Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1871-03-02
For the REPUBLICAN
A TOUR WEST.
CONCLUDED.

Onward we are hurried, through
the state of Missouri. 1t is beau
tiful country. Containing many
new and elegant buildings. There
is more timber here than in any
other prairie state. The Candy
Swindle (while it is: almost entirely
played out on the Chicago rout) is
all the rage on this train. The can
dy boy passes about among the
passengers, avering that one half of
his boxes of candy contain coin.
His basket is sold out, and no coin
appears in any of the packages.
His basket is filled again. The pas
sengers aver that there are no prizes
in them. The candy boy bets five
dollars with passenger that he can
pick out box that has one dollar
in gold in it. The candy boy picks
ups box out of the basket, shakes
it, slips it into his pocket, pulls an
other of the same color out of his
pocket, opens it, finds the gold dol
lar, and wins the five dollars. The
passengers claim that there were no
more prizes in the basket. The boy
offers to sell a box for fifty cents,
and take it back if there was no
prize in it. A passenger buys and
opens it. Box contains no prize.
The boy reaches for the box, and
and the passenger for his money,
but told by the boy that he did
not agree to pay back the money,
but to take back the box if it did
not contain prize. But for the
credit of majority of the passen-
gers aboard l would state that but
few of them had anything to do with
candy or prizes. There was a poor
widow on the train, who had lost
her husband and three children in
Kansas of typhoid fever. She had
a babe at her breast. She was trying
to get to her friends in indianapolis,
and was short of funds to pay her
fare. She was generally furnished
with funds by the passengers to car
ry her through.
Arrived at St. Louis $50 P. NJ.
so that was again denied the priv
ilege of obtaining distinct view of
the Mississippi river. But was
duly impressed by the long columns
of gas lights, with the magnitude of
the city. Arrived at Crestline on
the 26th at $50 P. NJ. and at Shreve
by 9 P. NJ. of the same day, without
any further incidents occurring
worthy of notice. Now Shreve is a
lively little village situated nine
miles west of Wooster o. on the
p. E-W-& c. II. r. 1t contains
two Hotels, Post Office. three
Churches, three Stores, and about
as many other establishments as are
usually found in any thriving village
in this country. The Methodist
church, and that of the Disciples,
are organizations of several years
standing, and are securely establish
ed. While that of the Presbyterian
is of recent date, yet is in a very
flourishing condition; being under
the pastorate of the Rev. jeremiah
Gillem. The churches are furnish
ed with bells. They are all good.
But that ofthe Presbyterian chuch is
a very remarkable one, it has tone
peculiar to itself. 1 heard it dis
tinctly at a position near Mr.. McCel-
vies, nine miles from Shreve
l have noSoubt but that it might be
heard at a distance of ten miles,
when wind and weather are favora-
BILE.
The hospitality of the people of
Shreve is highly commendable. /
was Hospitality entertained free of
charge by Mr.. J. Smith the keeper
of one of the hotels. And was fur
nished gratuitously with a horse to
ride home on, by Mr.. Campbelle
after my arrival in the village. And
now l am at home again. A wiser
if not better man for having per-
formed trip to Kansas.
MILTON w. BRowN.