Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-07-06
Obey.
June 30.

Eds. J0URNAL:-There are quite
goodly number Of subscribers for the
JOURNALin Otley and vicinity. and |
am inclined tpthink that agcod many
more can be secured IL THE matter Is
properly worked up in our midst. We
all feel and see the necessity of pat
ronizing some newspaper published at
the county seat, from which we can
learn of current events Of the day
transporting in our county, and the
proceedings Of the county govern
ment; and one that will write up the
mutual interests OF the cuunty at
large. We are happy to say that we
believe the JOURNAL possesses all
these essential qualities. We have
further noticed that the JOURNAL has
always possessed clean record polit-
ically; has always been found on the
side Of truth and right, and coura-
geously defended the firm and tried
prindpies Of ths Republican party
which eertsinIy b enoogh p fsfom-
mentgitto every honest Republican In
the county. "a -
notice, In reading the JOURNAL
week after week, that but very little
Ii seen in Its columns concerning OF
Icy or Of Its doings, which can directly
be attributed to the fact that you have
no regular correspondent here. Be-
lieving that we are entitled to repre-
sentation In your paper II youfind no
other party 70 send you the news, /
will take the tasknpon myself to send
you few items occasionally, as time
and circumstances will permit. We
hope to give the people In other parts
Of the county an inkling that we on
this side Of the river are just as "wide
awake" and enterprising MS are the
people anywhere. We mean business
all tie time, as IL demonstrated by
our constant improvements.
OUR TOWN
is gradually gaining in population,
and adding new improyements by
way Of buildings. Quite ayDdnlier Of
new and com modious residences have
been built within the last year. New
business houses have been erected and
old ones repaired. These things speak
well for the thrift and enterprise o.
our citizens.
| THE FARMING COMMUNITY
IL equally enterprising and prosper
Gus. / will venture the assertion thai
there IL no better farming country t,
be found In the West than IL con
tanned within the boundaries Of Sum
init township, and none better i'm,
proved, as IL shown by the many fine
country residences, large, commodious
barns. and other appendages, all ar
ranged in such manner a. to be "usefu
as well rs ornamental" There IL nc
country whose soil and climate arc
better adapted to the raising of al
kinds Of grain, In ordinary good
seasons. II Is true that there was
a partial failure In some crops her,
last year, I'm consequence OF the wet
season; but the failure was not con.
fined to Summit township; and not.
withdrawing the yield was lighter
than usual, we had plenty TO live OH
and some to spare, At the present
time our farmers speak very favorably
Of the prospectfor corn efopaif frost
holds off until ths crop natures, as g
great portion of II IL later than usual
They do not, however, speak so favor
ably of the wheat prospect, but al
most unanimously pronounce tia fail
ure. A large portion of it died, and
over the ground that the weeds ART
taking 1t. Oats will be very good
Corn and oat meal Will probably be
staples next year.
In making report Of items 1t be.
comes my painful duty TO announce
the death OF Miss Lizzie Harp, daugh.
ter Of Pleasant and Julia Harp. of this
| place, on the morningg 0fa the 2Nll
| Inst, after al iliness OF sir months.
The fanenl services were arranged fos
the following Monday, mt 10 A. NJ, nj
| NJ. Il. Church, Rev. Shailer conduct
| Ing services. The funeral was attend.
| ed by ut least 800 .persons. The re-
mains were Inferred in the cemetery
at Red Rock. her edissase was con
sum ptlOIl. SHiie was taken With n very
severe coI.i Abon the ] ltll Of January.
| It Immediately settled on her lungs
and soon developed into lung fever.
| Medical aid was called, and every
| thing done that could be done for her
relief, hut without avail. She grad.
| ually dropped, and consumption seized
upon her. The physicians having
given up her case a. hopeless, IL was
known long before her death that she
could not recover. Size was abou.
Is years OF age, very bright and intel
| Iigent. Was nlembet OF the Nj. r..
Church. and was universally beloved
| and esteemed by all who knew her.
| The pasentA have lost bright and
lovely daughter, and sooiety q valued
| nf6nlher. -
Ok viii closs this letter BY saying
| That our enfeasnAtl friend Can't. John