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Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

OFFICE OF PATRONS MUTUAL INSURANCE Co.
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Juue 10TH 1876 {
10 the members of tile Patrons Mutual IN
suranee Company:
GENTLEMEN am instructed by the
Board of Directors to notify you that from
and after the 10th day of July, 1876, the
Patrons Mutual will not carry what are
known as " stove-pipe risks" and will pay
no losses that may occur from the use OF
stove-pipes extending through the roof OF
buildings.
Respectfully,
S. G. PIERCE, Secretary.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Bridge Proposals.

9 EALED Proposals for building bridges will be
y received at the office Of the County Auditor, at
Independence Iowa. until IL O'Clock NJ, on the LIST
day Of July next,
For bridge across branch of the Maquoketa, be-
tween sections IA and g. Madison Township;
For bridge across south branch Of the Maquoke-
ta near the northeast corner Of section IS, Madi-
son Township;
For bridge across Phillips Creek, between Sec
tions and IL, Hazleton Township;
For bridge across Buck Creek, between sections
and 10, Fairbank Township;
For bridge across the Wapsipinicon on south
line of section Is, Perry Township.
Also for building granite abutments for bridge
on south line OF section 10, Perry Township.
The party to whom the contract is awarded will
be required to give bonds to be approved by COM
mittee.
The Committee reserve the right to reject any
and all bids received also the right to receive
open bids on day above mentioned.
Plans and specifications to be seen at the Audit
or's office
I
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will meet at the Library room on
Thursday next, June 22d, at 3 O'Clock, P.
NJ. By order of Committee.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

PERsoNAL.-D. S. Lee, Esq, who has
been for some time living in Colorado,
where he went for his health, returned to
this city last week, looking like a new
man. He speaks highly of Colorado.
Arthur Baker and wife were in the city
during the first part of the week.
S. Newman has been suffering with q
severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism
for the past two weeks. At one time it
was thought that he could not recover,
but we are pleased to learn that he IS
now improving
ID. w. Bruckart, of the law firm of
Bruckart g. Ncy, departed last night for
Texas, on business. He will be absent
about three or four weeks.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

DIR. THRIFT, the Dentist, will be absent
from town from the Goth to the Both inst
on professional business. He makes q
visit TO his former home, Eldora
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

THE committee of arrangements for the
Fourth offer $40 for the best decorated
wagon appearing in this city on that day
Let all our farmers compete for the prize.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

The very incest ice cream in
the city can be had at Franks
Restaurant. Try him once,
and you will ever after pat
ronize him.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

FoUND.-A pair of spectacles IN metal
case. The owner can recover them by
calling at this office.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

REV. s. W. INGnAM, of Fayette, will
preach in the M. E. Church next Sabbath,
morning and evening
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

CHILDREN TO GIVE AwAY.-There are
two boys at the Poor Farm, aged respect
lively 2 and 4 years, for whom permanent
homes are desired. Those applying will
please bring references.
Inquire of
2w47 A. G. BEATTY. Steward
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

A WAIF.-Mr. Hurd, of this city, was
awakened last Wednesday night by a
noise at his door, and upon opening it,
discovered a basket, the .uncovering of
which disclosed male child, about five
months old. He will adopt it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

LOOMS will close out his stock of house
plants, very soon, for the season. Apply
at once.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Cigars all grades and prices
from the lowest to the high
est, can be found at Franks
Restaurant. Give him a call.
ALL the new STYLES of Hats at Barnett's

Go TO J. l.. Cross, next door to the
new Opera House, for the Bay State
Organ. Aft
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

A LARGE stock of trunks, at very low
prices, ct BARNETT's
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
G5 Julien Ave-, Dubuqu

INDEPENDENCE MANUFACTURING Co.
The Officers and Directors OF this com
pany for the ensuing year, elected at the
animal meeting of the stockholders, las
week, are as follows:
President, B. s. BRowNELL.
Vice President, THOMAS EDWARDS.
Secretary, d. B. SANFORD.
Treasurer, 0. FONDA.
Directors:
3. S. BRowNELL, A. d. GURNsEY,
THOMAS EDWARDS, II. B. BRowNELL,
r. BARTLE, Il. STOUT,
O. FONDA, d. B. SANFORD.
w. S. LUTHER,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Marriages.

CORLIS- SEARLS-In this city, on the 18th inst.
by Rev. L. w. Brintnall, Mr.. George w. Corlls,
OF Jackson county, and Mrs. Lucy II. Sears, OF
Independence.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
Look to Your Titles
W.. G. & j. b. DOMAIN,

Complete Abstract
OF ALL TITLES OF LANDS AND VILLAGE LOTS IN BIZ
CHANAN COUNTY, IOWA,
Are prepared to give prompt and reliable informa-
ton relating the title Of any real property in the
county. Several thousand acres OF wild land, and
several
VALUABLE IMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE
n different parts Of the county Also number
Of lots and dwellings in the city OF Independence
Pensions and all kinds of War Claims attended
10 promptly
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

PURE EXTRACTED HONEY, from Shell
dons Apiary, for sale at Williams & Son,
A. Webster's, T. Edwards & Co.. and at
the Apiary, one mile north of town. [tf2
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

THE INDEPENDENCE GUARDs.-Such IS
the name of the organization recently
formed by the young gentlemen of this
city, its object being the improvement
of its members in military exercises. ~
The aforesaid Guards held meeting IN
Hasner's law Office last Wednesday even
ing, and, after having adopted constitu-
ton and bylaws and transacted other I'M
portant business, proceeded to the main
object of the meeting, viz the election of
officers. The following is the result:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

NoTICE.-I have for rent safe for the
deposition of corpse, to preserve them
from modification, which can be had on
reasonable terms. Apply to
S. M. MARQUETTE.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

AN entire new stock of Hats at Bar.
nett's
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

CELERY PLANTS, just received, at the
Post-office Store.
A SPLENDID stock of Gents Furnishing
Goods at Barnett's
So for an Sx1O photograph in good
frame at Ensminger's.
A NEW thing in feather busters at the
Post office Store.
CALL and see the new spring patterns of
Wall Paper, just received, at
tf37 TABoRs.
BEAUTIFUL Hamburger Edgings, at
BARNETT's.
LIVE GEESE FEATHERS at Marquette's
Furniture Store. If
WALL BUSTERS, counter busters, furnl
ture busters, all wonderfully cheap at the
Post-office Store.
J. L. Cross sells the Weed sewing ma
chine
NINE. DEMoREsT's Reliable Patterns, at
BARNETT's.
THE first domestic strawberries in the
market, grown by Capt. Lee, sold at the
Post office Store on Wednesday.
THE largest stock of Wall Paper ever
brought to this city, at TABoR's.
FEATHER BUSTERS, of various styles,
from % cents to ST 80 each, at the Post
office Store
| j. l.. Cross repairs sewing machines
and keeps needles and attachments
Satisfaction guaranteed.
THE latest styles of Silk Hats at Bar
nett's.
s. will get an Sx1O ink picture at Ems
minger's.
$50 different patterns Of new spring
styles of Wall Paper at TABoR's. :
New GOODS, at low prices for cash, at
BARNETT's.
FRESH BERRIES daily, at the Post-office
Store.
J. l.. Cross sells the Althouse & Ray
mond Wind Mill and Waupon pumps
| BEAUTIFUL Lace Ties, at Barnett's
L. a l. Il.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

BEAUTIFUL Lace Ties, at Barnetts
$40 will get life-size 22X27 photograph
at Ensminger's:
IT is no longer necessary to pay three
or four dollars for good feather duster
The new woven feather buster, at the
Post-of1ice Store, are all that can be de-
sired in that line
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

The officers elect of the civil depart
mcnt of the organization are:
President-W. H. BAuY.
Secretdry-C. A. CLARKE.
Treasurer-W. S. BoGGs.
After the election was completed, the
muster roll was presented and received
some 26 signcrs The roll will be pre-
sentcd to all the members as soon as pos
sible, and when it shall have received a
sufficient number of signers 1t Will be for
warded to Des Moines, and the arms OF
the company will be forthcoming. The
company intends to commence drilling
Immediately, and for that purpose have
procured hall The Guards are in the
proper hands to insure success, and we
see no reason why they should not become
one of the finest organizations of the kind
in the State
SHooTING-At about the hour of 10,
on Tuesday night of this week, a man
i
at the Empire House, and asked for a
doctor, stating that he had been shot
Dr. Wilson was summoned, and upon ex-
animation it was discovered that the
mans legs and arms were full of fine
shot. After his wounds were dressed
the man stated that his name was Muir
ply, that he lived at West Union, and that
as he was walking along in the vicinity
of the West Side depot, a gun was dis
charged near him with the above describ
ed result. He appeared very reticent
about the cause of the action, and took
the train for West Union the next morn
ing. 1t is strongly suspected that he had
been engaged in some dark proceeding
the discovery of which would leave him
in worse predicament than eyer.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

EVERYTHING in the line of Neck Wear
at Barnett's.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

If you want a cool spark
ling glass Of soda water, call
at Franks Restaurant, and
you can get it. Aft
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16
SheriG,S Sale.

BRUCKARr & NEY,
Plaintiff g Attorney
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-06-16

J. L. Cross sells the Althouse & Ray
mond Wind Mill and Waupon pumps
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
Easter.

This year the great Christian fesliva
Of Easter will fall not upon April 9th,
but upon April 10Th one week later.
co-ding TO the Churchman, the cycle
of thc Soiac" n~.nbsrs I. lunar, not 90
lar, and, while by solar calculation, day
always begins at midnight, by lunar cal
cnlation day always begins at noon. If
therefore, the paschal full moon falls on
a Saturday, after II m, it is counted as
falling on Sunday, aud then Easter day is
the Sunday following. This is what
happens in the present year: The pas
chal moon falls on Saturday, April 9th,
at 243 pm. It is, therefore, counted
as falling on Sunday, April 9th, and Eas-
ter day is the following Sunday, April
10th. 1t may be added that should the
full mo- on fall on March 2lst, before ~
l2 M, that full moon (counted as falling
on March 20th) would not regulate Eas-
ter day, but the one following. This hap
pened last in 1910.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
Davis Answers Blaine.

jeff. Davis, in reply to the letter of
Judge Lyons, of Virginia, in reference to
Blaine's attack. says: May | not say
that the evidence of my innocence Of
cruelty to prisoners, was such that Holt
and Conoyer, with their trained band of
witnesses, dared not to make against me
this charge which Wirz, for his life, would
not make, but which Blaine, for the pres
idential nomination, has made He
shows that he instructed Gen. Lee to 90
under the flag oftruce TO Gen. Grant and
state the suffering of the federal prisoners,
and our Inability TO provide for them
and to urge in the name Of humanity the
observance of the cartel, which was re.
fused, as Grant can or ought to remem
Der.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15

EF A pretty good joke OF Senator
Dorsey, in offering a bill approprlatine
SS5, 900 to remove the sand bar opposite
Fort Smith The Senator should inform
himself little ON the sand bars of the
Arkansas river. before asking for such
a wild goose" "appropriations.-Pon Ba-
rea Press
Now, Dunham, that is little too fiat
to come even from you Say at once
that the bar, for the removal of which
the appropriation is asked, is not opp"
site Van Buren,, and then everybody will
understand you.-Fort Smith Htraid
Twas a hi, s" fat" Major. The idea
of an appropriation to remope sand
bar in the Arkansas river. two miles in
extent, is the elimination Of absurdty
Van Buren has, truly. no sand bar to re
move, but twenty other towns on the
river have, and they wouli not like to be
overlooked II ever one town over an
other was prolific of chimeras, our neigh.
boring town of Fort Smith can take the
palm.
Let us compromise the matter, Major
Well consent to your gobbling up the
Garrison reservation Congress will
ing) il you'll drop the sand bar .ppro-
priation folly. "Shake."
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
THE ROW IN THE CABINET.
Bristow Standing Alone Against the
Whiskey Thieves.


A Washington dispatch to the New
York Sun. of the 9Th inst, says:
There have been all sorts of denials Of
the Suns dispatch, about the row in the
Cabinet meeting ON Friday last, but after
all there is not a single well informed
person in Washington, who does not
know that every statement made in the
Suns dispatches, was literally true
Secretary Brstow did leave the Cabinet
meeting long before 1t was concluded,
and he did so because he knew that he
was not wanted there. 1t is no secret,
here, that a tremendous effort is being
made to break down the prosecution in
the whiskey cases. everywhere, The
President, supported by Attorney Gene
raj Pierrepont, who took the initiative
by insisting on Henderson's removal
and who now comes to the assistance of
the politicians, who for prudential rea
sons demand that the prosecutions at
Chicago and Milwaukee shall be confined
to distilers andsregenne officials 1.-THE
party is being destroyed" say polti-
clans like John A. Logan, Dick Oglesby
Charley Farwell Matt Carpenter, Boss
keyes, and all that ik. You are trying
to smut me; yon are driving at the White
House, says Boss Grant. Il won't
have Babeock sacrificed. to satisfy the
ambitionaofta Cabinet officer, who has
betrayed my fgispdship and means to
rise on my ruin.
The plan agreed upon by the polti
clans, the Attorney General, and the
President, isto take the prosecution out
of the control of the Treasury Depart.
ment, and make Mr. Pierrepont the di
rector thereof AS long ago as January
Is, this officer wrote to the District At.
torneys at St. Louis, Chicago, and Mil
waukee, warning them not to be too
Jealous. This letter, Which was at rDe
same time notice to the informers that
they need not expect the promises ofthe
Treasury. officials to be kept, and that
they could not escape by giving away the
big criminals, was furnished to the West
ern press by Babcock's attorneys.
There is one serious impeachment in
the way of the. successful execution of
this conspiracy to save the Whisky Ring
boss thieves, and that is the act of March
2, 1867, which gives the Secretary of the
Treasury, through the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue. exclusive control of all
prosecutions under the internal revenue
laws. Until this act is repealed, the At
torney General has no more right to in
struct District Attorneys 10 regard to
revenue cases than he Secretary of War
has. But Grant was never yet STAYED bv
law, when he was bent on the execution
of purpose II his Attorney General
gives him the right sort of an opinion,
he don't care fig for the law. This At
torney General Pierrepont has done, and
and, on Friday, when it was quite eyi
dent that the Cabinet were a unit against
bin, Bristow quietly withdrew He had
made up his mind to stand upon his legal
rights, and fight the whisky war out to
the bitter end. He does not mean to re
sign. II the President means to Get rid
OF him he must ash for his resignation,
and then he will get it, with something
else that will not be very acceptable
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15

1T is utterly impossible to put your
self in the place of woman who finds
that she has been down town with her
hat on wrong side before.
One of our merchants sat his umbrel .
la against tree while he stepped into a
store to ask q question. When he came
out the tree was still there
The Minnesota house of representa-
tives by vote of 81 ayes to 65 nays, dc
feated bill sppropriating s25 900 to the
purpose of the Centennial display.
Women. SO amiable in themselves,
are never SO amiahle as when they are
useful and as for beauty, though men
may fall in love with girls at play, there
is nothing to make them stand to their
love like seeing them at work,-Cob6ett,
i Employment" observes wouldbe
philosopher, " is essential to happiness
and so generally is this recognized that
there are times when even the LATEST man
feels inclined to thank nature for having
provided him with a mustache to twirl."
1t is singular enough to mention that
the last public speech of General Ferry,
of Connecticut, was bis culogy upon Sen
ator Buckingham, and Representative
Starkweather's last work was TO write a
eulogy he intended to deliver on Senator
Ferry.
Joyce wrote to Mckee as soon as the
latter was convicted, rendering him the
office of deputy keeper OF the coiored
ward in the Missouri State Prison
Please accept lock Of my hair"
said an old bachelor to a widow, hand.
ing her large curl. Sis, you had bet
ter give me the wig" Madame, you
are very biting, indeed, considering that
your teeth are porcelain"
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
Judge Wiltshire.

n concluding his argument in favor
81 the centennial appropriation, Judge
Wiltshire pays the following deserved
tribute to the people of Arkansas
So far as the feeling and desires of the
people are concerned, can only speak
for my own State, Arkansas, and in do.
Ing that I am proud to say for them that
from Maine to California, from the Can
adas to the Gull of Mexico, more 10y
81 aud devoted people to the government
of the United States cannot be found
They are proud Of it's flag, proud Of its
institutions, and proud Of the patriotism
that inspired the movers in ge,tieg up
the centennial celebration of our nation
al existence. and on that occasion will
exhibit feeling Of patriotism and devo
tion to our general government that will
challenge the admiration of the most
enthusiastic admirers Of American in.
stitutions
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
A. II. Garland for u. .. Senator.

Mr.. EDITOR; We see that the papers
Of the State almost unanimously bring
out Governor Garland for United States
Senator. Had we not known that it was
the general understanding, all over the
State, that he was to be the next senator,
we should have been out for him long
since But travel the State over; go into
the byways. hooks and corners, and ask
even the children (who do not know who
is President, now who is to be the next
United States Senator from Arkansas,
and they will answer, at once, Garland
We all say Garland. With him in the
Senate, the interests of Arkansas will be
safe. Jay.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
Po,ygamy

Chief-Jusiicc White, Of Salt Lake City
on the sth inst, in charging jury con.
corning polygamy, said:
ave had better look it squarcly in the
face, fistastcful as it may be to some, and
govern ourselves by the light Of reason
and manly discretion. Polygamy must
be suppressed in the territory Mormon
ism may survive, and, relieved from 1t
would stand unshackled and free as ev
ery other creed or mode OF religious
worship, shielded and protected by th'
constitution of our common country bu
| if Mormonism cannot sever itself iron
polygamy, it will be TO it bridal o
| death
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
Getting Next to Grant.

The trial Of Babcock, Grants Seereta
~, is bringing the whiskey fruads near to
the Presidents door. A correspondent,
ofthe st, Louis Globe Democrat, writing
from Washington. says:
At an interview with Bristow and
pierrepont, the president declared his
purpose to go to St. Louis and give his
testimony in Babcock's favor. The in
terview assumed n stormy aspect, and the
president took occasion to refer to Bris.
'tow's 'ssprosecntion Of the whiskey ring
instrong terms Of disapproval. conclu.
ding with the remark that he (Grant) un
,tcrst0od perfectly well that certain par
tieGnear TO him, while they were pretend
ing to be his friends, were really his enc
mics. seeking to build themselves up at
his sexpense.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15

fs-Our friend Sparks of the Herald,
is sensible in some things, truly. This
is what he says after copying our item
claiming the nomination of B. J. Brown
for Congress
That begins to bring matters pretty
squarey up, and near home We do not
know about that Clarksville convention,
but we do know that Hon. B. j. Brown
possesses the ability to make a number
one congressman.
Wepresume he will relieve others of
giving themselves much trouble about the
office, as it is generally understood that
b j Brown will represent the third dis,
trict next time. A sound Democrat; a
live man of untiring energy--none could
do more than he. =
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
IETho Nickshurr Uerall. snei

Eg Tho Vicksburg Herald, speaks our
sentiments exactly Give us men that
will represent the East and West, North
and South
We wish to satisfy the north that we
do not wish to govern, and that all we do
ask is to be governed justly and treated
fairly by the central administration, In
furthcrance of this policy, we suggest
that southern representatives to the dem,
ocratic convention pass resolution a
mong themselves before they enter the
convention that they will not support any
southern man for either president orvice-
president.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15
rT Col John nj. Harrell. secretary ,

HE Col John NJ. Harrcll, secretary OF
the National Railroad Convention, held
at St. Louis, on the 23d and cath of No
vember last, has published in pamphlet
form the proceedings of the convention,
making 20S octave pages. The copy we
have is a borrowed one, and if it is not
asking too much, would like copy for
future reference. We appreciate the hap,
py, " don't care continental situation
you are in, just now, Colonel, and we are
ready to make all allowances for being
overlooked in this particular.
The Van Buren press., 1876-02-15

HsVan Bnren and Ft Smith both are
opposed to district courts in the Indian
Territory. Very natural. Everybody
knows Why Vesaa Progress.
How dosyou know that Van Buren Is
opposed to a United States Court in the
Indian tcrritorys The matter has no,
been canvasscd here, to our knowledge
certainly..s Unless the editor of the Ar.
gsss speaks for Van Buren, we have seen
no indication that this town takes much
interest, any way. If the Indians want
Il court in their own country, let them
hayesit.