The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-13
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e. Guoinown proposes to sink coal
shaft, without delay, 81 Dallas, the necessary
funds for the object having been secured.
The originally appointed agent having
been unable % accept the position Of Agent
Of the Northwestern Associated Press, at
Chicago, the Executive Committee have ap
pointed Mr. Frank Gilbert, formerly Of the
Dubuque Tines Our dispatches from Chi
cago, Springfield, Iowa City, Des Moines,
Minnesota, &C., are such Al never could have
been secured by the previous Arrangement,
when nothing was telegraphed to Us till it
had been printed in the New York papers.
See Dubuque Times.
The Muscatihe Journal has the following
on the Moscow dam: "From appearances the
long contemplated dam over Cedar River, at
Moscow, promises to result in sonnet hing tan.
gible. Twenty-Five iaborerx reached this
place Friday, and have commenced cntting
willow on Smalley's Island, opposite the city
for the construction of the dam. Some six
teen teams loaded with this article Left for
Moscow Saturday, and we observe several
more enroute for the same destination to- day
Il is estimated that it will take four or FIVE
hundred wagon loads Of willow in the build
ing of the dam.
The editor of the Cresco Times recently
counted so teams within ten rods Of the Of
fce. The number of teams IN town during
the day was between 800 and 400, which mum.
Der the Times considers -"pretty good for
ive-mouths town.
The Fairfield Ledger contains long &C
count of wolf hunt which came of in that
vicinity few days since. The result was .
"water haul, yet the editor is anxious that
there should be another over the same
ground.
During the pyear of 1856 two hundred
and thirty one marriage licenses were issued
in Jefferson county. A good county for
those who desire to leave the state of single
blessedness 10 emigrate to.
The University opens Its winter term
with very large number of students, larger
than ever before at winter term, if not lar.
ger than ever before at any term We re-
joice At such appreciation of this most excel
lent institution by the people. The Univer
sity is advancing as rapidly - can be expect
ed towards tina, high position it is destined
yet to occupy az the head of the educational
institutions of Iowa See Iowa City Reput,
lican.
At meeting of The Board of Directors
and Stockholders of the Iowa Central Rail-
road, held at Oskaloosa last week, we under
stand that the subscription stock Of Monroe
county, amounting to about seventy four
thousand dollars, Was delivered over to the
company, and that the work of grading will
be commenced in our county at the earliest
practicable moment. The prospects of the
road never looked more encouraging than 1t
present, snd we think We are safe in con-
graduating ourselves IS being "out OF the
woods 1.-The same paper says: "Mr.
Eli White cut an oak tree in the grove north
Of this city, this Fall, of which be made 49,
600 shingles four cords of wood, and ninety
six eighs>ioot rails" See Herald.
John Newbury and Henry Redman, liv>
ing seven miles Northwest from this place,
got into dispute last Tuesday forenoon, and
Newbury shot Redman with a revolver. The
ball passed. through the neshy portion of the
right arm, into the side at the eighth rib, and
| thence downward. The full extent Of the
| injuries cannot yet be determined. Newbury
has surrendered himself to the authorities,
and, ~ We go TO press, il awaiting his pre-
liminary examination. Redman and New
bury are both heads Of families ....J. H.
Smith, formerly = Lieutenant in the 18th In
fantsy, now editor Of the Western Star, Of
Harrison county, in the last number OF his
Ipaper announces that the office has faiisd to
pay expenses during the first year, but that,
a. no one else will take it, he will Try Il
another year, any way, whether it pays or
not. That looks like pluck 1t any rata. $3.50.
NJ. ". n. McCullum, living ave miles
South Of Dale City, informs VI that the Sur
ssyoss for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railroad have commenced work again, and
ere now dovs not far from his nsighborhood.
The snow appears to have made favorable
. opportunity for them. ..... Maj. J. b. Turner.
ven known As formerly Acting Adjutaus Of
. the 2sth Iowa Infantry, and .isoof the '.Dir,
!. Psiuess u Old "Dse ish meg Division. :,
i Little Roek-in which lass aamed capacity
b =. dsai.ssisAsa ~ raaaiae - shols
Bnsads and "nekins ds Wisconafua cons
> round"-is about 70 eonnenes IL pshHca.
: don of new Repablieaa papss = lsaford,
) Taylor county. entitled III loss SsfAssst
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