Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-11-17


"A Council Bluffs clergyman charges
for marrying according to the weight Of
the happy pair; at the rate Of four cents
per pound for the groom, and two cents
for the bride.
Isabella G. Safely, Of Sugar Grove,
Linn county, safely entered upon her
second century last Saturday.
Corn is so plentiful and cheap at
Red Oak, in this State, that parties arc
, using it for fuel in preference to coal.
The fact, which is vouchcd for hy the
local paper, does not speak well of the
coal Of that region.
L. B. Raymond of the Hampton
Free Press is candidate for Sergeant at
Arms in the Iowa Senate. Raymond is
a muscular Christian, and will make the
boys "stand round" if necessary.
The Storm Lake Pilot has been pre-
scented with two carrots, one of which
weighed seven pounds, nine ounces, and
the other was two feet and a half long
The Pilot feels called upon to vouch for
these enormous vegetables on its honor.
The candidates for the Wardenship OF
the State Penitcntiary so far as reported
are: Mr.. Kelsey, the present incumbent,
Mcssrs Layton and Pitman of Lee coun-
ty, S. II Craig of Council Bluffs, and Gen.
A. Derby of Ottumwa.
The Des Moincs Register says that
two thirds of the $15O,00O appropriated
for the new State House has been ex.
pended. About $50 men are now work
ing on the building. On account of the
delay in getting the stone ready, the
ceremonies of laying the corner
stone have been postponed until
the 23d inst. The Commissioners by a
unanimous vote have decided to dispense
with Masonic ceremonies on the occa-
sion.
j. w. Eckles coroner of Jackson
' county, is seized with commendablc
desire to magnify his Office. He pub
fishes card in the papers complaining
that the Justices of the county are mo.
nopolizing his appropriate functions, and
declares that hereafter he shall insist up.
on his privilege to ''set upon" the cold
corpses, and pocket the fees appertain-
ing
The editor of the Monticello Express
is not highly elatcd with his profits in
pork raising. He bought a pig for 49,
kept him year and fed him SIS worth
of corn, and estimates that he would sell
for $1a. He is waiting for rise-The
same paper claims for its locality the
champion mean man, an individual worth
fifteen thousand dollars, who. when ap
piled to for aid for Chicago, contributed
one bushel of potatoes, scant measure.
On the 9th inst, gang Of laborers
at work cutting Il new road through the
hill and hollow known as Hang Hollow
near Council Bluffs, excavated sack
containing $4,000 in gold and silver
The money was hidden there eighteen
years ago by man named Muir, who
murdered comrade Californian in
Council Bluffs. Muir was caught and
hung by mob. The Californian had
hid the money under stump in this
hollow, but refused to tell where it was
Many have hunted for this secrcted treas
urc, but all in vain. The laborcrs shared
the booty equally.
The Cedar Falls Gazette says that a
young man named Carrick about twenty
five years of age, and to all appearances
gentleman was arrested by Marsha
Melendy. some four weeks ago, in Phila
delphia and brought to that city on the
charge Of opening registered letters. The
robberies were committed several months
since while mail messenger on the Cen
trail r. r. Of Iowa lie was taken before
Commissioner Powers on three warrants
On the first his bail was fixed at $4,000
| on the two others, 81, 500 each, or $40,
900 in all. At the request of his parent.
in Philadelphia, who are wealthy ant
highly connected, he was not taken tC
jill at first, but has been carefully guard
ed until this week. when he was taker
by the Marshal to Dubuque for trial
The Boone Standard of last wecl
gives the particulars of the "hazing" a
West Point, of an Iowa boy, and its re
suit. The young fellow, whose name il
Dcyinc. is from Hardin county, and wal
appointed few months since by Hon
j. Orr of the 9th District. lie had beer
but short time in the institution whel
young ruffian Of an elder class entered
his room and insultingly ordered Devin'
to black his boots He refused, and .
conspiracy was entered into to extort hi
pledge to do such mental offices for thu
older boys, By means Of forged orde
they enticed him to secluded spot, an,
there hung him by the neck until par
TALLY unconscious, and only dcsistcd fo
fear of fatal results Young Devinc wa
true grit and made no promises. Insteat
of prefering charges he wrote to hi
father, who acquainted Congressman Or
with the circumstances. The latter car
ricd the matter before the Secretary o
War, an investigation followed whicl
resulted in the expulsion Of two of tn
offenders and the punishment of Others
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