The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-12-05

w Ill l5aptlstS, anniversaries ana kolnan
Catholics, all Of which have occasional
or regular preaching. The Congrcga-
tionalists and Mcthcdists, each have =
good Church building in this town at
which regular service is held. The
Baptists, have also one nearly compile
ted. At other places throughout the
county, meetings are usually held at the
School houses.
Ofmail facilities, We cannot boast,
vet considering our age We have but
little reason to find fault. \ tri-weeklv
mai! runs from Marengo to Toledo and
another from Cedar Rapids to this
place, both lines stopping at West r.
wing, Rcdman and Tamaville Post
Offices. a tri-weckly also runs from
MArcngo along the South side Of the
Iowa river to Marshalltown in Marshall
county, accommodating in our County
tho Post otficcs Of kinisaw, Helena,
| Ola and Indiantown. A weekly mail
runs through the north part Of our
county, stopping at the post Offices Of
Wolf Greek, Buckingham, Crystal and
Spring Creek. In a few days We shall
have a daily mail from Cedar Rapids,
passing through this place and Indian
town to Marshall;own.
OF railroad facilities we have the
! following: The Dubuque and Sioux
! City railroad is now running from
Dubuque to Cedar Fails in Blackhawk
Co. and accommodates the people living
in the north tier Of townships in our
county being only - miles from our
county line. The Cedar Rapids and
! Missouri river railroad crosses the cas-
tern line Of our countv about two miles
north of the southeast corner and
then follows the bottom land ON the
north side 1T the Iowa river. crossing to
the sou,hside few miles before reach
! ing lndiantown.
This road now extends four mile.
into our county. and the work Of laying
the track, is daily progressing. 1t will
be completed entirely across our county
ca,ly next spring, if not sooner. The
track will undoubtedly be laid as fas,
"a possible, to a point opposite cur
town, before the work closes on &C
count Of winter weather. This will
give to the greater part of the people
Of oui county n railroad market to
which, the. can 90 and return to their
/ homes in one day. In fact when this
road is completed across our county,
there Is ,s,: a quartz, section Of land
within its borders Lut lies within half
/ day ) drive with load, of one Of the
4 aiofr named railroads.
] Ia q few days = telcgraphic line will
ran from Cedar Rapids, its present
most western terminus, TO Council
Bluffs, to connect with the great Over
land Telegraph line. This line will
pass through our county along the line
Of tho G. X. & NJ. T. Railroad, with an
pilice at or near this town.
Thus, il will DO seen that not more
than one half of he counties in the old
States east of us, can boast, Of better
railroad and ,clegraphic facilities. than
We shall enjoy in few days at farther
est
There arc Touring mills and II
saw mills in Tic county. Three cen
siderable villages aad four Or eve
smallc., ouez.
The popn!a'i'a, Of o~r County is
abort 5000 and Of our County seat
between coo and 200.
five miles west of this town, good
lime il procured at 20 cents bushe
4 number OF stone quarrics arc opened
IN the western part Of the county. Soil
for making brick can be found in
nearly every township in the county.
For the greater part Of our county
consists of rolling serairi.s, the soil OF
which is purely wessenn-r;cA. as a gar
den. The cost of breaking up the first
sod is about two dollars per acre-and
one hundred acres can be more cheaply
and easily brought under state Of
cultivation - including feAce-tilan
dozen acres Of the heavy timber land
Of the cast.--Corn, whea: and Other
small grain grow III abundance, when
the weather is favorable. AS to fruit
we shall shortly snap our fingers with
impunity at the hillside orchards ofthe
cast. Apples have already been raised
IN number Of places in the county
one man, Mr.. James A. Wiley, raised
the past season about twenty bushels.
Grapes have also been fruited. and
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