Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-02-19
State News.

"A company has been started in Delhi
for the manufacture of the Frear artificial
stone in Delaware county.
"A man named Barney Convey, while
intoxicated, was frozen to death on the
10Th about five miles south of Lansing.
Judge ]. S. Stacey, of Anamosa, who
was the prime mover in the Wapsie Val
ley railway project, has removed to San
Francisco, where he will engage in the
practice of law.
The President has nominated Hon.
G. G. Bennett, of Washington, Iowa, for
merly Of the Iowa Legislature, as Associ-
ate Justice of Dakota.
A Charles City man took trip re-
Gently from that city to point in Mime
sofa 20 miles distant, and counted Is
threshing machines, 4s reapers, 20 now
ers, and % horse rakes standing out in
the fields exposed to the weather
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher. the talented
Iowa lectures, has been invited by Gov.
Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, and several
public institutions to visit that State and
she will accordingly soon visit Harrisburg,
and present her theories in regard to NOR
Al and industrial education in public
schools.
During the recent terrible storm .
young woman in German township, Grun-
dy county started for the residence Of a
neighbor, about 20 rods off, and on re-
turning, lost her way, and persisted in the
snow. Her body was found some days
after in large snow drift, quite close to
the road.
The Lansing Mirror tells of floor
manager at q party who issued orders in
this style: 1--WE must have less order, or
else the musicians can't hear themselves
tune their fiddles;" and further added, II
am plainspoken man, and if you don't
like my style, you can inject me-"
Fifteen Of the principal saloon-keep-
ers in Cedar Rapids have signed their
names to and had published in all the pa
pers the following card: 'Notice is here
by given that ladies of the city who do
not want their husbands and sons to pur-
chase beer or wine at our places of bust.
ness will be accommodated by giving US
notice to that effect"
"A. 8. Mckinley, Of Clinton, and VIM.
Keatchie, Of Jackson county have been
indicted by the grand jury of Clinton
county for attempting to bride Sheriff
Walker to pack the jury in the trial of
Bryan, the defaulting treasurer Of Jack
son county. Keatchie is in custody, and
Mckinley, who is sick, is under surveil-
lance.
-Anamosa was visited by disastrous
fire about O'Clock, Sunday morning last,
involving the destruction Of nine business
houses, and loss of between $12 600 and
SIS, 900, upon which the insurance was
small. The fire broke out in the BIT ilding
occupied by A. N. Dennison, shoe dealer,
whose loss was total: thence spread to E.
Perfect's grocery, E. A. Parada's shoe
shop, the post-ofiice, Sherman's harness
shop, j. Rhoad's grocery, King and d.
etz's law Office, d. Kelly's barber shop
and was finally stayed by fire-proof bull
ding At 4 O'Clock, A. N.
The Lansing Mirror tells of singu-
lar accident near that place: A Mr.. Jack
son was riding on horseback along the
highway when the horse becoming fright
ened at something, suddenly jumped with
great force to one side but without touch
ing anything, being in the middle OF the
road. Mr.. Jackson was not aware OF any
extraordinary conclusion. but finding
himself unable to lift his left leg, upon
calling help it was discovered that the
limb was broken above the knee.
The naughty can-can dancers gave
one Of their housekeeping performances
in Dubuque on Monday evening. The
Herald of the next morning takes col
unln and three-quarters space to tell who
were present. The list comprises the
names of about every man of prominence
in social, political, official, business. and
journalistic circles in that city, with the
exception of Ham and Carver, of the Her.
old, whose spsceptibilities, We are led to
infer, were too delicate for SO gross spec
tacle.