Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-26
Faom NEBRASKA.

FROM NEBRASkA.
CARLTON. NEE, May 10, 1876.
DEAR COURIER: This morning finds l
us shivering around the stove, with .
cold, raw wind from tho East, accom-
panied now and then with showers of
rain, that feel almost like ice-water
when 1t hits one In the face. We have
been having very fine growing wealth
or for some time until Friday night
last, when the wind changed into the
East, and since then it has been very
disagreeable for this time Of the year.
Tho grain is growing nicely, and
bids fair TO make good crop If it was
only let alone by the vorscious grass
hoppers, which have Matched out In
countless millions duriug the warm
weather, and their digestive Or
gaus eeem to be in 40 good order az
they were with their predecessors of
last fall. for they arc eating almost
everything that they como TO, espe-
cislly gardens. They seem to be worse
lin some localities than others. In some
places they arc eating the oats clean
and damaging the wheat and barley.
We had hoped that they would get
their wings and leave before they did
any material damage, but It appears
that in that, like many other things,
We were deluded. It was thought
that the cold rains would destroy
them, but we can't zee but what they
arc o. lively after shower a. before.
Our corn is about all planted, and
that being later coming on may escape
II they do destroy our small grain; at
any rate We can but hope for the best.
Myself and better-half were up in
Clay county, last week, to pay visit
to the Filler boys and Daniel Troxell,
formerly Of Wapello county, and
found them all in good spirits over
their prospects for good crop, and
fixing up a. though they intended to
stick, and its my opinion that they
will stick unless the hoppers should
clean the track 20 that they win be
obliged to slide; for should We lose
our crops this year more would have
to leave than did last year, for aid 90
cieties and donations would DO in .
measure played ont, and / do not
know but what It should be, for there
were 20 many that applied for aid dur
ing the past winter when there was
no nced Of It, that should tho time
come when they really needed assis-
lance and could not obtain II, they
would then probably realize how
shameful it was in them to beg when
they did not need II.
was fortunate enough, yesterday,
to receive little money that had been
due me for long time, and in calcu-
lating what had best do with Il to
mako 1t do the most good and 60 the
farthest, I came to the conclusion
to pay the printer portion Of IT, 90
enclosed herewith please find 81,
which you will receipt and inform me
how I stand on the CouRrEE's books,
for to us the COURIER 10 indispensable.
To say nothing about the amount Of
general good reading matter in it, il ID
always source of enjoyment to ms to
| read the locals and ads, and to note
the improvements going on in our old
home town.
On March "a, lest, had some grain
shipped from Ottumwa via. the c.. Is.
& 2. and st. Joe & Denver City Rail-
| roads. aud freight prepaid to st. Joe.
since then I have heard nothing OF It.
nor can lind out anything about 1t
Will Billy Armstrong or some on,
else please rise and explain, - an
needing IL badly. Itwas intended fos
seed, and NOT coming I planted my
feed, and now am short of feed for
my team in consequence thereof.
Most respectfully yours,
J. II. SPRINGER.