved, and since his
death it has been kept by its present
proprietress, Mrs. G. Fleming, The
Goodrich House was first opened by
Stephen Goodrich,in 1882, and has since
his death been kept by Shaw 4 Bagley,
John Whitson, O. w. Porter, Mrs.
Goodrich, }. G. Belts, and w. Haskins.
II has since been converted into dwell
ing house by Mr.. Heaton. ...
The Pennsylvania Hotel was built by
J. II. Birely i'll '53 or 81, and was kept
aftcrward by ?. Baughman, y. Parks,
G. w. kiser, =. u. Turner, J. &. Wear
: and Mrs. Palmer, the present propric.
trcSs. oa
IMPROVEMENT AND PUBLIC BUILD-
lNt;S.
The Court House, which for" some
years answered the double purpose OF
Court House and meeting house, was
built in 1913, out of native timber; tht
frame, flooring and lath being oak
and the side and finishing lumber, wal.
nut. 1t has since been moved, and il
now occupied by the Post Office, Vail (
Reed and the ADVERTISER.
The contract for the building of tn,
present Court House was contracted fnl
by Judge Spcer, in 1857. The WALL
were erected in 1859, and the building
finished in 1859, ut n total cost OF 81, oaD
The high taxes necessary to pay thi;
amount created a great deal complaint
but the building gives credit 10 the cotuJ
ty, and is an ornament to the town.
The county Jail WAS built IN 1897. :
jail is not intended to be ornamental
and if the Cedar county Jail had been $,
! intppinI II would have Lnnn "a ,nr,