The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-01

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R,soirsd. That the official course pursued
by DR.. 4. p. Ycomans, Register Of the Sioux
civ Land Oflice, during tho recent sale and
priya,e entry Of Public Lands In tbs district
In, been such as TO meet our unquaiined ap-
uYnbatioc That we believe he has not Dsch
influenced by fear or favor In tho discharge %
NJ, oflicial duties. That hs has laborcd xea'-
onsIv 10 secure IL every real owner Or noiuer
=, warrants and 10 evcry cash applicant,
.au,l rioht, and privileges, aud maintained u
~, sar,c time strict observance Of tho rules
and regulations laid down BY the GENERAL 0ov'
ernmcnl.
PSslrcd. That Gen. A. Lecch, Receiver OF
Public Monies of the Sioux City Land once,
has labored faithful, aud impartiasly In the
discharge Of his official duties and IN COOP
with the Register FOR tho despatch OF
business, and that tho sentiments embodied ~
the preceding resolution are In every respect
applicable to him.
Signed nv the committee.
TH0s. J. LARSH,
wM II. BlGELOW.
W. VAN OLlNDA.
n. +. MOORE,
Commistss.
Darrows s. Willard Sioux City, Iowa.
Tho~ j. Stone, Sioux City, Iowa.
Blk. Watson, Dubuque. Iowa.
&C. Carpenter, Fort Dodge, lows
N. A. Mcclure, Dubuque, Iowa.
Elijah Bent, Canton. Mass.
Culver e. Belts, Sioux City Iowa.
Quincy T. Fisk, Sioux City, Iowa.
J. b. Guthrie, Apollo, Penn.
c. II. Stoddard, hook Island, jill.
Cooper & Taylor. Fort Dos Moines, Iowa.
r. ", Pritchard New York
c. T. Hedges, Sioux City. Iowa.
Murphy, Brothers Sioux City, Iowa.
T.. Stutsman X Co, Sioux City, Iowa.
Charles y. Parkhurst, Fort Dodge, lows.
IL. B. Walmsley, Dubuque, lows.
Parker & DAVIS, Sioux City, Iowa.
William D. Parr, Waterloo, Iowa
J. ". Boslcr, Sioux City, Iowa.
Thos. J. Larsh, Eaton, Ohio.
Erastus Wilton, New Carlisle, Ohio.
john II. Corkeny, Dubuque, Iowa.
Richard Crozier, Ripley, Brown Co.. Ohio.
George T. Spencer. Spirit Lake, Iowa.
True u. Crassin, Dubuque Iowa.
Robert X. Swan, Moline. III.
T. G. Mccall, Sioux City, Iowa.
4. T. Farman, Warsaw. N. y.
John Curricr, Sioux City Iowa.
John - Campbell. Sioux City, Iowa.
Thompson & Hubbell, Sioux City, Iowa.
J. y Field Sioux City. Iowa.
Moore 4 C!app. Sioux City, Iowa.
Geo. W. Chamberlain. Sioux City, Iowa
Geo. Merrill. Sioux City. Iowa.
John z. Allison, Sioux City, Iowa.
II. q. Bacon, Sioux City, Iowa
Cassidy * Clark, sioux City, lowe.
Geo. Woare Sioux City. Iowa.
:. A. Ayros, Sioux City, Iowa.
Abel W. White, Sioux City, Iowa.
Johu :. Mari, Pacific City, n. T.
4. NJ. Hunt. Sioux City, Iowa.
A X. Appleton, Sioux City, Iowa.
II. r. pownes, Sioux City. Iowa.
J. J. Crolc, Fort Dodge Iowa.
Iiu,lsOa & joy Sioux City, Iowa.
John X Cook, Sioux City. Iowa.
y. Chapel. sioux CITY. iowa.
G. n. Smith, Sioux CITY Iowa.
Hiram Nelson. Sioux City Iowa.
jacob Ruth, Sioux City, Iowa.
AT the presentation Of tho foregoing 70 the
officers the Register remarked that WHOM the
Land Office oleuod here on tho 18th Of May
last there was brought into market about
10000 acres Of land. That there was then
icrc aud has arrived since. capital IN cash and
warrants TO an amount probably moro than q
Million Of dollars. This was distributed among
omc two thousand different applican,s, who
ere either personally present or represented
y their agcnis-cach possessing an equal
ght to make tho first entry. The excitement
s,endant upon an adjustment Of tho question
priority Of entry was intense. Several
ystcms were tried, each Of which proved Oh.
setionable to some, whilc the vacant lands
'erc becoming fewer every day, until the
pro rata system was adopted. under which
icarly the last half Of the lands wcre located
!, is source Of gladness TO almost every
me even to those who hold warrants unsatis-
led, that the excitement il past, and Il IL q
'ausc of pride aud qualification to Sioux City
Ia, the interests 40 antagonistic came In d.
'cct contact during the past ave wssks Moth
ng has ,ranspired to interrupt the peace, har.
nony aud good feel which has happily
prevailed