Sand Spring Iowa Emerges as Rail Terminus and Town Site
Farley to Sand Spring rail cars connect with the Dubuque Western and Dubuque and Pacific lines, reaching Marion by coach. The Delaware county spring town, founded 1856 1857 by A C Bowen L Bolles Jr and Exodus Colony, hosts about 125 residents with a 150 seat hall and planned freight depot. Local merchants Yoran Karst Newton Sherwood and Bowen area growing, with 25 houses and a Sabbath School of about 30. The piece notes rapid development and bright prospects amid early rail expansion.
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Dubuque Western
Farley
Dubuque
Dubuque and
Sand Spring
Walker
Marion
Delaware County
Bowen’s Prairie
Aaron Taft
Ohio
Truman H. Bowen
Albany
N. Y
Asa C. Bowen
Taft
Bowen
A. C. Bowen
Ware
Massachusetts
Messrs. Sherwood and
Cummings
Cadwell
Bolles
New York Educational Journal
Yoran
Monticello Renewing Its Youth Amid Railfront Development
Monticello, Jones county, enjoys rapid growth as Dubuque Western Railroad prospects bring East backers and new enterprises. J L Davenport and S Ellison construct two story houses near the depot, Wales & Merriam expand merchandize, Mr. Lammon serves as postmaster, and several stores and some twenty new houses are planned before snow. The town sits on Maquoketa River’s South Fork with water power, a saw and corn mill nearby, and a growing throng of carpenters, joiners, and tradespeople arriving to capitalize on land and business opportunities.
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Monticello
Jones County
Dubuque Western Railroad
J. Weaver
J. L. Davenport
8. Ellison
Pennsylvania
Messrs
Wales & Merriam
Dubuque
V. Fox
M. v
Enos Sloseon
G. W. Lammon
W. H. Hickok
Maquoketa
Kity
D. 8. Dewey
Daniel Varvel
Hugh Bowen
Warvel
Waverley
Anamesa
Fairviee
Fairview
Anamua
Anamosa
Eithis
Weneer
Iowa census items and local notes from county papers
Population figures from Mitchell county show 1695 males and 1316 females. State totals rise 30 percent since 1856. Reports include railroad progress, local thefts, accidents, floods, new papers, and public notices across Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Burlington, Muscatine, Anamosa, and Des Moines regions with several personal anecdotes and civic developments.
Fragments On Buffalo Visit and Local Fire Plot
Buffalo correspondent recalls city life and recent shipyard launches amid a dangerous arson plot at Rock Island Railroad Bridge. Incendiary materials found near the structure prompted police action and warnings of further investigations.
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Liwan NASA
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