. Annals of Iowa . SAMUEL STORES HOWE, EDITOR, IOWA C1T- A. R. FULTON, CORRESPONDING EDITOR, DES MOINES. PRICE, $1,00 A YEAR, Kntmul at Iho Post-oHioe, at Iowa City, il-c!ass matter. ism Page. Early Journalism in Iowa * 07 Elkimias Americanus 102 Birlical Geology 1(> The Scientists at Prayers 108 A Temperance Pledge 110 We License J11 Temperance Ode 112 The Drunken Father 113 Iowa State Capitol—Illustrated 115 Signification of Winneshiek 116 Teaching as a Learned Profession 117 In Memoriam 120 Literary Notices 122 Our Birthday 124 Editorial Notes and Notices 128 Entered accord


. Annals of Iowa . SAMUEL STORES HOWE, EDITOR, IOWA C1T- A. R. FULTON, CORRESPONDING EDITOR, DES MOINES. PRICE, $1,00 A YEAR, Kntmul at Iho Post-oHioe, at Iowa City, il-c!ass matter. ism Page. Early Journalism in Iowa * 07 Elkimias Americanus 102 Birlical Geology 1(> The Scientists at Prayers 108 A Temperance Pledge 110 We License J11 Temperance Ode 112 The Drunken Father 113 Iowa State Capitol—Illustrated 115 Signification of Winneshiek 116 Teaching as a Learned Profession 117 In Memoriam 120 Literary Notices 122 Our Birthday 124 Editorial Notes and Notices 128 Entered according to Act of Congress, jn th». year 18S3, bySAMUEL STORKS HOWE,in t hf office oT 1 he Librarian f Congress, at Washington, D. (. ANNALS OF Vol. II. OCTOBEPx. 1883 EARLY JOURNALISM IN I, BY A. It. FULTON. Written for The Printers Auxiliary. ?jj^SMSj^S Dubuque enjoys the distinction of being the locality} Xk of the tivst settlement by white men in Iowa, so ita*so nas lne honor of being the place where Iowayt£ * journalism had its birth. The extinction of theJ* Indian title to the lands in the eastern part of the Terri-4, tory, in 1833, was followed by the establishment, the same| year, of a number of settlements along the Mississippi,\ and considering the difficulties in the way of emigrationat that day the population of the Territory increased even Chicago was but a small village, where peoplehad not yet dreamed of a railroad. Dubuque was a mining 08 ANNALS OF IOWA. camp, but was attracting hardy adventurers, and very boohthe reported wealth of its lead mines caused the name andfame of Dubuque to be heard far and w ide. Among other*attracted to the embryo city on the wesl branch of theMississippi,


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