Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-02

Suubou ms puvcuooeO D tVVV tOU u seSs
Briggs Bros, Of Rochester N. T., have
purchased 264 acres near Clinton, to o..
tstlsh seed farm. A 501sO four story
warehouse is already in process Of cree
ton--says the Herald.
The cars on the North western we're
blocaisd BY snow near Boone last wsek.
The Linn county Hirkeye 10 the name
ofa new paper just started At M,. Vernon
by J. T. Rice.
The Cedar county Agricultural So
ciety have voted to sxpend $1,000 in
erecting Floral Hall.
The wavsriy NsSs says Of the winter
in Northern Iswa: Tho winter thus fer
has been - delightful - any nsrthsrn
winter could b. Eight isches Of saow =
Christmas with slight thAw, then aneth-
Or freeze, and six inches Of anew At New
Ysars With snssths Iisaodatiou. givss
he best slsishing ever knsvn 70 THE eosn-
try"
The Ottumwa Cosrie, says: Asssrs.
Neville Hs~isy. AID Csps have ojsst cen.
plstsd . contract fer the rebuilding Of their
busInsss house on the burnt District. The
block 10 70 BE- three stories high. 100 feet
deep. with ell the modern Improvements.
making three Of the finest business houses
in the city.
Tho Maquotca Ssntinst, abiding TO .
third vote .on the railroad tax question
Gays: "It nov Imsrely rsuains for the
people to say at the ballot. boz. for the
third and last time, whether they want .
Railroad Or don't want It. Their tdecisien
this time will BE- Rnsl. We feel ipsrfcetly
certain that il the vote upon the tax this
time 10 agaiost il, not even the trump Of
the angel Gabriel, thssgh hs blew his Ut.
most, can ssssrrset our read frsa the grave
to which that vote will esnsign IT,"
-TAe Dee Msisss RAciseSv ssys cor
porass association. With 0ev. Saassl nss.
rll. Hon. James Harlan. Gen. N. B. Ohip-
man, Hen. Gee. g. Wight. B. =. Allen. @.
". Jones. Jss. g. Ssvssy. Hen. O. c.
Nsurss. Csi. 9. L. Godfrey. aad Col. l..
0uylss. - cooperate msabsrs. bee just
sssn organized 10 this State Ter The pur :
psss Of srsstisg % equestrian statue Of
Gen. Ssoasl b. Cassis. The sflcsrs ere |:
Prssidsat, Gee. q. Wright Vice Prssi-
dent, J. @. Ssvssy Secretary, George ".
Jssss; Treasures. -. E. Allen. These
officers, with 0sv. Merrill aud NJ. Nssrss.
fern the board Of directors. Col. Guylss
10 the 0sasrsl Agent. The statue 10 to b
equestrian. The nan and horse 10 b Of
bronze psissd % . marble bsss. The
statue 10 70 b % s1act imitation Of the
jackson statue in Lafayette Park, wash
insten City. and 10 70 cost go. eeo-ell.-
900 Of which are already pledged. II 10 -
b. located in Capitol Square. Dss Moinss.
In THE work Of honoring the memory Of
one Of fows'ss most gallant soldiers, "
have no doubt the people Of our Common.
wealth will bear ready and generous tribute.
Othsr States ere thus monumsnting their
dead heroes and Iowa. ~ gallant 10 peace
~ In war, will net lag behind others 10
preserving the name aud fame Of those who
led her immortal troops to the Geld.
The Sioux City Journal says Of the
sale Of public lands in that part Of the
State: The entries At the United stAsss
Land Oaics AZ this place during the year
have been much greater than in any enc
year since the financial revolution Of 1867.
The Sioux City Land District embraces
the counties Of Dickinson. Lyons, Oscsola,
Sioux, O'Brisn, Clay. Busna Vista, Chsro
kss, Plymouth. Woodbury., Ida. and Sac.
and the west tier Of the Townships Of Ems
nit. Palo Ate, Posahoutas and calhoun.
or from the east side Of range thirty four.
thence vest to the Big Sisux River. and
fcom the south line Of township eighty six
T. the north line Of the State. There YET
rsmAins in the district absut enc and half
million acres yet sndispessd Of. and liable
- entry BY Homestead. pre-smptien or
private entry-one half Of il at 3l.25 and
the balance At 81. so per acre. The south.
! srn tier Of csun,ie, are nearly all entered.
The timbss, which 10 generally either on
broken lands, or on the larger streams, 10
nearly oil entered. The vacant lands are
generally prairie Of the choicest quality,
equal, If not superior to the Illnsis prairiss,
and without the bottsmlsss slouehs 80 nu :
mersus in Illinois, and are oil we'll watsred
With numerous lakes and small strsams Of
pure water. During the past year there
has been entered ct the local land Offices in
Sioux City, for cash. 81. 7s2 - acres with
Agricultural College script, 7s.2le acres
with Military Land wssrsnts, 6.oo0. BE-
sidss fsus hundssd end thirty -feur Hoas-
stead Entries. covering 81. os5 - acres, and
eight hundred and seven Prs.suptien On
tries, covering 80. 100 acres, making fetal
of2S5.s7S 81. or upwards 81 quarter u !
nillioa Of asrss, nearly enc half Of which
was entered By actual settlers. At this
same rate, il vii require bat SIX years more
~ ~ ~ sooo oUsO ~ xVvOsOWOOS oU0O IL
THE district takes. Iaaigratisa the cen
lag season premises g b immense ffso
oil parts Of Ne ossatry. Nansrsus letters
srs ssaseaaNy being received BY he lasd
s@sss ssA b eur sisissns, making isqsiriss
csnessoisg he sssntsy. its sdvsstagss. TO-
dussasats. Ae. The gsntlsnsaly Register
end Rsssaves saks sspssisl psins - reply v
I'll such letters - snelsss the necessary
postage stamp, and any enc desiring fssshss
Information ean receive ID BY addsesaise
VIM R.0nisA, Rscsivsr, u Jshs Clsehs.n.
Register.
The OeroagAe - le.
We overheard . eenvssoaaieo yesterday
betussn two srehiss, which fes IL intsllis
essss, ~ consider gsed. One Of The bsys,
Il appsars, bad bssa engaging in asrtsi
combat with : csmpenisn. cod Was rotating
hov "sbs thing" occurred. Said he: "l'il
tell yeu heW It vas. You zee, Bill and
me vent dewn . Turnss's tobscee faslery
70 Ash 81 that old boat, but vs dide't