Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-30
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SKATING PAEK.-An entcrprising resi-
dent Of Rack Island is constructing ska
ting park in the slough near the railroad
RoYAl BAKING POWDER is sold by Oil
grocers in this city-everybody should Wy
il is the cheapest and best ever
offered the public.
s.L.l,emand's specific for Rheumatism,
Gout and Neuralgia. II efsectually destroys
all poison in the blood. and performs rad-
cal cure. Read testimonials elsewhere.
Tue Glass in Penmanship, at the Com
mercial College. meets At II o'clock, A. n.
They use the "MgrRoNoxE." Go and see il
operate and the perfec, time kept by the
class. Thy teach principles.
REv. l. b. KENT, for three years pastor
OF The Methodist Episcopal church of Rock
Island, LIT last night for Gslesburg, where
he proposes 70 make his home for the pres
en,. At the last conference he was appoint
el presiding elder eft Peoria district, 3,
and he now enters on his now field Of la
tor
DEDicArlos. The Methodist Chapel III
East Davenport, will be formally Dedicated
10 the service Of God on tomorrow, at hall
INST tso. Rev. Richard lIaney, OF Illinois,
,ill nrcach the sermon and Off i,iate, assist
cd by tic Pastors Of the city. The pubic
arc asked to be present, and thus cncour-
age good works
CoMxESDABLE ESrgRPaisK.--Thc Elkader
Journal. very clever paper Of thc Radical
school. published in Clayton county, does
40. like to be eclipsed in size by its cotem
% ar es, if margin can be male to overshad
os their preten .ions. Initiating the exam
pl, set by the Davenport Glzslte, it pro
poses 10 compete with that paper. or any
other. It's marginal proportions have Of late
grown immensely. X comes to us now witt
somethn, like three inches margin a. tht
head and foot, and nearly as much a. th,
,iles. Tho cost Of blank pspcr seems mt
consideration whatever, il BY little cxtrr
expense The largest piper in the State" car
be made Go il, Journal You'll soor
beat the Gazette in size and enterprise.
couple more inches Of margin will do il
sure!
STUBBORN FAcr-In order to stimulat,
somebody TO erect Woolen Factory il
Muscs,ine, the Journal properly holds VI
the Davenport Woolon Mills as an institu
ton worthy Of emulation, saying it
"cloths. cassimeres, sa,inets, jeans, &c
have won = reputation for the mills whicl
has compelled great enlargement thereof
in order to keep up with the increased an
increasing demands. Mr.. Shields may b
Justly regarded as a public bcnefactor. II
has taught our people the increased value Q
home manufactured goods, and has estat
lished the success OF an enterprise OF grca
| public Importance There are now thoui
| Ands Of men in Iowa who wear only ID
| goods made at this establishment"
The Journal is right. Muscatine ca
have Just as good mill % Shields, an
every yard Of goods il can mako can be sol
eight At home.
CoAsrIsG-Thc boys are oat with .heil
sleds-the season for coasting has come
and the bit Of frozen snow on tho groun
affords them u chance to commence opcr,
tions. 1t 10 excsilent exercise, and with,
makes huge lots Of fun. We wouldn't fc
snything deprive them Of this exhileratin
pAstims. But one thing We must object
and that is tho selection ofleading stree'
for the sport. This morning a number
boys took possession of the sidewalks o
Brady street, and the way they "scooted
| down was caution. Pedestrians wei
warned by shrill voice TO clear the iraca
nj II was considered healthy FOR them
'hsy the summons, else their underpi nnin
y w+i..i have suffered Now there are YER
| few pc pie, no matter how geod-nature,
| sho like 10 bc hustled out Of the wav
sach an uaceremouions style while Elcddir
slens slippery sidewalks. Wh.. is fGn ,
the boys, in such cases, is most arytiir
else TO the chap who hns TO dodge tie
swiftly desconding slcds, ard for the & c
Of all concerned we suggest that the ,hir
be stopped. There is en- ordinance proAi
lting coastins on our leading thorouehfar
and our City Marshal will earn for hmsc
any amount Of praise il he sees to it that
is enforced.