Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-09-21
From TIA Stats Reporter

kTeSa tia Stats AApoEteT.
aFAaMEHS' KIRKw soD.--It was aok IN,
til quits lately wE became convinced thai
certain Obscure Republican journals wsEC
ia earnest concerning the occupation Of
RiFkwood, the Republican nominss foI
Governor. We took the trouble last FRI
day to "seareh outis the hAhit&tioR Of the
would be Governor. Having the honor to
reside In the sane township With ths hon
orahIe gentleman, and never having heard
that he was O farmer until altar tbs meet.
ing OF the Republican ConyeHtion at Dss
Moinea, We are willing 10 Acknowledge
We were somewhat surprised when we RFst
heard Of the epiow Handle Ticket" II
soon, however, became apparent that the
name vas an assumption, most singular
one to those acquainted with the facts
To the farmers Of Johnson county, the thing
is simply ridiculous; and were they con-
yinesd OF the fact that il is persisted in as
a means Of political sReceszs would rise ss
masss and Indignantly denounee the tmPo-
sition. .".
The morning was a pleasant one when
we in company with friend, drove 20 the
rssidsues Of j. J. KirkwoOd Esq'F. We
found his house situated a little more than
a mile distant fFom the city, in what most
people would call the Suburbs OF the town.
| Il was the stately edifea Of q retired man
of businsssg not the simple residence Of a
farmer, In this haTdwoEkiAg esunt1y Of
ours the distinction between q rich bank
sra dwelling, and iabaring farmers prem
is2s Is easily detected. We eHdeavofed TO
the best Of our ability TO imagine the prem
isaH a Farm, bat we did not succeed. We
even went 50 tar az to make inquiries Of
those whom we met, but no body gave
KirkwCod the appallatioR Of 4 faTmsE.--
In fact the persons with whom We eoHVers-
ed were not exactly certain what his ocea-
patton was. Most, however, supposed him
10 be a banker; some thought him TO be 3
LAWYER, and others insiEted On 1t that be
was engaged Ia some mill speculation
We did not wish to lay ourselves liable as
trssspassers, and did not mfuutely exam
Inc the establishment, bat VS. strained our
eyes to their utmost to catch glimpse of
a pIoyg, harrow, rake, or sOHBe other farm
ink uteasil; nothing Of the kind could we
see. Being somewhat disappointed in our
search after information under diffacal&les,
We nut the qasstioa to a shTewd gentleman,
whe evidently tsas farmer, and who was
riding late town upon load Of wheat, Il Is
Kirkwood, from thu beat Of yeur infoTma-
tioa and belief, q faEmeT?'' The gentle.
man In question did rot delgn to answer,
bat from the expression Of bis enaHtsaSRes
we were led 10 infer that he leoksd upon IN
a rather green, or that We were intending
to get of some colossal joke.
We at last gave up the thing in despair
knowing from tbs circumstances It was im-
possible to make Of KiEkwood what nobody
Ia this region Of eoahtTy supposed him 10
be. We viii say, however, for the infer
nation Of distant readers, that Kirkwood
came to this country TiehI he came to spec
ulate; he Is the largest stakeholder in the
Iowa City Branch Of the State Bank; and
that he came from tbs gssta Of Ohio four o.
ave years since, and Is locked upon By those
Who know him best, as q mere political
adventursF.