Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-11-28
Letter from Monroe.

EDITOR HERALD The village of
Monroe is situated in the midst Of
one OF the finest and most productive
sections of country in the State
and, in fact, | might say in the whole
domain. The soil is rich and deep,
capable OF supporting by it's products
very dense population, and water
seems to be in sufficient abundance.
either in running brooks or never
failing wells good timber is quite
plentiful, so that excellent wood may
be obtained at from three to four dol.
lars per cord.
Monroe, as most of your readers
are aware, is the county seat of Green
Courtyard fancy that handsomer
selection could not well have been
made in the county. The courthouse,
| would say, though situated in the
most conspicuous place in the village,
is not quite 80 commodious and
elegant as a person would expect to
lind IN "a village of tour thousand in
habitants, having evidently been
erected quite number of years ago.
The school houses are quite good,
especially the one under process of
erection, which is built of brick, three
stories high, with good basement un-
derneath and when completed will
be quite an ornament as well "a pub
lie benefit to the village. Monroe is
well supplied with churches, repre-.
senting various religious denomina-
tions. The Congregational have a
very neat medium sized church edi-
fee, the Baptsts have partly COM
pleted new church, which when
finished will be very excellent house
of worship. The Universalists have
very fine church, well finished and
prominently situated The Epsco-
palians have recent y erected a small
but quite tasty edifice. beautifully
situated in rather retired portion of
the village. The Methodists are
building an elegant white brick
church, that would be an ointment to
any city of the West it is already
inclosed, and the steeple finished, it's
graceful form rising to the attitude
of one hundred and fifty feet. In ad-
dition to the above there is one or
two Catholic, and several other
churches in the place.
The business men Of Monroe are,
SO far as my acquaintance extends,
live, energetic and accommodating gen.
tlemen, many of them said TO be
heavy capitalists.
Politically the people are strongly
republican, and support two repub-
lican papers published in tho village,
both OF which | understand are doing
well, with apparently mutual good
will and harmony between them.
Various nationalitios are here rep
resented, but the majority of the Cit
liens are Americans, many of whom
learn are from Pennsylvania they
are an intelligent and thrifty class OF
people. This is said to be quite q
healthy place, deaths occurring very
seldom.
1t Is well known to many of my
friends In Grant county, that my be-
ing sent to Monroe was great disap-
pointment TO me, as | desired to oc-
cupy another field of labor in closer
proximity to my old acquaintance
and furthermore | know that grave
responsibilities such as | had no de.
sire to assume, awaited the minister
who should be appointed to this
charge ! am happy.to say, however
that my new home bids fair to be q
pleasant:one and the threat ming evils
are oil disappearing, and every thing
seems to indicate u better consuma-
ton than | had dared to hope for
for which | thank God and take
courage. G. BUsHBY.
Monroe, Wis, Nov. u, 1871.