Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-11-14
TO WIPE OUT RULE.
CYRUS sWANK, A FORMER couRl.
Err CORRESPONDENT WRITES
FROM MISSOURI.
If More Republican Immigrants Come
From Iowa to Missouri, the Present
Democratic Doodle Rule Will Be
Abolished-Mr. Swank's Letter.

From Iowa to Missouri, the Present
Democratic Doodle Rule Will Be
Aboished-Mr. Swank's Letter.
There has been large immigra-
ton to southwestern Missouri since
came here and as far as | know nine
tenths Of the immigrants are repub-
licans and are nearly all from Iowa,
where their votes are not needed. If
they continue to come from Iowa, we
will soon free this state from demo-
cratic Doodle rule said Cyrus Swank
a former Courier correspondent from
Udell, who is now located at Lock
wood, Mo. Mr.. Swank moved to Mis-
souri, about two years ago and he now
writes very interesting letter de-
scriptive of the land, crops and topics
of the section in which he lives. Mr..
Swank's letter in full follows:
Editor Courier:
Having correspondent for your pa
per some two years ago from Udell,
and having some of your stationery
still on hand, will give your readers a
short sketch Of my ramblings since
that time. January /, 1901, shipped
my household goods and some stock
to Golden City, Mo-, which arrived at
their destination on the morning of
January 8.
Situated in Productive County.
Il am situated ten miles southeast
of the above place in the southwest
corner of Dade county. We have a
nice country, almost level. Just roll
ing enough to drain nicely. 1t is adapt
ed to all grains and grasses. Wheat
is the principal crop, although oats,
fax and corn are raised in abundance.
Timothy does exceedingly well. think
better than in our old county (Appa-
noose), in Iowa. Glover and alfalfa
where introduced, do well. but the lat
ter is of recent introduction. Alfalfa
is grown six to eight tons per acre on
suitable land. This country excels in
fruit of all kinds, there being num-
Der of orchards of eighty acres each
and on down to an ordinary family or
chard of from three to ten acres each.
An Iron Mine in Operation.
about one-third of this county is
nearly level and the balance is brok-
en- and in the eastern portion very
rough and rocky, underlaid with min
eral. Lead, zinc, coal and asphaltum
in an inexhaustible supply. There is
also one iron mine in operation. The
company having made it's first ship
| ments of ore twenty carloads) last
week We are also in line with the
Kansas gas belt and the Standard
Oil Co., now has representatives here
who have perhaps one-half of the
county leased for oil, gas, coal, lead
zinc and asphaltum.
Is New Country.
Our county is not agitating the
| race question, as we have practically
no negroes here that is none outside
of town and none nearer than eight
| cen miles This comparatively a new
country, like Kansas and Nebraska
having been settled since the civil
war. There is yet some land in the
4 northeast corner that can be home
steaded. but it said to be of an in
4 ferior grade
Land is Plentiful.
In our part of the county, the i'm
provement and the soil will compare
| favorably with the best sections oil
Appanoose. Monroe or Wapello coun
ties, and the land can be purchased
| for about one-half the price that is
asked in those counties. Our winters
/ are mild and the summers are cooler
than in Iowa. Last winter our coldes
day was six below zero. while the hot
test day this year was ninety-seven de
grees above. Our summer nights are
not as hot as those of Iowa.
County is Republican.
Politically, our county is republican
as are all the adjoining counties ex
1 cept Barton ION the west) and it il
partly for that party Dade count,
has republican majority of five hun
dred and does not act the fool as the,
did last election in Appanoose, bu
gives her majority to all candidates
on the ticket.
Democratic Doodle Rule.
There has been large immigra
ton to southwestern Missouri sine
came here and as far as know nine
tenths OF the immigrants are republ
cans and are nearly all from Iowa
where their votes are not needed. |
they continue to come from Iowa, W
will soon free this state from demo
cratic Doodle rule.
Come to Missouri.
ITO those of your readers who ar
in debt and to the young man who i
not able to buy the high priced low
land, come to this country, buy a
good land as you could there and star
in square with the world and sti
have as good privileges as regard
churches, schools and society in gel
. eral.
IF this escapes the waste baske
| you may hear from me again To fol
J mer friends who read the Courier,
would say Hello
Cyrus Swank,
Lockwood, Mo-