Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1871-07-12
Letter from Falls City, Nebraska,
FALLS Cry. NEE July 5th. 1877


EDITOR JOURNAL Il doubt very much
if many of your readers ever heard of this
prairie city. Be that as it may, some
items concerning Falls City and Nebraska
in general may not be unacceptable.
FALLS CRY fourisheth. Building is CO.
ing ahead at a very lively rate. Some of
the buildings being created are Of fine
character, and show that a permanent res
idence is intended by their owners. Busi-
ness of almost all kinds is well represented,
and strangers are arriving daily. Last fall,
when the census was taken. we had popu-
lation of about eight hundred $500. At
the present time it is estimated that there
are twelve hundred Il 1900 people within
our limits. They are not of q migratory
character either, but are that class of peO-
pie who come west with the intention of
,corking, as well as improving their fnan-
cial condition. We have two hotels, four
general merchandise stores, one hardware
store and tin shop, two restaurants, two gro
Gerry stores, two confectioneries, three black
smith shops, two lumber yards, two paint
shops, one wagon shop, innumerable carpen-
ter shops, etc., etc.
The Atchison & Nebraska r. r. will run
regular trains between this city and Atchi
son on the 10Th inst. The company intend
to have the road finished to Humboldt,
twenty miles west of this, by the first OF
November. The railroad is what we have
long needed, ard now that we have it, there
is no room to doubt that our city will con
,inue to improve rapidly, and before long
will be the city of southern Nebraska.
We have but one newspaper, the Nenad-
ha Valley Journal 1t is a first class thirty
two column paper, Republican in politics,
and a paper in every way worthy of success.
Clearfield is we'll represented here, and it
can be said with credit to your town, that
they are an ornament as well as benefit to
any community.
THE STATE NebraSka, the youngest
among the sisterhood of States composing
the American Union, is certainly destined
to be truly Furnishing and mighty one.
Emigrants by the thousands are focklng III,
and ere long our fertile prairies will be Gov
cred with farms and villages. When Ne
braska was admitted into the Union, on the
Ist day of March, 1867, she had popula-
ton of cnly $4,000 the census, in 1870,
gave her l20, 900, and to-day she undoubt-
edly has a population Of 10000. As a
State we are only four years old, and have
four hundred miles of railroad in operation
within our borders. The educational in
terests of the State are well provided for.
School houses are being erected in every di
rection and we already have several graded
schools in various parts of the State
The Constitutional Convention is now in
session at Lincoln. Woman Rights seems
to be tie principal theme at the present
time. Gen. Strickland, Of Omaha, is the
prime mover and he is expected to don pet
tisoats soon. The convention has just com
menced work in reality, and we therefore
cannot say much about its aoiDgs. Send
out all your old maids should female sutf-
rage become fixed fact. All their dormant
of ours That old, decrepid mogul of,
Woman's Rights, nr. 5usa" ID. hu'hony'
is to put in her smiling ~ presence at Lin
coin.
The Fourth of July passed off in very
pleasant manner at Falls City. Speeches
were made, toasts given etc. Delegations
from st. Joe, Atchison, Salem, Rulo, and
other places were present. The music was
furnished by the Falls City Cornet Band,
which is an ornament to the town.
If you have any surplus population, send
them out We have room and work for all.
More anon. Yours, &c, ''PATsY B. y