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The Colfax chronicle. (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1876-1877, 1877-06-30

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CAPTAIN. PARKER HARRIS,
Carpenter and Builder
Colfax, La,

Respectfully informs the citizens of
Grant and adjoining parishes, that all
work entrusted to him will be per-
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manner. mol 1y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

most cases fix the amount. The Court
and criminal expenses of the county
have doubled within the last year and a
half; the expenses in support of the
poor have been unusually heavy and for
these the Board is not responsible
Neither can blame attach to the last
Board for creating debt in the Bridge
fund The bridge committee did it's
work prudently and we'll and to the sat
isfaction of the Board. The high water
of last year did much damage, requiring
extensive repairs, and in number of
cases the rebuilding of large bridges.
Thus by the force of circumstances no
human foresight could guard against,
the bridge fund was found inadequate
to the demands against it. No word of
complaint was heard while these ex-
penses were accruing. No protest was
entered against the necessary improve
ments involved in then but when the pres
ent Board, which is not responsible for
the debt, finding the former rate of as
sessment and taxation not adequate to
discharge the obligations of the county,
go to work in fearless, straightfor-
ward, prudent, and withal legal way to
provide for the payment of the indebt-
edness and the maintenance of the
credit of the county, they are denoun-
ced in round terms by ignorant critics
as nothing short of dishonest and mer-
cenary and their perfectly justifable
action sliced upon to make capital for
ofice-seeking demagogues. The cutlery
against the Board is contemplate, be-
cause for the most part it is the result
of ignorance or partisan motives.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
FROM HAZLETON.

HAZLETON, Sept. II, 1871
MIR. EDITOR:-I wish to ask a favor of your
readers, through the columns of your paper,
in regard to our County Superintendent of the
common schools. We have found him in every
instance a man of good principles, dealing just
ly and equally with all and working untirlngly
for the cause of education. He has done all in
his power to advance his teachers and encour-
age them to study and improve; not trying to
cmbarrass, but give them fair and impartial
chance to tell what they know. He has been
the means of raising the standard of education
in our county. He has ever been found ready
to assist when called upon; now all we ask Is,
give us, by your votes, our old Superintendent,
and In return we will give you good schools,
for we feel that we have some one to work
with us that Is interested In the work; In short,
we feel that we have the right man in the right
place. Another might do as well, but we are
satisfied to let "well enough alone" We care
not what ticket yOu vote, only give us back
our Superintendent and we will work with re-
newed vigOr.
Signed by: Mr.. Osmer, Mrs. Bunce, Miss Ida
Roberts and a score of other teachers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
A Choice Farm for Sale.

The subscriber offers his farm of 22O
acres, 20 acres timber, in Fairbank town
ship, nine miles northwest of Indepen-
dence, on main road, for sale. Said
farm has good title, is choice land I'M
der good cultivation, well fenced, well
watered, has two good dwelling houses,
two orchards, with abundance of small
fruit, and good cheese factory on the
farm now in operation; also good school
house, meeting privileges, and excellent
society in the vicinity A portion of
the price can remain on the farm, secur-
ed by mortgage, for number of years
if desired. For full particulars address
TAG j. II. SHERIDAN,
Otterville, Buchanan Co., Iowa.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
False Impression.

1t is generally supposed by certain
class of citizens, who are not practical
or experienced, that Dyspepsia cannot
invariably be cured, but we are pleased
to say that GREENS AUGUST FLOWER
has never, to our knowledge, failed to
cure Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint in
all it's forms, such as sour stomach, Cos
tiveness, Sick Headache, Palpitation of
the Heart, low spirits, &C., &c. Out of
10000 dozen bottles sold last year. not
single failure was reported, but thous-
ands of complimentary letters received
from Druggists of wonderful cures
Three doses will relieve any case. Try
it. Sample bottles 10 cents. Regular
size Is cents. For sale by c. r. Wal
lace. 12-44eow1y
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
School superintendent.

In the Conservative, Sept. 9Th, the cOrrespon
dent star" sets forth, at some length, the
claims of M. J. Goodrich candidate is pub
lie property. 1t is eminently proper to exam
At the outset i will say have no PERSONA
interest in either of the candidates. | have an
abiding interest in school work. Mr.. Good
rich has had charge of the public schools OF
Winthrop for the last five or six years" To be
eminently successful in his work, the teacher
must carry patrons and pupils with him; other.
W1Se the school is but kept. How is it at Win.
throp? Mr.. Goodrich has been there four years
most of the time, merely by sutfrance and a
part OF the time at reduced pay. And it is a
well known fact where he is so popular (?)
that for the last three years the issue in the
election of school officers has been, "Shall Mr.
Goodrich be retained in the SCHOOL,"
IF elected, he will add dignity and efficiency
to the office" &c: We may Judge of what ,cdl
be by what has been Mr.. Goodrich was en-
plOyed as an instructor in Mr.. ROwe's first in
stitute For some cause or other, Mr.. Good
rich heard but a few recitatiOns. At that time
Normal Institutes were new things under the
| sun, and needed the moral support of all etll-
Gators and friends of education. In school
work it is necessary, many times, to sacrifice
personal interests, and personal feelings for the
good of the work. When Mr.. Goodrich ceased
to be instructor in said institute did he stand
upon his dignity" and quietly leave the
school? Did he stand upon his dignity" and
urge the teacher pupils on to good work? Did
he subordinate his personal feelings to the good
of the school work? No. AS far as it was pos
slDlc LOT nlLl 10 40, ne kept the institute IN q
perfect ferment. He drew up petition asking
the Co Supt., Mr.. Rowe, to resign his office.
Mr.. Goodrich not only drew up the petition,
but he circulated the same, to obtain signatures
of members of the institute
Mr.: Goodrich is thoroughly in sympathy
with the Independent movement" &c. Why
did Mr. Goodrich, on the day of the Republican
Convention in Independence, freely proffer his
advice as to what was the best course to pur-
sue with reference to certain candidates? Why
did he advise that a third or fourth name be
put before the Convention for a certain office?
1t is most emphatcally the school mans
duty, if he have the good of the school work at
heart, to endeavor 70 harmonic all elements,
yet, without yielding his private convictions.
Will political speech-making tend to strengthen
and concentrate school interests? 1t will be Il
sorry day for our common schools when can
didate can ride purely party issue into school
work. Let party men take care of party is
sues, but let school men ignore the purely pO-
litical. They must deal trith all, yet they must
be ever vigilant. and alive to everything likely
TEACHER
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

The Greenback campaign in this county has
been reinforced by a lady speaker, Mrs. Parry,
who alternates her regular avocatiOn of pro-
fessional lecturer on spiritualism, free-think-
ing. SC, by occasional excursions into the
rugged field of finance, in which, however. she
contrives to find Us wide range for fictitious
theory, spurious logic, fanciful conjecture and
false deduction, if not cash, us in the regular
line of her profession. She spoke in Winthrop
on Monday evening and In Jesup on the next
evening. At the latter place she was placed In
the embarrassing predicament Of not finding a
single person in her audience Of her own way
of thinking on the finance issue. and had to ac-
cept the services of q gentleman Of Republican
faith who was present, and who out OF pure
gallantry and courtesy consented to Introduce
her to the audience
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
Extensive Cabinet Factory.

We learn, through the Rev. Dr. Kemp, that
Ih0s. Coghian u Sons, now OF Blenham, Cana
da West, will move to our city about the LIST of
January, A. d. 1878. and engage extensively in
the manufacture of all kinds of furniture,
equal in quality and design to anything manu-
featured in this line on this continent.
The facilities for shipping and the attractions
of our beautiful city, with the hum of business
on our streets on Saturday and Monday last,
had no little influence in bringing Mr.. G. to
this sensible conclusion added to which must
be the privileges, religious and secular, which
our churches and schools afford to all who
avail themselves of the same, for their tempo
raj and eternal advancement
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

IITTLETON, Sept. IL, 1877
To the Buletin:
Last saturday the Mongrel-G DEM
Ocratic ball was started i'm this place. The
event was duly hcraded by posters, advertis-
ing, &c and Il grand turnout was expected,
as this vicinity is used to be- quite democratic
in its politics. The speakers were our worthy
tOwnsman, Mr.. S. Miller, and Mr.. l. N. Myers,
consisting of fifteen or twenty good staunch
Republicans repaired to the school house and
patiently waited for something to turn up"
About nine o'clock the speakers arrived, bring
ing with them the son and aged father of one
of them, and this constituted the Democratic
masses tiOcking to their leaders support. Mr..
Miller, after apologiZing in his usual felictous
style for the lateness of the hour, introduced
Mr.. Myers, the Greenback nominee for Audit
or, who by the light of solitary hand-lantern
read from q number of scraps of newspaper ar
| ticles relative to the finances of our country,
and which occupied perhaps fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Miller then took the floor and tried to
smooth over the passages from Democracy to
Greenbackism, but as there We're no Demo-
| Gratis present to be drawn over. his arguments
were but so much breath thrown away. Evil
IDENTIFY this gilded pill is just as nauseOus to our
Democratic friends as any other, and in spite
of its attractive pretensions is very hard to
swallow. BY the way, Mr.. Editor is a solitary
meetings? From time immemOrial nothing
more illuminating has been used in this place
on similar occasions and it seems to me half
a dozen tallOw candles, those brilliant lights
of other days., might do better service-tO the
eye, at least-and perhaps shed more light on
this darkest of subjects, greeenbackism
After showing up all the best points of their
subject, the speaker presumed" 1t was get
ting late and adjourned the meeting, without
the encouragement of Il single cheer. And
without the singing of single hymn they all
went out. Thus ended the great Democratic
rally ut LittletOn. OBs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

LosT.-From the pasture of j. H
Merrill, two miles southwest of town
about three weeks ago, bay, yearling
mare colt, with white star in it's fore
head. A suitable reward will be paid to
my person who may return the colt to
the subscriber or give information which
will lead to it's recovery.
1w THOMAS PURTILL.
| mile north Of Independence.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

FRUITS AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
i am now prepared to furnish all
kinds of Green Fruits, such as apples
peaches, California pears, California
plums, oranges and lemons; also the diff
ferent kinds of nuts, confectionery, etc.
which will sell at wholesale and retail
at prices as low as the market will from
time to time permit Orders from the
trade especially solicited.
j. L. OLMsTEAD,
No. q Main ST., Independence la.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
The Military Premium.

ED. BULLETIN:-In looking over your
supplement accompanying this issue of
your paper, [ notice that you have not
printed in the same the supplemental
premiums that have been offered by the
Society. These appeared in the last
number of the Conservative, in which
the Premium List was printed.
In Glass II, Swine, under the head of
Sweepstakes, we had premium for
best five pigs under six months of age,
$500.
Under the head of miscellaneous pre-
miums, we offer the following
PREMIUM FOR MILITARY DRILL.
Purse $3.50, of which the citizens of
Independence subscribe 500, divided as
follows: LIST, 1925; I'd, $85; Sd, 40. At
least four companies must enter for
this premium.
The drill will be for one day only, on
Thursday, the third day of the Fair,
from one o'clock, p. NJ. Old soldiers
will be chosen as judges.
AS this is very important feature of
the Fair, we cannot afford to have it I'M
announced.
We now have assurance of at least
twelve companies attending to take part
in this drill.
The B., c. R. & N. R. r. Co. are now
running their trains from both ways so
that it will accommodate us. The trains
arrive here from north and south at $50
A. NJ, and the Co. have expressed a
willingness to hold the trains that arrive
here at $3.50 p. NJ, until 5 P. NJ. This
arrangement will accommodate parties
going by that road either north or south,
both in the morning and in the evening.
JED LAKE. Sec'y.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
Political Meetings.

Geo. b. Warne will address the citizens of
Buffalo township, at Seth, CrofOot's School
House, at 1880 o'clock, Wednesday evening,
Sept 18th, 1877.
Hon. NJ. w. Harmon and Geo. b. Warne will
address the people of Fairbank township, ut
Sheridan School House, at 1880 o'clock, Friday
evening, Sept. 2lst, 1877.
Geo. b. Warne and d. A. McLeish will adj
dress the citizens of Brandon, at 1880 O'Clock,
Saturday evening, Sept. 3D. 1877.
Col Jed Lake and Hon. John Calvin will ad.
dress the citizens of QuasquetOn at 1880 o clock,
Saturday evening. Sept. 22d, 1877.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
FOR SALE.
GFrom the Daily Drover's Stock Journal, Union
Stock Yards, Chicago.
Go West, Young Man and Buy
Farm.
IF Won can Cot Ono like This
AN IOWA STOCK FARM FOR SALE.

AN IOWA STOCK FARM FOR SALE.
I offer for sale my farm, southeast of hide
pendence sixteen miles, improved as follows:
Twenty-Five hundred rods new post and board
fence, thirty rods board shedding, with well
and Windmill in yard; three living springs,
furnishing water in every forty acres; seeded
to clover and timothy, except sixty acres now
in corn; new five ton Fairbanks scales; good
farm house and comfortable stable; half sec
ton prairie, sixty-five acres timber. Also four
hundred tons tame hay, three to eight thous-
and bushels corn, one hundredand sixty shoatS
and hogs, and twenty-five steers. And will
buy without commission, five hundred head
more: and will give immediate possession if
desired, and will make it Il bargain forany that
wish such farm.
My reason for selling is this: am living in
independence and have no boys to run the
farm, and have to hire it all done, and am pay
ing 10 per cent. in money, and it is too much;
and have all can attend to in stock at home.
Price of Land per acre. $50 90
Ray, per IO1l,.. ..-................... w
Hogs, per 100 tbs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so
Steers, per 100 lbs, ........ ............... 2 so
Corn, per bushel, Observation-Disclosures. 20
Or will sell hay, corn, hogs and steers to be
fed on farm Will furnish hand and team to
pendence: John b. Sherman, Supt Union Stock
Yards, Chicago, also many of the Commission
men at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago. l will
answer any letter of inquiry. Land in section
20, 81, Z: 100 rods from good School House, 10
miles from Illinois Central Railroad, miles
from Burlington g. Cedar Rapids Railroad, 3
miles to a good mill and good neighbors. Terms
for farm: Onc-third CASH, and balance on rea-
sonable time at per cent. interest
w. A. JONES,
S-tf INDEPENDENCE, IOWA.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

DON'T fail to read A. Myers new dou-
BILE column "ad" in this issue He is
getting very large stock of new and
fresh goods, which he is selling at lower
prices than have prevailed since the war
Desiring to have all the people of the
county know this as soon as possible, he
takes the only way to inform them-by
liberal advertising and he shall have
his reward
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
CITY AND COUNTY.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

A RARE CHANCE FOR RATIONAL EN-
JoYMENT, good supper, good cheer and
good music at the Baptist sociable, to
be beld at Mrs. NJ. D. Smiths, at 4 P. NJ.
Thursday, Sept. 90 The young folks
are especially invited to attend. If the
weather be stormy, the entertainment
will be given the evening following.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

MANY are the hearts that are aching
tonight after running one of the old
fashioned machines all day Why don't
you get one of the New American Ma
chimes, like me, and you will never get
tired. 1t runs so light, has self-setting
needle and a self threading shuttle.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
LOCAL NOTICES,

Your attention is called to the reduc-
ton in prices at Thrift's Dental Rooms,
where you can get a set Of teeth on rub
Der plate for the small sum of $500.
See advertisement elsewhere 1W
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
Business.

Having purchased the stock and ac-
counts of the City Tea House." | will
sell groceries for cash and produce, at
prices as low as the times are hard. just
try me and you will find it no humbug.
Feb. Is, ". (tfl II. BURLINGHAM
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

HATS, Caps, and all goods of similar
character reduced to suit buyers twen-
ty per cent, but in no case FIVE per cent.
off. Why? Because all business must
be done on the system of live and let
live.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
For Sale.

Two Aetna Reapers and Mowers, one
Cultivator and one Wind Mill for sale
on easy terms, or trade for stock. En-
9uire of D. d. Holdridge, Independence,
Iowa. tf50
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

"JosLIN, of Joslinville,' is bound to
win, if pluck and energy are winning
cards. Read his new advertisement in
this issue. He invites the patronage of
the public, and the public will be sure
to accept the invitation.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

WIN. A. JONES, in another column, Of
fers his fine stock farm, stocks, crops,
&C., in Newton township, for sale on
most favorable terms. Mr.. Jones has,
with characteristic energy and industry,
brought the farm to high state of i'm
provement, and it is well worth the no
tice Of anybody who wishes to step into
the stock business on large scale with
out delay. Mr.. Jones wants it distinct
ly understood, that in this offer he
means business"
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

BUFFALO TOWNSHIP CAUCUS. The Republic
can electors will please meet ut the Seth Gro
foot school house, on Saturday, September I'D,
at 1880 p NJ, to nominate candidates for the
various township offices. X. CAMPBELL,
Chairman Twp. Com.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

THE leading market in the world for
alpacas is Bradford, England. Look at
my alpacas. can save you 20 per cent
as my alpaccas were bought direct from
importers.
A MYERS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

Our friend, the ex- City Attorney,
has concluded not to attempt to buck
agin facts" and thereby exhibits evil
dence of sense and, above all, discretion.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

Mr.. SpANGLER, in his speech in Sum-
ner township, said of the railroad law
''You sent me to Des Moines, and I
worked for it and it became law" 1t
is just possible that the people of the
county do not place the same estimate
upon the efficiency and value of Mr..
Spangler's legislative services that he
does. We can we'll conceive that he
was heard from on the floor great
many times during the deliberations up
on the railroad bill, but we are not so
sure that any idea of his was thought
worthy of incorporation in it. Mr..
Spangler used the railroad issue just as
he is using the Greenback issue, to get
office, and when that ambition was at
tanned he dropped it, just as he will
drop the Greenback lunacy when it has
served his purpose.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

On, happy day, that fixed my choice
on the light-running American Sew
ing Machine. I have done my own sew
ing ever since, and never get bit tired.
1t runs so light and has self setting
needle and self-threading shuttle, with
tension that never changes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

HURRAH for the New American light
running Sewing Machine! No thread
ing, no bother setting needle; no compli-
Gated machinery to get out of order.
The best machine in use for all work.
We aim to keep the best in our line.
Barber & Kellogg.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

IHAvE some good improved farms in
this county, also houses and lots in In
dependence, for sale on very favorable
terms. S. NEWMAN.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14
Why Not!

If the ladies all say so it must be so,
for ladies are competent judges of sew
ing machines, and the New Light Run
ming American Sewing Machine has
proved to be the ladies' friend, without
fault. The only machine with self
setting needle and elf-threading shut
tie. Try one. Do not be behind the
times.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

BOYS, and not only boys, but men, al
so-some men that cannot be fitted else
where but at the City of Paris Store
come around. Why, I have some bar
gains for you. Look at them. But
gents, when you can buy of Gus Myers
a suit of clothes for five dollars and say
Il give up; must buy there
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-09-14

To the city trade of independence, all
of my goods are ready for your inspec-
ton. My prices are way down, from a
spool of thread to the best imported
goods in this market, but l cannot mark
up my goods ten per cent and take off
five. No business in that