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

Going South.
Freight, Tues, Thurs and Sat, at. $40 p m
Time of Closing Mails.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Going West. Going East.
10 % o'clock a. m. 40O'clOck p. III
800
BURLINGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS s MINNESOTA
RAILROAD.
Going South.
Mon. Wed. and Fri, closes. ..........1 IL o. p. M
Tues Thurs. and Sat-, closes. ......... ~ Il. m
Going North.
Mon. Wed. and Fri, closes. ....... 5 Is p. NJ
Tues. Thurs and Sat-, closes. ........ 2 Is p. m
CITY AND COUNTY.
There was queer chap of Independence,
Who spent for drink his last ten cents
Said he, I'm dead broke,
Want to drink or to smoke;
Wonderf Tilden for my vote IL give six pence.
FINE weather for crops
JEsUP is organizing brass band.
GREEN peaches are in the market.
EXIT strawberries; enter raspberries.
Now is a good time to sell your hogs.
Hon. JACOB RICH arrived in the city
on Wednesday.
J. W. PLUNIER is enjoying a brief
summer vacation in this city.
w. A. JONES is paying for hogs $500
ca 1926, and will buy all he can.
We are indebted to unknown parties
for late copies of Omaha, Neb. papers.
Miss AGGIE CAMPBELL returned to
her home in this city last week to spend
her summer vacation.
BASE BALL, in this vicinity is rather
on the collapse. We guess the boys got
to big dose of it last year.
REMEMBER the famous Georgia Min
strels to-night,-the best troupe ever in
Independence. Don't fail to hear their
superb band.
Mr.. OZIAs has half-flled his cellar
under Edwards store with sand, which,
he thinks, will keep the water out and
render it habitable.
WE notice on our streets again the
familiar face of Fred Henshaw, of the
Anamosa Journal. He is taking a short
vacation from his labors.
THE Baptist Sabbath School is talk
ing of making an excursion and visit to
one of our neighboring towns, which
one we have not learned.
Shannon, of Elkader,s Journal, did petty
well.whle with us the latter end of last week
but Descent hasn't recovered yet.-W. U. ca
zette.
What's the matter? Didn't Bro. Shan
non pay his hotel bill7
THE Independence Sportsmen's AS
ISOLATION offer S. reward to any person
who will file information of any one
shooting prairie chickens before Sept. l
VINES announced through the col
umns of the Quasqueton p p last week
that the Car of State for their 4th OF
July celebration will be drawn by six
fine capricious horses"
NJ. BERBERIcH, having completely
renovated and enlarged the Commercial
House, will hereafter call it the "Occi
dental Hotel" 1t will be favorite
with the travelling public.
AND now comes Fairbank with rous
ing celebration on the 4th. This makes
the fifth town in the county to celebrate
on that day. Well, this is much better
than not celebrating enough.
WILL R. Fisher, formerly of this of
fee, and later telegraph operator a
Oelwein station, has secured situation
as operator on the main line Of the B
G. r. &. N. R. r. at what station we die
not learn.
J. w. MILLIGAN, who will be 'remem
bered by our readers as clerk il
Smale's Drug Store, year or two ago
recently went down to "Ole Virginny,
and brought home, fair bride. W.
congratulate you, John.
ANOTHER insane editor in the Asylum
in this city. Lutte D. Harvey, Of Har
veys Courier, published at Scion, Iowa
has been placed in the asylum here re
Gently, and his insanity may be laid t.
the score of whisky.
A SHOOTING MATCH between A. Bloo'
and M. H. Hovermale, was one of tn
amusements this week. They shot a
20 glass balls each, Blood breaking
and Hovermale II. The beaten part,
was to pay for the balls
THE Ladies of the Presbyterian churcl
desire to express their sincere thanks t.
the members of other societies for thei
kindly aid during the entertainment las
Friday evening. Thanks are extende'
in particular to Miss Wheeler for he
very efficient assistance.
THE Independence Guards hav
made still further additions to their III