Nebraska advertiser., 1868-02-20

IecumScns
This town Is situated on the. nortl
branch of the Big Nemaha river, near
the MIR of Johnson county. on a linz
thirty miles directly west Of BrowDville
The river running to The west and nortE
west, and a branch Of The same circlinl
around the town plat to the east and
north east. encloses the own within
three fourths of circle. AttRe highesr
point of the enclosure is the court house
rquare. From this point the land de,
sends very gradually in every direction
to the river or the branch onthe east and
north east leaving the plat of the Town in
an oval shape, Just sufficient for drain.
age. The land beyond the river and
branch rises gradually much higher Than
the plH-OF the town, which gives il the
appearance Of being located ina wide
valley. Good and we'll improved farms
may be observed n any direction and
timber on The river for all practical pur-
poses. The town has a fresh and life
like appearance, which betokens vigOr
and enterprise, and the business men
wear that air and restiveness which says
there is money ahead, and give 70 the
behoIder the assurance that investments
here "will pan out big"
Messrs. Cady, Ward & Co., Rhodes &
Tingie, and L. H. Woodruff, are dealers
in dry goods, etc. Geo. w. Ramsey in
Hardware. Capt. Presson, J.. H. Pres
son. H. E. Taylor, Mr. Roger. the Sher-
riff, and Messrs. Perkins and Gallespie.
attorneys At law, are the principle bust
ness men.
Perhaps Peter Robertson, a Scotch
coal miner, is deserving Of as much praise
for enterprise as any man in Tecumseh.
He has opened a coal mine on The south
edge Of the town site, where he is busy
in mining out coal We went into the
tunnel for some distance, and from him
we learned that the ffrs twenty-five feet
down from the top, was soil and gravel
next ten feet soap stone, then came six
teen inches Of lime stone, then thirteen
inches Of coal, then one foot of clay, then
three feet Of shale rock or slate stone.
The coal crops out Of the side of the bill,
and Mr. Robertson follows il in from
this point, and says that by means Of a
hand car which be has he delivers on
the bank twenty-aye bdshelf Of coal a
day.
We find in this village the evidences
Of civilization and refinement. They
have a good school house and q good
a Methodist parsonage, Baplsiis,
Methodist and Christians church organi-
cations, and preaching every Sunday.
There was a donation for tie Methodist
Pastor, the Rev. L. F. Brett, a short
since, which was spoken Of as a
time Of much interest; and on the even
ing Of the 18th, the school house in The
was filled to,o~verRowing with the
citizens Of the town and surrounding
country, 10 give a donation to the Rev. J..
Darlington, Of the Baptist church. The
of the .fdUertiser being al the
Sherman House on that evening, g CON-
was appointed TO wait upon him
and invite him 10 the school house, where
be was introduced and cordially received
by The people generally. Mr.. J. H.
.resson was the manager Of the evening.
The exercises were opened BY a choir of
ladies' and gentlemen, who discOursed
most excellent music. Next was an ad.
dress from Tie Rev. Z F. Brett. Of tie
Methodist church. fun Of good feeling
md fellowship. with many a happy allu-
non 10 the fact that Baptist clergy were
Is fond Of yellow legged chickens as we're
he Methodist The Rev. E. D. Phillips
'OlIOwed in a few well timed remarks.
which supper was announced, when
,ver three hundred people partook Of
NE Of the best and richest prepared sup-
,ers Of the west, All being satisfied.
axe after cake was sold by Mr.. Cook,
f Helena, at auction, At prices ~variouslY
from one TO three dollars each.
The balance Of the evening was spens in
soul inspiring hymns, and in
ocial intercourse. The ministers pres
mt were above the average Of their min
brelhern in the west, and I'M
iressed all with their christian character
with their jealous devotion in the