The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-03-01
MARSHALL, SALINE co., MO.
Ed. sOuru l1rsrucKlAS:

Ed. SOUTH kENTUcKlAN:
Doubtless you will be surprised to
receive p communication from this
place, but see that you have cor.
respondent in Texas, aud thinking
perhaps you would not object to a
lew jotiings from this part OF the
world, | will endeav0r TO write few
lines, and will ieel hOmOred ii they
are allowed u place in the columns OF
The SOUTH KEsTUcKIAN which is IA
welcome weekly visitor to us, more
welcome now than ever, Tor it speaks
10 us OF home. tor as such / still re-
gard Kentucky the land OF my birth.
1t has beeu several months since |
left Kentucky Tor this my new home,
will endeay0r to say something OF
this county: the people and their
CUSTOMS.
The land OF Saline cannot. be sur
passed, the soil Is snid to be mex
liaustible, and it looks reasonable 10
suppose il would not wear out easily,
tor 1t Is from six 10 ten feet deep.
Marshall the county seat OF Saline,
is destined TO he (or so think the peo.
pie generally second st. Louis, and
don't see why,it should not, tori it is
certainly thriving town and is cons
tantly improving; there has lately
been erected u new block OF hand
some business houses, besides many
fine residences, the new school house
which ia nearly completed will be
large and handsome building, and be-
Sides all these the people confidently
expect u new court house, and will
soon have another rail road.
The school system ia Saline county
as well as throughout the State, Is
most excellent, and all children can
obtain at least u good common school
education, free OF expense II they aud
/ their parcnis are only willing.
The farming here Is altogether diff
fer0nt from that OF Kentucky, instead
of cribbing the corn when gathered il
| is thrown In pens without covering
and stays there all winter, In KEN
lucky this would not do at all, but
here there Is SO little rain during the
winter months, il does not injurc.
The men here seem to think Of
nothing but cattle; nearly every man
leeds greater or..less number It is n
psying, but very troublesome buei-
ness, IL takes all the time of one or
more mcn to feed them, and they are
watcred IRON wells. IL seems strange
to nc having always been used to
ponds, 10 see so few here, but haYe
seen nothing but wells with wind
mills since | have been in Saline CO.
The wind mills look quite pretty scat
tered about on the prairies. l
climbed to the top ofa tall one. and
TOOK u look at the surrounding coun.
try, the view was good but perhaps |
would have enjoyed 1t m0re IL the
day had not been 70 cold.
The winter here has been except
ionally good, cold but dry. On the
eleventh Of tins month We were visi-
ted by the "Big Snow" OF the season,
the wind blew gale and the
snow driflcd badly, | never knew
what snow drifts were until then the
drifts vary in depth from two TO tif-
teen feet, nearly all the roads are
blockaded aud travel is stopped. The
trains on the Chicago 4 Alton road
were stopped for two days, but ms
this is very important road this
would never do. so the company
hi,chcd six engines together and
cleared the track, and now the whistle
of the locomoiiye is heard as ire
quently as ever.
The people Of Saline are kind and
friendly, and all seem 10 be in
prosperous and thriving condition.
A good crop is predicted for this
year. A week or two ago the wheat
was said to be killed, but now The re.
port is contradicted and the farmers
expect a good yield.
Well Mr.. Editor | believe one of
your rules is .brevity, so will bear
that IN mind aud try not to weary
you, this is my first attempt at writ
ing for paper, aud will be glad II
1t Ia thought worthy place in your
columns, but lift be not consign it 10
that dread receptacle the waste
basket, and let it be as If II had not
been. l sign myself an admifer aud
reader Of the SOUTH KESTUcKlAN.
A. ID.