Demoine courier., 1855-08-23
Ways.DE NOTES,

KAYS!DE NOTES.
On Wednesday of last week we com
menced our tour through the county
Leaving the busting town Of Ouumwa
behind US we started forth, and By din
ner time found ourself at the well known
stopping place known as the "EogIish
Tavern" KEEP, by Messrs. Hill II Bay
lies After par,aking of ar excellent
meal which the ladies of this establish
ment well know how 10 get up We again
mountsd horse. and in a couple OF hours
ride brought up at the Kirkville House,
kepthy our old friend j. II fitzpatrick,
who Is a dssersedly popular landlord
We spent the bes, part OF lie aiternoon
IN visiting our patrons in this vicinity
and in HE evening in company with cur
kind host took a tour round town, where
we made some additions 10 our subscrip
ton list. Kirksille has not improved
much this sc.son, though The farms 10 Is
vicinity are rapidly being brought MO d
high state Of cultivation. Richland ls IA
very fine Township % land, perhaps. as
good as any in lhss county.
From Kirkulle we went 10 E&dyville,
}aking a route a few miles North Of HE
dlrec! road, and passing through the low
er ragt Of MahGska county. ln thi,
section there are some Of the tinestfarms
we have seen in Iowa, beth as regards
soil and improvements. A: Eddy vii,
we met with reasonable success. The
place is impro wing rapidly, there being
seme SO or more buildings in process
of erection, a few of them respectable
sized bucks. but tn. MOS, Of them cheap
coltages desiyned Torrent. Ihese, how
ever, will add materially TO the popula
ton and trade of the place The uer
chants there we learn are doing q large
business, as usual. la our perigtina
tons we called on our friena MEsKER
Of ,ne Free Press, who we found up 10
his eyes in business. and looLe ] the sers
persenifcation OF '.laugh aud grow fat >
Leaving Eddyville late we arrived a,
Levi jenkins just in time for supper.
and es usual found the .'lalch string
QUA" Mr.. jenkins is one { ihose
whole souicd farmers that we delight to
sop with. la the morning we took a
stroll over lis farm 10 look ateihr cattle.
corn, &c, and were delighted with a view
We had from a point on his place, where
we could see way over in 10 Monroe,
and up and down the river for some
4 or 5 miles. Mr.. jenkins is not one
Of your fancy farmers. but he is demon
s.iaarg tie feet that Telssy.rance, end a
reasonable amount of ..book farming"
60 very well together. HIS place con
tains 240 acres, 1870 OF which he has in
cultivation; 40 acres Of il in timothy and
clover. Among other things on HE place
we most admired field OF some 80
acres Of corn, which we think is as good
as we ever saw, aud a par, Of which
stands or what was once a very ugly
looking swamp, which Mr.. j. has re
duced to a most excellent state cullIva,
tion by simple plowing alone. After
breakfast, and the sun mad been up long
enough 10 lhaw the frost which made
It's Appearance OF Friday morning. we
steered for Chillico,he. This is i.deed
a very pretty town site, and from It's
situation will become a trading point If
importance. There we found numerous
friends, aud with the assistance OF DR..
w. Hensiaw, and Mr.. ID. tienshaw y.
formerly Of Oaumwa We o obtained
a large addition 10 our subscription list.
Mr.. Sheets is making a large number OF
brick at this place, of a superior quality.
and some five or six brick buildings are
now in process of erection. The great.
est difficulty in the way Of Ch'llcoshe'.
improving has been the want Of lumber.
which will soon be removed, ~ there is