Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-02-08
QUASQUETON.
QUAsQUEToN, La, Feb. 6, 70.


Ed. BULLETIN-One week ago this
evening the citizens of Quasqueton as
sembled in great numbers at the Hall,
by invitation of posters, headed The
Peoples R. R." to do what they could
in securing its location through this
new town-new some twenty-years
ago. Persons not posted would be lead
to think, from the heading of the notice,
twas another guage, but it referred to
the Chicago & Nebraska Narrow Guage.
Before giving the proceedings of the
meeting, | will state that preliminary
survey has been run" for 800, which
undoubtedly created much enthusiasm
and the expectations of many were that
the railroad might arrive that evening.
The meeting was called to order by J.
Irwin; A. Crooks was put in the chair,
with A. p. Burrhus as secretary. A
letter was read by the Secretary from
the President of the Narrow Guage road,
stating that the company would, for $780,
600, if they thought the route favorable,
run the main line from the city of Troy
Cts in Iowa) to @. and thence to Bran
don; if not, they would run "a Quas-
quetOnians translate the word plug"
from Troy to this village. When that
came from the Secretary's lips, you
could have knocked any man down with
a crOwb ar-of astonishment. The citi-
zens calmly instructed committee to
inform Mr.. President that they would
accept of no plug" and unless he could
talk main line, they need look for moth
ing further from O.; but they would
raise 3 per cent. tax for the line they
sought. Troy is fighting hard, so the
story goes, and too true it may be, for
there must be capital (O somewhere. l
near forgetting that the third rail bust
ness is not approved from Troy as much
as Electric surmised It's strange that
people won't take newspaper correspon-
dents advice, when they are posted as
accurately as your correspondents are.
There was man living few miles
west of Rowley, who came over here the
same evening the railroad came in, and
who was led, perhaps, by the delay of
the train, to conclude that his family
would need bread before it's arrival. so.
time indefinitely stated, broke into the
-four mill and borrowed 300 weight of
-four, being very thoughtful to wind the
wagon tire with fence wire, undoubtedly
to be able, by impressions in the snow
and frost, to retrace his steps with it's
equivalent on the morrow. Our miller
failed to view the situation as described,
therefore a detective (?) was sent in
search. A man was found and nearly
the same amount of -four in his house,
but the sacks were missing. The day
following the search, the borrower,
whose name is - Parker, was arrested
and bound over until another hearing,
the defendant wishing time Ito return
the -FOUR.
A serious accident happened last
week, but the injured mans name [ did
not learn. He was chopping for John
Neidy, and as he was telling large tree
it struck the branch of another, which
fell and struck him upon the head,
knocking him insensible. He was picked
up by other workmen and carried to the
house, and shortly recovered, but not
without severe cut in the scalp
The dramatics by the I. o. CT. pass
ed off we'll and with good effect, all the
parts being well sustained. The audi
ence were gratified at the close of the
farce by number of good tableaux and
pantomimes Some were more truthful
than poetical, which old bachelors could
not interpret.
Elias Hastings store was broken into
the other night and few articles not
much needed were taken. Among them
were some silver quarters and halves
No arrest
A gentleman two stations east of your
city, on the l. g. r. r., had posted in
the mill short time ago. a small piece
Of paper. stating that he had found
''paccage, and the necessary require
ments to recover it, so would ask you
if you have heard any inquiries for such
an article. ELECTRIC.