Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
OUR OWN ST.iTE.

estimates that their l30,240 acres Of ccal
land viii yield 1881, $4,000 bushsls.
Coal sells at the mine At ten cents per bush.
sl--each acre yields $4,000 burhcls-msk.
ing the snug little value Of $3.50 per ace.
The loscan tells = heavy ssory Of an DID
gentleman Who bought = through tickle, at
WAvsrly for DUBUQUE. By some misAap
he got left, but taking his carpet>bae in
hand he started on foot and arrived at
Cedar Falls half an hoar in advance OF he
engine. ~
Mrs. Bloomer recently delivered lecture
in Council Bluffs on Woman's right to the
elective franchice." The Nonperen speaks
in high terms Of the effort.
The State Horticultural Society win offer
nearly five hundred dollars in premiums on
fruits, flowers, and evergrcens, at their first
annual exhibition to be held in conjunction
with the State Fair, at Clinton, on the oath
Of September next. The Secretary Of this
Society, W. w. Bebec, 10 sending urgent
Invitations to many Of our interested fruit
growers and o:her prominent citizena both
at home and abroad, to join the association.
The number Of pupils attending The pub
lie schools Of Iowa is 25l,s27. The amount
paid the teachers, during the last school
year,.wss $l,006,623. The intrest on The
permanent school fund is $l65, 243.52 an.
nually.
Tho Eureka says the G. A. RS of Ana.
mosa celebrated Lincoln's Birthday tl2sh
Feb.l with appropriate services. Col. Hem
derson Of the 4th, made speech, the whole
crowd gorged themselves with supper, and .
Jolly time was had with toasts.
From the Sixth Biennial Report Of the
Iowa Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,
ve learn that the present number Of pupils
is males 81, females "a; total 65; and that
the institution is now relieved of all finan.
cial embarrassment, and is in general
state Of prosperity.
The Marshelltown Times Is in favor Of
changing the name Of that town because
there is Marshall" in the Southern part
Of the State which causes great confusion
in Nail arrangements. There ia also town
called Independent in the the south half of
the State to which large quantities Of express
matter designed for Independence are sent.
That town, being the smaller and Younger.
certainly ought to have change Of name.
Mr.. Charles Plunkett had very success.
full run OF five nights with his theatrical
troop in Waterloo, the receipts averaging
over 800 per night. The Courier speaks
highly Of the troupe.
b. F. Taylor was announced 20 lecture in
Waterloo on Tuesday last, but owing 70 a
failure in railroad connections, he Was un.
able to meet the engagement much to the
disappointment Of our nelghbors.
The Waterloo Courier praises highly the
lecture recently given in that city BY Gen.
Schurz on Reconstruction in Germany.
Owing to unfavorrable weather the attend
ance was rather limited.
An extraordinary revival is in progress At
Iowa Falls, all the churches being filed
nightly. Indeed, revivals Of greater or less
extent are progressing in half tie towns Of
the State and . tremendous accession Of
members to the various churches cannot
fail to follow.
By . census just taken the population Of
Manchester is found to be 1900. So says
the Union.
A writer in the manchester Union advo-
Gates the claims Of Gen. Vanderver to the
Governorship. Thus they come thick and
fast
LIE Grand Byington has called Demo-
cratic Convention to meet at Iowa City on
the % Of April.
The Manchester Cnoin gives and extend
ed account Of . recent dedication Of new
Masonic Hall in that town. The attendance
was large, the ceremonies interesting aud the
whole affair decidedly pleasant.
The Manchester UsOin says that . school
house in the west end Of Collins Grove was
burnt to the ground on Wednesday evening,
the 9th ult. The building was insured for
$500. All the school books, maps and
charts we're burnt. The winter term was
nearly completed.
We mentioned, some time since, that lead
had been discovered nearsVinton. The Eagle
says that company with with capital of
100000 has been formed for the pur.
pose Of prospecting and developing the
mines.
The McGregor Mere complains that there
is no library association in that town. is
probably the only town Of its size in the State
without one.
Some poor fool has been suing the Bur
lington Hasckeye for telling the truth, where
At the Ha~keye groweth fscetious and con.
graduates Fairfield upon the distinguished
honor Of being the place wkere the suit is to
come off,"
At the annual meeting of the State His.
torical Society held 1t Iowa City, Dec. 5th,
1866, ~ We learn from the January number
of the Annals Of loca, just received, the fol.
lowing officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
President-Col. VIM. Penn Clarke.
Vice President-Prof. T. s. Parvin.
Cor. Secretary-Sanford w. HUFF, N. D.
Recording Secretary-S. E Paine.
TreasureF-H. 8. Welton.
Librasian-F. c. Clark.
Board Of Curators- Col. S c TrowbridRe,
n H Brsinerd, John p Irish, Hon. Geo W
MeCleary, Prof r N Leonard, Henry MUIR
ray, n. D., William Vogt, NJ. D., VIM Crum,
Hon F II Lee, W CASTOR, Esq, James K
Hartsock, G w Dodder, Samuel P Hess, NJ
W Davis, Frederic Lloyd, Hon Ralph P
Lowe, Hon Vim H Tuthill, Hon George G
Wright.
President Of the Board Of Curators-Hon
Geo w HcCleary.
A disastrous frerecently occurred at Char.
iton, entailing loss of about $4,000.
The Fairfield Ledger says that hog chol.
era Is prevalent, large numbers of 6ne hogs
having been lost during the winter.
An exchange contains the following news-
paper item:
Among the new papers which have been
started in Iowa during the past year are the
Adair County Register, Butler County Still
etto, Dallas Gazette, Decatur Enterprise,
Jefferson Era, Eddyville Star, Oskaloosa
Conservator, Cedar Falls Register, Bedford
Southwest, Cresco Times, Marengo Citizen,
Glermont Leader, Eddyville Independent,
LeClaire Register, Jasper Republican, Mt.
Vernon Citizen, Winneshiek Register and
Humboldt True Democrat; and among the
papers which, during the same time, have
been enlarged, are the Adair County Regis
ter, Keokuk Gate City, Wintsrset Madison
an. State Register, Sabula Gazette, Council
Bluffs Nonpareil, Sioux City Journal, Du-
buque Times, Pells Blade, Pella's Week
blad, Temperance Platform, Marion County
Republican, Western Star Guthrie vidette,
nd Ruchsu~n Couoev nullat.o Tk:s 1:.x