Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-13
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PROPOSALS. FOR CONVEYING THE NAILS
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June 30 1862 on the following routes in the State
81 Iowa will be received ut the Contract Once OF
shis lDepastment until r. NJ. Of July 81 ssxt TO
~ dseided by August 10. 'ollowing:.
Allo0. From Ashton to Decatur Neb t., miles
oed back, once week.
Leave Ashton saturday at an;
Arrive NJ Decatur by II am:
Lesye lbecai ur Saturday at pm;
Arrive at Ashton by pm.
Bids for three trips = week invited.
tllel. From Bellefontaine, by Attica and Cos.
part. to Charlton, 30 miles and back, oace .
- week.
Leave Bellefontaine Tuesday at an;
Arrive at Charlton by pm:
Leave Charlton Wednesday at6su;
Arrive at Bsllefontainc by pm.
Bids for Two and also three times week invited
lll0z. From Bentonsport, by Keossuqsa. Phila-
delphia, Iowaville. Ottumwa Eddyville, Am
sterdam, Red Rock Pennington, Lafe yette,
and Adslph, to Des Moines, las miles and
back, once a week.
Leave EeHtonsport Monday at s a md
Arrive at Des Moines next W ednesday Bye p m;
Leave Bes Moines Thursday at 6 an;
Arriveat bentonsport next Sa' urdsy by m.
Bids to commence route at Eddyville invited.
lll03. From Bloomfield by Savsnnsh, to Lancas-
ter. No., 20 miles and back, once week.
Leave bloomfield Thursday at 8 am. 81
Arrive at Lancaster by 8 pm; -
Leave Lancaster Friday at 5 ami
Arrive at Bloomfield by p IN.
BIDS for two and also three times week invited
IllO4 From Bradford, by Marble Rock, t. Rock
ford, "a miles and back. once week.
Leave Bradford Tuesday at sam;
Arrive ct Rockford by SPIN
Leave Rockford Wednesday at IN;
Arrive At Bradford by pm.
Bids for two and also three times week invited
Bids to include Flood Creek also inv ted
lllG5. From Burlington, by Augusta, Denmark,
West Point, Dover and Primrose, to Far ling
ton, 40 miles and back, once week
Leave burlington Tuesday at 4 IN;
Arrive nj Pennington by pm;
Leave Pennington Wednesday at y q IN;
Arrive at Burlington by SPIN.
Bids for three trips week invited.
lll0s FROM Cascade, by Isabel, Overresch's Fer
ry, Walnut Fork. Pioneer Grove, and Covers
Ferry, to Iowa City, S. miles and back, once
aweek.
Leave cascade Tuesday ats am;
Arrive at Iowa City next day by l2m
Leave Iowa City Wednesday Vt pm;
Arrive ut Cascade next day by S pm.
lllO7. From Cascade, by Sup!is Ford and John
son, to Wyoming, 20 miles and back, once
week.
Leave Cascade Wednesday at s an;
Arrive at Wyoming at pm;
Leave Wyoming Thursday at am;
Arrive at Cascade by pm.
mos. From Cedar Fails, by Willoughby, Butler
Centre. Bear Grove, Ge' eva, Maysviie, lamp
ton, Belmond. and l.vington, to Algona, III
miles and back once week.
Leave Cedar Falls Monday at 8 an;
Arrive at Algona next Wednesday by 8 IN;
Leave Algona Thursday at am;
Arrive at Cedar Falls next Saturday by IN.
Bids to extend route ria Spirit Lake, to Fort
Ridgley, Mimi, invited.
'll09 From Centic ville, by Moravia, to Abba, ~
miles and back. once "a week
Leave Centreville Monday at s am
Arrive at Abba by pm;
Leave Abba Tuesday at am;
Arrive at Centreville by IN.
tlllo From Clear Lake City, by Elk Grove and
Forest City, to Blue Earth City, Mimi, IS
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Clear Lake City Saturday ut am,
Arrive at Blue Earth City next day by 6pm;
Leave Blue Earth City Monday at am;
Arrive at Clear Lake City next day ny IN.
UNI. From Corydon, by Warsaw, Medicneville
and Terre Haute, No., to Scettsvlle, 30 miles
and back, once a week
Leave Corydon Tues lay al I'm;
Arrive at Scottsvile nj xt day by pm; II
Leave Scottsvillo Thursday at m;
Arrive at Corydon next day by IL IN.
tlll2. From Corydon, by Anilin, TO st Johns,
Mo-, 20 miles aud back, once u week.
Leave Coryden Wedncsd at sam;
Arrive at st. Johns by 5pm
Leave st. John Thursday at 8 m;
Arrive 1T CoIydon by pm.
Bids for TWO and also three trips week invited.
lib. From Crescent Ity to Florence, Neb. L.,
6 miles and back, once week.
Leave Crescent City Tuesday at loan;
Arrive at Florence by I'm;
Leave Florence Tue day at pm;
Arrive at Crescent City by4 pm.
Bids for three trips week invited.
ma. From Dakotah, by the south halt OF Sec
ton eighteen, township ninety three, and
range thirty, and Paoli, in Palo Alto county,
to Spirit Lake, ia Dickinson county, 81 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Uakotah Monday at m;
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Wednesday by a m;
Leave Spirit Lake w Wednesday 1t 10 am;
Arrive at Dakotah next Fri0ay by I'm
Ills. From Desorrah.by Button, Plymouth Rock
Twin Springs, Arnoldsville, Lane Springs.
Forest City, and Leroy, to Austin, MIMI, 10
miles and back, once week
Leave Decorrah Monday at 6 ian
Arrive at Austin next day by 6pm;
Leave Austin Wednesday at m;
Arrive at Decorrah mex dav by 8 p IN.
llll7. From Denison, by Belvidere and Ashton,
to Decatur, Neb. T., 81 miles and back, once
aweek.
Leave Denison Monday at s a m;
Arrive at DecatLr next day by pm;
Leave Decatur Wedne day at a m;
Arrive at Denison next day by p IN.
Ills. From Des Mo:n, $, by lndianOla, Charlton,
Corydon, Walnut, st. John, Mo-, and Milan,
to Jefferson City, 800 miles and back, once
week
Leave Des Mones Monday ate a M
Arrive at letferson City next saturday by p M
Leave Jefferson City Monday ate am;
Arrive at Des Moines next Sat urClay by p In.
lllI9. From Des Moines, by Mitchell, Green Cas-
tie, Eienville. and Starry Grove, to Marietta,
65 miles and back, once a week.
Leaves Des Moinos Thursday at + am;
Arrive at Marietta next day by 6pm;
Leave Marriott, Tuesday at 6 an:
Arrive at les Mones next day by 6pm.
bids to commence route at Newton and run via
Green Castle, Edenvillc, &c, to Marietta in
vited.
lll.0. F-om Des Mo;ncs ny Daytan, Fort Dodge,
Addison, and Paoi, to Spirit Lake, 100 miles
aud back once week.
Leave Dcs Moines Monday at m;
Arrive at spirit Lake next Friday by II m;
Leave Spirit Lake Monday at 6 am
arrive at Des Moines next Friday by IL m.
Bids to commence route ut Fort Dodge invited,
emitting Des Moin.s and Havton.
City to Sac City, Ito miles and back, once q
week.
Leave Dcs Moines Thursday at 8 am;
Arrive at Sac City next Saturday at pm;
Leave Sac City Monday at am;
Arrive at Des Mones next W ednesday by s pm
Bids to extend route through 10 Sioux City, 81
miles further, invited.
lllz2. From Des Moines, by lndianola Osceola,
Leon, Albany, Mo Gentrvville, Yolo, Third
Fork, and Rochester, to st. joseph, Isl miles