The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-07-28
Buchanan County.

Buchanan County.
E- We copy the following notices Of
villages in this county. from the Du-
buque Times, the sketches having been
written by Mr.. CLEMENT. the travelling
correspondent of that paper:
QUAsQuEToN.-Ten miles below indie
pendence, on the east side of the Wapsi-
pincon, in Buchanan County, is the old
town of Quasqueton-oldj just as young
man, who has been settled west Of the
Mississippi dozen or fifteen years, is
old. Quasqueton is old because most OF
the towns in its neighborhood are, much
younger. By its "neighborhood'' we
mean wide range of country, aeestern
neighborhood, which includes all the
country "round about The landlady
of the little inn where the =" imperlec,
pack of cards. were kept last winter
the Half Way House, three fifths the
distance from Alden to Webster City
had the idea of neigh5orAood to which
we refer. When. after travelling fifteen
miles without passing house, we asked
her how she got along without neighbors,
she replied that she had plenty Of them
only eleven miles off
But to return to our sheep. Quasque-
ton, though old, is much younger than
it will be a hundred years hence. We
mean to say that Quasqueton is destined
to stand, if its bridge does sometimes get
washed away, and if its best hotels-like
those of Dubuque and Galena-do get
into the habit of burning down. Not
withstanding all its set backs, the village
is destined to recuperate and rise. The
site is fine. and its facilities are great.
It's hydraulic privileges are similar to
those Of Independence. with a slight i'm
provement in the body of water, as two
or three creeks enter the river between
Independence and Quasqueton.
Two Touring mills. owned by d. s.
Davis and j. Nj. Benlhall, are in opera
ton, and also two saw mills, and these
are all the use made of the water power.
which is capable of turning half a dozen
mills of both kinds. Both sides of the
river afford good SITES for mills, and they
will be improved some day Timber
and stone are abundant there, and every
other material for building.
The population of Quasqueton cannot
be far from FIVE hundred. 1t has two
variety stores, kept by T. A. Jernegan
and B. G. Taylor; one grocery, by E.
w. Hastings, one hardware and tin shop,
by G. p. Hayslip; one drug and book
store. by f. w. Whitney one harness
shop; two shoe shops one wagon shop !;
three blacksmith shops two cabinet
shops two hotels; two tanneries, and
one livery stable. The last named !" in
stitulion' is owned by A. F. Williams,
who keeps wellmated. swift footed Do
nles and other fine animals of the horse
kind, with which to accommodate timer
ant journalists and other rowing people.
Quasqueton has first class public
schools, and four religious organizations,
Congregational. Methodist Episcopal,
Baptist and Wesleyan Methodist The
first two have houses of worship.
Messrs. ID. c. Hastings. o. X. Grit.
fifth and j. Vincent. are the physicians
of the place j. c. Head and H. c..
Kellogg, the lawyers.
Considerable attention is paid in Quas-
queton and Buchanan county, to the i'm
provement of the breed of horses, cattle,
hogs. &c. Mark Brownson, who lives
in the village of which we have been
speaking. has Suffolk pig six months
old. which is the largest of that age we
ever saw in Iowa. 1t will certainly de-
serve a handsome premium at the next
Buchanan County Fair In passing to
and from Quasqueton we saw many fine
blooded cattle. and several Morgan horses.
The farmers on the Wapsey are both en-
and prosperous. Their crops
Of every kind, as well as herds, are fat
and thrifty.
HAzLEToN miles north of indie.
pendence, and two miles south Of the line
of Fayette county. in the township Of
Superior, is the lille village of Hazleion.
Il took its name, we believe, from the |
TACT that It's site was covered with hazel |
bushes. three or four years ago. when the
village was laid ont. Ii is on the old |
State road from Garnayillo to Fort Dodge.
The village is small. but will be likely to
crow, for it is the principal point be-
ween Independence and the village of
tayette. and is surrounded by lands, Sec
nd in fertility, we believe, to no part of
Buchanan County. 1t is between Otter
nd Buffalo creeks, and near the former.
Hazleton has one merchant. Z. w.
'enney, and one hotel keeper. Walter
parks. 1t has two shoe shops. cabi- l
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