Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-16
MAIL CONTRACTS.
lBY AuTHOKTTY.]
UNITED STATES MAILS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

UNITED STATES MAILS.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, I
| - -. May l6, ls60j
| / of the United States fr m October !, 1860, Il
June 30, 1862. on the following routes in the Ststs
| of Iowa will be received at the Contract Office oil
| this DE apartment until r. NJ. II July 81 next, L
no decided by August 10. following:
| llloo From Ashton to Decatur, Neb T., mile
and back, once week.
| Leave Ashton Saturday at 3 q m;
| Arrive at Decatur by III am;
| Leave Decatur Saturday at2pm;
Arrive at Ashton by pm.
Bids for three trips a week invited
| lllel From Bellefontaine, by Attica and Cos
| Ior'. to Charlton, 80 miles and back, olce
week.
| Leave Belcfontaine Tuesday at team
| Arrive Mt Charlton by s pms
Leave Charlton Wednesday at an:
Arrive at Bellefontainc by pm.
Bidsfo two and also three times week invited
| lll02. From Bentonsport, by keosauqaa, Phiia
| delphia, Iowavlle, Ottumwa. Eddyvile, Am
| sterdam, Red Rock Pennington, Lafayette
| and AdelpLi, to Des Mones, 145 miles snt
| back, once "A week. -
| Leave BeDtonsport Monday at IN; -
Arrive at Dcs Mones mex, Wednesday by q P m
Leave Des Moines Thursday at . a IN !;
| Arrive at Bentonsport next Saturday by m
Bids to commence route at Eddyvile invited.
| HOB From Bloomfield by Savannah, TO Lancas
ter, Mo-, 20 miles and back, once week.
p Leave Bloomfield Thursday at an;
| Arrive at Lancaster by q pm;
| Leave Lancaster Friday at . am;
| Arrive at Bloomfield by pm.
| Bids for two and also three times week invited
lIlO4 From Bradford, by Marble Rock, t. Rock
ford, "a miles aud back, once week.
| Leave Bradford Tuesday at 3 an;
Arrive at Rockford by SPIN;
Leave Rockford Wednesday at s am;
| Arrive at Bradford by pm.
Bids for two al nd also three times a week invited
Bids to include Flood Creek also invited
lllG5 From Burlington, by Augusta, Denmark
West Point, Dover and Primrose, to Far ming
| ton 40 miles and back, once week.
Leave Burlington Tuesday at e a m
Arrive at Pennington by m;
Leave Pennington Wednesday at a m;
Arrive at burlington by pm.
Bids for three trips week invited.
lll06, from Cascade, by Isabel, Overreach's Fer
ry, Walnut Fork. Pioneer Grove, and Covers
Ferry, to Iowa City, 81 miles and back, once
week.
Leave Cascade Tuesday at 8 m;
Arrive at Iowa City next day by II m;
Leave Iowa City Wednesday At 2pm;
Arrive at Cascade next day by pm.
1llO7. From Cascade, by Supis Ford and John
son, to Wyoming, 20 miles and back, once a
week.
Leave Cascade Wednesday at am;
Arrive at w yonling at pm;
Leave Wyoming Thursday at am;
Arrive at Cascade by p IN.
lll0s From Cedar Falls, by Willoughby, Butler
Centre. Bear Grove, Geneva, Maysville, Hamp-
toq Bcmond. and irvington, to Algona, III
miles and back, once week.
Leave Cedar Falls Monday at m;
Arrive at Alsona next Wednesday by 6 p M
Leave Algona Thursday at am;
Arrive at Cedar Falls next Saturday by 8 p m.
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Ridgley, Mimi, invited.
'llO9. From Cent? evile, by Moravia, to Albia, %
miles and back, once a week.
Leave Centrevlle Monday at m;
Arrive at Abba by pm;
Leave Abba Tuesday at IN;
Arrive at Centrcvillc by III.
ullo. From Clear Lake City, by Elk Grove and
Forest City, to Blue Earth City, Mimi, 80
miles and back, once n week.
Leave Clear Lake City Saturday at Z an,
Arrive at Blue Earth City next day by p IN;
Leave Blue Earth City Monday att am;
Arrive Mt Clear Lake City next day by 6 p m.
lIlll From Corydon, by Warsaw, Medicineville
and Terrc llautc, Mo-, to Scottsville, % miles
and back once week.
Leave Corydon Tuesday at I'm;
Arrive at Scottsville ne xt day by pm;
Leave Scottsville Thursday at a m;
Arrive at Corydon next day by II In.
llll2 From Corydon, by Aniifn, to st johns,
Mo-, 20 miles and back, once week.
Leave Corydon Wsdncsd4 at 8 am;
Arrive at st. Johns by pm;
Leave St. Johns Thursday at am;
Arrive at CoIydon by pm.
Bids for two and also three trips week invited.
llll3. From Crescent oity to Florence, Neb. l.,
miles and back, cnce week.
Leave Crescent City Tuesday at ~ a IN;
Arrive at Florence by II IN;
Leave Florence Tueday at pm;
Arrive ut Crescent City by4 pm.
a. 81, IL fnA
MA. From Dakotah by the south half OF sec.
ton eighteen, township ninety-tnree, and
range thirty, and Paoli, in Palo Alto county,
to Spirit Lake, ia Dickinson county, 81 miles
and back, once week.
Leave Dakotah Monday at a m;
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Wednesday by m;
Leave Spirit Lake w ednesday at 10 a IN;
Arrive at Dakotah next Eric ay by IL IN
lille. From DEBORAH by Bluffton, Plymouth Recks
Twin Springs, Arnoldsville, Lane Springs.
Forest City, and Leroy, to Austin, MIMI, 70
miles and back, once week.
Leave Decorrah Monday at 6 IA m;
Arrive at Austin next day by 6pm;
Leave Austin Wednesday at i IN;
Arrive at Decorrah next day by IN.
ll1l7 From Denison, by Belvidere and Ashton,
to Decatur, Neb. T., 81 miles and back, once
aweek.
Leave Denison Monday at 8 m;
Arrive at Decatur next day by PM
Leave Decatur Wednesday at am;
Arrive at Denison next day by IN.
Ills. From Des Moines, by lndianola, Charlton,
Corydon, Walnut, st. John, Mo-, and Milan,
to Jefferson City, 800 miles and back, once
week
Leave Des Moncs Monday ate m:
Arrive at jefferson City next Saturday by p m;
Leave Jefferson City Monday at In;
Arrive at Des Mones next Saturday by 6 pm.
llll9 From Des Moines by Mitchell, Green Cas-
tie, Edenville, and Starry Grove, to Marietta,
65 miles and back. once week.
Leaves Des Moincs Thursday at I'm;
Arrive at Marietta next day by JPN;
Leave Mariett, Tuesday at am:
Arrive at Deg Moines next day by SPIN.
bids to commence route at Newton and run via
Green Castle, Edenville, DC, to Marietta in
yited.
1l12o. From Dcs Moines, by Dayton, Fort Dodge,
Addison, and Paoli, to Spirit Lake, 100 miles
and back. once u week.
Leave Des Moines Monday ut a m;
Arrive at Spirit Lake next Friday by IL M;
Leave Spirit Lake Monday at ann
Arrive at Dcs Moines next Friday by IL M
Bids to commence route at Fort Dodge invited,
emitting Des Mones and DAYTON.
11l2l. From Des Moines, by jefferson and Lake
City to Sac City, ilo miles and back, once
week.
Leave Des Moines Thursday at m;
Arrive at Sac City next Saturday at pm;
Leave Sac City Monday at m;
Arrive at Des Moines next Wednesday by pm
Bids to extend route through TO Sioux City, 81
miles further, invited.
1872. From Dcs Moincs, by lndianola. Osccola,
Leon, Albany. Mo Gentryvile Yolo, Third
Fork, and Rochester, to St. Joseph, ISL miles
and back once n week.
Leave Des Moines Monday at 6 a m:
Arrive at st. Joseph next Wednesday by m;
Leave St. Joseph thursday atG an:
Arrive at Des Mones next saturday by IN.
Bids to end at Albany invited.