Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-06-18

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Limestone, marble, and good building
Stone. are found in abundance.
There are in this county now in opera
lion. sixteen saw mills, propelled by water
power: eleven steam saw mills. and two
Touring mills and many others now being
built.
This is the county for the rich man.
Here properly increases in value much fast
er than in older counties; land that was
bought three years ago in this county at
one dollar and twenty -ti;e cents per acre.
has been sold near town without any i'm
provemnets on it, for two per acre. l
bought lois two years ago last June for ST
Dollars that sold las, fall for 500
This is likewise the country for The poor
man: here he can put his pillow into the
prairie. and the same year raise a good
crop of corn or potatoes. All his hay costs
linn is the gathering, and his cattle and
horses can walk in grass all summer. ksee
deep.
] arrived in this town the 9th day of
last May; broke the prairie. aud raised some
good corn, excelen. potatoes, fine garden
sauce. and the best lot Of melons l ever
saw, and this spring have plowed, har-
rowed. and planted, and 10 melower or
better land can De found in Marshall coun-
ty.
Public Schools and religious organiza-
tons exist in almost every district; and So
ctety is as moral and refined, as in many Of
the older states, Indiana not excepted
Hardin County possesses, combined with
fertile soil, plenty of timber. good water,
and mineral and agricultural resources,
which will place it in the first rank with
the wealthy counties of the State.
But enough of Hardin County. a look at
Eldora and am done.
Eldora the place of our adoption, is a
delightful village, situated on high prair-
lie about half mile west of the Iowa
River, close to timber, stone, and stone
coal; has population of about 500 inhab-
itants-is situated near the centre Of the
county, North and South, and about seven
miles from the centre East and West. The
growth of Eldora during the past year, was
very rapid over 50 good buildings were
erected and probably over twice that num-
Der will be erected this season.
Eldora contains two good Hotels, called
the Eastern House, and Eldora Hotel
Five general variety Stores, two Drug
Stores, and Stove and Tin shop, one Gro
Gerry and Provision store, and three Black
smith shops One Tailor shop, boot and
Shoe shop, { A harness maker wanted.
There are organized Religious Societies,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Melhodists, and
Camelites. One Lodge of l o. of o. F
called Eldora Lodge, No. II; and one Lodge
of the Sons of Temperance.
No Liquor shops can be found in this
town; they cannot exist here, feel proud
in saying that | have not seen drunken
man in Eldors since / come into it, { | am
sorry to learn that Plymouth has become
such an essential whiskey market. 1t was
not so "years ago. Eldora can likewise
boast of one of the ablest conducted papers
in Northern Iowa, called the Hardin Coun.
ty Sentinel, Edited and Published by Jas
Spears and Co. The most of the citizen:
of Eldora are Eastern people, and all are
enterprising public spirited, and intelligent
Public Schools and Religious oganization'
are considered the main pillars of gooc
society, and are literally supported.
Now Mr.. Editor l have endeavored t.
give you brief sketch of Iowa as it Is
and if any of you think you can bette
your circumstances by moving toward
sun-down we extend to youa welcom hand
Here, BY little industry, you may 500
become independent and be surrounded b.
all the elegancies and refinement of civil
, zed life. Beexempt from the Sheriff's pro
cess, and enjoy the fruits of your Industr
and excellent judgment, and be enabled t
walk down the decline of life with calr
l and peaceful mind, undisturbed by tn
, pressing demands of stern necessity.
If you will not come, then plod along
: spend forty years of your life in cleanin
l up farm, and dig among the stumps .h
, balance of your life, shake fourteen month
: in every year with the ague, till you loo
, like sepulchral spectres. lsha aa esa
| Plod on. you tolling sons of Easter
a Cobble Hills, and Storm washed Mountain.
, use your guns for PIow and Harrow, an
? shoot in your grain between the rock:
!, Plod on, you Buckeye, and carry your site
5 along to scrape off the r,ud when you car
E not plod longer. Plod GA you ague shake
liver bound Indianian, pile on your ssBusl
5 whacking" clothes to keep you warm, bi