Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-11-19
INDEPENDENCE ITEMS.
INDEPENDENCE, Nov. II, 70

tons of Independence, Of which | have
not yet spoken, / believe, is the Lyceum
established by the young men for the pur
pose of debate and mental improvement
That | have neglected to notice it, is
purely through inadvertence, for it is
certainly a matter of which every citizen
might well be proud, and one which
should be encouraged by ALL The "Ly-
ceum" technically denotes place where
plays are enacted, and where disputants
for histrionic fame are wont TO assemble,
to improve their voice and manner, so
/ that the various characters may be
more aptly rendered ; but it generally
means a place for debate, the reading of
essays, and delivery of lectures. In
stances are numerous of the good effect
which this institution has accomplished
throughout the heightened world. Many
of the great orators of England and
America have ascribed their success to
the practice teey had in the Lyceum,
and how many more have been benefited
it is impossible to tell, but their name is
legion. Independence cannot boast of as
much material with which to make the
Lyceum meetings profitable and inter-
esting as some of the Eastern towns and
cities, but for place of its size and ad-
vantages, it will rank in this respect A
No. /. Two Of the lectures of the win
ter course have already been delivered.
The first by Mr.. E. p. BAKER, subject
=" FRANKLIN" and the last by Mr.. c.
HEDGES, subject "PANIcs." Both were
well prepared and ably delivered. In
connection with the Lycenm is an excel
lent library of 200 volumes, of miscella-
neous and standard works.
There is but little doing with us wor-
thy of especial note. ] have to chroni-
Gle new method of collecting debts,
which in these g hard times is truly re-
freshing. A certain stone mason of our
town, having done a small job Of patch
ing upon the walls of Few Bowling Sa-
loon, called in for his pay one morning
last week, and there being some dispute
about the price, he at once proceeded to
take his work down. Having with him
10 GOOD a;,nI |, L.
complished his task, and left consider
able air-hole in the west wall, besides
damaging the plastering on the inside,
and doing enough other damage to salts
fy his "claim." Mr.. Few, not Statistic
with this new way of paying his debts,
especially a claim the justice of which he
did not acknowledge, had the mason ar
rested, and he was bound over by Esq.
CHANDLER, to answer at the District
Court. AS one thing leads to another,
so in this case. While in the custody of
officer REED, the prisoner, as he alledges,
was badly treated, and he accused him
of assault and battery before Justice
HART. To this charge the constable
plead guilty, and suffered" to the
amount of Sc. Then he commenced an
action for an Infringement OF the License
Law, before the same Justice, against Mr.
Few, who entered bonds for his appear
ance at the District Court. And here
ended the matter for the present.
One GEO. McFARLINE was brought be-
fore Justice CHANDLER, on Monday last,
at the suit Of MARION CURTIS, charged
with violation Of the Estray Law But
through some informally in the papers,
he was discharged. This, | believe,
complete the records Of our police courts.
am glad to see that you are favorable
to the election of Gov. GRIMES to the
Senate. In this preference l have no
doubt you correctly represent nine tenths
of the Republicans of Buchanan county.
| have no disposition to underrate the
claims or talents of our Dubuque friends,
but | don't think our next e. S. Senator
has taken up his residence in that city
yet. MONCRIFF.