Show slaterville BLAT SLAT EEVILLE ERVILLE A few items froia froin a western suburb EDITOR Thiu thinking kint a few items from tins this place wo would uld not be uninteresting I take this opportunity port unity to furnish you a few Slaters slatersville ville is one of the oldest settlements in the county and one of tho the wealthiest t although only a small place it can boast of raising more grain and other things thi rigs not excepting utalia best crop than any other village of its size in the territory there is thousands of bushels of grain held by us and aad we are able to hold it as our citizens as a rule arc ire out of debt for an advanced price and it will not be bold fold till the tile price advances which we consider is asure a suro thing in the spring c our great railroad boom cannot canno t fail to make a great demand we were blessed the tile past season with abundant crop so much so that it taxed our granaries to their utmost capacity to hold them in facca fact great deal had to be d of last fall for the want of room the health of our settlement is generally good as ours is a healthy locality making it a poor field for doctors neither will lawyers get fat here although wo we ire aro etting getting civilized and in indulge d alge in blittle alitt c luxuries in that line live once in a great while our holidays passed off livel lively y and we have settled down again to he the regular routine of life and ana labor im improvements arc are the oi order A cr of the ay Y as our cabins kofold of old arc are giving way a to fine comfortable dwellings and if our old sheds are being replaced by large commodious barns barms of our old brush fences a great many have found their way to the stove and more substantial ones have taken their place your spicy spicy paper meets with a warm i and irel welcome coine reception in this place and is eagerly looked for on oil mail days your labors to furnish us with fresh reliable news arc are duly appreciated yesterday yes was the event of the season in ill this place as our ladies took the lead of the sterner sex which they the arc are always able to do and made what they termed an in old folks Folk sparty party the young were not excluded and old and young went forth in the dance and all had a good time together A short time after neon noon a sumptuous repast was partaken partaker par taken of byall by all who wished the table being well provided ro with all the delicacies of tho season songs recitations and speeches were indulged in till sundown when all cd ed tills this is not in ill websters unabridged to their bornes with many good wishes for the future with kind re regards ards to the boys in theoffice the office and the rest of mankind I remain your friend si weber 10 |