Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-09-24

The DRAFr-The draft in Clinton coun
ty was completed yesterday, and to day i
was commenced in jackson county. Every
thing moves along in perfect order, with n,
signs Of disturbance. This is as it shoult
be-
Drafted men who have the means, ar,
purchasing substitutes at high figure S.
They are not going if money can prevent it
FNE PAISrINGs-Among the really at
tractve collection Of oil paintings on exh b
ton at our County Fair, were three land
scape views painted by Mrs R. S. Price 0
this city, and we are pleased to notice tha
upon these efforts she has been sustained b,
carefully discriminating committee, VIII,
awarded her the first premium for land
scape oil painting, and he first premium 0,
miscellaneous oil painting. This action wa
but proper reward Of merit.
| GOING ro CLEAN UP-Our Postmaster i
going to have cleaning up time" in tn
Post st-oilice-removing the dirty and tori
paper. show bills, &C., &C., from the wall
Of the gents and ladies' halls and substitu
ting a few coats of fresh paint therefor; a.
| Improvement greatly to lie desired. Mr.
Russell therefore requests that persons own
ing the advertising frames, maps, &c, nov
suspended from the walls, will remove thol
without delay. The work Of renovation
commences ON Monday morning
| DEATH OF 4 RESPECTED FELLOW CITIZEN
Many Of our readers will be panied /,
learn of the death Of their much reSpectc.
fellow citizen .. w. skinner, Esq. w,
died at his boarding house. corner Of AL
and Perry streets, yesterday afternoon .
/, twenty minutes before two O'Clock, Of {,
phoid fever, after an illness Of nearly fo,.
weeks.
Mr. Skinner was born in Oneida county Y
New York. February 23d, 1880, cons,
qucntly was 81 years an months old !:
his death. Some of his earl, years wer
spent with his paren.s in Pennsy ylyani
where his family removed. He retuincr
with his parc.ts to Oneida county at til
age ot seventeen, aui there received col
legia.e education at Hamilton College an
also graduated as law student. In SCI
tembcr, 1874, he went TO Adams, Jcifcrso
county, n. Y, where he commenced til
practice Of laS, and was subsequently mar
rie /. In September, 1860, he came 10 thi
city, since which time he has been al
earnest and successful practitioner In 50
cial and business circles he maintained a
unblcmiShed reputation, and was known b
all as an upright, christian gentleman |
his death the community loses an excmpl;.
~ and elte,priSing membcr-whose IL
was one of high promise.
The funeral will be duly a nounccd :
The body has bcel EN- 'alm4d, and will q
due ne, be accompanied by the Athlete
wife to her late hus and ;, early home in Il,
East.
Tnn j. H. MANNY REarEh AND MowEa.-
We k"ov VIZ state a tat when we say TIA
,h. leading attraction among lartnr,s au
chose Interested in Tar niag machinery, va
,he celebrated j. II NANNY Reaper an
It's seif binding alta, hnen, The J !.
Nanny ma shiie its,l.. either aS a lnowei I
! reaper. has % nigh a reputation ;ln,i4
the farming conn.nni,y of the grea Norii
81 there being oser 1e,upo OF them !
usel inat wc n 81 say nothing concefnt
II, keep, that IL is conS;a. IL gaining peI
u,arny; ut OR tie >elf-hiadcr We oa
narily say too much. Il is an nv,n .
that farmers have Ion pray i Tor. and u
that the great feat has ten chicved, y
be grecdiy sought Tor atu ydnp cd. II.
binder ha, botn severely testea during !
past season. The same one that was e,
} hbit, d a! our Coun.y Far has hound !:
hirn as u acres cr day, and VII av,ra
lr.m N | 10 II acres in much better t
,hln the same labor can he done Ii Ian,
With i one man can hin! rs fast as Il
lakNT can uciiNef tHH Sfal.i. mus Na''ite
| labor of four men--an expense If at lea.
$40 per d,v The binder vii cost not
, ox cod 1900. IL in,cnting ami perfccin
, this binder four distinguished mechanic
have been and are s'li cinp,os ed at the .
II. Nanny msnu!actorv il Rockford, ILL.,
5 an expense OF from S no % 81 ,9ua p,
wear III u@h the principal Inventor is N
D 5 L Hoil,, Of Clinton celntv, iowa. 1t
Z determined that no requisite, however T.
fling. required to make this machine pcrfe
in every respect shall b omitted Farne
. snonld i ar thes- important facts III min
plain to adm, Of .s.s;aAe. Get the ii d
4 10y all means. |, will pay tor itself eyel
h two w,,ks the machiao Is used.
vi tie }. II. Nanny Ia hnc over s,ot
:, have beea sold during the past seaso
? nearly 1900 OF whieh came into Iowa.
is Acknowledged by all ,ht it IS The b.
self-laker in use in the country. Faime
VIII Sc land is uneven are assured that
:, II cut just as wide swa'h on steep 81
hill as ON a dead level, and will not tippv,
Thi is a consideration not usually obtain
in moving or reap'ng machines, and shou
recomm nd it highly.
The iron mower of theJ. H. Nanny NAL
l. taA,s tir>, prcI.iains .erywhere. IL is {
T. c.I,n.y IA. n, SjpSi lralipht Of any mae hi
ir tn 4 vii do Its work. and should have
ii place on every farm. As stated yest,r'i: