Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-06-27
state Its.as.


in the old fashioned style.
"A vein of coal ~ feet in thickness
has been found within tho city limits Of
Des Moincs.
-Wapello county has population of
22,261. Center township including OF.
tumwa. has $3.50.
The population of Dlackhawk coun-
ty according to the Assessors returns is
1896; voters 5000.
The Pension Agent ut Dcs Moines
has paid out, during the present month,
the sum of $51, 7ssS7.
The militia of Howard county have
effected regimental organization, with
asfnll roster of field and line officers.
Charles JENNINGS, farm hand from
Illinois was run over and killed by the
cars. at Burlington, last week. He had
been drinking.
They post such notices as the follow
ing upon the school houses in Marshall
town: "Takin up whit bool with whit
tale and white belle"
Hon. B. T. Hunt, of Elkadcr, late Cir
cult Judge, and formerly State Senator
from Clayton County, died at his home
ut Elkader last week.
1t is estimated that there are about
10000 Patrons of Husbandry in the Uni
ted States, of which number more than
one-third are in Iowa.
MIR. w. c. Smith, of Hickory Grove,
Wright county, believes that he has a
pair of genuine American hooking birds
nesting in grove near his place. So
says the Belmond Mirror.
-Des Moincs and Davenport have been
by the Post Office Department designated
for the establishment Of the free delivery
system. Davenport is to have five car.
riers, and Dcs Moines four.
The commencement exercises ofIowa
College, at Grinnell, will take place July
9Th and 9th. Rev. A. L. Frisble, of Des
Moines, DR.. Bateman, LID, of Illinois,
and President Welch. are to be the or.
ators.
The Boards of Supervisors of
Wapello, Mahaska and Marion counties
have directed their respective auditors to
return to ex-congressman Walden, the
portions of his "back pay" assigned to
their school funds.
The Fayette Union gives notice that
after the 1st of July that paper will pass
into the hands of Frank McClirt took, son
Of the present proprietor, and John Wca.
yer. The political department will re.
main in its present hands.
Mrs. c. H. Remington, of Dubuque,
who died very suddenly last week, is ad.
Judged by the coroner's jury to have died
from the effects of dose of strychnine,
administered by herself, under great ex-
citement and depression of spirits.
-Adjutant General Baker is receiving
innumerablc applications for cannons,
tents, guns, ETC., for Fourth of July Ccle-
brations, which he is unable to respond
to favorably for lack Of authority, and,
more to the purpose, lack of the articles
ordered.
Iowa girls are getting q reputation for
neatness. Both of the annual prizes of
the College for Ladies, at Evanston, near
Chicago, for neatness and tastcfulncss in
College rooms during tho year were tax Ken
by Iowa ladies-Miss Maggie Stoneman,
of NcGregor, and Miss Eta Vincent, of
Dcs Moines.
The Polk County Republican Con.
vention. on Saturday, nominated J. C.
Jordan for Senator, Isaac Brandt and W.
G. Madden for Representatives far.
mcrs. The convention passed strong res.
olutions demanding a stringent railroad
law, and the exclusion of railway offic ials
and attorneys from the halls of legislation
-Dr. Bassett, Assistant Superintendent
of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane at
Mt Pleasant, has been promoted to the
position OF Superintendent of that institu-
ton uice DR.. Ranney, resigned. Mrs.
A. r. Wickersham, has been elected Ma
iron in place Of Mrs. Ranney. Dr.. Bas-
set is highly spoken Of and will un.
prove better officer them
his predecessor.
Hon. John F. Duncombe, of Fort
Dodge, having accepted the position of
Attorney and Superintendent of the Land
Department of the Atchison, Topeka and
Kansas Railway, will make his future
residence at Topeka. This removes from
Iowa one of her ablcst Democratic poll
ticians, and, at the same time, one of the
most determined and untiring opposers
Of wholesome legislation for railroads in
the General Assembly
Burlington was visited ON Thursday
of last week, with the most destructive
in her history. Three
whole blocks were burned over including
The new Opera House, Mozart Hall, used
rs the court house, the McCutcheon
House, Bennett g. Franz's carriage works,
the Scandinavian House, Unterkerchcr's
Livery Stable and may other buildings.
The loss is estimated at q quarter of a
million but one half insured
DIR. ]. II. White, business manager
of the Davenport Gazette, and President
- thu NortL,voct Aosno;otoJ D,ooc