Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-01-28
Jamison, q. Leach, Perry Munson, 2. Stout,
H. A. King.

Jamison, u. Leach, Perry Munson, z. Stout
H. A. King.
NEWSPAPERS.
The BUCHANAN County BULLETIN, Wm
Toman editor and proprietor. Republican
in politics.
The Independence Conservative, Barn
hart Bros. G Co. proprietors. Democratic
BARRIERS.
J. Manz, G. N. Lines, A. Blondin.
| LIVERY STABLES.
Sherwood & Brooks, CARTS & Barnett
A. Ii. T.ask.
HARNESS MAKERS.
Henry Deylin, L. Soener.
| BUILDERS.
In this class is included the builders o
stone and brick as well as wood. Among
the principal contractors are Tins & Nc.
Even, Preblc & Warren, G. A. Baker 4
Bro, L. L. Frizele, J. Evers, A. II. Hyde
c. L. Coleman, D. S. Page, Z. S. L. Has
tings, Fred Slotterbeck, A. Blood, Jr., Mr.
Houseman, S. Sherwood, Hill & Roby, Z
| Zinn
PAINTERS.
Joy 4 Lyman, Amos Blood, Osgood &
Meeker, and j. II. Fordham.
DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.
N. Burr, r. Bartle, Cole & Luther, p. Fl
Vinegar, S. Newman, J. W. Johnston, J.
f. Lyon and NJ. McGowen. The above
| dealers sold during the last year farm ma
chinery and tools to the amount of $ll8.-
900.
LUMBER DEALEBs.
The prominent dealers in this branch Of
trade are, Z. Stout & Co., O. II. p. Roszell,
Newman Chamberlain, i. Zinn and S. G.
Kenyon & Co. The aggregate Of lumber
sold by them the past year is $685. ,073
feet, valued at Sill ,29O Of SASH doors,
lath and shingles the sales were $22,SsO
WooD YARDS.
j. ]. Travis, Fonda & Taylor.
DEALERS IN Coal.
J. L. Vinegar, G. NJ. Durham, L. Zinn.
DEALERS IN GRAIN.
Thomas Scarclif, Ryder & Beggs, New
man g. Chamberlain, Lane & Conable, W.
W. Joseph, Vinegar & Manning, M. Nc
Gowen, j. W. Johnston, j. f. Lyon, W. P.
Brown. The above dealers bought and
shipped cf the crop of 1869, 2O6,922 bush
els Of wheat paying therefor $l29, 1851,
or an average Of about sixty-two and two
fifths cents per bushel. Of oats they ship
ped 1862 bushels, at a cost of $5,423.
The trade in WOO, during the year amonnt.
ed to abou; 0,OO0 pounds; sold at an av-
erage price of 80 cents, Or $4,000.
In hides, c. W. Tvylor and W. P. Brown
are the principal shippers $1,000 pounds
were sent to market, the value of which was
about $4,000.
DEALERS N LIVE SrocE.
Jones & Cobb, G. & J. Wilson, P. l. A
c. Elliott and II. Chesley. These dealers
have shipped something like so car loads Of
stock, three e-fourths of which were hogs
| The money value Of this export will be
nearly 100000.
Ice DEALER.
c. Heege.
| Provisions.
We have not been able to procure entire
ly satisfactory figures in regard TO opera
tons in this line. We give below the ag.
gregates of a few of the Dealers
W. P. Brown, Ryder & Beggs, Lane &
Conable and Thomas Scarcllff have shipped
$780, $50 ponnds of dressed hogs, paying for
the same $l4,0l2.
f. N. Welch & Co. and W. P. Brown
have bought and shipped butter TO the value
Of $40, 600.
RAILROAD BUSINESS.
We are indebted to C. NJ. Durham, ESQ.
the obliging agent of l. C. r. R. at this sta
ton for the following exhibit of the business
done by the road at this point;
FREIGHr OFFICE, /. C. R. r..
INDEPENDENCE, Jan. II, 1870. !
There was shipped from this station du-
ring the year 1869, as follows:
Wheat, No. car loads, 1866
Oats, 131
Live Stock, sc
Dressed Hogs, Is
Sundries, No pounds, 4,G5l, $3.50
Received during the same time as fol-
lows:
Lumber, Shingles and Lath, No.
car loads, $50
Agricultural Implements, No. car
loads, 80
Sundries, No. pounds, 9,845, ,00O
No. Tickets sold, ,l50
G. NJ. DURHAM,
Ticket and Freight Agent.