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In Davenport among the merchants were Hiram Price, J. L. Davenport and A. C. Fulton. The lawyers named were James Grant, Ebenezer Cook, James Thorington and G. C. R. Mitchell. The Davenport Gazette, edited by Alfred Sanders, was published every Thursday. There were seven churches and three private schools. James Thorington was one of the teachers. The postmaster was John Forrest. The “Directory of Keosauqua,” enumerates among its lawyers: J. B. Howell, J. C. Knapp, G. G. Wright and A. C. Hall. Edward Manning was a merchant. The Des Moines Valley Whig was published weekly by J. B. Howell, and the Iowa Democrat, another weekly, was published by J. and J. M. Shepherd. But two churches are named.

At Mount Pleasant, Alvin Saunders was a merchant; William Thompson, John F. Morton and W. H. Wallace were among the lawyers. John S. Bartruff was the postmaster and Samuel S. Howe was principal of a female seminary. There were five churches, and a collegiate institute, with Rev. A. J. Huestis as president. Fairfield had among its lawyers, C. W. Slagle, Caleb Baldwin and Charles Negus. The postmaster was E. S. Gage. There were two private schools and three churches. At Keokuk there was a weekly paper, The Iowa Argus, owned by Wm. Pattee. The postmaster was Adam Hine. There were six lawyers, four physicians, three churches and three hotels. Fifty buildings had been erected during the year past. Forty thousand bushels of wheat had been shipped by river during the fall.

Iowa City had seven general stores, seven churches and twelve lawyers. Among the latter were Curtis Bates, Wm. Penn Clark and Geo. S. Hampton. The city had the State University, Iowa City College and a female academy. The two weekly papers were the Iowa Capital Reporter, edited by A. H. Palmer, and the Iowa City Standard, by Foster & Morris. C. Trowbridge was the postmaster.

Burlington had two newspapers published weekly—