, 1875-09-10

county. hr. fillmore n nuw feHl4irHt ~ hlHdot
mn hounrrt1 md renptesoa cis1zon, ard lie lca,l.
ing banker III Tho ri'x'e- Although nu o.'l man.
ile ntiI! tctaina full 1nnptb1 and plytirn sgur,
will. tho PROMISE Of many yosrp Of us"fntncas,
md il ths on]ornf'.,t Of . handsome competcucy.
N tho county ; md al.lonxh Il anjovs Tim .lIs-
tinct4on Of having been surveyed hy hfnl.
Lam Lincoln, in growth AND hnsin"t"
Frospofity hayo ararcely Mnprovel in tin
~. doe.ss ,.e Ahs, ss hn'oln rst .I*ea Nov
tcuter Of that yenr. Ihs nn1t town laid ont
wns shat Of Mliersburg, ii May, 1857. keithn.
burg was ln'd mt IN July i9lonlng. Atedo waa
not lad o,l. nuttl Msrei,. ,s5o .nd, ono sear
rsss WAS rarid. until H1la 'D1n became Tho nsphk
prosperous town tho cotnty.
The i,rrs newspaper nubtI1e1 In Tho county
Was the Now Bottou ittreri.sr. started III 1915,
do H<vrrd, iii july, la,7. .lr. Iloraco l,golow,
ono Of iss psescnt sdilors ana propriotoEs, was
tno II tho. original founders. The Alelo
Idns,'r, nnfler tli!reront nanlc, wka started In
October, 1*GG The former IL the representative
orAan " tho 1le"ubilcaa PARTY III this conpty.
while Ito latter clsna 10 ho ftlEtendeul. Dotn
hf tlicsa newspapers have good circulatlons With
laf3e n's'1 narrative oIlicc-Hatronnfo.
Ihn sto1th Of hloao Is unprecedented. and,
within Tho rAs. two years. Tic population has
nbous doubled IL ia no Haus,room growth. on-
ing its Prosperity to sono undue excito1lont. or
depending nI1ou an unknown future. 1t is tho
centre of ohB OF tho richest aStlcnlturh! regions
! III thu State NTH nol Of unsurpassed fertility.
Tue HaiI Of this county IL nut subject To tile
we're dsuugbts that visit mn''y otlser ct,unticB.-
owing to tho many streams that t,cAn-
der throuEti !ta length an1 btoadth. por
tho samo roasou. il Ia completely drained, hni
not subject 10 tho opposite drawbacks. II il
J well wooded; there ~ MI abundant md it|e1-
| )laUstbte B,s,p|y Of tho best iIluknG water, at
al n1ernge depth uf ~ feet; tim null liz con-
roHod Of Itch, black loan, With teilos or brown
a11
loading agricultusa! stap'es. Fur atorkl aisius.
| facilities sre presented unedi1alcl b, those vi
any other county In tho ssato hik important
branch Of agricultural fnuuetry faa EtIcady q
miles ars to bo found dozc1
arc known over the tnsi1e land. Will
aueh surroundings TO mark tho permanent
growth OF Ale1o, isH future Ia we'll assured
Within nilos ttloro ara dozen mines of the best
coal oponcd. and knpplying tho co1tntry with
fuel. Tho present hsa boell an unueually IutJ
season IN tho Eay Ut tho erection Of now build
inga,-lno b1siness blocks and handsome rest
dclccs. Wo hnyo two baukB, Two large Graiu-
elevators with smother In process Of erection)
five dry goods eatabiBhnents, ton grocery stores
threc hardware mud thrco d.ug-storos, foundry
and machine SHOP. several carriage nna wagon.
shops. three largo hotels: etc.. etc. Onto MIN
ber OF CtpItAtlstH have beon attracted hore Thu
summer hy the uuWoDtsd hlssncss'gro"th o! ta'
place, aud uoxt year will w,tnosB unusual build
lug ard bueineAs activity. The speculation IL lot,
this season, with thor greatly-enbancol yslu Q
displays q confidence IN the future. The lAus
on which Tho town stauda IL gently uttau!ating
while broad prAirieA stretch out 10 esory dlrec
ton, suggcnting the iaoa Of plenty OF room
however largo Our futnro growth. Tue cottage
stylo oi residences ptesais. zach with comlno
.lons surroundings aud embopersd in shrlial
This county has an abundance OF fruit, Of a
most every variety grown IN the State. Shou!