Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-09-21
FROM OMAHA.
OxAHA. NEB., Sept. 18th, !

OxAHA. NEB., Sept. 18th. 1870.
Friend Reyes When Mr.. Daniel Hal
was here this Summer he expressed himsel
as highly pleased with the Missouri valley
above this and as had never been in tina
| direction, ielt anxious to 60 and see fol
m yself, SO last Saturday morning, looking
out Of my window, sa W stage going o.
with "U. s. Mail-Sioux City" in full guilt
| letters Oh the side. and acting on the spur
| of the movement. l hailed the driver, and
| without having time to notify any one
where was going, not even my foreman,
| was away in just the style used to go in
twenty years ago from Watertown to Mil
waukee. In halt an hour we beat up at
Uncle Sans place, called the barracks
about 81 miles from the Post Office OF
Omaha. As we approached we heard mu-
sic, looking out We saw large number OF
soldiers out drilling-the officers in fall uni
form and everything looking gay ~ gay,
and could not but think of the time when
I, boy, was permitted to go with my best
rig, and with my quarter of a dollar in my
pocket, placed there by the kind hand OF
the best mother that ever a boy had-to the
great General training, and when l eau
tlously invested my money in card of old
fashioned ginger bread, good supply OF
molasses candy and enc or two glasses of
good, new, sweet cider, and then was pre-
pared to see the full display OF military to be
exhibited. First the barefoot company
Militia, and then the Rife Company, and
then the Cavalry with their red coats aud
heart would palpitate when the Colonel and
his staff and the General aud his staff would
20 bounding by. But | have got away OF
from the track and will get back onto the
road again. Six miles from Omsha we
passed small village called Florence,
which few years ago was quite as pleasing
as our town, but it is now left in the back
ground. Sixteen miles and we came to a
village called St. Calhaem, and then another
village. De Sofa, and reached Blair in time
for dinner, II miles from Omaha. The crops
all the way from Omaha to Blair, especially
corn, beats anything ever saw in quality
and quantity such fields. and so abundant
it must make the owners rejoice as they
look upon their fields, for am sure l felt
happy over the sight myself
Blair is beautiful village two years of
age, and is about like Oconomowoc for in
habitan.s and business, but learned of one
of the passengers who resides there that it
is to outstr.p Omaha in very short tt ne,
and he took out his pencil and memorandum
book and marked out as clear as if it had
been railroad M; p, that Chicago was here
and San Francisco was here and Omaha was
there and Blair was here, right in the CEN
ter of the United States, and right on di.
rect line, and there was no lodging it. He
put me in mind of man that called upon
me two weeks since, whose business it is to
build up a city about hundred miles west
of this place, being man Of talent he did it
well, although he has not house there yet.
He had beautiful Autograph Of his city on
his letter heads and envelopes. He was
where he got all ready for start, going to
advertise in 800 Newspapers all over the
country. He was going to give away two
thousand lots to those that would build
upon them, and they must all be covered
with the roofing Of your humble servant, so
that the lightning would not strike them,
in addition to being fire proof, as he did
not expect to get fire engine for some time.
Thus he went on, and am induced to think
the man will succeed, for he appeared to be
fully in earnest IN the matter, and that is
about all that is necessary out west to sue
coed. l hope the man will, as far as l am
personally concerned. But must get back
to Blair again, and want to tell you how
went out into the country eight .ailes that
night with farmer which had wonderful
slow span of horses, being four hours going
going that distance, for he had so much to
say about the grains of'this glorious coun-
try, and how | reached friends house at
ter dark and staid with them over the Sab
bath, and left Monday morning in heavy
II. in storm, it having rained every moment
since came into their house, and about the
big water melons | ate while | was with
them, and the thousands did not eat, al l of
hich is too numerous for me to speak of,
and shall have to refer to the subject again
on my return to Watertown.
Yours, o. K. Coz
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