The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-04-29
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Is, township 81, range 4, had u portion
thereof surveyed, laid Off into lots,
= blocks streets and alleys, with the re-
cording of a plat of which, the Town of
,Mechanicsville sprang into existence.
The town is located on the Chicslsc and
Northwestern Railroad, in the center Of
Pioneer township north and south, but
so near the line OH the east that the adj.
dition afterwards made to the town
under the name of lrovuois pushes its
northeast corner across into Dayton
township. This fact OF the towns being
in two townships has given rise to COM
plications Oh election dnys--indeed, tho
election of one township officer was con-
i, tested upon the charge that votes be-
longing TO another township had been
cast for the successful candidate.
, The growth and progress Of the town
of Meehanicsvilie has been steady and
constant. Witheut sny of the mush-
room speed with which many railroad
Il towns spring into young cities, and
which is almost always followed by a
proportional reaction often, by COM
plete stagnation, MeclianiesviIle has
steadily and healthfully kept pace with
the development and improvement Of
,the surrounding country from which
she draws he. support, and is, therefore,
in condition to conHnue her advance at
The town now numbers about 600
souls, and has valuation of taxable
property amounting by the recent as-
sessment to SlM 1926. 1t has live mu~
incorporation law Of the State; and has
done considerable work already in the
6 way Of grading streets and bsilding
crossings, culverts and sidewalks. Like
) ali our towns Of moderate and substan-
: tial growth, MechanicsvIie is well sup
piled with religious organizations and
CHURCHES.
= The q. 5. Presbyterian Society have y
, fine new church building, completed in
: 1867, that is abundantly connexions for
= the necessities of the congregation, and
f that is really handsome building-an
, ornament and an honor, to the town.
Rev. J. w. Knott is the pastor of this
church, and young man who IN the
) early years Of ministerial labor has
made himself useful and highly accept
. able to his charge.
The Methodist Society is of about
equal strength, numerically and tinan-
cia.ly, with the Peshyteria4ss. They
are still meeting in an old church build
ing which has served the purpose for
8 many years. 1t is now found too small
for comfort and convenience, and We are
9 informed that new one more suitable
Z to the present wants and abilities Of the
. congregation is eoon to be erected. The
minister who sustains the pastoral rela-
ton to this charge for the current con
ference year, Rev. II. S. Church, is also
a young man in the beginning of a
ministerial career, to which all present
indications point as a successful one. II
z is a noticeable fact that both these pas
! tors-the Eevcrends Knott and Church
are what we would call Cedar county
! boy&,n having lived here during the
, greater part Of their lives, and having
t pursued their studies and preparation
for the ministry while their home was
-. here. Knowing this, how shall we say
e "a prophe, is not without honor save in
! his own country?"
t \ Baptist Society Keeps W an organ
ization and holds occasional meetings,
t although, at present, they are without
> u settled pastor or church building.
t THE UNION SCHOOL
! is an institution of the place well worthy
of special mention. The school build
f ing completed three years since at a
f large expense, contains three school
: rooms, with seats for upwards of two
hundred pupils. At present, The school
> is divided into three grades: High
= school, enrolling rs pupils Secondary
enrolling Is; and Primary, enrolling
\ -. Mr.. Homer 5. Bradshaw, young
y man OF ability aud culture, to whom We
0 are indebted for these facts, is Superin'
:, tcndent Of the schools and instructor in
!: the highest department. Miss Wether'
! ell teaches the Secondary and Miss Cul.
yer, formerly a very successful teacher
, in the Upton Union school, the prima.
/ ry Department.
v In evidence Of the "wide-awakative
hess" OF this little prairie town, We viii
G state that a Young Mems Association
t, is sustained, Of which a. q. Miller j:
+ President, and which meets regularly
= the first Tuesday evening of eacl
a month.
n BUSINESS.
IS The business interests of the place ar,
y chiefly con tined 10 the sale of such com
4 moditics "a are used and consumed by
a an agricultural community, including ,
e large quantity of farming implement
:, and machinery and to the purchase
I and shipment of agricultural produc
tons. The following will be found ;
q nearly complete business directory TO
the town:
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