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

much q my Of his early companions.
- The mes, dtdsaOt speak for thsns-
Dplves, ESrill Ssy, hat Sll vi know
em ri Fd them worthy mpas.
ms d 4 lr husbs "a, who shl "a with
ami4 heir earl krlals and 6ardships
and are entitled to honor for their forth
tide aud patience and other good quail
ties that might be named.
or the comforts and conveniences
which later settlers enjoyed and which
the present Inhabitants Of the town en-
Joy, these pioneers were entirely destis
tute. Their habitations were of the
cheapest kind, built by their own hands
Of wooden logs and mud, rooted with
clap-boards and fioored with slabs rplit
| with the AZ. Their furniture was al Of
domestic manufacture. Their food was
oftsn very scarce, and At times they
subsisted on the single article Of potatoes
The nearest gtist mill was distant sew
enty five .n,iiess and that east Of the
Mississippi, 20 that they wers under the
necssssty Of grinding their corn for bread
upenAn oldcofIse mill N thSp0ssession
Of one Of them. The house 81 It's prupri-
etnr was q place Of rseort ut times by
tl,ose who went 10 mill, and rho old mi !.
cline was keptin operatisIt TOR Auccess-
I've hosrs Ut nightA.a It IL still retained
|iAa arelic of early timsS In the Grove;
apd although II i.sver took any toll fer
~ service, it, propristnr and .pGtrons
View IL with, interest sor the goodit p,sce
did,. g.s. q; ,ai;z III =, isi7, - - 81 j
,Ths:eountry 1t, thts time was almost
without markets and Marcy, and this
was the main cause of tho hardsi,ips Of
the early settlers As illustrative Of this,
Mr.. Goodrich was anxious to 1aise
little money, and having SONS, park to
dispose of he determined to" take 1T to
Iowa City as the best market lhS then
knew. The City was then I little viii.
lagc, having in It two Or three stores,
but 1t was, in the opinion ofthe inhabit.
ants, q place Of great importance,
for they had begun to figure for
the location Of the Capital there when
the Territory would be admitted into
the Union - State. Mr.. g., not hav.
Ing . team Of his own, hired Mr.. John
Safely to take his team and draw the
load Of pork to market. Upon their ar
rival ut market they found pork worth
only $l.25 per cwt., and that in trade
no cash, no groceries could be got in ex-
change, and only some kinds of dry
goods. Mr.. q. finally concluded to take
the value of his load in Kentucky Jeans
at $l.25 per yard. and Mr.. Safely took
his pay for driving the load 10 market
in powder anil shot; and having no
money with which, to pay for q nights
lodging they returned home in the
night. Nor was this solitary instance
of the kind. Many loads of produce
were taken In those days to Muscatine,
(then called Bloomington and no more
remunerative returns made to the own
srs than the one described. The settle
ment was far distant from places OF trade
and merchantile business. The place
where Upton now stands was without
house. The nearest house to 1t was
one which stood upon what is now the
farm Of Mr.. Muzzy. The country
was without railroads and without wag.
on roads, too. Since these times aud
circumstances, how greatly changed for
the better, and with the change, these
pioneers have greatly prospered. They
have all comfortable homes, improved
farms, markets, and means of transpor.
tatfon thereto, and plenty to transport.
They see and enjoy tho fruits of their
early toll and trials. It 10 . fact worthy
of being recorded, that not one of their
number was dissipated, all sustained .
fair reputation aud do TO this day.
Though poor the, contributed voiuntari-
~ to sustain tho school. They respected
the Christian Sabbath and held religious
meetings; and as often a. they could
they obtained the services Of Ministers
OF the Gospel. They felt they were lay.
ing the foundations of society that
would In after years exist and of which
their children would be members, and
they laid II well, md now they have the
pleasure Of seeing In part the result Of
their labors. - 4 .ls. aas
Their prosperity has been remark abie. |
1t was stated by several Of them that all
their means put together at the time Of
their settlement did not exceed $500:
aud An estimate has been made by one
Of the oldest Of their Eumber, that those
at the meeting (not counting late set
tlers) represented not less that $A00, 900.
It IL greatly to the credit of these early
settlers that while they had differences
Of opinion among them on various sub.
jects, and while they saw each others
faults, there never was any animsity or
strife among them that would hinder
them from taking each other by the
hand in cordiai friendship. The histo.
ry of this settlement teaches US that In.
dustry, correct morals, and regard for
Divine instructions, liberality in the
support of the school and the church.
will result in prosperity aud happiness
to any community having these cilarac- /.
teristics. A iuEsr. i d
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The Iowa South-w estern; and the
New Railroad Connections in the
State Likely to Grow out Of it.
From the Clinton Age. + 4