Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-11-30

From Sycamore.
SYCAMORE, O.. Nov. 2Gth, 1871.
Yours truly.
JOHN SMITH.

SYCAMORE, O.. Nov. 2Gth, 1871.
FL OR REPUBLICAN: Perhaps Il few
thoughts of Western trip would be OF
interest to the readers Of your valuable
paper.
On the 30th day of last October. myself
with thu &c other persons procured imi-
grant tickets from Hen. Tkos. Toms. of
Tiffin, Ohio, for Kansas City, Missouri,
and on TIL evening of the 81 of NovGm-
ber found ourselves in the city of Cam
eron, Mo. where the conductor gave us
a stop of ticket for the night. Here we
found our old friends, Dir. Fish bau@h and
Ii. Culver, to whom we extend thanks
for hospitalities. Cameron is on the
Hannibal & St. Joseph Il. II. at the
Junction of the Kansas City r. r.. hav-
Ing the advantages of three railroads
making it a flourishing. onterprsng
place. surrounded by rich and fertile
prairie. The people of Cameron have
suffered severely by fire in the last two
years. The fire that visited the place n
few weeks ago destroyed nearly Il third
of the town. The buildings that were
destroyed by fire over Il year ago, only
gave place for more durable and substan-
tial ones; which have been completed
and filled with such articles as are he
cessary to supply the wants of the sur
rounding people, and so may it be with
those tnat have recently suffered by fire.
On the morning of the 4th, after having
traded our Kansas city tickets for tickets
TO st. Joseph, we took the train Tor the
last named place where we soon found
ourselves sateiJ landed. 81 Joe Is quite
business city situated on the Missouri
river, nearly sufouhueu py pluuS' AFTER
spendlng ABOUT eiShl hours IN lne CITY,
we were led to conclude that the West
had their full share of "sharpers.''
We LETT ST. Joe at o'clock, d. m, on a
tram running up the Missouri valley
H. r., bound for Marry yyllle, situated on
sald road a distance or aoou0 10 miles
from st. Joe, for which we paid the con
ductor six cents per mile each. for our
conveyance to said place. This gave Us
to understand that western railroad
companies are paying organization.
Arrived at Marryville quarter past
O'Clock, D. M, found our friend and
brother there wai;i lg with proper con-
VeyanceS to take Us to his home. dis
| tance of about 10 miles, due west from
Marryville; Notwithstanding our fatIgu
ed condition, we, for the first time. start
ed across the rolling prairie with glee
for our destination. where in three hours
atterward we arrived in safety. This is
| Nodaway county. Maryvillc is the coun
ty seat. Maryville covers an area of
four square miles. houses rather scatter
ing, surrounded by young growth OF
trees to hide the weary traveller from the
burning rays of the summer sun, or to
screen him from the piercing winter
winds as they come sweeping over the
wild prairies.
The businpSs men of the pIacn are oooG
iff am an anv ind@e. re + tal,in% @ into consider,
alton the large mum Der that are engaged
i'm the grocery and provision business
They must be good salesmen to make a
living in such a place. Marvyille has
her full share of men that are willing to
deal out poison to their fellow men
at 10 cents a drink. 1t seems to me that
they have forgot. if they ever knew, that
Mr.. Wesley said: "I.icuor is the price
| of blood. and they that follow the bust
ness drive men to hell like sheep to mar
ket.n