The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-09-07
NORA SPRINGS, IOWA.

This little city ta located upon khe spell Hook river. "a Floyd county. tn a beautiful natural grove. And surrounded by magnificent scensry. The She'll Rock river flows through Inc cssy from north & 70 soata. & Tee Iand npon ducive to good health
 The far@ers nsar the city are all prosper. large herds of tho asest bred norss.. cattle. hogs and sheep. Most of the fArmera have large dairies, which are manipulated to
 There are many natural advantages In and around Nora Springs Three good water powers. two of which arc In mprcyed one by large turing mill. owned by Nelson Bros., the other by foundry and machine shop. owned by Hon Bros.
 northwest. We have the Chicago. Milwaukee q st Paul and the Burlington. Cedar Rapids & Northern. The winonA & S1uthwestern, run its principal survey directly through Nora Springs, and when completed will make thIs one of the best points n the northwest ning eslsbl,saments. We have minerai sprinss which low throughout the entire year. never freeze over. and their medicinal effects are wouderful. These oprtngs arc still unim. proved, making an opening for some enter. pricing phy sician tO locate a sAnitartum here. The groands surrounding the springs are con ventent to the town, and very p,ctureI que.
 In digging wells, drift coal has been aiscov- cred in some localities Tn and near the town. coal can be had in abundance within the city limits, aud tn Q short tune the citizens will stnk prospecting shaft.
 Our school adyAntages are second Co none. We have an excellent public school. raised to high standard by Prof. l.. B. Sunderiin, who was va. tts principal two years: and who resigned superintendent Of schools. Five teachers are employed. The building is built ot brick, two
 Prcs csa. sa pronounced ability. IS nov erecting a large ecur-stoEy seminary building. beautifully natural mound. covered with mammoth forest trees, some of them towering to . height Of hundred feet. The seminary will be opened for the winter term. tract Of twenty acres. directly between the seminary and the main business part of town. has just been surve led into lots. plated. and are re 10. s.l:. at % To. lot upon which it stands. These lots arc being sold at 60 low price Co encourage the build. being all business men of the city who are more anxious to build up the town than to speculate on the lots.
 conveniently located. and beautiful in archi. tectural design.
 nu:,nss: is sil lines is well represented the names of most Of those ho represent the business interests of Nora Springs
 z.mss w wsitsr H.,s ,sasn; W.scu F Fac 1 tories-BrundAge, Sullivan & voquctt, Geo. Schmidt. Harnessmakers-Wm. Mathers, By. Zsmfs. Knapp S Wheeler. 1r. Ksspp of the latter arn is mayor of tne city and is popu. lar ofhciAl bAnke-Nora sprtnge has bus one bank. of winch l.. H. Plehn is president and H. T. Schneider cashier. Mir. Piehn came to this city sixteen years ago. took advantage Of the supcrior opportunities which were there and arc yet open to every shrewd. ener- gotic man, and has acquired com petence Newspapers-The Nora spriDgs AdVsstissr is ably conducted by George k. Moore. who is also she postmaster of tbe place. The Adrsrtissr has good circulation. and its columns are we'll patronixed by the business men of the town. Meats-Mitchell. Quinby Krause control the butcher kasi- and in the few years during which they have been h business they have not only built up a good retail trade, but have become jobbers in their line. Hard ware-J. N. Sheets. Kruppa & Schneider. Mllinery-Mrs. E. M. Hutchlnson, Mmes. Watson & Waterbury. General chandise-Buckman Pribbe. now, John Haasis. Gonser Cole. Y. H. Cage. G. Miller. John Spencer. Grooeries-O E. Jacobson, c. W. Morris. Furniture-J. L.. Rowell. Boots aud Shoes-James Clark. Henry schnArr. c. A. schmolke- Real Essate D.. O. K N Ry. Go. Livery-Gish oainby. who also operate the omnibus line an0 do the general teAmfns for the town. Livestock Moore, Adams Co, whose shipments amount % hundreds of car loads annually. Drugs- The Spencer house. managed by B. H. Quack- enbush- Lumoer-John Paul. whose agent. Charles Alexander, manages che extonsive Dusinesa Cooperage Works-J Elchorn. VI bose work is largely ia butter tubs for the Nora springs creamery: oreansry The Nora tory with its excellent product. large ship. ments being made e far vess e California.
 There arc other intsrests of which we would speak he'd ws spsoe. safaos it to gay that Nora sprngs s q snriying town and one which prssenss many opportaaities tqs profitable in-