The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-08
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The Carihasenians went across to Bur
l'nston Thursday evening Of las. week and
held Railroad meeting, IN favor Of road
between the two places.
"A very aowery and rhetorical CORE.
,pondent Of tbe Ho~k-Eve srrrof Burlipg-
ton in 1888: In the full Of 1889, together
With faw friends, " crossed from Illinois
into iowN, whore shfss little log hu,s on tn.
bAsk u ths river boes the name 81 Flint
Hills.' hers " 'srssied aAe approach Of
the Arss boaA impelled. " ',se.m, s.hile The
white AID The red man alike manifested great
Joy over he event. In To valleys and o Or
the hillddes the same dense thicksfs we're
seen, bnt frrsher out where now our snbur
ban residences stand, there lowered the
mighty for-sta. Almost unseen blythe eye
Of suas they donned their veraant robes on
e.rb retsrr'ng spring, and when whitening
autumn came, sank into repose. Here
where nov our many lanes and avenues in
tersect each other. the we'll worn Indian trail
waa all thsf reminded W Of the existence OF
human beings, nnless the Wild. piercing var
whoop rang through the air. Far Ger the
vast prairiss might dnily be seen line o. In
i.ane, marching sl~sysin even succession.
coming to this, their trading point. with furs.
skins, &c, which they exchanged for beda.
Llankets, hou.. tobacco, whisky. nc. Crowd
ing into the lit'e cabin Of the whites. his
savage tomahawk and scalping knife girdsd
around him. none dared refuse the food be
asked lest they endaneer their lives BY 90 do
ing In winter, when the river iay buried ina
shroud Of ice, for many miles could be heard
the beating Of their drums Il key, the end
covsealgvih deer skin.) Ashley scared onf
houeesAe3 BEGIN to dance, and continued
around DIR doors Till they demanded food for
tbs entertainment they had furnished u.s."
The Boone county Adrocafe says "A
mortgage or deed Of trust executed by the
Dies Moiaes Valley Railroad Company 70 v.
s. Gilman and N. A. Covdry was filed in
the Recorders Office yesterday, sporting
revenue stamp 70 the amount Of 81 6ei. This
j, = frss mortgage on 100000 acres Of land
and the railroad and its equipments from
Des Ao,sss 70 Fort Dodge, distance Of
about eighty Eve miles, and second mort
gage q the railroad and equipments from
ksokuk to Des Moines,a distance..of one
hundred and sixts-two. miles, to secure The
payment Of $3.50, 600, at eight per cent. in
teress, to be paid semi annually. The prior
mortgage npon The one hundred and sixty
two miles Of tho road, from Keokuk to Des
Aoinss. was given TO SECURE the payment u
e2,sl0Jos0j 7hs 4oo, 90 &Stss 81 MA ~
pledged - sinhine fsna 20 pAts ssia ~
ss0,Oo0 q tie market price al he bosdl -
sued, not exessing 10 psr censam AID &C.
crued isaefest.'s
The &sls htsss says: "Ths man Whit.
ing, whsssssr1l years $50 sacesedsa Il %
clsvssly vietinixirg the Frat National Bank
Of III ~, y ~ psassgs Of len one humid
red 49, M Faieh aher.asds prsved 10
BE- eos - Mo foe tn. 81 IL civ
erns1s - given board and washing for Eve
ysass q FoF4 nadison, q the expense Of the
State, eosapletsd the term for which hs sas
seatsnse4 = 10 f5ih instant. ns r.tn.N.ai
hers, and ~ in search Of Gov Merrill, that
the 0esSrior might have surgical operation
performed upon him. ii asens thai he has
become cn1ed upon the subject OF religion,
aud i1agisee that bis riLs have become de-
tschdl from his apinsl colpnn By aseels,
Who eses isAs biz coll end threw halls of
srs = h,e- Hs appsarsd pefisealy ssne mp
% svsry o4her sahject, bat Imagined that ,ahe
sssss EsscusiSs s1s pasSesSsd o. some sshtls
nssss q sss;sg Mn d his inlshsft ~.