Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-06

Linn Ca.-George n. Godfrey and Henry
d. Timber were admitted TO the bar at the
session Of the District Court which closed at
Marion last week.-Bullcrd's Panorama
Of New York CITY was on exhibition at Mar.
ion. last week. SO SAYS the Marion Regis
ter.
Jones Co.-The Bap,ists at Anamosa are
Just finishing a fine house Of worship
The North Madison Methodist Church will
be dedicated Dec. 22d sermon to be preach
ed hy Rev. c. g. Truesdell.-Lovers of
music from Dubuque, Monticello. Bowen's
Prairie and Sand Spring are expected to at
tend the musical convention to lie held at
Anamosa, Commencing Dec. 18th and con-
| tinuing four DAYS. We credit Eureka.
The Pess.-The Winterset Mldisoaian
has been sold out 70 j. j. Davis. a former
| editor of that paper.-W. r. Roberts Of
Oskaloosa, has purchased the Alton Rereille.
-. G. Armstrong, lately of the Lansing
| Journal, has been employed on the Dubuque
| Hrdla.-The Office Of tue Mon;ezuma
Republican is offered for sale at a bargain.
a. c. Jones. formerly a comfesitor in
the State Register Office, has purchased the
Ediyyille Transcript which he will conduct
hereafter as editor and proprietor.
Black HQuk Co.-rhe new church edifce
ofthe Presbyterian Society, at Waterloo, is
entirely completed. and was dedicated on
The 24.h ul;. The builiing cost $s,342, and
is paid for.-Myrcn Smith. deputy>sherif
of the coun,y. was knocked down while cross |
ing the Waterloo bridge. the other night. the |
blow rendering him unconscious for some
time. No cause is known for the outrage.
nor has tie bastard who perpetra;ed it been
arrested.-The January session Of tbs
District Court Of Black Hawk county has
been postponed from the first to the second
Moniay in Jan1ary.-Miss Clara Barton
lectures at Waterloo on the 18th inst. The
above from the Coarier.
Webster Co.-The Fl. Dodge North. West
says tha; ground was broken a, that poia,
for the extension Of the D. & s. c. Railroad,
last Wednesday. The work Of grading will
be prosecuted with the utmost vigor and is
expected to be completed by the Is, of 0e>
toher, lS6s.-A tannery is in successful
operation a, Fl. Dodge.-Lf. Gov. Gae,
editor Of the Nofsh- Wesf, is writing interest.
ing letters TO his paper, from the East.
Mitchell Ca little cir, at Usage, met
with a distressing accident, on the sd cit,
By failing into . boiler full OF hot suds. In
taking the garments from the child The skin
! Of one Of her legs came of. The North To-
ria SAYS the child is slowly recoveriag.-
The total au1oun; Of tax of Mitchell county
fJr tie year IS $554,93s.Gi.
ChickasaE Co.-Work has been comm en-
ced on the depot at Nashua at
Nashua is lively, in view Of the coming rail
road.-Eor,y ,ous or hay and a stable
were burned in Richland township on the
20.h ult.-Jadge Williams viii grade u
portion Of tie railroad TO Nashua with his
patent Exeaya,ors, which are a mos, decided
suocess--The grading Of tie railroad from
Nashua TO Charles City is 10 be completed
by the first Of next July. The above items
are from tia: l~iveliest OF sheets, the Nashua
Post.
Dela,rore Ca TcaeLer.' Institute will
be held during TIE week commencing Dec.
l6,h.-The Manchester literary society Is
in successful operation.--The Manchester
Union, from which We CLEAN these items,
speaks very kighls Of the graded school, IN
der the charge Of Prof. Piper as Principal.
and Mr.. kissick as assistant.
In GeaeraL-A man was instantly killed
at Woodbrin. 4" on the Slope" the other day
BY jumping from a train of cars in rapid nc
tion.-The State Register declares for
Grant for the Presidency.-The woods on
the north side of Clear Lake, Winnebago
Co, were recently OF FIRE. burning With great
fury. and approaching very near Clear Lake.
The Anamosa Eureka and Linn Co.
Register were among the very first to adyo>
cate negro suffrage in this Sta,e.-Deer
are said to be abundant on the upper Wap-
sie.-A Post of the G.. A. K. is to be or
ganizcd at WaYerly.-The new Methodist
Church at Cedar Falls was dedicated on the
LIST ins..-Pork trade Of the State is now in
full blast Trains upon every railroad are
bearing east their greasy burdens and an
other item of income and profit is added to
| the list for lS67.-Drouth is complained
Of all over the State. Wells and streams
are drying up and much trouble will be ex>
perienced in watering stock during the wins
ter unless we should be blessed with a thaw
and eopious rains.-H. Dickey. of Halle
Green township, Jones county, raised, this
year, 1000 bushels of corn on forty acres of
land.-The Upper Iowa University has
raised $4,000 towards ar endowmen, fund.
The new Adjatant Generals Office will
be opened at the Arsenal Building, in Des
Moines, O. the 18th iDst.-A man named
ShaHer was recently killed at Port Louisa
BY the kick Of a horse.-A cattle dealer ia
Washington lost $1,000 two weeks since. By
the fall IL prices.-The 22d volume of To-
wa Supreme Court Reports will be ready for
delivery in q few days.-Plasters have
been receiving seven dollars per day in Des
Moines.-Muscatine is having an Iowa
course of lectures.-James Pratt. one Of
the Oldest residents of Dubuque, died on the
Both ult., leaving al estate valued at So.
000.-A new wooden factory is soon to be
erected at Mt. Pleasant.