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find him presently enjoying the fruits eating at a place which would be securely of a large clientage, and making and within the protection of the laws of saving money. the United States government. The people of Davenport, Iowa, have On the 8th day of January, 1839, he reason to say that it is an ill wind that married his first wife, Sarah E. Hubbard blows nobody good, for the lake winds of Massachusetts, but she unfortunately at Chicago impaired our subject's health, died in June, 1842. Then in January, and his physician 1844, he married advised him on Ada C. Hubbard, that account to who had emi locate further grated from Ver west. We may mont to Scott say, therefore, county, Iowa, of with entire re which Davenport gard for the was the county truth, that he seat. She, too, was blown west died about two to a site near the and one-half present city of years later, and Davenport, Iowa. then in the month He settled there of June, 1848, on the 18th day James Grant took of June, 1838. At unto himself a that time the third wife, Elizastate of his health beth Brown was so poor that Leonard, who was he seriously con a native of Gristemplated spend wold, New Lon ing the remainder don county, Con of his years on necticut, who a farm, and for proved to be in DR. WILLIAM WEST GRANT of Denver, Col. that reason he all respects a bought a place model helpmate, Nephew and protege of Judge Grant, and the first surgeon to perform a successful operation on the river about and survives her for appendicitis, January 4, 1885 twelve miles from husband to this the site of the date, enjoying a present city of Davenport, and took green old age with her people in the up his residence there. At that West. Although a child wasbornof each time, Davenport proper was not in the first and second marriages, neither existence, but when the settlement of them survived the tender years. commenced to grow up he moved into We now have our subject firmly Davenport and continued to reside there attached to the soil of Iowa, in which for many years. Now, Iowa was not he was destined to spend his great even a territory at that time, but it was energies, and to achieve lasting fame. created one five days later by an act It is well enough to take note of some of Congress; so it appears that young of the essential qualities upon which Grant exercised good judgment in lo- he relied for success.