The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-10-31

WESTWARD. NO, 4.
How Nebraska looks to IN Iowsn
-Platt-mouth and Lincoln cities
aud the country between.
Advertiser Monday. about 0 o'clock
4. NJ, we bid adieu to the shores n
'ovely Iowa for a short time-crossed
.ver the turbid waters Of the Missouri
o the city Of Piattsmouth. Neb. Here
we spent about All hour and . half.
during which time we had the pless-
1T walking through the extensive Car
shops and Round-house ri the B. 4 NJ
r. r. in Nabraska (as 1t 10 called).
Here We found much to interest Us,
and might have speat the day looking,
~dmiring aud wondering Ut what the
powerful genius cf aidn hath wrought.
IN looking over from, the east side ~
the river to this place, We couid -
hut small portion of the town. and
concluded that there was not much Of
Il, but on our approach found 1t to be
. city Of 5000 inhabitants, and alive
with business. There are five news.
papers published here, two daiies, two
seeklys. and one monthly. The
monthly is real estate journal. The
other four are political, two Of which
are Republican and two Liberal. Six
religious denominations, oil Of which
havs church buiidIngs. Tnfee ward
a-choOls, one Acadamy aud one Public
school. A fine Public School building
Is now In process Of erection-to cost
when completed $4,000.
AZ was stated In our last, the b. 4
NJ. II. r. company have no bridge
over the river At this point, but the
cars are transferred across by ferry
boat. Plxttsmouih IL situated about
two miles below the mouth Of the
Platte river. and 10 the county seat Of
Cass Co., Neb.
From Plattsmouth We took SOUTH
westerly course towards Lincoln City.
The range of bluffs that skirt the river
~ the Nebraska side are quite narrow.
and ere we had Travelled one mile from
the city Of Plattsmouth, we found our
selves upon the beautiful plains Of
Nebraska. For few miles W. found
the country well improved. immense
fields of corn, groups Of grain-stacks.
orchards, artificial groves, aud good
buildings.
The beauty and fertility Of. this dis
trict is truly tantaiizing TO one VIII"
must pass through it, and go beyond
10 seek home. A distance OF twenty
miles from Plaitsmouth, through .
very even aud handsome prairie,
brought Us to the little village Of
Weeping Water, which has about 800
inhabitants-a beautiful stone church
building aud good Touring mill. It
10 situated on stream of the same
name. In the vicinity Of this village
and along the head waters Of this
stream, will be found an inexhausta-
bic quantity Of building stone. Here il
good building materia! sufficient to
supply this entire region Of country.
We have seen several good stone
houses in this section.
Hereabouts the uniinproved land Is
mostly owned by speculat0rs and IL for
sale at from 81 to $l2 per acre. Ten
miles distant from Weeping Water
twest) We passed . Store and Post
ofIice. called Elm wood, In tho vicinity
Of which there is large tract Of the
B. 4 NJ. II. r. company's lands for
- 1t 50 per acre. J. w. Walcott.
residing ct Weeping Water 10 agent
for these lands, (both r. II. and specu-
latorso.
The entire country from Platts-
mouth to Lincoln city Is good tillsbie
land and well watered. Peaches can
be successfully raised In this section.
The government land which is every
alternate section) is all taken. Many
Of the settlers have cosey little houses,
ami are getting along niceiy. Some,
however, have only sod houses. but
seem to be generally we'll satisfied.
some are offering their cIaims for sale
for the purpose OF going farther vest
to avail themselves Of the benefits Of
the prescription law. This We take
as conclusive evidence that they are
not tired Of pioneer life. even though
II be In sod hovel Lincoln city. the
Capitol of Nebraska Is situated nfty-
1--WE miles south west Of PlattsmOuth
on the b. 4 NJ. II r.. at the junction
Of the Midland Pacific. and has pop
ulation of8.0OO inhsbitanta; eleven
churches, one University, State house
tbut not such one "a will he found at
the city Of Des Moines one year hencc),
Inssee AsyIum and State prison; also
u Public Schooi bniiding which cost
over $40. 900 We bad the pleasure Of
meeting Prof. 3 H. Manly, formerly
nf Cornell College Mt. Vernon. who
IL now Prof In the State University Of
Neb West II the city II the extensive
.alt Marches, whore will be found the
Western Salt works of the Syracuse,
N "a b a,on Sat Co.'S In short
he city Of L,ecpln is . beautiful
hrivine hu.in~sa city
Thus fer We av~ ,l,dely noted what
we have lhoaynt might Be Of interest