Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-11-02
LOCAL MATTERS.

amopo the many oc cupations in the Wes
c.,culatcd to "put money in ones peck
.,n we know of none that does it witt
mare certainty and at the same with les.
lo,endency upon others, than that Of farm
mo While there are some phases of his
busiuess that require the farmer to pu,
forth his exertions, yet no more laoor ia
reoured in the aggregate than is sufficient
"a a healthy state Of body ana mind. But
,be proceeds of his industry is to what we
would now especially allude, as WEI do main
,.in that there is no class of community
that is better paid for labor than agricultu-
rsts. Every article OF farm produce is
high and the prospects are that they will
olways command remunerative prices
Rnt we will illustrate the profits Of farming
bv an example OF almost everyday occur
,ence. Mr.. S. Hirschl has farm some few
miles from the city for which he paid $40
per acre, and the same description of land
can nowbe bought at that pricewithn TWEEN
,y.iye miles of the city and near the Rail-
rad This farm he rented for one-third Of
the proceeds. The wheat crop netted him
s6 and the barley Sl2 per acre. Or,
.onethir Of the crop overpaid the first cost
of the land on which the barley was raised.
With ordinary success we believe any in
dnstrious mancan pay for farm purchased
a, 500 Sl2 per acre, in single season.
1t will be seen by their advertise
meut that A. s. ALsroS g. Co. have es,ab-
Ushed themselves in room where their
stock of Hats, Caps aud Furs can be seen
10 advantage, and with convenience that
Will b. beneficial both to them and the
public His store room in the building re-
Gently occupied BY the Post Once, is very
we'll arranged, and we are assured that the
Efforts Of Mr.. ASTON 10 suit and satisfy his
customers, will secure him liberal Share
Of patronage. An easy-fittinS hat, neither
too large nor too small, is an important
item toward the apParre ing Of The outer
man, and Mr. A. has d new-fashioncd ma
chine which takes with perfect exactness
the shape Of mans head, ali the bumps
and indentations, 90 that those who order
hat from him obtain one that fits comfort
ably from the FIRST, and requires no breaking
in. Give hima call.
Prof. Hall, State Geoogjst, was in
our city yesterday On his retuyn from St,
Paul. H. came down The = ississipp in
skif ana rave sur State bordering the liver
a pr"tsY laoreaEh examination from is
northern i.ne n this city TIE coal lor
mauoes BE thtass thf mos, importsl, gfi
any in ga State, aad aaOlher season will
devote N o5 hi, line to their cximint-
lion. PfaE Whitney, who hl. Teen en-
Pioyed this season in an examination Of the
iron ani lend deposits says, that there is
not enough of iron ore in the district above
US 10 keep furnace going for two weeks!
We presume the va5t beds Of iron ore found
n The vicinity Of Muscatine will dwindle
dOsa 10 the same Insignificant deposit, as
there Is always more or less iron found in
'he vicinity OF coal beds. Prof. Hall will
@ls,t that locality before he returns to Iowa
City.
We did not happen to see them,
bnt wel learn icom those who are good judges.
that aday or tive ago. Mr.. L, WILLIAMS,
who has a farm near Waluu, Grove, in this
county, took through our city some Of the
oest-b!loded stock that has ever been
brought to this State They were imported
especially for Mr. WLLrAss, and consisted
OF pair of thoroughbred horses, and a
Plumber Of the choicest Durham cattle
-siessrs HULL d PARISH have placed
Oh our table the second Annual Catalogue !
OF the Cosmopolitan Art Association, for
which they act as agents, and persons
wishing 10 subscribe or obtain any intor-
nation concerning the Assoc citation, can be |
accommodated by calling on either OF those
gentlemen.
-Fhe city having failed to put up
lamp posts for gas, our fellow citizen, Mr..
LIZ Claire, has erected one at the corner OF
Second and Brady sts., and another in front
oi The post office. The brilliant light shed !
nom the gas burning in the large glass
amps on these posts, will convince our cit.
,]ehs OF the utility Of having them general
y over the city.
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