Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-15
Letter from Nebraska.
BLUE SPRINGS, NEBRASKA,
lAaR Co,rSry Sentaml,er ID 109

GAGE COUNTY, September ID, 1880.
Mr.. Editor: Perhaps few Of my old acquaint-
ances among your readers would enjoy hearing
from locality nearly two thousand miles west Of
the Green Mountains, therefore accept your in
vtation TO write Of the place where have pitched
my tent This town Is pleasantly located upon
the Big Blue" river In the southeastern por-
tion Of the state and in one Of It's four best farm
ing and grazing counties. Comparatively new
town. 1t has trpled Its population in the past two
years, and is now experiencing western boom"
bidding fair to make the besfinland town Of the
state excepting Lincoln, the capital 1t has Of
late become an incorporated town. with a popua-
ton Of about eight hundred and daily increasing,
and In place Of the solitary blacksmith-shop and
country store which supplied the wants OF their
few patrons, serving as post-offlce and head
quarters for the discussion Of all topics OF the
day. we now boast Of a grist mill, Two lumber
yards five backsmith-shops, three drug stores
two tin and hardware stores, two furniture stores
and eight general stores, and the inevitable lager
beer and billiard rooms which disgrace all new
western cities" Here also are published two Of
the six papers OF the county, and though nearly
all the religious denominations are represented
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insight OF the thrift OF our city. Blue Springs has
had the advantage OF but single railroad line,
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,ho moo. ma .ss,,r,,,, -, ma tour ,boso Growth
oil, no ,,aronan, unI,Lo Tho r,onv ,,mushr room,
,owrs ~ Tho ,os, Tho, s,,;n, nm In dav and are
soo, dasor,oa W. ore I'm, s;v ,,i,as from, nm In
d,on ,,,,,aoo Tho o,oo Aoenc, nnmhar;rg ahout
torr bnrd,od a nd ff,v sou,s Tod and clothed nv
Tho ,ovarnr,ar, and who occunv Tho ,cbest tract
81 land in the state like the ilv Of the field
,bev toll M, nathan do tbev spn. Int indolent
and sbift,ess tbese usops NJ tho forest " whose
t,;a,s and ahpses have been spny nv the poets.
and ,pbose " weaLnesses /" have been attributed To
thai, imnle nature eniov tho nr;viIepes If educa-
tion boas,ing of a school building in appearauce
eoual IN vour Union school buldiur. and fur
nisbed NV the povernment with an efficient CORDS
NJ te.cb.rs-vet M far their own masters that
within few weeks near,v two hundred have run
awav nrobah,v IN ioin some western tribes. and
with weanons furnished and skill, tauobt them nv
the Government viii, doubtless give a free exbibi.
ton of their natnra, instincts to some Of their
ns,e-face brotbers put doubtless there will, he
found among vopr readers those Of such svmpa.
tbetic natures AZ to repeat now and forever
.ro, a.. ,o,, ,n,,.r ,rho.. rr,r,or., min,
secs God in clouds or hears him in the wind"
r.hos ho.r ,,,,, good tor.nro q, b,va INV lot cas,
ha,a n, n ,,r,o yhon No,rro has ass,mad be, hoo,
-.-, ,,a :. h.,o.,os ,,;,h ,,,h,snorirc vo,oa ,hs
g., h..,.u - ,ho ,,nr,d - IN har tru ,rowr
all, ona honutaor. or,rs 70 .or,o a, yon,
,ar,,o, rooaor. ,vho have nossod tho hes, rart y,
Eli. III on a.. IN, ,;aos - vor,nort cor,d an,
800 - .hoso ,uo.,o.n to,s .xtond;na az t.r a,
.ho o,o an, roooh N ,,orId ,,oraor az tho
,;,rd. ,,,,h ,vh;oh ,ha. ,nar.,rv Ia cordrotod a,
,ua,, A., n. a.. u;o,un.. - A.. so,, o,x ,on so,
Il, t., ., ., Co., Zoo, q, aar,h AVID ,,orara,;or,
,,,, ,,oa. .,v., t.,oro I, ,,,,, hocoma nacossor,
tor ,hs 70 onr;ch !, 10 soorro heovv vie,d
wh;o Vonsos and .orna ro,,iors ~ Nshra.l,
.vo ,ho;r off ve.rs In rais;no crons in conse
,rorca ~ dror,h ,b;s .oc,on NJ tho state ha,
100, rrouoa rnnros,oh,a 10 ~. tornor who.
and com arc tho cbief nroducrs tbopgb ,arg,
quantities of harley rye and oats are raised ant
the garden nroducts inclnde all varieties seen II
varmort wb;,e tho swae, no,atoas harr;ss anf
frnts exce, anvtbipo have ever seen east
Our w;ntars ara I'm, of short duration with bp
,itt,a snow which n, the most Laws bpt n feu
bonrs and our nleasant DAVIS number nearly thre,
hundred In n wear When the storms do come
thew make nm in force what thew lack in number
and yermouter has no idea of thunder storm
mncb Less Of mud. from anv experience be ma,
have had in his own state This month was ush
cred in with one of Nebraska's characteristic,
storms Words cannot express or imagination
picture the scene. The lightning flashes we're =,
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"equen' anu 50 N''' '"a' luz minutes '''e hes'
ems were one sheet OF name, ana tue tnunde