Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-01-27
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Special % the Register.
WAYNE, NEB., January 16.-I LEFT
Wheeling January LIST. Raining in
torrents; continued until we retired for
the night. On rising In the morning
we found ourselves somewhere In
northern Ohio, in the midst Of q terrific
snow storm, which lasted all day, inn
peding our progress to such an extent
that We were eight hours late reaching
Chicago. Left Chicago at p. NJ, over
the c., r. /. & p. r. R., arriving at At
lantic, Iowa, 8 p. NJ, January 81.
Atlantic Is little city OF some 1000
souls, situated on the banks Of the
Nishrabotany river. We find here
stores, churches aud school houses that
will compare very fsvorably with those
Of our Eastern cities.
Atlantic Is the county seat OF Cass
county, aud eau boast Of the finest
count house in the State, erected, be-
lieve the past season. The people OF At
latte, like all others Of the West, seem
To he imbued in large degree with the
spirit Of progress.
How strange 1t seems. Ten years
$50 the present month l visited Allan
tic. A small village, without tree or
shrub to be seen, was all there was OF
il. Now magnificent residences with
beautiful yards, ornamsnted with shrub.
berry and evergreens.
LARGE Misunderstanding Establishment'
meet the eye at every corner. The
streets are fIipged with beautiful shade
trees. A public park Of some
ten acres filled with ornamental
and forest trees occupies central loca-
ton in the city. THIS is central point
and the time Is not far distant when
this little city of the prairie will take o
| front seat rs 3 commercial center.
We left Atlantic January 7th, ar
| rived at Omaha in the evening, left
| next morning over the c., st. p, VI. i
| y. R'y for this place, where We arrived
at 7:30 y. NJ, having consumed the
whole day travelling $50 miles. Tue
| road runs some twenty miles along the
Missouri river, when II bears northwest
leaving tss river some fifteen miles tC
the east The road traverses the Win
NE bsgo and Omaha Indian res erystior
a distance of sixty miles. 1t follow:
the valley of the Logan, and 8 hnel
| prairie country Is nowhere to be found
What pity that such country as che
valley Of the Logan should be inhabited
only by the red man, whose highest
ambition Is to catch muskrats and
drink whiskey. i am told the Whine.
bagos are making feeble effort toward
cuitivatipg the land. The Omahss dc
not take Kindly to civilization. They
lead wild, wandering life, their only
occupation being hunting and fishing
Wayne, the county seat OF Wayne
county, where we are now sojourning
| is town Of about . thousand populs-
ton. 1t Is situated on q high, rolling
prairie. Its buildings are tirst-class
and
would do Honor 60 . Larger Town.
The town was laid out about two
years ago, it has . number OF stores
banks, churches and school houses
in short everything that goes to make
first class town. One paper ia published
here. Energy and thrift 10 evidenced 10
everything we see here.
The people that have met are cul-
tured and refined, not what We would
| expect In country 30 new. In order n
show you how things are done We viii
relate an incident that occurred herr
about year ago. One Saturday after
noon q minister Of the Baptist church
drive into the town with his family and