The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-26
RHUoxI ACTIONS OF OLD TIMES II
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a utfay copy recently found OF ne"sPa-
per published 10 Carthage, Hancock County.
il 1885, br;.s. from an old settler this inter.
esting chapter OF Hancock county remlnis-
cencps, published in the Carthage Gazette
rs....- rn,,oav.-Eyer since your notice
somcime aimee. Of the "tarfhoosnias'' ne wspaper
focnd In = AoIe IN : rsrrst in youf city, I kass
felt called on TO add somethjps more about that
'h:.. - Yin. IN .,,sa !. =. p.s,.t.a a, :.
Of century ago and, - may wsll be supposed,
Carthage 40 4 thai time but ! smaU viiiaae.
why that paper came to be established, % far
away from anywhere, misk4 b intsrsstins--and
villtell it, st
d., Ivese 0aliand. whom many Of your readers
win remember. resided Il that time IN Carthage.
on the lot occupied, I bsIlevs, by the Democrat
ofacs. Hs uas HAVING work .pfintad in JCieein-
natl. 81 81 oifice il y6ssk 1Nss employed; ssttlsa
nChrouicIea fthe NortK American savaees" II
-. thr meAno ofintroducing me 10 his scquaint.
nncs, snd Iaadrssssd him note, making enquiry
about tho place and the prospect for ! nssspspes.
He answered that Carthage Vas new tsws With
highly nsA4sriAx ptospsctI -ths. he knew of no
place IN =. North....s nsrs ., excepting chlc.-
snov vss . vill.re az sav two thonsand inbahi-
t.nt Thev viII eI.o nerce;ye that in this vear q
~ rh;s,. :. sse 10 ~ = - hal 49,.
stssni - oyw TlaA he people 81 csrthaee
h.ys Ma m eoniroi. thint 'horeyer th.t ca.
thsse NAV esteh m vet London Was once !
much ensalsr ulsae chan carthase is-and n has
-,o~. &Svs s;ncss IAN and hasn't mar
the reesa 49, csrthsre has. either.
Thst ~ Is the vhteY Of $3.50 10 in The
,prins came round, Not hsyine the mean, to
purchsaa 50 printins mAterials myself-A eem,a-.
n1Sa iaasdi.s.lS fam.A. " meas. r.is.d,
Itvas : cold. dre.ry dav in April when s,..
,.raaa i. W.rs.v Ana - vou 3. th.1 !, ,nn.,
hav. 81 veI .. ists M.v, heIor. I cot 'shs
preas here and 4 running order. / mention mi.
for the nurnose o. br;ne;n, IN an ;ncdsnt Ths
W.. ,.s =. ~ se y, .uu ~ = = sos
paw Rout w.s .mnlov.d ~ hr;ne !, vhich =.
dia-frst hr..L;nr dovn n . MA Nj. T. ~
nsht .svsff s. ,1rAf mix v.s4 a. ~. .ns f.srs
ine me on guard ap.in,t the pr.;r;e volv.. and
other "yarminta" vh;,a ~ vent q ~. for re;n.
foroements. And that. too. With ,nov on the
eroupH..sleAeuse1 Il w.s Nav. -
The Asst No, Of tho paper wss issued think IN
the lsth dey Of Jane. and. although I nav Il nv
,elf msae oaite = rssr.,sAhle N annS.r..ce :.
anv a. ~ rsr,etM,s hrocd ~ n.nsfs that have
boon Issued in re comfy since.
A. MT t,mS MAJ ~ shervards Sehatdr. Youns
~ pnbiishinr - Bom.ts Lc.d Reoisser = ouin.
=, :, !, NAV e th.t NJ patti h.d i.t.n n and
hs,un the Quincy a., M. Edvss1s. sft@-
vsrda Z - - lsmiiscA pntrioe and ~ mr..
linstoa HIeA-En. ~ ,,ubli,hiae r. sIninois
poffGs p 49, sosyiIle and ri. Bf0oks.ftbs
f.thsr 81 Amin n the Quincy H.roldl ! VI con
duotins the, Illinois Adrocnas. (I think, = the
ssme nI.ce. Simeon Fr.nc;a vs. .Iso nubl;.h;nv
tbs Ssnes.s. .Is.rrnl Is 1;nran S6S,d. I'd e.n.ns
81, D.sk cchascled the Pecrfs Rsoi.trr. About
CHICAGO and begun The puhlication Of his n.ner
which was no. !. psvsr i. he M
Al might be guessed. : paper got up under
such auspices q vas tAs CarsAagssssa, and il )
the prairie Fsnwsss ioos high. tArosgh which