Nebraska advertiser., 1858-04-01
Nemaha County.

Neman8 county,
We have repeatedly spoken of our
county together with the many f~Ourishing
towns to be found within its limits. 1t is I'M
controvertably true that less attempts have
been made to bring it into notice than any
other in the Territory; and yet we have
progressed equal to, if not in advance Of
any region west of the Mississippi river;
al least within the confines of the Terri
tory Of Nebraska.
Those doubling these assertions are re-
specially importuned to traverse the To-
calities Kereabouts, and they will have
ocular evidence of our rapid transition
from avid, unbroken waste, to those In
dispensable requirements that contribute
to the pleasures and comforts of life.
1t seems almost like a dream to US, so
wonderfully rapid the change! Where SO
recently the rude and unsymmetrical
"Wigwam" stood, can be seen the neat
cottage of the pioneer; and instead of the
piercing shrek of the savage, go forth the
soft, musical, Joyous sounds of c~iviliza-
ton. Our beautiful lands everywhere are
dotted over with settlers homes, many
of which would be ornaments to our older
countries. Persons coming for the first
time into our county cannot help being
astonished to see the comfort and sub
stantial character of our improvements.
Many of our prominent farmers have un-
der fence and in cultivation the whole of
their farms-being one hundred and six
ty acres. This is forcible and convincing
argument, that our county is striving (not
without bright pospects) for agricultural
laurels. In an agricultural point, she is
destined to be hailed as the Banner coun-
ty' Of Nebraska.
Nemaha county possesses inducements
to all classes of men. The man who
desires a home-it matters not what his
avocauon-cannot do better than by set.
Ting at some of the points in Nemaha
county. We say this from a full convic-
ton of the truth of our remarks; feeling
confident no one VIII ever have cause to
regret so doing. Our land is proverbially
prolific, bringing forth crops of all kinds
without much cultivation. The cost of
raising a crop is at least, one third, less
than inmanyof the States, Our winters are
mild, springs beautiful, summers pleasant,
and falls delightful. Stock of all descrip-
ton easily kept during all seasons Of the
year. AS fov health, no country can boast
Of better. The atmosphere is pure-free
from ali causes Of disease-none or very
little land denominated marsh, or inunda-
ted,from which miasmata are exhaled, can
be found in the country. We have no To-
cal causes of disease, and therefore, must
conclude from this, and the fact that we
have very little sickness, that this is a
country remarkable for good health.
Here we have a highly productive soil,
an abundance of excellent water, a eli
mate healthy, and altogether agreeable
making, in our opinion as desirable apOr-
lion of country as any in the West.
We number upwards of three thous-
and inhabitants. Our citizens T mostly
from the Eastern and Northern states.
Ohio and Indiana are probably more nu-
merously represented, in this county, than
any other states. With but few exceptions,
our population consists of energetic, in
telligent, industrious, temperate, and NOR
al citizens. There is less drunkenness,
less immoral and disorderly behavior than
can be found in any new country we have
eyer heard of or seen.
Religious services are had at many
places in the comfy as regularly as the
sabbath rolls around. In this place we
have the gospel dispensed to US by the
Methodist, United Brethren, Christian
Church. and PFesbyterians. We have q
day school, under the supervision Of q
worthy and highly competent teacher.
which is crowded by scholars IN respec,
to educational ADVANCES our country stand.
inthe foremost rank, which fact viii b
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