The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-05-29
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Interesting Huntingburg Items.

Interesting Huntingburg Items.
IIuxlINGBuRG, lnd.. May %. 1874.
With the fine weather our growing
crops promise an abundant harvest. In
four or tive weeks more the sickel will be
nj work in our harvest fields To reap one
Of the most brnntiful harvesis we have
ever had ia this section. Business Is
fairly alive here IN all branches Many
new business houses are now being 90 m
pleicd The brick work on the new
block OF Messr-. Ncunllcr x Bran
deustinc will be completed this week /:
The location for our new Banking House
has not yet been selected. bat will bc
in few DAYS. when that much needed
Institution will be speedily built aud
put into operation. Preparations are
being made TO open our coal by shafts
here. ol a large scale. n, the rate of
sc tons per day on and after October
lsi; the l.. r.. y. \ ; W. X. r., Is 10 he
completed by that time Ia iluntinyburg
10 reach the best block and camel coal
field Of Southwestern Indiana, for the
benefit of Evansville.
/ Col. X. Patterson, Vice President and
Superintendent, in company with Clpt.
{. l.. SNOW, the newly appointed Chief
Engineer OF the Lake Erie. Evansville 4
south Western X. r., were over the line
from Boonyillc to Iluntngburg last
week. The result of their visit will be
made known in due time. TO The gratit-
cation OF tie citizens OF Dubois county.
/ So the citizens OF iIuntingburg vet
have "A chance for railroad. aud mty
celebrate it, completion before Jasper
will tlc Rockport Road. A. We under
stand the Rockport Road bankers for
u water channel. and refuses TO leave
il Tor less than $4,000. "A competent par
~ of experts here propose to bni;l a
turnpike out a. far a. j, safe or prudent
from lluntingburg eastward. and then
build apontoon bridge long enough TO
reach the Depot in safety. Should they
anchor QUO, quite number of fine first
class lilc-boais will be built To rr-rur
those who have not learned 10 swim :
each boat l. 10 be furnished with "A good
wardrobe.
I We have - Doctors here and pros
poets OF more soon. What are here
have formed a lodge aud are practiciug
the water cure system. and Will be read ,
Tor active service, having ls,''lta "n 3
floating palace. anchored IN tide wafer
near The Depot. which will be di~ian {
iol about = mile. -a-i from the capt. 1.
when it, tuilt "n Mount BuehIrr.-
The ciiircns OF lluntinGpnrs propp>,. "a
Nins atrip IN the same ceAch talt the
Editor OF tile CoURIK.. Dr. NJ Ma!Iln.
DR. WrlmAn am several nuir-w 0iilir.
occupied 80 comfortably 90 ,he IL!
from the County Line 10 Dale and rr-
turn.
II Ii half fare ticket. will H. announced
{ aud .rsiu~ run early aui late over ia,
Rockpori Road. YOU max look Tor D
large crowd from these diggin- on III,
4th of July ; ii We can get the Cnnduc-
Tor To lrl Us oil nj the Fair Grounds =
and leave our wives AMI little oEes a'
home. regular line OF hacks will b'
run between Iluntingbnrg aud the De
pot Oh that day. at 80 cents per head
: life prcscryer> furnished hack passen
gers free, all passengers taking iheil
own risk.
, The prospects Of The -. Louis air
: Line looks favorable for an early com
pletion. A bout IL miles of the Indiana
Mineral Rail Road from Troy 10 Hunt.
ingburg j. graded and the whole WORK
| to Hunting burg /, expected to he com
: pleted by the first Of Januiry. 1875. To-
bacco is moving to the Rockport Roa,
quite briskly.
Brick PoNERoY, JR.