Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-21
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Da. q. uOgpFNER, or Davenport.
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" you viii use RoYsl Baking Powder in
making your biscuits, pot pics, cakes and
pudlings you will be satisfied that it s the
best and the che pest.
ClGARs AND ToBAcco.- Note tho .dycr>
,isement Of Messrs Jacker& Winscke, and
wher you want choice weed or somc
excellent fine cu., call 81 Brady street.
Usx L.llemand's Specific for Rhsumstism,
Gout and NeurAlsia. II sfeetually destroys
al poison In the blood, and performs a rad-
al cure l,eai tes.inonials elsewhere.
RELIGIOUS Roy. Mr.. Anderson. pastor
Of The psesby ytetian Church, having return
cd viii preach at thsf ediGce on Tomorrow
mo.ming and evening at :ne usual time.
WArSiI BaIDGg.-By reference 10 nos
tice in another column it will be seen that
the Wapsie Bridge Company advertise for
bids for building the sup perstructure Of tho
above bridge
NAcRAScY. Mary Donnika. girl o!
eighteen, for hs yng no homo or visible
means Of support. WAS arres ted by Consta>
ble Caratens end son. 90 jail in default OF
security for good behavior by Justice Peters,
on yes,e erday afternoon.
UNPLxAsANr-Ou friends Aid. Dsrmo>
dy and Fred. Hoops in their fishing sxcur-
sion down the river were uniovtunate enoug b
to be out in the late heavy rain, which
copletely spoiled their sport Better luck
ext t;ine.
CLrSros lIER,LD. This prosperous Jour
na comes to us with a new dress, and the
announcement that it will be issued semi>
weekly instead Of weekly, hereafter. Wc
wish tho proprletors abundant pccuninry
success in their efforts ta give Clinton a live
home paper.
MCsouITaEs.-We are told that . email
piece Of cloth sasurate d with carbonic acid
was recently hung in room near this city.
In two hours all the mosquitoes which in'
tested il had disappeared. A einilar ex>
pertinent in the kitchen, where they were
very troublesome, was lkwise success III
Ihi, is an excellent and timc!y hint
SAM hfRKwooD. The following from the
keokuk Constituf.on OF Thursday concerns
ing the trotting horse Sam. Kirk kwood, will
be OF interest to many OF our readers -
This celebrated Iowa trot,ng horse arrived
in this city on Sunday, in charge Of his
keeper, and VA, shipped yesterday on the
packet for Sc. Louis, whittier be goes to
contest speed with Pilot Tempe At tho Fair
20 be held M that city shortly"
BEAUTY NEEDS PnorEcTioN-Th Ladies
prefer the delicate He.pcrian Balm-it i'm.
parts such delightful beauty TO the com,
plexion, prevents and cures sunburn free.
les, tan, &c, and makes the skin charming
~ fair and smooth. IIesperia1 Balm i,
superior 10 Lilly Whites, toilet powders. 4 c
Price only fifty cents, at Harrison 4 Stsrks
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I,if valu, and reliability of specials t.
he pAvenport Gasttte are beautifully illr>'
tre,cd hy the folljwing
Pomeroy came in by raj this evening.
aai should 20 out on a "rail' of diii'srsn:
Kind Des .Kiaes !Sp.c.al 10 He GdsaHs.
Brtea Poneroy hasn't set foot in our city
tos ten years psst, ii ever ia his life De.
N,ines Sidtes8ian
RISE IL REAL ESTATE As noteworthy
Instance in the steady increase in the yau
of real estate in this city we are told tha,
~. /. j. Saunders, abou. two and a hal
years ago purchased a lot in r.l,cn's Ad.
ditcn. paying s6a5 therefor. Some lew
days since be sold it 10 Mr. seph Shields
Of the Davenport. Woolcn aI,s for 81 800
and people coucsle tina. Mr. Shields 8
cured bargain at that prise
Tns EoIroBIAL CONVENTION. FROM nu,
inercus letters received by Con. Rakcr
ehsirmnn Of the local committee, from edi
tors in all parts Of the State. the indications
are that the next meeting Of the Iowa Pres.
Association, 70 be held in Clinton on the 81
OF October next, will he the largest gather
ing Of editors ever held in Iowa. The citi,
zens ars responding quite literally TO the
demand f}r accommodations and quarters
will be provided for ali who attend.
Mstlock our popular telegraph operator ap>
pearc in our olficc on this morning. IIs
will resume his duties on Monday morning
with glad heart at being once again q
deeizen of a live Iowa town.
Chas. Piummer has returned from the
East, where he bought fine stock Of goods
pertaining to his line Of trade
A. W. Dixon, Of j Z Dixon & Sons, 70,
home from New York this morning, look
ing as handsome as ever
TIE CnLp MuRpEs.-The inquest en- the
boiy OF the male child found in the we'll on
the premises of Mr.. John f. Henry took
place on yesterday afternoon. No new de,
velopments transpired. The jury found
that the child had been murdered by b.
ing thrown into the we'll by some person OF
persons unknown. Al the conclusion oi
the inquest the remsins we're taken TO Oak,
dale cemetery and inferred
No effort on the par, Of the police will
be spared TO elucidate the myst cry aud
bring the guilty one to jns,ice.
AccipEsrs.-Mr. Taomas Gutter Of thi.
CITY met with An accident Will. hunting At
Neredosia slough on last Tu..d,v nv m.
premature discharge Of his gun. Ills ,ish,
hand and cheek were badly l.cer...d And
fears are entertained tha. his hand Ill,
havs to be amputated.
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