Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1869-05-28

Tho Nceregor / Sioux CITY n. n ha,
bcea soad 10 The Milwaukee 4 st. Paul com
pany for u SOC, 900.
Vaudeville il the name Of III .ev
town just surveyed on Crane Crcrk on the
liae oftAe Mc0veeor 4 Soux CITY n. n.
|, 10 named in honor Of John LAWYER. Vice
President Of the company.
TIE Deeoraa people are again sn~ ,ha,
they ARE about to Sc, their railroad haviry
this time, the arrival twenty four carloads
of''es, and The contracting for timber for The
bridges ~ tangible Foundation fos their
hopes.
-Pescs Schns;vs;ser waa killed near
Lyoas Asa vssA while grinding p,ow.Aare
The esisdssoss which ~as heavy Que hurs.
throwing he ffag~sass in every disec-
sioa. One p;ecs s,rsok Tie unfortunate 80
in the head, injuriag hin % that be did in
half ~ hour.
The citizens Of Fon Dodge celebrated
the advest Of the iron horse into their town
hast week in 6nc style. A procsssioa, maase
supper, toasss speeches, and the presentation
ola silver pitcher s.d goblcts to Mr.. Wilson
the contrac.os, by the ladies, were The feat
urcs Of the occasios.
Snyder Of The Cedar Falls Gazette says
that at the preseat rate Of increase, Cedar
Falls will double her population within the
next decade By births alone. TIE f.ct ID
thai Sayder 10 - immc.sely ,ickled With
his 6rss vea,use 10 iAas lae, that h islayine
out magnificent programme fer the future.
A. B. Smith . one armed Soldier Of
Lisa county having challenged Walter Hal
lock Of Hardin county Who is also minus an
arm, to chop wood with him on wager, the
latter sends = Communication to the Eldcra
Ledger accepting the challenge. He says:
Il will chop you any way that We can agree
upon. But il must he uuderst ood that YOU
shall not use any substitute for the lost arm
don't choose to chop With man that has
ene arm ard a half neither do we intend to
to let money beat us. If my terms dom,
sui, you can name your own terms and then
! will chop with you.
The Cedar Falls Gazette in no;icicg the
newspaper changes in Mitchell County and
the removal Of Col" A,her,on to Usage,
says:
I'VE fully realize the blow that i, will be
10 West Mitchell, but the people deserve jas;
such treatment rs partial return for their
abuse Of Col A
We make boli TO say for the people Of
Yves, Mitchell. nov THAI they have no organ
of their own, iha, they ''fully realize" tha,
the departure Of Col. A. is good enough Tor
them. aud ,ha, they will endeavor to bear the
loss with becoming for,i;ude. Bat We harm
Snyder that IL be continues TO perpeirate
ssch Jokes n the abeve 10 future, j, will cost
his readers in Mitchell coasty many bations.
Miss Jones, the Pos,mis,rsss at Winter
SET, has married Nr. Smith. As according
to the seaal order Of things Miss Jones has
merged her iienti'y in Ssi,h, aud - the p.
0. Department, kaows mot Mrs. Smith. the
Otherwise happy Smith is in a quaninry.
whether to relinquisn the pos, Office ana per-
pe;uaie TIE tins-honored name Of Smith, or
10 reverse the usual custom, adopt the equal
~ time-honosed appeIlatioa Of Jones, aud
r,ain the ofecc in the family. We suppose
the department might grant special Gis>
pnnsation Whereby the lady NAV be conja>
gaily Nn- Smith and post-ofhce ally Mis-.
Jonex