The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-21
A Ram into Kansas.
\ FEW WORDS ABOUT THE NEW CAMBRIA,
or DoNAYER, SETTLEMENT.
IFouRTH PAPER.l

due to . settlement so peculiarly Camo
and to a people so exceedingly progressive
and hospitable to devote at least little
time and space to them and their surround
ings.
Reaching New Cambria by train from
Salina about nine O'Clock in :he forenoon,
We were soon after very kindly received .
into the good graces of Mr.. jeremiah Wea-
yer, former citizen Of Somerset county, .
this State, who now owns and occupies an .
elegant farm and a large and comfortable .
house within a few yards Of the railroad
station. This gentleman, although until
then a total stranger to us, very generously
hitched his fine team to handsome spring
wagon and took us across the country and
beyond the "bluffs," distance Of five or
six miles, to the residence OF Mr.. Jacob
Stiffler a warm friend and advance paying
patron of the FREEMAN, whom we deemed
it duty ns we'll as pleasure to visit. But
that was not all-Mr. Weaver Veered con-
siderably from the direct course in order
to afford us an opportunity to look in on
Prof. \. n. Keener, a former principal, II
we mistake not, or at least teacher In tbe
public schools of Johnstown, and ketHsr
aud better one, we have oft been told, never
welded the birch in Cambria county. This
gentleman we found pursuing the even
tenor Of his way, surrounded by couple
dozen Of little girls and boys, and occupy
ing school house on the open prairie that
would put to the blush many similar build
inrs in most of he country districts OF this
State. Here we spent a pleasant half hour
or more, during which we were not only
entertained with various exercises, vocal
and otherwise, by tho pupils, but learned
incidentally that Mr.. keener, who pointed
ont his residence to Us a mile or two dis
tant. devoted his time during the sum-
mer months to the cultivation of the soil
and during the winter months to the culti-
yation Of the brains of his pupils. This
learned. we bade our pedagogical friend
good -bye and ere long came to halt IN
front OF the humble but comfortable resi-
denee OF Mr. Stifler, from whom and from
whose good wife we received joyful vel
come as soon as we made ourself known.
A pressing invitation tore main for dinner
followed in due time, and as we never knew W
how to decline n bid OF that kind we OF
course accepted the situation very cheer
I fully and did ample justice to good meal.
Returning to New Cambria about o.
clock in the afternoon, we had the gratlti
cation Of meeting S. P. DOnmyer, Esq.
e who is and we'll deserves to be looked upor
t not only as7the representative man of The
= settlement, but as one of the most prosper
oil nF
State. He too gave us right hearty wei
come. and, like Mr.. Weaver, had US err
long snugIy ensconced in comfortable
vehicle. behind two spirited horses, will
which he drove us to the elegant farm 0
o his father. Nh Lewis DOnmyer, the patri
-. arch of the flock. who, although upwar'
of eighty years of age, is still as hale ant
hearty as most Of men fully twenty year
his junior, and seemingly as happy as
q king in the possession OF as fine home
Il stead, to say nothing Of other lands
p. profusiou, which comprises one thOusau
% acres, all IN one body, Of as productive SO
as can be found in the State, the beauty
which is unmarried by single break {
)h gulley, while its value is enhanced by IL
e. fact that .hele is little if any unproducti'
.d land in the entire tract, immense tho i i
Previous to this visit and while yet at Il
:; railroad station, Of which, by the way, NJ
s. p. Donmyer is master, and where he al
s' has nea. and well-fi filled store, besides
he half interest in a large grain elevator, VI
nd Gels being his partner, We had the pleasu
OF ofmeeting the old patriarch himself, who
or we found engaged in shipping fifty one
fine hogs as we ever saw, not one OF Viii
weighed less and many of which weigh
'"U considerably moro than 300 pounds apiet
ed The modest sum of two cents per pour
EN- live weight was the price realized by
Dill old gentleman in the sale of this fine drC
ybt OF porkers, all of which, as we'll as so
?. sixty or seventy additional head, were
his own raising.
ny Not having time to visit other po.tic
at of the settlement, we were very kindly
ed, ken back TO Saliua by Mr. Donmyer, "
tlv entertained us on the way with an interl
,eir ing account of his own experience, mari
80, as it bas been with unvarying prosper
since he took up his abode in the 'fanC
promise" as be certainly has good rea
Of - os.oor, II What We CLEANED from
>
Tres conversation during the pleasant drive
for ten or twelve miles, all told, over smO
.ent aud level roads, it is not necessary here
repeat, as Mr.. Donmyeg has on several
cartons publicly proclaimed his admiral
for Kansas, which has certainly been
the him a land literally flowing with milk
tate honey. Suffice it then to say that Mr.
mil enthusiasm is not without the merit of
,ose Gently, and no one, we are sure, will qr
tion his right to be enthusiastic when
assure them that he has not only bou
and shipped through his elevator $50
iacI bushels OF wheat in the course of sill
.ure year, $4,000 bushels of which he purch'
hev from six of his neighbors, besides lool
.ax- after his mercantile and other interests,
- he himself raised not less than 5000 bI
els of wheat, 20 say nothing OF other
o"' duce, cattle, etc, during the same pei
VIC Mr. d. was also unselfsh enough to as
pub us that another store was greatly needC
T to New Cambria, aud that there was no d
ling but what such an enterprise would pay
,nor pay we'll.
-, And now having said our say as bes
iDi''' knew how about Kansas, we close will
scue assurance shat sc have endeavored to
put true and faithful account Of what We
the aud heard during cur brief sojourn IN
Re goodly State, which is now the Nee
1ri,o so many hopes, not few of which +"
course never be realized. II we have