Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-12
STATE ITEMS.

Inc MARSHAL county Zines, has al
wees that the G.. |. d Nebraska K. K
will be completed to Cedar Rapids,
within a few weeks. II will then be
the longest road in operation in the
State. This road has had no land
grants to aid il in its construction -
The times suggests that the citizens Of
Marshal County help the road along
by county loans.
A VALUABLE CORRESPONDENCE
The Dycrsvllc Mercury has CORES
pendent who has iaid ont atheism and
all its concomitants. HIS name is J.
+. Warmoth. He closes his last let
ter with this paragraph
"Mr. EDITOR II have tried to prove
the existence of God, without max
ing use of the Inspired Writings ;
next week | will try my hand on the
Devil"
We admonish him to "draw it mild,
and be careful not to burn his fingers.
The Marengo Visitor says that the
rush of Pixies Peak teams through
that place, is enormous. We don't
doubt il at all.
DoN'T WANT TO The Marcn-
90 Visitor, of the 18th, saws, that there
was meeting held in Green Town
ship, Iowa County, not long since to
devise "ways and means" to prevent
the payment of the NJ. IL M. X. Il.
bonds. We learn that a long string
of resolutions were passed, and that
pledges were made to raise $4,000 TO
defray expenses, Messrs. Templin and
Clark, to receive the $4,000 if they
succeed, and nothing if they DON'T
We apprchcnd the gentlemen will have
some difficulty in finding "flaws' in
the proceedings, but if they do the
bonds, being transferred into the hands
of third and innocent parties, they
will have dubious time" in prevent
ing the collection Of the interest and
principal Of the bonds. The persons
attending the meeting did not consid-
err it Just that they should have to pay
taxes to help bnild a road through
Marengc, but no doubt, it would have
been all right that the citizens CT the
mort part of the county should help
make the road through Green town
spip, if 1t had been located there. 1t
is poor rule that wont work both
ways.
More BOYS THAN GIRLs.-From
the recent Report of the Supcrinten-
dent of Common Schools, it appears
that there are 1887 girls and 3,711
boys in Van Buren, County, between
five and twenty years of age. II also
appears that the boys outnnmber the
girls by 1924. That's what appears
Now there's something that don't APP
pear. We'd like to know where these
three hundred and twcntv-four bows
expect to find wives, after while
Echo answers ,char, VALLEY Ners.
A census has Just been taken O.
Muscatlnc county, which shows that
the population of the county, arithout
Tie city, is 1860. The number of
males exceeds the females by 617.-
The number of acres Of improved land
$1,000 acres in sorghum last year
l29 gallons Of molasscs produced
from the same 1867; acres in or
chards 100; acres in Hungarian grass
AL acres in cultivated meadow
GIG; tons of hay 1913 acres Of
spring wheat %, AGA ; bushels harvest
ed l52,1Sl acres of winter wheat
341 bushels harvested 1927 acres
of oats 1924 bushels harvested L.
500: acres of corn o2,270; bushels
harvested SCI, 100 acres Of potatoes
1921 bushels harvested 1927
hogs sold 5000 value sGO,267; cat
tie sold 3,5S7 value SCI, III pounds
of butter manufactured 2O0,lll; lbs
OF cheese 1852 pounds of wool s..
ga value Of agricultural imple
ments S6O,039.