The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-09-21
Letter from Iowa.
CLARINDA. Iowa, I
September 1 1tb. 1876.

ED. REPUBLICAN:--tiav prom
ised heretofore to write when could
find time, will now try and comply
with my promise.
I arrived in this city OIL the 1st day
of July, and am to say the least, tol-
erably well pleased with the general
climate. although F: Mt present the
weather is rather unfavorable, there
having been considerable. rain. Tho
rivers in this county are considerably
beyond their. banks. This morning,
having heard considerable amount Of
talk about the damage done. / con-
cludcd to 20 down and see So accord
ingly africnd. and myself secured
= buggy and team and went down to
the Nodaway river about mile from
town. Arriving at the river, am sor-
ry to say. we met with scene not Of
ten witnessed. The corn-felds were
all overfowcd; and the bridge which
has just been completed, was covered
with water some three feet deep.
The general average Of water in the
bottom is from to IL feet. On Sat-
urday Sept. 9th traveller attempted
to cross the river, the banks having
then been overnown some little, bat
he not knowing anything about 1t got
into the water and his horses became
unmanagable, the wagon upsetting.
The whole family consisting Of a man
and wife and three children, were
thrown into the stream. Some men
happened to be close by succeeded in
saving all but one, the smallest child,
some twenty months old, which
drowned before they could possibly
save it. This makes the second acci.
dent that happened in the same place.
The general climate of this country
is something like that of Missouri,
being little cooler. The country is
generally prairie excepting along the
streams, where there is about enough
timber for HON. use. The most of
the people however burn coal, it be-
ing cheaper and more plentiful than
wood.
This country is great on raising
stock Of all kinds. the general market
for them seems to be Chicago and the
East generally.
The country around this place is all
new, and is fast settling up with cas-
tern people, mostly retired merchants
from eastern cities, who have got
tired of active business life, and come
into this country to follow farming
and stock raising. They seem to
have taken the advice Of our old
printer friend Horace Grcely, who
said sometime ago, go West young
man and grow up with the country"
This city is fast improving, and we
predict that in no far future day will
be city of no small Importance.
There ars several large business
and dwelling houses being erected at
present, those that are building seem
to try to surpass every one trying to
get the best, which speaks well for
the Inhabitants, showing that they
intend to make a city.
This place is well stocked with
churches and school houses, there is
at present number of Baptist min
listers holding conference hero.
The churches here are in good
condition, especially the Universalist; I;
they have the finest church in the
city. Rev. j.. II. Baker. who you
will remember visited your city some
time since. is their pastor, and is
liked exceedingly well.
This county as well as the State,
is largely Republican, and cnthusias-
tic meetings arc constantly being held
in favor Of Hayes and Wheeler, who
we think will be elected by one of the
largest majorities ever known in the
United States. The Democrats up
here are all trying to make Hayes out
bad man, but they don't succeed
very well. l am in hopes You may
be successfulin in November, in electing
candidates you arc supporting for
county offices, for We think they
viii all make mo. l." set of Off
GERS. Hoping you may be successful
financially and politically, we will
quit for this time. promising to
write again in the future.
Yours. Truly,