There are several branches beside Skunk River, (Chicaqua,) that pass through parts of the township: Squaw Fork, Worrall Branch, Walnut Creek, Luther Branch, (and not Clear Creek). Luther Creek was its original name and not Clear Creek. The Clear Creek of Story County is in Collins Township. In early times there was a Mr. Luther living on or near this creek, and in Luther Grove. For groves see the index "Groves." This Luther Creek enters the township east of the northwest corner of section 6, passing through 6, to a point near the northwest quarter section corner of section 6, then southeasterly through section 6, and then easterly through section 5, and then northeasterly through the northwest quarter of section 4, and empties into Squaw Fork some forty or fifty rods north of the north quarter section corner of section 3.

For a description of the Tile Factory on this creek, and its business, see in index, Tile Factories. And for Mills, see Mills in index; and for Groves see index.

There once was some good native growth timber in Luther Grove, Worrall Grove, Walnut Grove and some along Skunk River and Squaw Fork. It has been disappearing yearly; but to more than recompense this, artificial groves are dotting the prairie farms all over the township. Squaw has but little timber, Walnut and Worrall Groves once had some very good timber in them.

West of Walnut Grove is the town of Kelley. A Tile factory is there and an elevator.

There are two or more cemeteries in Washington Township, one at Ames and on the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 2. One at New Philadelphia, the oldest one, situated on the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 5. They are on nicely elevated land.

Mr. P. L. Porter, who several years lived close to and west of the College, did quite a brisk trade in the creamery business, and brick making. John McDougall was first in the brick manufactory. The manager now is Mr. J. M. Stark who is doing a good business in tile manufactory. Mr. Stark has the experience and should know how to do good work. Mr. Stark calls the creek on which the tile is made, Clear Creek. Its original and correct name is "Luther Creek." This discrepancy, however, will not harm the work done.

This farm was located June 21, 1859, on the west half of section 3, the east half of section 4, and the east half of the west half of section 4, township 83 north, range 24 west of 5th P. M.—containing six hundred and forty-eight acres. The first Board of Trustees appointed under the act, consisted of the following gentlemen: Timothy Day, John Wright, G. W. F. Sherwin, Richard Gaines, Suel Foster, J. W. Henderson, E. G. Day, John Pattee, Peter Melendy, Gov. R. P. Lowe, William Duane Wilson and M. W. Robinson.

In order to secure this farm Story County proposed to donate $10,000 in bonds; the citizens of Story and Boone Counties gave in notes and subscriptions $5,340, and nine hundred and eighty-one acres of land deeded and bonded in Story and Boone Counties.

Elsewhere will be found an account of the efforts made, moneys and lands donated, to secure its location in Story County; also the vote on the expediency of the county donating $1.0,000 for the location.

After this farm was located in Story County, the College received in donations from that and Boone County, and by individual contributions in those counties, the amounts named above, including the Story County bonds for $10,000.

Appropriations made by the State have been as follows: In the act establishing an Agricultural College, passed by the "Seventh General Assembly" in 1858, there were appropriated by the State, viz
For the purchase and improvement of land $10,000
For the benefit of the College, and the proceeds of the sale of five sections of land, known as Capital Lands estimated 16,000

The total previous to the Congressional grant $26,000

In compliance with the conditions of the Congressional Land Grant, there have been appropriated by the State the following sums: 

1862, by the Ninth General Assembly, extra session, Sept. 11. For location of Congressional Grant $ 1,000 

In 1864, by Tenth General Assembly, March 22, to aid in the erection of the College building  $20,000

In 1866, by Eleventh General Assembly, April 2, for completing College building.  91,000

In 1868, April 3, by Twelfth General Assembly 
   For heating and cooking apparatus 10,000 
   For Professors' houses 12,000 
   For water, clocks and bell 2,000 
   For out buildings and ornamental grounds 1,000 
   For extra work on College building 3,000 
   For use of farm and other purposes 9,750 
   April 8, for completing College building 10,000 47,750

In 1870, April 13, by Thirteenth General Assembly: 
   For extending and completing wings of College building 50,000 
   For building and completing laboratory 5,000 
   For erection and completion of work shop 1,000 
   For erection of gas house 500 
   For farm improvements 2,000 
   For seeds and plants for experimental grounds 500 
   For tile draining 1,000 
   For professors' dwelling house $ 4,500
         $68,500
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Total appropriation since Congressional Land Grant $228,250
Add previous appropriations 26,000

Total appropriations made since founding of College (April, 1870,) $254,250

The appropriations made since the above date, (1870,) and up to May 1, 1886, amount to nearly or quite $211,400

Making a grand total of appropriations of $465,650

There were at the late session of the College nearly or quite three hundred students.

The endowment fund of the College consists (1870) of 204,309 acres of land, embracing all which was received by the State under the Congressional Land Grant. (The Congressional Grant in July, 1862, to Iowa was 240,000 acres of land. At a special session in September, 1862, Iowa accepted the grant.)

The scheme of leasing the lands was approved by the Legislature and passed into a law which authorizes the trustees to lease for a term of ten years any of the endowment lands. The lessee, by the terms of the act, pays annually, in advance, eight per cent interest on the appraised value of the land, with a right to purchase at the expiration of the lease. In the case of failure in the prompt payment of the interest when due, the land with all improvements reverts to the College.

It is deemed right and proper to insert here the text of the special act of our Legislature forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors within two miles of the College. The following is the act: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, that from and after the Fourth of July next, no person shall open, maintain, or conduct any shop or other place for the sale of wine, beer or spiritous liquors, or sell the same at any place within the distance of two miles from the Agricultural College, in Story County; provided, that the same may be sold for sacramental, mechanical, medicinal, or culinary purposes.

Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be punished, on conviction by any court of competent jurisdiction, by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars for each offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a time not exceeding thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Approved, April 7, 1868."

This law has the hearty approval of all good citizens.