Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-24
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CRETE, Neb,, Nov. 10th 1875.
EnlroRs COURIER Twas very much
interested in what your excellent cor
respondent -. w. N" had TO say thro
the Courier, OF affairs here in Ne.
braska. From what one could see in
such a hurried trip, and from the in.
formation one could gather, the esti.
mate of your correspondent scems
very just and accurate.
1t was a great pleasure to take hi:
hand at the depot here in Crete, and
have few minutes chat with him
about Ottumwa's growth and pros
pority, and about Ottumwa friends,
During my vacation at the close of the
summer, travelled about 1000 miles
east aud west, and l saw no town Civ
ing indications of more vigorous. sub.
stan,ial growth than Ottumwa. | was
glad also to see in Mr.. Norris hand a
photograph of the Congregations al
Church Of Ottumwa Gas it ia to be)
Certainly the structure when done will
be credit to the society and no email
addition to the public buildings oil
your city. like the plan of the house
much. and 1t speaks we'll for Mr.
Bartlett, the architect. 1 am glad also
to know that the new school house OF
his planning, has reference to some
thing beside the -four base walls.'
Having taken a run lately, out to
Kearncy and bach, / took occasion to
make note ofthe ycrops, growth OF
towns, etc. The grasshopper Sc0tlrge
/ of a year ago, aIltlsthe CONSEQUENT de-
preston, nearl suspended the gro with
of all our towns, but since ike market.
ing of the wheat crop of this year,
prospects, have frightened M wotlder-
fully, and in heprincipal towns along
the line of this road for the last twO
months, building enterprises have been
pushed with the characteristic energy
ofgrOwing towns, and new dwellings
businesshonses, school houses. church.
co, arc everywhere to be seen. Had il
not been for the damage to the wheat
and oats by the heavy rains, these
crops would both have been success
\ full this year. Generally, where wheat
was well put in and cared for it has
been good crop. A farmer near
here who had abont 300 acres, took
care in preparing his ground, took
care Of his wheat when it was harvest
/ ed, and it yielded from lSto 81 bushels
per acre, for most OF it, think he re
ceivcd so cents per bushel. Oats yiel.
ded equally we'll Corn, potatoes. and
all sorts Of vegetables are a good crop
Farmers generally are now in good
h spirits, the most of them who are on
homesteads, have occupied them long
4 enough now to obtain their patents
and those who are on railroad land
i have been dealt With most generously,
/ the b. Il NJ. Land Company having
4 quietly made il a rule to crowd no one
who was working his land and doing
Il the best he could. Those dealing with
the land department of the D. & NJ.
either in Iowa or Nebraska are fortu-
nate in finding az Land Commissioner
50 tiloroughn bnsinesslnsD a0d so
courteous a gentleman 10 Az II Tcnza-
lin, 40 we'll known along ficf line OF
the Is. q M in your StaaeA SsEg
| IL renew my snbscripfionf.to the
CoiiRiEis, "a we cannot do without Its
weekly budget of Ottumwa news. Mr.
Stebbins OF your city was here a few
days since aud spoke, among other
things, of Fred lIawley's decease
How bravely he has fought for life
for five years past, conquered by the
destroyer before whom, one by one.
weshalL al bow 8 Il y onrsss HsR !,
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