Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-13
0ER 0WN STATE.

pessoSAt.-G. \. White, State Geologist,
was in Eliora, last week, On has WAY north
IL search Of Peat. SO says the Eldora
Ledger.
Prot R0wley. who lately had a musical
class III this city, gave a successful concert
IN Waterloo, last week, as We SEQ by lhc
Courier.
PoLIricAL.-The lla din Co. Rep. Con.
%vention. had SOM difficulty relative to the
the nomination of Treasurer. which Will
probably resul, in the running of two can
didates.
Hon. G. J. Tisdalc has been nominated
for Representative, hy The Republicans OF
Chickasaw Conuty. He was one of the
most efficient members Of the las, House.
J. y. Hunter.of the Hamilton Freeman.
has been nominated for the Legislature, by
the Repnhlicausof the Hamilton aud Wright
district.
The Republicans of Linn CO.. have nom>
mated Col. Robert Smyih for Senator, and
Charles Weare and Adam Perry for Repre-
~sentatiy s..
Judge Kelly, OF Philadelphia, is to speak
at Burlington about the miudle OF the pres
Ell, month.
Wa. NJ. LMahec is the nominee Of the
Republicans OF Fayette County for State
Senator, and Col. Aaron Brown aud Curtis
Il. Bart for Represent tives.
Rsllaiors.-The Cedar Valley Baptist
Association, viii commence at Wayerly on
the 2olh inst.
The three Methodist Conferences in Iowa,
v.,ll h1fi ,ha,r annual SasSfnnS "a tgllnus
The Iowa Conference. at Otiumwa, Sept.
ls.h-B,shop Scott to preside. The Upper
lows Conference. at Iowa City, Sept. 18th
-Bishop James 10 preside. The Des
Moiues Conference, a, Des Moines, Sept.
l~s.h-Bishop Clark to preside.
MiscgLLAXgous.--The El1ora Ledger
saws thst peat. in almost inexhaustible guam.
It'll 5. has been found north of Ackley.
The Monticello Express, says the hop
crop in that vicinits is now being gathered,
lsiies OF every cl IS in society turning out
for the heallhtul and profitable exercise of
picking hops" The rickers average in
wages one dollar per dav. The whole crop
in the vicinity Of Monticello is estimated q,
$40, 600.
4 fir. in Davenport on the 50th inst. de-
s,royed property to the value Of Sl50,000
A Soldiers Monument A ISOLATION, for
Nuscatime County, Was recently lncorpora'
ted. as We learn bv the Journal.
The population OF this State is shown by
the census 10 BE- 9 0.000. This will be in.
creased to a million by the close OF the year.
The Gazette says Cedar Falls has eighty
five old ,achelors and Il ar~riageaole young
men. Whew!
A hue bridge has jus, been mple.ed
over the low River AZ Iowa Falls. So saws
the Seatntol.
A Teachers Institute for Fayette Co, will
be held a, Yves, Caion, commencing Sept.
23t.
The mineral lode lead of Stevenson &
Vandever. in Dubuque. has yielded about
200. 900 lbs. Of ore, and they have not yet
struck the richest portion OF the lead.
The Teachers Institute for Winnesheik
County. will commence Sept. Both.
When Van Amhargh's show was in Bur-
Iowa. a few DAYS ago parading
through the streets, the old elephant, Tippo
>aih. refused 10 venture o. the Main street
rid &c no persuasion could inlaee h.u TO
rross. /; is said that ID ; same ele ,hnai tell
this bridge some ten Years ago.
while attempting to cross it. aud he is sup
,ased To have remembered il.
The Dubuque Times SAWS = fire looking
man was brought into that place on
Tue.day in manacles. from Iowa Falls, or
way to the Insane ASYLUM al Mount
Causq-he WAS engaged 10 a
.ouur lady who lives near Iowa Falls and
Ter parents roke Of the match.