The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-22
OUR COUNTY TOWNS.
S'TANwOOD.


ers Of the ADVERTISER, of course, as
we'll as out of 1t, Who are unaware of the
existence, to say nothing of the situa-
ton, size aud prospects Of the town of
Stanwood. But such town does exist,
and its site is not alone marked by sur.
veyor's stakes, but also by the buildings,
business and hustle of young and
thrifty railroad town.
Stanwood is situated on the Chicago
& Northwestern Railroad, at point
just one half mile west of the old site of
Flournoy, which is eight miles due
north of Upton, aud where the town.
ship line intersects the railway. The
ground at present laid off in town lots
comprises about forty acres on the west
half Of the southwest quarter of section
"a, township 81, range 3; and is, there
fore, in the southeast corner of Fremont
township, just eight and one half miles
from the county seat.
The former owners of the land and
present proprietors of the town, Messrs
$. II. Maley, VIM. G. Maley, and Wm
Preston, noticing carly last summon the
many advantages Of the sito for a town,
such as the beautiful and suitable "lav
of the land" the large and wealthy ag-
ricultural region by which it is sur
rounded and of which it is the natural
center, its nearness being three and
half miles nearer than any other rail
way station) to Tipton at once formed
plan for Improving those advantages, in
pursuance of which, negotiations were
begun sometime in September last with
the Northwestern Hallway Company
that terminated by the Company's
agreeing to put upon the desired loca.
ton iirst-class aS>cnger and freight
depot for way stations ON the Iowa Di-
vision, lay the necessary side tracks,
and in every way to give equal railroad
facilities to this with the other towns
along this part Of the lire. In return
for this agreement on the part of the
Railway Company, the proprietors of
the town made over to it every alternate
lot throughout the town, and also four
acres to be used for depot buildings, side
tracks, &c.
Up to the middle of last January
nothing at Stanwood showed the pros
pcctivc town, save II small side track
and the stakes of a partial survey made
in December. The studding for the first
building, a dwelling, were set up by
VIM. w. Allen on the 10Th of January
and to-day, the thirty-two buildings
which are nearly or quite completed,
together with the many foundations and
preparations for others, point out to the
distant beholder 1.-THE new town." and
outline its principal streets to the eye of
the closer visitant. The plat of stan
wood, which was only filed for record
the LIST of March, shows the town to be
divided about equally by the railroad
track. The central streets, broadway,
parallel with the track, and Main st.. ut
right angles Herewith, are 100 feet |
wide; the remaining streets, only G6.
Business lots are % feet by 10; and !
other lots either 45 or 80 by 125 or 40,
including a row of ware house lots be- |
tween the side tracks and Broadway, on
the north side of the main track, that
extend through the town from east to
west.
The house Of Mr.. w. W. Allen, which |
we previously mentioned as the first |
commenced, was also, naturally enough,
the first completed; and became, at |
once, headquarters for from ten to
twenty men, who were constantly at |
work upon other buildings, despite the |
rigor of winter and early spring. Mr..
Allen has since sold his house for about !
double the cost, and is engaged in build
ing again He is also rca! estate agent |
and notary public, and fills up the in
terstlces between other business engage
ments by discharging the functions of
postmaster-mailsh having been received |
ut Stanwood since the 10Th ult., and the
rostot!lce having been fully opened |
since the lst instant. Mr.. John Dorcas,
of Red Oak, began and completed the
second dwelling in S. Mr.. ID. contem-
plates erecting an elevator the present
season, and locating himself in the grain
business. Another elevator will also be
built during the summer, as well as
numerous warehouses.
Among the business houses nearly or
quite completed, we notice first, the
! office OF Dan $. Cassel. dealer in lumber
of all kinds, doors, sash, &c &c. This
small building, close to the track, is also
the post office, freight office, express
office, and holds a small assortment of
hardware, some painting material, and
is general headquarters for everybody
and every thing. Cassel, the ge,ius
toci, who had the honor of receiving the
first car load of freight shipped to stan
wood, is "busincss' all over, and, in our
opinion, a "halc fellow, well met meet
him where you will.
The remaining business houses are on
the north side of Broadway; one of
which, % by 3G--two stories, is already
occupied by J. c. Bell as Il dry goods
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