Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-18
STATE ITEMS.

The Clear Lake Independent states
that one hundred and seven bushels o.
wheat were raised on three and a hall
acres of land, near that town.
The Tama county Turner asks In
formation concerning the whereabouts
of Jaques Vernin, who left Otter Greek
township, in that county, on the oath
nit. For some months he has been sub.
ject to a species Of insanity. Any in.
formation relating to him will be gladly
received by his brother, George Vernin,
of Toledo, Tama county, Iowa.
THE Cedar Valley Times says large
numbers Of sheep are being brought in.
to different portions of the State, indi.
eating an awaking appreciation of the
value ofthat animal, among our farmers
A few years will probably place Iowa in
her proper standing in the list of the
wool growing States of the Union
Nature has destined her for no seconda-
ry position, and we have confidence that
our enterprsing agriculturalists will not
be content in her occupying one.
THE Page county Herald says that
the recent rains have materially i'm
proved the corn prospect in that section.
From the first of March to the first oil
August, only 5 l-2 inches Of rain had
fallen. The failure Of crops in Missouri
will make demand for the surplus grain
Of this county, and Missourians are now
moving in for that cause. Numbers
have sent up their stock to be fed
through the coming winter.
The Marshall county Times says =
"Next week we shall commence the
publication Of an original statistical
story of great interest lat least to us)
from the pen Of Thomas Scholfield, Esq,
Treasurer of Marshall county, which
will be continued for three successive
weeks, entitled the Delinquent Tax List
of Marshall County, for 1858 and 1859.
We would advise everybody to look it
carefully over and see if his name is not
mentioned therein"
We submit the above to the consid.
alton Of the Iowa City Republican, per-
haps they can "procure copy" from
the Treasurer of Marshall county.
"IowA."-Will anybody inform us
Of the true meaning Of Iowa ?" By
some it is claimed to mean the great
hunting grouud;'' by others "tbe beau
tifuI lsud." Others still say that sit is
gentle, smooth, placid" DR.. Raugh, Of
Chicago, in his recent speech to the
Canadian Excursionists, calls 1t "The
desired" As doctors disagree, we
call upon our readers to decide the mat
ter, and hope some one of them will be
able to give us a satisfactory solution
Dubuque Times.
WE CLIP the following matrimonial
items from the New Orleans Delta of
the 18th inst:
MArRIxoNrAL-This week has been one pecu-
liariy marked in the matrimonial way Mr..
Reuben Wise married Miss Matilda Cheevie,
and of them may it not be said:
At length she seised the prodsr'd prise,
"A happy one, believe u.s.
For matrinony made her Wee
Before, she was Miss- Cheris.
Then We zee that Miss Ann Eliza "a
married to MI. Thorn, of whom 1t would not
be very cruel to thus remark in ell pleasantly
Of our nature:
Such q conjunction ns'er vas seen
In pages astronomical
The maid was Ann Elsed before.
And now she's Ann-Thom-ical.
Aheml Jeems. send for the Coroner. locals il
ria, and editors Is skeerce. The north veat
corner of an iceberg 10 wantedi
IMPORTANT ERoM ARKAxsAs.-We
learn from the Louisville Democrat that