Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-21

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THE BULLETIN.
Official Paper Of the County,
kSss2 s2LARGEST CYRCULA.
1ION VEST or DUBUQUE.
CITY AND CoLNTY.
TNIS OFFICE FOR SALE.
We offer the Buiir1Is Office for sale. The
paper Is in prosperous condition. This is one
OF the best openings in the State. To prevent
nisapprehension, we will state that this course
is not pursued on account of financial embar
rassment.
SPECIAL. NOTICE.
As we are about 10 sell this eatn h.
lishmcnt, we wish nm Immediate
settlement OF nil accounts for Sub.
scription nnd Job work.
LOOMS 4 BLAKE.
city Republican Caucus.
The Republican voters Of the city Of In
dependence, are requested to meet at the
Court House, on Thursday evening, Feb.
9th, 1863, Mt I. o'clock, for the purpose Of
putting in nomination candidates Tor the of.
fees Of Mayor, Marshal, Treasurer, Solici.
tor and Assessor, to be supported at the city
election, Monday, March I'd.
BY order of City Central Rep. Com.
J. l.. LOOMS,
CHAIgMAN.
The meeting at the Methodist Church
still ccutirue nightly.
RppuplicAS STATE CONVENTION The
Republican State Convention has been call,
at Des Moincs for the 7th of May.
Sur;ug s,yIas of all kinds Of Merrmac,
Coeieco's, and Other prints, just arrived at
lawton's.
WANTED D--Immmedia,ely, gentleman
TO teach Public Sehoo. ia Snb. District No.
.. sumaer Township. Apply to N. b, Bry~
ant.
The Legislature having voted 10 take "a
recess from tie l3lh to The 18th, Messrs.
Dounan atd Wilcox embraced Tie orpor~
,unity tc return home, and arrived here on
Friday. The climate ut Des MoiAes seems
10 agree with both gentleman.
l.. D. Robinson, ef Springfield, Mass,
adrertises for agents for the sale Of leautl-
fal seel cngrayings. Here is an opening
for energetic young men or women out OF
employment. See advertise emen'.
Prof. Il. II. Jac ba, of p4buqne, whose
advertisement may be found in another col
umn, Is Represented 10 Us BY those faly able
to jadse, 10 b. lisst class piano aud organ
tuner. H. has had many yesrs' experience,
aud iully understands the mechanism of
mascd Instruments generally.
up. sampson i Co. have probably TIE
largest stock u val paper ever brought me
Buchanan County. Ii comprises all the
bcst patterns. intla3ing many designs en-,
,irey new. EAamisc their stock All salts
fyyourself.
nsA. Bear it in mind, ,ha. on wednesday,
the lysh dag Of February, y. D., 1865, that
farmers Of l}uehauau Co, Iowa, commenced
sowing spring wheat, and dust commenced
l,inr in the streets sf Independence.
The festival for tie benefit Of the poor
civen q, Marsc's Hall, last Friday night.
wasa success. IS Will be seen BY reference
10 the report gwen in another place We
suggest that tie charehrs follow this caris'
lin movement aud raise a similar sum.
The QHasaucton Lodge Of Good Temrnrs
visited Unity l.a4se Of this city. on Frila!
evening hst. Qaasqae.on Lodge is in &
iouri>hiag condliion, new members being
added weekly.
4 meeting VII BE- held at the residence o
D. :. Danhan, on Tuesday evening. Feb
18th, for the parpose Of organizing ehaFi
table society anl appointing committee t.
,l,sbnrse the funds in the treasury. All la
dies Who feel IN interest IN this msiier ar'
requested 10 atterl.
Nrruomsr curRen.-1'Ae Methods. so
ciety of this city viii proceed p The erection
ola new church On the opening Of Spring
We ,ras, our cilizeus viii exercise th'
greatest liberaIily in assisting in the task o
raising the necessary means 10 build
house which viii prove an ornament 70 'h'
town. We shah give particulars next week
We wish to cali the attention OF Our farm
ers to the fact tia, Lawtoa, Of the New loii
Store. has ias, received choice lot Of so-
ghum seed.
We have hal week Of remarkably milk
weather. |, Is more ike April than febfG
ary. The snow has nearly disappeared an'
Tie wheat fields Oh the dry ridges arc man.
Of them ready for sowing. Oar Oldest set
tiers call to mind two seasons m the dls'ail
past when spring opened thus in February
but ii can hardly be possible that We are L
be favored in like manner now.
A beer scrimmage occurred at the saloo'
Of Winters Il Hezea. on Saturday last, dn
ring which Winters received several Sigh
s,abs in the arms aud head at the hands o
Gen. Carr. Carr was arrested, tired petof
Jns,ice Barton and fined five dollars an'
costs. We know nothing Of the merits 0
,he case. but understand that beer was q
the bottom Of it. " Harmless" lager beer
ha want of n teachers