Tipton County IN Archives History - Books .....The Professions 1883
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Book Title: Counties Of Howard And Tipton, Indiana

THE PROFESSIONS-SUMMARY, ETC.

   The foregoing exhibit will show to some extent the character of the business
enterprises of the town, but to it must be added the names of A. M. Vickrey, M.
V. B. Newcomer, G. M. Collins, M. V. B. Vickrey, W. Van Nuys, A. B. Pitzer, A.
S. Dickey and F.M. Batman, physicians; N. H. Allen and J. M. Grove, dentists;
Wright & Long, Martindale & Hancock and I. H. Montgomery, real estate dealers;
and also the lawyers, the insurance agents, the abstracters, loan agents,
railroad agents and employers, carpenters, contractors, and all other classes of
persons who go to make up a business community. Two competing railroads furnish
shippers low rates for transportation, and connect Tipton with the neighboring
towns and cities, with which it also has connection by telephone.

   Within two years, a beautiful new cemetery, Fairview, has been provided at a
convenient distance.

   Since the original plat of the town was filed, besides the outlots which
number about seventy-five, a total of over 500 lots have been platted and placed
on the market for sale. These are embraced in twelve additions, namely, North
Addition, South Addition, Cassler's, Barlow & Wilson's, Jackson & Rumsey's,
Blount's, J. I. Young's, Cox's, Kimberlin & Webb's East Addition, Van Buskirk's,
Kimberlin & Webb's Oak Hill, Condo Bishop's, Mary T. Evans' and Armstrong's.
Large numbers of these lots have been sold and built upon.

   Samuel King, who may be considered the founder of the town, is now a resident
of Sumner County, Kan. He was for many years a resident of Iowa. Twice has he
made the pilgrimage to Tipton, once in 1865, and the last time in 1877, when he
traveled the entire distance from Iowa on horseback, although nearly an
octogenarian. The present officers of the town are as follows: Newton W. Cooper,
Clerk and Treasurer; Elias G. Smitson, Marshal; and Frederick Wafflar, M. L.
Bowlin, Henry C. Finney, Robert M. Robberson and John M. Langan, Trustees. The
assessed value of town property for taxation is $300,000, but this cannot be
taken as a correct estimate of its actual value, which must exceed these figures.


Additional Comments:
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COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
ILLUSTRATED.

CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR.
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.
1883.


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