The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-06-18
In the Country.

In the Country.
On last Wednesday morning, we
one ofthe "Wild Mustangs
# the Plains, and started in pur.
'ait of Republicans who were not pa
IRONS of the Weekly COURIER, and
that it might be of some
interest to our readers to know how
we succeeded in the " chase" and
what we saw and heard, we will give
\ brief account of it:
We started out north, from town,
and making circuit, brought up at
our friend Harden's Hotel, in Agency;
put up in time to partako Of good |
dinner. Leaving Agency after din.
ner, we started northward again,
passing through rich and beautiful
portion ofthe county, and evening
found us in the vicinity of Bladens-
burg, with our first days work COM
pleted, and the names ofeighteen new
subscribers attached to the COURIER
list. Returning to Agency after
right-fall we remained there until
six q. m. tho next day, when we
resumed our journey eastward, and
called ON that staunch and earnest
Republican, L. T. Newell, who gave
us the names ola large number of his
neighbors, who were not taking our
paper, all of whom we visited, and
succeeded in adding their names to
those already obtained, and then
taking the direct road to Batavia,
proceeded in that direction until we
reached the farm of J. T. McMinn,
who, after subscribing for the
CoURcER invited us to revive the in
ner man by taking dinner with him,
wich invitation was readily accepted.
After dinner we continued eastward
until we reached Batavia, having
succeeded in getting every Republic
can On that road to tako the COURIER
who did not already take it, with
but two exceptions, and those two
we did not see. We tarrieds short
time in Batavia, and then started
in the direction of Bladensburg
reaching that place at dark, and on
learning that there was no place in
town where travellers were entertain
ed continued on one mile west, and
stopped at the farm house Of Elias
Smith, where We were most cordially
welcomed, and Hospitality entertain
ed. The result of this days canvass
ing was twenty subscribers. The
next morning we went up to Bladens-
burg, and after getting some valua-
BILE information from Mr.. Burnaugh,
who, by the way, is the only Repub-
lican in that place, crossed Cedar
Creek, and went up through Compe-
tine to Marysville, getting thirteen
more subscribers on the way. At
Marysvillc we called on Phelps, who
is doing brisk business in the Dry
Goods end Grocery line, and who is
also an earnest working Republican.
Phelps assisted us in fanking some
five more subscribers, after which,
the prospect for rain being very good,
we concluded to return home, which
we did in good order, having increas-
ed the circulation of the COURIER in
two days and a half fifty-five copies.
The crops every where looked
splendid. In fact, we never saw
wheat, oats and rye, look SO well at
this time Of the year, while the corn
that was planted before the late
rains is up and growing finely. -
From present appearances, we judge
that tho crop of small grain soon
to be harvested will be larger than
| was ever raised before in the county.
Mr.. Ira Wing, Of Competing town.
ship, who owns a large farm, and
evidently knows what he is doing,
is raising in addition to other crops
| usually raised on farm, 10000 ma
pie trees. He informed us that he
planted the seed two years ago this
month, and some of them are now
seven feet in height. He drilled the
seed in rows about four feet apart,
and is now transplanting them in
groves north and west of his house
and orchard, and in FIVE years he win
have q beautiful grove, and in ten
years all the timber he will need for
fuel.
We found Republicans generally
brim full of enthusiasm for Grant and
Colfax, and firm in the belief that
they will be elected by overwhelm-
ing majorities, and that Andrew
johnson and the Democratic party
will be impeached in November and
pass into oblivion together, never to
be resurrected.
During this trip our Agency City
package was increased to 123 copies,
and we expect by the assistance of
such men as B. H. D. Baker and A.
Il. Chamberlain, 10 make it 200 ere
long. BY the way we desire to return
thanks to A. L. Chamberlain. who
gave us his hearty cooperation, on Q
former occasion, when we were can
wasting there. Mr.. Chamberlain is
doing first rate business in Dry
Goods, Boots, Shoes, and Ready made
Clothing, ETC., and the good people of
Agency and vicinity can find no bet
ter man to deal with. &
Again, let us ask every one of our
present patrons to 60 to work and
get us one subscriber each, and if
Won have a Damonratic rnie,hhnr WI -