The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-06-21
ATrfn Il the Countrr.


An eF being eOoped up ell season, one en.
joys g ride up or down our beautiful valleys
i@menslY. One feels like bird that has be en-
Gagged f1= time and Il made free. Nothing
is better for the bl7es. nor nothing is so wen
calculated to inspire confidence In the country.
On Tuesday we took trip up 10 Ply mouth
to attend the Railroad meeting, and having
bu mess at Hunts mill, on the Cottonwood
We went around that way. OF course it is i'm
possible to take extensive notes Of the country
by merely riding through in buggy, without
time to stop to talk to people except as we
met them in the road.
We have scarcely ever seen the country
looking better than it does now. The wheat
both spring and fall, is of fine growth and
promise. 1t stands well upon the ground,
and is thrifty and heaity. A few fields are al
ready assuming the golden hue, and will so on
be ready for the sickle. OF the corn we can.
not say SO much, owing to the late season, the
heavy rains, etc., yet the opinion prevails
among those farmer with whom we talked
that there is plenty Of time for corn yet and
that il may do we'll. We saw few good pie.
css from the road Mr. Loekerman's field is
perhaps the best. Cyrus Stout, Ross Thomas
and n. W. Phillips vlsO have fine looking
corn. Many fields on the lower bottoms have
a 7ellcwish, scalded appearance. The farm
ers seemed to be at work in every field where
the condition of the grouad would permit.
II the weather continues 60 wet many days
longer there will b. g, eat damage from weeds
We noticed several very 6ne looking gardens.
We do not think there has ever been better
season for veget ables. taking everything in
consideration. Here and there 8 garden as
been taken by grasshoPpers, but as = general
thingall veg etables are doing we'll. The po
tatO prospect Is indeed encouraging. The
vines are large and healthy looking. Taken
altogether, the crop prospects were never much
better in this region of count ry than now.
The spirit of improvement seems to have
taken hold of the country people this
year, more tLan aBy other class On all
hands new houses are being built, farms
are being broken up and fenced, old houses
and fences repaired. etc. We venture the as
sertion that from the Junction of the Cotton.
wood and EeOsho, taking the country between
the streams and running west twenty miles,
forty or fifty farm houses have been put up
since the first of January, many of which
would be credit to the older settled States of
the West. A no iceable fact is the large
amount of land that is being broken this year
never before disturbed by such ciVilizers as
the PlOwshare. In this village alone about
$4,000 worth Of breaking Plows have been
sold. More Improvements will be made in the
country THE year than have been made for five
years put together The first improvement
we noticed after leaving town was on Mrs
Hoiderman's farm, in the shape of lar ge Ad-
ditiOn to her residence. This is one ofthe incest
farms in the neighborhOod Further west.
Enos Hiatt has commenced tn err ,c.ion of a
new dwelling 20H4O feet. 1t will be commod
Gus and substantial structure. Hunts mill is
water bound, the Cottonwood bel ng so hi Ii as
to prevent them from running They have
large number of logs on their yard, aud some
lumber. They informed Us that they cam 0 t
supply the heavy demand for lumber in that
neigh borhOOd. Among the contracts now on
hand is one offs, 100 feet for Soden who is about
to put up an addition to his mill. Further up
we noticed two new houses. Upon inquiry we
found they belonged to two gentlemen named
Weesner, late corners TO the country. Cyrus
Stout. c. T.. Lewis and II. W. Phillips are all
fencing new places, and breaking them up
We ere glad to notice, ID many places. grow
ing hedges. This years experience will do
more than any former one, to establish hedge
As the fence of the country: We saw many
farms where it has been planted this season
and not one instance where the proper care
mas been taken of it, that it does not look we'll.
The same condition OE the crops and impro We
ment is observable all the way up to Ply
mouth. At Plymouth, after partaking of most
excellent supper with friend Townsend, we
took a look about the village. Several new
buildings had been put up il and around the
place since our last visit. The PIym ruth
mill of Townsend Campbell is kept busy,
and is turning out excellent -four and lumber.
They also have added shingle machine to
the establishment. This mill is a great bene-
fit not only to the vicinity, but all South west
ern Kansas. The village suffers eonsi ierable
Inconvenience from the loss of Mr.. Shields
store which was burned lew days ago.
store is needed there badly, so tbs people say,
and good one will do plenty OF trade. A
private school is being taught by Mrs. William
Carter, and is we'll attended. Bob. Stout is
running blacksmith shop near the mill, and
Mr.. Harris furniture shop Samuel Dillon
h rs up large new frame house near the viii
ltge ThCs Carter, Elan harris, Cr. Hewitt and
Malcolm Cam pbell are all building in the vi
cinity. Plymouth is bound to be coed vii.
lage, and no better community for new con-
ers be found anywhere.
We predict that "Old Pike" will give a big
maj GRITTY for the bonds.