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Drugs, School Books and Notions, at D. B. Snyder's. Lyons.
R. S. Rathbun. Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
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Smith, James, section 15, 383 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Shull, Josiah, section 27, 152 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Shull, Lewis, seetion 27, 37 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Spurnwell, James, sections 14, 13, 120 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Swihart, David, section 3, 15! acres, p. o. Brown Station. Sims, J G, section 6, 40 aeres, p. o. Brown Station. Smith, James, sections 11, 12, 160 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Sims, HI W, section 6, 70 acres, p. o. Riggs Station. Stuart, John, section 33, 153 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Schrider, Fred, section 8, 80 acres, p. o. Riggs Station. Sterling, M, sections 10, 14, 160 acres, p. o. Charlotte, Seeley, Win, sections 23, 26, 20 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Spurlink, Chas, sections 5, 21, 85 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Strutzel, Mat, sections 6, 7,'100 acres, p. o. Riggs Station. Sneckloth, C, section 35, 40 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Tisdale, S, sections 35. 5, 85 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Vogeren, M, section 2, 20 acres, p. o. Brown Station.
"Boss" on Trunks, &c., at Buell & Boardman's, Lyons, lowa.
Vangroder, Israel, section 5, 40 acres. p. o. Riggs Station. Watts, Bailey, sections 26, 13, 100 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Williams, Win, sections 27, 24, 178 aeres, p. o. Charlotte. Williams, Stephen, sections 24, 23, 80 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Wasshman, George, sections 3, 2, 120 acres, p. o. Brown Station. Wattering, Henry, section 11, 120 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Welsh, Michael, sections 25, 15, 14, 227} acres, p. o. Charlotte. Watts, Thos, seetions 14, 27, 57 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Winey, R M J, sections 20, 8, 18, 474 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Winey, L G, section 18, 81 acres, p. o. Charlotte. Ward, Wm, section 7, 80 acres, p. o. Riggs Station, Yocklege, George, section 7, 40 acres, p. o. Riggs Station.
WELTON TOWNSHIP-
Anderson, Daniel, section 27, 400 acres, p. o. Welton. Anderson, Hans, section 32, 78 acres, p. o. Welton. Anderson, Henry, sections 20, 29, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Broscam, Benj, section 7, 118 acres, p. o. Welton. Brutts, Franchlin, section 7, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Burgoyne, Robt, sections 20, 30, 29, 241 acres, p. o. Welton.
Buy School Books and Drugs, at D. B. Snyder's, Lyons, Ia.
Merchant Tailoring at A. Stauber's, 2d Street, Clinton.
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Black, John, sections 27, 26, 152 acres, p. o. De Witt. Brooke, Wm, section 8, 351 acres, p. o. Welton. Bell, Jolm, section 9, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Burke, John, section 11, 240 acres, p. o. Welton. Buch, C G, sections 4, 9, 15, 197 acres, p. o. Welton. Butterfield, T F, sections 15, 27, 120 acres, p. o. De Witt.
Betts, Wm, section 0, 71 aeres, p. o. Welton.
Babcock, Jas (), sections 3, 2, 118 acres, p. o. Welton.
Brothwell, Win, sections 31, 28, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Banks, Egbart, section 5, 119 acres. p. o. Welton. Barns, Nathan, section 31, 120 acres, p. o. De Witt. Butterfield, D G, sections 4, 5, 80 acres, p. o. De Witt. Barley, Dennis, section 5, 40 acres, p. o. Welton.
Cooper, George, sections 15, 9, 22, 218} acres, p. o. Welton.
Councilman, T, sections 22, 6, 162 acres, p. o. Welton. Canole, Thos, sections 33, 28, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Collins, Jno, section 12, 118 acres, p. o. Welton. Crowley, Jno, section 14, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Crowley, Catherine, section 14, 40 acres, p. o. Welton, Cooper, Forbes, section 18, 58 acres, p. o. Welton.
Best Line of Dress Goods at P. S. Towle's, Clinton, lowa.
Carr, Anson, Section 5, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Costello, Edward, sections 12, 13, 23, 460'heres. p. o. Welton. Davis, Nathan, sections 3, 4, 240 acres, p. o. Welton. Dobler, Martin, section 28, 144 acres, p. o. Welton.
Dogregan, Jeremiah, sections 23, 26, 27, 200 acres, p. o. Welton. Duffey, Martin, section 1, 300 acres, p. o. Welton. Dankin, Thos, seetion 17, 80 acres, p. o. Welton.
Dannatt, Benj, sections 3, 4, 213 acres, p. o. Welton. Dannan. J W, sections 29, 32, 28, 320 acres, p. o. Welton. Doughty, Anne, section 29, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Eartman, Jno, section 8, 160 acres, p. o. Welton, Gearhart, Win, section 18, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Gregoine, Jno, section 9, 79 acres, p. o. Welton. Grebin, Henry, section 33, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Ililbert, Hans, section 24, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Hilbert, IIenry, sen, sections 24, 13, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Ilogan, Pat'k, sections 12, 1, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Hoffman, Nath, section 7, 240 acres, p. o. Welton. Harman, Isaiah, section 32, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. IIowall, A, section 31, 200 aeres, p. o. Welton. Hilbert, O II, section 13, 160 acres, p. o. Welton.
Buy Medicines, Lamps, &c., at D. B. Snyder's Lyons, Ia.
Geo. O. Bauder, Real Estate Agent, Clinton, Iowa,
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Hull, Bruum, section 10. 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Janson, Mary, section 14, 90 acres, p. o. Welton. Kendig, Jacob, sections 20, 17, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Kruse, Dently, section 32, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Killeher, Jas, section 6, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Knight, Isaac W, section 20, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Kennedy, John, section 8, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Kracht, August, section 33, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Loofboro, J W, sections 18, 9, 140 acres, p. o. Welton. Linch, Robt, section 19, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Lambert, I. P, sections 26, 15, 222 acres, p. o. De Witt. Lucy, John, section 33, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Lawler, Dan, section 12, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Loofboro, L A, sections 17. 20, 150 acres, p. o. Welton. Loofboro, Isaac N, section 14,1 59 acres, p. o. Welton- Langhalt, Peter, sections 33, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Langan, Ilugh, section 2, 240 acres. p. o. Welton. Langan, Barney, section 2, 1, 220 acres, p. o. Welton. MeDevitt. Chas, sections 25, 5, 120 acres, p. o. Welton.' Malter, Win, sections 10, 21, 22, 135 acres, p. o. Welton.
Best Clothing at Buell & Boardman's, Lyons, lowa.
MeConnell. J. seetions 25, 26, 23, 280 acres. p. o. Welton. Metcalf, John, section 18, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Myers, John, section 13, 160 acres, p. o. W. Hon Melter, Thos, sections 4, 5, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Mccutcheon, S, section 6, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Murphy, A, section 31, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Murphy, Pat, sections 8, 7, 6, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Newby, Robt, sections 17, 5, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Nagle, D F, section 29, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Oberholtzer, D, section 18, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Oberholtzer, Jacob, section 18, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Parrott, Richard, section 21, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Parker, Samuel, section 5, 79 acres, p. o. Welton. Pierce, Lafayette, section 6, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Peterson. Peter, section 18, 81 acres, p. o. Welton, Rand, John, sections 21, 22, 9, 16, 205 pores, p. o. Welton. Rathje, Win, sections 16, 17, 9, 8, 210 acres, p. o. Welton. Rathje, Jno, section 28, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Readings, C, sections 4, 5, 99 acres, p. o. Welton. Riley, Terence, sections 4, 5, 100 acres, p. o. Welton. Robson, Ino, section 16, 9, 199 acres, p. o. Welton.
Furnishing Goods, Hats and Caps, A, Stauber's, Clinton,
Stoves, Tinware, Carstensen & Allen, Main St., Lyons
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Risley, J S, section 19, 80 acres, p. o. Welton.
Ryan, P II, sections 11, 2, 358jaeres, p. o. Welton. Risley, C P, section 30, 120 acres, p. o. Welton.
Ryan, Thos, sections 6, 5, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Ryan, P II, section 11, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Rand, R N, section 30, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Robinson, J M, sections 19, 20, 240 acres, p. o. Welton. Ruek, Fred, section 30, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Sehroeder, A, section 6, 60 acres, p. o. Welton Sullivan, Jno, sections 11, 14, 120 acres,, p. o. Welton. Skinner, Wm, section 4, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Shark, Jas, section 17, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Stanley, Thos, sections 22, 21, 157 acres, p. o. Welton. Sivers, Jno, section 26, 40 acres, p. o. De Witt. Simpson, Geo, section 6, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Snider, Chas, sections 19, 30, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Swine, Henry, section 32, 80 aeres, p. o. Welton. Spain, Jil, section 1, 160 aeres, p. o. Welton. Tank, Ernst, seetion 32, 80 acres, p. o. Welton.
Tully, Jas, section 16, 80 acres, p. o. Welton.
P. S. Towle sells Cloaks, Furs, and Ladies' Suits, Clintc
Ternan, M, sections 1, 12, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Tiernan Francis, scetion 12, 77 acres, p. o. Welton. Tallman, SII & J A, section 10, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Vanhorn, PS, section 18, 78} acres, p. o. Welton. Vanhorn, Jno, sections 17, 15, 60 acres, p. o. Welton. Vanhorn, A, sections 17, 19, 15, 85 acres, p. o. Welton. Vanhorn, O D, section 3, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Vanhorn, M S, section 15, 69 acres, p. o. Welton. Walrod, J R, sections 22, 23, 16, 151 acres, p. o. Welton. Wiseman, Robt, section 33, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Webster, Wm. sections 7, 16, 18, 29, 329 aees, p. o. Welton. Wichwire, Chas, sections 15, 16, 149 acres, p. o. Welton. Weise, Paul, section 13, 80 aeres, p. o. Welton. Wilson, Thos, section 20, 160 acres, p. o. Welton. Welch, Jas, section 27, 120 acres, p. o. Welton. Wohlenberg, J, section 6, 80 acres, p. o. Welton. Webster, Hiram, sections 10, 15, 151 acres, p. o. Welton. Webster. Orange, sections 10, 15, 166 acres. p. o. Welton, Walrod, Tunis, section 5, 40 acres, p. o. Welton. Wiekwire, Christine, section 22, 60 acres, p. o. Welton. Walrod. N N, sections 15, 9, 153 acres, p. o. Welton. Walrod, Henry, section 22, 45 acres, p. o. Welton.
Eucalyptus will Cure Ague and Piles.
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Clinton
Bank.
ORGANIZED MAY 1st, 1863
W. F.COAN, J.A.C WESTON,
Præsident. Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
WM F. COAN, A, LAMB. W. J. YOUNG. I. B. HOWE, QUIANOY LAMB, C. II. TOLL:
WALTER I, HAYES. J. C. WESTON,
CLINTON SAVINGS BANK,
Office at the Clinton National Bank. Organized in 1867. Reorganized in 1878. OFFICERS:
WM. J. YOUNG, C.LAMB, W.F. COAN; WALTER I. HAYES,
President. Vice President. Treasurer. Attorney.
DIRECTORS:
W.F. COAN;
I. B. HOWE;
W. J. YOUNG,
CHANCY LAMB.
J. C, WESTON, C, II. TOLL :: E. S BAILY .. ARTEMUS LAMB,
Interest allowed on deposits of one dollar and upwards.
National
Rank
OF LYONS,
Corner of Main and Fourth Streets,
Capital, $100,000. Surplus, $50,000.
JAMES P. GAGE, President.
O. M'MAHAN, Vice President and Financial Officer,
WM, HOLMES,
Cashier. DIRECTORS:
JAMES P. GAGE. O. MCMAHAN, D. JOYCE R.N. RAND.
GEO. A. EARLE. J. IL, BARNUM. WM, HOLMES.
Exchange sold on all the principle cities of Europe at lowest rates. Passage Tickets to and from Earope,
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
A. R. OLNEY;
L. M'MAIION
1.
OLNEY & McMAHON Drug and Paint Dealers NO. 518 SECOND STREET
CLINTON, IOWA
We have always on hand a full and
COMPLETE STOCK!
Pertaining to our Trade.
A. L. ANKENY
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in'
BOOTS AND SHOES,
I can sell more Goods for less money than any man in Clinton, as I buy direct from Factories, for, Cash. „These Goods have got to be - sold, and can be purchased at wholesale prices, Call and, examine `my stock, and I will prove the assertion.
508 Toll Block, Second Street,
CLINTON, IOWA.
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Eagle Iron Works,
W. F. ROWE, Proprietor.
MACHINE SHOP AND FOUNDRY.
General Jobbing and Repairing.
Front Street,
LYONS, IOWA.
J. C. TIETJENS,
Manufacturer of
ugous, Buggies, Gultinators,
AND STALK CUTTERS.
A LARGE STOCK OF MATERIAL
All work warranted to give satisfaction. Horse Shoeing and Repairing done on short notice.
P. O. Address, Lyons.
SHOP SIX MILES WEST OF LYONS.
Box 11;
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WADLEIGH WELLS & CO.
MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Gang Sawed Lumber,
Lath, Shingles, Pickets, Mouldings, &c.
UPPER MILL,
Lyons, Iowa,
R. CRAIG,
Dealer in
BOOTS AND SHOES
EVERYTHING DESIRABLE IN
Men's, Women's and Children's Wear,
Always in stock and guaranteed the best material and most fashionable styles,
THE REASON WHY
R. Craig can undersell all others is, I buy for cash, sell for cash, and make no bad book accounts.
24 Street, Opposite Toll Block,
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ASPE IlosFont, l'res.
SCHILLER HOSFORD, SeC.
CLINTON
LUMBER
COMPANY
Corner Third Avenue and First Street,
CLINTON,
IOWA.
CLINTON BOILER WORKS,
JOHN ALFRED, PROPRIETOR. MANUFACTURER OF
STEAM BOILERS, Lard Tanks, Soap Kettles, Smoke Stacks; Breetching and
SHEET IRON WORK.
Special Attention given to Repairing. Orders promptly Attended to. Second Hand Boilers for Sale.
I have had years of experience in the Business, and call refer to any of the Leading Business Men of this City." Give ine'a trial.
REFER BY PERMISSION' TO
W. J. YOUNG & Co., C. LAMB& SONS,
CLINTON,
LANGFORD & HALL,
Fulton, Illinois, THE LAME BYNG CO., IQWA.
T.M. SINCLAIRY Cedar Rapids.
OFFICE, CORNER SECOND ST. AND FIRST AVENUE
CLINTON,
IOWA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS,
N. M BRATT,
DEALER IN
Agricultural Implements.
LARGE STOCK.
ALL FIRST-CLASS, CALL D EXAMINE.
Front Street, bet, 6th and 7th Avenue,
CLINTON, IOWA.
D. R. TOLL,
;Proprietor
PIONEER LIVERY,
Sale & Boarding Stable.
FIFTH AVENUE, Between First and Second Streets. CLINTON, IOWA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
WM. CAILLE,
Manufacturer of
BREAD, CAKES & CANDIES. Also Dealer in Nuts and Cigars.
He also keeps an immense stock of Toys and Fancy Goods, partly im- ported direct from Germany, which he will sell at very low prices, at Wholesale and Retail ..
THE COUNTRY DEALERS IN THESE ARTICLES
Will find it to their interest to examine his Stock.
Second Door West of the Post Office, Clinton, Iowa.
Andes J. Johnson,
(SUCCESSOR TO JOHN WALKER.)
CE Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
LEATHER & FINDINGS
And Manufacturer of Boots & Shoes.
No. 30 5th Ave., between 1st and 20 Sts.,
CLINTON,
IOWA.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
PIERSON & HARADON
MANUFACTURERS
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS.
Clazed Windows, Stairs,
STAIR RAILING, BALUSTERS & POSTS
Mouldings of all Descriptions.
Elm Street, Between First and Second
(Near Court-House,)
CLINTON, IOWA.
H. KINNEY J. T. PIERSON.
PIERSON & KINNEY,
Dealers in GENERAL DRY GOODS
Ladies and Gent's Furnishing Goods.
WE BUY FOR CASH AND SELL FOR CASH
Farmers patronage respectfully solicited.
1001 Fourth Street,
Clinton, Iowa
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CLINTON.
HISTORY -PROGRESS-MANUFACTURES-SCHOOLS-RAIL- ROADS-COMMERCIAL POSITION-PROSPECTS.
THIRTY-THREE years ago, the site now occupied by Clinton was the location of New York-not the metropolis of the Western continent, but a city as grand and important, in the imagination of one Joseph Bartlett, who had settled here and laid off a town with the above high-sounding title. This was before Iowa became a State, or even had an existence as a Territory, the whole country west being peopled by savages and the denizens of the forests and the prairies. Mr. Bartlett had also estab- lished a ferry running from here to Whiteside Point on the Illinois side. In the spring of 1838 Mr. Bartlett, having arrived at the conclusion that his town, which looked so plausible on paper, would not succeed as well as he supposed, sold his venture to C. G, Pearce, Col. B. Randall and Col. Jennings. The whole finally reverted to Captain Pearce by purchase, and he received a patent for the same in February, 1848. The place, after remaining several years without a settler, was devoted to agricul- ture, and so remained till 1855, when the Iowa Land Company, who be- came owners of nearly all the land in this vicinity, laid off the original plat of Clinton, and gave to it its present name in honor of the county that elaims this city as its brightest gem.
The gentlemen who composed the Iowa Land Company were far see- ing and shrewd; they believed that at this point would the great tidal wave of emigration enter the State, and that many of the more enter- prising, seeing the advantages here offered for the safe investment of their capital, and for the building of comfortable and attractive homes, would stop, and, with those coming before, build up a city which should be the pride of Central or Eastern lowa. They saw, too, the facilities offered by the natural advantages of the site for extensive manufactories, as well as the necessity of a railroad crossing, if not the continent, at least two great States, and the natural influx of population and capital
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as a result. They saw, too, that the great grain and produce trade of the Upper Mississippi would here be diverted from the channel of the Mis- sissippi, seeking a market at Chicago or the East.
Among the first improvements of the embryo city, was a church and a schoolhouse, and the next was one of the crowning efforts of the Land Company toward the building of the city, namely, the erection of the Iowa Central House. They surely intended to offer hotel privileges, if nothing more. These improvements naturally led others to inquire into the future prospects of the place, and all came to the same conclusion, after the second thought. Building lots were sold, and a permanent growth commenced. It is necessary to state that this growth was sus- tained on the supposition that a railroad would soon be built from this point westward. Indeed, much was said about it, and the excitement ran higher than do railroad excitements now-a-days. A project was set on foot, and a road (the Mississippi and Iowa Central) was being rapidly graded. But a railroad commencing in a town of less than 200 inhabit- ants, with no eastern connection, and running west somewhere or no- where, proved a poor speculation, and the project failed for want of cap- ital and brains. Of course all this had a damaging effect upon the fair prospect of the young town, and improvements ceased entirely for a time. Yet this was but a passing cloud that should soon pass over, when the sun of the town's destiny should shine forth brighter than ever. Several like projects had failed, and it seemed that the hopes of our people had left them entirely, when, on the 26th day of January, 1856, the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad Company was formed. This project was to build a road from Clinton, on the Mississippi, to Council Bluffs, on the Missouri, connecting here with the Dixon Air Line, which in the meantime had been built. This road was pushed forward and completed the whole distance; but, ere the scheme had been consum- mated, the Chicago and Northwestern had leased the Dixon Air Line, and a consolidation was effected, which placed the whole line of road, from Chicago to Omaha, Nebraska, under the management of the North- western Company.
And now, for the first time in the history of Clinton, did the locomo- tive make resonant the hills, valleys, and woodlands with its shrill greet- ings. This renewed life in the new town, and strangers arrived daily to settle permanently in the city. It stimulated trade, and had a reviving influence everywhere. When the railroad had been built, and trains commenced running, its future was no matter of conjecture, and from that time to the present it has continued to grow with striking rapidity, until its population cannot be less than nine thousand, and comprising
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almost all nationalities, and representing almost every branch of indus- try. During the course of little more than one decade the town has been projected, and is now one of the most important of the twelve Iowa cities on the west bank of the Mississippi river.
Another feature worthy of especial notice is the relative character of the buildings erected before and after the railway had been built. The ideas of the public became enlarged, and with that growth came pride- pride in the appearance of the dwellings and places of business. The spirit of rivalry between towns, as well as individually, too, was high, and, as a result of this rivalry, stimulated into life by the railroad, we may point with pride to our publie buildings, business blocks, and ele- gant residences.
TOPOGRAPHY.
The city is built upon an extended plateau, the streets unusually broad and regularly laid at right angles, many of them being macadam- ized, and are universally bordered with shade trees. The sidewalks are of plank, and extend through all the streets in the city limits, which are also lighted with gas. At a distance of a mile west from the river are the bluffs surrounding the city in a semi-circular form, and on the south extending nearly to the river. The bluffs afford delightful building sites, overlooking, as they do, a large expanse of country, line river views, and the three cities, Clinton, Lyons and Fulton, with their 15,000 inhabitants.
POPULATION.
The population is 9,000. To show that this is not over estimated it is only necessary to allude to the fact that the poll list comprises over 2,000 voters' names.
The people of Clinton are to a large extent composed of former resi- dents of New York and New England, with representatives, however, from most of the States in the Union. As a consequence, there is enter- prise, industry and culture. These are exhibited in the rapid growth of the city, its successful business enterprises, the high character of its pub- lic schools, its fine school buildings, and in the number and commodious- ness of its church edilices.
MUNICIPAL.
On January 26, 1857, Clinton became a city by an act of the State Leg- islature. Indeed, it seemed that the founders of the town, as well as the new comers, became imbued with the spirit of progression and deter- mination to leave no work undone that would better the prospects of the petted infant. At the election in which the charter was submitted to a vote of the people, only seventy-nine votes were cast in its favor, and yet that number was sufficient to carry the measure by a large majority. In
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April of the same year an election was held for city officers, which re- sulted in the selection of Samuel Crozer for Mayor : Henry B. Horton, Treasurer; John M. Start, Marshal, and J. M. Ordway, Wharfmaster. With this administration the city of Clinton was organized, and started upon a career which has been unprecedented in Its enterprise and pros- perity.
Those following Mr. Crozer, and honored with the office of Mayor, were J. C. Bucher, II. B. Horton, T. J. Flournoy, J. C. Bucher again, T. S. Briscoe, W. II. Ankeney, W. J. Young, A. P. Hosford, W. II. Anke- hey again, two terms, J. C. Young, L. B. Wadleigh, J. W. Gottlob, C. S. Taylor, C. II. Toll, two terms, J. J. Flournoy, and lastly our present worthy Mayor, J. T. Pierson.
COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES.
The railway connections from Clinton are the Chicago and North- western, being the trunk line to California ; the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy to Chicago; the Midland, running northwest seventy-five miles to Anamosa, and progressing northwesterly ; the Sabula, Ackley and Dakota running trains from this point; the Chicago, Clinton and Du- buque, from Clinton to St. Paul, to connect with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy for Chicago. The Chicago, Clinton and Western (under con- struction) is a main line leading southwest from this city. The early completion of a road down the west bank of the Mississippi to form a direct line to St. Louis is confidently looked for, giving this city in all eight lines of railroads. A charter has been secured for another bridge across the river, for which surveys are now being made. These, in con- nection with the river communication, afford connections with every desirable point in the Northwest, and give Clinton, in fact, the best dis- tributing facilities of any city in the State.
THE LUMBER TRADE.
The lumber trade started here in 1860, and has grown until the lumber trade of Clinton has reached collossal proportions, and is now the largest manufacturing point on the Mississippi, and second to but one in the world. It gives employment to over one thousand hands, including team- sters and raftsmen, and pours into the business of Clinton an immense amount of money.
THE CLINTON PRESS.
A town is always judged by the newspaper it sends out. Its paper carries with it the impress of just what the town is in a business point of view. Its advertising columns are examined and its patronage criticised. But few have an idea how often a publisher has calls for his paper from persons who are about to come to the city or vicinity. Should he able to
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send the applicant a fine and enterprising sheet, kept up by the generous advertising of business men, and filled with local and general news, it would have a very different influence than if the reverse were the attend- ing circumstances.
The Ilerald was the first paper in Clinton, and came into existence De- cember 18th, 1876-Charles E. Leonard, publisher and proprietor. Since that date the Herald has passed through many vicissitudes of fortune, and its columns have recorded many wonderful changes in the progress of the city. It is now under the proprietorship of Mr. Waldo M. Potter, who purchased it the Ist of November, 1875. It is Republican in politics, and has a good circulation throughout the city and country.
The Clinton Age, under the able editorship of Judge E. II. Thayer, has been published here about eight years. It is an able Democratie paper, and has done very much for the interest of Clinton in its encouragement of manufacturing and railroad enterprise. It is a weekly paper.
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