Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-15

A RELIc.-Yesterday we picked up
from the counter Of one Of cur merchants re!
ic Of the early days of Davenport in the form
Of the Iosca Sun and Davenport and Rock leland
Ne,cs 1t was Published on the 18th of Au'
gust, 1888. and is consequently over % years
Of aye. 1t is the third number Of volume l, and
the first newspaper established 10 Davenport,
Andrew Logan Editor aud Publisher. Water
street, up stairs in Mr.. Davenpo-t's New Build
ing Terms, $500 year. in ADVANCE" 1t is .
venerable looking sheet. % 81. containing six
columns, printed in manner highly respecta.
ing. au aged sheet, to which much interest at
taches The editor still lives. aud until within
. year or two was q resident Of this county.
He is good old gentleman. The So" which
arose in that early day was an institution. >
The news which graced its columns would
hardly be termed news nov. 1t took many
and many long day and week to hear from
New York, Washington. or the seaboart any
vhere-many month, 60 10 speak. to get news
from Europe or any foreign land. The day Of
fast steamboats, was not inaugurated. Rail.
roads were almoet a myth, aud electric tele.
graphs were not dreamed Of. But the paper.
1t contains advertisements Of some men no v
with VS. Davenport Il LeClaire (Geo l., d.
l. Antoine LeC.) were receiving. forwarding
aud commission merchants; they also dealt in
"lumber iath aud shing!es." which trade they
monopolized-hnd the whole run Of the coun
try, and actually advertised the immense stock
Of TO- 900 feet pine lumber 5000 pine shingles
900 lights, window sash they also dealt il
mails. glaes. white lead and dry goods Of all
kiude" d. c. E,dridge was Poet Master. and
advertised 10 this number of the Sun Is letters
his shiugle as Attorney aud Counsellor at Law.
Geo. L, Davenport announced that he wanted
TO rent "tLst neat and commodious store. 10 !
80 feet, two stories high on Front street," and
q large aud commodioms storehouse, corner oi
Front and Brady" Antoine LeCiaire eau
toned people from "cuttine or haul ng timber
or cord wood from his laLds." The Eun con
taiued some advertssem ents from Stephenson
from Rock Island, one land sale from Martir
Van Burep, then President. The k.n vent ia
for putting the crops. even a. We do at THU
day. It published the following bit Of infor.
nation with flourish
| IOWA A0AM>T THE WORLD.
| We vera presented with BEA T on the let
day Of August. by Mr. Geo. II. Wares meas.
uring ls inshes.io circumference. Mr.. Wsrrea
plsnted the seed the 10th Of Nay.
This 10 not UncOinmOn here. for from 500 to
TOO bushels Of p"tatoes are raised on 40 acre
Oats and wheat grow most luxur ant. We
measured stock Of oats taken from the field
OF Mr.. L. Clairs which exceeded te. in length,
wsll headed, being covered With SOS grsins.
The oats over the whole field stood erect. and
~ousd probably have averaged abont 8 tess
high. A field Of wheat sl.'Dg side looked moss
admirably, but We have not been informed
What il rrodu ed to the scre.
CtsM- Of all the productions ot the earth.
none look more beautiful and ai16rds more
am"ls compensation 10 ihe eultiv ator than
corn A esn aud hoy css alt~ad ~ scrss,
which ELL yi-ld from SNs,o 100 buehsls TO the
acre, on the fertile coil VI lovs."
We stop here and love the o.hsr relics fsr
another day. Such matters are uodoub,si in.
tsrsssins = thoss who live here ss The pess>.,
lday.