The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-06-28
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Allamakee County, Iowa.
| -, THE Town of COLUMBUS ispIeasantIy SIT
| f:MH uated on the main channel Of the Mississippi
| .2a. River, about 100 miles above Dnbuaue is The
scat OF !usce OF Aiamakee county, and to those who
are seeking new locations, who wish TO invest their
means in new and thriving town, Columbus presents
unusual Inducements because, lst purchasers OBJ
tain Building Lots on liberal terms 3D. II is the ma
ura outlet of the finest portion of iowa and Southern
Minnesota Sd. The chances for roads to and from the
back country, inferior to any point on the rive,
in the State, and in the opinion of many distinguished
men, tar superior to any point above the Rapids
4th. In add ion TO the above ges
there Is an almost inexhauStbe amount Of Water Pow
| err Immediately in the rear of Columbus easily and
cheapy improved, and afording Mill Sites in alum
dance and which are perfectly safe FRI m the danger
high water ireshets, &c. The stream forming these
Mill Sites, is known in this vicinity TjHage Greek
which rises in the western part of Aliamakee county
is ma lie by springs of the water and at
ter rapit course of Is miles, disembogues into the
Mississippi at Columbus. The valley of this auti f,l
stream fertile and beautiful beyond description and
affords the most NATURAL gradual and gentle grade 10 the
back country that he found in this portion of Iowa
There already on this stream and within miles of
Columbus, two fine Mills, one FIGURING MILL which is
running, and which is inferior 10 most of fbe
mills of Iowa. The otIIeris Saw Mill, lust erected
ana VIII ne IN running order IN few weeks, superior
Mill situated atthe head of backwater, miles from
town. and well calculated to do large business From
this lower mill, Village Creek presents an almost
continuous strug OF water power for the next ten
miles above. The Steam Boat Landing at Colum
bus good the best the Mississippi certainly
notnferior to any. Columbus commenced building for
was erected During the next season, some fifteen to
twenty buildings erected and the present an
pearance indicates the erection of still larger number
the present season.
There are now in Columbus, four Stores, one Hotel
and another in progress of erection land not 10 he
exceed by any house above Dubuue) a Land Offce
from which emgrants can obtain ali the 10
regard to the public lands which they NAV desire a
good assortment OF mechanics, but not half enough
Religious meetings are regularly held. A superior
School under the instruction Of accomplished teach
er is in permanent and prosperous condition.
no b ." tns are Of the belief that
ments to the Capitalist, the Trader the Mechanic or
the Laborer.
They satisfied III they have naturallytbe strong
but capital and labor necessary to bring in the fir n1
rank and among the commercial points on the river
Titles to Lots in olumbus, clear and indsput able
Application for Town Lots to he made to X. rrMAN
ESQ.,, of Columbus, who is the duly authorized Agent
and Attorney for the Propretors of Columbus.
Aplat of the Town can be in the Banking House
of Cook, Sargent, Barney & CO., Dubuque Iowa
columbus May 9TH, 1888 daw-lv
THE STATE OF IOWA.-DELAWARE COT MY |
Clark Bliss, Administrator of the Estate of sebastne
overocker, late of said county, deceased Plaintiff
Lavinia Bishop, Mary Overocktr, Rachel Overocker.
Eveline 0yerocker, Martha overocker, Elijah Ov.
erocker, Harvey Overocker and Catherine Over
ocker children OF said Sebastine, decd, and
widow of said Sebastine, and
Overocker, guardian of Eveline Ov-
erocker, and James Horny Overoc kerr minor chill
dren of said Sebastine, and James n. Roe guardian
Of Catherine Overocker minor child of said Sebas-
tine, decd and the heirs and legal representatives
OF John Martindale. late of said county deceased
and the heirs and legal representatives of Robe I
overoeker, late Of the State Of Michigan, dec d. and
all others interested in the estate of said ebastine
Overocker, deceased Defendants.
THE said Defendants will take notice that there will
De on me- on or before the 10th day Of May, d,
1854, in 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 make de ed to the w
hf OF or OF section Sc, and to the half of the W
quarter OF w quarter of section 35, all in township
ninety north of range five west of 5th M. in said
county, and that if they fail do that decree he
entered that they he forever barred from setting up anv
lam to said lands, and other and further Keller
tlso, that unless the said defendants apuear and
answer to the said petition, before the morning of
he 10th day Of june d 1854, default will be entered
lgainst you, and Judgment rendered thereon ,
A. X. EATON, Atty Tor P1ff.
May IL, 1884 mal9dlw3