Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1869-03-05
INDEPENDENCE IN 1865 go.
Growth and Enterprise.
what we Have 1cen, Arc, and Arc
To he,

uCcWG11 dUU GULCHUflSG
what we Have ncen, Arc, and Ar
TO he.
is not very many years since the fr
tree was fallen On the site OF the city Of I,
dependence. Three thousand iahah,tan
NV dwell within its lilaiss, Three YEA
since We had no, decent school house, al
bu, ose or Two church ba laings of respe
liability. A splendid brick school buildin
one Of the fines, in the State. ana five churt
eii6ces now grace the architecture and al
to the grace u the city. 1t is only sho
time STAGE our whole population SCENE
clothed in garments OF selfshness,--puh.
necessities unappreeia,ed aid public ensc,
prises neglected. During the past year h
voiSntsry contributions Of our citizens I
pablo enterprises amounted to at least tos.
thousand deltarsl Are no, these facts ta
Ofpromise for glorious future?
The growth Of Independence has not bee,
Of . mushroom character. Il has kep
steady pace vnh the growth Of the counsr
around, -fallsy perhaps q li.,le behind i,
Through good aud evil report, in spite Of tn,
early apathy It's citizens in respect 10 pub,
lie enterprises, j, has gained little ever,
year ia population and Improvements. But
during the past year the awakened enter.
prise Of its citizens has been t~aring fruit
Never before ii i,s history were so rany sub
staatial improvements inauf urated and car
ried forward never ~ large an increase of
business and population. Nor were its pros.
poets ever 90 aauering as at the present mo.
mxnt. The erection of the State Insane A.
syllm, the completion Of the extensive -four
ing mill, the Reorganization osihe Insurance
Company. viii sn contribute greatly to It's
fss,v aphaliding, 10 SAY n, thing Of the rap
id ee.,l-n'si; OF the r. en- cNun;ry around il.
Situated near the center of rich Iowa
county. commanding the trade Of an i'm
mense sYoce OF ceustry, with q far water
power which il being fully improved, with
beautiful town site-dry and well she ded
with native trees; with one of the Gnest pub,
lie Institutions in the Wes,--,he Insane
Haspitsl-in progress Of construction, With
splendid school and church facilities, with
population now fully alive 10 every good
word and work. ard with no rival town to
distract It's trade, Independence presca,s IN
dusemeh,s to settlement and the investment
OF capital snch as no other town in n or,hern
Iowa can claim.
rs VIC uhst SshVde tuuuy
ell substantial character have been com>
plc,si or iuaagura,ed in his city daring TIE
past year.
The Hsp;sal ~ Ae Irsase.
The General Assembly, ut its last session.
p.~ssd an act locating an additional State
Hospital Cor the Insane al Independence and
sypropris ing Sl25. 600 for the immediate
construction @. one OF lis wings, upon the
Sans;ticn thas the citizens Of the town should
present 10 the State, free Of cost, three hun
bred and twenty acres Of land, suitably To-
Gated. Realizing the great advantages
which would necessarily accrue 10 the city
aid county from the possession Of such an
llsfit .tron, our citizens weat TO work with q
will and purchased aud presented to the
State, the required amount Of land, situated
one mie and half Southwest Of The city, ~
a cast 0. $1,000. The land was accepted by
the comm Observation-Disclosures L. Fisher, E.
G. Morgan and Albert Clsrke-on behalf Of
the State, plans we're adopted. bids we're sd-
vertisel for and received and the contract
fiaAlly awarded to Mr.. David Armstrong. of
Daha.lne, for the construction of three sec;
,ions o, the north wing. The plan conten-
plates the erection Of Urge central build
ing, with longitudinal and transverse wings
retiring on either site. The whole length Of
.he building viii be T20 feet. The length of
the wings already in progress il go feet.
The contract price is 4ss, lti.0s. These
wiags ill be completed during the coming
fall. Tue estimated cost cf the whole struc-
tire il ahoni $500, 900. Il viii be the larg
6. aad he's, appointed institution of the
ksad in the Unit 4 Safes Mr.. Geo. W.
Besuis has seen appointed Commissioner by
the q ,sernor 10 place Il A Der. Clarke, ESQ >,
decreased. L. passing ~e will say tia. Bn-
chanaa Cosssv i. indebted especially 10 the
exersions Of Senator D1anan, Representa-
tive Wilcox. deceased. and J. M. Wearf,
Esq.. ss,r Their exAr-ions TO seeae the loca-
ton Of the Hospital at this point. The bill
urisinstsi with Senator Donnsn.
Independence Nils Campany.
til. cosaps.y vas organized in 1857.
bat did not get fairly under way with its
building ua,l las: year. Thia company
osns the wafer po~er and already bas the
foundation bliit sog an immense structure Of
stone aud brick. Its dimensions inside
sili be 90 Ilefeei I, will be fise stories
high above the foundation. 1t will be used
solely ~ 3 fouring mill. with twelve run OF
stone and $ capacity fer storing half 3 mil
lion bushels Of wheat, or two thirds OF the
entire crop Of the eoarty. This mill will
prove Of iIealc1laole advantage 70 the town
aud county. II viii probably be completed
ia time for the coming crop. The capital
stock Of the company is $4,000 Of which
$4,000 is already paid in. The officers are
- follows
Observation-Disclosures BRYANT. Vice Pres
-. s. Woodward. Secretarv-Jed Lake.
TreArurer-Richard Campbell.
prRscroRs-H. BRYANT, K. Campbell, F.
Cobb. s. 5. Clark, Jed Lake, T.. w. Purdy
s. Sherwood 2 Stout and ]. 8. Woodward
IsDsPgySEscE INSURANCE coxrAxr.
This company. long established under ,b,
old lave At the 5:s,e. has heen entirely reor'
y,sissd under the aev insurance law. viii
. capital Il Stse> ees. Of vh;eh $4,000 il
ready paid in. Il has been, and viii CON
iae 70 be, one OF the sosndest and mos
liable CON panic. il .hs State. Its oibceri
are A. follows:
Prssideni-H oratio Brssnt.
vics Presid-nt-Lrm1n J. Curtis.
Secsetary-w. II. Jssiin-
DIRscroas Brrani, J. s. Woodward
H. Stout. II. A. King, l.. ]. Curtis, D.
L.. X. r. Plane, 8. s. Allen, G. Wilson
Sss.
CHURCHES.
During the wear three fine church build
s.ss we're commenced, one Of which, th,
Congregational. was completed at q cost o
s3aething over 5000. Il is Of wood, m,
while it u plain in its architecture it is nev
rrihsless neat extern ally and capacious AM
VIII furnished internally. II has four hun
ur..l sittings.
Tho Methodist Episcopal house is I'm
brick structure, which will be completes
about the FRS; Of August, At q cost Of SIS,
900. The b. seMeut story, comprising cen
fcrenoe room asll to. class rooms, Was fin
lid and opened, With appropriate services
Last fall. The audience room win seat be
tween four and Eve hundred persons. Whe
flushed il will be one Of tue best churche
in Northern Iowa.
The Presbyterian Society have also near
.ly completed a fine brick church ON the We
sine o! the river, n cost Of $4,000.
xai be nicely fn, nished and will prove an 0
u.msnt enthusiastically 10 the city. The y
riety ha.s been worshiping for . humber
years in ! sp.ail brick church on the "a
side. The change viii prove very accept