The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-04-18
Correspondence of the Dubuque Herald.
Eetter from the Country.
INDEPENDENCE, April 5

Correspondence OF the Dubuque Herald.
letter from the Country.
INDEPENDENCE, April 5.
independence is the present terminus
Of the cars OH the D. d p. r. R.--the
road being completed some 10 miles fur
lher. 1t is situated on both sides of the
Wapsipinicon-the east side being main
ly the business part, the west eat deyot-
ed 10 dwellings. The river is damned
AS every river and many other things
ought to be--and the power thus accu-
mulated devoted to driving saw and
Touring mill Plenty OF adjacent timber
gives ample occupation to the former.
while the broad acres Of the Wapsipini-
con valley and the fertile swells of the
ocean prairie, give food to the latter.
The town is considerably scattered, and
as general thing, is well built. Many
of the private residences are character
lied by high degree of costliness and
elegance Groves in every direction af-
ford the finest building sites imaginable,
which very little effort will transform
into parks unequalled for beauty.
Business is very good at present The
merchants, particularly, are rejoicing
over their winter and spring trade, and
are confident that the future will show no
material difference in this respect, unless
for the better. There are no empty
houses. and many new ones are being
erected. Not in debt, with magnificent
water power, and surrounded on every
side by unlimited quantities Of the best
land in the State, independence cannot
but move steadily forward on the high
way Of prosperity. District and select
schools are first class and abundant,
while there are sufficient religious organ,
izatons to answer the wants of any
whose aspirations lead heayenwards or
churchwards
Among the business men is our old
Dubuque friend, s. Ercanbrack, Esq.
He has established a thriving business
already, and is fast winning the position
to which his superior merits as work
man entities him.
There are several hotels, prominent
among which is the Montour House, by
the we'll known and equally well-liked
Purdy. The long tables, crowded with
guests and choice edibles, at once evince
success and taste as landlord. Ii is one
Of the best hotels in the interior. and fur
nishes just as good accommodation in
bed and board as any house in Dubuque.
| believe Independence q success in
every particular. With moral, indus
trious, intelligent population of some
1000, which is daily being augmented
by immigration, and every facility thai
constitutes desirable point both for bus
mess and residence, ii cannot but even
tually take high position among the in
land towns of the State.
The gentlemanly p. NJ. Mr.. Moore,
has very materially enhanced the success
and pleasure OF my visit to this place,
for which he is entitled 70 many thanks.
lie is a most efficient official, aud desery
edly popular. T, b. W
LEAP YEAR PARTY AT QvAsQUET0N.
Before leaving Independence your Re
porter took run down to Quasqueton
and there attended g leap year party"
gotten up by the fair danes Of thal -four
ishing village.
Quasqucton is on the Wapsy, 10 miles
from Independence, down stream, aud j,
very Industrious, quiet, good looking
place The party was very large one.
and complete success. The chair-wo.
man at supper was Miss Sarah Ill Miller,
who read the regular toas,s with self
possession and gracetulness considered
remarkable, The toasts were good, and
generally very witty. They included
all SORTS of subjects-Good Templars,
Matrimony, Corus. Hoop skirts, Gc., t.,
and last, but not least, tie Dubuque Klr
aia.
Alter supper came dancing ill nearly
daylight, when. after few genial and
friendly osculatory exercises, the crowd
departed, we'll pleased wiki the result .!
the entertainment
Misses Shurllef, 4 Z Miller, and
Mrs Pratt, Jernesan, Roberts aud 9th.
ers, were prompt aud successful IN iheil
kindly efforts % minister 70 the enjoy
ment Of their guests.
The delegation from Dubuque viii =
er hol! ,hem in uallcctionate remembrance
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