The Fort Dodge Republican is in trouble about the railroad prospects of its section. A terrible rumor is current that the Dubuque and Sioux City R. R. doesn’t intend going further West than Cedar Falls, its present nominal terminus. The Fort Dodgers intimate that if such is the case, they’ll find somebody else to take up their case and give them a railroad.
After an animated contest, the Clinton County Society has decided to hold its next annual Fair at Lyons. The Jackson Co. Fair will be held at Maquoketa.
Petitions are in circulation in Jones county to have its name changed to Grant.
A young man named Wm Thompson was recently found dead, in Union county, under circumstances that lead to the supposition that he was murdered.
Michael Degin was frozen to death in Jones county a few nights since. He left a wife and several small children unprovided for.
Wm. S. Kirkpatrick, son of F. A. Kirkpatrick of Mahaska county, and great grandson of Col. Bradley of the Revolution, was killed at fort Donelson, while bravely defending the body of Captain Cloutman. Colonel Bradley, of the Revolutionary fame was killed in his own house by the tories after the war closed.
There are 40,000 acres of swamp land in Harrison county under the exclusive management of the Board of Supervisors. So says the Magnolia Republican.
The Fourth Iowa Regiment was the first to plant the Stars and Stripes on the soil of Arkansas.
The Keokuk Gate City has been shown a very handsome specimen of cotton, grown in that city.
Senator Redfall introduced into the State Senate last week, a preamble and resolutions congratulating the Senator from Davis county, on his marriage. It was very properly referred to the committee on charitable institutions.
A PLEA FOR INTEMPERANCE. – Several weeks ago we made a note of the death of Mr. John Jolly, and a man by the name of Scott; Mr. Jolly was an old “settler” in the county, and was regarded as an excellent citizen, except the unfortunate habit of intemperance. It appears the two men, on a cold day several weeks ago were at work in the woods on Sugar Creek, they had a supply of whiskey with them, and after having made a large fire, became intoxicated and fell helpless victims to be destroyed by the flames they designed for their protection from the cold. Their death was a melancholy one, and a fearful warning to the intemperate. – Ft. Madison Plaindealer.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, March 13, 1862, p. 2
