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From: "Nancee Seifert" <>
Subject: DERBY
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 21:30:39 -0500

The Chariton Patriot, Chariton, Iowa
Wednesday, January 29, l873

**DERBY**
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Eleven miles southwest of Chariton, situated upon the high
rolling prairie, in one of the most fertile as well as one of the most beautiful regions of Southern Iowa, stands the thriving village of DERBY where twelve months ago the winter winds rustled among the prairie grass with nothing to obstruct its course. We do not boast of any marvelous growth of our village, but we do claim that the future of DERBY is as bright and the prospects as encouraging as ever were those of any other town in Lucas County, at so early a day in their existance. Located upon the Chariton Branch of the B. & M. R.R. at an advantageous distance from all surrounding towns, being about midway between Chariton and Garden Grove, in a section of country that has long felt the need of a nearer market than has heretofore afforded, with the thousands of acres that must naturally pay tribute to her, she is destined in the near future to rank among the first of Iowa's villages.

At present as it is unanimously admitted, trade is dull, but for the time prior to the last sixty days the trade of DERBY would be the pride and boast of many a town numbering as many years as ours does months. T.M. HAMMAKER and GEO. BELL & Co., merchants have been doing a large business. B.T. CHAPMAN is going to open out a stock of goods in the spring. JOHN THROCKMORTON is finishing up a twenty by forty store house as fast as the weather will permit, and as soon as complete will occupy it with a stock of general merchandise. A church to be under the control of the M.E. Society will be built during the coming summer; enough and more than will enclose it has already been subscribed. The Presbyterians I understand, are also going to build a church, I do not know what are the present prospects of this enterprise but as it is being worked up by the Rev. W.C. HOLLYDAY of Chariton, we can almost set it down as a fixed fact. Within the last five months there have been shipped!
from this place thirty-three cars of cattle, hogs, and sheep and sixty-two cars of corn and oats.

When the atmosphere is pure we have a very extensive view of the surrounding country from DERBY. Chariton is in view and to the west Smyrna, in Clarke County, is visible as is Humeston to the south, and away in the dim distance the faint outlines of Corydon are discernable.

--T.F.E.

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June 4, 2003
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