Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-04

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Improvement over any other.
SAvIxos BANK MkBrrNo The stockhold-
ers of the Davenport Savings Institution
hold their annual meeting on Monday next.
See advertisement.
OAKDALx.-The stockholders Of the Oak
dale Cemetery Co. will hold their annual
election Of Directors on Monday. See I'D
ver,isement, ani g and vote at the time
aud place indicated
IL our lumber report published yesterday
We placed the amount OF lumber sawed by
WIN. Renwick at 100000 feet, and the
amount on hand at 100000 feet 1t should
have been 3 1900, 600 feet sawed, and l,Too.-
900 feet OH hand
The Second Quarterly Concert OF the
City Sunday School Union will he held to-
morrow afternoon in the Opera House. The
exercises will begin at precisely o'clock
and will consist of music, addresses by Revs
II. N. Powers and J. A. Hamilton, and Hon.
Henry O'Connor, Of Muscatinc. questions on
one Of the parables, and blackboard les
| son.
MAsquERADE-The first masquerade Of
the season comes on tonight ss the river
park. Tho occasion will probably call out
largo crowd, as the evening will be
pleasant and the ice in splendid condition.
We hope nons will 'enturc on the ice out
side Of the park in its present unsafe con-
dition. We have had enough Of s:cidents
from breaking through.
MRs lIEARp's SELECT SCnooL.-This pop
uar institution Of learning for the young
folks. opens on Monday morning, a the
commodious rooms in Sargent Plaee-Bra'
dy, between 9th aud 10th streets. Parents
will find this school second 10 mono for the
education and training Of their children
Music, painting and drawing taught in the
most approved style. Let the institution
Be libsrally patronizsd.
JOSH BILLIxos will have . good house
next Monday evening. The Moline folks
are coming down on . special train to hear
him, and the Rock Islanders will probably
avail themselves Of the same accommoda.
ton, and attend in good numbers. That
the Opera House will be well filled on the
occasion may confidently be expected. And
let us say to all who attend that rich treat
is in store for them-sure as fate.
Tue AAgHicAN JOURNAL OF lIoRTrcuLruRn
is unquestonably the best periodical in the
line ever offered to the public. IL 10 edited
on comprehensive scale-one adapted "a
every section of the country in which We
live, and with that high degree Of ability
that must recommend it to the careful at.
tentcn of every gardener. We cordially
recommend it to the patronage Of the pub
lie. Call for it at the news depots and for
ward subscriptions. January number nov
at hand.
| CHEAP OYrc. Der Uemokrat of this
morning claims that VIM. Lowe, who a
the October election Was elected TownshE
Trustee on the Peoples ticket, las sold out
his right to that office to Mr.. Tichenor for
fourteen dollars. Cheap ~ dirt, II ID
poss bic, however that Mr.. Lowc will find
out before he gets through, il the above in
formation be correct, that selling out Al
Office is something that does not pay
Others may have word or two to offer on
| the subject, which may spoil the little pri-
va,e arrangement For tho sake Of Mr..
Lowe we hope that the above report is not
| foun ded on fact.
GAxg LAw-lIunters will find il to their
interest to observe the game law Of this
State. Chapter ll5, laws Of 1862, declares
that "it shall be unlawful. except upon his
own premises, for any person to kill, en-
snare or trap any quail, ruMed grouse OF
pheasant. or wild turkey. between the first
dav Of January and the FIRST day Of Sep
tember Of each and every year; any prairie
hen or chicken between the first day OF
February and the first day Of August in
each and every year, We do not know
that any one viii do anything in the mat
ter, but We hope that every violator oI
this law will be arrested and punished -
The penalty is "rive dollars for any bird OF
game above mentioned thus killed, trapped
ensnared, bought, sold or held in posses