Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-16
LOCAL NATrER1.

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..,,,ce Of the great demand al
81 .xi,,ins in our city for business
y. may mention having been in
s esu \, !, gentlemen, that in the last sig
inns, d, "eeks, at least forty different srpl.
W Lana ,.,s been made for the rooms in
hu,iucss blocks which are now
Sh. Id n there were my danger
VIVA ,,,.tio0 our market with the various
Mp. : merchandisc, the evil would be ef-
NteS, 4. meyenteJ by the impossibility Of
:, s,ore-rooms. Fifty new rooms
ROMA, ,'s,less be rented during the present
s.1h!td ;, what may be called high rates
m'eb ant, are to, high, they will eveniu-
Is tsto, th,ir proper level, but as to the
hs corn. If business houses, we do not Thin
/, increase any faster tAan will be
bet.,., I bv the filing up OF the back coun-
The population which is coming into
. 10. q -. for the most part have the means
W" aag immediate purchasers, and we
Fssr u ,r,in refer to the fact that the pro-
:, y,r R, .lroad westward, gives our
etra =. men the first opportunity OF form
.ose,i ms with both the old and new
!, !. through large extent Of country in
,.,o, of the State. Nov 10 the time
,,.. nmesce arrange ments for securing this
Me- tr.de, and the iuture prosperity Of
ID 81, 1871, ,pends, in great measure, on
kiulness and promptness with which
a, -, .asss men labor to reach and retain
~. 4. which will be strivcn for by num-
Ii ID, .be river cities, but the largest por-
, %a. which, VS. honestly think Davenport
''ent Nv the hes. chince Of obtaining.
ras "Dai,y SIa.e Democrat" is the
ss.s Of new daily paper, the first issue Of
0nAs mad is appearance in our city yes /
|, Ills about the size OF the Duly Ca |
.a'.. and quite credtabie in its typogrsph- /
re- iGS ,xecn,ion As II has brace OF edi- |
"sn a the helm, we doubt not tina, il will !
,nluc,ci with ability. In pecuniary !
Of view we wish il success.
TIE Dubuque Erpress says. it learns
~sp -aauy strangers visiting Iowa, who |
attended coming by the way OF Dubu- /
's,t hise turned south To Davenport on ac-
s'. d the difficulty attending the Cross
rom Ddneth to Dubuque" We pre-
81, there are np better ferry boats on the 1
si2ii OF Oaio river, nor better lsclii- !
flf crossing than are TO be fonad at /
W ss1or,. We haze tao steam ferry
"a" ) iAat cfoss every hfteen minutes and /
ost aiways crowded. gentleman,
-, =" Gus 10 The matter, eounted the number I
ad ersya. AMI teams brought over at a sin !
I'D Iast Saturday and found them 10 /
u a5er Que hundred aud thirty seven pas /
M s.rs sad 4 teen teams Although max |
sS ab3at one buadrei crossings per day !
:, generally go and eomc crowded with
III ass,
-rae biz squash, weight l5a lbs, no.
ia a recent nnassr 1f the G l1ettc, |
been seat To the c,ty Of N,S York for
-, bton.
:. -Ia the notice of Lectures and Lee !
d. Fers which we made day or two ago
asGsed the namo Of Mr.. Ggiteau, who
been Secretary Of the Young Mems
soeia,ioH, for that OF Mr.. w. Hall who !
rhlirmln ofthe Committee OF Correspon-
Pnce for procuring lectures. We can add
the names Of the lecturers whom We then |
leatouej, that the Committee think they
Il be able ~ procure a visit from Thack-
by, the celebrated prosesatirist.
,, -Uar Postmaster, Mr.. Mast, is busy
ting up the Pos, Office r ooms in the new
Ciare building. west OF Brady and just
DoVe the corner of Second street The
4ln room ID fifty feei long by twenty in
4ih, aud there is a twenty foo, room in
b. rear, also to be used for Post dice
Eposes. The room is admirably arranged
pr Promptness in delivery and for the COP
snienee Of those getting mail natter
When mpleted. II will be decidedly much
he hes, PJs, o lice in the State, aud as
bend Mast succeeded 80 well ia pleasing
~ public in his former crampsd condition,
&c said public will Of course continue in
enfaardinary good humor, when his pres
eat enlarged facilities will enable him to
serve them in maGaer SO much speedier.
'na every way mors satisfactory.
----Ar. Thorington has placed on our
''aie lnsus nature, being the fruit OF
second crop and the bloom Of q third crop
at this years growth. Of an apple tree on
his premises.
jas. Mullen had an Irish potato last
week that weighed 81. hs. He sent it to
d. Louis Us curiosity.