Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

Chickdsdr C.-The Nashua Post dis
cusses a feasible plea for a bridge across the
Cedar at that point. 1t will be built
The elevator company Of Waverly will luild
an elevator at Nashu, in the SPRING.
The bridge across the Cedar at C~hickasaw
is nearly comp!e,ed.-The Post "goes
in" strong on the proposed east and west
road on the 43d parallel.
Dubuque Co.-The Dubuque papers OF
the 18th inst. contained long accounts OF the
operations Of the Iowa Manufacturing Co..
whose works are located four and a half
miles southeast of Worihington. The oper-
atoms Of this Company are now confined 10
a Touring mill and a paper mill, the latter
OF which has just got fairly under way in the
manufacture Of print paper. The Times
and Herald Of the 18th inst. were printed on
paper manufactured at the new Iowa mill,
although highly praised BY both papers. the
samples are not up to the best standard. BY
any means, being somewhat dingy in color
and rather too hard and brittle for the well
being of type. just the moment the mill
shall have improved, so as to produce a
good white, soft paper, We shall be most
happy to patroniZe il, as We believe most
emphatically in encouraging all domestic
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done without too great a sacrifice.-The
Dubuque Herald of the same date gives an
extensive account of the manufacturing in.
terests Of Dubuque, from which it appears
that the whisky and beer interests Of that
city take the lead Of all others.-Dubuuue
is the largest lumber market north Of St.
Louis. on the river.
Jones Co.-The Eureka gives a full ac>
count OF the musical convention held at An.
arnosa. last week, by George f. Root and
SOC, of Chicago. About lis persons were
in constant attendance during the four DAYS
OF the convention. We notice the name Of
E. W. Hastings, of Qussqueton, on the en-
rolled list.
Clinton Co.-Lawrence Pierce, living n
mile southwest Of the Fair Grounds. near
Clinton, committed suicide on the 5th inst.
by shooting himself in the head.-The
Lyons Mirror complains that the owners Of
lots in that city charge four prices for them
and thus prevent settlement. Lyons isn't
the only town afflicted.
Hardin Ca boy received a broken
leg for running against a ladv skater on the
ice at Iowa Falls, the other day.-The
sche0i mouse at Iowa Falls is to have a bell.
The school house was dedi Gated on the 9th
inst. So SAYS the Sentinel.
Linn COR. HAYES. the Arctic explor>
er, and Col. j. P. Sanford, have been ~lectur-
ing at Cedar Rapids, as we see by the
Times. ~
Black Hdnk Co.-Miss Clara Barton
lectured to a delighted audience at Waterloo
on Saturday evening last.
Pok Co.-The annual meeting Of the
Horticultural Society will be held at Des
Moines on the 18th Of January.-The Des
Moines Register goes in for q railroad from
Des Moines TO McGresor. That's all right,
If you can get anybody 10 build il, and il
runs through Independence. 1t rould be a
desirable route for our friends in the north
east part Of the county, and would be q pay
ing route il the Wisconsin river were inn
proved and q connection made by water
with the lakes.--The annual commences
ment of the Iowa law school occurred at the
Court House. Des Noines, on The 10th inst.
Attorney General O'Conner gave the open-
ing address 10 the class, after which FIVE
members of the graduating class followed
with carefully prepared addresses, which
are highly praised by the Register. The
graduating class numbered nine.
In GenerdL-The business of the South
Western Railroad has been unusually large,
this season.-The winter term OF Cornell
College opened Under favorable auspices on
the 5ih inst.-Mechanicsyille has been
incorporated as a city.-A young mems
Lyceum has been organized at West Union.
Robert Morris. the celebrated Mason,
is still lecturing in Southern Iowa.-Bish-
OPP Simpson lec,ured in Mt. Pleasant, last
evening.-The Methodists are to build a
new church to cost 10000, in Musca,ine.
Iowa has IS National banks, with a
capital Of 1892, 000.-A Swedenborgian
Church has recently been organized at Du>
buaue.---A new Methodist church will
soon be erected a. Bradfori.--A collision
occurred between two freight trains on the
Rock Island r. T., near Davenport, a few
days since, by which several ears were bad
y smashed and considerable freight dam
aged. Nobody hurt.-A man in Burling-
ton recently strained himself SO badly in
handling a barrel Of oil that he has since
died from it's effects.--The Teachers In.
ssisute Of Hardin Co. will be held next week.
John Homan, Of Adams county, while
hunting squirrels, made a miss-shot and sen,
q ball into his own body. under his arm and
through the shoulder blade.-A new
school house was recently burned by a prai.
RE FIRE in Powesheik county.-The hunts
ers of kossrth comfy are having great sue
cess in deer hunting.-Three-fourths of
the grading Of the Iowa Central Railroad
between Oskalooss ard the State line, has
been completed.