The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-09

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ICorrespondence OF the Davenport Gazette.l
On tho C. & N. w. Railroad, eight
miles beyond Louden and about the
same distance north OF Upton, in Cedar
county, and few miles from its north
crn boundary, Is located the town Of
Clarence. Its name Is not to be found
upon old maps or in railroad guides, It
being comparatively a new town. The
first dwelling In Clarence was built by
Mr.. c. NJ. Gilbert in November, 1859.
At that time the whole country for ten
miles to the north and seven miles to
south was, save by here aud there a very
rare settler, uninhabited. Spectators
who had for years owned this land, upon
the completion OF the railroad began to
sell, receiving therefor large returns on
their original Investments At the pres
ent writing there is in all this region
scarcely \ vacant forty" or unfenccd
field of any size. So complete and rapid
all occupation Of virgin soil as was wit
messed here seldom occurs even in Iowa,
famous as it is for the ever changing
character of its outward habiliments.
A station being established-mainly
at first for the accommodation of Upton
"a town was laid out by the Iowa Land
Company, to which various additions
have since been made by private parties
so that now the town plat covers half
Il mile square. This half mile square of
country is for any purpose of utility un-
exceptionable, but for the purposes OF a
town no better could be found out of
doors. '..
The town itself, which contains about
seven hundred inhabitants, is model
of western enterprise, thrift and intelli-
gence. The buildings are all new and
in good order; the stores larger than is
usual in small towns; the dwellings
roomy. we'll painted, and usually sur
rounded with flower gardens in front,
and abundant shrubbery.
BUSINESS AND BUSINESS HOUSES.
Every one in Clarence seems to be
doing well financially; all are busy; no
drones existing in this hive. The fol-
lowing is the list of persons, business
and professional, who hold forth in
Clarence:
, Gsneras s Merchandise-- h Recht. Reed Co; e.
VIM. Flanagan; C. NJ. Gilbert.
Lan,ity Grocery,-Binnberg 4 simpson.
sots KasS as sIsssE2 ,oe.At esnHgss, e. Hesar.on m
L4ugs-E. Litchtenwalter g. Co.; j. Hart.
Bdkery--Wm. Ross. 1|s4
Harness Makers-R. Porter; !. Leban.
FuntTe-r. Loudenbeck & w. Grossly.
Lansder Deolers-Blumberg 4 simson Phelps
.Meat Hfarket-P Elghmy.
Me,chdnt 1aitor-F. Helbrechler.
ahan Il Co.
Dealers in agricultural Inplements-G. d. Ev-
Hotets--American House. j. C. Ware; Clar-
ence House, Mr. sparks
S,sqm Griss 1NiA--Cesford & Chappeli. This
mill has three run OF stone and cost Sl2, 900.
Hdrdgarc Stores, ,Gc--J. Churchill & II. Ihomp-
son; +. f. bennett r. Thompson.
CnWehes-.N. =. Presbyterian United Presby-
Mnisters-Presbyt terian, Rev. A. X. Baird ;
United Presbyterian, Rev. J. .. buchanan
Mr. Hahn.
7eachers-Miss f. Frlnk; Miss Lizzie Frazec.
,tMasicidns--Dr. Z. d. iule; DR.. Coats; DIR.
Inorneys-Wm p. Eaton; f. F. whitcomb
Post Master-Geo. .. Button.
The hardware firm of bennett d
Thompson, mentioned above, deal also
extensively in wagons, plows, rcaping
and moving machines, the Marsh Har-
vester, and all other agricultural ma
chinery.
Your correspondent was very much
surprised to find SO extensive ar: estab-
lishment in the hardware line as is kent
by Messrs. Churchill 4 Thompson, also
mentioned above. Their stock Of shelf
goods, hardware and stoves is the largest
we have met with on this line. Eastern
people would he slow to believe that the
| Stewart" and the "Rathbuln" stoves
which sell for eighty dollars each, finds
purchasers in an Iowa prairie town by
the car load. Like most of our success
full merchants, these gentlemen are
Eastern men, hailing, in this instance,
from New York. A record of their pros
perity is useful as proof to other East.
ern men that in our new railroad towns
prosperity awaits the industrious emf
grant who has the foresight to leave the
old ruts.
Mr.. VIM. p. Eaton, attorney at law
has only recently settled in Clarence.
He was formerly a member of the Mary
land State Legislature, and is spoken OF
! by the Baltimore press as a lawyer ol
much promise.
Clarence derives an excellent trade
from the area Of country directly tribu-
tary to it, and has additional importance
as the shipping point for Upton, the
county seat, 1t is the opinion of the
citizens of Clarence, that this town is
destined to absorb the larger portion OF
the trade now centering in Upton, and
that this is to be the town of Cedar
county. They have, however, no de-
signs Oh the county seat, and will con-
sent that the fine Court House shall re-
main amid the pleasant surroundings
which now make visit to court SO
desirable.
1t is proper to state, however, that
very little wheat Is aow, or has this
season been received here FROM the re-
gion south of this point; the high tariff