The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-01-09

lefllns, Lntherals, DapllStS, CampDel-
| lites, Protestant Methodiss, Free
Will Bap,ists, Iniversalsts and Roman
Catholics, all Of which have occasional
or regular preaching. The Crngrega-
tiouaiists and Mcthodists, each have
good Church building in this town ut
! which SECULAR service is held. The
Bap.ists, have also one nearly compile
ted. At other place. throughout the
county, meetings ere usually held At the
School houses.
OF mail facilities, we cannot boast,
yet considering our age we have but
little reason to find fault. A tri-wecklv
mail runs from Marengo to Toledo and
anotherfrom Cedar Rapids to this place
both lines stopping at West Irving.
Redman and Tamaville Post Offices. 4
tri-weekly also runs from Marengo
along the South side Of the Iowa river
to Marshalltown in Marshall county,
accommodating in our county, the Post
offices Of Kinisaw, Helena, Ola and
lndiantown. A weekly mail runs
through the north part of our county,
stopping at the post Offices Of Wolf
Creek. Buckingham, Crystal and Spring
Creek. In few days we shall have !
daily mail from Cedar Rapids, passing
through this place and lndiantown to
Marshalltewn.
| OF ,.:,ilroa,l facilities we have the
| following: The Dubuque and Sioux
City railroad is now running from
Dubuque 20 Cedar Falls in Blackhawk
Co. and accommodates the people living
in the nor,i tier Ct townships in our
county being only IL miles from on,
county line The Cedar Rapids and
/ Missouri river railroad crosses the cas-
tern line Of our coi:ity about two miles
north CT the southeast corner ana then
follows the bottom lard on the north
,.lc Of tie Iowa riysr, crossing TO tie
south side few miles before reaching
Inaian'cwn.
This road now extends four miles into
our county. 1t will be completed
entirely across it early next SIR -,
+ not sooner. THIS will give TO
the greater part Of the people of our
county :'ailroat markes to which they
can 80 and return to their homes in one
day. In fact when this road is com
pletcd across orr county there is not a
quarter section Of land within its Dor
ders but lies within a half days drive
with load, Of one Of the above named
railroads.
IN a few days . s"cera, iic line viii
run from Cedar Rapids, lis present
most western terminus, to Council Bluffs,
to connect with the great Overland
Telegraph line. This line will pass
through or count, along the line efthe
c. Il. & y, T. Railroad, with an
office at or near this town.
Thus, it will be secn that not more
than one half Of the counties in the old
States east Of rs, can boast, Of better
railroad and telegraphic facilities, than
We shall chi y il few days at father
est.
There are 6 Touring mills and II
saw mills in the county. Three con
siderable villages and four or five small
Ter ones.
The population Of our county il
about 6,oGo and Of our County seat
between COO and 100.
Five miles west Of tbs tow., good
| lime is procured at 20 CENTS bushel.
A number of stone quarries are opened
in the western part oftnc eonnty. Soil
for making brick can be found in
nearly every township in the county.
Far the greater part Of our county
consists of rolling prairies, the soil Of
which is purely wcstern-tich 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 cheaplv
and easily brought .rades & state of
cultivation including fence-than d
dozen acres ofthe heavy timber land of
the st.--Co1n, wheat and other small
q ain grow IN abundance. when the
wheather is favorable. As to fruit we
shall shortly snap our fingers with Inn
punity at the hillside orchards Of the
east. Apples have already been raised
in number. of places in tho county !;
one man, Mr.. James "A. Wiley, raised
| the past season number of bushels.
Grapes have also been fruted, and
from their large yields hold out gseat
inducements to the planting of VINE
/ yards, an enterprise which some have
already commenced. Our county IS