Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-11-06
Letter From Iowa.
JoHNsos's CREEK, Wis, Nov /,

JoHNSoNS GREEK, WIS, Nov /,
Editor Republican
In ful6llment CT promise made you | will
endeavor to give sketch of my trip through
Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa,
which was pleasant and profitable one TO me.
During my travels found many warm
friends most of them former old residentsFof
Ratertown and vicinity At Albert Lea,
Mimi. | found my brother well and doing
good trade in the meat business. This is a
lively place and destined to be the best bust
ness point in Southern Minnesota, having
fine railroad facilities and a rich farming
country surrounding it settled by An indus
trious class of people. There is plenty of
timber and good water power near the
town. From Albert Lea I went to North
wood Iowa, where l met e. ". Sprague
and r. E. Lewis, DO tn old friends who have
located there. Mr.. Lewis is pleasantly stu
ated both as to town residence and farm To-
cation. partook OF the warm hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis, and enjoyed as sweet
anight's rest under the roof of their new and
tasty house, made by Mr.. Lewis at Water
town and conveyed by cars to Northwood,
as lever experienced in the West. The
farm of Mr.. Lewis is short distance east of
the village and is pleasantly, located. FIR lend
Lewis bids fair to be one of the first and
best farmers in the town. We are sure he
has the best wishes of all old friends in
Watertown for his success and prosperity.
Mr.. Sprague is in the drug business and ap-
pears to be doing well. He has a neat and
to garrett. He told me his sales would aver
age fifty dollars per day. The many friend
ly and social qualities of Mr. Sprague will
help him through the trials of western life.
Hampton, Iowa, was the next place visited,
and here I came in contact with our old
acquaintance Robert Linden. Hampton is
pleasant town of about one thousand in
habitants. Surrounding it is a beautiful
country, well watered and some timber.
Mr.. Llndon is in the butchering business,
with the only meat market in the pla
and having a smile for every one and plen-
ty of meat, he has good thing. The past
summer he furnished meat to the contractor
for building of 18 miles of railroad. | found
Mr.. Linden and wife in excel lent spirits
which indicates contentment and prosperity.
l hope they may ever prosper and be happy.
next passed through Mason city, Iowa,
where l stopped short time | spent
some days at Nashau and Charles City at
the latter place met friend Moulton oneef
the "newest departures" from your city to
this section. He was about starting in the
bakery business harles City is hard to
beat in the west for business, and has most
excellent advan tages. The county around
is possessed of rich soil, with plenty OF tim
Der and water. Among the settlers, Wis
consin is well represented and in my judg
ment they have made wise choice in point
of 10 cation From what have seen l am
forced to the conclusion that Iowa is destined
to be the most beautiful state in the Union.
Timber, i is true, is very unevenly distri-
buted over the state, but as the prairie far
mers are growing timber very fast and coal
is plenty not much inconvenience is exper-
fenced. Northern and eastern Iowa is well
timbered and watered however In this
section | found the most Wisconsin people,
and all appear happy and prosperous.
Fl. G. McMILLEN.