Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-15
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sne Cfops--- Trip to Davenport.
We made dying visit to Davenport the
FIRST of the week, by tbs land route. We
We're somewhat surprised at the favorable
prospects Of an abundant yield to tho far
mer's sTanary. Many farmers have alreadv
commenced harvesting their wheat. an
they say the crop never promised better.
Ihe heads are well filed, md no fv has in
any manner disturbed the crops. The prai :
ries, with the SIN shining upon the yellow
grain, resembled vast field of gold, and
we have no doubt that to many of these
farmers il locked richer than could their
inagInations paint the hills of Sierra Ne
vada. The corn, notwith 1tanding the cold
and rainy weather, looked green and heal.
thy, and will yield moro than sixty, thirty
or an hundred fold. Potatoes were plod
ding their way along as wei! as could be
expected at twenty-five rents per bushe,
ana We were OF the opinion, by the appear
ance OF vast fields of this useful commodity.
that the West noed not starve or dwindle in
size IL potatoes will work as a preventative.
We stopped for y few hours, in the hea.
of the day, in the families of these prairie
farmers, and with them We enioyed ourself
better than if we were President-(of n
railroad company, we mean.l They were
kind and hospitable, an liy ed in perfect in /.
dependence, as though the world was theirs
anu MI therein contained. We longed TO
be ut liberty for few weeks that we nigh.
remain with taem, and enjoy their society.
We were pleased to find that they toos the
papers and sont their children to school.
Arriving at Davenport, We pu. ourselves
under the care of the excellent attaches at
the lie Claire House, and took stroll over
the city. We found Davenport growing far
more rapidly than we anticipated. The en-
terprising LIZ CLAIRE is putting up an ex-
tensive block Of buildings on Second street /:
two or three churches and a number of
stores and private dwellings, are being
erected. The railroad excitement has about
died away, but only because they have con-
summated all the business they desired.
Tho Company have promised to put the road
to Iowa City under contract in two weeks.
which we should be much pleased 40 see
done.
We must plead guilty to gross neglect
vt duty in failing to call upon our editorial
brethren at Davenport. We have no doubt,
notwithstanding the momentary il-feeiing
that hns existed between the two cities OF
Muscatine and Davenport, that the sright-
hand Of fellowship would have been ex-
tended to US and We should have been hos
pitabiy entertained, but circumstances were
such we were compelled to forego the pleas
ure OF meeting our brethren. Circumstan-
cos did, however, throw US into the com
pany Of some of the legal gentlemen of Da-
renport, and We must be permitted to say
shat the profession of that city is represen-
ted by gentlemen whose courtesy and ur-
hanity, whose talent and legal attainments,
are not cxcelled by any other town in the
State. Hon. John p. Cook, the member of
fCongrcss elected from this District, is too
well known in these quarters to warrant US
IL tCA4iu1 Jul iSiuCES WIZ dul NHtl UG IS.
John F. Dillon, Esq, is taking quite high
| rauk in the pro ession, and is winning gol-
iden oplnious from his clients. Mr.. ID. is
Prosecuting Attorney for Scott county, and
is making the rum sellers dance some merry
jgs. d. S. True, Esq, We found to be a
gentleman such as the legal profession has
not the recognized reputation Of possessing
in their ranks; he is regarded as an honest
lawyer, and man Of unblemshed charac-
ter. 1t does US good to meet with such
earities in the West. There is A. DAWSON
ESD, who Geyotes his entire time in mind
ing his own business and that Of his clients.
lie is lawyer in every sense of the word,
aud is continually digging into the practice,
and we hare nc doubt will win position Of
importance in his profession Sonnet Il
Stewart compriac firm Of lawyers who are
every way worthy Of public patronage !.
they are young men and study their cases.
There are other legal gentlemen in Daven-
port, but We have no. the honor Of their
acquaintance.
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