The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-01-08

um punKlnS, anu ne III De Tlte Ior Su' ne
las the greatest dishposishun to be along
With big foex, and notised by Gin sense he
;um west Of emmy man w ever seed. Jeho-
ifat keeps kinder quiet about yu and dug
as, but think he is for yu; but | can
manage him. III get him the nominshun
'ur alderman next spring, ana that vii satifi
lin. YOU no he has ben to the SENT won,t,
md sense that he has been orful craven for
IFS. Abram will be all rite as long as he is
recover of the land offs. Moses is member
If the SENT now, but ses nothcn, and sum
If the boys are Altered he viii git to be an
asin, but l think not he is cut
lin pork this winter and gittin purity good
wages, and think viii keap al rite.
And now deer James think this is the
best thing we can du with the boys, il
sumthing aint dun for EN- wunt be rcspon-
,ible for the consequences morn anuther
yeer.
Now must draw mi lcttur to a kloas,
hopen it vii find VI vel and in good spcrits,
and hopcn w vii unsur this rite of, as |
want to no what you think of my vuzc.
From yure old friend,
Major JOSHUA V. QUINN,
of Quinnville.
p. S. post scrip. think as soon as yure
time of bein president is out III had bc,tur
moove rite cut to this country, w can du
better heer than in pensilvana, and live moar
esacr, and not be bothered by focxs calcn
on yu so much, and yu can keep the boys
strait as single. Yours,
Ma jor j. V. z.
Proceedings of the Ran Il cad Convention nj
Magnolia.
At meeting Of Delegates appointed from
the counties of Pottawattamie, Harrison,
Monona, and Woodbury., held on the 3oth
Dec. 1858, at Magnolia, in Harrison county,
Iowa, for the purpose of organizing Com
pany for the purpose Of constructing Il Rail-
road from Council Bluffs to Sioux City, Mr..
F. MOORE Of Sioux City, was elected Prcsi-
dent, and DR.. J. c. IlAzELET, of Monona
County and W. NJ. Hill, Of Harrison, was
elected Secretaries.
On Motion, the President appointed J.P
Cassidy, W. T. Raymond. W. W. Fuller, and
Ii. G.. Bacon, a committee on credentials
who, after a short absence, reported names
of those entitled to seats in the Convention.
After which, on motion, the President
appointed l.. W. BaLbi,t, of Pottawattamie,
Stephen King, and ". ". Fuller, Of IlarrI-
son, S. ii. Cassidy of Woodbury. and c. {.
Bisbce, Of Monona county, Il committee on
Resolutions.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
until O'Clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention was called to order by
the President whercupon the committee
appointed to draft Resolutions, reported the
following Preamble and Resolutions, winch
were read separately, and unanimously
adopted.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, the time has fully arrived
when it is not only the interest, but the
duty of the citizens of the Missouri Slope,
TO take strong AMI energetic action in fay "
Of the construction Of Railroads within its
limits.
AND WHEREAS, the counties Of Pottawat-
.amic, Harrison. Monona and Woodbury.,
possess within themselves the means neccs-
sary to secure the construction Of n Rail
road from Sioux City to Council Bluffs.
Therefore, Be it Resolred, BY the mem
bers Of this convention, that they colrc-
lively and individually use all reasonable
and legal efforts to secure the construction
Of a Railroad from Council Bluffs to Sioux
City.
Rcso'red, As means Of securing the ear
y construction of said road we are in favor
IF appropriately: a portion Of the Swamp
lands lying in the counties aforesaid, for
he purpose Of ding in its construction.
Resoired, that this Convention recommends
% the County Judges of said counties, to
Withhold any expenditures whereby the
swamp Lands within their limits shall be
urthcr incumbcrcd, until fair expression
If public opinion can be had thereon.
ResOired. That unless the counties along
ne Inc Vi t'ie ro'ohss' 'he h'',' t""n , ON
'ahy, c1ther nS voting Il !oah, taxing STOCK,
'r apFroprla'ihs portion of th'ir swamp
'ands 10 ana IN the construction OF sad
oad cannot be commenc'd AZ TINS time, ana
hat tins Convention recommend as the SAT
81, pest, ana 'ear' hnrn"h>onr upon the
'eop'', "h't por,lon u the swamp Lahas
'e apPToPr'atnd therefor.
hesofrta. F'V IN 'h' OPINION OF tht
S,r r;, ,1 '' ar ,h '',' .'''I 81 , ,ha
L;sson,; tn rho S,nth.rn limo nf ia. state
30 rs to connect with til" -i'iatie Country
failroah IN the State OF Hi>>"ErI, thereby
IVY; 'oe' d" 'ous.o.' ''"' '.''>'''' ''.,
.oun,;,s lyinr on the Missouri R;vcr. than
he construction of roads running East to the
Mississippi River. rs such II connection
'ou'u s'r' .'e'f c'',"c"s 'ne ""' "','"EtS o'
Pa.aIroJ Th,t n ,ha ,n;r;nn rs ,,;s
convention, if the counties should appropri-
tie portion of their Swamp Lands to aid
Il 'h' construction OF sue" II ,oau' mat 'ne
,ext snr;rg and thorohv HAMA marL a.,
would be created for their surplus produce.
Rcsolred, That the construction of Il
saI'Tpao IRON SIOUX NY 10 .o"heh n.o us