Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-11-22
For the Telegraph.
WAYSEDE GEEANINGS.

MIR. EDITOR AT noon, on sutry day, we
left Granville for Lacon, the county seat of Mar
shall county, distant % miles. We might have
taken course where the view would have been
bounded in most, if not in all directions by the
horizon-but turning little to the right soon
found ourselves in the narrow strip of woods
which TANKS the eastern bank of the Illinois,
AS we drove on we found that the road for near
ly the whole distance led through this strip of
timber, so that we travelled farther in the wooCs
than we have done before at one time since we
have been in the prairie state. Let those esteem
the woods luxury who will, but give us the
broad level prairie, and if we do occasionally get
"om of sight of land, it is preferable to the dis
agreeable, prison-like feeling which one natural
ly experiences when his view is contracted by
the tall sombre trees which seem to stand like
sentnels around him. 1t was a relief to US in
our afternoon ride occasionally TO find an OPEN
ing which let in the sunlight, and then such
mammoth corn as greeted the eye reminded US
of those stories which used to be retailed SHOWN
east of corn on the western prairies so tall that
horse or a ladder would be needed to harvest it.
Such corn as is raised on the Illinois bottom
lands would almost frighten an eastern man.
Some of that which we passed on the afternoon
referred to seemed to scorn proximity with the
ground from whence it sprung and stretched it.
self proudly upward to height of IL feet at
least
We arrived at Lacon at sunset, just in time to
escape tremendous shower in which the cleo
tricty seemed as if commissioned to do its ut
most, and the rain fell in torrents Our home for
the night was with the sheriff. (not as prison.
er by the way) and we were pleased to learn
from him fact which does honor to Marshall
county, viz that the Jail was tenantless and
had been during most of the time that our host
had been in office.
In the morning, when the fog cleared away,
we found that the capital of Marshall county was
very pretty village, located on prairie, which
descends with gentle slope towards the river,
and contains about 1000 inhabitants. AS at
Princeton and Hennepiu, large brick court
house occupies prominent position. Near the
bank of the river large brick building is in pro-
cess of erection, the estimated cost of which is
$4,000, designed as pork packing establish
ment. Whether the business will justify this
outlay, is yet problematical
| Illinois, like Wisconsin, is extremely prolific
in the newspaper line; and Marshall county,
containing probably not more than 5000 or 5000
inhabitants, has two papers of opposite politics.
Two churches presbyterian and Methodist)
show that the citizens of Lacon are not inatten-
tive TO the higher interests of mans nature, and
two faithful christian ministers are laboring for
the spiritual welfare of the population.
Six miles north of Lacon is Henry; another
pretty village on the west side of the Illinois,
Overlooking this village, and mile distant from
ills commodious building recently erected by
Rev. Mr.. Pendleton for a Female Seminary
A lady from the Mt. Holyoke Seminary has been
engaged as Teacher, and the School has CON-
menced operations under favorable auspices.
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