Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-12-23

o"'H' AoS S"I0SS 30 SShe'y A"'"SS
except on the south side, where 1t is
somewhat broken. The only timber
is small grove called -Four Mile
Grove" Good prairie land in this
township is worth from Sc to SS per
acre, and about the same in Lincoln
township. Population by last census,
l4O. Assessed value of real estate,
sl12,75s, a ID of personal property, 81.
634. J. w. Fleming is the member
OF the Board of Supervisors.
Buck,nyham.-This is the name ap.
piled to one of tho original three
townships into which the county was
divided when first organized. 1t now
embraces congressional township sc
OF range IA, and small tract OF tho
township south on which portion OF
the village OF Buckingham is situated.
The whole surface OF this township is
just sufficiently rolling tor easy culti-
vation and perfect drainage. It is
well supplied with timber from the
groves know as tho "Forks Timber"
between Wolf Greek and Twelve Mile
Creek. These two streams and their
tributaries afford living water at all
seasons OF the year. The south por-
tion OF the township is thickly settled.
The population by the last census was
451. Assessed value of realty, $751;.
57l, and OF personally, S47 ,5S6. g.
Jaqua is the Supervisor.
This township contains the village
OF RuckiHyham-one OF the oldest
towns in the county. This place, as
we'll as the township, was named in
honor Of Ex-Governor Buckingham, OF
Connecticut, who made liberal dona.
tions toward the erection OF church
and the founding Of Sabbath school
library, and otherwise rendered sub
stantial aid to the early growth OF the
town. The place has now three gen.
eral stores. one family grocery, one
drug store, one grocery, one hotel
kept by J. D. Fuller two blacksmith
shops, a school house, and post Of
flee. The school house is a large
building, and one of the first erected
in the county. The religious organi-
cations are Congregational and Metho.
dist A little south east OF the village
are the Buckingham FIGURING Mills
belonging to w. w. Leekins.
Gen:eo.--Th,s township is somewhat
more broken than Buckingham, es-
pecially across the middle portion,
bordering on Wolf Greek. 1t lies III
the north. cast corner OF the county.
and embraces the congressional town
ship known as Sc, range 13. 1t en-
braces some of the finest farming land
to be found IN the county Wolf,
Greek is the principal stream. There
is timber enough tor ordinary purpose,
the principal body OF which is known
as "Six Nile Grove" There is said
to be some stone, also. The Metho-
d,sts are building q good church on
the farm OF =. L. Sherman, the men,
Der OF the Board of Supervisors from
this township. Population, 4S3; az
sesscd value Of realty, sl5l,os4; per.
sonalty, .S44, ,127.
Clark This township embraces
congressional township IS, of range
l3, an! lies directly south OF tsencseo.
Several Ut the branches Of Salt Creek
rise in the township. 1t it one Of the
most level in the county, and contains
but little timber. There Is a small
body, however, in the northeast part
called BRUSH Grove" Hon Joseph
Dysart, State Senator elect, is resident
OF this township, where he owns a
splendid farm, embracing section
OF land. He mas on it a large grove
Of planted timber The population
is 174; value OF realty, s9s.ss9; value
of personality, s15,356. II. b. Glenn
ans is the member OF the Board Of
Supervisors.
Peyry..-Directly west of Clark is
Perry township, embracing So, OF
range IA, except a small tract belong.
ING to the village Of Buckingham
THIS township is watered III the north
west part by Wolf Creek, and in the
south part by one Of the branches OF
Salt Creek. The entire surface is un-
dulating, and is splendid farm land.-'
The north part is well timbered. Leek-
ms Mills, mentioned in our dcscrip-
ton OF Buckingham township. are in
the north part of this township, and
were built many years ago by Stephen
Kllngaman. One OF the first saw mills in
the county was built here by Colonel
John Connel. and James z. Wood
the former being the present United
States Internal Revenue Assessor for
the Fourth District. Real estate in
this township for the purpose Of taxa
tion, is assessed 1T sl56,63l, and per.
sonal property at $45,547.
Hon. James Wilson, member of the
House of Representatives, resides in
Perry township, where he is the
owner of fine farm. The township is
we'll settled, containing, by the recent
census, population OF 63s. S. j.
Keller is the member Of the Board OF
Supervisors for the township. There
is one church, belonging to the Pres
byterians.
Crystal.-This il the next west Of
Perry and is congressional township
IS, of range Is. The north part is
watercd by Wolf Greek. The south
threc-tourths are gently rolling, and
well watcrcd by small streams. There
is a small grove Of iimber in the north
part. The township contains much
excellent farming land, and Is settling
UP rapidly. The assessed value OF the
real estate is sll5,7S3, and of personal
property, $29,353. J. S. Townsend
is the Supervisor. Considerable at
tcntion has been given i'll this and
other townships IN this part OF the
county to the planting Of timber.
Spring Creek.-This township lies
west OF the last one described, and is
known in the Government surveys as
IS, of range l6. The whole surface is
gently rolling. with but little that is