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AGENT V/ANTEB MILLINERY! The largest Stock, The latest Styles, The lowest Prices, FLOUR AND FEED. Choice Family Flour, ?tcwt @2 50 Patent Process @2 80 Graham Flour cwt @2 60 Middlings cwt 80 Middlings $ ton .14 00® '.Bran $ cwt 50 Bran fi ton @8 00 Ground Feed cwt 60 Corn Meal $1 cwt 60 Feed per ton 11 00® Corn Meal per ton 11 00® PROVISIONS. Potatoes 40®50 Beans, 1 00@1 50 Tallow 00® 05 Lard 8 Tub Butter 10© 12 Loose Butter 6® 8 Eggs 6 POULTRY. Turkeys .05 Chickens—young .03 LUMBER MARKET. 1st Clear Dressed $50 00® 2d 40 00® 1st Common Dressed 35 00(ft Stock Boards Dressod 25 00(f(i 2d Common Boards, rough 18 00® Fencing, lfi feet 19 00® 12 and 14 feet IB 00®18 00 Sheeting and Grub 10 00ft Timber and Joist, 12,14 and 16 feet, 1H 00® Scantling, 12, 14,16,18 and20feet.. 38 oo® No. 1 Flooring, ii7 00® No. 2 28 00(7/. No. 1 Siding 25 0»R?rt No. 2 20 00® No. 1 Ceiling. 25 00® No. 2 20 00® Star A Shingles 3 50® A No. 1 2 00® Pickets, flat IB 00® sjunre 18 00® Latli 3 00® Building Paper 4 45® Wooden Eave Spouts foot 06 Doors and Sash at Dubuque prices. Dressing, thousand feet ®200 Limey bushel 40 HIDES. New Chicago HIDE HOUSE F. EIIJJ & CO., Under Chicago Clothing House, comer Main and Chatham-sts, THE HIGHEST PRICE The greatest Variety, -AT THE- New York Store. The largest Stock, Tlie latest Styles, The lowest Prices, The greatest Variety, —AT THE- New York Store. Dress Goods. The largest Stock, The latest Styles, The lowest Prides, The greatest Variety, -AT THE- New York. Store. All New Goods at the Mew York Store. RANDALL JACOBS, TIN, COPPER AND SHEET-IRON WORKER, AND DEALER IX Stoves, Tinware and Garden Implements! AND FAIRBANK'S PLATFORM SCALES. Eave Trough and Spouting a Specialty. Jobbing and Repairing Promptly Attended to. West Side of the River, Three Doors from the Bridge, in the did Fonda Block. PL JACOBS. SEWING MACHINES. A VALUABLE INVENTION. THE WORLD RENOWNED in workmanship is equaS to a Chronometer Watch, and as eieciantly finished as a first=c!ass Piano. It received the hishast awards Et the Vienna and Centennial Expo sitions! 5T S2WS ONSMFOURTH FASTER than other machines, §ts capacity is unlimited. There are more WSLSGB2 sold in the United States than the combined scJea of ril the others. The- WILSON EfjENB5HC AT7& I [-3M EEs7 for doing aii kindsof repairing. WSTHQUT ?ATGHSM€5, given FREE with each machine. MACHINE SJW1LS0N SEWiNS MACHINE CO. 827 & 329 Broadway, Mew York New Orleans, La. (f.r Sute & Mrdlson Sis., Chicago, Ills. and San Francisco, Cal. PHELPS & CROSS, Agents, ILT CASH! Paid for Hides, Pelts and Tallow. 24tf GROCERIES. Buy Your Groceries of JOSLiHT, The grocery MAIN ST.. OPPOSITE WM -WAM, IXDEPEXDEXCK, IOWA. DfDEPENDEXCE MARKETS. Church and Society Directory. GRAIN AND SEED. I Wheat 70® 70 i Corn-70fls, 20® 33 I Oats—33 lbs 18® ID1 Barley, 25® 35 Timothy Seed, ®1 00 Clover Seed, 4 00 @4 SO Flax 85 @90 WOOL. LIVE STOCK AND HIDES. Wool—Fleece Washed, 30® 40 Unwashed, 25 Live Cattle @3 00 Live HOSTS 3 00®3 10 HiSes—Green, 5 5!4 Pelts, 25® 50 Flint 11® 13 Salted, 00® 07 Deacon Skins 25® 40 Grubby and damaged hides two-thirds price of good. PRESBYTERIAN--W. I{. Phelps, Pastor. Sab bath .service, 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 p. M. Sabbath School, 12 o'clock. Prayer meeting, Wednes day evening at 7 o'clock. ST. JAMES' EPISCOPAL—1Thos. B. Keinp, D. D., Hector. Hegular Sunday service, morn ing and evening, at the ringing of the bell also service every Wednesday evening. Sun day School immediately following morning service. METHODIST EPISCOPAL—F. M. Robertson, Pastor. Sabbath service, 10:30 A.M. & 7:30 P.M. Sabbath School 12 M. Prayer meeting Wed nesday evening at 7 o'clock. BAPTIST—James Paterson, Pastor. Sabbath service, 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 p. M. Sabbath School at 12 m. Prayer mooting on Wednes day evening at 7 o'clock. GEHMAN PKESBYTERIAN—J. G. Schaible, Pastor. Services at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P.M. Sabbath School at 2 P. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. CATHOLIC—ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST. Pas tor, Hcv. John L. Gosker. Services every Sunday. Low Mass at 8 .J A. M. High Mass at 10H A. M. Vespers at 3:00 P. M. Evening serv ces occasionally. EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION- S. H. Witte, Pastor. Sabbath service 10 A. M., and 7:30 P. M. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 P. M. I. O. O. F. INDEPENDENCE LODGE, No. 142,1. O. O. F. —Meets every Monday evening at 8 o'clock. Members in good standing are cordially invit ed to attend. THOS. B. KEMP, N. G. IRA ALEXANDER See'y. INDEPENDENCE ENCAMPMENT, No. 561. O. O. F.—Meets the second and fourth Thursdays in each month. M. B. TIMS, C. P. IRA ALEXANDER, Scribe. A. F. & A. M. INDEPENDENCE LODGE, No. 87, A. F. & A. M.—Meets at Masonic Hall on Wednesday, on or before the full moon in each month. W. G. DONNAN, W. M. D. S. DEERINO, See'y. AHOLIAB CHAPTER, No. 21, R. A. M.—Meets at Masonic Hall on Thursday, on or after the full moon in cach month. M. W. HARMON, H. P. GEO. B. WARNE, See'y. KENNETH COMMANDERY, K. T.—Meets at Masonic Hall on Monday, on or before the full moon in each month. w. G. DONNAN, B. C. S. DEEIUNO, Recorder. A. O. U. W. EVERGREEN LODGE, No. 24—Meets every Briday evening, at the Lodge Room, over B. H- Welch & Co's store. Main street. C. A. GILLAM, See'y. W. T. DALE, M. W. D. O. H. SCHILLER LODGE, No. 220, D. O. H.-Meets every Tuesday evening, at Stoughton Hall, at 7 o'clock. GEO. STEINMETZ, O. B. ANTOINK HOLZKR, See'y. I. O. G. T. INDEPENDENCE LODGE, No. 58.—Meets at Fireman's Hull, Thursday evening every two weeks. Visitors in the city belonging to the Order are cordially invited to attend. D. B. SANFORD,W.C. T. .N. SMITH, W. S. A CHOICE FARM FOR SALE, Consisting of 120 acres, 70 acres of which are ready for small grain. Located 34 miles from city limits well fenced and good water price low. Inquire of [28tfl T. J. MAHINUS. For Sale. On easy terms of payment, the following des cribed land: Eighty acres in Section 12, Town 90, Range 10. in Fairbank Township, Buchanan County, about 3 miles west from Hazleton, well situat ed and everyway desirable. For particulars, inquire of ARCH C. SMITH, 13-37m3 Independence, Iowa. Book-keepers, Reporter* Operators, School Teachers. At Great Mercantile College. Keokuk, Iowa. ATTEND CLINTON Commercial College, To learn Book-keeping, Penmanship, Tele graphing, &c. Address ly7 RILEY & PEABCE, CHntnp| Intra 1Rulle% FRIDAY, JUNE 21,1878. ial Paper of the City and County. TIME TABLES. Chicago & N.-Western Railway, Time of DcxtaHurr of Pnsnengcr Train* from Clinton. llive for Chicago nr. he East, 40 a.m. 12 05 p.m. C. Bluffs and the West,.... 4 30 p. m, 4 46 a. m, Illinois Central Railway. TRAINS GO EAST ON AND AFTKU JAN. 6,1878. Mixed... 8:05 A. M. Sundays excepted. Passenger 6:29 P.M. 2:19 A.M. Freight 9:30 A.M. 4:15 P.M. 7:45 I M. 1:5(1 A.M. TRAINS (iol.VM Passenger 11:03 A. M. Sundaysexcepted. 11:08 P. M. Saturdays Freight 1:53 1'. M. Sundays 4:15 P. M. 9:45 P. M. 8:10 A.M. 8:20 A. M. C. M. DURHAM, Agent, Burlington, C. Rapids & North ern Railway. TIME TABLE AT INDEPENDENCE. doing North. Mall, dally at 3:40 p. m. Freight, Mon., Wed. and Friday, at..."8:15 a. m. Going Smith. Mail,daily at 8:15 a. m. Freight, Tiies., Thurs. and Sat., at...3:40 p. m. Time of Closing Mails. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. Going West. 1029 o'clock a. m. Going East. 4 40 o'clock p. m. 3 00 BUBUNGTON, CEDAR RAPIDS ft MINNESOTA RAILROAD. Oning South. Mon. Wed. and Fri., closes Tues. Tliurs. and Sat., closes Going North. Mon. Wed. and Fri., closes Tues. Tliurs. and Sat., closes 1105 p. m. .... 7 30a. ni. 5 35 p. m. 2 15 p. m. CITY AND COUNTY. There was a man of Independence, Who was blessed with nothing but nonsense He cut a great swell And the people said -well He's a fool, is this man of Independence. WE notice N. O. Lawton, of Cedar Rapids, in town to-day. THE thermometer was up near the nineties two or three days this week. HENRY WARD BEECILER is to lecture again in Waterloo, about the middle of July, says the Reporter. QUASQUETON is to have a celebration the 4th, and a rousing one, too, if we may believe appearances. MRS. COKEORY, who lives near the Central depot, lost 50 young chickens, by drowning, during the recent heavy rains. C. R. WALLACE'S drug store is being beautified and improved, by a handsom ly frescoed eeiling. C. F. Stone is the artist. TIIE Episcopal sociable will be held at the Central House, on Friday eve ning of next week, June 28. A al invitation is extended. gener IN addition to the programme already announced for the Fourth in this city, Dr. H. O. Dockliam, of Quasqueton, will read a patriotic poem of his own composition. W. A. JONES informs us that he has been paying this week for live hogs, from $2.25 to $2.90. This is a consider ble of a rise in this market, and we hope it may continue. WE are indebted for late eastern pa pers to R. W. Fryer, now traveling with his troupe of trained Broncho horses with Coup's Equescurriculum. The show was at York, Pa., June 8. THE preliminary examination of Scrib ner, for shooting Keller, chronicled in our columns last week, was held before Esq. (lillctt last Friday morning, and resulted in his acquittal. THE Manchester Press, makes the following handsome allusion to oar cel ebration: Independence 1s jrning to crlrtrrntr the Fourth, and her citizens are making great pre: partitions for the event, it will be a grand affair, we will warrant, for Independence nev er (Joes anything by halves. ALL people who arc fond of dancing should remember that the Independence Guards will give a grand ball at their awry on the afternoon and evening of the The best of music has been secured, and no pains will be spared to make the occasion a pleasant one. FIFTEEN Military Cmpanies have been invited to come to Independence on the 4th of July, and the probabilities are that the most of them will acccpt. This being the case, there will be a splendid display of military here on that day. We advise all our readers to come in and see the troops. TIIE Independence Reform Club will open a refreshment stand on the Fourth of July next west of the Peoples Nat. Bank on Main St. The proceeds will go towards fitting up a hall. Friends of Temperance keep this in mind and pat ronize the Blue ribbon stand. CEDAR FALLS is to have a first-class hotel. The Gazette of last week notes the demolition of the old Carter House, and gives the dimensions, details, &c., of a new three story hotel which is to be erected on its site this year by the en terprising proprietors Burr & Davis. We congratulate our western neighbors. BIG FISH.—John Brinegar, of Quas queton, succeeded in taking the largest fish from the Wapsie, near the above village, one day this week, that we have seen for some time. It was a pickerel, measuring 34 inches in length, and weighing 13 pounds. He captured it with a hook and line, and presented it to James Jamison, of this city. OUR enterprising clothing dealer, Mr. M. Reitler, has an interesting advertise ment in our columns this week. He is determined to close out his present stock entirely, and then purchase a stock of new goods from which he can satisfy every man, woman and child in the county, as to style, quality and price. Give him a call. POISONED.—A little child, aged 19 months, of Patrick Bradley, who lives in the southern portion of Independence, was poisoned yesterday morning by drinking some corrosive sublimate from a small vial. The family had been us ing the poison to kill off bedbugs, and the vial had been left within the child's reach, with the above result. The little sufferer lingered all day yes terday, and died last night. People can not he too careful when they are hand ling! poisons, especially when there are small children in the family. A habit of carefulness should be inculcat ed, which will prevent any such sorrow ful flp above. A June Joining. SHIPLEY—SPICER.-At the Methodist church in this city, on Wednesday evening, June 19, by the Rev. F. M. Robertson, Mr. A. H. Ship ley, of Fairbault, Minn., and Miss Angle Spieer, of this city. Our friend Birn. dropped suddenly down upon us like a wolf upon the fold, and has taken away one of our fairest and best. He has established himself in business in Fairbault, has a pleasant little home and the only thing needful was what he has now got—a good wife. Miss Angie has been long and favorably known to our people. Of a quiet and lady-like disposition, she has made warm friends of all with whom she has become acquainted. She has been acting in the capacity of a teacher in our public seliools for some time, and we suggest to Prof. Elden the propriety of writing some more Hiawatha poetry. At the conclusion of the ceremony at the church, the united couple repaired to the residence of S. R. Shipley, on the west side of the river, accompanied by a few intimate friends, and the Independ ence Cornet Band, where they partook of refreshments and enjoyed the fine music until the western bound train ar rived, when they left for their new home in Fairbault, accompanied by the good wishes for happiness and prosperi ty of hosts of friends in Independenc. We acknowledge the receipt of some delicious cake. BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.—The gang of lightning-rod swindlers, who infested our county recently, have been finally arrested in Waterloo, where they have been plying their infernal vocation for the past few weeks. Their manner of gulling unsuspecting farmers, was something like that pursued in this county. An advance agent would ap proach a fanner, cover him over a foot deep with flattery and gab, until he thought the world too small to hold him, and then he would fleece him. He would obtain the victim's signature to au innocent-looking paper, claiming to be an order, for a reasonable sum, pay able in a year, without interest, and then leave. A few hours later, the bal ance of the swindlers would come along with wagons, and cover the man's house, barn and other buildings with a perfect net work of wires, after which they would present a bill to the thunder struck victim for about 20 or 30 times as much as the agent had verbally agreed to do it for. If the farmer ob jected to pay it, they would threaten, throw out dark hints, and in most cases succeed in bulldozing the poor victim into giving his note for the amount. Finally, some of the fleeced parties came together at Waterloo and filed in formation against the party, and they will have an examination next Tuesday. We hope that the walls of the peniten tiary may bid them welcome ere long. Our readers in the country, will do well to cut this article out and paste it in their hats, so that they may have a ready reference to consult when the next swindler comes along. The names of the parties arrested are, J. IT. Drom bcrger, F. W. Miles, Geo. W. Orcntt, W. McNally, P. E. Orcutt and F. J, Webb. TALMADGE.—The lccture of Rev. T. DeWitt Talmadge, at the Opera House, last Saturday evening, was well attend ed, and contributed to the funds of the Library a net profit over all expenses of $27.50. The lecture was just such as we had been led to expect from the des cription of the Talmadge style. It was not profound it was not even brilliant in the highest sense, but it was eccentric to the last degree and intensely amus ing. It abounded in good common-sense, so common and familiar that if spoken by a man of less fame than Mr. Tal madge, it would have been deemed noth ing remarkable. But it was invested with a garniture of happy illustration, thrilling description, wit, humor, mimic ry and facial expression that gave it a charm there was no resisting. It ranged through all grades of feeling and ^ex pression, from the broadest farce to the sublimest form of thought and descrip tion, and its prevailing characteristic was the inculcation of cheerfulness and contentment under all circumstances, and good-humored satire of the oppo sites of those virtues. The lecture had all the elements of popular appreciation and gave universal delight. CLOSIXG OF OUR CITY SCHOOLS.—The graduating -I'd junior class exercises of the Independence High School, took place at the Presbyterian church last Friday evening, before a large concourse of people. Mr. Elden had spent sonic time in making the necessary prepara tions for the event, and the exercises were the reflection of his teaching and careful attention. The musical part of the programme was excellent, embrac ing both singing by the school, and a quartette by Jlessrs. Jackson, Jacobs, Mrs. E. L. Currier and Miss Rose Dick son. The essays were well written, aud received much praise, particularly that by Mary Holdridge, entitled "What will the World Say." The valedictory, "Who are Heroes," by Walter G. Stev enson, was finely constructed, but lack ed a good delivery. All the essays, however, were worthy of much praise, as also were the recitations. The pre sentation of diplomas was made by Geo. B. Warne, and his address to the school contained many happy hits, and was full of feeling. Mr. Elden has indeed cause for congratulation, in the fact that the patrons of the schools arc well satisfied that they were never in so excel lent and prosperous condition as now. JAMES MCGUIRE, who was convicted the other day of highway robbery is an other illustration of the sure punish ment that ultimately overtakes the man who swindles the printer. Some three or four years ago, this same Jim Mc Guire was the owner of a stallion and came to this office to get his bills. When they were printed Jim had changed his mind, and did not call for them. We tacklcd him one day on the street about them, when he coolly remarked, "Sure, oi don't want thim ye may have,, thini bills yersilf." We told him then that he would sonic day land in the penitentiary, but he did not seem to realize it. Now he knows it. Let all the tribe of dead-beats take warning. THE Premium List for our County Fair will be found on our fourth page this week. The fair is to be held Sept. 24, 25, 2G and 27. The society, by the success of the fair last year, feel war ranted iu offering a liberal premium list and hope that every person in the coun ty, will do something to make the dis play large, and the fair a success. Eve ry one has some article, which, even if there is no premium offered for it, will, if exhibited, add some attractiveness to the department in which it is placed, and we tope will consider tiis, DISTRICT COURT.— Judge Wilson's court has been in session in this city during this week, and has disposed of but two eases, as yet. One of these is that of the State vs. Jas. McGuire, for robbing Mr. Robinson, traveler for a boot and shoo house in Dubuque. Mc Guire, one day last September, en ticed him into the notorious Farm ers' Home, when he became intox icated. Wluyi he started away McGuire followed, and near Wingert's Brewery threatened Robinson's life if he did not surrender his money. Robinson did so, and escaped. McGuire was found guil ty, the jury being out only ten minutes. The other case is that of the State vs. John McGuire, a brother of Jas. Mc Guire, for adultery. The charges are that he left his young wife and shared the bed and board of Mrs. Maloney, the "hostess" of the Fanners' Home. The evidence in the ease was closed yester day, tho pleas were made this morning, and the ease was then given to the jury. We have not learned what their verdict was. The court goes to Dubuque next Monday. THE CIRCUS.—Van Amburgh's circus and menagerie exhibited in this city last week Thursday, to an average au dience. Farmers being right in the middle of corn cultivation, not nearly so many attended the show as would otherwise have done. Several features of the show were something a little dif ferent from the usual routine of a circus performance, and for this reason proved refreshing. Mille Watson, the woman with the iron jaws, astonished and pleas ed all by her extraordinary feats. The riding was good, especially that of little Charley Watson, which was wonderful. The balancing and juggling feats were also excellent. We noticed but few ex ceptionable features of the show, and those consisted of one or two ruffians among the employes. But the majority of these were orderly and respectful, and it was noticeable that the show in this respect was far better than any that has visited our city for some time. FIRK.—A small fire occurred on the west side last evening between 12 and 1 o'clock, a barn belonging to Mrs. Thomp son, being entirely consumed. The fire is supposed to have been kindled by an incendiary. The loss will not amount to.-much, as the building was old, and worth but little. The Steamer Co. nor the Cataract Co. had hose enough to reach the blaze, but by putting all the hose together a stream from the Steam er was finally thrown upon the ruins. The C. R. Wallace Hydropult Co. No. 1 was the first on the ground and did splendid execution this Co. was quickly followed by the John Smalc Engine Co. No, 1, which also did good work. Both of these companies did efficient service and should be allowed to compete for one of the prizes on the 4th of July. THE Delhi Monitor, of last week tells of an attempt to rob J. W. Merriam, of this city at the Iowa House, Delhi,-two weeks since. Merriam who is a maker of ornamental fly paper circles, went to bed with one E. F. Matlaw, a tailor of Manchester. An hour before daylight Merriam awo kc and found his partner missing, though he heard him in the room preparing to leave. Feeling under his pillow he found that his pocketbook containing $16.25 was gone. He then went for the tailor who started for the door. Merriam brought him back and after repeatedly demanding his money without success, "let him have a dose of thunder over the mug" as the Monitor expresses it, which brought Mr. tailor to terms and he handed over the money. REPUBLICAN COUNY CONVENTION The Convention to elect delegates to Republican State Convention, met at the Court House, last Saturday June, 15, and was organized by the election of B. H. Miller, of Hazleton, President and II. G. Wolfe, of Perry, Secretary. Ten townships were represented in the Convention, all but one by regularly accredited delegations. Delegates to the State Convention were elected as follows: W. G. Donnan, John Calvin, D. W. Bruckhart, J. M. llomig, J. E. Cook, James Hamilton, II. G. Wolfe and (5. M. Miller. A motion was made aud carried, that the County Central Committee be increased to sixteen members. A NOVEL AVAY OK COLLECTING—T. J. Lynch owed John Gunslcy and Chas. Blair a debt, and was not able to pay it for some time. Gunsly and Blair, with a view, probably, of saving the costs of a justice court, drove up to Lynch's corn crib in broad day-light, loaded up their wagon with corn, and drove off.— Lynch considered this proccedure a little crooked, and had them arrested and brought before Justice Newman, who agreed with Lynch and fined them $3 each. They considered this amount of money worth more than their time, and liberty, and so rested in jail for one day. The cruel justice also decided that the load of corn should be returned to Lynch. COMING.—The famed Georgia Mins trels, Z. W. Sprague manager, will give one of their first-class entertainments at the Opera House, one week from this evening, Friday, June 28. The compa ny, which is the largest troupe travel ing, is composed exclusively of colored artists, and the best in their respective roles. The Owasso (Mich.), Press says of them: The performance of the Georgia Minstrels last night in Gould's Hall, was in everyrespect excellent the music was very fine, better than the average band accompanying a minstrel troupe, the songs were well selected, and the pictures of Southern life were remarkably true to nature. The perfornianoo was greet ed with rapturous applause. We commend it as a lirst class minstrel company. A DELEGATION of five members of the Independence Shooting Club, con sisting of A. Blood, T. J. Marinus, M. II. Hovcrmale, A. Hathaway and C. F. Herrick, went to Cedar Falls last Wed nesdav, to compete in a shooting tourn ament iu that city, and carried off a large share of the prizes. In the glass ball match, M. II. Hovcrmale took the first prize, Mr. Hathaway the third, and Mr. Blood the fourth. Mr. Blood was also a competitor in the pigeon match, and was one of a tie for the first prize, a gentleman from Waterloo being the Other. This tie was shot off twice, and finally won by the Waterloo gentleman. During the transit of VanAmburgh's elephant from Independence to this city on a flat car, he made considerable fun for the boys. There were several hors es on the car with him, and he occasion ally lifted one of themwith his probocis and placed it on the other side of him. He also picked up the brakeman and set him down again as carefully as his sagacity would allow. Twice he caught hold of the bell rope and stopped the train, but the third time broke it, when it was placed out of his reach.—Dubuque it was pi Ecrala. More Choice Fruitage from the Tines* From the Quasqueton P. P. Our paper is late this week because of our absence north the "front end" of it. Those printing contracts are now due. If those owing them will please call and remit, they will confer an everlasting favor. An uncle of ours in Pa. want to know if we can't apply to the legislature and have the name of our town changed as he cin't pronounce it. Will the BUL LETIN please inform us what to do? Send him the name of your towu spelled in choice P. P. "fonetix." If that wont do send him a phonograph. Dr. Trout, wc notice is putting a "con dition" on his "back end." Conditions, always einbarassing, must be peculiarly so in the ase cited. WiNTHROPhas the champion stupid of the county. He is a correspondent of Goodrich's P. P., and he contributes to that highly virtuous sheet about a half-column of drivel about a "Republi can editor and postmaster" who, he says, was recently seen in that town, and who "stood midway between the de pot and Main St., and looked east and looked west, and then took a second look and disappeared around the corner." This was the postmaster editor's sole tjffcnsc, and upon this circumstance the addle-pated correspondent founds a dreary mess of idiotic depreciation. The whole point of the article, if it has any point, is, that an editor who is a postmaster has no right to visit Win throp, and that his offense is seriously aggravated if he wears good clothes. We advise the people of Winthrop to seek out this imbecile and prick him for the simples without delay. To whom he refers we cannot tell. We know of but one postmaster editor in this county, and we are sure he has not been in Winthrop, except to ride through the town without stopping, for the past six months. REPORT OF SCHOOL—Taught in Dist. No. 2, Liberty township, for the month ending June 21,1878: No. tardinesses, 4. No. pupils enroll ed, 29. Average No. belonging, 26. Av erage daily attendance, 23.5. Names of pupils neither absent nor tardy during the month: Beatty Camp bell, Adella Moore. Alice Cccil. Mary Murphy, Letta Anders, Maggie Wagner, Mellissa Brooks, Frankie Brooks, Geo. Leslie, Jacob Anders, Lewis Carter. Names of pupils absent but one day: Lana Congdon, Clarence Brooks. Names of pupils who were 100 per cent, in spelling: Beatty Campbell, No ra Anders, Elsie Copeland, Adella Moore, Alice Cecil, Octavia Murphy, Mary Murphy, Letta Anders, Maggie Wagner, Lanna Congdon, George Cecil, Jacob Anders, George Leslie, Clarence Brooks, Dcwitt Copeland. MARY E. S. VINCENT, Teacher. WE received this week a polite invi tation from J. S. Fowler, of the Water loo Nurseries to attend a strawberry picnic at his place to-day. We were compelled to decline on account of im perative duties. After reading Matt Parrott's description of the large speci mens of the fruit that Mr. Fowler is raising—only 24 berries in a box—we feci like congratulating ourselves that we did not go. We should probably have dislocated our jaw in trying to get around those berries, some of the eight inches in circumference. Either Matt's yarn or those berries are whoppers. HITCHCOCK says that he has faith that the American people, by a long course of education, have attained suf ficient knowledge to master the financial questions of the day. However that may be, it is a fact that many of the would-be leaders of the Greenback par ty have not mastered the problem of making a living on a farm, with every thing in their favor except the disposi tion to work. J. M. RISELEY brought into our office the other day a number of stalks of spring wheat of this year's growth, with well developed heads and five feet long— fair specimens of a whole field on his place. It was sown on corn stubble land,plowed and dragged,and then given a top dressing of manure. Mr. Riseley thinks this method helps the crop and the specimens help his theory. D. W. BRUKART, of this city, was honored by the Republican State Con vention, by election as one of the mem bers of the State Central Committee, a position- for which he is well fitted. He would have made an infinitely bet ter chairman than Frank Hatton, inas much as he has sense and discretion, qualities sadly lacking in the efferves cent youngster chosen by the committee as its head. PERSONAL.—Bro. Shannon, of theEl kader Journal, illuminated our sanctum with the light of his countenance last Monday. He was here to make some arrangements for the coming meeting of the 3d District Publishers' Associa tion in August. Bro. Rann, of the Manchester Press, also showed his genial face at these headquarters on Monday. THANKS.—Our old friend «ND sub scriber, W. C. Wrigh t, of Fairbank, will please accept our thanks for a beauti ful bouquet of flowers,—the finest we have seen this season. It is not the first favor of this kind that we have re ceived at the hands of this gentleman, and he may feel assured of our appre ciation of his beautiful presents. UNTIL further notice the Good Tem plars Lodge will meet in the lecture room of the M. E. Church in this city. There will be a special meeting held at that place on Thursday evening, June 27,1878, By order of Lodge. C. N. SMITH, See'y. LIST of Letters advertised June 20, 1878: Braden, Edwin Downey, John Goue, Albert S. Manning, Miss Tena Norton, Mrs. Carrie Carl, Hev. H. F. Frink, Miss Dollie M. King, Clement May hood, Thos. Steele, Tommie When calling for the above, please say "advertised." WM. TOMAN P. M. LOCAL NOTICES. A Bargain. A Parker brecch-loading shot gun, in good condition, and complete outfit, for sale very cheap, for cash. Inquire at this office. tf. GOOD Top Buggy, for sale or trade for stock. Inquire of Kemmerer & Lamb, office at Bisbee's Store. West side. tf FARMERS.—Now is the time to fix up your Reapers and Mowers for the com ing harvest. The Independence Manu facturing Co. has erected a derrick for convenience in handling, and have re ceived a large assortment of repairs for the various machines in use, such as knives, sections, rivets, &c. Anything not on hand can be procured at short i notice. Dobbins Electric Soap* Having obtained the agency dt MRS. ANXIS PLUMB, MRS .H.M.NICHOLS MRS. A. HOWARD, MRS. R. WOLFE, MRS. D. A. PROCTOR. We desire all our friends and custom ers to give this soap one trial so that they may know just how good the best soap in the U. S. is. 42w8 MINKLER & NICHOLS. Sole Agents. Fairbank, Iowa. A LARGE stock of new and fresh goods, just received at the City of Paris Store. Prices lower than ever before. IT will pay to go over the bridge to the west end to buy your drugs and gro ceries. Try it. 21tf. RICH and elegant Lace Curtains, very cheap, at the City of Paris Store. NEW styles of Estey Organs, at Os good's Palace of music. Low prices for cash. Time given on approved notes. The Estey is the Best Organ in the world. Buy no other. 47w3 NEW Clothing for all ages, at the City of Paris Store. A grand ball will be given at King's Opera House on the afternoon and ev ening of the 4th of July. Music by the celebrated Independence Star Quadrille Band. Everybody is invited. Tickets to dancc will be sold for a reasonable sum. HODDER'S PATENT BLOTTER TABLET attached to Letter and Note Heads, Bills, Statements, Blanks, &c.,is becom ing quite popular with all who desire to keep their stationery in neat, compact form, free from dust rfnd dirt, and yet where it can be got at without opening a drawer or desk. It is emphatically a labor and time saving affair, and econ omical. Everybody who has tested it pronounce it just the thing and will have their paper put up in no other way. The BULLETIN office has the exclusive right for this county, and will attach the Blotter to any work when so ordered. SEED Buckwheat Mills. Independence 47w3 JUST received, at Osgoods Machine Depot, a new lot of those world renown ed New American Sewing Machines, all styles and low prices for cash or ap proved notes. Call for the American at Osgood's, next door to the bridge, the only established agency in the county. We have croquet sets enough to stock nearly every family in the county, and we are detei mined to sell them all dur ing the summer. Tabor & Son. YARD wide Cambrics for ladies' dress es, you can find at the City of Paris Store, for 8 cents per yard. SPLENDID Parasols, at the City of Paris Store. THE latest styles of Hats, at extreme ly low prices, at the City of Paris Store. LIVE Geese Feathers at Marquette's Furniture Store. Wells' Persian Perfume "HACKME TAC" is rich and fragrant try it. P. Ta bor & Son, Independence Iowa.[13-32m6 CHOICE repacked Oranges and Lem ons by the box or in any wholesale quan tity, at J. T. Olmstead's, No. 27, Main Street, Independence. 48w2 Have you Dyspepsia, are you Con stipated, have you a Yellow skin, Loss of Appetite, Head Ache, if so don't fail to use SIIILOII'S SYSTEM VITALIZER. It is guaranteed to relieve you, and will you continue to suffer when you can be cured on such terms as these. Price 20 cts. and 75 cts. Sold by P. Tabor & Son. 13-32m6 We have some of the finest sets of croquet that are made, and offer them for $3.75 per set. Call and see the new style of balls. Tabor & Son. A FULL line of Dress Buttons, at low prices, at the City of Paris Store. Sweet Potato Plants. Ames & Sprague have Sweet Potato Plants constantly on sale. Ca* sup ply large or small orders promptly. HOSIERY in infinite variety, as low as 5 cents per pair, at the City of Paris Store. LADIES' White Pique, at' this City of Paris Store. An endless quantity of Croqnet sets just received at Tabor's. For Sale. I will sell my undivided half of the Littleton Mills,and real estate belonging thereto, at a bargain. For particulars and terms inquire on the premises of BYRON C. HALE. 42m3 Littleton, Iowa. KID Gloves, warranted not to rip or tear, at $1 per pair, at the City of Paris Store. Croquet sets,—all varieties—prices from 50 cents to $3.76 per set, at Tabor's. Call and see. We have just received a big stock of Croauet balls and mallets by the dozen, and now offer them to the public in small quantities, and at prices that have never before been equaled in this city. Tabor & Son. A SPLENDID line of Dress Goods, rich and tasteful, at the City of Paris Store. Prices to defy competition. You must Cure that Cough. With Shiloli's Consumption Cure you can cure yourself. It has establis the fact that Consumption can be cured, while for Coughs, Bronchitis, Whoopint Cough, Asthma, and all diseases oi Throat and Lungs, it is absolutely with out an equal Two doses will relieve your child of Croup, it is pleasant to take and perfectly harmless to the youngest child, and no mother can af ford to be without it. You can use two thirds of a bottle and if what we say is not true we will refund the price paid, Price 10 cts. 50 cts. and $1.00 per bottle If your Lungs are sore or chest or back lame use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by P. Tabor & Sou. 13-32m» An Undeniable Truth* this Celebrated Soap for Fairbank and vi cinity, we append the opinion of some of our best people as to its merits We have given Dobbins Electric Soap made by J. L. Cagin & Co., Philadel phia, Pa., a thorough trial and can re commend it to all housekeepers. By following the directions washing can be done iu one half the time required when other soap is used. Boiling the clothes is entirely unnecessary and but very lit tle rubbing is needed. Tow deserve to suffer, and if you lead a miserable, unsatisfactory life in this beautiful world, it is entirely your own fault and there is only one excuse for you,—your unreasonable prejudice and skepticism, which has killed thousands. Personal knowledge and common sense reasoning will soon show you that Green's August Flower will cure you of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with all its miserable effects, such as sick head ache, palpitation of the heart, sonr stomach, habitual costiveness, dizzineii^ of the head, nervous prostration, let#' spirits, &c. Its sales now reach eveiy town on the Western Continent and not a Druggist but will tell you of its won derful cures. You can buy a sample bottle for 10 cents. Three doses wfi relieve you. 48eowly NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ATTENTION BRIDGE BUILDERS. SEALED proposals will be received at the County Auditor's office until noon of July 6, 1878, for tho construction of a Howe Tnip bridge, with an 80 foot span, over Otter Cre£ at Zaetsch's Mill, Hazleton township. For specifications sec bridge plan Number 5, on file at the Auditor's ollice. The Committee reserve the right to reject any or all bids. G. W BUTTERFIELD, H. M. COUHTRY, 48w2 ISAAC MUNCEY. Proposals for Furnishing Brick. OFFICE or THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS I OF THE IOWA HOSPITAL FOKTIIE INSANE, AT INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, April lit, 1878. Sealed proposals will be received by the un dersigned, at tIK oflice of Geo. Josselyn, Su perintendent of Const ruction.at Independenoe^ Iowa, until noon of Saturday, June 22, 1878, For one million hard burned brick, deliveries at the Hospital at Independence as follows: Twenty-five thousand ly the l.'ith of Septemb er, 1878 four hundred and seventy-five thous and by the 1st of April, 1K79, and one hundred and fifty thousand each month thereafter un til all are delivered. Specimens of brick, both as to size and quality tbat will be required.can be seen at the Hospital. No brick will bo paid for before the 10th at January, 187H, and fifteen per cent of the amount of the contract will be retained until the brick are all delivered. The commissioners reserve the right to re ject any and all bids received. JNO. H. GEAR, 1 MATUKIN L. FISHER, I N™.»_ EASTI-S G. MORFIAV. (L/°MR8" 48 w3 EASTUS G. MORGAN, GEO. W. BEMIS. STRAY HORSE. rpAKEN up by J. W. Sharp, in Middlefield Township, on or about May 10th, 1S78, one bay Horse, of medium size, about seven years old, blind in the left eye. Appraised at $35. 45w3 GEO. B. WARNE, Co. Auditor. IiEGAIi. NOTICE OF THE APPOINTMENT OP ADMINISTRATOR. STATE OF IOWA, I BUCHANAN COTNTV. "V'OTICE is hereby given, that the undor signed has been duly appointed and quali fied as Administrator of the estate of Franklin Spencer, late of Buchanan County, deceased. All persons indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment: and those having claims against the same will present them, duly authenticated, to the undersigned for allowance. J. B. DONNAN, Adm'r. Dated June 13,1878 47w2. HIGHWAY NOTICE. OFFICE OF COUNTT AUDITOR, I INDEPENDENCE. Iowa, June 12. 1878. To AU whom it may Concern: THEhighway, ever tf CASSIMERES, at 65 cents, per yard, at the City of Paris Store, A FRESII arrival day at the of new goods this 99 CENT STORE. Commissioner appointed to establish a commencing at the south west corner of Section 30, Sumner Township, in Buchanan County, running thence east to the southeast corner of said Section 30, thence northeasterly until it intersects the In dependence and Vinton road, has reported in favor of the establishment thereof, and all ob jections thereto or claims for damages must be filed in the Auditor's office on or before noon of the 14th day of August. A. D. 1878, or such highway will be established without refer* ence thereto. GEO B. WARNE. 47w4 County Auditor. STRAY COLT. rpAKTW tip by David Guthrie, in Liberty J- Township, May 13th, 1878, one black Mate Colt, of medium size, three years old. star te the forehead and left hind foot white. Ap praised value. ?35. GEO. B. WAKXE, ,45w3 County Auditor. GROCERIES AND DRUGS. GROCERIES at Croquet sets cheaper than Tabor's. 50 cents and $1 will buy good croquet sets at Tabor's. tf U S NEW CASH ARRANGEMENT* I will from this date sell b6th Groceries and Drugs, At my stores at west end of the Bridge, For Cash or Country Produce! At Prices that cannot be beat. FARMERS' TRADE SOLICITED Jt&*Good Goods, Small Profits and no Combinations to keep up Prices. Goods Delivered About Town. A. B. CLARKE. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE "Iowa Investigator!" THE Oldest Temperance Paper in the State, And endorsed by the PROMINENT STATE TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS. The Investigator icill be sent from this time to January 1, '79, for 50c. REGULAR RATE, $1 PER YEAR. Address, BRANT & KATZENMEYER, 4om2 low A CB*. FOREIGN. 1878. 1878. TO THE Summer Resorts -OF— IOWi AM MINNESOTA, —TAKE- THE B., C. R. & & And Minneapolis & St. Louis Rfc -RUNNING THE- Celebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping (SIR Without change between ST. LOUIS ANO MINNEAPOLIS. O PASSENGER TRAINS EACH WAY DAILY. (EXCEPT SUNDAY.) Round trip excursion tickets on sale at mi* cipal stations to the following summerresdrtsr St. Paul, Minneapolis, White Bear Lake, Du luth, Clear Lake and Albert Lea. Tickets to the above points on sale from June 1st, 1878, until Oct. 15,1878, good to return until Nov. 1, 1878. Tickets will also be placed on sale for Denver and Colorado Springs, good to return until Oct. 31st, 1878. These tickets will be sold a a large reduction from regular rates. Don't forget that there is no change of cars from any point on The Iowa Route and Minneapolis. For further information in f«mrd to tickets, etc., address tioket agents on the line of the road, or General Ticket Office, Cedar Ranlda, Iowa. C. J. IVES, Gen'l Pass. & Ticket A*t. B. F. MILLS, Ass't Gen. Ticket Aft, p-SMs Cedar Sapidfe Iowa.