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Weekly Times in Dubuque, Iowa

06 Jan 1859

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Weekly Times

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Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1859

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2

Iowa Northern Counties Land and Rail Plans

Calhoun and surrounding counties show 16 townships and 576 square miles with varied land use. Notes include unimproved land from $1.50 to $3 per acre, rail lines by Iowa Central and Dubuque roads, and several county seats such as Buckshot and New Hampton, with numerous towns, lakes, and timber resources across a growing agricultural region.

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Calhoun County Coon Hiver Dubuque & Pacific Railroad Pocahontas County Iowa Central Railroad Buooxtry Lake Creek Calroll County Iowa Central Air Line Raccoon River Des Moines Nishabotana Missouri Gordo County Shell Rock Beaver Dam McGregor Clear Lake Mason Crry Jozszern Hewett Shell Rock Falls Shell Rock River Little Sioux Godar Waper Howard County Cedar River Bradford Chickasaw Dubuque St. Peter & St. Paul Cedar Valley Railroad Bouth- Western New Hampton Nashua Forest City Fredericksburg Jacksonville North Washington Chickasaw County H. M. Ricz Rufus Cuark Osceola Dickinson Emmet Palo Alto Pocahontas Buena Vista Cherokee O’brien Crawford County Soldier Creek Iowa Central Air Line Railroad Denisox Boyer River Turkey Volga Maquoketa Mississippi Prairie du Chien Wisconsin Dubuque, St. Peter & St. Paul North Iowa Times Garnaville Clayton Eskader Turkey River Volga City Communi Geport Eskport Strawberry Point New Stand Millville Yasikee National Windsor Mormon Hardin Springfield
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Iowa Board of Education discusses school law acts in 1858 session

Iowa Board of Education notes include acts on authenticating laws by the President and Secretary, legalizing elections under the last Assembly’s School Law, district libraries funding, and two Common School bills. Debates cover Bible inclusion, voting qualifications for school tax payers, and aliens voting. Governor Line and Governor Lowe speak on powers, taxes, and court decisions. The State Colonization Society meets, and the Des Moines Literary Institute hosts lectures as the Supreme Court remains in session.

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Mason Percy Roszeut Coorzr Cooper Messers. Mason Roszer Mitchel Messrs Coorgi Mitts, Connetty Hinprera Kix- Ball Cantrexp United States Coorke Governor Line Supreme Court Gitceen Board of Education General Assembly State Colonization Society Senate Chamber Wasant McHenry Dxs Lowe Hitprers Mass Lows Mr. Mason Prenat Mitts Rostext Mitus Brathain M. Casrtrey Bancombe County Braiany Ballixany Bancombe Mr. C
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Bills Pass in Des Moines Session on Bible in Schools

Des Moines reports a session ending with bills passed on Secretary's publishing slips, county papers, and salaries. A measure prohibits excluding the Bible from schools or reading it against parental will, carried 8 to 4. Debates on a Common School System and Secretary duties follow. Chief Justice Wiant delivered a lecture on the Law of Kindness to the Literary Institute.

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Yeas—Brainarp Coorer Canrigip Coxyetty Hupreri KimsaLt Lowe Mitts Nays—Masox Mircuet Perry Roszey Board of Education Coxxetty Huptern Supreme Court Wiiant Literary Institute of Des Moines
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New Geosock Monster Unearthed In New Jersey Dig

Dr Leidy of Philadelphia reconstructs a gigantic pre Adamite reptile from Haddonfield fragments describing a kangaroo like alligator over twenty five feet long. Hind legs dominate while fore legs are short. Fossil evidence links to Nebraska and Mississippi fragments with shells from Mexico to the Arctic.

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Leidy Philadelphia Haddonfield N. J Mantell Leily Nebraska Mississippi Mexico Arctic Ancouver Leland Horsoe Edgar Poe
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Iowa Cherokee County Clay County Clayton County Iowa Board OF Education Congressional School Fund Literary Institute of Despoines Dawson Loxarenton Courship of Mines Sranpisi
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