The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-02-09
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" An agricultural people. There Is no
reason, however, why manufactures
should not flourish. AL the facilities
for:manufacturing exiAt IN great abun.
dance. There are several Touring and
other mills throughout the county, but
few othe: factories which should exist.
!. Very good railroad facilities exist in
the nor&heyn aud southeTn parts Of tue
county and with the completion ofeither
Of several soaas which are Ia prospect.
the county viii be much better supplied
In this direction than most other eoun-
ties In ths stats.
Owing to the pelucid character Of the
waters Of the streams, the freedom from
local causes of disease, and the purity
OF the atmosphere combined have made
this part Of Iowa noted for health and
longevity. Agues and fevers are almost
unknown, epidemics are more rare,
aud malignant diseases uncommon.
Statistics of the United States census
have shown this county to rank foremost
in point of salubrity Of the atmosphere
IN State standing only second In the
Union. .s.t a.
The county contains sixteen town.
ships, namely: Cass, Center, Dayton,
Pennington, Fremont, Cover, Roch-
ester, Inland, Iowa, Linn, Massilon,
Pioneer, Red Oak, springdale, Spring
field, and Sugar Creek.
The following il q list Of the Post
offices in the county: Cedar Bluffs in
Cass township, Cessfori in Fairfield,
Clarence in the town Of Clarence, Down
cy in Springdsle township, Dursnt IN
the town of Durant, INLAND in Inland
township. Louden in Springfield, Mass.
lion In Massilon, Mechanicsville in the
town of Mechanicsville, Pedee In Iowa
township, Pleasant Hill in Sugar Creek,
Red Oak, Rochester in Rochester,
Springdase in Springdaie, Stanwood in
Fremont, Upton in the town Of Upton,
West Branch In Springiale township,
York Prairie in Center, and Cover In
Cover.
We now turn our attention to the
town Of Upton, aud hastily glance at
it's past. Surely there must he some-
thing connected with it which is Of
great interest to it's present citizens.
As may be seen from the records of the
county, Upton was located here to &C.
| commodate the county seat Ivy Board
Of commissioners appointed by the Ter
ritorial legislature December 3lst,
1920. Henry w. Higginson, Of Scott
county,; J. G. Mcdonald, Of Jackson;
and John Eagan, Of Johnson, comprised
that committee; and who can doubt their
endeavor to select the best site in the
central part Of the county upon which to
locate the county seat.
On Marcel, 18th OF the year following
the town was surveyed aud It's present
name given in honor Of General Upton
ofIndiana, who It II said was relative
Of one Of the commissioners. A soon
rs lots were exposed for sale. purchasers
were not wanting, indeed the town
received its first settlers very soon after
its birth. The first settlers were John
p. Cook, William X. Whittelsev, John
Culbertsol, william Cummins, Charles
NJ. Jennings, Daniel Davis, and Ninian
G. Walker, who were.ver soon followed
BY Preston J. Friend, John II. McCur'
dy, VIM. II. Rankin, Jacob a. Haight
Dawson Lee, William H. Tuthill, and
many others.
Long before Cedar county had an ex
istence, or Upton was dreamed of
white men were numerous throughout
this section of the country. Some
attracted, perhaps, by that wild love q
adventure which invariably character
ICES the pioneer, some by the abundance
of game, and others by the unrivallet
richness of the soil, which SO abundant
ly repaid the husbandmaE for his labor
Timber, prairie, and water IN abun
dance, profuse heritage, plentiful game
pleasant e,nperature-these were attrac
tions, all Of which few other portions
Of the State could boast, attractions
which would tempt any one from thu
pale Of civilization. Before the public
sale Of lands, many farms of considerabl,
size-even of hundred acres each-hat
been made, and this beautiful countr,
soon became peopled by thousands seek
ing homes for themselves and thei
children.
Above oil countries, this was, in earl.
times, q land Of flowers. In their sea
son, every prairie was an immense
flower garden. In the earlier stages o
Spring would rise generation Of flow
ers whose prevailing tint would be vel
low and peach blow. The next was
deeper red, and the next was orange
and TO the latest period Of autumn, tn
prairies exhibited q brilliant golde,
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This fair country was truly a nobl'
heritage to the red man. Here he hat
hunted noble game, and worshippe'
the Great Spirit in his untutored wa
from time immemorial. Here he Tough
fierce battles, won victories, and per
formed his war dance. But these thing
have passed away. aud the Cedar count
Of to-day IL before Us. E
The county seat was first located a
; Rochester, eight miles from Upton, o
tho Cedar river, and after it was move
from there to this place, strenuous effort
. were made tn again move 1t, and SO lon
rs this war continued, no progress wa
t made by either town. So eager wer
! tho people who had settled in this pal
E Of the county to remove every vestig
!. Of the county seat from Rochester afte