The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-02-25

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neshiek, have more lands Enclosed thar
this, whilst In the raising OF the staple
agricultural products and fruits IL Is A
No. /. The soil is rich, the larger por
ton of the land being undulatine
prairie, but the timber so we'll disposed
in the different parts Of the country thai
It resembles some of the long settled
! parts Of our country originally forest
The Cedar River flows diagona!iy
through the southwest part Of the coun'
ty, the Wapsipinicon through the
northeastern corner, while creeks Of
considerable size supply their belts Of
timber, and water power for about hall
score of mills. Though large numbers
of trees have been cut down there is
considerably more timber in the coun-
ty now than there was twenty years
ago.
The Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way passes through the northern part
of the county, while the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific just fairly strikes the
southeastern and southwestern corners.
The farmers Of a rich portion of the
county do mucl, Of their trading Mt Will
ton, in Muscatine county, but the COM
mercial point for most Of the people is
the city Of Muscatine. The Muscatine,
Upton and Anamosa Railroad, now
nearly graded the entire length, passes
directly through the middle Of the coun-
ty. from north to south, and right
through this village. The completion
of this road, which is now assured for
an early day, will not only 10 an i'm
portant event for the city Of Muscatine,
and for this county, and Jone5, but par
ticularly for
TIpTON.
This town, the county seat Of Cedar,
Is an uncommonly beautiful village, sit
uated exactly in the geographical centre
of the county. The Court House, which
was built some ten years ago, at an ex-
pensc Of $50, 900 equivalent to So, 900 or
more now, is not SO large as some build
ings for the same purpose in the State,
but IL not surpassed by any in the ornate
beauty of its architecture, and the cor
rectness Of its proportions. The public
schoolhouse Of the town is quite large,
but, built \ number Of years ago, it
makes no addition to the beauty Of the
place. There are several handsome
church buildings, that Of the Congrcga-
tionaists being particularly SO. There
are number ofsubstantial brick bust
ness houses about the public square,
while in n! parts of the town may be
seen private residences, built and orna-
mented with taste which makes out
conclusive case OF cultivated resi-
dents.
But the most noteworthy Of all the
many beauties of Upton, is the Soldiers
Monument in large square in the cen
trail part Of tho town. This handsome
cenUtup,. - made or the finest white
marble, and with q beauty of design and
execution exceedingly pleasing. 1t
was executed, | believe, at the marble
works of W. b. Simpson & Co., Musca-
tine, mt n cost Of about $500, the en-
closing Of the monumental square, and
Of the monument itself with an iron
fence, making the cost ofthe work about
$4,000. This expense was betrayed b,
the people of Cedar county. An in.
scription on the monument reads u.
follows:
TO HER SONS
Beloved and honored, who died for their
In the great War of the Rebellion,
CEDAR COUNTY
In grateful remembrance has erected
THIS MONUMENT, A. ID. 1867.
GA this monument are the names O,
all the soldiers OF Cedar county who lost
their live, in the service during the late
war. They number more than three
hundred. They make up muster
rol! at names which recall to mind al
/ the heroic suf.erings and all the grea
deeds OF the war Tor the Union. Fu
here are the names Of those who sue
cumhed To the dread monster wher
awful disease stasked through the ar.
/ mics in the camps at Helena All,
/ opposite NicAsburg, As we'll AS those
who yielded up the ghost on the field a
/ Port Gibson. on sanguinary Champion
! Hills. around the works OF Nicksbury
/ on the battle fields Of Louisiana. in al
/ the fine fields of glorious Phil. Sheridal
in the Shenandoah Valley. in all tn
wonderful tights of General sherman
Looking on this beautiful monumen
to-day, scanning the names of tile NOR
than three hundred dead Of a singh
county. | thought its need Of patrintj-r
was scarcely less than that of the tire
: hundred OF Ihermppyle, not the lea-
al whose inspirings was the grand cou,
let Ut Simonides on their NOM
meni:
| stranger the tidings TO the Spartans tell
, ihat here, Obey ing their semntnds We r.
The world may he sure that a count
then OF about l2,DD Inhabitants, whit
!, sent about 900 troops to the field
| whom more than one-tiIiru gave
!, their lives in the cause of patriotism,
agood place to live in as any the II
! III all his rounds shines on, | thin
: too. it Is TO the infinite credit of the il
tehseiy patriotic Quakers of this count
, that many of them pocketed their pea
), scruples for three years or during II
war; not few OF them nob!y Eighth
, and nohly dying for the Union and f
I freedom.
, Cedar county has furnished not fc
our States prominent politicians
Jonathan W. Catell, long State Audite
almost duplicate OF Abraham Liucol
M NJ Il