The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-09-26
FROM SUGAR CHEEK.
sugar Creek School House Its
History from 1862 to l672.

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Of 1878 made change In the school
law and the present Sub Director sys-
tenn was established and teachers were
required 10 have . csrtifcate from the
County Superintendent before they
could 10 smploysd. This caused .
change In the occupation Of several
who had been teachisg.
The sunmer term oflS5s vas taught
by Robert Kerr. This was the first
instancs ofamen tsachins summer
term. - tAis school hoass, and 70 ne
tallats lady, Miss Emna Parsons, OF
Upton, applied fOr and was employed
to teach the next winter.
During this year the fresbytsrians
moved theis Society TO Hebron. The
United Brethren were imposed upon
by . man pretending 10 be minister,
but who turned out to bN an lmpostor.
This church lost one Of IT. ablest min
listers during the year 1850. Rev.
George Miller, who hAd been for sew
eral years the Presiding Elder Of this
District, died after . long and severe
illness. He had been during the year
previous to his death President of the
township School Board.
The summer term OF school was
taught by Miss Charity Moore, and
the winter term Of. l65e-60 by Miss
Laura Crane, who continued through
the summer Of 1850 In thaE capacity.
Rev. John Allaman was the pastor
Of the u. D. church.
/ The winssS Of l0e0-l, found the
school In charge Of J. ID. Nolan.
Through his influenes literary socie-
ty. called the Sugar Greek Lyceum,
vas organized. the first thing Of tho
kind ever held in the vicinity. It
continued some three months.
During the summer of 1861 the
young people were preparing to have
IN exhibition on the Fourth OF July,
and held their rehearsals In the school
house, admitting mono but those who
were TO take part, some young men
thinking they had no right to close
the doors Of the school house, deter
mined on entering. They set the
doorkeeper to one side aud In they
went. The result was number Of
lawsuits, In which Msssfs. Rothrock,
Piatt, spicef and other prominent At
torneys Of Upton figured conspicuous
~; but the tocsin Of war having sound
ed the young men Of both parties threw
aside their difficulties at home and
eallan:ly rushed 10 the front to assist
In saving their country.
School taught this GUNNER by Miss
Emma Curtis.
Rev. f. Fothergill was pastor of the
U. B. church.
1882. Winter term taught by A. C.
Reeder, and the summer term by
Anna Norris.
Pastor Of the U. b. church, Rev. r.
Hastings. During this year several
enthusiastic Union meetings were
held at the school house. and
. military company was organized.
The winter term Of 1923 taught by
VIM. Isenhart, and the summer term
waa taught by Emma Moore.
The u. B. church had no regular
pastor.
1894. The next three terms were
taught BY Mrs. M. J. Given. Al the
annual election in March, 1854, the
old gentlemen III the district conceiv-
ed the idea that It would b beneficial
to put down spelling schools, and ,
resolution was passed to that eliect.
rms aroueed the iro or sno school,
and some exciting discussions were
held. Young America finally came
out victorious. A meeting of the vo-
ters was held in the fall and the reso-
luton was declared null and void.
The u. b. church sent ~ minister
this year Rev. Thompson.
1856. J. T. Haight teacher In win
ter. Miss Lids E. Miller in summer.
U. b. minister, Rev. B. Farrell.
1857. Winter term taught by A. A.
Rigby. Summer term BY Miss NJ. T.
Lewis. Mr.. Rigby's school closed by
an exhibition held In the NJ. E.
church. During the winter . literary
society, called the Excelsior, was or
ganized. About forty persons, both
ladies and gentlemen became MEM
bers. II continued through the sum-
mer without any vacation, and held
picnic In the fall.
Rev. T. Brashear pastor during this
Conference year. The Rev. ]. II.
Vandever was his successor. This
year Pleasant Hill Chapel was built,
and the U. B. society moved there.
Nothing Of special interest occurred
In the school In the next four yeass.
The tad6,ers were, respectively g.
J. Arnett, Miss Mary Cushman. J. A.
Casebeer, Miss Maggie Bowers, Miss
NJ. r. Lewis and Miss Thania McCune.
The literary society was reorganiEed
In April. 1858, eleven young men
continuing % members, and on the
4th Of July they held . picnic. and In
one year united with the Sabbath
schools In holding another. The last
meeting Of the society was Nov. 10th,
1859. only lacking one month Of rum
ming three Year,.
The last organization was Pleasant
Hill Grange, organized Oct. 2lst, 1871.
Membership, 30. VIM. Smith, Mas
ter. HAwKEYE.
Lime Upon LtaD.