Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-20
Town NoIrcApONhcmCe.

ETpcL }os boon written aud nrinted
and much move can be-, of the advantages
aal inlI,r,m,nt. h,lj emit to the settler Of
Iowa. Bat few, optside :pr own limits
h w.. ann, inst ,,,.c..,,tiop &c the ba.rt,.
and pr.rdcur of our nraries in the 4prinp
aud summer time The fertility If o,,,, soil
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adon+ed STATE ,,ovar,.,,,', ,,,,d n-n., "a
yritted into +ha Trcio, To.d.,, WA r..,.,I
a population Of more than 200 GOO
One word about the wild prairia graas
which ia used for pasture aud cut for bav
in many parts of the State. 1t is more
nutritious than any of the tame grasses
cattle are more easily ftttened on it. Il is
mot AZ juicy as the different kinds Of tame
grass. Cows that pasture will not eenpr-
ally give az much milk, but will acoumu-
GATE moro fat. When cut it shrinks much
less in curing for hay, does not take much
more than two-thirds as large Il load to
weigh a ton. Horses that eat this hay
never have the "heaves," but this hay
will not answer the purpose of timothy in
fattening horses thew 1nus+ have GRAIN
with it IN order TO thrive we'll.
Pow,s hiek county lis in the south
eastern portion of the State on the Chica-
o,a Rock Island and Pacific RaiIrnod INV
own farm living within sixrv rods Of theI
,,roat .iron biybu,,,,o from, Rr,I,,,8 ;,
California; this county !, one If tho ,,,os+
de.iranIa and THRIVING in tbo sta+o
Tho first sottIo,o.,t. !, +l., oo,,,,., -,-,.,
,as5a n 1S42 but +bo ooun,,- wa, ,,ot 49,
garizad ,su Anil 1913 Tiara :. go, ......o
land in this county, it can all be cnltivat-
ed. In the southern part we have an
abundant s1pplv Of coal If a GOOD mail |
itv There IL not township in powes-
HEX county but has an abundant supply
of excellent water
Montezuma. the county seat was laid
o,,t in 1S48 by John White and r. B.
Ogden. The population of Montezuma
is some 100, the county around is thickly
settled.
I}rlnneu Is situated in the western part
OF the county, and was founded by Rev.
}. b. Grinnell of Vermont. In 1858 there
appeared notice in the New York Lade-
pendent and Tribune, for the purpose of
forming christian colony and locate in
the west.
on the 9th OF March 1854 some four
gentlemen met Tor the first time at the
Fhrk House, Iowa city, aud consulted re-
gafo'ng ms colony, Three of those pre-
sent 'n' hev' O. b. DrlnneIl' DR.. Thomas
hoJyoKe ana heV' Homer Hamlin, started
o~t on the Fort Desmoines road, with the
consoling hint from the landlord that it
was doubtful whether they would find
stopping place short of Lattimore's grove.
some ~ mile" distant, on arriving at Lat
timoreS grove having plats of all the
'Shu thefeaoont' they proceeded at once
TO t7E9 view OF the prairie where the