Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-10
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i OCAL NEWS.
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SoxE PoTArozs. - Mr.. John Coleman, of
Muscatine Island, left at our Office, last week, six
potatoes which he found growing on one zine. The
aggregate weight Of the potatoes was 19pounds. A
prolific YIELD considering the fact that the potatoes
had not finished growing
NEW Dry GooDs SToRB.--Mr. s. A. Foulke,
recently of Lyons, in this State, has rented the
store room one door below Burnetts bookstore,
where he will open large assortment OF dry goods
about the LIST of September. Mr.. F. comes among
us,at o favorable time, and will no doubt do q
prosperous business.
The SEED SowER, AGAIN. - This little
ingenious machine is taking our farmers by storm.
Our fellow. citizens, Col. Jennison, Harlan l.
Townsend, A. e. Pratt j. 7. Wells and others,
have purchased rights to territory in Illinois, Penn
sylvania and Iowa. 1t is bound to supercede all
other methods Of sowing seed or grain.
i MERCER COUNTY QLL) FA1R.-The seventh
annual Fair of the Mercer County Agricultural
Society will be held at Millersburgh on the 25th,
26th and 81 tn days of September. liberal list OF
premiums has been offered. We presume large
number will attend from the lower portion of
Rock Island county and some citizens Of Muscatine
may also be present. as Millersburgh is not over 16
miles distant from this city.
A PRIZE FIGHT for $50 side was
appointed to take place across the river on Satur-
day last but of the pugilists preferred to pay
the forfeit of $25 to entering the ring, thereby
disappointing a number of the clancy" who
expected to the sport. Both of the individuals
who contemplated "going in on their muscle" are
residents of the other side. We hope the authori-
ties over there will enforce the law if any such
disgraceful affair is again proposed. g... he q
OBIrUARY.--The valuable matched sor rel
horse belonging to Mr.. skinkle died Friday night,
after lingering with severe disease from the Sun
day previous. A post n,ortem examination OF the
body was made to ascertain the nature of the dis
ease, but nothing satisfactory could be determined
concerning it. The symptoms We're those of dis
eased kidneys and consequent weakness of the
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Davenport Democrat please copy. en.,. .
A BET.-One of our Republican friends
finding Douglas man very keen to bet, the other
LIST, That Douglas will carry New York, Ohio and
Illinois; I'd, That Douglas will get more electoral
votes than Breckenridge and Bell added together ;
and, 3D.. That Douglas will be elected President
this Fall. len dollars were staked on each Of the
propositions. We do not wish to encourage betting,
but can advise Republicans to take all such bets
without hesitation. Our Republican friend is safe
on every proposition, with large margin to 60 on.
BARN STRUCK BY LlGHTNING.-The barn of
W. Il. Corwin, five miles from this city, on Musca-
tine Island, was struck by lightning about o'clock
| on Wednesday evening of last week. The fluid
struck the ridge pole and parted; each portion
running down u timber to the ground, without,
however, setting fire to the building. The handles
of o hoe, a fork and spade, leaning against the
side of the barn, were shivered to pieces, and q
deep furrow was scooped out of the hard ground
several feet from the building. Mr.. G. Is son, who
who milking in the yard, was stunned by the
shock, but very soon recovered. AS it happened,
no horses were in the barn at the time. 81
TIPToN RA1LRoAD.-The Upton Advertiser
has timely article ON this subject. 1t urges the
citizens of the northern part of Cedar county and
southern parts of Jones and Linn counties to lend
a helping hand to Upton and Muscatine to build
the road 1t cites the fact that during all last winter
the price for wheat at Onion Grove station was
from ten to fifteen cents lower than at Muscatne,
and that the difference is likely to continue till a
Southern outlet is built. This shows that the
people of that section are much interested in the
construction of the Upton Railroad, and should in
justice give it some assistance. The Aduertiser is
of the opinion that the work of grading is now SO
far advanced that if little more help could be had
and the iron be obtained the road might be COM
pleted in running order from Wilton to Upton in
six weeks and to the c., l. Il N. R. R. by the mid
die of October.
MANUFACTURING OF REAPERs, THRAsHERs,
&c According to the lowest estimate, $40 900
worth of reapers, mowers, thrashers and other
farm machines have been sold by agents of Eastern
manufacturers at this place during this summer.
Now all these machines should have been manufac-
tured right here and the immense profits on them
should have gone into the pockets of our citi-
zens instead of going abroad. There is no reason
why the manufacturing of reapers and mowers
should not be made profitable branch of business
in Muscatine. We have the materials and the
mechanics here to do the work, if some one would
invest capital in the business With proper man.
agement, manufacturing of this kind cannot fail to
pay largely. number of fan mills have been
made here this summer, but the manufacturers
have not been able to supply the demand. We
hope they will enter more extensively into the
business, and that others will engage in putting up
the larger and more costly farm machines.
We have one suggestion to make to our citizens
generally in this connection. Too many of them
take no interest in encouraging the manufactures
already among us. If wagon, pillow, coat or a
pair OF boots be obtained very little less cost
in the East land sometimes when the cost is more
and the article no better), they straightway send
off for it, leaving our own workmen to complain of
dull times and thus drive away all others who may
contemplate establishing themselves in our city.
Let us ENCOURAGE HONE MANuFAcrUREs, eyen if it
should be at some present sacrifice to ourselves,
for it will in the end rebound to our advantage in
building up our city.
For the Journal
76 Waking Up.
Mn. Ed TOR Permit me to state that last week |
there was report in circulation that on Thursday
night there was to be debate at Miller's School
House, on the Slough, by the Rev. L. T. McGrew
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