Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-21
Atate News.


vivalist, is having immense meetings at
Fort Dodge, and many are signing the
pledge of total abstinence.
The Mason City Republican reports
Clear Lake very high this spring. 1t was
feared that the water would break away
the outlet, but this has been repaired and
no further apprehension is felt.
A suit brought by Ollie Humphrey
against DR.. A. Middleditch, for malprac-
tice, in the District Court of Blackhawk
county, consumed nine days in the trial,
and was terminated last week by the disa-
greement of the jury.
According to the Register, Des Moines
last week was an illimitable and almost
unfathomable sea of mud. The milkmen
served their customers on foot, or with
four large horses attached to small milk
wagon.
Daniel A. Boardman, d harness ma
ker, who has been working at Anamosa
and DIN for few weeks past, was ar
rested by Sheriff Babcock, OF Jones coun-
ty, on charge of forging paper to the
amount of $500, at Syracuse, N. Y, in
February. He was delivered to SYRIA
cuse officer.
"A milkman at Fort Dodge committed
suicide last week, by placing the muzzle
of u revolver in his mouth and blowing
out his brains. The Times says that he
was seen the same afternoon, delivering
milk in an intoxicated condition." but
does not say what effect the intoxicated
milk had upon his customers.
An examination of the accounts of
Harry Gerhardt, deceased. late Treasurer
of Marshall county, disclose the fact that
he was in arrears to the county over $24,-
900. 1t is expected that this deficit can
be made up from his property and his
bondsmcn, without loss to the county.
The town authorities of Nashua re-
quire the saloon keepers who take out
license, to also furnish bond in the sum
of $500, conditioned that they will not
violate the State law To this the saloon
keepers object, and have closed Shops
The decent people of the town think they
can stand this state of things as long as
the other party find it agreeable.
The Nashua Post says that Miss Car
oline Noble, young lady of 90 years, of
that town, after attending church and
Sabbath school in apparently good health,
went to the residence of Mr.. fletcher and
sitting down on chair, Immediately fell
upon the floor. Taken up and placed up
on bed, she only lived a moment or two.
The cause was heart disease
The Legislature has legalized the
''Barbcd wire fence" 1t shall be of three
or four wires, two of which shall be bar.
bed, forty barbs to the rod; posts two
rods apart; the top wire not more than SO
nor less than AS inches high, the bottom
wire to be not more than 90 nor less than
10 inches from the ground This is an
important item for farmers 10 read and
consider.
"A furious storm of hail and rain
swept through Franklin county, Oh We'd
nesday of last week In one township
four houses were blown down and one
struck by lightning. One person was ia
tally hurt and quite number injured -
IN lngham township barn containing 10
horses, a number of hogs, and 900 bush
els of corn, was struck by lightning end,
with its contents, burned. A number of
other minor disasters are mentioned by
the Recorder.
= From the present indications Clear
Lake is to have the biggest thing" west
of the Mississippi on the approaching
Fourth Of July. 1t Is to be grand as
scmbly of all the Sunday Schools of the
Northwest Arrangements are being made
for excursion trains on all railroads lead
ing in that direction; and the children are
to have Fourth" that they will remcm-
Der, even if they live to see the next Cen
tennial. The Assembly" begins June
2fth and ends with this great excursion
on the 4th. Leading Sunday School work
ers from all parts of the country will be
present.