The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-10-10
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Ihs iisA sritlsm~ut ~as made ih
this tesaian II ltuaasl enanis,
al,aa, ~ yeats ags. IL. Knew lisn.
A. n. Massh. sise. M. Van l.vassn
aud Oscar t'herssi,esesgh, beiha
the hsl seitirts and near the Old
town " Lime Sts1ngs
The railroad town, or Lime
Springs station ~ I. MAS called,
aas settled In The TALL III isas. and
Immediately became an impesian,
shipping luint ~ the country was
well ae,tlr.,. Mr.. =. l..S'arry. our
of the leading merchants oi the
place. srttied about tour miles dis.
ian. about II Years ago, and was
one ut the first builders vi the
town, 10 putting mp tho second
store In the new village the honor,
however. Of being first belongs to
Peter vclic, he having moved =
store building here iroLl fores.on,
four miles distant, before any other
store was erected. The new town,
although started AZ "l.imc Springs
Sta.ion," has ont grown III parent
aud il now generally called simrly
I.imc Springs, al,hough the old v'l.
lage vn thr river rctpins i,s Pos.
office aud name, the l'ost Office u,
the new town being named Glen
lsuy.
The population OF Lime Springs
township is about l,a00, Of the
combined villages 300, Of which
lhU lu,longs 10 tho old village on
the river. The combined villages
are. In the natural order of things,
destined To grow together aud be.
come one III lact, ns they are now ~
name aud interests.
The business places Of tho two
village comprise three hotels, six
general stores. two hardware stores,
two drug stores, one furniture
store, one harness shop, two boot
and shoe stores, two millinery and
drcssmaking establishments, one
photographer, three blacksmith h
shops, Gvc produce dealers, one
lumber yard, .ne wagon anl cnr.
riAgc n,anutactory, ono h0urinq
mill. Tho usual railroad Offices an.l
buildings, one newspaper and gen
cral printing office, &C. There ~.
three good church c,lliicc~, Mciho'
.l,r,, Presbyterian and baptist, two
good schooi houses with the.
teachers mud graded school will
about ljU pupils.
The Changers have about zoe
members here, ana nrc putting "
~ c!esnlor tor bcpnrposc oi hand.
ling their own grain.
4 Masonic Lodge. ltIoward
No. 2ll) was organized here IL
lA6U and nav numbers about sOmcm
brfs. The order 1T this point va
never In 10 iiourishing 4 condition
~ at present. Its present W. NJ,
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Van Lruve., IT., wn'
elected In ls72, md ~ his interest
In md love for .hc ancient order
il .loub,lcs. due much of IT. pros
prriiy ~ Lime Springs.
Tie Sous oi Temperance alst
have a division herc aud VIZ hear i
good report VI their rctornator.
Mork.
II Ii hard 10 nnh d better country
for agricultural parposus tl,nn thai
surrounding Lime Sprisgs, or on.
occupied by a better And thriiti.l
class Of farmers. In addition /,
,hr large number of Americans ~
tied IN tho vicinity, there is |
Welsh settlement ot some 900 fam
,llcs on tho north aud east, nm,
about tho sn,nv Number OF llollnm
families about seven miles north
In tho same vicinity arc about 10,
families Of the best class nt lri-I
and about 100 families OF Norwc
pians about four miles north. Al
ol these neighborhooda max
Lime Springs their market place
Lust year, with tho snow blockaL
operating largely against IL, shi
station shipped over 2OO, 1000 bu.h
els Of wheat. Il will double TIL
amount tho present year.
Among the leading business mc'
We will make room Tor the follow
ing mentions.
J, :. i. Carey, general stock Of gro
ccr,cs, dry goods, boots aud shoes
makcs = speciality Of tens ~,
keeps tho "(irangc" store. lfc SCH
for cash AZ lowest cash priecs. M
l,ns been In business here and q
Fureston II years. Mr.. Care
does not lrt business nbsolvo II
lis time aud attention, but make
tho sunday schools OF his tow
mud vicinity his peculiar care. ~
% consecutive years he has bee
Superintendent Vi = Sunday school
Who can tell how great ~ amoui,
oi good Mny have resulted from 4
many years labor In this dirrction
&. Il. Wood, - . heavy dralc
IN rcal estate, il agent Tor The low