Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-09
Charles City, Iowa, April 8, 1868.


Good Times in Prospect.
There is every indication that the
several long years Of hard times in
Iowa have passed away and that .
glorious future Of prosperity is dawn
ing upon our beloved and lovely State.
Advancement, progress. and better
times arc before us. The abundance
of currency and consequent advance
in prices have so extended to agricul-
products and lands as to make better
times in all the West.
An eastern friend writes US that
New England and New York have
profitcd and grown rich by the war.
Manufacturing, especially that of
woollens. has been very profitable.
In fact all kinds Of manufacturing
has been good, and the owners of
mills, &C.. are making money"
In Chicago, the importers and
wholesale dealers complain that it is
difficult to obtain goods-especially
cotton fabrics aud certain articles Of
groceries-as fast as their customers
want them. The wants of the great and
growing Northwest are increasing SO
rapidly that, Notwithstanding the high
prices, the great commercial marts
are unable to keep pace with this
growth and the increasing demand for
goods.
Not only is there great activity in
the commercial world, but there is q
constant and growing demand for real
estate. Capitalists are seeking in
vestmcnts in lands but what is bet
ter, men Of families are selling out at
the East and seeking new homes in
the West. This 10 the class of set
tiers we want-men who arc willing
to work, turn over the sod, open up
new farms and improve them.
The Treasurer and Recorder OF
Floyd county informs us that more
than two hundred tracts Of land in this
county have changed hands within
the last two months. Among these
we may name the following. which
will give the reader an idea of the
prices at which our lands Gre selling
at the present time:
NJ. ireland sold to Dr.. Parsons 40
acres of grove land, about one mile
from this village. for $1,000 per acre.
Mr.. Fenton sold to Christ. Kuhnle 80
acres Of unimproved prairie land, 81
miles from town. for $685. per acre.
aa John G. Hill sold to Samuel Blair
40 acres OF uninproved prairie land,
five miles from town, for $500 per
acre.
Thomas Tague sold to John Scrim-
ger 100 acres Of land partially i'm
proved, and some timber, for 5000 per
acre.
Rhoda j. Clark sold to VIM. B. King
60 acres improved land two miles from
Marble Rock village for $3.50 per
acre.
John B. Caswell sold to Daniel Eel.
key 100 acres of unimproved land in
Cedar township for $3.50 per acre.
Z. M. Clark sold to D. Z. johnson so (
acres unimproved prairie, four miles
east Of Rockford, for 5000 pera acre.
John Chapman sold to Z. j. Brown !;
90 acres including acres of timber,
in Ulster, unimproved, for about $3.50
per acre.
Joseph Manson sold Mr.. Burnham
30 acres improved land. one mile
from Floyd village, for 81 90 per acre.
j. NJ. Burnham sold j. NJ. Stowe 40
acres improved land, with good build
ings. half mile from Floyd village, :
for 5000 per acre.
. John Chilson sold Edwin Hamlin l4S ,
acres Of unimproved land in Ulster for
$3.50 per acre.
WIN. Burkhart sold to James NJ
40 acres unimproved prairie |
land in Riverton. for $1,000 per acre.
Geo. w. Bean sold Alpheus Carpen-
ter so acres Of prairie land in River
ton ct $500 per acre.
% Obadiah Husc cold Mr.. Pingree l60
acres of unimproved prairie land in
Riverton for $500 per acre.
Isaac L. Wright sold Alfred Wood
so acres partially improved prairie
land including u acres of timber, in
Rivcrton, at 500 per acre.
George Lytle sold to Thomas Ste.
venson los acres unimproyed land in
Ulster for $3.50 per acre.
I'VE might extend this list almost
but the foregoing will
suffice to show how lands are selling.
No county has better lands or presents
greater inducements to purchasers
than our own county of Floyd. Let
him who doubts 1t come and examine
for himself and be convinced. /,
Funeral Of Norton j. Grow.