Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-10-22
State News.

Joseph Shields, owner OF the Daven.
port Wooden Mills, has failed by endors-
ing the paper of c. S Whistler, to the tune
of $50, 200. Liabilities sra, 500: assets.
$35, 600.
-keokuk claims population of Is, 1922.
Benton county boasts the tallest man
in Iowa. According to the Vinton Eagle
he is six feet, nine inches high, and
weighs one hundred and sixty five pounds.
Rev. Lozier had five votes for Cover
nor in Polk county out of 5000.
Sam. King, who attempted to murder
boy in Benton county last winter, has
been convicted and sentenced to ten years
in the penitentiary.
"A singular robbery occurred in Butler
county Il few weeks ago A graceless
scamp entered the room of young lady
while she was asleep, and severing her
shining locks close to her head made off
with them.
AT the present term of the United
States District Court at Des Moines, now
in session, application for foreclosure of
the mortgages of five Iowa railroads will
be made, ana as there will be no opposi-
ton, such DEGREES of sale will be issued. -
These roads are the Davenport & St Paul,
the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minneso-
Ia, the Burlington & Southwestern, the
', Chicago, Clinton & Dubuque, and the
Chicago, Dubuque & Minnesota, in all
over 900 miles of road
The West I'm Weekly, of Davenport,
the only exclusively temperance organ in
the State, has suspended publication for
lack of proper support.
"A boy named Linchan fell down
mineral shaft near Dubuque, on Wednes-
day, a distance of forty-four feet, fractur
ing his skull and thighs. Slight hopes of
recovery.
The Republican candidate for Repre-
sentative in Pottawattamc county is elect
ed by majority of one.
The Peoples Paper records the death
of Fritz Bander, near Clermont, from
lockjaw. Two weeks ago, sliding down
from a stack, his foot struck on some
sharp points of halle brush that had been
cut off. The wound was cared for and
apparently healed, but afterward tetanus
interviewed with the above result
The annual session of the Iowa State
Grange commences on Tuesday, Dec. ID,
at Dcs Moines
Mr. Frank Gates, of Brush Greek,
while firing an anvil last week in celebra-
ton of the result of the election, met with
an accident which has caused him the loss
of his leg, and may result fatally. An
iron ring used to confine the powder on
the face of the anvil was by the explosion
driven through Mr.. Gates thigh, crushing
the bone and tearing the cartilage loose
nearly to the knee. The leg was ampu-
tated near the body, and the sufferer, at
last accounts, was in very low condi-
ton.
The Sibley Gazette says: ''The Rock
Rapids Reuieac is our authority for stating
that Austin Kimberly formerly of Wau-
kon, this State, has fallen heir to the
round sum of 1886 900 by the death of a
brother in England. He left his oxen
hitched to a post, grain in the gavel,
corn unhusked, and started Immediately |
for the old country to become posscssor
of his fortune"
A call has 5een issued, signed by Alex |
ander Clark, of Muscatine, and one humid
red others; inviting the colored people of
lows, to meet in convention at Oskaloosa,
on Tuesday, the 4th of January, 1876, to
select delegates to represent the colored
people of the State at Philadelphia in the
Centennial.