The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-04
Notes From Hoosierdom.
MARION, IND, June oath.

| MARION, IND, June Z4th.
EDITOR News. Fl HERALD After lonf
delay will again attempt to scratch q
line or two hat your many readers may
know that am still on the little ball,
and that time passes along the same. l
spent about three weeks in old High.
land helping to reduce the grub and
add.to their surface gas, Of which I was
well supplied, such as it was. When I
reached the old stomping ground the
cry was everything is suffering for
rain" and just as I left they were about
to sing another song with wet substitut.
ed for dry. Well we are all too much
prone to grumble True the crops were
not generally promising, the grub worms
having made havoc Of the meadows, but
why complain, the worms must live too.
I believe the prospect for wheat is
better in Indiana than Ohio, also bet
ter prospect for weeds in Hoosierdom
than in Ohio, on account of the heavy
rains; it has almost flooded some OF the
best corn lands, before the farmers were
ready for it. The corn is good in the
southern part of Indiana. Marion is
still booming, Notwithstanding "Capt's"
letter in the NH. some weeks ago. He
said there were three business houses
in course of construction. Now "Capt"
count on your fingers; James Charles,
six; John Sisamon and others, three
Harvey & Johnson, three; all fine ones
at that; two in North Marion and
several others south of the square. Now
count on your Toes. He thought there
would be about eighty dwelling houses
erected this year. You will have to
commence on the hair of your head.
Well will not attempt an estimate, but
think 1t would be more like ten times
eighty. don't think "Capt" has been
in the city for some time, or he would
see things different. Well in some of
my letters l spoke of the Street Mayor.
Everything has come to the line. Marion
has full fedged chain gang on the
streets; two and two chained together,
with their hoes, shovels, brooms and
brushes, cleaning up the streets. Woe
unto the grain OF dust that falls in the
street or the man that gets tipsy.
We had a large excursion party from
Niles, Mich, last Friday, about nine
bundred strong. The Michiganders are
clever set of people. looked through
the crowd for Rush Evans, but did not
see him. The Third street gas we'll was
shot off for their benefit, which was
quite treat for them as it was heard at
a distance of over five miles. The first
time person hears we'll 60 off, he
feels like exclsiming, like the fellow did
at Jonesboro, when he saw a we'll in
full blast last Tuesday night. As we
passed there he saw it and turned to his
wife in the greatest excitement and said,
Jesus, hell, Kate, look yonder." That
is about the way the fellow felt about |
Il.
To tell the truth it is the most ter
rible noise imaginable. Think of gas es.
,aping with such force thst it could be
heard distance OF eleven miles, and
hen place yourself near to it. 1t makes
he very bones rattle, and sends shud-
Ter through every nerve and muscle,
Ind If any OF my readers doubt this, let
hem come and take dose, and then if
,e don't agree with me I will treat him
o all the sugar water he can drink.
Yours as ever, GEoRGG STEVENS.