The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-17

Tram AlEtE 80 lODR y flue AUA NlGNG4 VIC
scene around and the city Of Sherman, Of
which We had heard 80 much, bu. now
saw in reality. Bat will stop this train
Of thought.
! did not think we would buy any land
for = year or 80 when We came here, bat
We found that We could not rent scarcely
anywhere without paying four dollars per
acre cash rentand that at the beginning Of
the year; this amount would make 3 good
payment on the land. We, therefore, con-
cluded to buy. But before we boughLws
rented some ground for wheat and put in
Is acres, paid ons-third ~grainrent. Our
tickets through cost Us $40, but We got
all our freight through for nothing. Our
living was now very expensive, every
thing to buy. think l told you in the
card l wrote you the amount OF land
We bought, but for fear I did not ! will
now tell. We found q place three miles
from Sherman containing eighty.six acres
for sale, at $50 per sore, seventy acres
sown in wheat $500 cash in hand. On
the Sd Of December / boughtit and We
moved on it in March. On the 10th Of
June ! bought 1852 acres more here. As
far a. We see yet, we have bought two as
good farms, that Is for quality Of soil, a.
can be had. We think we have done
we'll for strangers. There are IS acres Of
wheat on this land, this gives III = harvest
OF over one hundred acres.
HARvEsrERs.
l bought q harvester for Sl65-John
and Jim and two hands they hired cut
the whole thing themselves, that il the
seventy and eighteen acres We sowed our.
selves in six days John drove. The two
men rode on the machine and bound,
while Jim and Billy shocked it
William Marley cut. with his machine
the eighteen acres we had here on this
land. We do all the harvesting here
with machinery. It Is . great labor
saving way. Think the wheat will aver
age twelve or fifteen bushels TO the acre.
We want TO stack now Is soon as possible;
it Is 3 little wet now for stacking. We
have got in thirty acres Of corr. jim and
I have laid BY ours at home; It looks we'll.
John would like to pillow his q little more,
that il be il not quite W all OF it three
times; il looks we'll also. The last month
has been good corn weather, and l think
there will be Q good corn crop this year.
March was = little too dry for oats and
will cut the crop q little short, though
this is the greatest country for oats you
ever saw. We have oats and cotton in
also. The boys have plenty Of work. l
am teaching school at Collinsville. The
boys thought they could run the farming.
W. s. Powell is assisting me in teaching.
You know him l guess we'll enough. l
telegraphed for him, and he got here
April 24th. The town OF Collinsville is
3 little pIace-four store, two drug stores,
four or Eve doctors, two blacksmith
shops, &c, &c. The schools require pref
" good teachers. Some Of the scholars
think they know more than they really
do. There are $50 scholars in the com.
munity. The two last teachers they had
failed entirely; and well nigh spoiled the
scholars. Ill succeed it will be well. These
little towns are not the pleasantest places
to teach in. The school is part public
and part subscription. 1t will ayersgeme
$50 10 500 per month after paying Powell.
The people here are from all parts OF
the United States, and all brought with
them their peculiar views from the differ
ent States. / don't like the regular Tex.
ans at all, though they are counted an
honest class Of people, buttheirsty
I think we have some here from every
Southern State. They don't know any
thing and they can't rise above their
level: but then we have q heavy North
ern influence here, which is more in cor.
formity TO the custom and fashion OF
West Virginia. Texas Is assuming q
Northern caste rapidly In every respect.
| think law and order prevail in this
county AZ we'll AZ in Marshall. The civil
law l. rigidly enforced here. Sherman
Is the county seat Of the county and has
about 10000 inhabitants. Street cars are
running. There Is not 4 more quiet city
in the United States. But do not under
stand me TO say there Is nothing wrong in
the city, for the devil is at work power.
fully, but he has TO do 1t behind the
screens. The municipal law is strictly
executed outwardly. Dry goods be
purchased here as cheap as a Re in
wheeling. Groceries 3 shade higher.
Wheat is now s0A90c per bushel; corn, Soc
At Sherman, Csc At Collinsyille; Oat, SOC.
new potatoes very cheap. We have had
garden vegetables sinoe April.
We have a cistern and we'll OF water
right at the door. Now, don't conclude
that Texas is 3 paradise-not st all-but
all 1 have said Of tits true, and much more
might be said which il true also. But.
how about the other side Of the picture :
Has II no dark side? Well, I would an.
swer yes.
SCARCITY OF TIMBER.
II we had more timber 1t would be
better; but YOU can get along with what
there Is quite we'll. II We had as good
water here as you have in West Virginia,
to my notion il would be a great blessing;
but We can get along with what We have
and be fat and hearty. And then there
is a black waxy soil here that some OBJ.
iect 10. You never leave your track In
Il; you pick it up and carry II of with
you when it is vet. But 1t produces eve.
rything we'll, except apples. And those
who own II say they would rather have
il than the sandy. II was reported before
we came here that you could not have
good bread here. That Is not 90. We
Rave a. good Is we ever had, and / think
the corn bread is sWeeter. Also, we
could have no milk and butter here, but
this il incorrect.
RRUrT CROPS.
The peach crop this year Is abundant
VIM. Varley will have 1000 bushels.
There are not 4 great many spple
orchards put out here yet, a. this Is com.
paratiyely 4 new country. On Red River
are apple orchards. This Is a great conn
try for sweet potatoes and water melons.
A railroad will be made TO Weitesbor.
ougb, a town six miles north, in July,