Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-08
State News.

JAS. LAHORE, of Forest City, went
to the timber to cut some trees, taking
his dog with him. A tree fell on the
dog, breaking his leg and crushing his
hip. When Mr.. t. attempted to lift the
dog on to the load to take him home,
the animal bit him severely in the face.
The ungrateful cur was then killed.
According to the decision of a Mon
roe justice of the peace, an iratc father
has ne right to occupy his parlor while
the young man who burns his kerosene
and says sweet things to his daughter is
in possession, but the young man can
bounce the father out and the law will
protect him. Counting is necessity
and must not be molested! So says the
.Peha Blade.
"A school teacher at Cedar Falls,
named NJ. j. Matteson, made a savage
assault upon T. l.. French last week, in
aicting blows upon the head with a
heavy revolver, which were deemed ser
ious. The origin of the row was the
whipping of French's boy by the teacher.
French went over to see about it, and a
war of words ensued between him and
the teacher, which ended as above.
Matteson was arrested on a charge of
assault with intent to murder.
"A man up in Bremen county has a
COW that he says has given 9, 400 gallons
of milk in thirteen year. He has kept
pretty close watch of the production of
that COW.
Gov. Gear issued his first pardon to
Sylvester Fritche, of Dubuque county,
who was sentenced for grand larceny, at
New Vienna
A man by the name of p. A. Dolan
was brutally beaten on the streets of
Waukon by two unknown men last
Wednesday evening The Standard
says the wounds were made by some
iron weapon, and that the mystery is
partly explained when it is remembered
that Dolan is one of the complaining
witnesses in liquor suit recently COM
menced in that town.
"A gang Of counterfeiters was dis
covered near Nora Springs, Floyd coun-
ty, last week Five prisoners were ar
rested, who had in their possession the
dies and material necessary for bogus
coinage. Some of the gang are old res
dents Of the county.
The artesian well at DEBORAH, after
being drilled to the depth of 1000 feet,
has been abandoned At the above
depth the granite was struck, in which
water is never found. The hole is full
Of water to within 30 feet of the top
A young man named Chas. Neff, in
Marion township, Franklin county, died
last week from bleeding at the nose.
Medical assistance was not summoned
until too late.
Large quantities of ice are being
shipped from Clear Lake ria the Cen
tral Railroad of Iowa. and from Greene
ria the B.. c. II. 4 y. r. r.. to St.
Louis.
Mr.. Mcmillan. the new Warden of
the Fort Madison penitentiary, has APP
pointed Capt Hiel Hale, of Cedar Rap
ids, his deputy Warden Mcmillan has
gone east to study the workings of the
eastern prisons.
Hon. J. T. Young, Secretary of
State, declines to be a candidate for re-
election. He is now in his third term,
and is good and efficient officer
according to the Charles City H.
telhgcacer, the paupers of Charles City
are a fastidious lot. One of them, on
being given the alternative of going to
the poor house or supporting herself,
blandly told the officer that she would
see him and the board in hell before she
would 90 to the county hash house. An
other said that if the county could not
support her without getting hername in
the papers and making SO much fuss
about it. she would shift for herself.
D. B. Hanan, who represented
Chickasaw county in the Legislature
two sessions, has been bound over to
Court upon the charge of attempting to
outrage the wife 4. l.. Waters, of Doug
las township, Bremen county. Before
the accomplishment of his purpose, as
sistance came, and Hanan fled, pursu-
ed by an angry crowd of neighbors, but
managed to elude them. He was after
wards arrested as above.
The publishers of Benton county
have entered into an agreement to de-
mand cash in advance for the publica-
ton Of legal notices.
A number of Vinton people are ma
king preparations to visit Europe and
the Paris Exposition the coming sum-
mer.
The jcwelry store Of NJ. i. Blakes-
ly, at West Union, was entered one
night last week, and over $500 in mon
cy was taken from the safe.
\ Philadelphian named Schrack died,
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