Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-28

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en- by steam power, and which finds con
stant and remuneratiye employment. This
establishment has also during the past year
manufactured the woodwork for large
amount of agricultural machinery.
Furnituge.- Klotzbach & Bro. baye nan
ufactured by steam during the past year
about S., 900 worth Of Furniture, in addition
to the other multifarious operations Of their
establishment.
J. c. Glass also manufactures very Gle
giant styles Of furniture by hand.
Tannery.-A firm from Wisconsin, Walk
er & Co., have rented the old tannery On
Malone Creek and erected other buildings
preparatory to engaging in the business Of
tanning in the spring. They have teams.
running through the country buying sheep
pelts, which are brought to the establish
ment here, where workmen are engaged in
stripping them Of the wool.
There is no point in Iowa more favorable
for investment in manufacturing enterprises
than Independence, and yet we are fain to
! confess that in many respects we are VIC
| fully, culpably deficient A plow factory,
sash, door and blind factory, foundry
and machine shop on a liberal scale, and
other industrial enterprises which might be
mentioned would not only pay well, but are
imperative necessities at this point, and
nothing is surer than that the man or men
who lave capital and disposition to embrace
the opportunity, will reap rich harvest in
Investments of this character.
INSURANCE COMPANY.
One Of the nourishing institutions Of our
city is the Independence Insurance Com
pany, incorporated under the laws of the
State, and having a capital Of S25, 900.
The company is steadily growing in the
confidence and patronage of the country.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
Independence has fourishing Library
Association and library containing 400
volumes of choice and standard works. A
course of lectures are contemplated under
the auspices Of the Society.
CHURCHES.
The NJ. E. Church is the leading denom
ination in point of numbers, in our city,
having 100 members. The society occupy
new and very fine structure, just compile
Ted at cost of $4,000. Rev. Wm. Lease
is the pastor.
The Baptist Church has about 100 mem
bers. Pastor, Rev. W. Hunter. The
church building is neat and commodious
frame gothic structure, and situated in a
central part Of tbs city.
The Presbyterian Church is at present
without pastor. The church building was
completed the present season and is splen
did specimen Of church architecture. This
church contains the only pipe organ in the
city. The membership is about IS.
The Congregational Society occupy new
and commodious frame church in a central
position. Rev. Henry Mills is the pastor.
| The Society numbers about 50 members.
The Episcopal Church numbers some 40
members and worships in neat little goth
ic building Of wood Rev. A. P. Crouch is
the Rector.
The Catholic Church is minisered 10 by
Rev. J. J.. Gosker. It occupies a yet IN
finished brick church building, which al
though large is yet sometimes too small to
accommodate the worshippers. The Soeie-
ty is large and nourishing.
The German Presbyterian Church has
about 80 members. The pastor is Rev. J.
G.. Schaible. The church ediiice is con-
yenient brick structure and has been thor
oughly repaired and beautihed the present
season.
German Lutheran Church, Rev. Mr.
Ledebure pastor, meets in school house in
Court House block.
BENEVOLENT SOCIETIES.
There are a Masonic Lodge, a Masonic
Chapter, Lodge of Odd Fellows, and a
Good Templsrs Lodge in our city, all in
hourshng condition and constantly increas-
ing in numbers and usefulness.
SCHOOLS.
| Our city is favored with educational ad-
vantages second to no town of its size in
Iowa. Our public schools are pronounced
by the highest educational officers of the
State, models Of system, discipline and et-
ficiency. We may well be proud and
boastful of our schools. The elegant cen
trail school building, erected at cost of
$4,000, two years ago, is to be supplement
ed the coming season by another equally
large, elegant and convenient, on the
west side of the river, thus atfording the
very best accommodations for the present
and prospective army Of learners. The
schools of the city are under the general
supervision of Wilson Palmer, Esq, thor
ough and experienced educator from Mas
sachusetts. He is reinforced By an indus
trious and efficient corps of teachers. The
whole number Of pupils in the schools Of the
city is a74, located as follows:
Upper Room; Central building, (highest
grade), Miss S E. Homans Principal
| and Miss White Assistant, los
First intermediate, Central Building,
Miss Kate Wilson, 73
Second intermediate, Central Building,
Miss Emma Butterfield, 13
West Primary, Central Building, Miss
Jennie Harwood, rs
East Primary, Central Building, Miss
Lizzie Harwood, 81
Pupils in Central Building, Ali
Pupils in First Ward, M-s.Addie Luckey
| Teacher, y
Pupils in Morse's Building, Miss Fan.
ME Mason Teacher, 40
Pupils in Third Ward, Mrs. F. L.
Trip Teacher, 'N !. ~t.I As
Pupils in outside schools, 100
The Seminary of Notre Dame is Cath
olic school for young ladies, under the d.
rection of the Sis,ers Of Charity. 1t is in
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