Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1877-05-30
Letter from Iowa.

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DIS horsEs, Iowa, Nay IL, 1877.
Editor Senf,nef and Republican, =
Dear Thinking that . letter from
this vicinity would be of interest to
sohe Of your readers, 1 take the liberty
OF addressing you. l have been in this
place four days, and have gained lit
tie information Of the city.
DEs MONIES ~ 90
Is about the size of Lancaster-not any
iarget-but, l think, better bull. in its
business portions, and therefore pre-
'ents quite city-liks appearance. All
kinds Of bus'oess is represented, and
overdone to . great extent. Business
Is very dull. and people are doing their
full share of growing and fault finding.
This Is no place for the laboriug man !;
there are hundreds out of employment
now, and it is expected there will be
many more. But still they come from
tue east and are now going to the Black
Hills in great numbers. At one town
there we're at least five hundred wait
ing for transportation, and others com
ing on every train. l have heard it
estimated that as high as one hundred
thousand people would be there before
August, 1877. If such is the case,
seventy five per cent. will not have
money enough to get home with. Der
yer has sent about fifteen hundred of
her inhabitants to the Hills.
The soil here is black loan, being
in places seven or eight feet deep, and
very productive. Corn is the staple
crop. l have seen but one field of
wheat since l came into the State, and
that wa. not looking we'll. The best
wheat saw vas IN Mifiin and Juniata
counties, Penna.
GRAssHoPPERs.
There is some fear of the grasshop-
pers being bad here. was told BY a
gentleman that when he plowed piece
of ground it looked as though it had
been sown with rice-it was so full of
eggs. A gentleman from Colorado
says: "The grasshoppers are worse now
than ever before. Millions are hatched
out on she plains, and are about the
size Of a common house Hy. The farm
ers here think they will, however, be
able to aise crop this year, by killing
the grass-hoppers. They propose to do
1t in this manner Heretofore they have
foated them off by driving them into
the irrigating bitches, but this did not
kill them. They now propose to put
coal oil or tar into the bitches. and then
drive them in and FIRE it. This method
has proved successful in two or three
instances" If the 'hoppers destroy
the grazing and crops ttis year, the
State will suffer terribly. nal
SCHOOLS.
The school houses of Iowa have ex-
erted a potent influence in determining
the character and reputation of her
people. They are prominent, visible
indication Of their love of intelligence
aud culture. Their rapid multiplica-
,ion aud rapid improvement have not
only marked the accumulation of wealth
which has made the necessarily large |
outlay for the purpose possible, but
have also marked the ib,rshty Of her
people, in contributing SO largely of
their early earnings for public good
aud for the benefit of those who are to
follow them. @
THE NEW CAPITOL,
now being built here, will be an i'm
provement TO the city beyond estimate,
though it bears no direct relation to IT, |
1t vii! be an attractive feature, being
one Of the largest and most magnificent
buildings of the west. During the last
year the expenditure for work on it has
been S275,000. There are now about
two hundred hands employed on it.
THE DIES MONIES MARKET
The prices of all kinds of breadstuff
are still going up, aud, high As they are
this week above last quotations, they
are still very strong. Wheat, steady |
at S l.6Sa cash June corn, but little
offered and prices little higher. at 4oc,
white 45c; oats steady at 25to3oc
rye dull at 40:o45c, none offered; eggs
firm demand At wholesale 7aSc; butter
rather scarce at l5al7c potatoes con-
tlnue firm a, SOctosl.OO; apples steady
at s0c,oSl.25; bay steady. prairie 81.
50ro6. 90, timothy $45Oto6. SO. I
There are quite a number of settlers
here from Pennsylvania, Mr.. Wilmer
occupying a very prominent position in
the ranks. |
Now, Mr.. Editor, / will close, lest
intrude on your time and space. &.
Respectfully yours, .
s. E. s.
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