The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-10-10
PUBLIC MEETING;

4 AocCls0sssdiy II E}lsa agli y ass
\ LIST, On motion il was resolved, rb,,
: Gen. Geo. w. Hight be removed q.
his Office as bidder and Levi Scott be ],
i pointed in his place. .,I1'
j. I'd Resolved, That all claim 1iff;c,,;s
not settled BY the 18th day Of OctoberN,
arbitration, shall be referred to the s,,1s
ing committee, and that three DAYS n ID I,
shall be given by the party applyins.s
the opposite party, and if said party fail /
appear he shall abide the decision of Il,
committee. or
] Sd Resolved, That MIR ]. Frazier /,
as member Of the committee for adiua
ing claims until the return Of Cor il
James. y
18th Resolved That Messrs. McComl
and Sherfey be added to the present com
mittee for settling claims.
9Th Resolved, That the comminse All
witnesses may be sworn and the pars
desiring the same shall be at the expers
of procuring the requisite officer.
9th Resolved, That the proceedings !
this meeting be published in the Hawk
Eve and Gazette. M Il.
$. SHERFEY, Chairman,
WIN. s. EDGAR, Clerk. as
Des Moines Co. /. T. Oct. 5, 1880. Il
1 FOR THE HAwK-EYg.
i Mr.. Editor, Having been Informed
(only this afternoon) that you are request.
ed TO publish the proceedings Of meet
ing said to have been held at Sherfey's
on the 9Th day Of the present month, by
a few Of the citizens Of Township sever
ty north, range two west, where sesera
resolutions were acted upon by said nset
ing, one of which was to remove me from
the office of Bidder for the Settlers in d.
aforesaid Township, and appoint another
which they did, as | am informed.
I beg leave TO state to you as well Il
to the Citizens generally Of said Town
ship, that at large and respectable meet
ing of nearly all the citizens Of the afore.
said Township, held in the City Of Da.
.lington, / was elected Bidder;--and that
at the last mentioned meeting there was
but a small number Of the citizens Of said
Township present. and nearly half q
those present refused to take part with
the balance, in their proceedings.
have only to state that whenever the
citizens or majority of the citizens q
the aforesaid Township shall meet and
express their wish that I should resig
the station Of Bidder. am willing % d
SO; but until an expression Of that kihdh
made, shall consider myself as Bidder
for the Township, and shall, on the dsEf
of sale act accordingly.
GEO. w. HIGHT,
Oct. s, 1889.
Y Z S e IL u
kNoWLEDGE IS Power Curioasi
lusta'atiOn. At meeting which tool
place the other evening, for the purpose
of forming North London Mechania
Institution, Mr. Basil Montagu, as an illds
tration of the maxim that knowledge !
power, related the following anecdole:-
He was walking a few months sge Il
Portland Place, when he observed > hfsss
crowd of people assembled, and fouBi
that it was in consequence Of a large aa'
tiff dog having lesser one in his gnF'
Several persons tried, by splitting ~
smastiffss ears. and by biting and pihchlg
its tail, to make il let 60 its hold bus z |
vain. At last a delicate and dandl6A
young gentleman came up, and making
his way through the crowd into the circsl
TO be allowed to separate "
dogs; assent was given amid jeers ~
laughter, when the dandy slowly elsH
from his pocket a large snut1:box, auess
wing taken,a pinch himself, inserted "
fingers again in the box, and withdrawn
4 larger pinch, deliberately applied ~ ].
the mastif nose. The snuff operates
powerfully on the animals olfscon
nerves, that it not only immediately iesss99
its hold, but made its escape as fass e |
could. The dandy was loudly chee'ss
upon which he stopped for rnonss .|
and said "Gentlemen, Ilhave merely s'
EN- you ! proof that knowledge y ~ /
ter..' Il s3N'
THE POST OFFICE.
It was announces, throughout new ",
pers, on the arrival Of the Great " sss s:'s
| that the Penny Post Office Bill. q W. y
we gave full account in our papeIs' /, 8
passed both houses Of Parliament, ~ 5 :
lceived the signature of the Queen !;
was now law in England. Any mai n