The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-07-07
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The arrangements we're admirabie-a flag
STAT, some -evsnty FIVE fee: high, had been
raised on the Square, and the ssars and
stripes sent up. The s.anviI esanou- was
waking The echoes in the nsighbourinr bills,
and the fair ladies Of Cresceu. and vicinity
were getting things mp for dinner, in apple
pie order. AHA o'clock 4. ~, tie crowd
assembled ia Crescent Hsil, Jaag. HALL
presiding; J. T. SsrcLrx, Esq.. read the
Declaration Of lndependens, nd chose sha
know Mr. 5. need not be told that he read
isreu- VIZ. II. kissnAy, of Council Bluffs,
delivered an Grafton, and We adjourned to
Johnson Hal! for dinner. Here We were
all ct home and, as We arranged ourselves
around the long table, groaning with cake,
and pie, and chicken, We couldn. help
paying grateful tribute to the fais eater
ers who had so beautifully provided for Us,
and We waied into the piles Of good things
with q will. $50 49, - @-
After dinner, and general mixing up to
get acquainted, We wen. 20. the speaking
hall again, and JoEL TurTLE, Esq.,, Of the
Bluff, was called on. and made most elo-
squent speech. SEIGLEa was caiied but said
they had 60: delegation from the Bluffs
there, and they mean, TO use them. G. Ii.
GooDKcu, Of Bluff City, ~ss s.'iss; and
made shor. and appropriate speech. A..
r. WRIGHT. well known on the Slope, az an
editor and teacher, was called out, and, as
usual, acquitted himself with honor 70 his
profession. Judge HALL WAS called. but
declined speaking.
/ There would have doubtless been more
speakers, but the weather was insanerahiy
! hot, and the crowd was anxious to ges eat
doors. We found a breezy shais under
some willows, and watched the clouds IS
they rolled in huge craggy masses GEMS
ward.
must not overlook Capt. Sc
fred the salutes he is smart asa
and can quote the heroes Of the r,sog@
and what they did, off hand .'like e,hook."
About half past ), the mos. ,er@aS hal,
storm ever saw swept across the bottom
from the west. The hail stones were Of
enormous Ska great many of them meas-
uriug an inch and II half 10 diameter, each /;
and one which picked up, measured two
and halt inches across they were literally
tgreat Jumps Of ice, evidently formed by the
faction Of whiflng currents in the upper AR.
Fortunately very little wind accompanied
the storm, OF Il would have done immense
damage: as il was. it cut down peas and
beans, knocked of plums and grapes,
punched holes through pie plant leaves, and
DESTROYED garden truck" generally. but the
wheat aai corn seemed 10 be little injured.
A lit,gc -on # II. \. TERRY was struck on
tho head hy hail stone, cutting frighuul
cash it was only i scalp wound, however,
and no; dangerous.
After ths storm, TCrrLE and II, visited
the farm and garden of the Crescent lofti-
culturist, and found the hail had made
sad work with his flowers, and fruits.
TERRY's roses, pinks, dahlias, Lawton-
bIacsherrIs~. and cultivated grapes. are
hard to beat, "this high up the creek
We got back to the Blake House 10 time for
a good supper. ana after dispatchins that,
strolled about ms we listed, awaiting the
commencement of the grand ball. The
Bluffs sent up strong delegation. no.
tiecd Wheeler and Craig kiting around
among the women. Peek had his hands full!
taking care Of those two buxom girls. The
Buqie man seemed to like it ga heap
better than sticking type. Allen found that
face he brought from Ravendale, a great
deal better than any he sees on the postage
stamps he handles futile and Goodrich,
Just threw themselves away with perfect
abandon, and got pretty near tired out
Those two pink dresses forced the former
to cnptulatc. aud little black haired
damsei took the latter by storm. fear u
clergyman and coffee for two will be the
sad result. Rust proved his name to be Il
misuomer, for new silver dollar couldn
have shown brighter than he did, around
that pink dress. That golden haired girl
10 white, seemed TO be 50 entirely lost IN
tho Council Bluffs Forrest, tia: she will sure
~ never find herself again. That same old
Kuhn will get into box if he don't iiiF'
less. Bou|den, the way he rolls round
among the fair sex. should have been named
Boulirr IA much as he circulates, however,
he always rolls back, 10 his sturdy honesty
to his pretty wife. Seicler has unhcunded
frth in thc BREcKt>RIDCE girls, but he can
dance. JeFrtas' better bali will give han
Eoss when she learns Of his dcv oton to that
pretty. black haired girl.-he knows who
mean. Marion must have some Of the conr-
age Of his old pamesake Of revolutionary
fame. for. understand he contemplate
matrimonv, at least appearances indicate It,
RavendaEc turned cut q hevy Of pretty girls,
the two Milers dong their share in send
ing delegations. But, lam trespassiug on
my own time, and that Of my readers, IN
fact. !idn'G get home tail three o 'c!ocs
this morning. and | am sleepy.
There are about enc hundred names
would ike to pull over The Goals" ye
/. but ean'ti 1t: they mustn's think did
not notice them ihaRgh. for did. and can
prove il by ,ws responsible young m ., Ndo
are very sleepy about this time.
About midnight the merry crowd ad-
j iaurusd to the Blake House for supper
+ Sosn after that, two solitary bachelors
might have been seen weuiiag their ~sy
through the BIDS. making hea, line for
Coanesl RistTs and bel. have 1T from
madam rsmov, that orion played 50 veil.
.ul the g.sr, rauv danced an fast. that to-