The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1886-01-26
IOWA LETTER.

w HITTING IOWA, Jan 10, 1000.
ED SpIRIF: Allow me space in your
valuable paper, to drop few items from
North Western Iowa.
The blizzard which closed its wild
career Monday hight, of last week. left
an average depth of two feet Of snow
on the Streets
Trsfc or all kinds was suspended and
huge banks Of sno& we're piled up every
where.
The wind blew forty miles an hour.
The shovel brigade made harvest OF
dollars, and in this respect, the storm
was blessing to the unemployed. Tbs
storm had scarcely vanished befor q
second and severe one camped The trail
at midnight. Wednesday night the first
gust Of genuine Arctic tlizzard was
felt and the thermometer lumbled from
3Co above TO 32e below zero. All
day Thursday, The wind hlowed and
snow FELL, piling up huge drifts on the
shady sides OF streets. blocking up rail-
roads and stopping nearly all kinds Of
trafc.
Whiting is handsome village situated
on the Missouri Valley, Sioux CITY, and
Pacific r. R., and eight miles east Of
the Missouri River, is surrounded by a
number Of wealthy farmers. among whom
are Lewis Like and Hon. Y E. Whiting
the Democratic candidate for Governor
in the last campaign, but being defeated
still holds bis Office as Senator OF State
Whiting Is the owner aid possessor oi
1000 acres OF land and large collection
of tine stock on the Missouri Bottom.
There are number of Ohio people
in thi. ceuntrv, R. W. BstIin a citizen
formerly of Mohroe, is the happy father
of rousing baby hey.
Crops-Corn is the principal crop on
the Missouri Bottom, but o wing to the
wet weather during the past season corn
was not 30 good, The average crop
being about 80 tishel per acre: Corn is
20 and IS cents per busbel at the eleva
tor. Prairie chickens are worth 81 90
per dozen. Whiting has a $1,000 school
house and employ four teachers.
Frequent inquiries from Eastern peo.
pie in reference to the society in the
West indicate the prevalence of an er.
roneohs Idea as 10 the character OF oul
Western people, great portion OF The
Eastern people, &heh shey come West
think they isolate themselves from good
society and will be deprived of the privi
leges OF churches and schools: The East
ern people should bare in mind that the
greater portion OF our people are. from
the Eastern States, and when you come
West You viii be surprised to ind nc
differences between the people there anc
the people here. Itie our pride that oul
people are intelligent, and frugal as car
he und III any ccant,y, q people al
honorable and honest devoted to th'
hest irt.rest Of their country, tbei
houses and their families as any State
contains, people of integrity of pur
pose law abiding and possessing as higt
moral aim as any people On the earth
No you need have no fears Of isolation
and deprivation from all those privileges
In every village, town and city may b.
seen scores OF tall spires pointing heav
onward from costly and beautiful church
es, where sweet toned bells invite thei
devoted children Of "God," within tbei
portals, where they may worship tn
giversof life according to the dictates o
each ones own conscience and wher
none dare modest him. Wishing th
many readers OF your paper success
Yours respectfully.
G. B MEHL.