Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-12-17
NEVADA JOTTINGs.
of the Ledger.


NEVADA, Mo-, Dec. IA line
from q missionary from the "city
of roses'about Nevada,the "gem city
Of Southwest Missouri may be of
interest to very many of your readers,
and if l can do anything to entertain
about two thousand Of my neighbors
why here goes. =
Nevada, the county seat of Vernon
county, is one of the most enterpris-
ing, live towns in the state, beauti-
fully located, and claims a pspula-
ton of from 5000 to 1000, but per-
haps an enterplising census-taker
would reduce that number 1000 or
more. There is not so much wealth
here as in Mexico, but for push. en-
terprise and ''git up and git" there is
an abundance, and the result is
water-works completed, good sys-
TEN of sewerage being put in all the
principal streets, thoroughly draining
the town, and just now the streets
are being macadamized, the small
rocks from the mines at Webb City
being used; nice sidewalks and many
clean. neat residences, together with
good opera house, a fine Masonic
hall, two commodious public school
buildings, a female college and as
nice public square as the state af-
fords, surrounded by solid, substsn-
tlal brick business buildings, making
one of the most pleasant and prom
Using cities your humble servant has
seen in the west, and at no distant
day it will contain twenty thousand
inhabitants. The past twelve months
has been one continuous boom here
and the coming year will be equally
as good. The insane asylum No 5
has been located about one and a
half miles north of the city and work
on the foundation already begun.
This city is On the line Of the NJ, X.
& T. railroad, part of the Missouri
Pacific, and just now large force is
at work on the Nevada & Minden
railroad, which will open up vast
fields of coal and will be of incalcu-
liable value to this part of the state.
Real estate, both city and county, is
proving to be good investment and
prices will continue to go higher.
Nevada has two daily evening papers,
the Democrat and Mail, the former
owned by Colonel Crockett, pioneer
newspaper man, and recently trat
good-looking, bald-headed, quill.
driver. G. Washington Frame, who is
now thirty-five years old and begar
l the publication of the TOrchligh
5 some eighteen years ago, has pur
chased an interest, and although {
, citizen here of less than a month hi:
8 acquaintance is large, his knowledge
of surroundings miraculous and th'
J, columns of the Democrat TEEN will
his news items; and right here
want to remark that Colonel Stone
, the wide-awake congressman from
I this district. has not been unmindfu
or ungrateful towards true an(
tried friend ana the result is Colone
L Crockett has been made a Cleveland
D postmaster and will take charge o.
l the Office January lst, 1886. Sucl
e gratitude woald be conmendable ever
5 in Mexico. The daily Maa is very
creditable, newsy sheet, comes OF
time, is well printed and reflects
), much credit ON its wide-awake pub
4 fishers and is working hard ant
doing much good for the welfare ant
3 material interests of the city. Boil
papers are Democratic
The leading crop of this county il
corn, which has not been up to al
average tt e past year, yet it is selling
! for twenty seven cents on the streets
Farmers are getting three cents TO
b their fat hogs. don't think the sol
b in this county is as good as in man,
r counties in the state, yet from wha
have seen / believe the farmer
n here as O class are far above th
b average in point of the manner the,
t farm and the neatness and taste ex
r, hibited on their farms.
1t The moral and religious welfare 0
d Nevadaites seem to have been We
q cared for as witnessed in large an
is beautiful brick church owned by th
10 NJ. E. Church, South, beautifr
r gothic frame structure by the Pres
byterians, a substantial brick by til
re Baptists, and the Christian, Episcc
re palian and G. z. Presbyterian cor
Or gregations all have church building
S, wherein to meet for worship. A
o. present Rev. ". H. Claggett, note
6. revivalist Of st. Louis, is engage
n. here in series of meetings. He
Us assisted by the pastors and Christia
or people of Nevada generally and muc
ID religious interest is manifested In
lie many conversions will be the resul
A Mr.. Robinson, formerly of Pari
I believe, has built one of the fine
skating rinks have seen in Nilsson
rn and has kindly rendered its use
to hold these meetings in.
er Nevada has two very excellent h
So tells, the ''Rockwood" and Il
Ter Mitchell" it is my good fortul
as to I've domiciled at the lockwood,