Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1873-11-28
Tho State.

The West Union Gazette say that the
fall term of the Upper Iowa University,
which closed Nov. 10th, was one of the
most prosperous for many years, there
being over 1870 students in attendance.
"A number of Muscatinc county farm
ers have filed articles ofincorporation for
q Farmers Mutual Insurance Company,
with view of securing cheap and relia-
bic insurance, and keeping their money
at home.
-Four ladies', Mrs. Laura A. Berry, of
Dcs Moines; Miss Matte A. Locke, of
Vinton; Miss Hattie Rayburn, of Amcs;
and Mrs. S. A. Van Pclt, of Dubuque, are
candidates for clcrkships in the Iowa
Legislature.
The fees of the sheriff Of Polk coun-
ty, in the recent sale of the Des Moines
Valley railroad, amount to $1,000. The
payment of this fee is resisted on the
ground, as alleged that the sheriff agreed
to do the job tor $3.50.
John Goche, of Fox township, Black
hawk county, for setting prairie fire,
which destroyed the threshing machine,
stacks and grain of Geo. Blocser, was ar
rested and held to bail in 500, and also
sued for civil damages.
Major j. c. Harris, formerly Of Mar
shall county, and brother. in law of Ed.
Chaplin, Of the Marshall Times, was one
Of the victims ofthe Virginius massacre.
He leaves a wife and two children living
on farm near Marshalltown.
Attorney General Cults holds that
Notarics holding commissions bearing
date before July 4, '73, should renew them
under the provisions of the new Code.
Attention 10 this will save expense and
the necessity for vcxatious legislation.
The original Cardiff Giant. carved
out of a block of Fort Dodge gypsum af-
ter brilliant career has come to an in.
glorious end. 1t was sold last week at
New Orleans for $3.50 to be ground in
to plaster ofParis for the filling of safes.
Speaking of an abnormal birth which
recently occurred at Eldora, the Belle
Plaine Union remarks: ut is nothing
strange that infant monstrosities are born
at Eldora;" which, as we take it, is rath,
CIR neat hit at a certain editor in that
quarter.
1T is rumorcd that the defunct Mer-
chants National Bank of Dubuque, will
soon resume, with capital equal to form
or figures. Its charter is intact, and out.
side parties stand ready to furnish
large proportion of the means required to
place it on affirm foundation.
DR.. J. w. Davis recently received in
the Circuit Court 'Df Clayton county, a
judgment of $4,000 against Allamakee
county, for damages resulting from a fall
from the Iowa river bridge last winter.
His horse plunged against the side rail
ing and went over, it not being properly
stayed.
The Waterloo papers give the par
ticulars of a high toned wedding in that
city last week, between DR.. 0. s. Knox
and Miss Aggie, daughter of Robert Man.
son of Waterloo, Guests, presents, con.
CALCULATIONS and compliments were num-
erous, and the whole affair Of the most
recherche character.
The Iowa Falls Sentinel tells of a
well in Ellis township, in that county,
which was bored with 1G inch augur
through blue clay, and at the depth of 46
feet struck q vein of water which imme-
diately rose to the sur face, and has since
continued to flow in volume sufficient to
water five hundred head of cattle.
Marshalltown can take the premium
for big feet. A worthy citizen of that
place while in Chicago recently, went in
TO store to buy pair of boots After
overhauling number of boxes in search
of a pair large enough, the merchant at
last in despair, turned to the Marshall
town man and, handing him a pair of
thin socks, told him to put them on and
then try OH the box.
Bishop Henncssy, the Catholic bsh.
op of Dubuque, and Father Ryan, of the
same city, have taken an inhexible stand
against dancing, the latter denouncin it
IN recent sermon rs unchrstian, de-
moralizing and immoral We suppose
that he holds that the "timc to dance"
mentioned in scripture, has MT yet ar
rived. Doubtless large share of his
congregation will be prepared to perform
crcditably when that time does come.
The stories which come from Dubu
que of men and animals falling down the
mineral holes that honey.comb the bluffs
in the rear Of that city, are getting rath.
monOtonous. The last occurrence of
this sort was on last Monday. james
Simpson, man of so, weighing 200
pounds, stepped on rotten stick on the
edge Of an abandoned shaft, 70 feet deep,
which breaking with his weight, sent him
head foremost into the depths Clutch
ing ladder on the side, half way down
his position was inverted, and he fell the
rest Of the way feet foremost. He was
not killed, and when I've was raised to the
surface, it was found that he had no bones
broken, but was terribly Jared and
bruisc.r He is expected to reco yer. We
CLEAN from the Times.
Hon. JAMES WILSON, member of
Congress from the 5th District,
while on his way the other day from
his home in Tama county to Wash
ington, stopped at Vinton, and was