The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-04-17

have the slightest idea that there are
fewer children between the ages Of
five and twenty. one years in Cedar
county to-day than there were three
years ago? We guess not! II there
has been little loss by emigration
there has been . much greater gain
from immigration-to say nothing Of
the constant frequent arrivals by way
of Port Natal"
OLD RECoRDs.-CEDARC Co. COURT
THIRTY-FIvE YEARS AGo.-The first
and earliest public records made In
this county we're unearthed yesterday
after having been missing for many
years-indeed, as they were found in
the farthest corner Of the vault, buried
under several bushels Of assessors re-
turns and other semi-offlcial docu-
ments of minor importance, it is
thought that they have not before seen
the light since they were moved from
the old into the new Court House.
The immediate cause Of their present
discovery was thorough search In
stituted by Clerk Van Ness, who was
instigated thereto by an application by
Charles Dallas, now in California, for
. transcript of the record showing his
citizenship. Some Of the old friends
and neighbors of Mr.. Dallas remem-
bered about the year In which this
happened, the Clerk learned that the
Court records for that year were prob
ably yet In existence, and Immediately
proceeded to Ego through" the dusty
accumulations Of years in his office
with the result indicated.
The document which Mr.. Dallas
wished, when prepared for him. was .
transcript Of the record OF the United
States Court for the I'd District Of the
Territory of Iowa, held at Rochester
on the third Monday in May, 1889.
Judge Joseph Williams presiding, the
body of which read as follows:
Meredith presented the petition Of
q
the United States, who was then ad-
mitted as q citizen and was sworn in
open Court to renounce al allegiance
and fidelity to any foreign prince, po-
tentate, state or sovereignty, particular
ly to Queen Victoria, of Great Brit
AIM
Many other quaint and interesting
"reminiscences of the early days are
found in these same records" which
in fact are nothing moro than fool.
soap paper sown together and covered
with the beautiful copper-plate CHI
Biography Of William X. Whittlesey-
whose appointment by Gov. Robt. Luz
cas- as Clerk of the District Court pro
ten,pore under date Of Nov. Gath, 1888,
begins the record ~ the first one made
under the then newly organized Ter
ritory Of Iowa.
This is followed by the record of the
commissions issued by Lucas under
date of Jan. 10Th, 1889. to Washington
A. Rigby, John Whittlesey. +. f.
Edwards, VIM. Green, David A. Burns,
Henry Hartman, John Kenworthy,
and VIM. Mason as Justices of the
Peace-the first batch, whose oaths of
office and sureties on bond are in each
case attached to the record. This same
date last given also issued appoint
ments to James w. Tallman as Judge
of Probate, and Geo. Mccoy as Sheriff,
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the county.
The term of Court before alluded to,
held at Rochester, commencing May
Goth, 1889, was the first in Cedar coun-
ty. Iowa, There had been before just
sufficient organization as q part of
Wisconsin to hold Court. Of which
Robert G.. Roberts was Clerk J, and the
following is the list of jurors then and
there appearing in obedience to sum-
mons:
Grand Juy-Robert g. Roberts,
Foreman, Daniel Hare, John Ken
worthy. Washington A. Rigby, John
Malic, Jno. c. Higginson. Vbn. Mil
Ter. J. Willford, D w. Walton, Jas. |
Ford. Jonathan Morgan, Henry Hard
man, Jno. G Foy. BENZ. Frazer, Sol
ONION Knott. John Jones, Michael
Donahue, Author Dillon, VIM. Nor
gan.
Petit J,uy-Wm. Young, Hector
Sterrett, VIM. Sterrett, Chas. SWEET.
land, Geo. Miller, John Miller, Jscko-
meyer Baldwin, Reuben Long. r. G. |
Knott, VIM. Bolton, John Carl, Geo.
5. Smith, James Foy.
On the record of the second day of
this term of court, the following entry
occurs, one precisely similar, save as
to the name of the culprit, being made
the first day: "A disturbance having |
occurred in the immediate vicinity Of
the court, the Sheriff brought before
the court Asa Young as the disturber
of the peace. whereupon 1t was ordered
that Asa Young be kept in close con-
finement until nine o'clock to morrow |
morning" The records of"to-mOrrow
morning" show that Asa was brought
into court and set free with little
fatherly advice from the august Judge. +
Beginning on the other side Of this |
shiilc totisCaR icSOfu Is Vic Ilet vi mar
rage licenses issued in the county,
among the first of which we notice
that to our old friend John Safely. q
marginal note dated few days later
stating that it was returned by
Washington 4. Rigby,J. p"
Much more of this sort of thing |
mi rhf no avtractad from tho anciont
documents, but we forbear. They
form, however, a mine Of the old his
tory Of the county in which we may
delve ut another time.
For plain, square, positive, DELHI
crate Misrepresentation OF cotem-
porarv, as to his relations to q public
question, commend US to the Des
Moines Republican. The morality
exhibited in publishing an unfounded
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