The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1876-07-20

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tors; three agricultural depots an,
two lumber yards.
Downey in the southwest, on c. 1
+. |. r. Il. has population of eot
inhabitants; has two churches-M.E f
and Baptist; one graded school, on,
grain elevator, one seed store, three
stores and few shops.
Centerdale in the center of the
Township has one store, one grain
elevator, post Office and a good dis
trict school. Near one mile north Of
Of this point is another church, tha,
of the Wilber Friends.
1t is just one quarter of a century
since this Township can be said to
have had much Of population. The
rapid growth Of these few years is
almost incredible even to those who
have been eve witnesses to the
wonderful changes. The primitive
structures have given place to fine
houses, uneNcelled by any in rural
districts in the Middle or Western
tern States; and large barns we'll
built have superseded the straw
sheds Of early days.
There is moi saloon in the Town
ship. The inhabitants are mostly
from Ohio, with just enough of the
Yankee interpersed to give variety.
There are four Good Templars'
Lodges, besides the Ladies Temper
ancc Unions, Bands of Hope for the
children, and Prosecuting Club OF
Of over one hundred members, for
the purpose of keeping the Demon
Intemperance out Of the Township
This Township is not noted for man
ufacturies or water privileges; but
on the Wapsicnonoc near the south
ern extremity Of the county,is gen.
uine water mill. That there should
have been such discovery just al
this time was not only surprise tc
US but to some of the proprietor's
nearest neighbors. The mill is al.
most the work, and altogether the
contrivance of Mr.. Brisbine, who is
now Gi years old and has been on
the same farm for 36 years. Last
year he executed the prodject which
he had contemplated for 1G years
that of constructing this mill. 1t is
unique in every way; the creek is
damned up with brush held down
with a heavy pole, stakes driven in
above, and hollow log on one side
forms a sluce for the motive power OF
this mill. The water wheel is form
ed by two cross pieces passing through
a pole which serves for the main shaft
and for rim another pole ilattenet
on two sides and bent around the
ends Of the cross pieces; in this, a
number Of two inchIs 5 are bored
and uprights about two feet are
placed, which serve as arms TO SER
les Of wings about IS inches square,
formed of boards and attached
to these arms; this wheel is placed
at the lower end Of the hollow log,
SO that the water being forced through
supplies the motive power; this
shaft is placed between two trees for
support and runs back about ten feet.
On the end OF this is homemade
pulley that connects with small
shaft on an old horse power, on the
other end of the shaft is a pulley
which is connected with cast iron
mill which cost 5000, and has a ca
pacity Of eight bushels in 24 hours.
1t runs night and day; the hopper
will not hold more than two bushels,
and in order to make the thing work
all right, a sack is filled with grain, a
board is slipped on one side on the
roof and the sack is placed SO as the
hopper empties it fills from the sack.
Thus this faithful machine is kept at
work all night while the proprietor
is enjoying sweet repose.
What the next quarter of a GEN.
tury has in store for this beautiful
land, is known only by the All Wise
Father. There are possibilities yet
within reach unthought by the pres
ent generation:
When the present population is
doubled or thrilled, with every avail
able resource economical by an in
intelligent and highly educated peo-
Pile; when the present reserved and
unsocial disposition shall have given
place to higher culture, which es-
teens others equal to themselves;
when the inordinate scramble after
the powerful glittering dollar shall
have ceased and be required to take
its place as servant and not as king;
when the children of to-day have
entered upon the duties of life with
a just knowledge of the great pur-
pose Of existence, with we'll devel-
oped physical and moral organiza-
ton; then, and not till then will the
land yield her increase, and what
was once dessert will rejoice and
blossom as the rose.
The editor of the Washington
Press thus describes John Morrissey,
the great bruiser, as he appeared at
st. Louis as first friend to Tilden:
But the most magnificent animal
in St. LOUIS was John Morrissey, ex-
Congressman, and gambler. He
looks like a Durham, thoroughbred
and short horn; 6 feet high, shoul
ders 3. or 4 feet broad, built from the
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