The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-10-15
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Srng1s.sst. TIA Sunday, Sept. 9th,
~ M frss grasshopPers; about
'nai>-sis v1nd coming from the north
vest they commenced dropping into
ne soor yard. and looking toward
TIE ssn | could see them IN the air,
ssgxIag like large fakes OF snow. DO
Monday the wind coming from the
southeast, they came back again; but
where they went cannot tell, as but
few Of them stayed. Tn Thursday
morning We started for Marcus, VIA
Grand Junction and IT. Dodge, came
70 the latter place toward evening
and tarried over night, which gave
me IN opportunity OF seeing the city,
where | met with my former young
friend, Jos. Boynton, formerly OF TIP
ton, who u engaged In the mercantile
business, and - ever ready 70 meet
his numerous customers with his gen.
teel greetings, and exchange his goods
for the ever ready cash. also met
Mr. Tower and lady, who were attend
ing the Webster county fair. Fort
Dodge being CITY set upon bill
that cannot be hid, IS place OF some
ns'orieiy-commandlng an extensive
trade from the surrounding ooaairv.
having the advantage, not only OF The
railroad facilities, but also Of The ex-
sensive coal mines, Which are IN sue
cessfui operation- The country frosn
Irand Junctioo TO II DDoge, On
either side Of the rallraoc- u Aov and
Dat, With numerous ponds o. sinai
lakes or marines, which VII cause
considerable mala1a-asd likely 70 re-
suit IN chiils and levers. The soil -
ra'her light for Iowa; being mixet
With n'nt gravel. Friday morning
&c t"o< The cars iU Marcus. had the
pleasure OF meeting = number Of
Methodist ministers returning from
Annual Conference to Their r~sPec-
tive he!ds OF labor. Also Kew T.
; Bunce and lady, Who were on
VISIT tn their son, IN u Brien county,
priof to his taking charge OF the
Pleasant HUI circuit OF the United
Brethren IL Thirst We arrived 81
this place-Narcus, Cherokee coun-
sy-soout ten =. m. when We met our
son and wife awaiting u.s. The coun.
Try between n. Dodge and Storm
Lake Is beautiful, the only draw back
IS the scarcity Of timber and the
above named flint gravel. Storm
Lake Is not on natural curiosity
TO behold, when We take into eonsid-
Grafton the locality and size of the
same, which In the widest place is
svo miles vide and FIVE miles long,
and has been f.ihoued sixty feet
without hniing bottom. and being
filled with such fsh as plckeral, perch
and others the natural inquiry is
how is this large and beautiful water
The answer is, either by
springs arising 1t the bottom, or by
some subteraneous channel not yet
discovered The country from Storm
Lake TO Marcus is one OF the most de-
lightfnl countries | have met with In
the West; the inhabitants are nearly
all homes'eaders,and are thrifty and
people, who will some day