Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-08-23

! Hon. Geo. w. Bemis, Of Des Moines
Treasurer Of State, was in the city yes
terday.
Rev. J. E. Ryan, Rector Of St.
Marks EpiscopaD church, of Water
loo, has resigned his charge,
P. A. Older of this city, who is en-
gagged with W. G. Coups Equestrian
Combination, arrived home last evening
Will. White, editor of the Newell
Mirror, gave us a pleasant call on We'd
nesday. He was formerly an employe
in this Office
Mr. and Mrs. Pref King, of Hazleton,
were in the city yesterday. They came
down to attend the Oratorio of Queen
Esther
Mrs. +. w. Conable, wife Of the fore
man Of this Office, left yesterday morn
ing, for few weeks visit to her mother
in Clinton, Iowa.
John Tucker is spending few days
in town. He has closed out his restaur-
ant business at Marshalltown, but ex-
poets soon to resume it.
Mrs Dan Burr, of Omaha, Neb.,
daughter of j. Auchampaugh, of this
city, is spending few days among
friends in Independence.
Rev. G. S. Percival, of Marshall
town, formerly of this city, has had an
offer to 60 to Oregon and take charge of
Seminary, but has concluded to remain
in Iowa.
We received pleasant calls from Mr..
Veeder, editor of the GAINESVILLE, wis.,
Recorder, this week. He is the father
of Mrs. Will Lake, of this city, and is
here on short visit.
G. N. Smith has left the employ Of
the First National Bank, and is now
visiting in West Union. He proposes to
finish his education at Ann Arbor, Mich
during the coming winter.
Allen Swartzell, formerly book keeper
in the City of Paris Store, returned to
this city last Tuesday from visit to
different parts of Colorado, in search of
a restoration of his health. He is look
ing well, and probably was much bene-
flied by the trip.
NJ S. Stout, of the firm of Stumble &
Stout, Of this city, returned home on
Tuesday from two weeks visit to rela-
tives in Hardin county. He says that
wheat will yield 10 to IL bushels per
acre in that section, and corn, if posi-
bic, greater than in this vicinity.
Warren Barnhart, editor of the Con-
sercative, proposes to join the hunting
party, consisting of his brother, A. NJ.
Barnhart, and several other gentlemen,
who left here last week, and are now in
Minnesota, sometime this week, and
will be absent week or ten days.
J. L. Cilley, a former composltor in
the BULLETIN Office, a good printer and
an excellent young man, is spending
few weeks of vacation among his many
friends in this city. He is now an en-
ploye of the St. Joseph (Mo) Daily
Herald office.
Mayor Ney, of Independence, was in
town last Tuesday, and called at the
Union Office. He is a prince of good
fellows, gentleman and a scholar, and
this makes it surplusage to add, is
Democrat He was in search of copy
of his reception speech to the editors.
We referred him to Talmadge. -Fayette
County Union.
We omitted last week, through an
oversight, to mention among our editor
ial personals, the name of Col. Geo. II.
OTIS, of the Elkader Register He ar
rived too late to hear much of the pro-
ceedings of the Association meeting.
He was on his way to Des Moines,
whittier he departed on Wednesday
evening
Run OVERLOAD Dick" was severe
w injured last Tuesday evening, per-