Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-12
State News.

Gen. Dodge, of this State, by advice
of his physician, spent the summer on
board fishing smack off the cost of
Newfoundland He worked as a com.
mon mem Der of the crew, taking the same
rations and performing the same duties,
standing his watch at night &c. He re-
ceived his share of the fish taken, worth
81 900, but divided this snm among the
rest of the crew, feeling more than repaid
by the restoration of his health resulting
from the cruise.
Rev Mr.. Jope, an Episcopal minis,
ter, formerly of Keokuk, in this State, to-
gether with his whole family, except an
adopted daughter, lost their lives in the
fearful storm and intimidation which
overwhelmed Indianola, Texas
Dubuque Times GA man who was
once, and not so very long since either,
a L. S. prisoner in our county Jail,
for breaking open a letter and taking
some money therefrom, now fills one of
the most important positions of the Union
Pacific railroad. He handles thousands
Of dollars and gets more pay than any
salaried men in the City of Dubuque, I'M
less it may be Receiver or something of
that kind. He served out a nine months
sentence in our county Jail He was SEN
fenced to Anamosa, but by special ar
rangement was permitted to remain here.
Miss Holland, aged sixteen years,
while walking along the track between
Burlington and Keokuk, carrying to her
father his dinner, was run over by the c.,
B. & O. train, and so injured that she died
in an hour.
Quite number of Bremen county
farmers have been "buying cloth at a
bargain" of one A. H. Brandon, repre-
senting himself.to be the agent of St.
Louis wholesale house, and are in much
trouble in consequence thereof. The
oily agent sold his cloths at ruinous prices,
and would take no money from his Gus
toners, preferring notes of hand. Upon
these liberal terms he found lots of buy
ers who were willing to give their notes
for from $40 to $40, in exchange for his
goods. The cloth man filed out the notes
and the farmers signed them, the amounts
and terms being according to agreement.
Then Mr.. Agent went to Bowman & Burrs'
bank and sold the notes after which he
slid out. When the farmers came to pay
the notes it was found that they had been
raised" note given for $40, now rep
resenting $40, and one for $50, now call
ing for 1920. The gentlemanly agent had
always left blank enough in the notes to
write the extra words and figures, and
when offered at the sank, being apparent
ly all right and against good men, they
were purchased without hesitation. This
is but repetition of the old game which
has been so often played upon the farm
ers, and which is almost invariably sue
cessful with that portion of them that
eschew newspapers as luXuries that they
cannot afford.
The West Union Gszette says that a
little six-year-old daughter of Matthias
Schel', living about four miles south of
that place, was burned to death on Tues
day of las; week. Mr.. Schell and his
wife were working in the corn field; two
the eldest about eight, were some
distance away playing with fire. The
clothes of the youngest girl were caught,
and before the parents could reach her
she had burned TO death, life being extinct
when found by her father.