Iowa
Old Press
Washington Press
Washington, Washington co. Iowa
January 9, 1867
AINSWORTH ACADEMY
The first term of the Ainsworth Academy will open on the third of
January 1867, under the control of the Rev. Jas.. R. Doig.
Tuition for common branches, including Algebra $8.00. For higher
branches $10.00. Branches usually taught in academies and high
schools will receive prompt and energetic attention. All who
intend being pupils for the ensuing term, are earnestly urged to
be present the first day. Those wishing further information can
receive it by calling on any of one of the committee.
W.H. Livingston, President
J. G. Thompson and Dan'l Mickey, Vice President
J. C. Luckey, Treasurer
J. S. McClellan, Secretary
Protracted meeting
We learn that the United Brethren have been holding meetings
nightly for the last three weeks, and will continue them two
weeks longer. Rev. John Richards, has been preaching every
evening in to large and serious audiences, and the interest is
deep and genuine. Several converts, we understand, have been
made. People attending services at that church in this revival
season will be edified. Mr. Richards has been laboring here since
September, and his work seems now to be crowned with success.
DUTCH CREEK--G.L. Reed, Local and Agent School
The District township of Dutch Creek, according to the last
enumeration contained 503 youth of school age. the district is
divided into ten sub-districts, contains nine school houses, runs
ten schools,and has employed for the present term, four male and
six female teachers. The Board of Directors at their meeting in
April 1866 proposed to have four months school during the present
winter, and offered to pay $20 per month therefore, and four
months in the summer of 1867 at $15 per month, making an
aggregate of $1,400 for teaching 503 youth eight months--or less
than $3 per head.
We propose to the secretaries of the different townships that we
have through the Press a general interchange of statistics in
regard to schools. And we request the County Superintendent to
inform the people after visiting the schools of the county,
which, on an average, are the best taught schools: those that pay
the lowest wages, or those that pay the highest wages. We hope
that Dutch Creek will take all the railroad stock she ought and
then take a little more stock in the education of the youth.
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Washington Press
Washington, Washington co. Iowa
January 16, 1867
Methodist Revival
Rev. L.S. Ashbaugh has just closed a very interesting revival
meeting at the town of Dayton, with the result of about one
hundred converts. He proposes to commence a series of meetings in
Lexington, on Sunday, January 20th.
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Washington Press
Washington, Washington co. Iowa
January 23, 1867
DUTCH CREEK -- G. L. Reed, Local and Agent
Something Pioneerish
-Michael Augustine built the first house in Dutch Creek township,
in the year 1838. Conrad Temple, Mr. Junkins, David Sykes, and
David Bunker were the next settlers and came soon after
Augustine.
-The first school house was a log cabin, on the bank of Dutch
Creek, near what is called the "Pennington Place". The
first school was taught by one Mr. Bunker;. The second school
house was built on the farm of John Iams.
-The first preaching in the township was done by a Methodist
minister named Kirkpatrick.
-John Iams was the first Justice of the Peace.
-Mr. Sweet built the first saw mill, and McMartin ground the
first grain by water power. In those days "going to
mill" was a big performance, as illustrated by the following
John Augustine, Albert Augustine and David Sykes, started for
mill with ox teams, loaded with corn and wheat. They went to Fox
River in Missouri, but failing to get their grain ground there,
as "the water was low," they finally brought up to
Burlington, and ground their grain on an ox mill and returned
home, having been gone four weeks. Who wouldn't be a
pioneer".
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