The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-01-05

-, Ii travelling this distance;
- 0ll pot - A tnseriAs ono of
1heS, W6ii( hans bf the w1llings IRE
limost palate ID thsir GslA1es-
tas1efully ba and surfS64aed with
eve 2rsens 81 forest ,tfses. We well.
venture to say one will see more good
houses and barns between Clarence and
Upton than In any other county In the
State, In that distance. Tho land Is
slightly undulating, just enough to
relieve the nonotony, aud not enough
TO give Il . hiiIy appearance. making
the general surface very picturesque and
pleasant to look at."
i Arriving at Upton, we found . very
neat and home.iike town, of some four.
teen hundred inhabitants, situated upon
plateau Of ground looking out. upon
fine farm houses, commodious barns,
and highly improved farms In every
direction. An idea Of the elegiblc loca-
ton Of Upton may be inferred from the
fact that We saw the Court House stee-,
pie distinctly at . distance often miles.
The business houses, though mot mas.
sive structures, are sufficiently commop-
bious, and we'll filled with all the neees-
stiles and most ofths luxuries necessary
to manklnd-except whisksy and beer,
these being interdicted by u,aniairaf
authority. The dwelling houssb, ma
rule, ore Of the cottage style, but there
are some very hne residences, willis: Aif
present very cozy home. like appears
ance, giving one the impression that II
Upton is mob one Of the fast" towns OF
the West, It Is certainly b very pleasant
one to live in,-mucil more 90, perhaps
than many which make more preten-
to style or grandeur. The Court House
IL I very substantial building, situated
in park ofample dimensions, and sur.
rounded ny forest trees Of recent plant
ing, but which look as II they were
we'll cared for, and which, will, in =
very few years, add greatly to the up
pearance aud comfort Of the locality.
The court room is commodious and
neatly finished, but in an acoustic
point Of view, It is not success-unless
it be that you can hear all the sounds
made in the vicinity from tho outside,
and very little Of those made in the
inside. We have rarely, II ever, been
In public room in which 1t was so din.
cult to hear what was said, irtiepend-
emily Of your nearness to the speaker
or Ills plainess Of articulation.
Taken as a whole, we were much
pleased with Upton and what we saw
of Cedar county. All that IL wanted
to make her inhabitants entirely happy
and eninently prosperous, is rail
road to Upton. This she must have,
aud this she will have, if there are any
results from full md just appreciation
of her necessities and determination
and will of her wide awake Inhabitants.
They have already voteda tax Of 5 rer
cent. to the Iowa Southwestern, and
the building Of the road is placed beyond
q peradventure, as seven.twelfths Of tile
amount required has been provided for,
while there are more than enough town
ships on the line yet to vote, and which
will vote yes, tn make up tile balance.
Having told about all we know respect.
strychnine, seen the town, visited the
Advertiser Office, ut which we were COR
daily received, and which we found i'm
Il prosperous condition, as a good, sound
Republican sheet such as this, in rs
good county as this, should be, We
returned home on Saturday, by way of
Stanwood, fully satisfied that while it is
some times very inconvenicnt to be taken
from ones home and business on
SNAP judgment" and kept against
your will for this length Of time, there
may be something to compensate ii we
but look for it. aud this we found in the
pleasure We derived from, visit to Tipton
and tho many pleasant associations
and acquaintance formed Will
there. ....f -