The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-05-08
Correspondence.
Letter From S. E Owen, in Nc
Eraska.

WEST POINT, CORNING Co, NEB., April 20.
Mn. EpIroR-FOr the benefit OF the many
friends in Andrew county that requested to hear
from me alter my arrival in Nebraska, |
thought, through the columns of yCur excellent
paper tof which ali ART. subscribers or at least
should bc) would hea suitable place To insert II
letter for all that may ic,l interested in hearing
from me, for at present time and opportunity will
moi permit ME u hold private correspondence
with the many seemingly inqlurine friends.
Our journey WAS attended with beautiful
weather and delightful roads, without any ar-
ciLi, Mt or loss except our little rat-tcrrirr dog,
which unfortunately committed suicide liy
jumping from the wagon in which il WAS tied
aad hanging Itself, which raRScd the little ONES
10 shed many fears, aud in fact could hardly
refrain from tears myself .S W. were all gr ;.ilI
attached To him. When we arrived nj Plli
river at Fremont We found the brids;- gone from
over The mlta channel of the river. Here We had
a poser. Imagine Yourself with two loaded
wagons on river bank. about thirty feet almost
perpendicular 10 the waters edge, with nothing
There 10 cross ON except Il little fat boat lust
merely large enough 10 stand Il wagon on and
let the TONGUE hang over IN the wafer Well,
that WAS our situation there. The trrryman sa;si
would have 10 unload anl take my WAGONS
apart; hut, thanks ta some KiPd patrons that |
soon recognized Standing on the bank they i'm
me'ilaiely volunteered to assist m. and prt my
wagons on without unloading. 80 We entered
into co-operative company. and hy mrans Il
ropes AMI poles We succeeded in getting nv
wagons down safe, and a little after dark Ne
had every thing landed safely nn The other side;
the tlme occupied IN getting over was from noon
until after dark, making six trips Io transfer
my goods and chafi.>. Thus safi. across We
were necessarily compelled Ia take up lodging
IN Fremont. And, by the way, would sly il
Is very expensive place for travellers. The n.Nt
morning the snow was flying swiftly through
the air, and the north wind was fiercrly hurting
It IN our faces We started out on our Journey
nsrthwar,l, hut by ten O'Clock all was calm
AMI the sun wa- shining with an unusual degree.
Of warmth AMI brightness. That night W.
stayed within four miles OF oar place Of dcstina-
tI"n. hr next morning was still bright and
btaliiiul, and 10y nine Clock that day (t being
the first '.ay of ApriD We drove ip the place oi
our Nebraska home. Well, you NAV SAY We ali
got April fooled. Indeed, I must confess II wa-
rather IN Aprl fo"i 10 me, for | found the
country ,and especially the nm on which have
locate'i much better and more beautiful than
had anticipated, and think If our friend : %.
DAILY was Ia visit thS county here, his letter in
your paper would cau,c HIM 10 sneak of AMI
hide himself from the view of those who hayr
taste for grandeur and beauty 80 tar | am
very highly pleased with the country. In br:lu-
~ and rIchnes, think it canr"t bc cNccicd;
there l. good water and plenty oi II, aud Tor
wafer privilege the Eikh"rn river l. surpassed
by none; our mill privileges are good AMI handy
10 all parts of the county
We have had most delightful spring 30 far
Stree our arrival. The evening before Ea.trTwc
had . lIttc snow storm, bat before noon on
SUNDAY 1t had all vanished before Ih- mclGin.
rays OF The SIN. There i:I- M; ha-sl a tiav .ln-,.
ctr arrival here (~un,llVS .Ncrp'.t!J hut wg-U
Farmers are bu,ily engaged IN putting IN ih~ir
wheat and uth"r small gran. But wheat l. ia-
st:ple crop oi this country, nj now all are busy
plpWIng Tor corn, oi which larg. rrtri. Will
b- plaried. The gra-- j. now we'll starred ani
the vast prairic- arr looking green with il, trn
shoots, ami The cattle NAV b. -r-n feeding, nu
ON ih"ii>anh hills, but over thousands -. arrr-
OF rich Fertile prairie land. All nature now
scrnl- Ilied with beauty and grandeur New
life se-in- To spring form in every art a. vel.
a. every plant. Eui when the sumner is e ,nr
and the harvest j. ended ard the chilling win.i-
and The northern blasts ''lruIn '.-ccI.-iud', Icy
mountains come sweeping across this V.,-t ant
unhIlhded SEA of prairie. l may b. III lde to draw
on ms "vrrcoat and nlii"as and cNclaim in tn
language OF IN" poet ait lnr AWAY To- u sunny
cline Whrn that time CONES will t.: y,Iii
all know that all VIII, anticipate, coming To
THIS country may prepare thcnSclyr, ihrrilom-
ei-rs that will NOT frrrzr down below z, 10; Tor
the people say here all thrtn,rIlomctcrst they can
get wal 20 below that point
IN" soil here Is u dark rich sandy loan;
enough - that when the rain fails thick and fat
and tarries long, there l. no danger of Isr.iiuc
swHInl,cd IN the mud. The surface al :ht country
Is altogether "A beautiful map Of slightly rolling
prairie, and ihcrr l. nothing To- hIn,rr . man
from keeping hi, land smooth and hI- furrpws
straight. West Point, 'he county seat OF Corning
count +, "a beau .Iiul, ,houri ,hins business plrrt
situated six miics northwest from B Webster,
fam on the Elkhorn river and EILhorn Valley
Railroad From this farm We have plaza view
Oi the Court House, n building OF which the Cor
ming county people may We'll he proud The
business places IN West Point s.cm 10 have AN
extensive trade, and business seems 10 prosper:
and especially The Grange Agricultural As,nci-
atIon OI Corning county, in which all Grungcrs
seem to co-Olerate and manifest "a deep interest.
They already have n grain elevator sufficiently
large To hold 5000 bushels of grain
They also have - large sore house. They keep
on hand grain, provisions and seeds of all kinds;
also wagons and agricultural implements Of all
kinds, and are dong extensive and paving
business. purchased nay iJrmini imp rncnts
OF the Grange company, thereby saving twcnty
SIX per cent, below the prices elsewhere IN
town. The Eth Of This month was the regular
meeting of the Stockholders Of this association,
and hey had :. grand time. l was in attendance
and invited 10 make a few remarks hy way of
Introduction into their association, 10 WhIch I
heartily responded in my usual awkward way.
The L!cetlnE vas attended by Stockholders dele
gates AMI representatives and gTang,r- in s.nrr-
al from Dodge, Madison, Antelope and Corning
counties. The forenoon Session was spent in
discussing and rispU>n- of business Oi the ASSOC
sOciaiion, in which all seemed 10 take deep
interest, and manifested full satisfaction of
their business and Il willingness To still enlarge
their trade and facilities. Ihe afternoon was IA
public SESSION, and their large ~paciDu. hall was
filed 10 OVerro wing. Col. Wilson secretary of
the Iowa state Grange, addressed the meeting;
his speech was grand and listened to with undi-
vded attention. His subject Wa Unity of
mind, and cooperation IN work More anon.
Yours frlternally. : T. OWEN