Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-06
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-Dss heines folks have purchased
new Amosksag steam fire engine, which has
arrived.
The hascatins Journal says that the
total valuation Of property destroyed ~
the tornado cannot 80 less than forty or
fifty thousand dollars in Museasine county.
The S,at.sman SAYS that man wss
struck By lightning in Des Moinss Sunday
night and considerably injured
The statement Of the Keokuk Savings
Bank shows an accumulation Of deposits 10
sixty days Of over one hundred thousand
dollars.
The proposition submitted to the vo-
ssrs OF the Abba Independent School Dis
trict, to issus bonds 10 the amount Of el6.-
O0O to build school heuss, was carried BY
50 msj gritty, a. We learn from the Unios.
The Monticello Express spe,As Of the
hop crop in that region "The amount oi
land appropriated for tho growth OF hops in
this vieinitv is very large. We have taken
some pains ts get At the figures, and learn
that over one thousand acres will be cult
waited in the vicinity Of Monticello alone
The coming crop will be the third raised
hsssabeuta. and ws venture the assertion
that no branch Of farming could possibly
have been 80 pleasant or so profitable
The profits on this crop are something in
credible. What do ysu think Of clsss
profit Of three hundred dollars pr acre p
This amount, and more. has sftsn been
realized in this vicinity
The Burlington Hartsys learns that Z
terrible tornado passed through the little
village sf Shanghai, ILL.,, about ten milsa
from Monmouth. Sunday aftsrnoon about
Eve O'Clock. Fifteen or sixteen houses, be
sides the school house, and the only tive
churches in the village we're entirely de-
molishsd. The Sunday School vas In ses.
sion in the New Advent Church, At The
time Of ito destruction, and, although there
we're . large number seriously injured, It il
. matter OF wonder that any escaped with
their lives. About half dozsn were kill
cd and between 35 and 40 we're more OF
less injured We learn that the track o.
the tornado was about thres-fourths Of I
mile vide, and that for . distance OF three
miles II destroyed everything 10 its way
40 further PARTICULARS.
The Adams county Gazette is rssponsi
bic for this: "Whils the engineers were
running line down the Nodaway the 9th.
Or day, one Of the women Of that nsighbor
hood became very much excited, and de-
| elarsd that she would not live there II they
run the road acrosa their place, whsrsupon
the party proposed that il she would give
them gallon Of milk hs would survey 90
% to accom- nodAts her. The proposition
was accepted, and We understand that the
line WAS run accordingly.
The Iowa Falls Sentinsl. says: Grundy
county is more rapidly filling mp With smi
grants this spring than ever before. Mr.
J. j. Schroeder, from whom We have thii
infor natcn, tells Us that scores Of Ger
mans 40 wall al 'natives to the manner
born." are dropping into that county, bny
ing up its fsr:ile lands and rapidly convert.
ing them into fruitful fields. He also tell
us that Grundy Centre ha, this spring to
kan new lsase OF life. and is showing tn,
| outside world what can be done in the way
Of grcwtt Treeiess Grundy will soon be
come one OF the most populsus and wealthy
of Iowas inland counties. Tracy's Atia
will have Grundv written al over i.