Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-05-26

economy and ability can not be
awarded to Mr.. Joslyn, the Super
intcndent. He is the right man in
the right place. He is an Iowa
man, and well fitted for the position
he holds.
The board Of Commissioners meet
in Independence monthly and their
work is judiciously carried on, and
the people of the State may rest as
sared that Iowa has at least one
board of honest officials. However,
but few of her public men have
turned out to be dishonest who have
been entrusted with public funds,
The legislative committee appoint
ed by the last General Assembly to
examine into the affairs Of the hos
p'tal, speak as follows in their re-
port:
"Your committee examined with care
all contracts and bonds, books, papers
and accounts in the hands of the Com
missioners, and found them quite salts
factory. The appropriations made by
the last General Assembly has SO far been
judiciously expended"
HOTELS.
In the way of hotel accommoda-
tons independence is not lacking
in anything except proper and con-
venient hotel buildings. This is
only partial want, which will be
partially supplied before long. Our
landlords cannot be improved upon,
and the fact that some Of them made
such reputation for their houses
with such lack of facilities is great
ly to their credit.
The Burr House is on the corner
of Main and Court SITS. The pro-
prictors are Abbot q Kinney, the
first being landlord of long expcr-
fence. The house has an excellent
reputation, which it well deserves.
The Montour House, E. w. Pur-
dy, proprietor, centrally located, on
the corner of Main and Walnut SITS,
is also kept in excellent style and
has a large patronage from the
travelling public.
The Empire House, on the west
side of the river, being little more
retired from the centre of business
does rather more business as q
boarding house than as hotel.
The proprietor, Mr.. Gray, is an old
host, and spares no pains for his
guests.
The Chatham House, near the
Depot, kept by Sam'l Naylor, is an
excellent house and kept in the best
style. This house has recently been
enlarged and refitted and affords a
quiet and comfortable home for the
stranger.
The new hotel in the Burr Block
is not yet occupied. 1t will afford
the best accommodations so far as
the building is concerned Of any of
our hotels.
THE PRESS OF INDEPENDENCE.
The first paper published in In
dependence was the Independence
Cicil;un, which made its first APP
pearance May 17th, 1855. Its pro-
prietors were 3. +. Parker and JAS.
Hilleary. 1t was a seven column
paper of some merit. 1t was sue
ceeded by the Conservative Of the
present day, in the summer Of 1865.
In March 1856 the Buchanan
County Guardian was established at
Quasqueton, by Jacob Rich, now
political editor Of the Dubuque
Times. The paper was afterwards
(the date we could not learn) re-
moved to Independence, and was
published by Rich & Jordan, j.
Rich, editor. Messrs. Rich d Jor-
dan delivered their valedictory in
their issue Of May 31st, 1864, and
Mr.. S. b. Goodenow issued his first
number OF the Guardian of indie
pendence from the same office, June
Sth, 1864.
The Buchanan County BULLETIN
came to light on June goth, 1865,
through the instrumentality of Mr.
J. L. Loomis, it's editor and propri-
etor, cspousing the Republican
cause, as a rival to the Guordian.
The rivalry ended July 18th, 1866,
by the purchase Of the Gu0rdian by
Mr.. LOOMS, and its consolidation
with the .BuUetim under the title
of the B,echonan County B@lletin
md Guardian. 1t so continued
until April lst, 1869, when it be-
came the property of Mr.. William
Toman, the present proprietor.
The BULLETIN is the only Repub-
lean paper published in Buchanan,
and its standing and influence is
not second to that Of any interior
paper in Iowa. 1t is edited
with much ability and good judg-
ment and is giving an excellent
reputation to independence and the
county. Its local matter is gotten
up in spicy style and the weekly
visits Of the paper are hailed With
delight by all its subscribers. The
Job office connected with the Bull
LETIN establishment is complete;
possessing all the facilities for do
ing any kind of work known in the
business. In the fall Of this year
the office of the BULLETIN will be
removed to new and spacious rooms
in the new block now building on
the south side of Main St., when u
new cylinder press will be added,
making the Office equal to that of
any country office in Iowa.
The Conservative, the Democrat
ic neighbor of the BULLETIN, is also
q nine column paper Of considerable
ability, and is owned and published
by Barnhart Bros. IL Co., of Mus
catinc, where one side of the paper
is printed. The company also pub
lish n paper at Marshalltown, in
this State. The Conservative has
many friends here and stands well
with the Democratic press of the
State.
Such sketch as this would not
be complete without some mention
Of our
RAILROAD PROSPECTS.
independence has but one rail
road and is in consequence suffer
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