Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1854-03-10

Eds Poltodum:-I have Just been INFO. med
that a company of our citizens had purchased
the farm Immediately north Of our town owned
by Robert Murphey AMI which believe, drew
the Gr7t premium a! the second annual Fair III
Wayne county for $4,000. Th, transaction,
judging from the character Of The individual. who
the purchasers VIII prove II inctlGu.able bcne-
fl the town Of Milton as It the intention of the
company % cut i up into uniform sized town lots,
and dispose Of them a. the lowest p,--iblc rat,
IA order T. facilitate and accelerate the improve
ncnt, Of By far tie most d.-irtb'e location ii tie
vicinity Of our town. The eastern hall is nearly
level, or ~ least very gently undultting and ID
point Of beauty and fertility cannot b. nxcelled In
lndnna-aud hence notel-cwlrre- 81 tia when
curved into lo's, i viii pre- ant a i"t Of le,- Tia,
TOR beauty, Convenience and cheapness, cannot be
surpassed anywhere IN the west
Ihe west half, which is also west ri Tire short
Line Railroad, j, parly covered with choice i'm
Der: aud i dotted with beautiful kuos wHi"h are
sill covered with beech and sugar Tree, forming
the most dc-iribl- locations Gr rcsi1enc.s t. BE-
seen IN any country. i Is astonishing t. Scr the
sudden increase If activity in town since HE
first prospcc. Of a Railroad dawnei upon US
property changes hands quite rapidly and Il. al
vancing rates; every body is preparing - make
ience, - paint houses, and - whifowash fences
and "ut-hou,c.. The hctrt-throb Of Milton i
assuming more healthy tone and III year
from hi, time you would not recognize il ~ the
description which Echo gave YOU last summer
J wrote concerning il whilst -lumbcrng in It's
night Of years" | wish also The pleasure to
write Of il when in its brightest bltzc Of pros
prrity.
y large meeting Of the citizens was held about
week az" for the purpose Of a.certanin@ the
sentiment with reference to Incorporating the
town The proposition met with almost uni>"r-
sal favor, there. being but dissenting vOIcc \
committee was accordingly appointed 70 make a
survey Of the limits and o take AL the preliminary
steps necessary 10 erect oycrsclycs INTO body
corporate.
The editor Of the Cambridge CITY News | see,
has kindly rendered his services 10 procure your
correspondent the office Of Captain Of the Militia
IN Washington township. | think understand
hm-apprecafc his goodness, hcm'-frar the
thing is impossible howcscr,-shalI have To- APP
point Lote tenant, true; ond should b. happy to
fu,or my Msinterr~ted friend Of the c,rs-but-
no. no. his blood shall not b. upon my hands II
would BE- NOR. than he could bear II il were
not 50 Echo would be oimDst induced To resign or
that is. decine the office and exert himself III favor
of the News man With a soldiers tr7ppngs on
H. would look So fcrocious and then h. carrie, his
head 50 high. Did YOU read the fable about
the heads Of rye?
This IS what comes of letting bodv's patriot
ism lille over. am not a>tonShed however, that
the News editor should be- over apprcciatiy" Of
the pure buildings IF II genuine patriotism, be-
the purcst he has tasted is the lote-rot
Ism Of the democrats. | hope he viii spare
in the future; for | cant help being patriotic at
times and it it should be the means Of making me
at some future day. Commander in chief, | can't
help it must let it tile. ECHO.