Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-07-19
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\ Senatorial Convention Tor Marshall
and Hardin Counties, was held at Eldora
on the 10Th inst. Wells 5. Rice, OF Mars
shah County, was nominated for Senator.
The SeatiHel says the new bridge over the
Iowa River at Iowa Falls, will soon be com.
ple,ed. From the same source we learn
that little girl was bitten BY rattlcsnake
at Iowa Falls. while picking Strawberries.
With the aid of physician, she recovered
after suffering day or tive.
The Fourth was duly observed at the In.
sane ASYLUM, Mt. Pleasant, as we see by
the Free Press. a very acceptable address
was given nj the chapel of the Asylum, by
Rev. Mr.. Cole. large number Of the unfor-
tuna;c patients being present and cheering
the address heartily. After the address, the
ceu;cr of the hall was cleared, and quite n
number Of the patients joined in dance
! 4 Normal School for the benefit OF the
teachers 81 Henry County, is announced by
the &c. Superintendent to be opened during
| the summer vacation. This is the result OF
/ requests by the teachers themselves, who
seem to be wide awake for improvement in
their calling.
The CLAYTON County Republican Convention
was held at Elkaaer, on the 10th inst. Hon.
T.. T.. Newell, was nominated for State Ser>
ator, and DR.. II. Hamilton, James Ncwberry,
and T. G. Bailey for Representatives.
| DRowNEp.--0n Tuesday the ID of this
month, Mr.. Evans, well known citizen OF
Rockford, Floyd county, went into the She'll
rock to battle. He waded in, and although
good swimmer, and the water only chin
deep, be sank down and drowned almost
without an effort Caro Gordo Rep.
CLINTON CorNry PEAr.-lhs following
letter dated. +" Peat Mills, two miles south OF
Ca,amus, July sIh." appears in the Dewitt
Qt,errcr:
The Peat Company are at work full blast,
and through me send general invitation TO
yourself and the folks of Dewitt to come
down aud witness the process. The compa-
nv have one Of Mr.. Roberts patent peat ma.
chimes, capacity 10 tons of dry peat per day.
II digs its own peat, grinas i, up as fine as
flour, and then spreads il on the ground to
dry by an endless chain which extends out
one hundred feet, spreading the peat six to
nine inches deep and leaving it TO dry, which
takes three or four DAYS, when it is
turned over TO dry through for burning which
| generally takes about three weeks. The
/ company propose to run the machine day
and night. 1t requires two hands to work
it. The apparatus is on kind of boat in
a small pond which it creates itself. charging
as it goes, so that in time what is now mo-
rass will be beautiful lake. The peat
marsh is on the estate of John u Boyd. Esq,
in Olive Township.
WV. II. SHAVER.
| The Orphans Home contains at present
less than 100 children, some 200 being
absent during vacation, visiting their friends.
! Supt. Farley very kindly and literally iurn-
ished free passes to all the children and en-
| ployees of the Home, wishing to pass over
his road-Ced0 Falls Gazette.
Rev. A. J. Kynett, late corresponding
secretary Of the Upper Iowa Conference
! Church Extension Society, having accepted
| the appointment Of general superintendent
Of the affairs of the parent society at Phila-
| delphia, Rev. c. G. Trusdell has been elects
ed by The board Of managers Of the society
as his successor. All business of the society
must hereafter be addressed to Rev. c. G.
/ Irusdell, Clinton, Iowa. Clinton Herald.
| Elder Bronson Of Fayette, had part in a
regular street fight on the evening of the
Fourth. The fighting parson is reported TO
have Hme out of the melee first best, and
two OF his opponents were badly bruised.
! The quarrel grew out of throwing fire balls
in such manner as TO endangcr the Elders
premises, and his conduct III the affair was
generally approved, and all but the chaps who
got the ponmsling felt like saying, amen.--
Ciermont Leader.
! The RloT.-The pleasure OF the occasion.
on the 4th of July, and the reputation of our
town was marred by disgraeefal riot, in
| which 10 or 20 persons were engaged.
Whisky was the prime and moving cause 1t
was sort of a free fight. in which 10 knock
down. and get knocked down was the order
Of the day. Sheriff Powell was promptly on
hand, in endeavoring to quell the riot was
knocked down twice. Captain Fellows. who
went to his assistance was also knocked
down. Several arrests were made. and fines
imposed by justice Gillett as follows. John
Quinn. s. and costs John Keith. $50 and
costs; j. Conhlin, $40 and costs: 10. Wha-
len, $40 and costs. The others were dis.
charged. If the whisky in town had been
arrested IN the morning, instead of the men
the after noon. il would have been more
sensible. and a great many bruises saved
Crese5 Ho,eard Coy Times. llh.
IHE EnIToRs or lowA.-The State Regis.
ter speaking Of the Republican State con
veniian state that i3 editors were presen, and
adds. We but speak q straight truth when
we say that the editors Of Iowa, for intelli-
geace. ability. and fue peasonal appearance
will compare iayorably with any State geos-
raphy can show. No State in the Union has
more ability represented in its county press
than Iowa. and go nearly unanimous are
they in their unity Of action. that their Jour.
nails present the most solid phaanx that
literature furnishes in the grea, battle oftrutll
against wrong.