12 Apr 1867
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Newspaper
Jefferson Era
Location
Jefferson, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1867
Page
1
Reports mix political upheaval and international affairs. Johnson praised for days, European distrust noted. Mexico rumors of Santa Anna invasion and Miss Filer’s hydrophobia recovery cited. Supreme Court allotment and Reconstruction law debates touch U.S. politics amid global events.
Clairstown reports 609 residents while Davenport fines a man $16.45 for kissing a lady without consent. Eldora Ledger notes a new coal vein near Kinsey farm by Grundy county line. Me Tbach digs fire clay near Elders. Muscatine has 115 teachers across 100 public schools. a ferry between Council Bluffs and Omaha costs $18,000. Prohibition enforcements shut whiskey trade in Town City. Over 200 buildings under contract for summer in the city. G M Woodbury plans a $500 premium for timber and hedging. horticultural society may lift to $2,000. Hamilton County observer cites 104 days of continuous aleighing. A $10,000 Charlton schoolhouse will rise. Keosauqua has 400 pupils. Old Johnny Green of the Musquakee resumes hunting. A Bollard in Marshall County shot a seven-foot bald eagle. Great American Central Railroad Co expresses intent to deploy engineers west of Louisa County to restore the route once linked to Philadelphia Fort Wayne & White Valley Air Line. Iowa officers confirmed by Senate include Gen. W. Clark U S Marshal and others in land offices. George Stearns and Jamerson drowned crossing Coon River near Redfield. A Des Moines fire scare used hay and iron ore to threaten the city but failed. State streams run high. Prof O M Spencer resigns Iowa State University presidency. Dodge Land Office closed.
The Marshall Times notes strong public support for publishing Board of Supervisors and legal proceedings in Iowa. It argues for a Historial Convention and broader editorial organization, urging a unified effort to inform the people and secure fair press patronage across the state.
The Secretary of War reports to the Senate on enforcing travel protections across plains routes used by merchants and migrants. Proposals cover Minnesota to Montana, the Great Basin to Utah, the Smoky Hill via Fort Riley to Denver, and the Arkansas route to New Mexico. Trains and wagons are numbered for safety. travelers bear strict responsibility under treaties with tribes. A Salt Lake City correspondent notes the city spans nine square miles with broad avenues and orchard-lined blocks.
A local editorial urges Kansas emigration and urges the press to publish detailed articles on soil and climate. It argues farmers mechanics and merchants should subscribe and send papers East to influence potential settlers. The piece stresses practical experience over speculation and promotes disseminating information to attract migrants.
Growling About the Weather recalls yesterday’s off season snow and cold snap. The piece notes historical springs like 1863 with late plowing but eventual harvests, and mentions local figures such as Mr. Uta W. Jones and sightings of blithe signs like wildlife and crossing rivers, urging readers to look up.
The Cleveland Plaindeater argues citizens should back their home paper to keep it a mirror of local life. It notes readers’ influence on editors and prints a Chicago Republican reply on exchanging 7 30 bonds for 3 208 notes with instructions for redemption and payment.
Des Moines and St. Louis discussed plans for a new railroad line from Savannah Missouri to Des Moines with a projected link to St Joseph Leavenworth and Kansas City. A corps of engineers is to locate a practicable route this month and begin work toward Winterset aiming to lay track by January next. Mesmith travels to St Joseph to advance the project and expects to meet Col. Tremsser by month end.
A Iowa note advises farmers to plant and cover potatoes with a light soil mounding plus a five to six inch straw or coarse manure mulch. Straw is preferred as it preserves moisture, reduces bug infestation, and can improve growth. includes anecdotal comparison of straw covered versus uncovered beds.
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