Omaha daily bee., 1874-06-11
FAIRnoHT.
immigration.
Business and Prospects.
Correspondents Of the BEEF
FAIRMONT, June 9, 1874.

rrespondence Of the BEE.)
FAIRMONT, June 9, 1874.
EDITOR BEE:
The excursion from Aurora and
Plano, Illinois, gathered in on the
afternoon of the 4th inst. and had q
grand reception in the evening at
the large and commOdious high
school house, in the east part Of
town. The party waslargely atten-
ded and the time vas spent pleas
antly in promenading, music and
speeches. After which the delica-
cies of life was served up, which
was abundant for the occasion, and
all was as Emery as q marriage
bell"
The excursion party left about
500, 900 i'm Our young state, nearly
all of them buying from 16O to
], i40 acres of land each, most of
which belonged to the b. and NJ.
in Nebraska.
On the forenoon of the 5th inst.
they left for their homes with light
hearts and well pleased with Ne
braska and the kind treatment re-
ceived from the citizens while here.
Many of them took to their homes
trophies procured while i'm the State
consisting of mudhens, J~ack-rabbits
&c. The train was crowded much
like when they came west. The
party was scattered all along the
line of the b. and M. r. r. Some
sold their return tickets to parties
going east and realized good divi-
dends. Harvey Morse, that expert
conductor, managed his train well.
Harvey always has a pleasant word
for his passengers and tries to make
all happy around him. Long ex-
p~erience united with a natural tact
for the business nave made him a
model conductor and a valuable
man to the b. and NJ.
Fillmore county may well be
proud of their accession. FairmOnt
is radidly improving, and is one
among the most prosperous towns
on the line. They look forward to
the time when they may be
a city of renown. They have
several business houses which are
rapidly increasing their trade, and
all appear to be'prosperous. The
general merchandise line is repre-.
sented by Messrs. Shepherd 4 Pike,
w: z. Ziegler, and J.. e. Porter l.
Son. L. F. Whitehouse, from
Grand Island, is opening out a good
stock of general merchandise,
millinery, boots and shoes. P. p.
Dawson keeps a good line of hard
ware, stoves, tin and farm machin-
cry. Maxfield & Brown, deal in farm
machinery, coal, grain, 90; D. L.
Martin & G.. H. Pinney, deal exclu-
sively In farm machinery; B. E.
Pashaman, and Freeman & Chapen,
deal in lumber and building mate
rial; J. w. Bliss keeps a good line
of groceries and varieties; John
Barsby, keeps a restaurant, and gro
ceries and cOnfectiOneries; A. L..
Keith, deals in boots and shoes, hats
and caps; ID. L. Ward and I. d. No
BILE, deal in furniture; d, A. Phillips,
furnishes the paints, oils and pills
for the town, and Messrs. johnson
& B~arzelton, deals out the pills and
benzine to those wanting to be in
valids. The legal fraternity is well
| represented by Messrs. Chase WI
lers, Conner, Lisk and O'Caner.. They
have one barber, three hotels, the
Gaylord House, Henry House and
Metropolitan one newspaper, the
FairmOnt Bulletin. All branches of
business are well Represented, except
a bank, which could do well; how
ever, arrangements are made for one.
which will be opened soon. Churches
and schools are well represented,
AMI they have no lack for enter
prise. ADD.