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From Cbarlrnlott, lJo.Charf rkton, Mu , *i uoo oO, 1«.I suppose you would like to hear oe caaionally from this purl of Missouri, Crops are good, but the weed* conoid trable—have had plenty of ruin — corn is looking up, and the farm era have had large quantities on baud yet not shelled. This is a good farming roun try, hut some of the swamp natives do not approve of the labor system, and only plow ou cool days and coou hunt I at night.St. John’s Pay wig celebrated at Sikeston, about 15 util.* from Charles ton, on tho T. L. K. It. We landed there after a warm and rough ride on tho car?*, with about three hundred ol our citizens*, c!J and young, and as much beauty as could be redacted by one hundred of Charleston s fairest la- | dies, while the Charleston baud gave os such ramie as enliveucd tho com paiiy.Srtstoa :s a am all village in Scott county, about 100 inhabitants, and it destined to be a place of considerable trade, as the land surrounding it is well adapted tp cotton—and the country is filling up fast.A desorption of the oration nnd \ celebratiou would be out of date now.The subject (ff most interest now is the Great Southern Railroad—from the great city of St. Louis to tho great town of Hickman—at least I suppose you would rather bear some thing about that enterprise. Well, I would bo glad to do so, bet to tell ite truth I don’t know anything about it—further than you have doubtless seen in the papers. The sentiment of this people favor the ; i road, but how much deponent sayeth ■ not. More anon, MJ. .N. 1\\ Vn
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Hickman Courier
Hickman, Kentucky, US
Sat, Jul 05, 1873
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