Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-17

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Gems have generously responded to the mt.
merous calls Of the unfortunate and those
in distress. and have done much TO alleviate
their present wants and sudsrings; and W
doubt not but that there are many chasits-
he acts daily performsd In cur city that the
public know nothing Of. Il II With pride
We make the record that, whenever The me-
cessities Of . suffering family have bsen
made known, they have feusd Immediate
and substantial relief. The case Of Henry
H. Brown. better known - ''Janites Brown
1t the Court House, is one that still needs
the attention Of o0r eiuaens. About six
months ago finding some difficulty in obtain
| ing work he left his wife and children to 20
to Iowa City, to get work whereby be
might better provide for his family, but il
not successful hs would go elsewhere. and
in the meantime would keep them informed
as to his whereabouts and success. Since
his departure the scanty means he left for
their support have been exhausted, and
since cold weather they have been in suf-
fering condition. The case being brought
to the attention Of Chief Of Police, Severn |
ence, few days ago, he .; one took meas
urcs to have some assistance furnished them. |
Calling At the Davenport Wooden Mill, Mr.
Shields donated warm pair Of blankets
and material for dresses and ciothir for the
children. A few dollars from the genera
relief fund, contributed by the charitable
in response to the notices Of distress lately
published, have relieved the family's imme'
date necessities. But the matter should
not rest here. The christian hand Of chari.
~ should remain open to them during tho
cold weather, or until they can be placed in
. condition to help themselves. The family
have no idea where their legally constituted
protector is, and If alive, know Of no cause
shy he should desert them. However this !
may be, they should not be allowed to suf. |
fer, when little from each, whatever one |
can give, may prevent it. All articles o:
clothing. provisions and money left at the
Office Of Police Court in Metropolitan block
will reach them.
INTERESTS or BUSINESS MEN OF DAvsN-
Business men ofour city-merchants
and manufactures, producers, consumcrs-
everybody who has home here is espcc
tally interested in making Davenport great
commercial centre. One great step to Sc.
cure this end is to encourage competing lines
of Railroads to gravitate to this point. The
more we have the better it will be for all
Of you. There is q project on foot to busld
q road from Peoria to Rock Island, thus af>
forlng another outlc: to Chicago, and an
other and more direct outlet to the East
ern market. The citizens Of Peoria. and
those Of other points along this proposed
line arc up and doing in this work and will |
meet in convention at Galva, Henry county,
ILL.,, on the 20th-on Thursday Of this week
We call the attention Of the people Of Da>
venport to call in another column for a
meeting at the City Hall tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o'clock, the business Of which is to
choose delegates to attend said meeting as
representatives of the interests Of this city
and the spirit Of its citizens. Let there be
. general attendance, and let US not only at
tend but act
Rome was not built in day, it is true,
but Rome never would have been built ct
all If somebody he'd not worked. Daven.
port cannot be made grand central market
in this part Of the Northwest in y dsy-nor
in n million Of days, unless those who pop
ulatc her streets put forth an effort and
keep their shoulders port to the wheel. 1t
10 better to put the best foot forward be
alive while wc live. and try-and try hard
to do something. whether we ever accom-
plish great things or not. The chances
that are within our grasp are worth reach
ing for Unless we do reach We shall never
pluck them, but somebody else will. When
the golden fruit hangs 80 close, let us, for
manhood's sake, unbend our joints, and
reach for it. Davenporters arc not all born
with silver spoons in their mouths, nor yet |
with ready >made fortunes in their pockets,
and il we expect either we must expect to |
earn them.
Come, then. TO the meeting tomorrow AZ |
terncon without fail.
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written up by the frat talent Of the country |
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every article which is capable Of illustration
being SO accompanied and the continuance,
with nev interest, Of the "Evening Lamp
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