The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-07-19
TRAER CORRESPONDENCE.

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The first station west on the r. R. ex-
tension from Traer and about fifteen miles
TO the northwest is Rcinbeck. The town
has been the talk of many who want to
so into business. 1t has been considered
from the earliest inception that Grundy
Center like Traer would be greatly over
done in all classes of business, that rent.
insurance, taxes and lots would be high
and p4ofts small, and our people who de-
s'rt d to m W have fixed on Reinbeck. A
Tratr man who has not seen Reinbeck
was to be pitied, so on the 10th, inst,
went there, taking the north route
through Buckingham township, still north
into Black Hawk County, thence west
into Grundy to Reinbeck. After leaving
the valley Of Twelve Mile creek, the
road is very smooth and the travel pleas
ant. The first thing that attracts atten-
ton is that this Is not new country, al
though since my residence here all the
country west and ncr.h of this creek was
subject to entry. Nearly every acre is
in cultivation or being broke. The next
is the crops. The Oldest inhabitant new
er saw such a good immediate prospect
for wheat, barley, oats and grass, an occa-
sional evidence of blight is seen but SO
slight as not to be deplored. The corn on
the whole may be called good. Some
spots where it runs into slough are thin
and small, but with our usual July and
August weather and no early frost the
corn crop will be satisfactory. / once
thought the north part of Tama County
the prettiest land under the sun, butthat
portion of Grundy Center saw has moth
ing to discount ~
The village of Reinbeck is laid out on
a very pleasant piece Of land sloping to
the North and West. The Railroad runs
along the extreme North side of the
village plat, with the elevators, coal,
and lumber yards on the South side
Of the track. To the North Of the
track some three fourths of mile dis
lance is Black Hawk Creek, and about
one and half miles Northeast is Lusch
Grove. minus the grove. The principal
street thus far runs South up to the hill mot
to steep for business but sufficient to keep
it dry and need little repairs. At present
there are some ten or dozen business
houses Of all kinds, with the prospect of
multitude that no man can number in
the near future. If there is no new sta
tons opened to the East or West of Rein
back it viii do large business.
Mr.. VIM. Riechhof. of Toledo, mas no.
titled parties in interest that he has tax
titles to ten acres of land, embracing
at her more than the North half Of block
fourteen and the same portion of the
block, West, and that portion North Of
First Street, on which are the dwellings
Of s. Hyde, G. T. Jones, D. Bedford, E.
Duke and others. MIR. Rieckhoff will be
here on the 18th inst to confer with those
interested.
MAX" OF MoNToUR.
Has fertile brain given to fancies, and
when tnat brain cannot evolve reality it
can conjare phantoms, and that was the
result Of his last recorded dream; being
OF philosophical turn, he pursued his
conjuration until he run it into its hole.
Now II Max should enter and draw the
hole in after him, and thus retire from
public gaze, his friends Will feel relieved. .
Whsk go ha falkin0 ahout any hnuS