Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-01-25
Prospectus Of the History Of Buchanan
County.

Should we meet with sufficient eli.
History of Buchanan County, Iowa, it
will contain substantially the follow
ing:
A LIST OF THOSE sCBJEcT TO POLL
lax IN BUCHANAN COUNTY, arranged
by Townships, giving name, residence,
business and postoffice address.
TO OUR PATRONS. we give name in
large type. residence. business and post
office address, when and where born.
number of acres of land and probable
value, politics, religion. public Offices
held, maiden name of wife, names of
children, or other things Of biograph-
zeal nature, as the patron may wish, not
to exceed twelve lines.
The WAR RECORD of Buchanan Co
In this will be given, from official rec
ords, the names of the men from Blu
chanan County who enlisted in the late
war of the rebellion, date Of enlistment,
muster out, or what became of them;
battles participated in, ETC., etc.
A HISTORY OF BUCHANAN Co. will
be compiled by our own corps of histo-
rians, who will get the facts from the
best and most authentic sources, and
will embrace the countys early settle
ment and growth, it's pioneers, it's i'm
provements, its geological and physical
features, etc, etc. ,-giving an authentic
and reliable history of the county while
the most Of its early settlers are living.
and which will be the authoritative
history to this date for all time to
come.
A History OF THE CITIES, towns.
villages, etc, etc, with sketch of their
business and industries, churches and
schools, societies, associations, etc.
A HISTORY OF Iowa and the North
west, in condensed form, profusely H.
Illustrated with fine cuts Of important
scenes and incidents. This feature alone
makes work of great value and inter-
est. 1t is compiled very carefully BY
one Of our best Historians, and COM
prlses, in as few words as possible, facts
in regard to our own State and the great
Northwest that should be known by cv-
cry citizen.
AN ABSTRACT OF LAWS OF Iowa, in
simple and condensed form embracing
Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes,
Interest, Taxes, Exemptions from For
eed Sale, Deeds and Mortgages, Land
lord and Tenant, Laborer's Lien, Me-
CHANCES Lien, Jurisdiction of Courts,
Limitation of Actions, Laws Governing
Subscriptions, Married Women, Adop-
ton of Children, Estrays, Marks and
Brands, Millers, Roads, Fences, Pau
pers, Drainage, Surveyors and Surveys,
Church Organization, Definition Of Com
mon Terms, and the following Blank
Forms: Notes, Orders, Receipts, Bills
OF Purchase, Articles of Agreement,
Clerk Service Bills of Sale. Bonds.
Chattel Mortgages, Real Estate Mort
cages, Warranty Deed, Lease Of Farm
and Buildings, Lease Of House. Re
leases, Landlord and Tenant. Landlords
Agreement, Tenants Agreement. No
Codicil, etc.
The CONSTITUTION Of the United
States and Amendments
GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS, of
immense value which include: Popula-
ton of Buchanan County by Townships
giving total population, native. foreign
and white, in 1860, 1870 and 1873. Sta
tlstics of Agriculture in 1873, by town
ships, giving acres of improved land,
value of farms and farming implements,
live stock productions, and Indian corn
Population of Iowa by counties. from
1920 to 1875. Area and Railroads in the
United States, by States, in 1870 Prin-
cipal countries in the World, population,
date of census, square miles, inhabitants
to square mile, their capitals and pop
ulation.
PORTRAITS of early settlers and prom
inent men.
\ MAP OF BUCHANAN COUNTY will
accompany this work, colored by town
ships, and locating timber, streams,
railroads, churches, school houses, etc.
etc.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS of great
value and interest
The work will be in royal octave form
elegantly bound, from 400 to 600 pages,
gotten up in the best possible style, and
will be completed and ready for delivery
during the coming spring. 1t is intend
ed to be Of such value and interest that
We will have the almost unanimous
support of the citizens of Buchanan
county. In this immense undertaking
we hope to furnish you with work
that you will consider of inestimable
value; and one upon which your poster
ity will look as most valuable heir
loom. Yours truly,
H. +. KETT Il Co.
Chicago. ILL.,, January, 1873
Come. early at the New York Store.
and secure the best Bargains.