Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-29
Church and School
Make Community
Happiest in lowa

The community church and the con-
solidated township school are two big
factors that help to make Orange
township, Iowa, . rural center where
the fullest enjoyment OF country lie
II In very largo measure q reality. ac-
cordinx to Bulletin ls< Of the Iowa ex-
pertinent station. The townships
records Of achievements should be
source of inspiration to other COM
munities which desire to develop their
social, moral and business interests.
Located in the geographical center
OF the township, which Is in Black
hawk county and almost across the
road from each other, with little
group of homes owned by retired far-
mers around them. the church and the
school are admirably situated TO form,
together, a community center, as they
do.
The school IL n consolidation OF the
ten one room schools OF the township.
The building was erected in 1918 and,
unlike many school buildings is not
only well constructed but well planned
1t is of brick, two stories high. steam
heated electric lighted and large
SU 10 Ndllt lNl lNS Nss.'A SiSNN' go
a high school: the assembly room and
gymnasium were built with the idea
that they would he used by the whole
community,
Many Go To College.
Part of the interest in the school is
explained by the fact that the average
education OF tho residents of the town
ship Is very high. much above the
average Of the rest OF the state, or OF
most communities in the country as a
whole. over quarter OF the Adults
Eayo been to coIlcrr and an additional
one-cichlh have been to h.Eh school,
go That four in every ten have been
further in school than the eighth
Crude.
The church is a large brick build
Ing. which cont $4,000 at the time II
Yves put Up in 1913. 1t Is steam heated
and IEE'eG hy electricity. In the
basement ,.s.dcs ihe boiler space and
two 81 nix rooms, are n iarg" kitchen
aua . .Uiag room which play big
palt .u rrc community life on both the
social and rcl'S.gos sides.
Ia ths churcH .:l,.t ,.,ro are. 'o7ides
tho rain a2au crium, twenty SuuGay
'''I .f..|..... Es. .'h. ! bAll Aa''
a..rrs, 1ut 50 Arranged that they can
'e g. -vTH open Co yha aad.toriun
-..Et.s Increasing its 90 paclty.
An anu9..,i f.atuIc is the mothers
res. ro-m on The main floor, whose
r0rcirhr-r include small beds for the
a5ics. 1o='dea rockers and couches.
Al attendant takes care OF the chill
drsU during services.
This church. Which is Of the denom-
nation known as the Church of the
brethren. IS further DISTINGUISHED by
he fact. altho if is q rural church it
is 'ho larEer and stronger Of TWO close
" associated churches. one in the town
Of Waterloo and this one just south
Of thn town. Seldom does a country
church enjoy the distinction Of being
the mother" church of a city con-
greEation.
Many Co operative Associations.
In this closely knit township there
exist many cooperative organizations
Among these are an egg selling asso-
citation, which gets 4 cents a dozen
above market prices for its eggs:
successful creamery whose product has
q high reputation even on the New
York market, and a cow testing asso-
citation which has helped materially to
increase production and profits. Sew
cral cooperative threshing and silo
filing outfits are in the township as
well.
Among the prominent farms are the
Case dairy farm. and Mckay Brothers
dairy farm, the latter being the birth
place of the now famous T!lly Alcartra.
who has a record, made in 1914, of 3d.
45l pounds of milk in year.
The 142 homes i'll the township aV-
cra.ge more than ei2ht rooms each;
fiftv-seven Of them have running
water and sixteen have electric lights,
while an additional forty seven have
gas lights. In siXty-eight or almost
half, Of the homes the washing is done
by power, while seventy-six lay claim
to vacuum cleaners.
To beat the hot weather fifty-fVe
homes boast real refriSerators, and
seventy-two of them cheat the cold
winters with hot air, hot water or
steam heat. All but ten Of the houses
have telephone connection either with