Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-29


think so-but we4certainly did think
that the nearer we came to the centre
of Marion County the better the Coun-
try looked.
AT HAMILTON
We stopped at the Parker House for
dinner, of course, and of course had
the very best of grub and plenty of
of it. The good landlady was having
"A party there, in honor of her 59th
birthday. May her years yet be many
in the land, and happy all of them.
Hamilton is pleasant little town,
well situated on high ground, and
well shaded. It's population we did
not ascertain, but should guess it at
100 or 200. 1t has 3 stores, l hotel,
drugstore, blacksmith shops, .
wagon shops, shoe shop and store,
and large nursery. The town is l..
miles from the east line and half
mile from the south line of our Coun-
| ty. 1t was laid out in the Fall of 1919,
on land belonging to Mr.. IL. IL.
Mitchell-to whose courtesy we are
indebted for most of these particulars.
Mr.. Nj. is, as we understood, the only
one of the first settlers now remain
ing In the town. Gentlemen by tho
name of Smith, Linn and Edwards,
/ Al. Il. 4
have removed elsewhere.
a CURIOUS FACT,
Which is entirely beyond the power
of any philosophy we have to explain,
was stated to US by Mr.. Mitchell.
| Twenty years ago there were two or
three wells dug in Hamilton to tho
| deDth of SG feet, without reaching
water. Indeed, the apparent impossI-
| biity Of obtaining water mt Hamilton
was the cause which started the town
Of Lovilla, q miles southwark. But
| since then the country there has Nh
dergone Il most remarkable change.
! Wells dug now almost anywhere in
| Hamilton will strike abundance of ex.
cellent water ut the depth of is feet,
and will lrcmain permanently supplied.
During the late dry season, when the
wells In almost all other towns in this
region of country went dry, Hamilton
! had the most unlimited abundance OF
water. But perhaps the strangest
/ fact in this connection remains To he
stated. Two or three wells which
were dug In Hamilton years ago, and
were walled up as dry, now have aii
abundant and unfailing supply OF wa
ter I'm them. In one OF these wells
unless we misunderstood Mr.. Mitch
ell, there Is now 30 feet depth of wa
/ ter, and 10 amount OF use seems 10
hi..i.,i.iht Il. Ii Il nj ii Is nj iiiisiJe cUnfcrs tHat
| fEis II Il pheaOi1enon which eteni.
| well wofthyoi scientific investigation.
OF CURRENT NEWS
In the way OF local matters, there
didn't seem to be much just AT the
time. DR.. NJ. J. Favour, having sold
his land, is about building him IL
house in Hamilton, 26 feet square, l.
stories. The Hamilton Lyceun.,
which has been running with good
success for somc time, was 10 give n
Festival on Friday evening. the 23d
inst.-which we hope proved even
| better everyway than anticipated. a
| friend promised To send us II note
about it. The Hamilton Lodge of i.
q. o. r., No. rs, has now some ~
members, and IL reported in live
and working condition. On Thurs
day evening last il met in the Kebek
all Degree, and had Il pleasant time
which we would have much liked
| to share.
| From Hamilton, striking out west
ward, n ride OF three miles over Il
pleasant timber road brings us. to.
MARYsyILLE,
The county-seat Of Liberty Township,
nestled SO costly in the South Cedar
Valley. Having been here before,
and spoken Of the place and its history
Mt considerable length in these col
umns, we now only paid u short visit
To the Miner Office, where We found
Mr.. Mcconnell busy at his various
and multiplied duties. Bro. Ely had
gone down town-tO get a drink OF
lager, we suppose-and SO we didn't
see him. The very existence of The
Miner il u proof of the energy ana
public spirit of the men who have
made Marysville what IL la, and who
will do ali that men can do in the cir.
cumstances to build up the town to
the highest prosperity. Marysvillc Is
"a live place, and it Is growing more
rapidly than any other town we have
seen for long time. The new Wool
Ell Factory building is in rapid prog
ress, and will be q valuable addition
to the looks and business OF the town.
ATTICA.
From Marysville to Attlca is seyeF
miles, over u mnch better road than
the average in this County. Not hay
ing time 10 stop, we could OF course
find little to say about the town, ex'
cept that it IL visibly and percepiibly
larger than when we last saw it be-
fore. Attica Is In the midst OF one oi
the very richest and best agricultural
regions in the State Of Iowa, Is well
located, and well shaded by indiP
enous trees. And we have good r. e
son to know that some mighty GOO
men and staunci Republicans ike
there and ndthereabouts-wh Which ofcourss
makes us like the town all the better
HOME AGAIN.
From Attica to Knoxville, miles
the country Is partially level and part
ly rolling and timbered, but oil ricil
i either In soil OF. In timber and coal. or