Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-26

century SnOulQ call Inem LndU, as tney Ql(
the apostle Paul, anciently, the remarl
would have no influence. Onward - il
their motto.
next propose to speak of Marshall Co
Iowa, and the new town of Lamoille.
SAM'L KEITH.
Aug. 7th. 1868.
p s. Perhaps | ought to add that the
very large crop of wheat is now nearly har
vested in this vicinity, and some are already
threshing and drawing to market Hun
dreds of acres of wheat are in sight of my
window, varying in size from 10 to l6O acres
The general expression is that -four must be
over when the new crop comes in. Wheat
is now selling in this place for 81, ,25 per
bushel.
We have spoken of Iowa as State and
will now speak of Ma rshall Co. and the new
| town of Lamoille.
Marshall County is on the geographical
centre of the State. The railroad passes
through the center of the county from east
to west 1t is watered by the Iowa river
and Timber Creek, and better supplied with
| timber than many counties in the State
The land is rouring prairie, and many living
springs send forth natures pure beverage as
choice as ever dripped from the 81 old oaken
bucket which hung in the we'll" The soil
is deep-from three to six feet of black loan
The county ranks as Of the three best in
the State, snd the State record has the fol-
| lowing history, word for word
! . Marshall County is one of the best agri-
cultural counties in the State. The bottom
lands on the stream are fertile. The up
| lands are extremely fertile, and produce lux
uriant crops of corn, wheat and oats
The first white settlements in the county
were made in 1S47. Previous to this it was
inhabited by the Sacand Fox tribes of In
dians, remnants of the once powerful ma
ton presided over by the famous Black
Hawk. The settlements in the county were
not very rapid till the Iowa division of the
Pacific r. r. was projected, since which
they have been numerous, and real estate
constantly advancing as its superior agri-
cultural qualities are being yearly developed
The county seat is Marshalltown. city of
trade on account of the large amount of
wheat, oats, pork and cattle shipped from
It's depot
Lamoille is station or town some
miles west of Marshalltown. When the
railroad projected, a section of land in
this vicinity, about six miles in length from
east to west, and four miles wide, was owned
mainly by non-residents, hence. it was but
little settled, while back from the railroad.
either north or south, from one and half to
two miles, the land was nearly all owned by
residents, and good farms were well cultivat-
ed. One year since there was not house
in this place \ flag station was established
last winter. An express agency was estab-
lished six weeks since and a post office three
weeks since. we have ten dwelling
houses, one blacksmith shop, one store, two
lumber yards, two warehouses for buying
grain. Another store, also drug store, two
carpenter shops, shoemakers shop, and
three or four more resident houses are to 60
up during this month and Sept The grain
and lumber trade, also the grocery trade, is
already good and daily increasing. school
house is to be built next fall The present
residents also the community around, are
decidedly moral and temperate. No saloon
or groggery would be countenanced. The
people are mainly from Wisconsin, Ohio,
New York, and the New England States. \
settlement of Vermonters from Caledonia
County, Is located near town. There are
no foreign population, The land is good
as any in the State. The section that will
come to this depot to dispose of their prod
uce will be three and half miles each way
east and west and ten miles each way north
and south.
From two TO four hundred bushels of new
wheat daily taken in by the ware
houses, and only few Of the farmers have
commenced threshing the new crop. I'm
broken prairie is held at from II to 10 dol
lars per acre. depending upon location. I'm
proved farms are from 2j to As dollars per
acre, also depending upon location and
amount of improvement. Town lots are
held at from 80 to $50 dollars-corner lots,
200 dollars, with discount of 25 per cent.
to all who buy and build next fall or within
this year Twenty-threc lots are already
sold without any advertising, this is the
first published notice Of the place.
1t is not the design of the proprietors of
the town TO spread sail they cannot fill
We simply make plain statement of our
advantages and prospects and now invite our
friends and all good citizens, and especially
people from the East, to 90 come and see"
All places on the railroad are what the
surrounding country is capable of making
them. We have country unsurpassed,
which is not yet one fourth developed. 1t is
settling fast, with ar enterprising people,
and they universally seem to say @ this is the
place" All kinds of manufacturing are
profitable and all mechanics do we'll.
L expect to be in Northfeld the first of
September, and shall be happy to correspond
with any good citizens desiring location in
healthy country, where the Iabors of the
husbandman yield the golden harvest
Aug. IS, 1868. S. KEITH.
The New Tax Bill.
There is much inquiry for the action of