Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-30
STATE sTE MS.

Deer meat at lss cents. per pound in
Meines.
a clever gentleman Of Dewitt last
u furnished svsrv needy family in tina,
ia sisA CLristoas turkey.
The Upper D.s Koin.r has the follow
interesting article on Northwestern
% lands.
t~qa mt letters Of inquiry directed 10 W
various points in the Union seem 10
band OF us lev words in general terms
~ the subject whic, heads this article.
d, then. to lay the matter before tho
BIC in manner not 10 b, misund,r-
ID, aud At tho simc times give = fair
Impartial answer TO these numerous
uirsra altar "chesp lands" We wou d
that Tho area Of hossuth county. - at
bcut organized. is not far from 655 900
%. VI this vast aroa there is really no
= land. tho greater portion bling the
Is farming and grazing lAnds IN the
=. Scattered over tho entire county in
the right proportion arc . great NUM-
u email marshes OF peat 6oos, which q
sni ad,Td al Unlimited supply Of ex-
int hay which costs tho settler nothing
pt tas labor Of eating aud stacking,
. fjrs TO the nsw settler tho creates,
les Tor entering at once into the bust
Of stock raising, and will, whenever
,tcd also furnish an inexhaustible
Div Of fuel. o. tho 6j5. 900 acres, there
, 600 ARES y! native timber scattered
= tls Dcs Molnes aud Baifalo Fork
emasnder being prairie. Farmers are
hing timber extensively, 50 that in ia
the grcr'h will keep eve, with, If i.
not exceed the consumption. The
uty OF land owned and actually he'll
,,leats d,ss MT exceed one tenth o 7
urea OF tho county.
g nov come to the question Of chee2
II is true that since 1t mas b COM
ed tia. The McGregor railioad vii. lie
through within two or three years a,
"nssst. lands IN tho vicinity Of lgoua
lexington. ~ also along the propose d
81 the rad have rapidly advanced in
while Ill equally true that thsic are
nrsds Of thousands OF acres Just 90
~ every respect. with tho exception
roximi,y 70 railroad, which can vet Be
sd - homtstsady or entered 1t Go, s-n-
price. A great d 81 OF this same land
along the proposed line Of the Des
les Valley Railroad. which il now being
lsd forward with greater rapidly than
before. Along this sams line Of rail.
Ia the northern part Of the county,
srgs tracts Of entered lands, which are
In the market. and ON Do bought VI
owners agents in this place. at . trifiisg
lnoc on the original cost. Hence there
Really valuable lasds which can b
ht ehsap-aud there doubtless will be
lapds fer . sensiderabls time yeS %
bile il 10 true that feW ere holdln.
sald lands st prices beyond the reach
~ Of moderate means, Il issqusliy true
there are many Thousand acres Of
My COED lands 40 On the market and
sls at prices varying from 81 80 10 o.
20 acre. with mere then hsif' . milton
efshs ousss pssris land under the sun,
All thar vest quantity Of land on the
- Wv Oss0 - va o0VtuVue VbbuUG ~
ss'ssds. 0esseroent. College OF second
purchase. and that too u prices with.
y rsssA IT sc0parativs'y psss men, ws
assure eur frlsnds that they can suit
sslses With coed ebsAp lands, and let
Whs held their lands for speculation
shsn-shsy q tAsirs viii 10 time real
: fair PROSE. Bat IL the nAtuss Of
., many ysars viii elapss before all
sasds 10 Ksssuth and adjoining csun.
1ill b the hands q actual settlers -
. - cay e KessGeA seaeey, 10 equally
lef Pslo Alts. Emmett, Dickinson, Win.
lge and haassek counties. We there
ADVISE those seeking homes.eads or
y second hand lands TO do ~ many
dsns the past season -jupt ssopa little
Der back from the centsrs Of settlements
b gssd locations are only waiting for
and Of the husbAndmen, TO become
satsrs. Of equal value With these o.
ID for ned.