Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-04-23
Letter from Idaho.
SOME TIMELY ADVICE TO ALI VINO MAY BE
THINKING or FINDING A NEW HOME!
SAMrA, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,

NAMrA, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO,
April 9Th, 1901
EDITOR REruBLICAN:-At the time 1 came
away from Audubon, my intention was to write
and through your paper TO convey Information
Of the condition ofthings generally as ind them
to exist here.
know that at this present time the attention
OF good many people OF Audubon, Is turned
toward this section OF our common country. L
am aware that for the purpose OF adyertising amy
certain section of country all which can ut all be
claimed as an advantage Is used as such and TINS
Is no exception to the rule, while IT Is always lett
with a stranger through actual experience TO
find out any disadvantage which may exist.
firmly believe this section OF country to be in
cluded in the decree OF Providence that through
the agency of man, shall the desert be made 10
bloom and bear fruit and should not wish TO re.
tard or hinder so desirable a prospect but feel
sure that in Audubon county, Iowa, are living
quite a number ofpeople, who feel that times are
hard and slow, and they have close work to
make a decent living, and with longing eNpecta-
ton are looking fora chance to better their lot
and while should hot wish to discourage any
one IN trying To better themselves, yet ! shOng
like to offer word OF caution and should be glad
to feel that perhaps had been the means OF saw
ing some one from an additional and unpron!s-
ing trouble, exposure and even danger, WiiGh
most invariably attends the moving OF ilhliy
from any place East of the Rocky MOUNTAINS 10
this country which is not only Wild ana new, but
the climate and condition OF things generally so
different Ii is well enough for the young and
able To come and take hand IN Improving the
country, and grow up with 1t. Common LABOR Is
paid Sl,TJ 10 S3.OO per ten hours NOih, tlltclduC
IS to So per day, which would be very coed but
think that the freight business OF the NJ. i. Il. H.
is about the best paying business here, and tends
to make living very dear Board Is from 80 70 $40
per week, and every thing else in proportions
There seems to be plenty OF supplies OF all kinds
Including whiskey aud beer, AMI there seem TO
be Il good many who find means TO buy the truck.
Schools aud churches are not so plenty nor SO
well supported, but as our population Increases
we are making efforts to improve church laciil-
ties so If possible TO keep pace with the saloons
at least The old inhabitants OF this country
seem to have been mostly OF a Heating charac-
ter while the Emigration now coming IN Is OF a
better class and more permanent, ana II thOSc
ditch Companies, succeed In furnishing thc
water necessary to irrgatg the land with II Will
make good Country and farming VIII be MADE
to pay, although irrigation must be attended
with 4 great deal of labor and expense. News
papers we have three with some talk OF fourth,
so YOU see we are well supplied In that line and
so In most every branch of business. There is
some building being done but mostly OF cheap
and temporary nature, aud | lind that about
every other man meet Is a house carpenter and
g, think that u good carpenter can do better in
day and that is about the way all around. As Ia
the healthtulness OF the country, do not think
il any better than Audubon, snow remains III
the mountains nearly all the year around makes
the air very cool at night and the sun shining
from a clOudless sky in the day, makes the day
time hot, and make diseases OF certain character
almost permanently prevalent.
We get THE REPUBLICAN, regularly, and IL
comes like an old friend, and We should miss II
very much II we should have to do without IT,
Wishing prosperity to all the Uld fTiC uGS OF Au-
dubon and vicinity remain
Respectfully
II. c. FREDEa ICKsON.