Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-18
DAVENPORT improvements.
EXTRA COPIES.

EXTRA COPIES.
So great has been the demand for copies
Of the DgHocRAr containing the list Of i'm
pToyeman.s for the past year. that the large
extra edition Of Saturday was exhausted at
at an early hour. Therefore, in order to
supply the further demand We have printed
another supply, which are now ready for the
public. Scatter this evidence Of Davenport's
great prosperity wide through the land. -
Coming to the attention Of men in the East
the North and the South, it viii be the
mesns Of bringing many hithsr--thus add
ing materially 10 our wealth aud prosperity.
DissArisFiKD.-It 10 with Ieep regret that
ws learn that our enumeration Of the nu-
merous mprovemen.sin in our city during tho
past year fails to meet with tho approval Of
our neighbor. the Gazette. Although il has
no specific doubts az to the great growth
and prosperity Of our city-even to the ex-
tent OF million and quarter Of dollars du-
ring the past year, yet in general, it grum-
bes over the printed result. for TO other
reason than that it was the result of our la
Dor and enterprise. To the unmanly and
very uukind remarks II is pleased to make,
we shall make no reply-let the public Judge
of that. AS TO the figures themselves we
believe them 10 be below the mark In the
aggregate, rather than above 1t. Some
items may have been marked fraction too
higi, and We know that some others are too
low, bus as whole the figures are faullless
as FAR as they go, but they do not 60 far
enough Since their publication we have
heard of several items that were omitted,
and we hope to hear Of many more yet-in
which case we propose 10 issue an amended
list-rsispg the aggregate . hundred thou
sand more. That would please our proper
ty holders very much indeed. The City of
Davenport is fast becoming one grand inst-
tuition. II grows even faster than its most
intimate friends are aware. The report pub
lished by our neighbor last summer was very
creditable in its way-though thrown to-
gether without much care or laboY--but il
required that something thorough and bust
ness-lke should be put forth, embracing
the whole years operations. that justice
might be done our city. SO we have done,
and the words Of praise that have been &c
freely bestowed upon our success by our
property holders are highly gratifying.
SISTERS FAiR-The following ladies have
been duly elected as officers for the Sisters
Fair:
Executive Comm,tee-Mrs. j. Q. Conk
lin, Mrs. Thos kehoe, Mrs. II. Dennhus
Mrs. Joseph l.eClaire, Miss Annie Walsh
| Secretnry-Mrs. Thos. Mccullough.
| Tresslrsr-aiss Jenny McMcnome.
Tho Fair will open Tuesday night, Dee
nth. 1867. The following choice and de-
sirable articles suitable for Christmas and
holiday presents will be for sale:
| Carriage aighans, ottomans, sofa pillows,
oil paintings, dressing gowns. sme king caps
opera cloaks. chidren's suits, coffee stands
handkerchief cases, hanging baskets, chai,
tides, guitars, dressed dolls, q hand-omt
assortment Of toys, and many other article
The Sisters Academy Is burthened with
heavy debt Of over twenty thousand dol
lars. Alone and unaidcd the Sisters coult
never hope to pay this debt. Our ladie,
have therefore come to the rescue, and il
behalf OF the Sisters ask our citizens 10
their aid in helping to liquidate portion o
il. The Academy is an honor and credit I,
our young city, therefore all should feel
just and noble pride in sustaining it.
The ladies composing the Sewing Societ,
will meet at Mrs. Dcssaint's on Thursda,
afternoon, At . o'clock. All arc cordially
invited 10 come and help.
| AcerpEsr.-Er Erns. kruss one OF the car.
pentcrs al work On the Burtis Opera. me