Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-07-30
A Flying Trim to Rowley.

( EprroR BuLLETlN.-Last Saturday
morning just as the sun was casting
its golden rays over the eastern hills,
we, in company with our "better-half,'
might have been seen seating our
selves behind one of the best span of
chooses" that the new livery
stable of S. p. Wilson turns out
which is equal if not superior to any
in town-ready to take a trip from
Independence to Rowley and return
ola Quasqueton. TO say that Satur-
day was a pleasant day for riding
would be but contrarily expressing
the true facts Of the case; for when
the dust and sand blows in such tor
rents rs to fill ones optics SO rs to
render it impossible to distinguish
the horses tails "fop in fly timc," and
to so cbstruct your nasal organs that
it is with the greatest of difficulty you
arc allowed to breathe, We most en-
phatically proclaim it an uncomtortl-
bic position to be subjected to. In
der circumstances similar to those
Just mentioned, we started on our
trip-dctermined and undaunted, and
aided by the kind hand of Providence
arrived safely at home about nine
o'clock in the evening, Il little the
worse for dust and dirt, but on the
whole in very good condition.
1t was our intention to give Quas-
question business men mention in con
nection with Rowley, but for sundry
reasons will be unable to do So
Next weck, however, we will endeavor
to do justice to them.
1t is with great pleasure that we
arc permitted tospcak of Rowlcy and
her business men, the latter of whom
we particularly commend as being
the most genial class of citizens it
has ever been our lot to meet with.
1t is doubtless known by all the
readers OF the BULLETIN that Rowlev
is located eight miles south of indie
pendence, on the b., G. II. Il NJ. rail
road, and rs the town was laid out ut
the time the road was built through
that section 1t is but about three years
old, and has now about $50 inhabi-
tants. Rowlcy, like our neighboring
towns of Jesup and Winthrop, is sit
uated upon the prairie with no stream
of water to aid its progress but with
its cnterprising citizens, it is bound to
make live and energetic little town,
and splendid grain market for the
farmers of that section. After taking
a somewhat hasty glance at the town
and surroundings, we called into the
post-ofllce and vas soon made ac-
quainted with the +. NJ, J. l.. Cooper,
Esq. Mr.. Cooper has lady assistant
in the postal department., which en-
ables him to attend to his mercantile
business, which consists Of dry goods,
groceries, crockcry, cigars, tobacco,
hardware, and we might go on emu
merating for a lengthy space in detail
the different articles kept for sale
by this gentleman, but as it is super
fiuous we will only add that he has
the agency of the United States Ex-
press at that PLACE, and enjoys the
perfect confidence of the company as
also Uncle Sam.
Passing east few steps, we were
ushered into the presence of &. 3.
Richards & Co, who have dry goods
groceries, notions, &c, on one side
OF the store room. while on the op-
posite side they keep select stock
of drugs, medicines, paints, oils, dye
stuffs &c, to designate all of which
it would occupy half column, and
as we fear we shall trcspass upon
your valuable space by so doing
will forbear. Before we left this
place of business, Doc. Anderson did
a greatful favor toward us, for which
we return our hearty thanks. He
presented us with bounteous sup
ply of deliciously cool lemonade,
which did us all sorts of good.
And now we are pleased to ac-
knowledge the acquaintance of +. G.
Cooper md L. A. SwartzcI, Esqrs.,
both gentlemen of the brightest type.
Mr.. Cooper deals in groceries, cigars
and tobacco, and Mr.. Swartzel does
homage to the shoe bench. They
are both good, liberal boys, and we
predict a successful future for them
in their occupations.
Upon Il little rise of ground we
found J. l. Prentice, Il grain dealer,
and one of the best and most honest
buyers in the county. Mr.. p. has
fine elevator well filled with grain of
all kinds, for which he paid higher
prices than any other dealer on the
northern end of the b., c. r. & M.
railway.
Davis hotel is still running in the
even tenor of its ways, and "mine
host" is as jolly and accommodating
Us ever.
J. Mcdonald has recently opened
a blacksmith shop in town, and finds
as much business in that line AS he
can well attend too. Mac. is a first
class blacksmith and good fellow.
Then there is w. +. Kellogg the
"boss" lumberman, who is selling all