Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-09-27

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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 81. 1878.
Official Paper Of the City and County.
CITY AND COUNTY.
TO PRINTERS.
We have for sale some racks for
cases, made in Chicago, and warranted
first-class in every particular We will
sell them cheap. Address this office.
Mrs. S. Hussey will please accept our
thanks for jar of delicious catsup, the
product of her housewifely skill.
Mr.. VIM RAMSEY for 25 years res
ident of this county, died on Monday at
his residence in Liberty township, about
2 miles southwest of Winthrop, aged
63 years. He was good citizen and
universally respected
Mr.. j. G. HOLLOWAY has recently
purchased of Hon. George w. Be
mis- the beautiful lots adjoining DIR.
Bryant's residence on the SOUTH and
proposes to erect thereon fine resi-
dence. The foundation is already near
ly finished
AN item in last weeks Conservative,
stating that H. B. Phillip had purchased
the building in which the BULLETIN
office is located, was trife premature
The trade had not been consumated at
the time, but has been since. The
price paid was $4,000.
L. NJ. HUNT, the auctioneer desires
to inform the public of his return and
that his services are at the dis
pesal of all persons who may need
them. Mr.. Hunt has very few equals as
an auctioneer, and any one contemplate
ing a sale, will do we'll to engage him.
JoURNALIsTIc.-T Fayette Ncps
come to our table last week with COM
plete new dress of new type, much i'm
proved in appearance. It's last issue
was No. l of Vol. 5. We wish the
Neacs long life and unlimited prosper
ity, as it is one of the best of our many
good exchanges.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr Phillip Kane;
fatherin-law of Mr.. S. F. Searls, of Lit
Teton, in whose family he was living,
while sitting at the dinner table
last Wednesday, suddenly fell back
in his chair, and expired Mr..
Kane, had been walking upon the
street only few minutes before, appar-
emily as well as ever He was sc years
old.
JosLINvMLE OUTDoNELWe made
mention last week of the mammoth ear
of corn Is inches in length, raised in this
city by W. H. Joslin Mr.. Chas Morey,
of Hazleton, brought into our sanctum
last Tuesday some specimen ears of corn,
one of which was II inches long, and
very firm and hard Joslin will have to
search his field over again to beat this,
and he will have to hunt long and close
ly if it does it.
TIE Buchanan County Fair, now in
progress in this city, has met with it's
usual concomitant, bad weather, during
the first two days. However, at this
writing, Thursday morning, the weather
is all that could be desired, and the
Fair may yet be success The attend
ance has been quite large. The balloon
ascension was postponed from Wednes-
day to Thursday, on account of the
weather. An ascension will also be
made to-day~Friday.
Hon: Fred O'Donnell was in town last Satur-
day. Mr.. O'DOnnel is an excellent man, and
we are glad to be able to state that the out
look for his being elected to Congress is bright
Conservative.
How the world is given to prevarica-
ton, to be sure. Now our neighbor
does not believe that O'Donnell has the
smallest hope of election. To say that
he does believe it would argue him
fool, and that is not what's the matter"
with him, Mr.. O'Donnell, when in this
city, few days since, was free to ad
NIT that he did not expect to be elected
Mr.. F. NJ. POWERS, who has been
reading law with Bruckart & Ney, was
admitted to practice last Saturday. Mr..
Powers is the first candidate admitted
under the new rules, which require ex-
animation to be made in open Court, in
stead of letting it out to committees as
the old rules did. The examination
given Mr.. Powers was long and thor
ough, and Judge Wilson complimented
him highly at the close for his proicien-
cy in his studies.
B. G. HALE has sold his half interest
in the Littleton mill, and purchased the
Martin Kuhn farm of 200 acres in Como
township, intending to follow the occu-
patton of farming hereafter He has
procured quantity of white winter
wheat from Michigan, and will under
take the experiment Of it's cultivation
in this region. He is encouraged there
to by the success of several other par
ties in this and contiguous counties, du-
ring the past two or three seasons, some
of whom raised crops of superb wheat
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