The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-09-07
From Oregon.
Ncwbcrg, August %, 1876.

NcwDcrg, August 22, 1870.
EDITOR REpUBLICAN:-So long
has it been since we attempted to
write you, that we now almost dread
it, and call it q task. But thinking
that there are always those who like
to hear from regions remote, we are
prompted from a sense of duty to
keep good our promises. To those
who remain with dear friends is not
given the great pleasure of pcrusing
each small item, as to us who have
left all acquaintance behind. Every
reader of the Republican we believe,
who once lived in your county, and
now resides elsewhere, watch as ca
gcrly for items from his own neigh
borhood as we once watched for the
"Cherry Grove Items" before "Rat-
tling Jack" and "Phocabus" passed
OIL the stage of literary existence, no
more, it seems, to raise and flourish
the journalistic pen.
Here we are once more in the midst
of all Oregon harvest and your CORES
pondcnt does nobly his part-whcn
il comes to meal hours. Men and
boys, great and small, arc busily en-
gagged taking care of the golden cere.
ais. Fall grain is falling far below
the anticipated yield. Spring crops
are yielding well, although little of
it has yet been harvested, it is
thought to be better than last year
spring crop. Crops will fall 20 or 80
per cent below last year, while prices
arc much lower and freight much
higher. This makes it rather hard
OH our farmers.
We had the pleasure of calling on
Mr.. Nathan Small, formerly Of An
drew county, but now of Be.lview,
Oregon. Like the rest of Andrew
Countyites he can not get along with
out the "Republican." Since leaving,
his daughter is married to one of Or
egon's brave sons. His crop looks
well and bids fair to yield well.
Rev. Anthony Clcmmeus is now
stopping with his children near Yves,
Chchalem. lie has given up the idea
of returning to Andrew, his old ma
tive home this fall.
Mr.. VIM. IIobson, formerly Of New
Providence, Hardin county, Iowa
leaves OH the outgoing steamer en-
route for his home at that place. lie
will be remembered as the one who
in connection with one or two others
held series Of meetings during the
Rebellion, in your county under tn,
name Of Friends or Quakers. He ha!
purchased farm in our midst. snt
proposes to remove his family thii
fall or next spring. Already severa
Of that denomination have fount
homes here, while more are expected
next year.
Croquct is OH the decline.
Mr.. Editor, We really wish you had
some Of the Oregon plums. We hav'
just measured one that Is six lnche,
In circumference, and that Is not hare
to beat. Pears are hardly ripe, yct
we will not forget those who are dc
prived Of the same pleasure as our
selves, Beside an abundance of fruit
berries Of nearly every variety have
been plenty. Surely we should b,
grateful that while other places ar,
visited with terrific storms. drouth
pestilence. and pests, we are troubled
with none of these here nor have W,
ever been, for such thing as q fail
ure Of crops has never been known
since the earliest settlement wa.
ssde in the state.
When we next write II will be from
a different locality. Until then W,
must say Au Repoir.
Respectfully, T. W. MAcKIE