Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-29

. movkor, ana q tsms thet No las eniFpeu
half Of the grain and At least two-thircs Of
The stock that has lsft the place. He 10 .
thoreugh business man. and from small
beginning has worked himself into fer.
tune.
There 10 but one lawyer in tn. place, Mr..
d. A. W. Perkins. lie has bat recently
settled in Wilton, having frat located in
Durant.
DR.. II. A. Folger. dentist, has a very 6ns
effice fitted up in Dr.. Ross building. We
locked .. ssme Of his work while 10 his
rosms, snd hare 90 Meditation IN prsneune-
ing Il frat rate. He can make . set Of
grinders" that will bite through . shin
gle.
The other physicians arc DIS. Bsxsrth.
William and Farrell, men Of ability and
reputation.
Mr.. J. J. Rider. the proprietor ofthe up
per elevator, 10 . large dealer In grain. His
facility for shipping are excellent, and tis
elevator. " should say, 10 the most cen
vsnisnt
The three principal saloons are swnsd by
Geo. Frcnz.l, Vim. Schmidt, and Anton
Roman. Frsnzsl and Schmidt a!so deal
in OYSTER, candy and confectionery.
Antsn Komann Il the inventor Of An ifn>
proved pillow that took the premium At one
Of our Scot, county fairs. . year or two
ago.
j. s. McComb does the hauling for every
body. lie has several drays and teams
constantly At work, and makes moaey.
| - The two principal hotels are the klotz
and the Mcintyre Houses. They are beth
| we'll kept, clean and comfortable. We al.
ways stop At the latter, and can commend
il 10 the travelling public - being inferior
10 none On the read. McIntyrs knows how
10 keep . hotel-an accomplishment that
many landlords have yet 10 learn. These
who ''put up with him once are never
known 10 60 elsewhere.
The emily coal yard 10 owned BY John A.
Robinson. He keeps the best qualities be
can buy, and sells q small profit.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| The Young Mems Christian 'AssoeiAtiea
has a. organization here, With daily prayer
msstinSs 81 nssn.
There 10 No wild land In this vicinity, II
oil being under fence aud cultivation. Farms
ere vsrth frsn o76 70 o100 per acre,
Tevn lets range il price from el0o 10 L.
900, according - location.
A. boarding hesss BY A. S. McFarren
hes opened In soonsetion with the SsuSiua-
~. Parents living 81 distance, can nov
send their children her to school, and have
them under the direct care Of tho faculty.
Before closing this already lengthy arti
Gle, We must render eur acknowledg cement
70 Dennis Mahsnns. Esq, an cid resident Of
Wilton. He kindly assisted ~ in gather
ing tho items necessary for thss. few
nssss. He 10 gentleman ws shall be
pleased to meet again.
N1eGaee0oR ana 0aou1 City Rail.
| We see statements in soms Of our ex-
shassss to the elect that the McGrsgos 4
Sisus City Rsilway UsmpsSy have closed
wsrk along the kns Of the road, and the
contractors hsvs failed, 10, II dsss not
ieok much like Il 10 this vicinity. The
bridge across the Cedar river, here, has
been located near the north lro Of the
town plat, at the head Of The river just
south Of the cemetary, and men and teams
arc busily at work hauling stone with
which to build 1t. The Gbu,ment on the
east side is already commenced, and the
massns are .. work laying it up IN water
lime, Notwithstanding the Geld weather
ihs oonhhCtors ioT ouiiutng tue Iaiifoau
bridge are Me.s's. Langdon & Carpenter,
Of Minnsssta. They are the same gsntls-
men that took the contract for grading the
railroad from Cslnisr westward to Chicka-
saw, So miles. The grading between Chick
ss,w and Cha les City. 10 miles, was let TO
Msssrs. Lynch 4 Go. The work Of grading
on the entire line from Cslmer to this
place, 10 more than half done, and can b.
completed in the spring in season for the
track layers.
| The right Of way has been procured frsm
the depot grounds TO the bridge, and the
property holders have received . fair COM
psnsation for the land thus USED Charles
City Inteliigsneer.
CoNsraTUTlssN AIRY Ollie.
GAL. TENDERS.