The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-25

For the Gate City.
uerED ~ rHI WAY mo. II.

For the Gate City.
uerEs ~ rH1 WAY-,-No. II.
MEssas. Eplross: This communica-
lioa il without date, ~ it is to embrace
matters pertaining to places already men
isosd. II passing from the Des MONIES
Valley westward. one cannot but observe
~ rapidly the new counties are Sling
n, and what aa energy 10 in many places
displayed. There are large tracts Of land
|lhish have been occupied only two or
hire years. but upon which there are
Sons fne houses, fine nurseries, and many
foaDg orchards. The houses have been
sss:ed It great expense. 80 mills have
ben few and widely separated. scare. ~
sy brick have been made, aod but lissls
- burnt. Good jadgmess has usually
go displayed 10 the loca ion Of towns,
they ere nearly oil upon high prairie.
here they can be seen At . great dis
nee. end where they will Be dry aud
bve plenty Of good air. Charlton Point.
y couaiy seat Of Lscas Co., il beaui-
W. sitsased, contains many very 6ne
lildings. al Of wood. and all, or nearly
painted white. This fact will receive
1iional interest when il 10 stated that
. people have drawn al their lime from
ldyville. the distanc" Of forty Ave miles
b marvel that they have done it. be-
uss they fsve N abundance of good
bestone, within two miles Of town
y only reason known for % doing is,
: The stone quarters had called the
ssssas grey fist. But there is plenty
iAcstons which is very pure. l, is Of
ny color. highly crystalized. and will
Be strong q uick lime. Ones wonder
- absaed that they should build 50
pssally u wood. and II twice the need
coat. Aen he learns that they have
~ q clay, snd might build Of brick
Dper than with lumber 1t $t,25 per
bdred foot. Yet Of wood they have
! in every instance noticed.
Ind now for another episode. Dame
lor has it that that intangible, invisi-
indsscribable, Argus eyed, ubiquitous
lsbody or something. under the So
net Of Sam. has been, and still is at
siton. Whence be came. whether BY
Dumosive Of his own invention, or the
" ground railrosd, or by . balloon,
ody knows But he il there, as is
ent By the noise and confusion man.
"a bv 1 certain uncomfortable part Y.
ber further saith that that same party
there 1t Charlton. and then, on July
@set in convention for the nomina-
e county officers. and did nominate
: Who. - they supposed. we're true
:; but that, on the evening Of The
day, the candidates nominated for
III and Recorder. enc OF whom was
nsa Of the convention. did actually
5 The convection OF Sam New,
=. Editors. If you have any idea OF
abbling snd squawking when . fox
INTO the goose en-. you can imagine
lnsic made IN that sane unmention
passy. The fact that those men
aerd, did % 70 Sans quarters the
svsaisg. Is vsuched for BY large
- Of those non-descript bodies.
''esve droppsrs." And here We
IL matter. only adding that. ~ the
- no political party has been men
IL i presumed none viii consider
here said - personal.
posd more with ref renee TO Dsca-
There have an unfortunate divi-
p discussion sprung up there about
osnty seat. There are two rivsl
DeeAtnr City and Independence.
(its59s st present the seat, and is
\ 10 us1ast part Of the county
rneS haa been The sesf, and il Sit
: The vest part Of the county. Tho
ne abo6t I've miles apart. Be-
- tbs eoustry i 20 broken. that
oeibls = have town 10 the cen
- esasty. The majority Of the
- = II the eastern division |; and
saaas Tor building purposes Is in
elesn. This disturbed state Of
tsvents bosh towns from growing
lhoeRh Independonoe + decidedly