Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-03-08

FROM MISSOURI.
W1NsroSv1LJ.E, Davies Co., !
Enhruarv 26- 1871

February 2G, 1877. j..
EDITOR TRANSCRIPT:
1 wonder if few facts concerning our
little town and country surrounding, would
bc of interest to your readers: think I
will venture q short letter on the subject.
Daviess county IS in the northwestern
part of Missouri, and, as far as I have
seen it, is as productive. healthful, and
pleasantly located as any in the State.
The soil is deep and adapted 10 tho pro-
duct,on Of all the fruits, grain and veget-
ablcs raised in tins latitude. All kinds
Of grain and grass yield we'll, and fruits
of nearly every variety arc shipped from
this depot every year. The climate during
my stay here, has been delightful. To-
day the mercury stands at three degrees
above zero, and think it is about the
average temperature since the middle OF
January. During that time there has
been two rains, or rather mists, lasting
p;rhaps two days, but the mud dries very
rapidly, owing, in part, I think, to the
natural drainage Of the country. Small
streams, we'll wooded, traverse the surface
Of the country. Springs are also abund-
ant, and good wells are to be had by dig
ging or boring. Timber and prairie lands
are about equally distributed over the
county. The native timber consists Of
burr oak, white oak, hickory, black wal
nut, maple, cottonwood, elm, ash, null
berry, etc. The trees grow to a great size.
There are ninety five school districts in
the county, all supplied with good school
houses; but the schools will not bear COM
parison with those of Minnesota, unless
we go back about fifteen years. The text
books in use arc, McGully's readers and
spelling books, Rays mathematics, and
Clarke's grammar. The people are max.
ing every effort for improvement in this
respect, and l think will ultimately be
equal to the northern and eastern states
Winstonyille is little town on the Chi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad,
and though new and comparatively small
it is 4 very important shipping point
The receipts for freight at the depot fol
the month ending February cath, are a:
follows: Forproduce shipped, s2,406.15
for goods received, S47l.4s; number O
Car loads shipped. forty.ivc. The town j:
beautifully located on high rollin:
prairie, and surrounded by rich farming
country. No mills are in operation her
now, as there is no stream Of water run
ming through the place, but one mile ava,
| is the Grindstonc, small stream furnish
ing excellent water power:
The people Of Ninstonvllle are rcpul
licans by large majority, but a republ
can in Missouri is not by any means III
same dis one il minnesota. He is IA
more earnest and loyal here, and peopl
Can talk politics without so much nois
as northern politicians make. II there
4 war over the late election it must be :
the north, for all the southern people an
papers that have seen, say they will nc
have it here. think northern democrat
are more to be feared than even the fo
mey rebels.
| What this country needs most, is som
Of the Minnesota enterprise. If the farm
CTS worked as hard or as scicntiticiall
rs some Of the Minnesota farmers dc
they would get rich in little while
Scarcely a house can lie found with
cellar under it, aud very few have barn
or store houses. They bury their yegct;
bles in the fall, and do without until tn
ground thaws, and a good many Let thci
stock run in the cornticlds.
Missouri people can't be excellcd by an
in generosity, sociability, or kindhcartc'
ness, and these qualities do more tina
anything else, I think, toward maxim
society pleasant and valuable.
Yours respectfully,
: ISEz NJ. BULLS.