The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-05-14
For Che Gate CITY.
Appanooxe County--~Centrey

| Appanooxe County~-~C
Ems. VALLEY WIG As this is a season
OF the year that finds many emlgrants in our
State, looking for homes, and as your city Is
the landing point for thousands Of such, and
az your paper has q wider circulation and
would be more likely to be looked into than
any other in the southern part of the State, |
propose by your permission through it to
give some information in relation TO the nd
vantages and future prospects of Appanoose
county, and Centreville, its county seat.
Centrcville is quite fourshing business
place, for m inland town, and one q its
years. Il never improved any worth speak
ng Of, until the dispute about the strip o.
land between this State and Missouri was ad-
iusted. Ii now numbers about seven hnn-
dred inhabitants. We have some twelve
stores, and two more TO open up In week or
two: three churches, quite commodlous
two-story school house, well finished, and
two schools in operation most of the time.
Preparations are being made at this time, for
the erection and completion Of quite NUM-
Der Of buildings, among them steam mill.
The place il remarkably well supplied with
professional men and mechanics. None need
be afraid should they decide upon coming
here, that they will be so far out Of the
world that there will be none to heal their
maladies far from it, we have something
less than q score Of physicians in our town,
with prospect for more. Neither need you
be troubled about the well being of your
purse. We have legal gentlemen well quail
fled to take charge Of that important appen-
dage, and gaurd il from All harm. And we
have mechanics here that can build YOU Just
as pretty houses and make you Just rs pretty
furniture can be found in any place, not
Only nice but substantial. The location Of
the town is unsurpassed for beauty, and
when improved vii look we'll. The public
square contains six acres. In the immediate
vicinity of our town, coal Of q good quality,
building rock, and good timber are to be
found III abundance, no small items or essen
tails in the growth and prosperity Of a place
Mill privileges arc good; the river Sharon
passes within three miles Of our town, on
which some good mills have been already
erected. There is not location IN the State,
probably, where the people enjoy better gen
eral health than they do in CentreYille. TO
add to the natural advantages Of Appanoose
county, the timber and prairie are well di-
vided. We have M abundance of timber,
and none Of those large prairics thattax the
eye 50 heavily to find some object to rest It's
vision upon. In this particular nature has
done u good work And TO turn all these
natural advantages to the best account, and
to settle the question as to the superiority of
or county oror any Of its neighbors, the
North Missouri Railroad is to strike our
county, and il Iowa takes hold of It and
pushes dthrough to its contemplated termin-
Us, it will pass through our town, but
whether it does or not, the fact Of the road
striking the State AT our county, will be suf-
ieient TO place Appanoose in the foremost
rank of counties in the State Then we
would say to the emigrant or any others
wishing TO get good homes that will soon be
valuable, now is the time. You can get
farms pretty well improved at tn Is time fol
from Sl0 TO SIS per acre. 4. Nj.