Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-03-02
From Como Township.


NH. EDITOR:-I do not know as any
thing special has ever been said or writ
ten about this town: or if there has, II
may all have passed out of mind in these
exciting days Of President making That
being the case, allow me a small space in
your valuable paper, while speak of
South Como, n place necessary to the equi-
pose of the county, as any one can see
by consulting the map. and to assure any
or ALL we are all here, and still live. move
and have our being, Notwithstanding. II
the farmers here are not O. thrifty as
they are in some other parts Of the coun-
ty; and If the farms here are not as well
improved and as good show as In other
sections, it is no argument against us,
neither does it prove that we have demo-
cratic habits think can see in q
near future, farms here that will far ex
eel many that have long been in the
competitive race
just as we are, suppose We occupy an
important place in the world, for what
would Buchanan County be without us.
We may not be the life of the county, as
lager beer, the rebel South and the five
points OF N. Y. are to the Democratic
party; yet we sre an important append
age Think, what of the County with
out US. Just as well suppose our globe
would remain intact without the inhos
pitahle regions of Alaska. When any
one wants Office, then votes are sought
here, and effice seekers are very plus
with thin praises of every thing here
abOuts. We then are addressed Us Squire,
General or Captain; and our farms and
babies are highly extolled When mon
ey is needed to run the County machin.
cry and give fat living to the County Of
fici, Is, we are shockinaly remembered
on the tax list. and any pleadings that
our lands are not valuable, or that our
farms should not be listed with the older
and better improved portions of the
county, are of no avail. We are known
and sought often ut such times to our
Neither are We unknown
to the money loanlng sharks that gather
about such towns as Independence, look
ing after subjects of easy prey, who OBJ
ject not to security on our farms fol-
money at IS per cent interest. However
desirable It may be to be known and to
be held In grateful Remembrance, there
are times, and the above are some of
them, when obscurity Is preferable But,
as said, We IRE here, and here we intend
to remain and feel that we are in no way
inferior to the rest of the human family
and we can say to any who are seeking y
good, cheap, farm in Buchanan county
come this way before you spend your
money foolishly elsewhere. Our society
is good, there are but few Democrats, and
the people pay their debts generally, and
behave themselves when they are obliged
to. Church and school privileges are cx-
tremely good for place of our age. A
pure gospel is taught here every Sabbath
that promises deliverance from sll sin,
and from all "secret and oath bound in
that will save from all filthy
and nasty habits, and save the females
from the expense Of wearing gold and
ruffles. or putting on "thingemhobs. We
are near and handy 10 the lively town OF
Walker, on the B.. G. r. & N. railroad,
where a creamery is to go into operation
soon, if -. A failure in our harvest
last fall, owing to very wet season.
makes the farmers look rather skim.milk-
like.
Ben built him very commodious
house and barn last summer, the first very
much needed for his capaciousness, and
he is now getting ready to treat his hogs
to castle. He is one of your live men
that don't trip up on trifles, and calculates
ON the supremacy Of his own opinion.
Dan is one of the officials in town, and
when not on duty is flying around as
usual and devising large plans for the
coming season, which, if successful. will
make more than one glad
Jim don't boast very much over his
own success in raising wheat in seasons
when it rains all the time, and he has
turned his attention to hogOlogy. He
has taken recess and gone OH q viewing
trip to Ills.
Adam occasionally adds to his domains
TO make room for his growing family.
one that has grown to his dimensions in
II few years, cannot easily be persuaded
but his farm is good.
Isaiah is magnifying his Office to the best
of his ability. He decides law questions,
and collects with as few mistakes as he
can well avoid. and if every one would
pay their honest debts as well rs he does
many would fork over when obliged to
s. P, who clamored 80 loudly for
greenbacks and other things, has made
up his mind to be more quiet for the pres.
ent.
81 may possibly find it more protita
to look after Lis stock at home than to
spend SO much of his time these days in
Independence. S.
WALKER, Iowa, Feb. "a, 1877.