Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-07-29
Bacterial Correspondence.
FoRT DoDoE, July 18th, 1870

FoRT DoDoE, July 26th, 1870.
DEAR BULLETIN Having come into
possession Of the fact that the Board of
Trade Of St. Louis had appropriated g..
900 for the delectation Of the editors Of Iowa
upon the OCCASION of their excursion to that
city, and fearing that the SIS more or less,
that would fall to our share, might possibly
be misappropriated or added to the aggre-
gate make the thing to sweet for the editors
who should attend, We yesterday set out for
O,tumwa. the rendezvous of the Iowa quill
drivers, with the full determination of ex
tracing all the enjoy .nent possible out Of
weeks liberty.
aay, whore sc arrived last night at 81
O'clock,
We were fortunate N the outset in secu-
RING agreeable travelling company. Charley
Taimadre # the West Uuiln Gazele, AID
laaies embarked vita Us AZ Independence.
aud we we're lined ut Wa,erlo, by BAi'utf,
al tie Char IS CITY Advocate, AID lady, ard
B,ien VI The DEBORAH Democrat. making
very comfortable party of seven, all having
the same adjective point Arrived at Fort
Dodge, we discovered that the special train
on the D. V. r. R., for the use of the fra
ternity, would leave Grand Junction, forty
miles away, at precisely half past four this
morning, and that no train leaves here ii,
the same direction until o'clock. This
was poser. We were exceedingly anx.
us to Join and travel in company with the
choice spirits on the special train aforesaid,
and accordingly scurried around town in
search of teams to take us over to Grand
Junction. But We found that the forty
miles Intervening was considered impossible
10 Fort Dodge horse Ash in the time le!'
for its accom- plishment: from 9 =. NJ. to 4
A. NJ, and so making a vir,ue OF ne essl;y
took beds at the Fort Dodge House for The
night. The party so far as reported at thu
present writing. wake refreshed aad vgor
Gus to pursue the journey this morning
The arrangement TO start The special tram
from Grand Junction is n mistake. 1t
h. ul,: have been dispatched from here il
lnt.,ded to accommodate editors IRON the
north part of the S ate. None of them
could leave their homes on Monday and
reach Graud Junction at four, Tuesday
morning, by this route. The arrangement
would have been pertec, ii the SPECIAL train
b ID started from here, say at A. VI. We
leave Fort Dodge this morning at nine and
barring mishaps arrive in O'ulnwa at elav
ell tonight, time enough to snatch few
hours sleep before the grand departure al
o'clock Wednesday morning.
The incidents Of the trip :hus far are not
of special interest. The harves, is every
where progressing with satsac, results.
In great portion of the route the farmers
are jus, finishing up the gathering Of smell
grains. Many have finished entirely, even
10 the stacking. We noticed thte>hng in
progress in Two or three localities. Corn is
lock ng very well along the line Of this road
although further south the reports are rath-
,r discournging for that product. We no
tired rs we passed Iowa Falls a peculiarly
b ne appearance and sui !hurous smell in
the air; the result of the recent editorial
in that quarter. We are told
that in the vici4,v Of Ed ora this phenome-
IA is still more marked.
All the towns along this line of road slow
signs o, thrift and enterprise. In IN ISL o.
them substantial improve ents are goins
forward. Our lmi;fi STAY will col p,rnli
- to "d,," Fort u dee AS we Won i Ike.
TIE imp.. s-,nn 20, from hasiy loyd .bou'
rs e,Jn rs. is that Ii Is II busy, rambling
n, i scrrr~ hat un,iiv town. Il has some
ii"e hudrrps. "n org verify Of particular
,"!c,. ne ruilu -ch. ol building. II sta, "
II $50. Ire. ~ ku"ll, removed rom he
i.,i lie vi. Such build
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