Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1867-08-16
OUR OWN STATE.

The Iowa Falls SeHsinel goes into ecs.a
cies over Lousss Boans Dc J>rsey pear tree
which It describes ss seven years Of age az
loaded with fruit. We know of serers
pear tries in ,be SANE hx-
The State Re7i,ter claims iia. the De
I Moines River Waller, has increased NOR
rapidly in population during the past tvs
years, than any other section OF the State.
A man Was recently killed By accident. OF
the Des Moines VALLEY r. r.
The Dubuque Democracy have eriden;l,
got tie dumps The Dubuque Times say,
the audience which turned oat to hea.
Mason speak last week. nanbered not mors
than $50. one-fhird Of whom we're curiou:
Republicans. Mason read his lucabration
and read it very poorly. The faithful com
menced taking their departure long before
the speech was concluded. The conclusion
of the exercises is ihus described by the
Times:
The Judge concluded. Upjumps Null
kern. :" Mister Mason, ] have . question to
pu. to ye. Do ye believe . man ha. a right
10 sell liquor?n (Frowns and GESTURES to sit
down came from score Of Dem. and ar
audible hiss sounded from = prominent 10,
eali'vl.
He answered, Ny past record shows n.
position
Il don't care for your record persisted
Null, want vour present opinion
II am" replied the Judge. Do you
think continued Null, that q man has a
right TO order a woman TO be hung, without
looking at the evidence to see whether It con.
yicis her or not7' fGrea. sensation.
Yon see Mul. was not satisfied with ihe
Judges evident leaning johnson ward.
"So, do not" soleunlv answered the
Judge.
Il have few more questions TO ask. was
MuTs next put in, % but having sa, and lis.
tened 10 you oil this time, I'm too tired to
do it now or something 10 that effect.
There was loud laughter from some
there WAS "deep damnation looked " from
others.
The meeting broke up. We hope Judge
Mason will take his half sheet Of the Herald
ard read il in every town in the State, ard
the Democrats elsewhere will not treat him
50 shsbbily as Democrats have treated him
here at his starting out place, but fock en-
Ddsse to hear him. Think Of i, Six year:
ago the bare announcement In Dubuque o
a speech from Democratic candidate 70,
Governor or any other prominent Cop. used
to fll the largest hall in the city. Now, an
ordinary law Office win hold all that turn GU,
to hear even Judge Mason
The Marion Register says that Mr.. NJ. r
Winans Of Springfield, has tree OF only
twenty years Of age, which measures eigb,
feet and half in circumference. So much
for prairie growth. A crazy man by the
name Of Peck was arrested and lodged in
jial at Marion, o few days since.
1t is rumored says the Waterloo Courier
that peat has been discovered in Orange
Township, Black Hawk County. The Cedar
Rapids { ST. Paul X. r. Co, design TO com.
plete the grading Of the line to Waterloo
by Dec. lst. So says the Courier.
The Methodists OF the Iowa City district,
have decided to hold Camp Meeting near
Spiingville, Linn Co., about the first Of Sep.
tember.
A child vas killed by . reaper last week,
near Cascade. Dubuque County. A man
had leg nearly severed at the same place,
day or two after in ate emp;ing to run be.
fore reaper He stumbled aud fell, and
the sickle caught his right Lee just below the
knee joint, cutting It nearly through aud
necessitating amputation. So says the Du>
buque Times.
The population Of Worth County is !, ,543,
A. we see by the Mitchell Co. Fress.
The Franklin Reporter records the discov.
cry Of good Pest, five miles aorth Of Ackiey.
They have garroters in Davenport.
Theodore Eldndge was attacked BY three
rufians one dark night, while passing
through the streets, and robbed Of $500.
NEvsrAPossAL.-Tbe North. West claims
that the State Register is 10 the habit of ap.
its news items without giving