Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27
Letter From Minnesota.
SAINT PAUL, April 18th, 1871

EdsorRuNand Herald IL, as one OF
the readers Of your paper, am very much
interested in your "Coupty Mention" col
umn. Indeed that is the first thing I be-
lieve that your readers at distance look
for. It tells us of John, Tom, Dick and
Harry Of whom there is not onelbut that
some one somewhere is interested in.
Now I am writing you to-day from looO
niles away and let me. Mr.. Editor, tell
your many correspondents what we the
readers Of your paper in the far West
would like them to write for your COL
umns. We want the news, and we don't
want long spun theories upon fne drawn
Issues.
If neighber Jones' house burns down
tell us of that for we are all, or at least
some of Us, interested in neighbor Jones
and what befalls him, or if neighbol
Smith breaks his leg or moves out of town
these are legitimate newspaper items and
of general interest, and we like to read
them. Now our friend "Zero" OF Ticon'
deroga-my native town-whose articles
I always look for with the greatest OF in
terest, would confer lasting favor upon
"R. w. D." if he would, instead OF en-
tering into controversy with others upon
woman's rights or woman's wrongs, write
us the news from old "Ti." "Zero," tell
us how that steam ferry gets along, how
that lead mill is running, how business il
generally at the village near the Sound
ing waters" If "Dal' Cook gets married
let us know it, say good word for
sSteve" Wheeler occasionally. he is
worthy of it, or used to be, and if he isn't
now you couldn't tell US greater piece OF
news. asi
But o! correspondents in general, dc
forbear-save US the infection OF "debat'
ing clubs" and "last days." What dc
we care if Jimmy Smith or George
Brown did recite feelingly Not drum
was heard, or if Jennie Dusenbury exc
cuted Smiths March splendidly, showing
the care with which she had been taught
by Prof. Sschovisky. These are little
things and may do very we'll for tie local
paper, to please parents seeing their chill
dren's names in print-but not for pa.
per with the general readers and extend
ed oiculation of the Rutland Daily and
Weekly HERALD. At my side sits AL
bert Branch, son of Orson Branch, of Or
we'll, VT, who endorses every word I have
-n-----.- A-L~e- -,o-e ra-t;or y
larly from Orwell, and every word from
there, or even from Addison County, ii
valued highly by him. Oh! these home
papers, how wildly they bring up AUD
Lang syne." As I write. the April eur
is shining gloriously in at my window
The farmers, many of them have their
gardens made. Radishes have appeared
in market-trees are beginning to leave,
and everything betokens the awaking OF
nature from her winter rest in sleep
This is to be profitable season to Mime
sota. Railroads are building in every
direction -immigra ration pouring in, while
across our western boundary the iron rail.
are moving to unite us to the Pacific. All
hail the Northern Pacific railroad. When
that is completed, Minnesota's prosperity
will have just begun. st. Paul as the cen.
ter, from which radistes as spokes from
the hub" 900 miles of water navigation
and twelve distinct lines of rail. These
penetrating over thirty states, through
their most fertile regions-will then be all
that her most hopeful citizens anticipate.
70 Yours, r. w. d.