The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-07-18
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The Page County Herald says: ut has
been our fortune to have known for many
years Prof. D. Franklin Wells, Republican
Superintendent Of Public Instruction, and
we can heartily indorse him Is . christian
gentleman, in every way worthy of the pubs
lie confidence reposed in him. He is thor.
oughly conversant with the educational in
terest Of the State, and our citizens may feel
the most entire confidence that the interests
of their children will be safe in his hands.
Van Buren, county has 1929 people
now, against Is, 500 in 1866. The number Of
dwelling houses has increased in the same
time from 2,3l5 to $3.50. Pennington has
7l2 population, Keosauqua 6ss, Birmingham
$40, and Bentonsport 515.
The census of 1867 shows q population
in Wapello county of 18,9S0-a slight in
crease since 1865. The number of acres of
land inclosed has increased from 95, 744 to
1881. The city Of Ottumwa has 1854
people; Eddyville, 1855, and Agency City
5sS. Iu 1868, these places had; Ottumwa,
1873; Eddyville ITO, aud Agency City 5s2.
The Cedar Valley Times speaks Of the
crops in that part of the country as follows:
"Never did harvest promise q more album
dant yield than does the approaching one.
The wheat is heading out beautifully; much
of the early sown and that of the new ground
being already half filled, and with scarcely
an exception in this section. 1t stands thick
upon the ground. The corn is growing as
rapidly as it is pousib!e for it to grow; the
warm days and nights We are having are just
the thing to make this crop; and if the re>
mainder of the season be at all propitious, the
yield must be large
From all parts Of Davis county, says the
Bloomfield Guard we have the most hatter-
ing accounts OF the crops. Wheateis usually
heavy with large amount in cultivation.
Corn. though little late, promises an album
dant yield. Hungarian and Timothy mead>
ows We're never better. Garden vegetables
and fruits of all kinds will be more than
plenty.
The Wapelo Republican learns by per-
sons living in the vicinity, that the recent rise
in the Iowa river overlooked some Of the
bottom farms in Jefferson townships in some
place damaging and in others destroying the
growing crops. NJ. Saunders, r. McManus,
J. I. s. McChesney and others suffered con.
siderahly in this way. The same says the
Iowa river has gone down very rapidly the
past week. 1t is now entirely within its
banks. The mill commenced running last
Wednesday, for the first time in several
weeks.
kEnkuK.-Not far in the future the sound
Of Railroad cars will be rumbling down from
the north and We shall hear the cry in our
streets : all aboard for Keokuk'' Then the
keohukians and the Washingtonans viii, be
neighbours They will cultivate our acquaint
ance; III ir business cards will adorn our
counlerS and desks We will hob>nob togeth>
er-ea, icr cream. drink lager, and visit one
another: hey will buy our pork and We will
stock up our groceries from them We viii
stop and take dinner and have friendly
chat with them while on our way 10 st. Loais
and the Gulf with our market stuff. Then
the Gate City of Iowa, instead of being far
ther of than New York, will be our next
door neighbor, with only the riliaqe Of Mt.
Pleasant between.
All this was brought to our mind by the
receipt and perusal of the DAILY GATE Cry
"a large andNsfrightly morning paper that
well represents that enterprising city of Iowa.
Ii any OF our citizens desire to cultivate an
acquaintance with our SOON to>be neighbor.
ing CRY, let them subscribe for the GATE
Cry. Washington Record.
Thank you Bro. Record for your compli-
ment to the GATE CRY. The day is not far
distant, we trust, when that great consu.
nation devoutly to be wished the compile
ton Of the Iowa Northern Central r. R.
will give keokukians and Westinghouse an
opportunity to become better acquainted, and
as you say "hob-nob together, eat ice cream,
drink lager. and visit one another
GLirTsniNG TkETH.-Not only does Sozo>
doui lmpart the rhifeness OF the purest porce-
lain 10 the teeth, but its polish, too. They
gisten, after being brushed with it. like the
inner surface of an ocean she'll. and the eff
feet of this peerless dentiirice is to render
the enamel as hsrd and understandable as I'd
amalt. iv1a-th saw
IHK following notice is posted in two places
in New Hartford:
Il hereby depose and say that /, judge
Lyman OF Lawful age did hear Martin VIII
cox tell his Boys to Stone my Rooster of his
Grounds and they stoned the Noble Bird liz
Stephen of Olden time, Even unto Death.
and he hes In my Compost heap Somebody
must pay for the damage