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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23

aaT If We would have powerful
minds we must think; if we would
have faithful hearts we must love if
we would have strong muscles we
must labor. These include all that is
valuable in life.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23

A conductor on the Pennsylvania
Railroad telegraphed from Derry sta
ton recently: 'Train delayed fifteen
uinutes by a lady. Don't know
whether it is boy or girl. "
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23

III = Il 5 a L n "A Well Improved
Farm, containing 50 acres Of land; co acres
a. under First Class cultivation 70 acres fenced
1i ie oaiaaee BENG timber. There is good frapre
stables and out.bulldings good bearinc
i it u, " Ell aud other improvements The farm
Tna ga o "a The town Of Rdgeway, See - Town
healars enquire on Tie place Of 1''hs' par
''hl' II MAS AUBL
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23
EMEMBER that pay the Highest
Cash Price for HIDES and PELTS. 32tf
JOHN LEWIS.
FORECLOSURE SALE.
james Hammfll, Plaintiff,

james Hammiil, Plaintiff,
Ggdi&St Circuit Corr+
Andrew A. Storkson and Re for Towo
becca Stockson his-yifc EHbu Cornt
Bsf S4Gaifi ""d Henry 1"mre' Wisconsin.
BY virtne and in pursuance Of n INDIGNANT ordor
Of foreclosure and sale, rendered in the above emit
tea action ct regular tenn of tha Crcnit Cont
~ and ter the County Ct Grant State of Wiscoasi
On tbe 9th day of March, A. D., 1873 shall on the
I'm gay Of May AID 1878 atthree o'clock in the after
noon noon OF SAID day, at tho front door of the Court
County offer for sale and sell at pnblic auction to
the highest bidder, the following described mort
gagged premises situate lying and being in the
county CT Iowa and State ofWisconsin TO wit;
Inc Northeast quarter of the Northeast opart7gr
OF section SIX ~ IN township six (6l North Of Range
TWO East and the south east quarter of the South
east quarter Of Section number thirtyone (3N in
'onnnsn3P seven % North, of Range two ~ East
stb ieqo oh9fii once Dodge lille Wisconsin, April
ON, 1919" WILLIAM, SANDS,
Sheriff iowa County Wisconsin
Reese Carter, Plaintiffs ttorneys 3Iw7 8
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
Patronage that Pays

That noble institution, the Public
Library Of Kentucky, has permanent
ly established its prosperity by the
three gift concerts it has already
given under it's charter. 1t now
boasts of a building that cost $780,
900, with Library of $4,000 volu-
mes, and a magnificent cabinet.
The fourth grand gift concert for
it's ful Their endowment will take
place December Sd, and at this con-
cert 100000 cash is distributed to
the ticket holders, the highest prize
being $25O,ooO, and scaling down
to prizes of $50, which is the small
est sum given. AS there is prize
to every fifth ticket, it is easy to
see that the patronage Of this con-
cert is a patronage that pays, there
are being great chances of great
gains, and only small losses. Hon.
Thos. E. Bramlette, late Governor
of Kentucky, is the manager, and
tickets and information may be OBJ
tanned by addressing him, at Pub
lie Library Building, Louisville,
XIV IA.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
Cheap transportation.

"PAssENGERs WANTED-A Wagon
will start for New York city in
about two weeks. Five passengers
will be accommodated at S25 each
Apply at the store Of Ashworth &
Smith, corner Of Walnut and Fifth
streets. August IA, 1928"
We republished the above the
other day from newspaper fifty
years old. 1t may be worth the at.
tention of the Congressional Com
mittee on Transportation. Itseems
that the fare was very little more
between Cincinnati and New York
fifty years ago than at present, and
if we count palace car accommoda-
lions was no greater. The mater
ial difference in Improvement is on.
ly in the time occupied in the jour
ney, and that is an clement many
Congressman are slow to compre,
bend in connection with transporta-
ton. Before we spend few hun
dreds of millions on canals, to re.
duce the cost OF railroad service in
the movement Of freights, it might
be well to start few old-fashioned
wagons for New York - Cinciunu-
IL Commercial
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
-----------------
Definitions for the Times.

Partial Suspensiom-That condi-
ton of bank in which the receiv-
ing teller is on duty, but the paying
teller has gone around the corner to
'see a man."
Total Suspension-The condition
of bank in which both tellers are
off duty, but the president posts a
notice to the effect that the concern
is solvent-if the assets are good
for anything.
Faihtre-Both doors are closed
but the directors nope to open at
least one of them again-when the
receiver gives up the keys.
Certified check-An instrument
calling for money due from a basG
on demand, which the bank, instead
ofpaying, indorses as follows: "This
is to certify that I'VE are all in the
same boat "- Chicago Times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

The public expected to see the
promise of the convention fnlfilled,
and looked in vain for the "written
acceptance Of their nominations" by
the candidates. But the public has
learned now that the resolutions Of
the Buchanan county reform party
are simply to catch the unwary.
But in this last case it becomes
serious matter. 1t may be said that
it may be of no consequence what
are the opinions of the candidates
for Auditor and Treasurer or Sher-
if, or whether they believe in the
reform platform "a part of them
certainlX do not) or not, but in re-
gard to a candidate for the Legisla-
ture, it is a question of serious con.
sequence. What is Mr.. Spangler's
position in regard to the question of
regulating railroads by law? The
people Of this county have right
to know, but they Go not know. The
reform platform promised they
should know. 1t says, eve demand
written acceptance and pledge
that the candidates will carry out
their platforms; but Mr.. Spangler
has written no such acceptance, and
given no such pledge. l don't know
Mr.. Spangler, and never heard any
thing against him, but, in view of
his contempt for the resolution of
the convention that nominated him,
and his persistent silence upon all
questions that are so vital to the
voters of this county, l am forced 70
the conclusion that he is not in
sympathy with them in these mat
tiers relating to their dearest inter-
ests. AS things stand now, those
who vote fer the reform candidates
will 'buy pig in poke" at any
rate, and if they are successful and
the result turns out well, it W., be
because Providence is kinder to
them than they are to themselves.
An impartial observer is COMPEL
ed to the conclusion that the Anti
Monopoly party in this county at
least, is huge fraud, and while
pretending to ignore party lines, it
has drawn them tighter than any
party has ever done before, and that
every principle that it advocates in
its platform, it violates in its prac-
tice. The only question entertain
ed at the nominating convention
was: Who is able to defeat the Re-
publican candidates? The man
that conld do that, was their man,
without regard to his position on
the very questions that gave rise to
their own party.
Is such a party worthy ofthe sup
port Of sincere and earnest men?
INQUIRER.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
Colfax ON tho Panic,


Hon. Schuyler Colfax delivered
an address at the Platt county IH.)
fair, On the Sd inst, i'll which he
gave his views regarding the late
financial furry. After reciting
facts showing the panic to have
been causeless; such as the excep-
tionally healthy condition of our
foreign trade, our imports this year
being forty millions less, and our
exports twenty-six millions more
than last year, the prospect for an
increased foreign demand for our
crops, the general prosperity of our
manufacturing interests, the popular
confidence in our currency, and the
firmness OF our public credit, Mr..
Colfax said:
What then, you ask, has been the
cause of this senseless panic, entail
ing as it does, so much disaster?
| answer, that the currency is the
life blood Of the country; and finan-
cial health depends on it's free and
uninterrupted circulation through
all its veins and arteries of trade
and business. Instead Of this, when
banks and bankers shivered under
this auiumnal chill, this free and
healthful circulation stopped sud
denly. Every one, as you know,
boarded at once what currency they
had on hand and could obtain,
Withdrawing itlargely from gener-
al circulation. If you all feared
that famine was impending, and
all boarded all the grain they had
and could get, the famine would
surely ensue. So with this curren-
cy famine. And another reason is
that those newspapers-called by
the public the satanic press-which
exults in sensations, scandals, and
excitements, and which purposely
misrepresent, exaggarate, ard in
tensify, have done all in their
power to destroy public confidence
and to add fuel to tbissfame, which
has burned SO disastroasly and
spread so widely.
The remedies for such Masters
as these will become mora fully APP
parent as reason assumer her sway.
Every fall the countryis threatened
with similar scene. At that time
the East must send currency to the
extent ofmany millions to the West
and South to move the grain and
cotton crops; and with a currency
possessing no elasticity or flexibili-
ty, and with no power to adapt
itself to the varying necessities OF
the country, it becomes scarce at
the great money centers just when
most needed, while, at other sea-
sons, there is a plethora Of it when
less needed. And when the aggre-
gate loans and discounts of the
national banks, which measure the
increasing business of the country,
have steadily risen in eight years
from s4s7, 100000 in 1865 to $685.
100000 in 1873, nearly doubling in
amount, to talk of the contraction
of the currency as a remedy is like
a prescription of blood letting to re-
store strength to an enfeebled pa.
tient. The wiser course would be
to so act as to keep the blood al
ready in the system in healthtul cir
culation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10


The Spiritualists of Iowa held a
State convention at Des Moines last
week. \ special dispatch to the
Chicago Tribune sums up the reso-
lutions passed, thus: "Dcclaring
that every person is required to
learn and obey all laws of his be-
ing, physical and mental, that every
effort to unite religion with State
has degraded religion and under
mined the liberties of the people,
and should be entirely stopped, and
that the effort making now to insti-
tute Bible reading and religious ex-
ercises in our schools by Legisla-
tive and other bodies, and to en-
graft in the Constitution of the
United States the prospective re-
ligious clauses now being urged, is
a great cause for alarm to all; that
monogamic marriage founded upon
love, with just legal regulations,
with equal rights for men and wo-
men, and the perpctuity Of the
family, is the only true foundation
of an enlightened human society;
that the efforts now beng made by
a certain ultra religionists to have
the name Of God, Christ, and the
Bible incorporated into the Con.
stitution Of this United States is an
inslduous attempt on the part of its
advocates 30 subyert our religious
liberties; that the claim set up by
the Roman Catholics for the appro.
priation of their pro rata of the com
mon school fund, or taxes from
which said fund is raised. to theil
sectarian control is totally inadmis
sible, as it would certainly lead tc
the disintegration of our present
excellent school system"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

ONE of the best hits of the "panic"
season was made by a Granger of
mature age and gray hair, who lives
in the State of Wisconsin. When
the threshers had finished the job
of separating the grain from the
stacks, he quietly posted on his barn
door notice, saying that owing to
the stringency in the money market,
and his inability to convert his grain
securities into currency, he was
obliged to suspend. He also sagely
advised GOODNESS on the part of his
creditors, as he should resume, be-
ing abundantly able to do so, in a
few days. This is as good an ex-
PLANTATION Of the whole situation as
can well be made.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

The specie shipment from Liver
pool to New York last Thursday
was $l,22O,OOo. The demand for
our grain in Europe is very much
larger than for several years, and
the prospects for good prices are
flattering. The money panic has
subsidized, and currency is flowing
toward the west in increasing vol
umc. Hard times is not apparently
to be the rule among farmers who
have anything to sell.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

THE "irredeemable paper cu,'ren-
cy" about which so much fustlan
has been gotten off by Democratic
journals, seems to be a pretty good
thing in these panicy times, and is
the one thing sought after as stable
and needful. The value of our sys-
tenn of currency may be measured
by imagining the plight we should
have been in during the late panic,
with no currency but the red-dog,
wildcat money ofthe good old Dem
ocratic times of 1857.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

The investigations following the
suspension of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank in Dubuque, have dis
closed the most stupendous case of
swindling by bank officers that ever
occurred in Iowa. r. A. Babbage,
the cashier, seems to have had
things his own way, and to have
used the funds of the bank for out
side speculation and investment
with the most lavish and reckless
manner, and with an utter disregard
for the rights and interests Of others
in some cases involving the little
all of widows and orphans-which
marks him as RUTHLESS scoundrel.
Sheffield, the president of the bank,
is involved in the matter to the ex-
tent of drawing large sums from
the bank for his own purposes, but
seems not to have been aware OF
Babbage's villanies, and has made
restitution so far as possible by
turning over his property to the
bank. Babbage, who was the own
er of the Iowa Central Stock Farm
in Butler county, also turned over
considerable real estate and person
al property, but doggedly holds or
70 his palatial residence in Dubuque
hoping to secure immunity from
criminal prosecution as the price o:
its surrender, as yet without success
however. He is prisoner in his
own house, surrounded by the pc
lice, as much for his own protection
from the vengeance of those whom
he has robbed, as for detention.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10


The honest voters of Dubuque
county, without regard to party,
have organized to Dust the corrupt
and reckless Democratic ring which
has SO long had control Of affairs
there; the dishonest practices cor
ruption and extravaganza of which
have become too Outrageous for fur
Their endurance. The peoples tick
ct, nominated by the best elements
OF all parties in Dubuque county,
comprises the names of D. N. Coo
ley, for Senator; J. NJ. King, II. S.
Hetherington and Daniel Cort for
Ren. sentatives:. V. J. Williams
for Ireasurery frank Mclaughlin
for Auditor, W. D. Buchanan for
Sheriff, VIM. Coates for Supervisor,
N. w. Boyes for Superintendent,
&c. The Times and Telegraph are
pouring hot shot into the old ras-
cally, tbieyinsfeng. and the Herald
IS dcesnding ,rse. Here is
ia conspicuous case when u s'peo'
pies" organization, independent OF
parties, is necessary and appropri-
ate. The place to cry reform is
where there are abuses to right, not
in a county like ours, where the as
sailants of the Republican party
themselves admit that there has moi
been, nor is now, any evidence Of
corruption, extravaganza or in
efficiency in the administration Of
affairs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

The name of Hon. John A. kas.
son, has been mentioned by some OF
the prominent journals of the coun.
try, in connection with the speaker.
ship of the next House of Represen.
totives. While Mr.. Kasson is I'M
doubtedly the possessor of talents
which fit him for the position, it is
our opinion that the people of Iowa
would not feel greatly pleased or
honored by his election. If it is in
appropriate to have man ofimmor-
al character in the person OF Sena-
tor Carpenter, in the position OF
President pro tenn Of the Senate,
we cannot see the propriety of ma
king a man of like character and
record, Speaker Of the House.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

LONDON, Oct. 2.-Advices from
Africa announce the capture OF a
white man by the natives while pro-
ceeding westward on the Congo
river. From the description Mr..
Charles Livingston believes it to be
his son.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

only arrived at 1890 last evening,
and preparation had been made for
them likewise. An application was
made this morning by t eSheriff of
Jackson county for the custody of
the Indians indicted by the grand
jury, to Gen. Wheaton, but it was
refused
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
State News.

The treasurer of Story county has
given notice of the adjournment of the
sale of delinquent taxes in that county
on account of the disarrangement in mon
ey affairs growing ont of the panic.
Politics are getting reasonably live
~ down in Davis county. Witness the
following home question in the columns
of local paper: "Is man who at
tempts to steal his wife's grandmother
and an idiot girl fit for Auditor of Davis
county?"
The Waukon STANDARD digs out of
the new Code, the following slightly con-
Trajectory passage. 1t is in Section 3G41.
"The husband nor wife shall in no case
be witness for or against each other, ex,
cept in criminal proceeding for crime
committed by one against the other or in
civil action, or proceeding one against
the other, but they may in all civil and
criminal cases, be witnesses for each 9th
er."
Iowa will be represented at the Chi
cago Exposition by John Grinnell, of
Clayton county. The West Union Ga
zette says that "his large display of grain,
seeds and vegetables, which took pre-
NUNS at the State Fair to the amount of
over $500, will be placed ON exhibition
for the people of that city, and the Mid.
die, Western and Southern States to see
what the Industrious husbandmcn can
bring forth in Northern Iowa.
The Pella Blade tells of woman
in that vicinity who, while her husband
was busy on the farm, came to town on
four successive days, each day with q
load of wheat, which she sold and helped
to unload just as any man would, and as
if this was not enough to satisfy her in.
dustrious impulse, she knitted two pairs
OF socks while riding to town on the
loads of wheat That woman will never
let her husband and children conc to
want
AT "Peopl cs Convention" of the
44th Senatorial District, composed of the
counties of Howard, Chickasaw and Bre-
mer, held at Nashua on the 4th inst, A.
j. Felt of the Nashua Post was unani
mously nominated for State Senator. Mr..
Felt was candidate before the Republi-
can convention few weeks since, which
nominated Hiram Bailey Of Bremen for
Senator, and bolted the nomination on
account of alleged trickery in the secu-
ring of that result.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
NOTICE OF PROVING WILL.

STATE or Iowa, -
Buchanan County, g.
To all sch5m IL may concern.
VOU are hereby notified that an instrument in
writing, purporting to be the last will and
testament Of Valentine Klotzbach, deceased, lata
of Buchanan county, State of Iowa. was opened
and read in open court, on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1873, and the Sth day of December, 1873,
was fixed by the court for proving and admitting
the same to probate.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
H. ST. Circuit Court in and for said county, this
18th day Of September, A. D., 1873.
19w3s D. L. SMITH, Clerk Cir. Ct.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

Total 600 Gifts all cash amounting to-. 81 500 600
The distribution will be positive whether all
the tickets are sold or not and the 1900 gifts all
paid in proportion to the tickets sold.
PRICE OF TICKETS;
Whole tickets $50; Halves Sa5: Tcnths or each
coupon, IS; Eleven Whole Tickets for $500; ~ ;
Tickets for 81 1000; 113 Whole Tickets for IS coo
227 Whole Tickets for $4,000 No discount on
less than $500 worth of tickets at 4 time
Tickets now ready for sale, and all orders ac-
companied by the money promptly filled Llber-
al terms given to those who buy TO sell again.
THOMAS +, BRAMLETTE.
Agent Pub. Lib. Ky. and Manager Gift Concert.
1fw4 Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

The next annual meeting of the Du-
buque Congregational Association will
take place at Manchester, October IA, 10
and 16, 1873.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

GoLDsM1TH MAID took a trotting
purse of $4,000 at the St. Louia fair
yesterday.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

If YOU are in need Of a HAT
or CAP go to laWton { Posts
and buy one from that Stock
bought in New York at a bank
rupt sale, at less than half their
value. New York Store.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10

on A ssorted Samples that retail for IS, and
~ full particulars of very profitable bust
ness, sent free to any address for 50 cents. Ad-
dress $. HOOK, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
Tim WEEKLY IAIER-OlEll

Now eoes to more than 1909 postotlices, distrib-
uted over forty five States, Territories and Prov
iuccs and We solicit subscriptions from all parts
of the world,
While the INTER OCEAN will especially rep
resent the great interests of the Northwest it is
the intention to make it
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-10-10
STATE OF IOWA,

STATE OF IOWA.
Buchanan County,
In compliance with section SIS of the Code of
Iowa, the foregoing Proclamation is published as
a notice to the electors of Buchanan county. Ia.
of the matters and things therein set forth
And notice is also given TO the qualified electors
of said county that on the SECOND TUES Az
IN OCTOBER 1873, the following Offices will be
filed by general election to be held in said
county, to-wit:
one Representative.
County Treasurer.
Coun.y Auditor.
County Sheriff.
County superintendent of Schools.
County Surveyor.
County Coroner
Five members OF the Board of Supervisors.
Dated at Sheriif7s Office, independence, Iowa.
this 2tth day of September 1873.
GEO. o. FAIR, Sheriff.