Omaha daily bee., 1882-09-16

New Business BLOCKS and Their Build
ers--The New School House.
Correspondence of The Bee.

Correspondence of The Bee.
MACEDONIA, Iowa, September H.
Thirteen miles from Hastings on the
Carson branch of the so" and by
rail fifty.six miles from Council Bluffs,
is the town of Macedonia, in the
southeast corner of Pottowatomie
county, and containing upwards of
half a thousand souls.
THE LOCATION.
on a hill, or on a point of an elevated
table land, over looking the beauti-
full valley of the west Nishna, is at
once beautiful and commanding to
the resident, while the approaching
visitor as he hears Its busy streets, is
reminded by its imposing position,
its hea~ltllfulness and rural richness
that naurte as we'll as art and the
pluck of the western farmer has
already made this a city. The rail-
road runs through the town in a cut,
30 that wagons cross the track on a
high bridge, a great convenience to
the towns people.
THE OLD TOWN,
a mile west, is one of the earliest land
marks of the county, and still retains
many of the Mormon traces, with the
mill, and the two good stone quarries,
The two good new quarries, a half
mile north of the new town, by the
track, are of Importance to the town,
although some experienced men and
men of capital could do we'll to take
hold OF this stone work, and handle it
as it should be, for the trouble is
the stone is not to be had
when the public want it.
THE FIRE
last winter was a severe blow to the
town, as it swept away some of the
best houses in the town, but new ones
are coming up in the vacancy.
THE DYE BLOCK
is one of the new creatures, that like
Phoenix has grown up in it's own ashes.
w. Dye & Co., the proprietors of this
new block, are the great merchants of
the town. The new building is In the
upper part of town, is CONSTRUCTED of
brick, and is of beautiful design, A
feet front and 90 feet long, and two
stories high. The lower part will be
used as a twin store, with opening in
the partition, or diaphragm, and will
be stocked Immediately with a general
stock of goods, making this a uni.
versal store of the largest class on the
slope. In the e a OF the store a good
vault and desks have been prepared,
and for the present the bank will be
quartered here, with j. Nj. Kelly al
cashier and G. and r, Mickelwait and
b. II, Clayton as hackers, and Mics,
elwait and Young will probably con,
troll tho elevator from here as easily
as Gould Il Co., of New York, car
handle the politics of Nebraska.
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
is to be another achievement for the
place. The contract is let to Mile,
& Otis, of Glenwood for So, 600, anG
the ground just west of town is being
cleared for the excavations, and the
work will begin at once. The site il
a beautiful one, just outside the city
limits, on the first hill, with graduaI
and easy slopes, and seems to be al
that could be asked by the public, who
in deciding to put up a good bricl
and have it properly finished have
placed themselves in the front rank.
of the true American. The new bricl
store with Masonic hall and opers
house on the second floor, the hotel
brick yards, two general stores, two
groceries and restaurant, hardware
livery, implement house, drug store
newspaper, lumber yard, bank, larg,
steam elevator, four stone auarries
harness shop, meat markets, etc
make up the centre of this actiy,
young city, that is bound to be one o
the first towns along the Nishna val
ley.
The Cumberland Presbyterians bull
the first church at a cost of owe
$4,000, and the Methodist peopl
have just finished a So, 600 house
which is clear of debt, and a credit t
the place. The Tribune has takel
possession of the old saloon, and ii
wide. awake editor, w. A. Spencer, i
worthy of credit for his untiriuI
efforts to build mp good morals, goo
society and a good town, with hi
witty, clean-faced Tribune.
II Notwithstanding the place need