Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-07-10


public schools Of this city, closed their sum-
mer term last week. Closing exercises we're
held during the week in each department,
- previously announced. It Vas our priv.
legs to attend only the closing session Of the
higher department. bat W understand the
exercises throughout were highly creditable
to scholars and teachers. Indeed the corps
Of teachers now employed, in oil Tie grade ,,
will bear comparisoa with any other III To-
~, according to our information. Our
citizens have the greatest reason to be proud
Of our noble school building, Of the teachers
and scholars a66.: # the results 20 rapidly
attained nee the new order Of affairs was
established.
In the exercises in the higher department..
On Friday afternoon, the result o, careful
trs;ning on the part Of che teachers, and
hard labor on the part Of the scholars Was
Observable ut every stage. Dsclamstious,
dialogues, recitatious and singing altsrns.sd
il pleasing variety. At the close Of the ex.
crcises, remarks were maAs BY number
Of visitors present. and by Mr.. Palmer. the
Priscipsl. We are esn6dess - speak the
unanimous, sentiment Of our people, when
we express profound satisfaction with the
good fortune which seal Nr. Palmer to this
city 70 take charge Of our schools. In this
case, it 10 . mutual satisfaction, since Mt.
Palmer feels mora thas satisfaction win The
school and the people. Let Us hope that
the harmony which nov pervadss every de-
partment Of our educational interests may
continue 20 long ~ intelligence remains de-
sirable and virtue attractive.
Our "great moral contemporary says Ne
cast "characteristically dirty slur upon the
Good Templars, last week, in insinuating
that the drunkenness upoa our street was
caused BY the liquor seizure. BE II slur
or not The fact cannot b gaiasayed. There
we're mors drunken nsn on the street afier
seizure, than had been seen for months be.
fore. We wish il distinctly understood that
~ ase no apologist for drunksnnses, bat "
do bslisve that the Law under which the seis.
ore w. maae, - b nuisanee, aad that ev.
cry. seizure made under i hss done more
hsqn tAaa Rood. Such isenr epioioa ef The
oAiheosy Nv. Ifthe DsIhtia ssssivGs any
CONSOLATION from the shove, il can make ths
mo6eufk. III
The above i from The Isdepsndenes Con-
ss~setiss Of this wssk.
= IL ssuaskabls editor, Who prosssses 70 -
% apolssist for drunkenness end yst oppo>
- every effort made By tsmpssancs nsa TO
prevent il, thus commits himself squsssly sa
he eide Of The saloons and The advoeetsi ef
~ whisky, for il y esstaialy only thas -
which regards Tie law under which seizures
A. nads - nsisanes. His asssstioa that
shsss wsss nsfs drshkss inca on ths slssss
aftss the seizure than he'd been seen ~
6onths bseon vss ses sss, iacs drunksa.
ness upon our streets had become On every
day Occurrences. There were . number ef
Arunksa sosdias On .ous streets on Monday
sftsr ~ ssissss, bsa thsss i god rsssos To-
suppose thas his ssssls vss psspossly -
lsctsd b. ~ salooss il osdss IL possible 70
give The C6sssvsssisea ~ opposssityt 70 make
~ very ssssstiss h I'D sata II favor ef
whisky and against he efforts made 10 be-
IN OF .empssencs. A plant tool indeed
We stated that Tie Conservative cast char.
sctsristically dirty slas upon the Good TEN.
plars. In order that our readers may - p
what contsnptiLls uses man Who with :
great show Of virtue declares himself no
spologist for drunkenness, can land himself,
~ give The dirty slur" just % il appeared
10 last weeks COnsersatiss, = follows
A IN slbel 1t III seisisg Of liquors o.
Saturday, there vsss psss ds.nksa mn on
The strssts Noeday. Asa had bssp seea be-
fore fos month";. What weso they drunk
upon : Aaasthsss did 10y 81 III One
boosy fellow ssssets1 ~ - - baAn drink.
iug too mach tenpeFsece water, given him
By Good Tamplass, and be be>6s>d-d IL
be- didn't jins ~, - 10y fsr.nchd glo-
glo>slos' ns vhisky."l u ~ esll rs
We received IN fsv DAYS siaos from
Rev. s. A. L., bemerly ri vintoa, new Of
Indepsndsnes. ", +. I'D come svsE bere
from Tams county aad expressed bis surprise
Il the signs Of impsovsmest going on I'll
through s3iGf d. flf cousty. Il Lands
srs hsiAe hgohen r. crops,
houses building and iSsms makiag. .His
observation comedies With our own knd'the
Testimony q ethes. Dsatua isssaty viii
probably Mig 49, aAuo q Ala6A Into
ssbisetioa ~ yeas4 ~ aay psavioes gear
at = VintoM EG0le.