The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-01-22

LoUDEE, Iowa, Jan. IS, lSzS.
Our people long contemplated build
ing new school house. The board
ct length called . meeting Of the peo-
pie OF the Independent District, In or
der to obtain their Wish - to its loca-
ton. Al that meeting. large major
ity favored locating II on the "Shsar-
er lots" which srs very near the csn-
ter Of the district. This. then, being
the sense Of the people. the Board. at
. subsequent meeting. passed . resolu-
tion locating u on said lots. but few
land verify they were few. who had
Get their hearts on having 1t on the.
northeast corner Of the corporation. APP
pealed from the decision Of the Board
10 the County superintendent, baslng
thar appeal upon the ground that law
had besn violatsd; and also that par
ties had been aggrisved. A. they did
not attempt. In the trial % prove the
latter, We will say nothing In regard
to 1t; but . to the violation 81 Law, let
y reason about It littls. The law
gives to the Board full power to locate
the building Without consulting the
people. But what are our public on
GERS but the servants OF the people;nnd
are they put. there 70 carry out any
vish other than that Of the people?
Hence the Board fssling that they rep.
resented . constituency, consulted
thsn md acted acecpdintfy. II this
10 ; violatioa Of tie law, tken, The IRE
misc ON which they bassd their appeal
ID correct, end this IL what the Board
with this exception 0fthree fnembers,
who snmmariiy resigned), have done.
Suppose the Board bed located the
houee either on thu ecemmens below
the depot, or 10 the northeast corner
OF the corporation, no law would have
been violated, but their Discretionary
power would have bed abused. But
have their actions, bsen indiscrset? on
the contrary they have taken the very
GREATEST possible pains to act disareetly,
and only . small minority are dis
pleased, In our opinion, not consider
Ing that:
III 70 crafty self sou bring discord
What then have you gained BY your
labor
But sorrow, vexation and pain all
your life,
With rsproach from yourself and
your neiRhbor."
The following are q few statistics for
the unbeiievers: In the Independent
District of Louden, there are about
eighty voters male residents over
twenty .one years Of age, one hundred
aud fifteen. On the petition sustaining
the Board in their action, there are
6fty-six legal voters, and thirty resi-
dents, most Of them tar payers; Of the
legal voters on this petition, thirty
nine are tar payers, and thirty-four
send children to the school; the total
number sustaining the Board IL eighty
ak out OF one hundred and fifteen =
Now for tho petition sustaining the
appeal: On this there are twenty-one
names. all legal votersi OF these eigh-
teen are tax payers, and fourteen send
children TO school. The case has not
yet been decided, but will b soon.
There will be . Sabbath School macs
meeting In the NJ. f. Church, in this
place, next Sabbath. Rev. W. r. Bar
clay of Mt. Vernon, will deliver m ad-
dress at lOa q. M, also In the evening.
Sabbath School services Immediately
after the forenoon address. We ex tend
Q cordial invitation to all. ~-sg ~.
I The latest sensation hereswae ; re-
cent appeal, not to the bankrupt law,
but TO the baby Act-a young man who
vas dropped over board by bbuirl i'm
med16tsly "dinOlved ID teAes, and no
doubt Is still sopping his handkerchief
llp &ne overpow.n = - !. sas 49, ~
r ~ v vs. "A II0oal IaYl. 49, VI