The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-03
THE WEST.

I Walnut timber in Southern Indiana is
nearly exhausted
During 1873 Blackhawk County, Iowa,
paid $685. 60in bopntics to gopher xii.
lers.
Salina, Kansas, it is estimated will re-
ceive the coming season 1900, 900 bush
els Of wheat.
Millville Wisconsin, has had 107 days
of good sleighing during tho season,
During the coming summer, the South
ern Minnesota Railway will be fenced its
entirelength.
A company has been organized in
Iowa for the tanning of buffalo hides by
new patented process.
Fifteen hundred acres in Blue Earth
County, Minn., will be devoted to hsx
raising next year.
Suits by wives against liquor sellers,
pending in Scott County, Iowa, amount
inthe aggregate to $4,000.
Last week Mrs Vorpal, of Casco, Wis,
gave birth to three boys. Twice before
she has borne twins
The Monticello Express says there are
in Iowa 100,0 dogs, that annually kill
sSS, 600 worth oc sheep.
The Minnesota State Geologist says
coal may he found only in the counties Of
Mower, Freeborn and Fairbault.
The Michigan State Prison at Jackson
contains twenty five life convicts, five Of
whom have been sent within the last two
years.
Buffalo County, Wisconsin, has about
400, 900 bushels of wheat in store, and
one.fourth OF that amount is still in the
farmers hands
One hundred and & 'ty sheep have been
killed in De Kalb County, Illinois, this
winter by wolves. Six OF the wolves
have been killed
Peru isa model Nebraska town. 1t is
healthy and moral, has no saloons, but
has churches and one Of the best schools
in the State
| Annie Spann, kitchen maid at the
National Hotel at Terra Haule. has re,
ceived notice of legacy OF $4,000 that
had fallen to her. Next
The Fairmonnt MINI )Chain announ-
ces the discovery, in Martin County, OF a
vein Of coal ten feet in thickness and 1SC
feet below the surface.
Twelve hundred and fortv-six school
houses have been built in Iowa within the
past two years. This is exclusive Of the
ones rebuiltto take the place Of old ones
The Kansas prairie fires have driver
the cattle Of Marshall County into the
Solomon and Republican valleys, where
hay is worth 81 s ton and corn l5 cents {
bushel.
Pike County, Indiana, has wild grape
vine that measures 81 feet in circnmfer
ence a foot from the ground II runs to
. the top of tree 100 feet high.
; A dog carries the mail between tn,
, State line, near Marshall, and Two
, Woods, Dakota The mail sack is tiet
about his neck, and he carries it witt
safety and dispatch, which is more thar
: Uncle Sam always does
The water works in California foot NJ
, thus: S36 irrigating bitches, from which
2 l19 994 acres of land are irrigated; an(
E 7S0 mining bitches, have an aggregat
length of ASS miles, supplying 220 ,1S'
! inches of water per day
The Red Wing Republican says: "Il
1873 there were manufactured in Re,
Wing 422 wagons, ,sS light sleiehs, ,320 DO:
sleighs, 70 harrows, so seeders, and 81
plnws. This is the beginning Of what i
is hoped will soon become extensive man
ufacturing operations"
a There is legend that an Indian CHIEF
previous to being killed at South Bend
Indiana. buried $4,000 on the farm q
Robert Dair, in Miami County, markin
y the place with stone bearing the i'm
press of ahorse shoe. The stone ha
been found, and three men are confident
: ly searching for the treasure