Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-11-22

situated on the hlans, has been projected,
- crazy woman has been terrifying the
ONE and children on Seminary Hin, Du>
buquc.
N Gcrcrai.-Winncbago county, a. the
last election, cast las votes, of which Mer>
rill had l47 aud Mason 1.-The Congre>
gasional Church of Lyons has purchased
= 10000 pound bcl.--The Germans OF
Ottumwa have organized n Turnverein SO.
ciety and will build a Turner's Hail.
Prairie fires have been doing great damage
in Butler and Chickasaw coun,ies.--rhe
Sioux City Railroad has been completed
from Council Bluffs northward to the Little
Sioux River. The grading is completed to
within tSenty-cight miles OF Sioux City which
point will be reached in the spring.-Work
is progressing rapidly on the railroad bridge
across the Mississippi at Burlington. 1t is
expected the structure will be completed by
spring. So says the Harkege-Superin.
teIdent Farley advertises for bids for gra>
ding the Cedar Falls 4 Minnesota Railroad
from Nashua to St. Charles, a distance of
twelve miles, and but ,hirty-four south Of the
Minnesota line. st. Charles is forty.eight
miles from Waterloo. The grading is to be
completed to St. Charles BY the LIST of July,
lS6S.-a new station, called Lamoile, is
being opened by the n. W. r. II. between
Marshalltown and State Cen,re.-The
new Methodist church at West Union is ap-
preaching complet;on.-The Iowa Falls
Sentinel says that Post No. SIS, G. A. R.. at
Ackley, are TO give a festival on the 2lst
inst, the proceeds Of which will 60 to the
Soldiers Orphans Home at Cedar Falls.
Col. Merrill, Governor elect, has resigned
his position as President of the FRS, Ma
tional Bank Of MeCregor, and is now at Des
Moines, or on his way thi,her, preparatory
TO taking up his residence o, the capital du>
ring his term of office. The directors Of the
bank passed a resolution highly complimen>
iary TO Col. NJ. "for the very efficient and
successful manner in which be has performs
ed his duties as President" and elected in
bis stead Jerry II. Merrill. Our new Gov>
ernor, come time ago announced, privately.
that in the event Of his ELECTION be should
s~ojourn at the capital during his official
term, and give his personal attention to ex.
%ecu,ive duties. We shall widely miss our
guess if Col. Merrill does not make one of
the most careful, useful and popular Govern.
ors the Sha!e has ever had.-Burlington
Harkyc.
That indohtigable worker, DR.. c. A.
White, State Geologist, has returned from
his trip to the north part Of the State, where
he has made quite a thorough examiaa,ion
of the peat beds. He waded through the
bogs, and SAYS that for a month he scarcely
had his feet dry. he found the pea, in end
less quantities aud Of excellent quality. The
fuel question is settled for that section.
Whateve yer lack Of timber CT coal there NAV
be there is an abundance Of peat, which will
some day be made valuable. The DIR. also
examined the Gypsum, or Plaster Of Paris.
beds near Fort Dodge, and found them ell
that has been claimed for them. Although
not covering an extensive tract OF country,
yet ;hey are very deep, and practically in.
exhaussihle. He found the bed, in places.
twenty feet thick. Or. White intends, after
bringing up his record, to make still another
taE- @is aAsi, should the weather permit. He
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