St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-08-30
What They Saw Of Us.


the press; for all of which we return
our best thanks. We have only room
for the following:
A friend in Maine, who has had edi-
torial experience, expresses himself as
follows:
Allow me to congratulate you up
| on the flattering success of your new enter
| prise, for truly it is one of which you may
well feel proud. had the pleasure few days
since to receive a copy of the first issue of the
st. Charles Republican Intelligencer, which l
peruscd with lively interest. l was much
pleased with its general app earance, its neat
mechanical execution, the good amount OF in
tcresting local news, the graphic description
of your locality and its surrounding scenery,
and the truly magical growth of your wes-
tern towns and cities, which it contained.
Such q journal, conducted upon such princi-
pies as have every reason to believe yours
of that part of your state, and Floyd county
in particular, for the promotion of the best in
terests of your citizens and general dissent
nation of correct intelligence, an advocate and
supporter of good morals, and an upright and
sound public sentiment, is an acquisition which
the citizens of st. Charles cannot fail to esteem
and which richly deserves their united and lib.
cral support. doubt not they highly appre-
ciate its benefits but assure you they will
fail to comprehend the influence which it will
exert over thousands of intelligent and enter.
prising young men of New England who arc
1 looking for a desirable location for future
| home Few of the inhabitants of the Allan.
| tic States are aware of the surprising natural
beauties and advantages of Northern Iowa
Your paper will furnish the desired informa.
ton to thousands, and will cause the Western
fever to became popular epidemic, which, in
not q few instances, will take its victims Off
do not hesitate to predict that it will prove a
mighty auxiliary in carly populating those
vast tracts of unoceupied lands with an hon.
est, hardy and industrious class Of intelligent
people.
A distinguished gentleman in New
York city says ZIG
I have received your paper and
am much pleased with the entire execution.
l am sure you deserve success. Your editori-
ais cannot be excclled, and you have given the
good people of Floyd county good sample o
vhat local newspaper ought to be. There is only
one way tssucceed in the enterprise, and thai
is, to max a paper so good that the people mus
have it. Your description of the scenery, eli
mate, people, &C., interested me so much, tina
/ read the whole, or nearly the entire insid,
pages. That was good idea to sell the speci
men number, (even if you bought it in your
selvcs0 Please accept my best wishes for you
prosperity. May you glide gently down The
stream of time, and your last days be you
best and happiest. The best things are ever
lasting and the purest joys are yet to come.
We beg to assure our esteemed
friend that the disposal of our frs
number at auction was genuine sale
and the money was promptly paid
The Peter Funk" system is confined
mostly to New York. Iowa people
don't do SO.
A gentleman in Springfield, Mass.
writes
have received a copy of the frs
number of your paper, and allow me to con
graduate you upon having such u good one. /,
trust you will be prospered in your new enter
prise. You may place my name on your sub
scription list, for it will afford me pleasure t
pcruse the columns Of the st. Charles Intclli
gencer and learn the news from the ia
West" as we have been accustomed to tern
the land beyond the Mississippi.
From the Springfield slass.) Daily Republican.
New PAPER AND New TowN.-A very
handsome and we'll printed sheet is The
initial number of the st. Charles Re
pulican lntelligencer, just started at
St. Charles, Floyd county, Iowa, by
A. B. +. Hildreth and d. d. w. Carver
formerly of this State. st. Charles is
in Northern Iowa, on the Cedar River
a new and promising town which the
Intelligencer will do much towards
developing. The first copy printed of
the paper was put up atauction among
the enterprising inhabitants and sold
for $4,000.
From the Fayette County Pioneer.
ST.. CHARLES REPUBLICAN INrELIIGEN.
cER.-This is the name of seven col.
umn paper just started at st. Charles,
Floyd county, by Hildreth & Carver
1t is printed on new material, is a very
neat and well got up sheet, bearing
the marks throughout Of ability and
experience in its editorial columns,
and mechanism and taste in the typog-
raphy and press work.
From the Osago Democrat.
We have received the first number
of the St. Charles Republican Intelli-
genccr, published at St. Charles, Floyd
county, by Hildreth & Carver. The
Typographical appearance of the pa
per is excellent, and if the succeeding
numbers come up to the same stand.
ard of editorial ability, the citizens OF
the town will have every reason to be
proud of it. We wish it success.
| From tho Ekader Tribune.
We have received the first number
of the Republican Intelligcncer, pub.
|