Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-03-26

III DlNck HAWK county II IS estimated thai
from $4,000 to 10000 acres will be sowed
with wheat this year, AMI in Bremen about
the same. A, least $4,000 acres in Della
ware will BE devoted 10 the same grain. Blu
charan county will SOW about $4,000 acres.
We think the estimate for buchanan count,
trihe too low. 1t ought to be put at IL,
600 acres,
Mrs. McAllis,er, recently confirmed q.
postmaster of Fairfield is a soldiers widow
and soldiers daughter. Mr.. johnson wa.
urged 10 appoint her to this office nearly a
year ago, but he infused to do so, and gave
a commission to j. ID. Jones, one Of the mos
venomous coppsrheads in Southern Iowa
The Senate rejected this stay at home oppo,
ser Of the war, but Andy still kept him in
Office. AT last thanks to the radicals, Mrs
MeAllister secures the position and Jones is
"kicked out"
A valiant doctor Of Andrew, jackson
County. while returning from Cottonville
had to pass the spot where Crook was muir.
dered about month ago. Nearing the spot,
he suddenly said to his friend, who was driv.
ing, "Stop the horses stop them quick T.
aud Immediately drew revolver and fired
its six loads, and then out with another,
which he also emptied-shen turned 10 the
driver, and yelped out I" Run the horses the
mans there YETI The horses obeyed the
whip, and scooted along so rapidly that the
fear>stricken men were soon landed in An.
drew. A squad was organized ard proceed
cd 70 the scene of action, to find out what
was up" On carful examination, they
found stump with eight bullet holes in it.
See Journal.
The Pella Blade says that the District
Court is now in session at Knoxville, and that
the Pella saloon keepers are attending very
generally. The same paper publishes a
letter from Prof S. s. Howell, Of the state
University, which says that nearly six hun
bred students have been enrolled thus far in
the collegiate year. The Institute now has
fifteen regular teachers besides the professor
Of gymnastics and the President. The
last issue of the Blade closes its second
volume, and enters upon its third year with
hat.ering prospects and " fall Of hope
The 0ttumwa Courier saws tina, the popu>
lation Of that city is $500.
We clip the following item from the Chi.
cago Journal: Last fall in boring for oil
near Buffalo, Iowa, a vein of fine marble was
struck, at the depth ofs0 feet. l.. ". Volk,
ESD. the we'll known sculptor of this city,
hearing Of this, purchased, with several 9TH
er gentlemen. one hur dred acres of lands in
the immediate vicinity Of the discovery, with
Mr.. Nicholas Let,ig, Of Rock Island, has
recently been engaged by Mr.. Volk to sink
shaft, seven to ten feet wide and ninety feet
deep, for 'the purpose Of examining the
quarry more fully, to work the same ifdeem>
ed advisable
A company is being organized to bore for
oil in Jackson county. The evidences Of oil
are said to be very strong.
The citizens Office County don't know after !
whom their county was named, and 80 they
addressed letter to the Rebel Chief to find |
out il he was the Lee. His reply is published
in the Paindealer, aud reads as follows: Il |
am unable to give you any information on
the subject Of your letter, Of the 25th ult. /
was engaged on the Western rivers in the
years 1886, 81 SO. and made maps Of the
Lower and Upper Rapids of the Mississippi;
but not Of the adjacent Counties. do not
snow after whom Lee County, Iowa, was
lamed."
POSTMASTER AT BrRLlxGroS.-CLARK
)uNHAN. formerly Publisher Of the Hark-
Eye has been appointed and conf. med as
Postmaster at Burlington. The Haek> Eye
'ays; The acceptance Of this Office involves
no sacrifice Of principles. 1t is indeed sig.
nal triumph Of consistent Radicalism."
The Dubuque Herald says that Mr. Harris,
OF that city, has lately invented snow pillow
which is quite a triumph Of mechanical skill.
The machine is attached in front of the loco.
motive, and be claims that il will remove six
feet Of snow from the track with the train run.
ming at the rate Of twenty-five miles an hour
II bis assertion proves true, this pillow will
soon come into general use on the Western
prairies.
FEMALE INPosrER.-A Mrs. Tyrrell Of Ce.
dar Falls, is travelling about the country,
pretending to be an agent Of the Soldiers
Orphans Home at Cedar Falls, and collect.
ing money for that Institute She was in
Dubuque and Dyersville. At the latter place,
an officer arrived from Cedar Falls, to arrest
her, but she had . days start of him. 1t is
thought size will appear further south when
she comes in sight again probably, in this
region.-State Register.
The Council Bluffs .Nonparel says me.
teor was recently observed at that place which
lighted the whole heavens, and moved down
to the western horizon, shedding a glow Of
light almost equal to that Of full moon.
The grand jury Of Dubuque have recently
presented over sixty indictments before the
District Court, now sitting, for violations Of
the liquor law.
Mrs A. NJ. Sweet, q teacher at the
Soldiers Orphans Home Of Cedar Falls,
soliciting aid for the Home, received in Ian.
sing, . few days since, subscriptions amounts
ing to nearly $3.50, most Of which was paid
at once.
1t is estimated tina. the population Of Iowa
was swelled at least 60, 900 by immigration
during 1866. This number viii probably be
exceeded during the present year.
President johnson has removed in al, six
iy-one postmasters III this State.
vi Williams was confirmed as Post
master Of Dubuque on the 10th inst. Capt.
Williams appointment was made last spring
but was not confirmed, being overlooked in
the Senate, and Mr.. David was retained.
The Dubuque Produce Exchange at their
regular meeting on the goth inst. appointed
q committee to procure relief for those PEG.
pie Of the South who have been totally i'm
poverished by the late floods.
A cheese factory is soon to be started a,
Usage. So says the Ioxan.
A, meeting of the Dubuque Produce
Exchange, on the 18th inst, the following
resolutions were adopted:
Rcsolred, That we strongly favor, and viii
do all in our power to aid in the construc
ton of bridge across the Mississippi river
at this point by an independent Joint STOCK
Company, which bridge should be open te
the use Of all railroad companies who wish
to use it, on equal terms.
Resided, That, in our judgment, the con
solidation Of the ID. 4 S. c. K. r. and l. C.
Il. X. or with any railroad east Of the Miss,
issipri river would be detrimental to the in
terests Of Dubuque and northern Iowa, Is il
would forever defeat the construction of such
bridge, and deprive US Of the privilege Of
having more than one railroad connection
eastward, thereby practically deprivipg this
part Of the country Of all markets excep,
Chicago by discriminating tariff.