St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-16
SHELLEY, IOWA.
A Sparkling Letter, Personal and Po-
litical.

HLlcdI.
Especial Correspondence Of the Globe.
SHELLEY, Ia, Oct. 13.-Certainly the name
Sibley, is familiar to every gopher's ear
We are whole hearted, generous people
Our pride is to honor the brave. Hence We
have christened our county, Osceola, in honor
of the great Seminole chief Our county
seat we have named Sibley, in memory of
the hero and victor of the Sioux wars.
Though but dozen summers have passed
since our town was founded, yet. we are
proud to say it has q population of twelve
hundred inhabitants. 1t lies like a gem on
the prairies, where the "Royal Route" crosses
the Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls 81 Northwestern
railroad. Every quarter section of land in
the county, save two, is tillable. Flax is the
leading product at present. Cattle viii be in
the future.
The people are largely Americans, though
there is quite a sprinkling of Germans and
English. The English are OF the sporting
class, hence they take great pride in their
hounds, their guns and their horses. Jack
rabbits abound in these parts, and are made
the object of the chase. We have among us
the Grays and the Gladstones.
Much has been said in Iowa during the
last two years about prohibition. Well, we
have an illustration of its practical working
in our milst. There are two large saloons
here running day and night. No license to
bleed them. No prohibition TO restrain them.
Why. Mr.. Editor, they even have no regard
for Gods holy day. But q few Sabbaths ago
our quietude was broken by a drunken
melee. The saloon keeper has had C hard
road TO travel in Iowa, but he is having his
millennium now. st least, such is the case
in our part of the country. Prohibition has
opened the food gates here, aud the sot is
most gloriOusly refreshing himself in the
sparkling waters.
The Daniels, who only year ago declared
that We should have a school house on every
mill top and no saloons in the valleys, seem
to have left Babylon. The Belshazzers seem
t. be having spree. Certain # is that pro-
hibition docs not prohibit in our part of
Gods inheritance. II may do so in the
land of the ''Plumed knight or where ST
johns voice is heard crying in the wilder
ness, but not so here. However, it has done
wonders for the Democracy. The Repub-
Leans have Topped the branch they were
Standing on. They are in the gutter and
don't know how TO get out. The tide of
public opinion has set in; the waters are
T.slDE- ana already TIE OiG tune majority OF
the {. o. p. is submerged. No Irish disaf-
lection here, and the Germans are a unit for
Cleveland. The campaign is warming up;
Cleveland aud Hendricks clubs are being
formed in the very midst OF Republican
stronghelds. On last Saturday there
was one organized here with
nearly hundred members. A number of
the members we're formerly Republicans.
Mr.. Glover, formerly Republican represen-
tative from this district, has come out for
Cleveland and is doing excellent work in
organizing the county. Cline Bull, a lead
ing banker, is also among the converted.
He is the president OF our club.
There Will be Democratic mass meeting
in town next Saturday.
Rev. J. J. Gardner. Of Plymouth, Illinois,
who was recently transferred to this confer
ence and stationed at Sibley, began his work
on last Sabbath morning by preaching one Of
the grardest sermons which We have heard
for many day. Physically and intellectually
he is the exact counterpart Of the evangelist,
Harris Ne wiz give you more of him
anon.
Hon. Il. I. Bows, OF Cedar Rapids. was in
town yesterday, settling Claims against the
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