Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-21
srArE ITEMS.
KeoLuk displays six column delinquent
Ia i;st in the Constitution.

Keokuk displays six column delinquent
tax Est in the Constitution.
The Constitution says that The business
streets of Keokuk faithfully represent 'the
las; rose OF summer len booming alone.
Furthermore that the recent ratification
mecsing there was a roustr for the De
mocracy.
Iewa mad slim representation 10 the
Zoe Iouotein Editorial excursion Mz>
AllsleF. Clinton Herald; McClcilaud, &C.
dar Rapids I.me-; Neleh, oskaloosa Herald;
Mahin, Muscatime Journal.
The Edjyvillc Transcript .f tho 10Th
inst. says: "Mr. j. NJ. Strong, Of the firm
of Horton 4 Co, this week presented US
some Of the largest, richest, most luscious
straw berries We ever tasted. Whoever
heard Of having Strawberries this time q
the year il these paris 7"
Muscatins county cast 4,629 votes at the
recent election. The towoship Of Blooms
ington, in which the city Il Auscstine -
located, cast AGO votes.
Suel Foster, Of Muscatins, he'd bic buggy
harness stolen while he was ct "socisble
ct neighbours.
Clinton county cast s.sc3 votes at the
late election.
G. L. Lef3ogwell, q Peoples Party can>
didste Tor Representative in Clinton county,
was elected
Col J. N. Dewey, Commissioner on the
part OF lows to settle Its claims sgsinst the
General Government, hes gone to Washing>
ton. &4
The successful forger, who has 80 grace,
fully showed his trade that he has stang
several Iowa bankers, and who pices in
the quite extended name OF Henry Clay
Ware, alias 8. Wea'e,. alias Boliver Weir,
was tried in Des Moines last week, and held
to bail in the sum OF 1900. The Register
says Ire went to Jail.
Decatur county cast l ,G25 votes at the
recen, election. Democratic county, too.
Marshal ceanty cast 81 votes at the
recent State election.
Clinton rejoices in . COO ID. trip.ham-
mer. =
| The Democrats Of Muscaiine have or
gan;z,d Democratic Climb. They say they
are going right har,iy &c work.
The Democracy Of S.ory county have
tittttu u btthVgf dNC xSSptSovututa'S W sSS
Legislature.
The Charlton Democrat is the name OF a
n,at Democratic paper just started at Chair
ton. Iowa-Jno Faith, editor. There will
DO both Faith and good works on that
paper.
The board Of Supervisor Of Muscatine
county have issued bonds Of the county "a
the amount Of $4,000, 20 run not less thar
ono year ror more than two years, with ter
per cent. interest per annum, 70 be paid
every six months.
Dss Moines. county cast 1906 votes d
the late election.
The Cedar Rapids Times says that hos
and chicken cholera is raging in Linn coun
~. One farmer has suffered to the extern
OF $4OO.
Tho Lyons Mirror states that forty emp
ty pocket>books were found on the STATE
Fair Grounds the day after tho exhibition
closed, besides several hundred that wsr,
taken away in like condition.
One man in Muscatine county desires &
be one Of one hundred men who will con
tribute s25 towards the erection Of sol
diers' monument in that county. So say
, tho Courier.
Twelve hundred houses have been bull
, in Council Bluffs Outing the present year
, The Nonpareil tells this glowing tact to III
} world. and brags over it-snd II has n iigh
, to.
/, The ST. Charles Inteliigcncer is told H..
Wolves have commenced serious depseda
; tion4 in tie northeastern por.ion Of tha
10, Va t-ttiast IN
.N..Hv .,s-.>tsff , IL tnetcy-
, LA esaaty lc, oits % the Secretary q
State J. Dwelling houses. II white male in
hatitants. SO whitc female DO, (naking .
in sii,) 70 votes, - militia. - childre
over five years Of age; 10 acres Of land in
closed SO fruit trees not in bearing &
, hogs, l5l cattle Of all ages,'4S milch>covs
3 10 oxen, sheep in 1866 yielding pound
: Of wool. SO sheep in 1867, 80 horses,
{ mules, II dogs, 81 acres planted 70
timber, 81 $40 worth OF agricultural i'nple
| ments.
s Muscatine county has purchased sinc
. January |, 1867, no less than lG.772 gophe
: tails, at 90 cents each-paying Gu. 3.s5
. f1r that luxury alone. The Courier think
s | il extensive. This same business cost Ma
J | ufshu EQUITY TN,bvV Nilc NtGt. O'Sb ViiS
' eighth of the entire tax Of Muscatine coun
+, ty tax is for gopher tails.
i The Madisonian SAYS that Madison coun
. ty is to have a 81 400 court house-to b
completed in three years. The same papc
. says strong movement is being made t
make fixed fact of railroad from st. 10
! seph, No., to Des Moines, via Winterse
OF this company, John G Richardson, 9
New York, is President p. Clark, st. 10,
. Vice President. Tn. Dss Moines Registe
q says it has confidence in the ability oil th
new company TO push the undertakin
$ along provided they get encouragement
along the Inc. Engineers have alread
(, been pu. on the Missouri end Of the route
. and if sufficient encouragement is offere
they will work on through Iowa.