The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-10-29
Correspondence ftho News.
Letter from Iowa.
FREbHR1oKsBURe, Chicasaw Co. Iowa,


Letter from Iowa.
FREbERICKsBURG, Chicasaw Co. Iowa
Oct. 4th, 1868.
Mr. EDTTOR:-As you are In thc
midst Of the political conflict, I feal
that there will hardly be room for my
commonplace scribbling, but I no
tice two errors in my letter which was
printed in your issue of Sept. 3d.
which, in justice to this section Of
country, should be corrected. Both
referred to the cost of school houses.
In reference to the school house al
DecOrah, the types say that it cost be-
tween $4,000 and $500. The facts in
the case are that eighteen thousand dol
lars was the amount of the first levy,
but being insufficient, another levy OF
$1,000 more was made, and when I
last saw it May, 1867 the rooms were
not all quite finished yet, and it was
considered doubtful whether this sec
ond levy would be sufficient to pay all
the bills. The true reading therefore
is, "The building cost between tl0enty
thousand and t,0enty fUs thousand dot
Jars.0
In regard to the cost of the school
house at Independence, the types say
s25OO. The facts are, t'senty-tsres
thousand.
Another error, quite an Insignificant
one, however. The types say practi-
oa5ls,, instead Of particularly.
But enough of this. The numbers
in the manuscript should have been
written in words instead Of figures.
I wish to say, that in my opinion
we have a beautiful country here.
When I first saw it, I wondered what
the next generation would do to sup
ply the want Of timber, but when I
see the thousands and tens of thous-
ands of trees that are annually plant
ed on these prairiesand witness their
incredibly rapid growth, I am inclin-
ed to think that the next generation
viii have better supply Of timber
than the present one. Besides the
planted groves which surround nearly
every farmhouse, long lines of will
low hedge may be seen in various di-
rections. Frequently line of trees
is planted alongside the highway, at
distances varying from one foot to
eight feet according to the fancy of
the proprietor. The country has been
all surveyed by Government, conse-
quently the highways are straight,an
at right angles. And the probabili-
ties are, that when the country is fill
ed up, these highways will present the
ofshady avenues for miles
together.
in this connection I would say, that
I think the reason why some are dis
satisfied here is, that they find every.
hing very different from what they
expected, and they lack the power of
adaptation to the change of ciFcum-
stances. Others come and buy in
great haste and repent at leisure; for
it requires more than ordinary sagaci-
ty for man to become well acquaint-
ed with this country while on flying
trip through it. And he must judge
for hinase!f, for there are "sharpers" at
nearly every corner, lying in wait to
deceive. He that comes here to i'm
pose upon the ftgreen ones out West'
will be very likely to return, a sadder
and a wiser man.
This country holds out great induce
ments to Industrious, energetic young
men, either with or without families.
But the drones had much better stay
where they are, for the working bees
will soon sting them out Of the hive.
In regard TO politics, there is less
said on the subject here than used to
be said in cold Highland" The peo
pie here are not so excitable as there,
either on politics, religion, or any,
thing else. The mass of the people
here are for Grant and Colfax. A
very few of the Americans, and all
The German and Irish Catholics, will
vote for Seymour and Blair. In this
county there are two Republican
newspapers, but none for the other
party. Such papers do not thrive here,
and it is to be hoped never will.
r. WOLFE.