The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-02-17
Iowa Correspondence.

you aSword ofsgrect ing gnd rcmcn
brancc, but each day ana week Seemed
taken up with othcr ovmcnts. NJ y
thoughts often fly over the six hun.
, dred miles between, aud res; upon the
= pleasaIr EcitY of my nativity. Slhcc
last November / have been with the
companions of my Childhood and
, youth, my brother and sister, and have
found the days of "Anid Lang Syne'
renewed in my companlonship with
them. At present L am stopping ih
+ Maquok2a, place of $500 inhabitants
and situated forty miles west of the
"Father of Waters. on the Davenport
and St. Paul Railroad. The Maquo-
keta river runs through the place, aud
before the railroad came here, which
was only few years since, the river
afforded most the facilities for trans
portation, but, thanks 10 modern dnns
provements, it is now Of little ause
except as place tora good fishing.
There is a great amount of stock
shipped from this place to Chicago.
Like Ravenpa, the town is scattered,
but one would think from the energy
and enterprise displayed that there
were double the inhabitants here.
There are many fine buildings, both
business blocks and residences
Among the latter some are very ele-
CANT in their appointments, and when
one has learned what warm hearts
dwell in them the home seems doubly
pleasant. | find the "whited .sepul-
chres' few and far between, but with
warm, generous heartsithey welcome
the stranger totheir heartls And homes.
There is mucn lessfor.haiity here than
in the East, although most of the
people are formerly from the East but
to use their own expressions, they be-
come westernized and forget to be for
NAL. In the summer this is lovely
place, as there are many. shade trees
lining the streets, like our own pleas
ant city, but unlike. that,the streets are
narrow, as is the case in nearly all.
Western places, which, to my think HE
detracts from their beauty, II is ss
problem 10. me, as yet unsolved, why,
| with SO much room, they should SO
| circumscribe Tie streets. This is the
county.seat of jackson county, and
has fine Court House, which contains
the several county offices. Iohave been
here nearly two months and court mas
ID e.
been in session most OF the time, but
they say they are Il ,velw peaceable
l.cOmnrunits. There arc four churches
here Congregational Methodist, Bap-
tist and Catholic. The pastor OF the
congregational church, is a former res
ident of Portage coniity, aRey. Mr.
Milllken. He is an, eloquent speaker
and an earnest worker. aiThe Meth /
odist church is Il fine, new Brick build 4
lug, elegant aud commodious. The
bell came from Cincinnati, The Epis-
copal society contcmpiatoi,ercctiu 81
church soon. AT present they hold
services in The Court lI5usc, ~, fac
large schoo! house is 10 be erected the
couing Summer. s-'i o'@ T'se 7tt -9.I
The Centennial year cell bra,ions
were began here last week by the Con-.
gregati"hti Society, i'll giving Cen
tenniai Tea Party. The umes OF .I776
were brought to us again in ,Gress and
manner. IIad the homer of Speaking /
TO and shaking hands with General !
and Mrs. Washington, Patrick Henry,
VIM. Penn, General Putnam, Johu Il
Adams and Priscilla, the Puritan
maiden, and many other notablcs eff
"ye older tiGIe. ~ table filled with
antiquities Was shown, among w hicL
was 4 portion of a satin vest; worn at |
the Spanish Court in The DAYS off
the ln1uisitiou ) a christening robe /
worn by y children at their u bap:
tiSn a chair brought from Hullaml in |
1000. and many .others OF interest too |.
numerous, Il mention here, sTlley all |
belong TO people living here and have
descended taftheun ilfonifi their 'anccs- |.
torso 5longeds for The bonnetTief my /
great grand-moialer W hich is treasured
in aesrtain oclo;set whiehd know OF in
the buckeye State. Even it Incould
have stepped i'll a, llo,i,e and possessed
my self of The long handled wa III ,ironsi
and Oil fashsonea bsnufiers, usfl bvf
thai melgreat- grand aaother. ,oohavs
exhibited among the other ianrient ar !
Icles, should Iiave felt myself OF
much importance. We had nr,sie by
''ye men singers. audHiMe women sing
ers, last but saot,ileast wei'e The tables
to be- discussed. a.lNH the Holds iiule |
dishes were served al .Iiie aiIc lent, Ia bic =
while that OF 1916 Was iled.i with all
modern viands-oysters, frosted cake,
etc. Ii was IA relv pleasant. evening.
and ali v eHt home pleased with their
glance back W ard into .-ye olden time
The Young Mems ,Lfctmre Associa- .
ion have had Il numberi offiiine lec-
lures here this Wiuter.i among whom
were j. sG. slIullahd.s Mrs Stan,on,u
IIoi. Wm. Parsons and Gen. hiIpat.J
firk-the latt ea iesivered his celc brat %
al lecture upon ''Shcrman s: u,arcll to
,hs iSaa. ~ iiicl: was very. good, a
vein OF humorl throughout, serving 10
riglten the oiIlerwise. too asoB,hre
picture Of iie,stiIncs that lried ilnen Il,
'ouis.2sm O. hn4 freiusbsa 9hi u
{ Thchi idaI-w wave OF biGlk kru pt tcy is dis
urbing llie .qaiet of this town and vi /;
,iniirof date, there having bccliltwo
irns tclost Il here nthe, last two weeks Il
,nl others in the ilnncttiae vieinity
losing, and still the wdrld moves on.
My letter issbccoining nightly, and
'tili feel it my duty to speak OF that
,,ycr ailiuy touic. The weather. Tire 4u