Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-11-11
State News.

The Lyons Minor says that some
very fine strawberries, grown in October,
were exhibited in that city recently.
The first passenger train on the
Davenport and ST. Paul road was put on
Oct. 22d, and ran with a excursion party
to Dewitt
Clara Louisa Kellogg, the noted
American prima donna, proposes to give
two concerts in Dubuque about the 2Sth
and Goth ofthe present month.
Allen F. Hiserote was thrown from
his wagon near Steamboat Rock last
week, and alighting on his head his neck
was broken He lived about six hours
Hon Samuel II. Rogers member Of
the lower branch of the last Legislature
from Clinton county, died at his residence
ut Wheatland, Oct. 3Oth.
Carpenter is the name of a new
station in Mitchell county, on the newly
constructed Mason City and Minnesota
branch of the Milwaukee & st. Paul r.
r. 1t is five miles northwest from St
Ansgar, and in the midst of fine wheat
growing region.
-Winterset has base ball club which
rcjoces in the appellation of the "Shirt-
Tail Rangers" On a recent occasion
they went to play Il match with Il club in
an adjoining county, and an exchange
in giving the result innoeently remarks
that "on this occasion the Shirt tails
came out behind"
In recent divorce suit at Fort
Dodge, tie unhappy husband is reported
as say ing that he "dinn't mind having his
Wife associate with few other white
men, but when he found her running
around with a couple of 'niggers, he
never had any little thing make him so
mad in all his life" 1t was sort of -ag-
gravating.
The Waterloo Courier tells of a
young farmer from Grundy county, the
son of Il widow, who coming to that city
in charge of two loads of wheat, disposed
of the same, and spent the proceeds, some
s15 in one nights debauch. Rcpentan-
ce came too late, and the young man
ca11,r hnn,n fn foil /,
he had dcspoiledher.
President Greene announces that he
has purchased 1000 tons of iron for the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota
road, sufficient to iron the road from Bur
lington to Cedar Rapids The completion
of the line from Burlington to Cedar
Falls by the middle of December is a
fixed fact
The Clinton Journal says that a son
Of DR.. Whites, of Marysyillc about eight
years old, was crushed to death in a
thrcsling maching two weeks since. He
was attempting to get upon the platform
of the horse power, and was caught in
the bull wheel One leg was almost lit
orally ground to pieces and the other bad
ly crushed. The boy died under the
surgeons hands
Simmons and Martin two Of a gang
of burglars who have infested Cedar
Rapids, were captured on Saturday eve
ming. They were in an Old brewery build
ing which was surrounded by the citizens
and Il demand made for their surrender.
They attempted to escape by the river, but
a dozen shots being fired at them, Sim
mons turned back, and was promptly ar
rested Martin ran for the ford, and tax
ing to the water made for the other side
Shots were fred at him without effect
when three of the pursuers made after
him and captured him on the west side
of the river Both were imprisoned, and
on arraienment, waived examination,
and were held to bail in 81 900 each, and
sent to Jail at Marion