The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1873-01-02

0oeesood ere long eO1eeDM4 p1no9o9
considerable nots. Weuses lnIosme1
that the tssat ef had - whish ttss
town stands. 1as prior u the r n
survey, homsstssdsd " : yodus Jady.
to whom the Co., B. = ~ imms-
diatsly paid tie round setn o. @a;0oe
Tor her claim. Wondsrff she v1sa's
An Towanf The country hsesabsss
d handsome; the unimprovvd Ind b
oil held BY the II. h. Co, and spssaia-
tors, At extravagant prices. Between
Crete and Lincoln there II somc quits
rough land. considerable gravel and
bculdsrs may be found on the high
ridges. On our return from Cfsts 70
Lincoln We resolved 70 return 70
South western Iowa, the Eden cf Gors
heritage.
oh the morning Of the 18th ws took
the train, and bidding adieu 70 the
Capitol Of Nebraska, were enrouts for
Plattsmouth via. Omaha Junction.
Standing out upon the platform q We
were hurled along, that we might
have better view Of the country, We
could not help thinking as We looked
out upon the huts and novels, and oc-
cAsienally hAlting ct some little town,
full Of life and showing signs of rapid
growth, how much at home and how
happy the people all esem, and evsn
In the sod novels, some without s.dooss,
windows or fioors," the current Of
domestic Joy 10 not extinct. Hsss
truly we thought, 10 . demonstration
of the truth uttered by that sen.imsn-
tai poet, Johnson:
How small OF all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or
cure,
still to ourselves in every place consigned,
Our own felicity We make or nnd.
With secret force which no loud storms an.
noy,
Glides the smooth current Of domestic JOY.
Omaha Junction il located 81 miles
northeast Of Lincoln, 8 miles north
west Of Plattsmouth city and Is miles
due south OF Omaha. The country
between this point and Lincoln is
mostly favorable for agriculture; crops
generally good; salt water plenty In
the vicinity Of Salt creek, which -
stream about the size Of Sugar creek,
Of Cedar co. rises In tho vicinity Of
the Salt marshes near Lincoln, runs .
northeastern course aud empties into
the Platte river. It's water 10 very
soft aud looks as blue - that Of the
Atlantic Ocean. We noticed the nsw
r. r. bridge across the Platte. which
10 now In process of erection, to be
completed during the present winter,
lter which the B. 4 M. trains will
run up the river on the Iowa side,
cross the Missouri at Omaha, from
thence south ward crossing the Platte
on the new bridge at Omaha Junction
and there connecting with tho main
B. 4 NJ. line, southwestern; thsfsby
saving the enormous expenss Of bridg-
ing the Missouri q Plattsmouth. We
have friendly word for the B. d n.
r. R.. but will defer 1t until our next,
when what We shall have to say Of
this road, it, officers aud acooinmoda-
tions generally, will bs applicable TO
the entire lire. through Iowa and
Nebraska. We arrived ut Plattsmouth
in due time and to-day {Saturday. Oct.
l2thl 1t 2 o'clock p. NJ. will bid sdisa
TO Nebraska. and cross over Into lows
to seek Sunday quarters.
We will now proceed 70 give . few
Items and general notes ffom reliable
sources, on ths State Of Nebraska.
Nebraska 10 . state flvs years old
being admitted into the Unioa 10
March, 1857; lies directly west Of Iows,
ths dividing line being the B1is6oufl
river. ~
It is the thirty seventh and young
est among the United States, and IL
June, 1870, already had . population
OF nearly $4,000.
The valuation of property for taxa
| tion in 1869 was forty-two millions, IN
1871 it was fifty-three millions. Show.
| ing an increase Of over 25 per cent. in
one year.
1t is in length about 400 miles and
200 In width; contains total arsa oi
about $4,000 square miles, or about So
0OO, 900 acres the most Of which Il
good tillable land. The population
north of tho Platte 10 not quite 81 ,00'
while that portion south Of the Platte
has over 1900. During the first
months OF this year the number ol
hOmssteaders at the Lincoln Land
Office was nearly 5000 and ut Grand
Island over 1000. Nebraska is out ol
debt, and her Constitution prohibits I
State debt exceeding $4,000. Water
on the saline lauds Of Nebraska con
tains % 8 per cent. Of its weight II
salt.
Nsbrssks summers are two months
longer than in Massachusetts, ant
winters ~ much shorter. From Platts
mouth (the starting point Of the B. 1
NJ. r. r. In Neb.) six millions fest Q
lumber went west on the cars las
year.
The herd law in this State prscludes
the necessity of fences, which In I'LL
nois are said to have cost moro than
her dwelling houses.
In 1870 Lincoln city had only 500
inhabitants has doubled her popula
ton in less than two years. Il straw
show which way the wind blows
what docs this vast tide Of emigration
| show?
With this. closes our sketches Of Ne
braska. In our next we will speak
South western Iowa, and give sketohe
from thence homewAri to "Old O.
dar," via. Burlington, Iowa.
]. II. N. E.
OF the packing outlook from . q
Louis standpoint. the Democrat,
that city, Of the 4th. says; ut IL nc
. very assuring one at the present M
ment. Hogs are now held 1T ri
which involves loss Of about doll'
per head to the packer at the presses
pricce Of prouct. There seems to
no export demand for provisions, q
} the supply Is far beyond the wants