The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1867-11-22

hundred per cent to its natural at
fractions. For dozen years the
place has been known as Shook
Grove. From the top of the Eleva-
tor, one can look over 4 slightly
"North Iowa" country, as rich and
fair as the sun ever shines upon.
Cresco is now the county seat of
Howard county, and no doubt ex-
lists of it's remaining here. 1t was
formerly located at New Oregon, an
unfortunate town that happened to
be two miles south from the railroad.
This town was pleasantly located
among the wooded hills of the Tur-
key river. 1t had mill, stores,
shops, churches, handsome resi-
dences, gardens, and Il happy peo-
pie. 1t is now deserted and lifelcss,
as if stricken by the plague. Halt
of its buildings and all of its bust
ness have been moved to Cresco.
From it's location, Cresco must
control large scope of country to
the west and southwest for thirty
miles. There are halfa dozen little
towns within this section, with mills
and manufactures, which will find
their market and receive their sup
plies at this poiut. The country
bearing north into Fillmore county,
Mimi, will always find its best and
most available market here, also.
Howard county is one of the best in
Iowa. There is not waste section
in the whole oft. 1t is we'll wood
ed and watcred. At present not one
eighth of the county is enclosed.-
Cresco will "grow,' there is no
doubt abont that.
Cheap Lands.
According to their value aal To-
cation | find the lands about Cres-
co very cheap. l heard of splen.
did tract of 1000 acres, six miles
distant, that coy d be had for 81 an
acre. Thousands of acres a little
farther off, can be had for So. l
| heard of good improved farm of
100 acres, mile and half distant
for So, 500. Aaron Kimball, the
Clerk of the District Court, has
large lists of the best lands in the
country ranging from So to $40.
Mr.. Joseph Slice, from Poughkeep-
sic, n. Y, bought 800 acres adjo;n-
ing town for 81, 900.
Large beds Of peat are reported
to have been found four or five
miles out of Cresco. [ can't speak
as to quality. There is a good
amount of wood ia the region Of
Crcsco.
Grain Esus;n css.
There are nine warehouses here,
all in row, which arc operated by
the following wheat buyers: Com
mepcing with No, I, is Joseph Ans
den Ben, Hunting ; j. G. Black
man, from Stcughton, Wis. Capt.
c. Y. Jacobs, from Grant Co... j..
G. Clark, from Broadhcad; N. G.
Dow; Isaac Gregory; Pat. Mcighan,
from Mineral Point, and G.. NJ Har-
ris, from Cedar Falls. BY common
agreement among the buyers, all
the wheat is now delivered and
handled at the elevator, at a cent
and half a bushel. The tariff
rates to Milwauk, are 3}: on a
bushcl, with i've cents for waste,
charges aIl commissions. From
Sept. 18th to Nov. 1st, 95, 000 bush
els were shipped from the elevator
During the same tine We're shipped
1 cars Of barley and $500 head of
live stock. The receipts for ship
mcnt and frcights at the depot
amount to 1900 bushels weekly
The freight shipped from here last
year amounted to 1, 800, 600 pounds.
l.. L. Woodcock is station and ex-
press agent.
Buildings.
Mcssrs. Beadle & Slice erected the
elevator last winter. 1t is SOx32,
and 6S feet high. with an easy stor-
age capacity of 30, 900 bushels. 1t
is worked by steam power. The de-
pot building is 3Ox120, which, with
tho round house and water tank, cost
$50, 900. The "Durham House.
was imported bodily from Broad
head, Wis. A large brick block
with five stores, has been put up by
Mr.. Slice, Dr.. Clcmmer, B. Cha pin,
and Strothcr & Kirkpatrick. The
the stone Court House building was
removed from New Oregon to Cres-
co last spring. Mr.. Beadle has
put up a fine residence, so have
many others. Mr.. Chas. Brown is
putting up a magnificent farm resi-
dence, just east of the village.
A large Academy building will
probably be erected next season.
There is no better place for one than
here.
General Dealers
Crcsco is certainly fortunate in
having town proprietors, like Messrs
Beadle Il Slice, who go in them
selves for building up and improving
the town. Cresco is equally fortu-