The Daily Gazette City of Davenport Friday Morning August 1, 1862 (Part 2) Continued... Meeting of the Board of Education Davenport, July 30, 1862 Board met pursuant to call, Wednesday, July 30, 1862, at 2 o'clock p.m. President in the chair. Present: Messrs. Collins, French, Cook, Blood, Olshausen, and Smith. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The Superintendent presented a report, in which he recommends Misses Fannie C. Alvord and Emma Moore for the vacancies in the list of teachers. The Superintendent also recommends Florence Bennett, Maggie Rowse, Emma Mack, Belle Bennett, Mary Middleton, Sarah Yantis, Andrew Jackson, and Frederick Cheney for admission into the high school, they having answered correctly the average per cent of questions proposed on examination. On motion of Mr. French, the eight named applicants for the high school were admitted. * S. P. Otteson, Janitor of School No. 2, petitioned that his salary of $15 per month be increased to $200 per annum, which petition was, on motion of Mr. Cook, laid upon the table. Mr. Smith offered the following, which was adopted: Whereas, Sundry repairs are necessarily to be made about the premises of School District of the city of Davenport, especially at Nos. 3 and 6. Therefore be it Resolved, That the committee on repairs be authorized to take a minute review of said premises, and cause such repairs to be made, as they may deem expedient. The following bills were allowed and ordered to be paid: Beiderbeck & Miller for brooms and nails------$2.95. Wm. Vanduzer for carpenter work at No 5-----$6.00 H. Langmark for repairing clock at No. 5-----------.75 G. Godwin for painting black board at No. 4---$1.20 H. Paulson for repairing clocks at No. 36, 6----$3.00 H. Mehrens for erecting fence at No. 3----------$3.75 W. L. Cook in lieu of orders No. 75---------------$5.00 Treason in Southern Iowa.-A gentleman, formerly a resident of this city, who has made a business tour through southern Iowa and northern Missouri, tells us that affairs down that way have a gloomy look. Jayhawkers abound, and robbery and plunder furnish employment to a number of gangs of men. In southern Iowa there is a great amount of latent secessionism, encouraged by a few perfidious pressed in that section. At a war meeting held at Rome, Jefferson county, on Saturday last, for the purpose of obtaining recruits, the speaker was frequently interrupted by a mob, who finally gave him notice to leave the town in two hours, or they would hang him. He did so, going back to Fort Madison, reported matters to the recruiting officer at that point, who sent a force of twenty men to Rome, and tow prominent citizens of the town were arrested and brought to Fort Madison, where they are at present confined. Our informant was at Rove at the time of the occurrence. Through Davis and Appanoose counties, and the neighboring portions of Iowa and Missouri, jayhawking bands are constantly prowling about. They go from place to place stealing horses and other property, and selling them, only to be claimed by a second gang as their property, who dispose of them similarly. People suspect each other of being implicated in the robberies, and mutual distrust and rancor prevails in neighborhoods and communities. It might be well if we had some State troops to guard our Southern borders, and drive off the marauding gangs form Missouri, and suppress and punish those of our own State. Valuable Real Estate For Sale. That splendid residence on 6th St., between Scott St. and Western Avenue, recently occupied by Marvin Porter, and known as the "Lambrite property," is offered for sale very low. Apply to Bennett & Whitcomb, Attorneys, Davenport, Iowa. ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IAGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES