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expedition in quest of apples, and an overland tourist. 

 The nabob of the village came into the public room in 

 the course of the evening — a farmer and former State 

 senator. This "Hon/' gentleman engrossed our atten- 

 tion for about three hours by a long-winded descrip- 

 tion of the varieties of the " genus hog " — how to breed, 

 how to feed and fatten, and how to drive him to mar- 

 ket; all of which would probably have been edifying 

 and elevating to the average Tiffinite, but it made me 

 and the parson drowsy and I retired to dream of hogs 

 and fat bacon until awakened by the daylight. 



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Grand Pacific Hotel , 



Marengo, Iowa, 



October Ninth. 



In my journey from Tiffin I found it necessary to 

 dismount several times and walk in order to drive 

 away the sensation of cold. Reached Marengo in the 

 evening and registered at the Grand Pacific Hotel. 

 Winter seemed to be approaching with rapid strides at 

 this time and I was warned that it was necessary to lose 

 as little time as possible at the diiferent resting-points. 



Marengo is eighty-five miles from Davenport. 

 There is a good bridge crossing the Iowa River here, 

 which adds much to the facilities for doing business. 

 A thriving community of farmers occupy the sur- 

 rounding land. Among the most important villages 

 and towns in this and adjoining counties, are Newton, 

 Grinnell, Montezuma and Millersburg, all growing in 

 size and importance. Marengo is the county -seat of 



