Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-07-08
Correspondence Of the Gasette.
FOR FRIENDS AT HOME.

! Correspondence Of the Gasette.
| FOR FRIENDS AT HOME.
DAvESroRr, June 8-7.-Left Grinnell on
the 9th, at 3P.M. Noted the towns and vii.
lagos as they were called by the conductor.
Sometimes did not hear the name distinctly
and therefore warn you against relying upon
the names give. Beside, as my notes were
made on old letter margins and margins Of
newspapers, I find it impossible to give the
names in order. To sum up It amounts to
this, that you cannot rely upon the names
nor the order, yet you may be sure that on
the line of the railway from Grinnell to DAY.
export there arc places as herein described
with the accuracy Of observation from fifteen
seconds to FIVE minutes. .-.
Brooklyn, 20 houses near depot. Half a
mile from depot is the very well appearing
village. Population, 800, more or less. As
could get no accurate information OF these
things, you may understand more or less "
As qualifying the figures throughout. High
rolling prairie. Aarsngo, pretty village, 700.
Homestead, Dutch or German colony. Sew
eral hundred. They live aloof, rather, from
Americans. Have common treasury or
fund. Farmers?" enquired Of man
who lived near them. "Yes, and manufac-
turers." "What do they makes" Make
everything under the SUM-" lo,oa city, for
mer capital of the State. On rolling prairie.
This and the many trees around and in it
obstruct the view from the depot. What is
seen is attractive. Downey, IL to 10 houses.
Wsst Liberty, 400. Distinguished as the
place where Mr.. G. preached one day to
big congregation in the depot. Fulton, 30
houses. As we were going in, lot Of horses
raced with the train. GOOD for me that
am not on one of them," I said to myself.
Wolcott, 30 houses. out.of.door place, not
much anyway. Bull dog made violent as
sault on train when under full way. For
once in my life felt ssfo with a big dog
rushing toward me. Atalissa, pretty village,
400, rather slow and rusty. Nosco,o, old,
hard look, buildings showing high price Of
paints and oils. WiUon junction, 500.
"Change cars for Washington and Musca-
tine pronounced lNuscatinn by boarding
school authority. Durant, 800, 8 churches,
one of them in the best taste. We have one
the State that cost say fifteen times as much
and yet this neat little affair suits mo fifteen
times better. There is one dwelling about
which might make similar statement, COM
pairing it with other dwellings that haye
seen in Iowa. ....
There are many trees in almost every one
Of these places and woods near many Of
them. Very heavy grade the first two or
three miles from Davenport. Here and there
the wire fence is used, having one board on
the top. The wheat, corn, potato fields, etc,
looked we'll, about as in the more northern
region when left home. The railway is
rough in comparison with the D. 4 S. C.
road. The:fare is niger. Rate Of speed rs
miles an hour.
On the 7th, the first thing did on going
cut was the taking myself to the Gazette Of
Zee to suggest an idea or two to the local ed
itor on the omnibus question. CAT tho de-
pot, on the morning of the LIST, ] wrote
brief statement on the back Of an old envel.
ope and paid q newsboy five cents to take it
to the Gazette. That boy was copperhead,
infer, for he did not keep bis word.) /
said good morning 10 the editor and he said
good-morning to me. At first, he listened
with that dignity which an editor knows so
we'll how to assume. but when I intimated
that had some knowledge of the profound
mysteries Of penny a liner he cane to him
self in manner, and used common, every
day English, which could understand. I
told him the omnibus management in Dav-
export indicated a monopoly which is always
Questionable and a copperhead monopoly
which is always outrageous. Either his
memory is poor or my words were too many.
for he requested that put the statement in
writing. I took the hint il it was hint, and
made out bill of particulars in my fair,
round haad. Then proposed paying for a
copy Of the Gazstte to be sent to me in Bos.
ton. mot at all, sir p "Oh, no, sir ~
I" By no means, STRIP at is public SER
vice you have rendered, sir and we are un-
der great. obligations to you, sir and it will
afford us great pleasure to send you copy
containing the article as soon as printed, sir"
The editor used none Of these expressions
when proposed to pay to him ten cents.
will not positively deny that had called up
on him later in the day he would have gen.
erously invited me out to share an ice-cream
with him in honor Of Faust, Franklin, and
F" The Press" (Nsm.-He made . mild,
offend.nobody paragraph, and suppose that
copperhead omnibusscs continue the carry.
ing loyal Governors, Adjutants. General, ETC.,
to copperhead hotels in the Union. loving city
Of Davenpott)
Wishing to 60 to the camp and not wish.
ing to pay three dollars an hour for livery
rig, made speech to our landlord on the
lamentable lack Of enterprise in city that
boosted 50 much when no provision was
made for prompt and convenient transit from
one part of the city to another Landlord
kindly offered me his market horse and wag.
on. Might as well have offered me a wild
tiger had been alone, but I thought Of Mr..
G. and accepted, for the horse that runs with
him must have strong pull.
The Mississippi washes the camp grounds
on the East. The land is heavy rolling. Big
trees, with openings here and there for ps-
rade and drill. There we met Lieut.. Parker
n - Z =. l. a.