Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-12
DAVENPORT. IOWA. TUESDAY. ARCH u. 1867

DAVENPORT. 10
REALLY TOO BAD.-ln noticing, the elec>
ton OF Mr. Drake to the Presidency Of our
Schools. the Gqzstss. in the agony Of its
despair. cries on, that he has been ia Iowa
less than t~o years; that be is not married:
has no home, nor any gseenbacks; and
worse yet he 10 less than thirty ysarsef sgs'
We admit III. al ssavis, Of thsss eissOr-
tunes. Il Il one Of the fisst instances Of
the kind on record. People who co0e here
at all aes supposed - have bssn here At
least i've or nix ysars before they arrive.-
This il % it should be. Thsn II 10 prssu0ed
that no young single men would b 90 lost
to duty a. to stay here six mouths much
less eighteen without having taken unto
himself wife. To disregard this il auda-
cious in the extrems-not 70 call Il direct
insult to those most excellent young ladies
in our market It should not be counts>
nanced. Furthermore no young man has
any right to como to Davenport who has no
Aoms. II he can't bring one ready made,
hs ought At least to buy first class mansion
Immediately upon his arrival. Our worthy
land agents ought to enforce this principle
with great rigidity. But, says the Gazette.
he has no greenbAcks. That's horrible! {! We
unhesitatingly denounce any. young man
who can't plank up goodly stock of lucrs
To be minus "a dollar or two" at any time
is sufficient cause for expatriation -
That's how Adam fell; end inpe.
curiosity in any young man should
bc iiowned down Moreover. this
Mr.. Drake is not thirty years Of age, says
our able contemporary. That is an insuper>
able objection in nybody, especially a
young man. We fisst knew him soms Of,
teen years ago. He was young even then
and as in duty bound, as bis teacher At that
time, I've often tried to impress upon his
mind the sinfulness Of juvenii,y, and ths
imperious necessity Of being old. Unfortu'
nately. he dlsregarded our words Of wis
dom, and even to-day, has not reached thu
full measure OF twenty -four years
These idiosy ocracies oil the way through
are manifes,ly intolerable. The 0asett'
should make them subject Of special hoini
y every day, that all fresh importations o
young men from the East may prspar,
against and avoid these-Mr. Drake's-un-
pardonable faults.
"Wno II J. 8. DRAKE "-This impsrtan
question was very properly asked BY tn
Gazette one day last fall, and Ne heard i
asked many times, BY anxious friends ant
vindictivs enemies yesterday. Now that h
holds one Of the most responsible local off
ces in the giftiof the people Of this city,
is but fair that proper answers should b
made and having known him nearly hall
% long q be has known himself, ws sr'
prepared to inform those interested that h
10 the son Of highly respected parents il
Malone, New York that he is IN sducatet
man, having enjoyed thorough Academic
course, which was followed By four years a
college at Niddlebury and Amherst. H,
came to this city in August, 1865, taugh
school in the Jersey Ridge District si,
months with great success, since whicl
time hs has been assistant editor Of th,
DEnocRAr. In addition to thorough Englis'
and classical education he has . mind vel
stored with useful information in general
is Of unimpsachable character, and may vel
be said to rank high among the most indus
trious aod the most promising young mel
Of our city. Though not fer advanced j.
years, and not an old resident Of our city
hs has ripe experience in school matter
and firm and enthusiastic advocate Of
high order Of common schools. Az Prssi.
dent Of the School Board. We predict he vii
make an able and industrious officer. Fo
further information, ask the gentleman
himself.
PLucKY.-Rockingha may be small in
ases bat she has true grit. At the last ses
sion Of the Board Of Supervisor. Mr.. Ros
made an effort 10 hare her reduced to ''tsr
ritorial condition" and then reconstructed
as part Of the town Of Davenport. l,
view Of this unwarrantable assault upon th,
inalienable rights Of the people thereof, the!
recently assembled in full force at Distric
School House NJ. l.. to give an expression
to their feelings. f. Mead was called L
the Chair, and S. d. Bawden appointed Sec
retary.
On motion Of Ne. friday, it was
Resclred. That the resolution Of Mr.
Ross, in tho late session Of the Board o
Supervisors, requesting the annexation o
Rockingham to Davenport Township, b.
considered - On insult TO the people .
Rockingham, and on the "wsters thereof
they will always b able to paddle thsi
own canoe.
Nj. Stsfflsback offered The following
which was adopted:
Resolred. That the Supervisors Of Rock
ineham Township be requested 70 use thei
| thuu0iCe " nave 70 0UucX0O - AOCkbOg-
ham Township the territory formerly be.
longing to il, believing both township
would be mutually benefited.
TnE Ci1izsxs' NATIONAL BANk.-Pussu
ant to call, large meeting Of pe'so inte
rested il the formation Of sew banking
association in this city. was hsld last eve
ning st ths oGRce Of Messes. A. b. 3 H. W
Rsnnett. The great majority u the sub
scsibers = the stock were pseseaG Mr.. Nc
80 Kelley was elected chairman. and Nr.
L Drew appointed Secretary Of the q sstina
The prospects Of the new associsticn wsr
discussed, and the ut:-ost eeod fsslisg an
confidence in the financial success Of The IN
dsrtaking ptbvailsd. Prelioinasy steps
esganisatiss wess tatee. under the pssmi
granted BY the Conptrsllsr Of ths currsucy
and the meeting adjourned till next Moods
evening atseven o'clock, then 10 nsst at th
Office Of Stewart 4 Armstrong, fsr The pue
i nose of combating the organization.