Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-02-07


The Iowa Medical Society will hold its
next session At Des Moincs, on the 5th
inst.
The Montana S.aad,ud says tie round
house ut that point ON the Chicago 4 North.
Western railroad, is the largest in the State.
Hon. Oran F"yille is nov residing at Wa.
verify, with health greatly improved
ReviNals are IN progress ia several parts
Of the State.
The Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt
Pleasant, is out OF deb, and has clear sails
ing.
There is a religious sect called the Free
Methodis,s, in Fairfield
Bishop Thompson dedicated the new
Methodist Church a, Grinnell, on the first
Sunday in February.
great revival is in progress at Eddvvile;
also reyivals at various points in Marshall
county.
The next State Fair will be held at Gins
ton, commencing September 10Th and last,
ing four days.
Miss Emma A. Abbott is concerling in
Central Iowa.
A farmers house was consumed BY Gre,
three miles northeast Of Mechanicsvile, o
few days since, as we learn from tho JoM,>
nal.
The Mt. Pleasant Journal announces that
Prof John Logan is to lecture in that city
on Phrcnology. Pref. Ia lawyer living
somewhere ON the Mississippi) John Logan
had better settle his little printing bills up
this way
Wheat in Jasper county averaged Is bush.
els per acre in 1866 bv the census Of 1867.
II IL .t,l
President Of the First National Bank Of Grin.
nell.
The dwelling of VIM. II. Sly, in Page Co.,
caught fire on the morning of the 18th ult. +,
at o'clock, and was entirely consumed, to-
gether with all the family wardrobe, the
family barely escaping with their lives, and
being compelled to walk some distance al
most naked and shoeless to reach the shel>
ter of neighbor's house.
Jasper county has bought poor farm, at
a cost Of $9,642.5O.
They are just talking about starting n Ly.
ceum out at Iowa Falls. Progressive peo>
plel
They are still playing base ball down at
Winterset, with the snow shoveled from the
track.
Henry county has live Sunday School
Association, which recently held u meeting
at which 81 schools reported.
A Convention Of colored people Of the
State is to meet at Des Moines on the 18th
inst for the purpose of furthering their in>
terests in the matter of suffrage.
The Sunday Schools of Henry county
have over 1000 volumes in their Libraries.
A new Congregational Church has just
been dedicated at ST. Charles.
Mahaska has live Horticultural Society.
as we see by the Oskaloosa Herald
They have Bachelors Club a, Lyons.
School at that point.
The Dubuque uarbor Company's lands
are to be sold at auction in the spring and
the Cos concerns sold out.
The boiler of the Western Brewery, in
Dubuque exploded last Sunday. killing one
man outright, mortally wounding two, and
severely sealding two others. The boiler,
with the engine attached. was blown forty
feet. The accident is supposed to have been
occssioned by low water in the boiler.
The Cedar Valley Times says that three
explosions of kerosene lamps occurred in
that city las, week. nearly resulting in gen.
eral conilagration in every instance.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of Cedar Rapids has been revived.
Cedar Rapids wants the reform school lo>
Gated at that point. Let US have it at the
Capital.
An attempt was made to rob the jackson
county safe at Andrew, on the 3lst ult, but
the burglars we're foilei, ard only succeeded
in securing about 5000 in money. The safe
about $50, 1000.
Mr.. s. W. Cole, Supt. Of thu Soldiers Or
phans Home at Cedar Falls. acknowledges
through the Franklin Reporter the receip, of
Si5 from Post Is. G. A. II.
There are now go soldiers orphans at
the Home in Cedar Falls.
The Press.-W. III Patrick has assumed
partial control Of the Bedford Sonthmes'.
Grundy county is to have paper, and
Hon. l.. ID. Tracy, one OF the radicalist and
bestist me in America is to have charge of
it. Success TO Lorenzo Dow.
Col. G. w. Fisher, for many years editor
ofthc political department Of tho oskaloosA
Herald, has sold out his interest IN that pa
per 10 Capt. W. A. Hunter, an editor of
twenty-five years standing. The Herald
has been one Of the ablest conductsd jour
mails in the State.
The Eddyville Transcript is about to be
enlarged to seven columns.
The Ottumwa Courier has been enlarged.
The Salem Excelsior Of Henry county, has
hapn en- lsrred