The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-05-12
FROM NEBRASKA.
Correspondence of the Palladium.
CozAD, DAWSON Co., NEB.,
Nav G 1879

| May y, 1919
Perhaps a short letter from the
Garden Slate would not be uninter
esting to your many readers. We
are located on the great thorough
fare of the Union Pacific Railroad
PAT miles west of Omaha We have
here the widest as we'll as the most
beautiful part of the great Platte
valley. When we arrived at this
point, about fourteen months ago,
there was hardly a house to be
seen, and antelope, deer and elk
did roam to and fro, but to-day we
look around and see hundreds OF
houses dotted here and there, on
almost every quarter section for
miles around. There will probably
be about three thousand acres OF
crops put out in our vicinity this
spring. Farmers are quite busy
planting corn. Wheat, oats and
barley are doing finely; and just
here word in honor to Mr.. j. j.
Cozad, who very cheerfully donated
to our people one car load Of seed
wheat, which was gladly received,
and soon deposited in mother earth
that we might await a bountiful
harvest. Our climate can not be
spoken of too highly. It is milder
than in the same latitude in the
Eastern States, and the atmosphere
is dry and pure. The summer heat
is tempered by prairie breezes, and
the nights are cool and comforta
BILE. The autumns are like a long
Indian summer, reaching into the
latter par. of December. The win
tiers are short; the fall of snow
light; no sleet and rain during the
winter months. We have had four
splendid rains within the last five
weeks. Have no sloughs or stag
nant water, hence, fever and ague,
SO common in many parts of the
west. is entirely unknown here.
Tie high altitude, the dry and
bracing atmosphere, and the purity
of water, renders this country de-
lightful. Provisions are as cheap
here as in. the East; labor about
Eastern prices; business firm.
Mr.. E. Goodyear keeps constantly
on hand good stock of lumber,
and sells at the lowest prices. Mr..
Goodyear has also contracted to
build first class school house, in
contemplation of our future city,
to cost S5,O00-to be built of brick.
Mrs. Gatewood, one of our first
settlers, keeps the hotel, and spares
no efforts to make her guests com
Portable. Mr.. Stevens runs first
class boarding house. Mr.. A. Nc
Intyre carries heavy stock of
hardware and groceries, and does
fair business Mr.. S. L. Bing-
ham, groceries and provisions, and
you will always find the old man
alive to business. Russell & Co,
general merchandise. Mr. Parson,
first class shoemaker, does business
south of the track. Mr.. r. Will
liams can fit you up with neat
boot or shoe. He is now erecting
a new building, where he will always
be found awaitir 6 his many custom
ers W. p. Ross does large share
of the harness making. business.
Brickmaking is carried on by Mr..
Cozad, and he will soon commence
molding. MIR John Yaryan does
the blacksmithing, and is first
class workman. We have a good
depot, conducted by Mr. i. San
derson, agent
Well, my letter is already grow
ing longer than I anticipated. I
have only to say to those who mean
to look up home in the West, now
is your time. We invite one and
all to come and see for themselves
before locating elsewhere, as free
land for the landless will soon be
only record of the past.
Yours, T.. Nj. RUSSELL.
IdIencss. Base bali and billiards.
It is painful to the Industrious
and moral portion of our people to
see SO many loungers about the
streets, and such multitude whose
highest aspirations seem to be to
waste their time in idleness, or at
base ball, billiards, etc. No person
needs to be unemployed who is not
over fastidious about the kind of
occupation. There are too many
soft hands land heads } waiting for
light work and heavy pay. Better
work for half loaf than beg or
steal a whole one. Mother earth is
always near by, and ready to re
spond to reasonable drafts on her
never failing treasury. A patch CT
potatoes raised on shares is prefer
able to poulticed pate earned in
whisky scrimmage Some modern