Nebraska advertiser., 1858-06-10
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Iowa Correspondence.
Crescent City, fowa,
May &c, 1853.
ITS APPEARANCE.


To a stranger accustomed to travelling
in the long settled portions Of the United
States, this town would present the ap-
pearance of a village of several years
existence, whereas it is not yet more than
about eighteen months growth.
Here are several large and respectable
mercantile establishments, some of which
purchase their goods in the eastern cities,
and n or two of which are prepared to
do a jobbing business. Several hotels,
blacksmiths and mechanics, printing Of
flee, m~eat-market, regular provision gro
Gerry stores as in the cities, and every
thing progressing prosperously. The
generosity of the proprietors is still ex-
tended to those who deem proper to build
and become residents, and probably more,
so than has been usual in new towns
Warrantee deeds are given to donated
lots whenever the building is fully en-
closed.
The liberal course pursued by the own
ers has undoubtedly firmly placed this
town upon It's feet and enabled it to stand
even these hard and pressing times. The
houses are generally nicely painted and
finished, and withal quite convenient for
this new country, where so many difficult
ties are to be encountered in procuring
suitable homes.
,dlaa aa tELLIsDALE.
This is the residence of the celebrated
J. E. johnson, editor of the Crescent City
Oracle, and formerly Of the Bugle noto-
riety. He, like the editor of the Nebraska
Advertiser, has a great taste and dispo-
sition to e among shrubery, of which he
has a great variety, which he brought
with him on his return from his eastern
tour. He cannot be called lazy, because
he is never seen idle, but if apparently
so, he is accommodating ideas and informa-
ton which he is seeking for other pur-
poses than idle conversation.
He is practically a jack of all trades,
turning his hands to everything that
comes in his way whichh he finds important
should be done. Being free and easy in
conversation, you at once become inter-
ested with his address and manner of con-
veying his thoughts to render them easily
understood; being practical in thought
and action he cannot otherwise be in Ian
guage, which is simple and free from that
verbosity which is often found in great
takers md writers.
This farm is situated in arich and fer
tile valley, leading in the bottom lands of
the Missouri river, and is so located that
no view can be had of it until within or
close to its limits, and consequently it
bursts upon the view without the least no
tice, when the mind and vision is suddenly
attracted from the wild and varied noun
famous scenery around to the labors of
the husbandman, as found in cultivated
fields, decorated gardens, the convenience
Of the dwellings, improvements of roads,
&C., which at once reminds the traveller
of the old honored homestead, where his
youthful days were spent in pleasant en-
joyments, free from the cares and strifes
of maturer years.
CROPS.
The wheat and oats look well and pro-
mise an abundant harvest if some des-
~tructiVe insectdoes not make Its appear
ance in the field. Corn is not doing so
well, in consequence of the continual
rains which have fallen during the spring
and rotted the seed, to the great discom-
fIure of the anxious cultivator. Much
ground has been broken and fenced this
season and gives evidence of plenty.
The frosts have somewhat affected the
early garden vegetables and shrubbery
has been partially blackened by its inter-
ference.