Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-06-28

The drug stores in Independence will
be closed on the 18th, from II o'clock A.
NJ, to 4 o'clock ?. M.
We call attention to the excellent
Decoration Day poem on our outside
this week. It is from the pen of Rev
G. S. Percival, Of Marshalltown, former.
ly of St. James church in this city.
John McLanard, the leading harness-makel
of Independence arrived in the city yesterday
enroute for ST. Paul, where he is going tC
spend part of the summer visiting. He is stop
ping at the Julien House.-Dubuque Herald
We suppose the above should be
John McClernan, instead of McLanard
We hope he may have a pleasant visit
Independence had an attempted burglary, q
shooting affair, and two boys nearly lost theil
lives by getting under the dam i'm a boat, all in
four days. WdukOn Standard.
independence never does anything by
halves. In ordinary times, it is a de-
!ightful pasture for locals, but at the
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present time time it is barren osGHSS.agh.
THOSE BUGLEs.-The new bugles for
Capt. Holman's Cavalry Co. have arriv-
ed, and now their musical notes may be
heard floating through the air at all
times Of the day. johnny McClernan
and Hank Oliver have accepted the po-
sition as "tooters" for the company.
ONE of the features of the grand Gel
ebration of the Fourth of July at Bran
don, will be match game of base ball
between the "Resolutes," of that town,
and the "Hawkeyes," of LaPorte City.
The past record of the Resolutes "
show them to be ''crack" club, and La
Porte must look sharp for her laurels.
SHERIFF Van Orsdol left for TT.
Madison with the McGuires and Jim
Stroll last Tuesday morning. He will
leave his charges in that cool retreat,
and then 60 on to Joliet, ILL.,, where he
to remain few weeks, to
watch the workings of the Illinois State
Prison, and see how they safely keep
over 1900 prisoners.
BASE BALL.-The Resolutes of Bran
don played the 1st Nine of Marysville a
match game of base ball on the grounds
Of the latter, June g. Score, "a to %,
in favor of the Brandon Club The
same Club played the Vinton Nine on
asst Monday. Score, 46 to %, in favor
IF the Resolutes. The Hawkcyes of
La Porte City will play the Resolutes
IF Brandon, on the grounds of the lat
ter, July 4th, 1873.
THE motion for a new trial in the case
IF the State VS.. Jas. Stroll, convicted
1T the May term of the District Court
IF assault with intent to kill the local
IF this paper, was argued last Friday
evening before Judge Wilson. The mo-
lion was overruled by the Court, and
Stroll was sentenced to the Anamosa
penitentiary for five years. On Tuesday
Sheriff Van Orsdol took Stroll and the
two McGuires, convicted respectively
IF robbery and adultery, to the prison.
Miss LOUISE THOMAS of West Union,
a young lady loved and respected by all,
lied at her home in that city last week
from the effects of severe cold con-
about six months ago. She
counted a large number of friends
among the young people Of this city,
and her untimely death will be sincerely
by all Every business house
in West Union was voluntarily closed
during the funeral services, in token of
respect to her memory.
Look here, Mr.. y. p and Alliance
We do not object to yourgetting up your
local page from the BULLETIN, provid.
ed you give it credit or revise the items
so as to make them legitlmatcly youl
own; but we do object to you or any
other paper clipping items from the
BULLETIN, and inserting them rerbotina
without giving credit for them. This is
one of the unwritten laws of journalism
If you lack ability to word your
items, bring them here, and we will as
sist you.
For COLoRADO.-Col. Jed Lake anc
Mayor Ney, start on Monday for Colo
RADIO on jaunt of pleasure and recrea
ton. The Colonel expects to be absent
from thirty to sixty days and to view as
much of the wonderful and sublime
scenery Of that region as can be crowded
into that time. He has promised to ia
vor the readers of the BULLETIN with
descriptions of his sig ht seeing and as
he is close and intelligent observer
we may confidently anticipate ricl
treat.
The Guards and Cavalry Company
have made a covenant that they will
stand by each other through all troubles
that may ensue. For instance, if the
Communists capture the guns, and leave
the sabres, the cavalrymen are pledged
to rescue the same or perish in the at
tempt; and if they capture the sabres
and leave the guns, the Guards will re
take them, though every Communist il
the land falls. But what are the boys
going to do if both guns and sabres are
captured?
FANTAsTICs.-At our coming 4th Of
July celebration, there will be splen
did display of horrible shapes and fig
ures, bearing banners with strange de
vices. No pains will be spared to max,
this feature as ridiculous as possible
and we advise our readers to watch To-
them closely, and ponder deeply upol
what they see. We have been admitted
to the confidence of. the leaders in thi