Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-13

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Baldridge wants five dollars for
provisions confiscated. Brother
Bartholomew lost watch, ten dol
lars, for which he wants his pay, as
well as to be reimbursed for the loss
Of one dollar and seventy-fve cents
in "cash." Brother Beavers lost a
"bowic knife" that was worth dol
lar and a quarter, while Brother
Belleson lost five dollars worth of
"bridles." Another patriot lost
1.-TWO halters" worth two dollars and
a half, and another twelve dollars
and half 'cash from person and
they hope that maternal govern.
mcnt will see their losses made
good to them. Another item fills
out the first page, being five dollars
and sixty cents nothing like precis-
ion, you observe, in money matters)
worth of excepting abandoned
horses" That's pretty good show
ing for one page, where there are,
of course, numerous other items,
such as saddles, corn, horses, hal
ters," etc. In fact, the mortality in
"halters' seems to have been fear
ful.
On the next page it is shown that
one poor patriot had suffered to the
extent of ono dollar by the loss of
his "carpct SACK" and he ought to
be paid at once. Others have lost
collectively whole shops full OF hal
ters, guns, brides Zone poor fellow
lost seven brides at one fell swoop,)
corn, clothing, ETC., and one peculi-
arly sad case is that of Mr.. Isaac
Clark, who lost "parts of harness"
to- the value OF three dollars and
twenty-five cents. 1t is quite likely
that Ike hasn't recovered from that
blow yet, and that he forms for
midablc part of this mysterious
pressure that is not lobby. AS we
proceed further we find that Samuel
p. Clarke, not brother of 1saac's,
it is to be presumed from the way
the name is spelled, lost SO "cash. :"
Another man had his "fruit dam
aged" to the amount of five dollars.
Another heart-rending case is that
of the "Estate of Daniel Cockerill," )"
represented by "Coloncl J. Cocker
i'll, executor" The estate sustained
u loss in cash of Is cents, besides a
couple of horses. A legislator
would be hard hearted indeed who
could calmly contemplate the unal-
leviated sufferings of Daniels fam
lily, and reflect that if this seventy
five cents had been paid, as it
should have been, years ago, they
might by this time have been living
in ease, if not in affluence. If the
claim agents, bill discounters and
note shavers have not thought of it
before they will find in this pow.
erful argument with the legislators.
One man lost a five dollar hat; an
other meat to the amount of dol
lar and half; another lost eight
dollars worth of parts of harness;
another lost ten dollars cash, all in
silver; another expended twelve
dollars cash in recovering his
horses; halters of various values,
as well as brides, something's
more or less; which items with
droves of horses, run through the
entire account. Corn, it is observ-
ed, was quite variable in price in
Adams county in those days. In
some cases it was seventy-five cents
bushel, and then again it was
worth only fifty cents. A five dol
lar "shot-gun" is lost, and the State
ought to pay for it. One mans
"wheat feld'' suffered six dollars
worth; another loses ten dollars
worth of "store goods;" twenty
three dollar "overcoat" graces some
rude soldiers back, and the former
owner wants his money for it; "cash
from person" in amounts varying
from dollar up to ten dollars, is a
frequent item; one poor wretch lost
three dollars worth of "jewelry,"
comprising, probably, massive
rings, chains and brooches; and if
he froze to death in any of the ensu-
ing winters, we have only the mel
ancholy reflection that it might
have been otherwise with him if he
had got his money back to buy
more with. One business man item
ICES his account, and adds boldly at
the foot, "Twenty-fvo per cent. ad-
ded," twenty-one dollars and eigh-
ty-two cents. A man can't live
without interest on his money.