davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
Our State Institutions.

An Iowa contemporary. here to be
nameless, suggests that in the matter of
appropriations at this session, the Gen
eral Assembly must "cut our State In
stitutions to the quick" We would
fain believe that this expression of opin-
ion was given without due consideration,
Consider just what it's real meaning act
ually implies. ''The poor We have al
ways with you" The state of Iowa has
in it's several institutions the blind, the
deaf and dumb, the insane, the imbecile
children and the orphans, to say moth
ing of the criminals. These must all
be cared for, and properly cared for.
TO so cut down appropriations as to in
any degree diminish the proper provis-
ion for shelter, clothing, food education
and oversight of those will he barbarous
cruelty. TO reduce the salaries of
those who have the oversight OF these
several wards of the State will be to of
fer premium to incompetency and IN
vite peculation and fraud. The men
who will work for nothing and board
themselves in positions of public trust
are Just the men with whom the public
wishes to- have the least to do. Their
services are worth nothing and deserve
less
The duty of the General Assembly in
reference to all the institutions of the
state is plain and cannot be evaded
without disgrace to our people. A wise
economy must be everywhere enforced
Honest administration must be insisted
upon at every point. But there need
not be, and there must not be, any
Sinking of just burdens or any attempt
to sacrifice the wards of the State to
the demands of mere parsimony and
greed. Iowa is embarrassed in it's finan-
ces at all only because it has undertake
en- the necessary task of erecting suit
able building in which its officers may
transact it's business and the General
Assembly erect it's laws This just du-
ty it has attempted to discharge upon
an income altogether too limited. That
Income should be, must be, increased.
But no institution of the State now es-
tablished can be allowed to suffer for
want of adequate appropriations. The
The General Assembly which fails to
understand and discharge faithfully its
trusts in this particular, now or hereaf-
ter, will live in history only as body
conspicuous in inability to recognize its
to the past, its duty to the
present and it's responsibilities 70 the
future.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

We copy in another place timely ar
ticle from the Davenport Gazette, con-
corning the appropriations for the sup
port of our State institutions 1t admin
listers deserved rebuke to an unthink-
ing class of people who, in Difference to
the popular demand for retrenchment,
are clamoring for crippling and emas-
culating policy of appropriations for the
benevolent and reformatory institutions
of the State. The establishment of
these institutions involved the duty of
supporting them, and in such manner as
will best contribute to the purposes for
which they were established. Because
our State finances are temporarily in ar
rears few thousand dollars is no rea-
son why the State institutions should
be placed on pauper footing, and the
legislator who thinks so had better re-
sign and come home, for he utterly mis-
conceives the demands of the people as
well as the scope of his duties.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

Gov. GEAR has issued a circular de-
fning the rules that must govern ap-
plications for executive clemency toward
persons convicted of crimes. He gives
notice that no pardon or remission of
fine will be granted unless notice of the
application is published three times in
the county where the crime was com
mitted, and when the application is
made it must be accompanied by copy
of the Indictment and final judgment,
and signed by a majority of the jurors,
by county officers and other citizens.
for remission must be sub
mitted to the board of supervisors and
county auditor for approval, before be-
ing transmitted to the Governor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOI
Independence, Iowa, Jan 3, 1878.

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
Independence, Iowa, Jan 3, 1878.
To all WIom it mag Concern:
The Commissioner appointed TO vacate and
relocate portion of the highway commencing
at southwest corner OF section Z, Fairbank
Township, in buchanan county, running thence
to the north line of section 10. township 80,
range 10. has reported In favor OF Il vacation
and the following relocation: Commencing at
IL point In section nineteen,5 chains north, 43 de-
grccs, 30 minutes west of Il point Is chains
north of the northeast corner of section 80,
township 80, range lO thence south-easterly in
Il straight line ID chains and 80 links; thence
south bearing east So degrees, ID minutes, ~
chains; thence south bearing east 30la degrees,
81 chains to the north limo OF section %, town.
ship 90, range 10
All objections thereto or claims for damages
must be filed in the Auditors Office on or be-
fore noon of the Goth day of March, A. ID. 1878,
or such highway will be relocated without ref
ercncc thereto.
21-w4 GEO. b. WARNE, Co. Auditor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
FOR SALE.

My property on Chatham street, My house
is almost new, with II large rooms two stories
high 20x32 feet, also wing attached 2OxSs2 feet,
also woOd-hOuse 12Xi6 feet. A good, never.
failing well, good cistern and cellar. and large
pantry; also hen-house one story high. 18x36,
about 80 bearing apple trees, bearing cherry
trees, plenty of raspherries, grapes. and other
shrubbery. Good solid copper lightning rods
cheap, one-half cash and balance on good time
if required. 03tf) G. B. HANDY.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

Like hawk ca spring chickens,
swoops down the lmplacable newspaper
editor upon any expression in ever so
insignificant a Southern journal in
which is reflected the old Bourbonism
OF rebel hate. Hence paragraph of
the Okaluma Miss) States a journal of
small circulation and smaller influence,
is being circulated by the anti-Adminis
tration press as an illustration of the
intense desire of the Southern people to
kick up rumpus, smash the Union, re-
enslaye the negro and drive 'the Yam
KEGS to perdition. 'Tis delightful
chase after small game to editors of
small deas.-DarenpoH Gazette.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

Spangler is alarmed. Spanger is
sporadic. We refer to S. T. Spangler
who lives somewhere in Buchanan coun-
ty. He has issued proclamation for a
Third District Convention" of "the
silver-lined Greenba ckers" to be held at
West Union, Wednesday, Feb. 13 The
hullabaloo over the Daddydollar has cv-
identity alarmed Spangler, as he says it
is all-important to the interests of the
party that full representation is in at
tendance etcetera, and so forth, and so
on. His pet, the grand old Grccnback
he fears will lose it's talismanic power
as party slogan the moment it becomes
convertible into legal coin at par, and
then, poor fellow, his occupation would
be forever gone. But why should
Spangler be jealous of the Daddydollar?
On the general principle of his party
that the cheaper the money the better
it is, one would suppose he would dis
mount from the Greenback Rosinante
and jump a-straddle of the Silver nag.
Spangler is evidently alarmed, and
hence this breaking out anew of the
Third District Spanglerism Feb. Is, at
West Union. Dubuque Times.
How shiftless! What does Spangler
care for silver or greenbacks or consisten-
cy? What he is after is an office, where
he can rise up in his impressive way,
and say, "Mr. Speaker" and can have
Hon hitched on to the fore part of
his patronymic. Possess your soul in
patience, Mr. Times. You will see him
astride of the silver nag inside of six
mon tbs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

WE notice that some of our exchang-
es published in places where Henry
Watterson has lectured this season
speak rather disparagingly of that gen.
tleman's efforts. He is accused of a
lack of good taste and judgment in
the presentation of his subject, which
is comparison of Northern and South
ern humor, though his ability is gener-
a)ly conceded.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

THE members of the editorial mutual
admiration society of Central and South
ern Iowa, are off on new tack. They
are nominating each other for Congress,
and on this theme panegyric rises to the
height of sublimity.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
The Cost Of Grand Juries.

The Secretary Of State has received
from all but 10 counties in the State,
replies to circular asking information
regarding the expense Of grand juries in
1877. The total cost in the counties re-
ported foots up $92, 219, and the same
proportion for the remaining 10 counties
would make grand total of $110,663.
The cost of the Grand Jury in some of
the counties in Northern Iowa is as fol-
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

We have received call for the Sill
ver-lined" Greenbackers of this Con-
gressional District to meet at West I'm
ion on Wednesday, February 18th, to
effect an organization Of the party in the
District, and to elect delegate to at
tend the National Convention at Tole-
do, Ohio, on the 22d of February. Each
county in the district is entitled to as
many delegates as it has townships
The above is the substance of the call
without the buncombe.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

IT is said that Coster, who was re-
Gently nominated by the President for
Pension Agent at New York, is friend
of Conklings, but that the Senator was
not consulted regarding the appoint
ment. He will not have it in his power
to say that candidates for appoint
ment are rejected because they are his
friends.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

THE Senate Finance Commute has
authorized Senator Allison to offer as
an amendment to the silver bill, his pro-
position for an international conference
to fix common ratio value of gold and
silver. The determination of this ratio,
however, is not to have any effect upon
the provisions of the bill which goes in
to effect Immediately, without reference
to any action of the conference, which
will be held subsequently,.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
HIGHWAY NOTICE.
OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR
Independence, Iowa, Jan. II, 1873.

OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR,
Independence, Iowa, Jan. II, 1878.
TO all uhom it may Concern!
The Commissioners appointed to establish Il
commencing at the south quarter
post OF section 30, Washington township, In
Buchanan county, running thence northward
across section 30, to the center of section %
have reported, recommending that the road
Travelled for the past twenty years be declared
II public highway, and that the same be opened
four rods In width from the second correction
line to tho center of section rs, township So
Final hearing in the matter will take place
before the Board of Supervisors ut 2 O'Clock
P. NJ, of Tuesday, April I'd. A. ID. 1878. on or
before which hour all claims for damages and
objections thereto must be presented or such
highway will be established without reference
thereto.
2T-W4 GEO. b. WARNE, Co. Auditor.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

The House Committee on Banking
and Currency has agreed to recommend
the passage of the bill to discontinue
the coinage of 2O-cent pieces. We move
an amendment declaring the man who
invented the deceptive coin the cham
pion stupid Of the age.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

THE St. Louis Globe Democrat, which
has been against the silver bill, yields
to the inevitable, and demands its speedy
passage without the windy speeches
that Congress seems to have determin-
ed shall precede its passage. 1t wants
the thing done at once, so that the bust
ness of the country may accommodate
itself to the new state of things before
the opening of the spring trade. Omit,
if you please, the-buncombe.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

THE report comes by way of St. Louis
that Dubuque man, one Thomas Min
shall, claims to own one-half of the
State of Illinois. Not unlikely: there
is nothing in the quality of Dubuque
modesty that would preclude claim
even more comprehensive.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

Those who suffer from nervous irrita-
tons, itching uneasiness, and the dis
comfort that follows from an enfeebled
and disordered state of the system,
should take Ayers Sarsaparilla and
cleanse the blood, Purge out the lurk-
ing distemper that undermines the
health, and the constitutional vigor will
return,
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
List OF Patents

Issued to Iowa inventors for the week ending
January 18th, 1878. Reported for the BULLE-
TIN by A. II. Evans & Co., Patent Solicitors,
Washington, ID. c. Charge for obtaining a
patent, $50 90. A copy of the Patent Laws
sent free on applications:
r. l.. Hazcn. ST., Calamus, Calf MuZzles.
r. Atkin, Iowa City, combd Neck Yokes, &c.
+. a. Barlow, Ladora. Wagon-brakes.
Dutot & Thrift, Newton, Center Pieces for
Stoves.
l.. II st. John. Cedar Rapids, Fence Barbs.
j. North, keokuk, Preventing Incrustations
in Steam BOilers.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

THE National House of Representa-
tiyes on Monday adopted resolution
declaring against all subsidies by vote
of 179 yeas to IS nays. Not a cheering
prospect for Tom Scott.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
NOTICE.

4 Ii. persons indebted to the Permanent
~ School Fund of Buchanan county, are
hereby notified that they must make immedi-
ate payment of the principal and interest now
due upon contracts for school lands and mort
gage notes. or else make satisfactory arrange
ments for an extension of time, as provided by
Section 1872 of the Code of Iowa.
GEO. b. WARNE, Go. Auditor.
January p, 1878. 21w4
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01

A RESOLUTION has been adopted by
the Iowa Senate requesting each Senator
to submit in writing, before February,
suggestions as to the best way to re-
duce State and county taxes.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-01
HIGHWAY NOTICE.

GEO. b. WARNE, Co. Auditor.
, 1878-09-19

SINCE the tive-mile extension OF the Sc
attic road from Rcnton was surveyed Il
short time since, settlers have located
nearly all the land on each side Of the line.
1t is good land, and VIII soon make good
homes for those WHO have taken It; but
they never would have gone there only for
the prospect OF this ro.d furnishing them
an outlet to market. 50 it is all over the
country; there are thousands OF locations
where settlers would soon take up farms.
if there were opportunities OF any kind OF
getting easily to market. Our country
needs roads OF some kind in almost every
direction. There are scattering settlers
in many out-ot-the.way places who are
not able to build good roads, while ali
around them is plenty Of land for large
settlements, but Others will not 60 there
TOR The reason that there is no way of get
ting in or out 80 market with any sort OF
ease. The boards OF commissioners Ofcv
cry county should do more to help in
buiiding roads than is done, and in thi,
way invite settlers to take homes. What
the Puget Sound country needs is more
farmers and 40 better method can bc EN-
ploypd to briug them among Us than tc
build good roads. Transcript.
, 1878-09-19

The UNIVERSITY. The present schoo
year OF the Territorial University prom
isrs to exceed in interest all others OF past
time. The tall term began last week Will
93 pupils the first day, which number has
since increased 10 lOS-a number never be,
fore attained The average age of these
pupils is about rs years, while in sex they
are about evenly divided. Forty rifles are
now ON hand. and the organization of the
cadets will soon begin. The Territorial
pupils have. with one or two exceptions
all returned. The University is now
looked upon with satisfaction and pride
by the faculty. regents and citizens gener'
Sales.--future.
, 1878-09-19
Local and News Items.

Mn. :. G.. Benedict, of Port Gamble,
has moved to Seattle where he will reside
IN futurc and ,lo business He will shortly
t,,;Id n residence on Second street, near
thc new house Of Jesse w. George. Judge
Levi, having purchased the handsome lots
ot IIillory Butler, on Third and Cherry
streets. will soon proceed to the erection
If 4 dwelling for his own and family :
occupancy. Judge Jacobs is also about
commencing the erection of Il handsome
nm Spring street, in the vicinity of the Hill
and Wadlcigh residences, the lumber.
doors. windows and other material for
which have been already purchased In
Gliding these houses, and those Of McsSrS,
Miller. Kellogg, Lcary, Kenny. Surbcr
George. Wolf Cavanaugh, Ellis, lngra-
ham, and others. we may trnthinlly say
that in bur few past years have there been
more buildings erected for dwelling and
business purposes than in the year 1873,
and th. II duh year at that. The past
wears developments conru>iycly prove
that Seattle has attained that position as !,
community when its progress j. ever on
ward and upward ltmay grow less some
times than at other times. but at no time
will it, like smaller places cease growing
entirely. 1t has been following in the
steps of Portland for three years past,
doubling in that time its business. popula
tion. and wealth, aid we shall be iiSap-
pointed il Il similar growth is not main
tanned in the three years ensuing .-"Iri-
b,uc.'
, 1878-09-19

SAN Francisco dispatches say, that con-
tracts tor mcw Washington Territory hops
We're made at l2lg cents on the second
INST. This will pay the growers fair
profit. but will not be sufficient to in
duce much Increase Of acreage for next
year. When prices were very high it en-
couragedadiSpoSitlon to engage altogether
in one branch OF culture. while with mod
crate prices farmers in the hop regions are
disposed to diversity their crops and farm
on safer basis.
, 1878-09-19

THERE is said to be no truth in the re-
port that the Naunimo coal mines viii Dt
shut down in consequence OF low prizes
The Vancouver Coal Co. have at thell
wharves ana on the way vessels capable Of
carrying away over 10000 tons of coal
The Wellington Coiliery will probably
stand Idle for couple of weeks. pending
the settlement ot the san Francisco agen,
cy. but after that viii be in full blast again
rhe south Wellington mine will shortly
cOmnlenre shipping coal.
, 1878-09-19

IN coming in from Tacoma recently the
steamer Olympia coIIidcd with GrsIer''
whlrf az SEATTLE, doing herself II damage
ot hundred dollars or more. In sailing
in nom San Francisco. the bark Lizzie
Williams camc farther than She should
kAocking ont ot place two fender piles OH
the lron. OF the same dock, and halI de-
>troyiug the warehouse with her bowSprlt'
doing II damage OF about two hundred
lOIMlS.
, 1878-09-19

Low RATES Vessels in the coal trade
ol Nanamo are now getting in many
cases only $3.50 ton--the lowest rate for
carrying coal yet attained on the coast.
We presume that these vessels are princi-
mly those foreigners which are hardly
good enough to send to China. Australia
or Europe and which, heing foreign, are
debarrcd frem participation in our coast.
ing trade.
, 1878-09-19

PURCHASE OF A SIIP.-The American
ship Washington Libbey, known in the
coal and lumber trade of Puget Sound,
has been purchased recently by the owners
Of one Of the Vancouver Island coal
mines. who paid Tor her $4,000, She was
built at Richmond Maine. in 1850. and
her measurement gives her n tonnage OF
l0lS.
, 1878-09-19

SOME one has been guilty oi writing a
letter to the .Kickitat sun, compliment
Ing that paper on lis "neat and credItap''
appearance. the ability Of its editor,
&c. The fool killer haSn't seen that com
municaIion yet but when he does there u
be u sudden decrease in the population OF
GollcHdae.
, 1878-09-19

THE September number of the "Ameri-
can ionng Folks" is one of the very best
that lns been published; filled with vari-
ETY. OF the most interesting and instructive
reading tor our boys and girls. it must
prove welcome visitor in every home.
Published by Hudson & Ewing. Topeka,
Kansas, at 80 cents a year, A sample
copy sent free to address.
, 1878-09-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2.-EX Gov. Hen
ry II, IIaght died suddenly this afternoon
He came from his home in Alameda thi,
morning in his usual good health. Later
in the day he complained OF teeing i'll and
taking Garage drove to DR.. Zeiles' office,
on Pacific street, where he died short
time after.
, 1878-09-19

TIE Board of Education of Washing
ton Territory meets at Olympia on the lst
OF October for the purpose of selecting a
uniform series of text books for the public
schools to be used for five years.
, 1878-09-19

"rhc West Shore has completed its
third year. With the new volume the
publishers will commence the issue OF n
thirty-two-page paper in co!orcd cover
stitched and trimmed.
, 1878-09-19

An efficient Iorce Of carpenters nre al
work on the fair grounds. ut Olympia put
iing things to rights generally Tor the
I rlhroming mammoth exhibition. The
'Iuring pavilion has been enlarged n
building for the Amateur MinStreIS Is be-
Ing lini,heI, aud new booths and sheds
greeted.
, 1878-09-19

THERE is class OF fifteen Indians a
Hampton. They have been studying
there only a short time, but snow Il good
capacity. They are from twenty to TWEEN
ty-siX years old, and belong to the Appa
hoe, Cheyenne and Kiowa tribes.
, 1878-09-19

SINCE loggy weather has come in vogue
there has been nothing to disturb the
'balmy air" so much rs the freely eXer-
csed whistles of Struggling steamboats,
trying to find their way to Union wharf
, 1878-09-19

BARN BURNING. Two barns belonging
to the Kelly brothers. Of the upper Puy-
alnp, were burned down on, Monday
night OF last weekly tramps, it is sup
posed. Both barns were filled with grain
at the time.
, 1878-09-19

a CINCINNATI woman suddenly became
specchlesS last week. The doctors are all
plzzlcd to account TOR it, but heI husband
is now ready to meet the hottest kind of
weather without 4 murmrr.
, 1878-09-19

FORTY-sEvEN pupils are enrolled at the
Puget Sound Business College. Penman-
ship, bookkeeping and teIegraphy are
specialties taught in this Institution.
, 1878-09-19

CAPT. A. j. Belmont, formerly Of Port
Madison ana Seattle. has returned from n
years visit to the old home in Sweden,
and Is now in Portland
, 1878-09-19

A ten mile walking match, Tor 800. oc'
Cured in Victoria recently, between two
men named PrImore and Gordon Prid'
more won.
, 1878-09-19

TIE "Ins" AMI Outs" in the Colonial
government at Victoria b. c.. are wax
ing hotter and hotter in their efforts tor
political supremacy.
, 1878-09-19

WE have introduced this week a new
feature in the ARGUS, viz: Farm and
Household" department which our farmer
friends will doubtless appreciate.
, 1878-09-19

Australian papers received by the last
mail confirm reports OF "A deficient yield OF
wheat and barley previously received.
, 1878-09-19

THE "Tribune" reporter, at this place
hns retrcated into hole-doubtless on ac-
count of sympathy with the disabled bant-
iug whose photo we Inserted last issue.
, 1878-09-19

CAPT. c. n. Lcaytt, Uf DunSness, las
been very i'll since our last issue.
, 1878-09-19
HHOLS OOSIONVHA NVS

The DESIGN this Institution is mnart practical and useful
EDUCATION.