Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-10-04
For the SPECTATOR.
Letter from Iowa.

MORAVIA, IOWA, Sept. 23d, 1881.
EDITORS SPECTATOR :-Thinking a
few items from the land of "milk and
honey" might be read with intereat by
some of the many readers of the Spec
TATOR, venture again to send you
communication, with the hope that you
will find it worthy of publication in
your paper, which read and consider
of greater interest to me than anything
i read, except 1.-THE Good Book"
When the Indians were driven back
claimed in their own tongue, 'Ttfis is
the land" The thought has often oc-
CURED to me that that little sentence
was well said. Iowa now out ranks
many of her sister States, and she is
now considered the third State in the
Union as regards her products from
her rich soil. While our crops are in a
measure cut short by the drought, old
Appanoose county this year is ahead of
any county in the State in corn, oats.
and hay, and way ahead of many coun-
ties in the State with her hog and cattle
shipments. New corn, SIS cents per
bushel; oats, 35 cents per bushel; choice
butter, 20 cents per lb; eggs, per dozen,
Is cents,
The nation is now in sorrow-James
A. Garfield is dead. After seventy
eight days of intense suffering our noble
Chief Magistrate is now at rest. Sew
enty eight days the head of this Re
public lay stricken by an assassin's bull
let, and so many days this Christian
land united its prayers with the Chris
tian world for the restoration of our
President; but an Allwise Providence
has seen fit, for some unforeseen purpose,
to call home that one for whom all par
ties and all countries petitioned the
God of the Universe to save to this
country. Is there heart in this broad
and free land of ours that does not beat
in sympathy with the stricken family
of him who bore with such manly cour-
age and fortitude the death-wound of
the vile assassin? Is there a lover of
his country who does not mourn the
loss of the head of this Republic? In
all our principal cities and towns a ces-
satiOn of business has been observed by
our business men-Ordered by our city
and town authorities. AL of our town.
ships in this county are now billed to
attend the memorial at Centerville on
next Monday, 26th inst, and all of our
their doors on that day and pay tribute
to our fallen chief in this our nations
sorrow.
I am now managing a store at this
place for H. G. Roth & Co. They are
now in the East laying in fall stock of
goods. Our trade is good. One year
ago Moravia had two stores; now she
has fifteen stores. three blacksmith
shops, one boot and shoe and harness
shop, three saloons, and three churches.
Our Sabbath School Convention con-
venes on next Sabbath. Your humble
correspondent has charge of the music
for that occasion.
am glad to see the "Old Dominion"
has brought her bravest and best men
to the front in the Gubernatorial CAM
paign. The first two names on the
ticket have been familiar to me ever
since during the war. They are the
kind Of men that Virginia needs now,
and every good Virginian ought to
vote for and elect them to office.
We don't want any Mahoneism. In
the public mind in Virginia and out
of Virginia MahOneism has brought
shame upon our glorious old mother
State. l am not at all surprised that
old Augusta wants Charles A. Richard.
son to represent her in the next Legis-
lature. Personally, know him to be
a good man. know he will faithfully
discharge his duties, if elected.
When came to this county in 1875
the Republican party had five hum
dred majority. Last year we elected
every man on our ticket myself be-
ing one of the number.) The Green
hackers are fusing with us, and we ex-
pect to elect every man on the ticket
this fall. hope Virginia can say the
same at the November election.
w, w. S.