Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-04-27

Mdrion-Having received an invi-
tation TO visit this enterprising town, in
company with DIR. s. w. Holmes. we
started on Friday shortly alter noon. We
proceeded by way of Little Sandusky.
The country, except where the farms
are 700 large, presents most pleasing
view. The wheat and grass fields LOOK
exceedingly promising. Among tie new
residences -along the line that attracts
the strangers notice, we will mention
that of Rush Fowler, at Little Sandusky,
n splendid residence, and that OF Mr..
Isaac Norton. short distance further
on. The country In Marion county,
looks much older than in Nyaniot. 1t
is generally rich. much OF it too flat, but
the latter. when properly drained. will
be the most prolific. The roads we
passed over in Marion county, have re-
ceived more attention than those of our
own. And we believe that our own
roads can be rendered better ut less eN7.
pense. Well we arrived in Marion at
about five p. III. and soon found our way
TO the Office of the IRdepeadeRt, found the
editors busy at their post and passed
some time with them very pleasantly
indeed, and were pleased TO learn that
ii g Independent is enjoying high degree
of prosperity. MIR. Crawford, with whom
we had the pleasure of slight acqaaInt-
ducc. luN ilcu us W Islkc IL w dlh ilOuilu
t lwn, and showed us the most prominent
business rooms and residences, and they
are such, without particularizing, that
the people of Marion may well be proud
OF. Their streets are much narrower
than those of Upper Sandusky. Il feature
that we don't like so well. Still they
are well macadamized and lighted with
gas, which gives the town quite Il city
like appt arance after night. Some of
the residences have no fences around
them at all, butas no animals are tOler-
ated to run at large there, nothing is
disturbed. 1t seems they have officers
tle e who enforce the law and ofdh
anc' s in regard to this matter Why IS
not h same done in Upper Sandusky?
We also called on the editors OF the
Mirror and found them very agreeable
gentlemen and doing prosperous bus
ness. We learned from the editors OF
both papers that the business men of
Marion are very liberal in the use of
printers ink, and because they are
shrewd enough to know that il pays.
While there We also had the pleasure OF
forming the acquaintance of several
prominent citizens of the place among
WHOM we will mention Drs. Fish' + and
True-both gentlemen. eminent for their
profound learning. integrity and moral
worth We returned by way of Big
Island. The farms along this road are
all entirely too large for the common
good. We would like to see the country
cut uI into farms of about one hundred
acres each. a practical farmer, who has
no lazy bones IN him, can make such a
farm pay. He can control it well and
cultivate it thoroughly. Our country
thus cut up and farmer in a Pennsylva-
mia style. would be vastly more produc-
tive of wealth; the increased population
would make business in every depart
mcnt in cur towns several times greater
than it is. Having considerable practi-
cal experience in farming. we know
what we are talking about. On return
ing we had view for the first time OF
the new residence of Mr.. ID. HarpSter,
which is about being completed. lt is
fine residence. stands alone on q farm of
over 900 acres and makes a splendid ap-
pearance. We may be badly mistaken,
but it looks to rs very much as il Ar.
Harpster was. making deliberate ANA
thorough preparations to get married.
Wonder who is the fortunate, coming
Mrs. David Harpstcr?