Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03

Gould House, s Gould.
Iowa House, -
NEAT MARKETS.
Clinton d IT, Wilson. Clerk, w II Gif,
ford; butcher, Samuel Rowse.
Elliott d Gould.--Clerk, ] Shea.
LIVERY STABLES.
Curtis & HerWood.-T L Curtis, r Sher,
wood.
An Trask.
PUMP DEALERS.
Barsie q Lines.-R Bartle, H s Lines.
HB Mason.
GRAIN DEALERS.
Wilkins L Co., c Lane, J + Lyon, Thos
Scarcli6, J Sexton, Il B Conable, NJ Nc
Gowen, W p Brown, vanburen, w w
Joseph, J W Johnston, Winnegar / Man.
ming, J d Noble, Newman L Chamberlain.
ELEVATORS AND RAI w%AREHousE
Wilkins& Co., Conable L McGowen, New
man 4 Chamberlain, Vinegar 3 Manning,
John Sexton, T Scarclif.
LAWYERe.
is Woodward, J Jamison, Lee / wesrt,
ID s Lee, J N weart,) D D Holdridge, Jed
Lake, L W Hart, W G Donnan.
PHYSICIANS.
H Bryant, H H Hunt, George wasne, J
G House, p Tabor, J A Ward.
DEYrIsrs.
D fl Gill, O A Clarke, J Kellogg, B'F
Richard.
LAID AGENTS.
Allen, D D Holdridge, W @ 4 J B
Donnan, J 8 Woodward, Lee 1 Weart, Jed
Lake, J Jamison, T J Msrinus, E B Older.
AGENTS.
W H Joslin, r Bartle, Jed Lake, d d
Holdridge, W B Donnan, J Wood.
ward, Albert Clarke, A H Fonda.
MUSIC TEACHERS.
Prof A N Sanford, Mrs II A Woodruff,
Miss Anna Kinslsy, Mrs James Poor.
nIscELLANEoUs.
Leather &ore.-C " Taylor, Who 10 also
Agent for American Express Co.
Cattle Brokers.-WA Jones, E Cobb, c
/ G D Wilson, A 4 F Elliott.
Ml1iney.-Hrs f A Pierce.
Mrs NJ E Millmaa ; employees, Miss Gard
ner, Mrs. Raymond, Miss Wilson.
Barbers-J. MANI, w. c. Murphy.
Ressaurants.-Winters L Hazen, Board,
man L Unger.
Bakey.-Boardman L Unger 70 Board
man, Michael Unger.
Fruit and CoWfctionayy.-C Paxson.
WAGON MAKERs.
Hale, Ransier L CO.. Hale, Enoch
Hale. John c Ransier, Michael Flanagan.
No Hant.-Jacob Wilson, blacksmith
workmen, VIM Lace, VIM Wilson, S Mead,
Seth Peck, Edwin Hunt.
What I Gown What, w T Dale.
Samuel Parker, blacksmith.
KlotzbacA l. Tatnan.-Workmen, John
Schenkowitz, John Halter.
GIL King.
CA Brown.
W PALMER L J N Yoona.
BLACKsMIrHe.
Hale, Rdnsier & Co.-Workmen, c Faui
gan, O Masters.
Bernhard Yeager.
A Hageman land Plow Factory work
men, ] Hacket, T Bogardis.
yBifner.-Wm Stewart workman.
John Nc Gready workmen, Patrick Nc
Gready, Harmon Clark.
EB King.
JR Hayes.
S L Skinner.
MANUFACTURE.
The importance of manufa in Pre-
noting the healthy growth of towns is be
ginning to be realized, and more encourage
ment will hereafter be given to such enter
prises. At present Independents has no
very much Of which 10 boast in this respec,
but another year will witness the beginning
Of . liberal system Of manufactures il
the erection ofan extensive wooden and -four
ing mill by the Independence Mills Co. Th,
company own the water power, and the new
mill will occupy nearly the position ofthe oil
mills now running. The mill will b 6oxllo
FIVE stories high above basement, and bull
of stone and brick. Material for the found
alton is already on the ground. The organ
izasion Of the company is As follows:
President, p. c. Wilcox.
Vice President, r. Campbell
Secretary, Jed. Lake.
Treasurer. E. Leach.
Supt., s. Sherwood.
Attorney. J. s. Woodland.
Directors: II. Byrant, R. Campbell, s. s
Clarke, E. Cobb, E. W. Purdy, S. Sherwood,
z. Stout, p. C. Wilcox, J. s. Woodland.
Capital, $75,0o0.
A portion Of the building, eox6o, will be
used for . Touring mill and the remainder.
5Ox6O, for . wooden mill.
A foundry, under tho proprietonhip Of G.
B. Rogers, is in successful operation, giving
employment 70 II. Becker, r. Merritt, J.
Gooden, and WIN Right.
Messrs. Marquette / Co. have an exten>
sive stsam>powsr furniture factory On Wal
nut st., giving employment to . large num-
Der Of hands, whose names are given under
the head Of furniture.
Two marble yards are in operation, one
under proprietorship of Baiiey& Wells Is.
B. Bailey, Orson Wells) employing B. W.
Seymour, Nicholas Burke, VIM Powers and
Patrick Sheahan; the other under proprie-
torship Of Oliver / Craigan, employing J. A.
Miller and II. E. Finster, with John Logan
- general agent
J. G. Whitney, machinist and gunsmith,
hos . rapidly increasing business. He gives
employment 1t present to Geo. Lyman, J. W.
Brown, A. Hathaway and Mr.. Tucker. Sew.
eral more hands could obtain work Of Mr..
Whitney.
The Touring mill, At present run BY S.
Sherwood, will soon give place to The new
| mill.
Two saw mills are IN operation, one atthe
water power, owned by Sherwood 3 Clark,
and the other . steam mill recently erected
BY H. Guernsey, who At present employs A.
n Cuernsev. r.. Cuernsev Jr.. and VIM.