Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-18
LOCAL MATTERS.

r,ros business, couPteu VIII tue uh-
.h,e state of the weather, prevented
On attending the $50 Of lots At Fulton
m, ,tarday last; but gentleman who was
" On, has very kindly favored us with a
i ,;c,ion Of the proceedings on that inter
accession. We are pleased that the
Il Of that important town has been
~ ,ed ftcm Farnam to Fulton, as-wth
= .ioye exception Of Mr.. ]. N. D. Bur-
& no man has done SO much for the in
4 !. Of Scot, county ~ n. A. C. Fulton.
aaea with the county fss many years,
y, I. IS always been foremost in advocating
\ interests, and has spared neither per-
i labor nor mons1}xAep require to
In her progress. At time when
. ,sness of our town had stagnatcd, he
red i,s dropping prospects by investing
means in grist mills, and although he
A in purse, he succeeded in his object,
! We now rejoice that his name ID to DO
orably perpctuated among Us. Lots
lands, it will be seen on reference to the
muaication Of our corr spondent, were
A, very reasonable rates, and thus
ter inducements were offered for the
Nv settlement Of the town. Ere many
!. hsa very fourishing tom will mark
present site of Fulton.
i The Courier of last Saturday exhib.
melancholy diiliuseness in attempting
ply to The corrections which we made
/ few Of its previous mis.statements. Il
emily tires Of the labor, and we will not
resent increase its difficulties. VIII
! A,will inf rim US what is the retail price
otash'
The baseness Of the Courier's origi.
attack upon the Mayor Of this city, is
eqnalled by the shutting denial that
such attack was intended. The tru e
bre OF the Courier's article was suih-
,ly evidenced by the fact that the Rock
nd papers Immediately copied its re-
k, while they disclaimed adopting the
ressions derogatory to Mayor Tiehcnor.
The first load of produce, receive d
khe Davenport and Missouri Rilroad,
led on Saturday last, being cargo Of
bushels of wheat, shipped from Durant
Mr. D onj P. Putnam to M,ssrs. Hall &
fish Of this city.
Mr. J. NJ. D. Burrows has brought US
basket Of apples which, had they been
ibi,ed at the Fair, we feel confident
bid have taken the premium. One va
y was the Pippin and the other, we
bs. Swee,ing; both gigantic specimens
their kinds The trees were from the
sery of NJ. H. $ Finley. Iowa VIII
become noted Tor the size and the ex
leucy OF its fruit.
On Suaily night we hil heavy
VI rain, which had the effect to lay the
bu, by no mans to cool the ntmos-
re, as yesterday was putty sultry.
Mr. J. B. Riches has presented US
, few stalks Of giant Rnubarb or Pie
n. 1t is the largest we have seen. He
ported the seed from England.
The Mount Pleasant O5ssrrsr Of the
b says the contractors on the keokuk,
Pleasant and Muscatine Railroad have
nmeuced work, and that they wlll push
road through from Keokuk to Montrosc
hin contract time. That is all right, but
fen the Observer further surmises that
will be running on the route in question,
advance OF all other roads in the State,
must have forgotten that the Railroad
81 of Davenport is finished for the cars
distance of over twenty miles, and that
will be completed to Iowa City "within
q htract time" Ifthc Observer had forgot
it, we are happy to refresh its memory
regard to this interesting fact.