The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-03-13
Correspondence of the News.
Letter from Northwestern Mis-.
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LATHRop, Mo, March, 1873.
DEAR NEws:-Enclosed find $3, for
which send 2 copies of the News,
one to G. L. Kelly and one to II. G.
Murdock, one old and one new sub
scriber, which entities me to one
of your Chromos, (aDucks" let it be.)
And now I will try to say something
about our county of Clinton.
It comprises territory extending
20 miles north and south, by 21 east
and west, and contains about $780,
600 acres. To the eye it is one OF
the most slightly counties in the
whole West, being principally prairie,
with broad ridges, just sufficiently
rolling to drain perfectly.
Its streams consist of Smiths Fork,
Casteel and Third Fork, running
west into the Platte river; Grindstone
and Shoal creeks, running east and
north into Grand river, while Crook
ed and Fishing rivers run south into
the Missouri. The county is thus
placed upon the dividing waters OF
these streams, which furnish plenty
of timber and an abundance of water.
There is but little waste or broken
lands in the county.
In point of soil it has but few
equals. Its rich black loan of sever
al feet in depth is the best guarantee
that centuries will not waste its
strength under the proper care of the
intelligent farmer.
All crops of this latitude yield q
rich reward to the plowman. While
the native grasses are unexcelled, the
Timothy and clover can't be beat, and
the blue grass bids fair to rival old
Kentucky. Fruits are extensive and
abundant. No county can show q
finer variety of apples, the orchards
being large and well filed with the
choicest kinds. Pears, peaches,
plums and cherries are not SO plenty,
yet in sufficient quantities, and only
require planting and cultivating to be
as abundant. The smaller fruits can
be produced in any quantity.
Experiment has demonstrated that
no section will render to the vine
grower a richer reward, for our vines
are loaded yearly with large and su-
perior crops.
Our Railroads are the Hannibal &
st. Jo., running along the northern
boundary of the county, with its Kan.
sas City branch through the eastern
portion of the county. The Chicago
Southwestern enters the northeast,
and leaves near the southwest corner
of the county, while the st. Louis and
St. Jo., road enters at the southeast,
and leaves near the northwest corner.
This net work of railroad places ev-
cry farmer within Z miles of a depot,
and gives them choice of the Eastern
or Western markets, with competi-
ton in freights.
Our Churches and School Houses
viii compare favorably with any coun-
ty in the State. Almost every denom-
nation is well represented. Every
district is adorned with a School
House, some of which cost $4,000,
and to-day near 5000 children are be-
ing educated in more than 60 School
Houses. n
The people are from nearly every
State of the Union, and are as intel
Iigent, industrious and as peaceful
as any community in America.
Lathrop is situated at the Junction
Of the Kansas City and Cameron
branch of the Hannibal & st. Jo.
& st. Louis & st. 10. railroads. It
has about 1000 inhabitants, a good
graded school, with $50 to 200 schol-
ars in attendance this winter, 3 dry
goods stores, 1 grocery, 8 drug stores
that sell groceries, 4 churches, 1 bank,
one SPACE county paper, at the low
price of $3.50, l agricultural nipple
ment and seed store, besides lawyers,
doctors and all kinds of mechanics.
Times are as good as could be ex-
pected. Real estate is on the rise,
and has seen the bottom. I am glad
to see you are publishing the trans
fers of real estate again, as we can
tell who is selling out and how land
rates in old Highland.
Yours truly,
A Mn HITT