Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1879 — Goodland Letter. Remington Squibs [ARTICLE]

Goodland Letter.

Remington Squibs

Having occasion a few days since to visit Fowler, I took especial pains :o note the prospect for crops. Never before, in this section of country, have I seen such evidence of the prosperity of farmers as now. Innumerable stacks and shocks of small grain: threshing machines running, (I counted 12 on the trip) and thousands of acres t>f corn, as good on the average as I ever saw growing. Thirty days more of favorable weather will ripen this cereal and furnish the owners the wherewith to more than fill (heir cribs, ard furnish labor for hundreds of huskers. Surely every thing now indicates a letting up of the financial squeeze which has reigned supreme for the last three or four years. With abundance to sell and the present prospect for fair prices what is to prevent?

S. & M. Solomon have bought the south room of Exchange Block, into which they will move their stock of goods iu a few weeks. For the first time in the history of Remington the summer supply of ice holds out thus far. The prospect is that there will be sufficient to last until frost comes. Fred Hoover has returned from his excursion with the editorial corps, and intimates that he had a good time generally. He thinks we have as good a country hero as any he saw on his travels. The first day of the Fair, as was to be expected, was notfvery largely attended. Very many -more entries were made, however, than on any first day of previous years. The only excitement was the 7 mile walking race, in which were four contestants, Linfoot, Garrison, Loring and Shearer, who came out in the order named.— Winner’s time. 56 minutes 6 seconds. It was go-as-you-please. Winner started on a trot, and kept it up to the end. I was on the ground early Wednesday morning, and it was soon ap parent that this was to be the excellence of Remington Fairs. Floral Hall was filled long before noon and presented a splendid appearance. The number and quality of hogs, cattle, horses and poultry are seldom equalled and more rarely excelled. No racing as yet (Wednesday) having gone off, I have nothing to report. No one ought to go hungry on the ground for lunch stauds are abundant. Evidences of intoxication are very scarce. “IDOL.”

A Washington correspondent says that Colonel Mosby, it will be remembered, was one of Grant’s boon companions in the White House—one of the convivial old boys who could get more talk out of Grant over a bottle and cigar than any of his less rough and more diplomatic associates. Mosby has had one of these good old talks with Grant in Hong Kong, the result of which he has communicated to a friend in this city. Mosby says that all this talk about Grant not desiring or not aceeptiug a possible presidential nomination is “poppyeock,” to quota exactly from the Mosby vernacular. It is said that Dr. Blackburn, Governor elect of Kentucky, has voluntarily left homo and business to attend the sick in fever stricken- cities. Alluding to this action, saysr We do not believe that Dr. Blackburn, recently elected governor of Kentucky, ever attempted or count© nanced an attempt to plant yellow fever in the Northern cities by means of infected clothing. I)r. Blackburn has

j denounced the story as a lie, and we ! believe him. A man who loves his i fellow men so much that he volunta- | rily leaves his home and business to atten J the sick in fever stricken cities, and literally wears himself out in the good work, could not originate or countenance so murderous a scheme.