Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-04-30

Some boys in Mars hall County recently
dug out badger which weighed so pounds
ard had claws an inch and half in length.
The MeGregor Nncs SAYS that 500.
coo tons Of ice stored on the islandlopposi,e
that City is in danger of liquidation from
high water.
Twenty SIX acres Of the grounds attach
ed to the Soldiers Orphans Home a, CEDAR
Falls arc being put under cultivation, the
work being done principally BY the children
so says the Ga-ctte.
Delaware Co. 10 giriiag up her loins for
| county sea, contest. Manchester wants /, and
is willing 70 build county buildings. EArl-
vile would Ike j, and Delhi sees no ne .es-
sity for its removal.
The manufacture Of hydraulic cement is
about to be esiablishedin Waverly, inexhaus.
tibae quantities Of the raw material having
been discovered within the limits of the in>
corporation-See Republican.
The Elkader Journal says that Gov.
Merrill is laboring under presentimeat that
be viii not live long. Let the Governor
dismiss such hallacinAtions bis mission
viii not be accomplished until be serves
the State another term.
| The Cedar Falls Gazette chronicles tie
death Of Jacob Myers, Secretary Of Cedar
Valley lnsCo. We have done business with
Mr.. Myers and can attest the character for
probiiy and honor which the Gaze te gives
him.
| The Nashua Post makes indiynan,
protest against disgraceful scenes Of drunk
enness which prevail in that town, aud warn,
the venders of liquid poison, that there i,
. point beyond which forbearance ceases
70 be . virtue.
-Apropos Of the sugar season the Ell,
dora Ledger says" When . young man i,
seen streaking il over the prairies with . lin
pail on his arm, the people all know he goe,
. counting and carries the. sweets to hi,
girl" .
! The editor of the Newton Free Pres.
has seeu Nasty, and describes him a /"
short chunky fellow rather tending to cor
i pulence." Thatis not quite equal to tn,
tall, slim pussy fellow Of The down east vii,
ness. Chunky fellows generally tend tina
way.
John /. Blair gives notice to the For
Dodge people that unless they "pony up
sc. 900 be won't build their depot John
Blair is disinterested philanthropist frou
the State Of Camden and Amboy. Th
Fort Dodgers believe in him, and will pom
up.
i "A nan in Washington Iowa, Who n
Gently fell heir 70 81 400, made practice
exempii6catiou Of his Christian iiberalii
BY delivering one half Of it to > minists
Of that city As the property Of the Lord, to b
! expended in His service as the revere o
gentleman might deem proper.
I'll The DEBORAH Reputlican tells Of
/, chap at Ossian who one evening atier SUP
per ate 10 hard boiled eggs, half poun
. cans Of cove oysters, broad slices of brea
and butter, 6 pickles, and washed il ali dow
with Eve cups Of coffee. Ifthis is spec
} men Of his after supper performance. it
: fearful TO tbiak ofths amount Of provrer
der that fellow would punish as . squaI
meal.--Ole Bah viii visit his Norwegia
brethren in DEBORAH in MAJ.
The Osksloosa Herald says that W. 4
: Pile, the ST. Louis CoogressmaD. was
former resident Of Mahaska ana Poweshei
counties; an. z. preacher sho to muc
natural talent - preacher, added spec
,, ial liking for horse flesh. He was 80 goo
trader Inst nv Of bis parisbionsrs, care
. 70 "swspr Nth him. Nothing singular
~ never knew . Methodist parson, iha
Vas MT . judge If . horse and Who coul
not have cut the eye tesla Of Csmanch
Indian in = boss trade, ltha. had bee
his calling.