The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-05
TOW OF COLUHIE s,


THE Town of COLUMBUS ispeasantly SIT
80 uated on the main channel of the Mississippi
.x..3. RIVER about 100 miles above Dubuque, is the
Seat Justice of Allamakee county, and to those who
are seeking new locations W no wish 10 invest their
means in a and thriving town, Columbus presents
unusual inducements because, st purchasers OBJ
ain BuiIdins Lots on liberal terms. I'd. II is the
tural outlet of the finest portion of Iowa and Southern
Minnesota. 3D. The chances for roads to and from the
hack inferior to point on the river
in the State and in the opinion OF many distinguished
men, tar superior any point above the Rapids
4th In addi ion TO the above
there is an almost xlarsble amount of Water Pow
er Immediately in the rear of Columbus, easily and
cheaply improved, and affording Mill Sites in album
dance and which perfectly safe FRI the danger OF
hirh water ireshets, &C. The stream forming these
| Mill Sites is known in this vicinity as Tlage Greek
which rises in the western part of Alamakee county
is made and fed by springs of the water and
ter rapi of l6 miles, disembogues into the
Mississippi at Columbus. The valley of this beautiful
stream is fertile and beautiful beyond description and
affords natural gradual and gentle grade to the
back country that be found in this portion of Iowa
There al already this stream and within miles OF
Columbus two fine Mills one FIGURING Mill, which is
now running and which is not inferior TO most Of the
mills of Iowa. The otheris Saw MIll just erected
and will be in running order in few weeks, superior
Mill stua ed at head of backwater, two miles from
town and welic calculated to do large business From
| this lower mill, Village Creek presents an almost
| continuous strug OF water power for the ten
| miles above. The Steam Boat Landing at Column
bus good the best the Mississippi certainly
not inferior any. Columbus commenced building FOL
late in The fall of 1851, when one store house
was erected During the season. some fifteen to
twenty now buildings erected and the present ap
indicates the erection OF sun larger numbe
the present season.
| There are now in Columbus four Stores, one Hotel
and another one progress of erecion and not TO be
excelled by any house above Dubuqie} Land olnce
, which emigrants can obtain all the information IN
| tro". .he public lands which they may desire,
iesaIa 70 mechanics, but not haif enough
So meetings are accomplished teach
sc he,,S under III. '-struction of an Zion.
ocno : "nus. .ne L.. -osperous conai. cha
IN a pe,nlanene s s ,h; re of the belief,
no other town the Mississippi offers VIC o,
ments to the Capitalist, the Trader, the Mecna..
| the Laborer.
They feel satisfied tn they have naturaythe strong
est point between Dubuque and ST. Paul! and nothing
but capital and aboris 10 bring in the
rank and among the commercial points the river.
Titles to Lots in olumbus clear and indisputable.
Application for Town Lots to he made to X. OrTMAN,
ESQ.,, of Columbus, who is the duly authorized Agent
and Attorney for the Proprietors Of Columbus.
plat of the Town can be seen in the Banking House
of Cook, Sargent, Barney & Co, Dubuque. Iowa.
Columbus. May 5th 1853. daw-1y
THE STATE OF IOWA.-DELAWARE COT MY
Clark Bliss, administrator of the Estate of sebastine
Overocker, late of said county, deceased, Plaintiff.
Lavinia Bishop, Mary overocker Rachel Overocker,
EveIine Overocker, Martha Overocker, Elijah Ov-
erocker, Harvey Overocker, and Catherine Over
ecker, children of said Sebastine, decd, and
widow of said Sebastne, and
Overocker. guardian of Eveline Ov-
erocker, and James Horny Overocker, minor chill
dren Of said Sebastine, and James H. Roe, guardian
tine, decd. and the heirs and legal representatives
of John Marndale. late of said county. deceased,
and the heirs and legal representatives, of Robert
Overocker late of the State OF Michigan deed. and
all interested in the estate of said Sebastne
Overocker. deceased, Defendants.
THE said Defendants will take notice that there will
be file, before the Doth day Of May, AID,
1884 the office of the Clerk of the District Court,
in Delaware County, State of Iowa petition of said
Bliss administrator aforesaid, claiming against them
that they be ordered & decreed to make deed to the w
hi of or of section 3d. and to the half OF the W
hin,
ninety north of range five west OF 5th NJ, in said
county and that if they fail do, that decree be
entered thathey he forever barred from setting up any
claim to said lands, and other and further relief
also that unless YOU the said defendants appear and
the said petition, or before the morning of
the Goth day of June D 1854 default will be entered
against you, and judgment rendered thereon
A. X. EATON, Atty tor Plf.
May 10, 1854 nal9dlw3
A LARGE lot of Smoking and Chewing Tobacco, on
n hand and for sale at low prices, at my Ware
house, No, 306, Levee. WEST