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HE IOWA VOTBRi
REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER:
Pv.hli*hed Entry Thursday, by
V SPtRRY. F.C.BAEKSM
SPERRY & BARKER.
Qfler,t*nr «rth«a»t-nrnrr Publit- Squar*,
Lviioxvllle Marlon County,
low*.
,-bscRIPTTOX PRICK.TwoDollarsper
year. and at the same rate for any
part .of a year—ix AM, CASKS
STHH'TI.Y IN ADVANt'i:.
A.M.—Ori»nt»l (.odveHofil. Knoxville. mMti
-»t KTP.
oii
or hffi* full ntonn 'nonHi
ylc. PA113
JN8, &< *#. W. K WHIG 11 r, W. M.
iPMOR CHAPTKR.No. 18, K. A. Knoxville.
n,,.,-!* u. Kw on or h«f)r« *»*h full nurnn.
T. HtBNCH, .Sec'y. W. J. MILLARD, J*., U,
o. t•— Knoxville lodge mwti »-very Tuesday
Kreoinir V:iting brethren crrdinllv invited.
0. (i MROKST, Srr'y. A. F. SP».TtKY, N 0.
Professional.
W. A. Ardery, M. D.
"\IIYSICIAN aii1 iSl'RGEON, Knoxville,
9
Iowa. Office At hii Drag Store, south
of Public Square. tf
K C. F. Garretson,
xville, Iotvji.
Ollice over Kinne's
Store,southeast cor
ner of Public Square,
(l,-8tf)
.j.WlHKf.ow. J. w, WILSON-
Winslow & Wilson,
TT0RNrVS AT LAW and NOTARIES
1'UBLIC, Newton, Jasper County, I"wa,
ill attendtheCourtsof Marion County. 40tf
Hart & Hays,
TTORNEYS AT LAW, and Real Estate
mid Collecting Agents. Office ens doon
i u'h tf southeast corner of Public Square,
ooxviile.
O. L. Collins,
TTORNEY AT LAW. Office north side
Public Square, Knoxville. Will also
tend to Collections,and Cujingand Selling
and. 3 23 tf
Hugh Thompson, M. D.,
ENTIST —Office in the Fourth Building
i.orth of Oveiton'd Drug Store. Knox
t, Iowa. 23 tf
B. A. Wilder,
OJ'CEOPATHIC PhysicianandSnrgeon.
Office in new building, near southeast
urner Public Square, Knoxville. O 18 tf)
B. F. Sperry,
"OTARY PUBLIC, Renl Estate, Claim,
Insurance and General Agent. Offiee
VOTKR
Office, Knoxville low*. Business
trusted to his care will be promptly and
tisfactorily attended to. 16 tf
tTON'B. O.B.ATRM.
Stone & Ayres,
TTORNEYS at Law, Claim and Real Es
tate Aftouts,Knoxviiie, Marion County,
i.
Will attend to all business entrusted to their
re, in Marion and adjoining Oouaties. Will
aetice in the State nnd Federal Courts. 3,ltf.
W. A. Morrison, M. D.,
ftfflANKPUL for past n»trmutjf«
•II continue the Pwtic9 of Medicine,
itendi ig_i'r'j'i'ntlw_to-a!l colli.
special attention given to Chronic
i-ciise
Ollice on Second Street, first door south of
Hard House, Knoxville. 5 17 tf
mercantile, &ra&fs
$Zt.
Knoxville Marble Works.
LLEN HAM RICK, Dealer in Foreign
and
A
mericaii Marble, and manufacturer
Monuments, Head Stones, Cenotaph*, Ao.
far n»rthweat coraor Public Square, Knox
ille, Iowa.
jstnMr. Hestwood will stillreMin as Bn
raver and General Workman. 4-i7 ft
Furniture.
9.Y0UN0 would refpeetfnllyInform
i tie citizens of Marion County that he
opened a Cabinet Shop on Robinson
trcet, westof the Tremont Houso.up stairs,
tho room formerly occupied by tho Rfpubli- number
Office, where he will hare on hand all
ol Furniture, and Coffin* of allsir.ej,
i be wil 1 scl 1 Low for Ca»b.
Furniture.
HE UNDERSIGNED manufactures and
keeps oil haud all kinds of Furni'ure,
-h»a Bureaus, Safes, Bedsteads, labUs,
'iirs, Sofas, Lounges, Ac., of Best Quality
i at tho Lowest 1'rices, at his old stand, up
irs, over Kinne's Store, brick huilding,
theact,corner Square, Knoxville, low®.
Keady-niade coflins, all sites, always
'vs, am prepared to suit all
ob
and. (5,11 tf) Wm. WKYERS.
Something New
OR CRMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, and ill
other P1CTUKKS, Frame», Cords and
sols, go to
KOIMNSO.VS NEW (2ALtERY,
stairs, South Sido of Square, Knoxville.
(44)
Jf. Curti%
'ATCnMAKKR, and jEtTFL'RR, and
Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
toctai-les, (Joggks and Toyx. Having in
feafed facilities for doing a!l kinds of work
ttiy Lino, I am able to }{ive Entire tfatifl
I'ti-n. All work Warranted. Being Agent
"r l*rof. J. Kaufman's Achromatic .-peeta
mditions ol
Cuth.
'Uthwest oorner of PubllsKnox
ile, Ios 12
1.T!ERJ M.
Bookl, Writing Papers. Illank Books,
iblt-s.le. iMueic i$ook., Muflcal
u,
City Mills,
KMOXVILLE.
IOWA. Br»af*l«fgt«r
sma'l quantities. Now ix a good time
to lav in Iiran, Shorts or Ch'p Feed.
THE DEST FLOUR also always on hand,
a* (1 dali/eied anywhere in the City Free ol
Carriage.
5 31 tf W*. BUSSING k CO.
G. Eberhart,
ftfftfWlIMAKER AND JEWELER, In
I Overton's Brick ug Store, northrast
oorner of Publio ?quar«, Knoxville. A g"od
Stock of Best Clocks, Wat' ho* and Jewelry on
hanl. Large assortment !'Spectacle*. Special
attention given to Bepawing, and Satisfacti'n
Guaranteed. 20 yesrg'e*|n'rieuoe. Come iu
and see me in ray new quarters. 43
G. E. Conwell,
DEALERHardware,Reapers,
in Stoves, Tinware, Shelf and
Heavy Mowersand
Agricultural Implements generally. Aecnt i (Jisey^jon
forM. W. Warren's Patent Atmospheric Port
able Soda Fountain. Old Stand, east si te
Square, Knoxville l,2tf
Main St. Clothing: House.
J)n«»ij'
YARrtER, MERCHANT TAILOR, has
constantly on hand a Fall Line of Men's
*nd Boys'Wear, Hats, Caps and Furnishing
Goods.
constantly on hand a Fall Line of Men's
T\T«.•• n„». Pam and Pnvn Sdkitl
i*
Agent for Singer's Sewirg Machines.
6
i 35Uf
Contractor and Builder.
j.
1
F. ROLLER wonld respectfully an
nounce that he id now prepared to
ontraot, at the lowest rates, for any kind
Building or Bridges, and guarantee satis
faction. Estimates sod Plaus furnihcd
free, shop south of A.
K. A i).
grounds, Knoxville, Towa. (4,IS tf.)
have constantly on hand a Full Stock of
the very best House, Stock and Cistern
Pump«, at bottom prices. Call and see before
you luy and ]iat too hi)?h.
PU.vi s
HOP—Norttiwest corner of Public
Square, Knoxville, low*. N. WB8T.
April 20, 1871. (4 45tf.
Knoxville National Bank.
K
N0X VILLK, 10WA. CAPITAI. JKO^fiO
Securities 1 oujrht and sold. Interest allowed
on tlmo deposits. Stccial atten'iou given to
Collections. Open from 9 A. M. to 4 P.
exoept Sundays.
DIRRCTOM.
Larkin Wright, A. J. Brize *, J.
M.Cathcart,
A. W. m'Sds, S. L. Coiiins, A. J. Kerr.
J. Bittenbcnder, E.B.Woodruff, A.T. Brooks.
LARKIH
WniouT, Pres't.
A. W. COM.IMS, Vice Prea't
(t.lftf A. J. BuKJLis, Cashier.
THE IOWA VOTER.
A. F. Sperry, Editor.
Republican Slate Convention.
OFIK K Kiii'CJiMCAN
STATE
CKNTKAL 'O.MMJTTKE,
Dks MOINES, IOWA,Feb.22,1S72.
A Stale Convention of the Kepub
Hcnn Party of Iowa will be held at
Des Moines, on "Wednesday, March
27, 1872, for the purpose of selecting
twenty-two delegates to the National
The following table shows the
of
delegates
to
COUUty
Will bo
\Ve ln-artily setouU'
the
S,,M,
tf
Books and Stationery.
BR0I5ST,
Deoler in Fvhoel
n8, u
''ni*, Music for Sundav Schools, Hinging
'ho')!?, Ac. Organs, Violins, Aecor leons,
Pictures and Framee. Wall and Window
«r. Paper Collars. All at Publisher s and
Manufacturers* PricH* IC*it fid* of Public
f'iuan?, Kiioxvili®. 4 37 tf
Blackemithing.
OtA^BACH A BITTESBKND**
O to anijouuce tliat they ave three (lood
Tktnen emj ifytd »t tLeir Shop (lately oc
by J. It. Roberts) acar northwest cor
*f
0
fSquaie, Knoxville. AH work iu tb*4
j'fie dote on fbortes notice, and at Lowtst
kxtes and Stiffaotion Guaranteed.
ail ki&di ukea
WhlCll SfMiU
entitled:
Marion
Arrangements are being made with
the different Kail roads in the State
for reduced fare. Announcements
of details will be made at an early
day. On behalf of the Committee.
GEO.
C. TIOIENOK, Chairman.
joNlali T. oung.
We take pleasure iu republishing
the following earnest words from the
OttumwaCo///-/Vr in commendation of
Monroe County's candidate for Sec
eretary of State. Our own senti-
mcnta, in entire llc'"r'i .'j'1™ 1
ami say ol hm. that.h«»»»
for three
ewell,C
0f,i,,isa
friends "in
this section w ho w ill urge
hisclaims. Plere isour hand. Josiah I
V
his claims.
Pro"
fer
werk.
81
iSOme,
lTnion Kepublicau Convention, to be v,«
held at Philadelphia, on the 5th day "uttee on Agriculture. Mr. Kta
of June, 1S72. bles presented If. F. No.207, "A Kill
The ratio of representation will be
one delegate from each county in the
State, and in addition thereto, one
delegate for every two hundred votes
or fraction of over one hundred cast
for C. C. Carpenter for (iovernor at
the general election in 1*71.
VOL. 5 KNOXVILLE, IOWA. THURSDAY, FEB. 29,1872. NO. 38
Iowa tf^hthitiire
ILouso
In the Senate on the P.»th, the vote The joint resolution pro
by which the Senate concurred in posing to strikeoutthe word -male"
the
for the repeal of the Kail road Aid
Tax law was reconsidered, on the
ground that the amendments defeat
ed the Original bill and the hill was
then referred to the Railroad Com
mittee. The Committee's report,
adverse to making the Soldiery' Or
phan's Homes permanent institu
tions, was adopted. The rest of
the business of the day was mainly
of a merely preliminary nature.
In the House, same day, avast
amount of new business wits intro
duced and referred and then a long
was had
Oil
Justices of the 1 eaco or AttoriH'^H,
Depot i WM9
1
Pumps.
PRICF.S
GREATLY REDfTC'ED! I
passed unanimously. Mr.
amendments to the l»ill from tlie State Constitution was ta-
the bill to
CUt
down theallowanee of jostage stamps
to members from §:J to per
week. Mr. Keahles offered an
amendment, "that hereafter the per
diem of members of the General
Assembly be $1 per day"—which of
course was not adopted. The bill
was referred to Committee. A
bill concerning Circuit Courts and
juries therein was passed by vote of
8^ to Its nature is not reported.
A bill prohibiting Clerks or Dep
uty Clerks of Courts from acting as
i I
Morrison's bill to abolish the otlicei
nlJ?3e
the rjuth„ of e^cli otli^r—.VHciy wlitt4rA i v
and referred to Com-
for aii Act to encourage and promote:
manufacturing in theStateof lowa."j
Referred to the Coniuiiftee on Do-
mestic Manufacture. Tho Senate
resolution endorsing the Indian
policy of tho Administration was
taken up nnd concurred in. A
bill to enable cities and towns to
settle or compound their indebted-
ness, and to provide for the payment
In the Senate on the 21
it, a long
discussion was had as to the best
Kr,«Bim.n
are expressed elsewhere In tl.1. 1 Tl,e bill •'fl,1u.KluS tl.e
per. I he om/j/..}. I time and manner of administering
KlHewherein ourcoluinns.will
tjl0
1
vears the comrade in arms peal the law
of both the editors of the
Courier,
n0U?P|
rame
be'ing "as reliable I their vote on the question of engross-
always and everywhere as any man jng, we judge that Messrs. Durham
who ever wore the army blue. Re-
Hn(j
turning to his home in Albia.bill.-—The resolution concerning
?£*kof'& lie t'H striklnp out of the wonl "male"
filled with great satisfaction, arid from the Constitution was adopted
now upon his third term. Mr. ^y
Vote
Young is in the full vigor provide for the submission to the
.ex,:r ".-u,, nta, 1
Lis'business habits, a most genial
irentlen.an, the very sou! of honor,
and of sound practical judgment. As
his regiment was raised in this and
the adjoining Ounties of Appano».se
nnd Monroe, he has a host of army
asking
to
of Co. Sup't of Schools was discussed buffalo and other v ild game on the
considerably, but finally referred!
rtnl
back to Committee. The discussion ^bill to amend the recent
showed, however, that some such Kail road act, by pro\iding that hail
bill is likely to pass the House. A
bill "in relation to taxes for bridge
purposes" passed by vote of 74 to 11.
Nature not reported.—Adjourned.
roads which have
Ih the Senate on the 20th, Com- Treasurers, was passed. The rest
of the business of the day was con
sideration of the report of the Code
mittee reported against tho bill "for
the relief ol Jasper Comity for mon
ey stolen from the County safe."
bin to prohibit members of the pres
ent nnd ail future (ieneral Assem
blies from receiving any mileage,
postage stamps or other perquisites jcurity afforded to
—which was the special order—was laborers by moans
Tho
Jltyinter
day, after a
very l«»HK ili.*ussioM, the bill tore-
lh„b1„lv f(jr
perniauent record of births and |Hrtunily before saying much about
ken tip. On the motion to indefi
nitely postpone, Senator McCortnack
voted aye but the motion was lost,
and after considerable discussion the
resolution was referred to the appro
priate Committee. -The subject of
abolishing the Circuit Courts came
up as the special order, and was re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
failed
vj|jt}ou
,Kn,,w"
give no further report this vi eek.
„f
we the laws in newspapers was ordered
ulViMYM^.neny.cTsortJ.esume but motion for its in.
merit. Mr. Young mediate passage was lost. From
noblvraud
tables ure both in favor of the
of 58 to 3i. The House bill
mjttee on
instruc.tej to
ri(
7
we instructed to Inquire into me exp
I 'liercey of providing by law for
NOTFS OF A TRIP.
Somehow or other, it is very seldom
that we can get the chance to get out
of the Office and go"scoutingaround"
any but when we do, of course the
JK.|ieil
of the same,was passed unanimously, the way, here goes for some sketch
The Senate bill to prevent chang-!
0f
a trip last week to our neighboring
es in school books oftener than oneei County-seat of Monroe County,
iu three years, wits referred to School1 AI.IIIA,
Committee. The bill to pay School! With which good town we hopetobej
Directors for their services was dis
cussed at length,and then indefinite
ly postponed.—Adjourned.
cf)iinected
method of getting at the New Code town gave us the impression of being
business. The joint resolution in not much larger than Knoxville, and
regard to the eastern terminus of the not much if any better built up on the
Pacific
Kailroad, instruetingour Con-j average, though the business houses
around the Square show fatter. The
Court House is smaller than ours, but
looks better but the Court Square
can't shpie by the side of Marion
to act in the matter, wan
t(j S(.hool
"lWimnuim'in«0in ver^fuvomi.le ,,a«Kl and the Senate then *1
terms the name of Josiah T. »ung journed.
as a candidate for Secretary of State,
Directors" was
County's, being too low and flat and
not so well shaded. Albia now has
two I tail roads—the B. A M. and the
Iowa Central—and of course they
traveling man who has been familiar!
witli huth UiWiia
for
WiUl 1,uUl U
And therefore
A,n(m,„„ent»
to
the Constitution was then passed.
Numerous bills were introduced, but
no further action of importance
taken.
the
Spirit
jej
fallyrfVomen. A resolution was
legislation by Con-
Invent the destruction of
in the mountains of the
the amounts voted to them shall re- "cymjng."
eeive those amounts without the
sixty days' notice from the County
Commissioners.
In the House, same day, a bill was
The bill to enable Townships to
adopt tho provisions of the Herd! passed providing for the orguniza
law (Chap. I'G of Laws of 1k"0j was tion of Independent School Districts.
very fully discussed, and passed.
Senator Campbell's resolution hi re
gard to bounty land for soldiers of
the lato war was adopted. o on I ederal ltelationa reported against
further business of interest. applying the one-term principle t^ F(j|,
In the House, same day, a bill to the office of Pres't of tho V. S.-*—A
allow (School Ijireetors to admiuiittei'i Utii ^nrevidiwg that tins. County In
discussed at length, apparently fori liens. Whole hosts of bills were
Kuneonibe, and then recommitted, introduced and referred. All Kail
A bill to tax dogs was introduced, road bills were made the special or
der for March 11. And the House
then adjourned.
yet, a
to reach
must be ready to take notes by
by the iron bandit of the A.
K. & D. so noon as may le. Albia is
a town of about 2,000 inhabitants, and
Is set down in apparently the middle
of one'of Iowa's biggest prairie*. 1
he
Oftice, except tb^. it is
pleasantly located, on the second lloor
of one of the best buildings in the best
part of town—which atleastlooks like
prosperity.
At the
Union
Office We found friends
Mendel & Clnpp the Proprietors, and
met for the first time Mr. Nelson, the
eilitor of that excellent paper. The
Vnion
is also located in a good brick
building and it has a large power
press, two or three jobbers, lots of ma
terial, and does more Job Work in the
-Ihe bill providing for the i*P~j veur tlmu the whole town of Kuox
pointmentof City Marshals by the
Mayors and Councils was discussed
(juite at length, and then ordered
en grossed. u mernus port s
(fcom Committees were made, but
iwtM-ted on and the Senate then
adjiamied.
"fa
the House, same day, lots of
petitions and bills were introduced
and referred and a bill for the pur
pose of compelling the U. P. ltail-
ville furnishes to both its OlHees,
about twice over. The
I'nion
already earned imd to do. But the "good Uw»" in as
num.
Knox-
Monday evening, for some
unknown c.HUHe amj
iieuce we ^an
tlie laMttwoyear^. teiimiiU*
W"we
i^iuTto believe!
TJIK NKWSr.'.I'EIW.
Calling at the
Medical Institutions was courteous, but was very busy in get-
--vwuttw*
i,lMuire into the expe-
Spirit of the We$t
Oftlw, we found neither of the Pro-
jn the Senate on the 22*1, the Com-jprietors in. The foreman was very
is evi­
dently a live and paying institution
every way, as we were glad to see.
May it be ever BO,
It.Ul.K0Al MATTERS.
Of course we inquired considerably
about the A. K. & 1. Itoad, what news
there was there about it, &e. but we
could not learn a solitary tiling. They
said they dejended on the Knoxville
road to make its eastern terminus in papers lor news about this enterprise.
Iowa was passed by vote of S7 to 2 Hut really did us good to hear Albia
after Which the House adjourned. I men talk about this lloud, and to see
were presented from nine different
Counties, asking for the establish
ment of a reformatory institution for
In the Senate on the SJd, petitions! »»ow anxious they were alwut it, and
what a really earnest interest they
earnest interest
showed. Whj*, they talked about it
just like Knoxville folks, at least in
that respect. AVe feel more assured
than ever that if the reasonable efforts
of the two towns of Albia and Knox
ville alone could have built the Koad,
we would have gone down there last
week in an hour and a half on the A.
K.& I), instead of wallowingtodiously
the whole day through the tuud uu wo
Nit. J. T. youno,
Monro* County's Republican candi
date for
Secretary
of
As we understand tho report, it ap
plies only to cities of 10,000 inhab
itants and upwards. Committee, i i
i .• i prisoner at Marks' Mills, and suffered
ji^Tirtri!comHiencfKlsriitTT
passed by vote of 01 to 1. The be responsible for expenses incase Marys ville, Ibis County and S. H.
of chango of venue, was passed unan
imously. Also passed unanimous
ly, a bill tending to increase the so
mechanics and
of mechanics'
State,
With
A
a
j| .j. Mtl,|
4
Iowa and was taken
fuU horroM of tho fiiM ram|l
jn TexUHt whvre many of our
heard him spoken of otherwise than
in terms of high esteem. We take
pleasure in commending him to tho
Republicans of Murion County us a
candidate whom we believe to bo well
worthy of their votes, ami whom we
cordially wish entire success iu the
Convention aud at the polls.
TICK HA MRU iiOVHtl,
Which is the firxt Hotel you come to
in entering Albia on the Knoxville
road, we can recommend in good faith
to all our readers who may have occa
sion at any time to visit Albia. Mr.
Cramer, the landlord, is very attentive
ami courteous, and seems to study to
oblige his guests. Whenever we go to
Albia we shall stop ut the Cramer
House—at any rate while Oeo. P. Cra
mer ruus it.
COMrNO AWAY
From Albia isn't quite as easy as go
ing there from this direction, for the
general lay of the country seems to be
on a down grade
ward from K..
thing that strikes the traveler's nothe
u
have had a'largo effect on linens there the house would certainly sculp "that it is visibly aiul pen epliiilj^
but really, after all, wo believe that him or knock off his now
fair footings would show that Knox-1 give this warning therefore, in Uue
ville does at least as much business iu season
a year as Albia does and this opinion
is corroborated by that of a Burlington
a
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
1 W. I M. JM. «M. lY.
1 Inch $
75 $ 200
$ 4
I Column
175 5 00 8 00 12 uo Hi 00
350 SOO 12 00 ]«00 22 00
600 12(H) 16 00 22UO
1 10
Perhaps it was all fancy that made
think so—but we#certainly
A
CtJBlot'S FAtT,
Which is entirely beyond the power
of any philosophy wu have to explain,
was stated to us by Mr. Mitchell.
Twenty years ago there were two or
three wells dug iu Hamilton to til#
depth of 80 l«el, without reachiitff
water. Indeed, the apparent impo^«
liiily of obtaining water at llunnltwhi
was the
cause
and present
worthy aniPcflicicnt lerk of Courts
for the County, we had the pleasure
of meeting at bis Office and the con
versation passed so agreeably (to us, at
least,) that the whole evening went
by almost before we thought ulwiut it
Mr. Young is one of tho oldest citizens
of Monrou County was a private sol
dier in tho
ioy* went through u kind I .. .. j4 ,, ... rri«r
tfnircs*
that
thlsTn a i?5?n whieii
well wot thy ol Hcieiitilic investigation,
or
i uni.NT NKWH
in tho way of local matter*, there
did'nt seem to bo much just at lkt
time. Dr. M. J. Favour, having *ojd
bis land, is about building him a
house iu Hamilton,
y V oungr»
/hUkt'x family are settled
Young, F.sip, tho well-known Drug
gist at Marysvllle, is one of his broth
ers. Mr. Young is certainly very
courteous and sociable, aud sociim to
Is
not only a gentleman but, better
•And we
have
never I
success
ir the country seems ium,
rade all the Way south-.
vnoxville. Rut the first
7
olt.
LOVILLA,
About a half-mile south of the north
4
,'
A- K'
A
l): Ku!
trains were running at tlie time of our i
that when we get our Railroad, K nox-, .. couldn't see that the place
business1
ville will be a much better
punt than Albia, and likely therefore
to become a larger town. Meanwhile,
may Albia grow and prosper to the
fullest degree.
was much affected by its Railroad
facilities so far. It is a small town,
doubtless a pleasant place iu Summer,
but jiif-t now apparently waiting for
Koine^iin^|p turn up.
THK
COL'liTRY
Between I^ovilla and Marysville. is
whHk 1,1 ltH Vil,u?r fe rb
-1 tiusr the niper ready for press so we'll Between lovilla and Hamilton it Jsjlry
a have to wait for a juore favorable op-! better cultivated and more pleasant- had chance Jo be£rc.
for some time, was togivou
Festival ou Friday evening, the ^lld
inst.--which we hopo proved even
better everyway than anticipated. A
friend promised to send us a note
about it. Tho Hamilton Lodge of Ii,
O. O. F., No. 7s, has now some 97
members, und is reported in a live
and working condition. On Thuifj|»
day
evening
la*t it met in the
Mc"011111II
will lo
A
ly through all the farms between Albia &een for u long time. '1 he new o)l
..lOI-oviLla The w«ou rMU-l cruwn.
the grade at least a dozen times, we
should think, between the two towns.
At one place the grade runs so close
to the corner of a farm-house that if
any thoughtless passenger should
stick his head out of tho car window
s 1
00
$ 6 00 $ 8 0^
2 125 3-r»0 6 00 0 00 12
00
00 1G 00 22 00 So 00 CO®
SpwUI KetteM, or Advorti^mttnts of dnaMr wfcljfc
or •xuaordlnary
10
percent, addiiknvip
to the aboT* r»t*s.
LOCAL NOTTCRS, (1 for ton lint* »r IMS.
and Sao eriit for eo^h additkin«l I
fun
lit
did
think
that the nearer we came.to the centW
of Marion County the better the Coun
try looked.
AT HAMILTON
We stopped at the Parker House for
dinner, of course, aud of course had
tho very best of "grub" and plenty ©f
of it. The good landlady was having
a party there, in honor of her
birthday. May her years yet be
in the land, and happy all of then).
Hamilton is a pleasant little town,
well situated on high ground, ami
well shaded. Its population we dttt
not ascertain, but should guess it at
150 or 200. It has 3 stores, 1 hotel, 1
drug-store, 2 blacksmith shop*, 2
watfon shops, 1 shoe shop aud store,
and 1 large nursery. The town is 1J
miles from tho east line and half -n
mile from the south line of our Coufl^,
ty. it was laid out iu the Fall of 1S40^
on land belonging to Mr.
H.
11.
Mitchell—to whose courtesy we are
indebted for most of these particulars.
Mr. M. is, as we understood, the only
one of the first settlers now remain
ing io the town. Oentlemen by tho
name of Smith, Linn aud 1-Mwards,
who were the other first residents,
have removed elsewhere.
which started I lie towPU
of Lovilla, miles southward. It lit
hinee
then the country thero has t|K.
dergonu a most remarkable change®.
Wells dug now nlmoht any when- in
Hamilton wiii strike abundance of
cellt
lit water at the depth of
IS feHt.
and will remain permanently supplied.'
Iluring the lato dry season, when tkUB
wells in almost all other towns iu tlilft
region of country went dry, Hamilton
bad the most unlimited abundance of
witter. Hut perhaps llm sfr«ng'.»t
fact in tlilM connection remains to l»e
Hlated: Two or three wells whidh
were dug in Hamilton years ago, and
were walled upas dry, now liuve «M
ubundaut aud unlailing supply ol wa
ter in them. In one of these wc!|a,v
utiles we misunderstood Mr. .Milch-*
ell, tln-re is now .'to feet depth of wa
use seems to
20
which has
leel *piare,
Stories. Tho Hamilton Lyccuqi,
been running
ilh
go^tlT
Kebcfci
ah Dogree, and had a pleasant tuiifc
—whicli wo would have much liked
to share.
From Hamilton, striking out west
ward, a rido of three miles over a
pleasant timber road brings UM to,
A nVSVU.LK,
The county-seat of Liberty Township,
nestled so cosily in tho South Ceihu
Valley. Having been here before,
and spoken of the place audits history
at considerable length in these cH
umiis, we now only paid a short visit
to the Office, where we found
Mr.
busy i*t his vano#*,
and multiplied duties. Rro. Ely b#tl
gone down town—to get a drink |f
lager, wo suppose—and so we did'nt
sec him. The very existence of id*
Miiu
is a proof of the energy iiftd
lj( lrJt'of th). wll(,
|||a,j,.
have
Marysville what it is, and who
all that men can do in the c|f-
cuimtances
to
build up tho
I e u s o s e a y s v i i
1, the deserted-looking grade of the A. ,ittfyH. ,huf,W
K. & D., which seems U» cut diagonal-
rilj,jdly
than any other town we have
uud
business of th? town.
ATTICA.
From Marys ville to Mtlca Is seven
miles, over a much better road than
the average in thin County. Not Imp
ing time to »top, we could of course
find little to say ttbqut the town, (tjt?.
We larger than when we last saw it be
fore. Attica is in the midst of one of
the very richest and best agricultural
regions in the Stuto of Iowa, Is w#fl
located, aud well shaded by ind!^
CIIOII*
line of Monroe County, fs the present won to know that some mighty o«*?
/.I i II Sit 13i vitettfili I lllfMl !in'l HU'UK'll
Ami we have good, rtfc
trees.
1whicti
n' makes U- ijke the tpwu idl th^bett^
1IOMU AfSAiy.
From Attiea to Knoxville, 8 milw
flu country is pnrtially level ahd jwflS*
ly rolling and iiuiltciTd, but all ni*h
v
either iu soil or in timber and coal.i^,
in all together. Ami f-o, when «t sufl.
down we scraped the mini irom »Uf
boots at our Office «loor, nnd looked fti
to see whether Mr. Parker was sHU
alive and single, it was with the firm
conviction that old Murion is the vwy
the State, ay*}
lout around and see n.efe of the co^n-
thls
»u9imer
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