Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-04-01
IOWA ITEMS.

Tho young ladies Of Dewitt have resolved
not to keep company with young men who
drink ale, beer or any intoxicating beverage
80. There is to be Convention of Wool.
growers OF Mt. Pleasant on the 9TH Of April
-. Operations in real estate are active at
Marshalltown. Hon. j. B. Grinnell pass.
ed through Iowa City last Saturday on fur
Tough home I'VE are informed that the
improvements in the Mason City Republican
last week are in consequence Of the absence
of the editor, and the Devil" having full
control Of the Office. The Dubuque Times
thinks Iowa has 100 men yet to raise 10
complete her quota Of troops Figure again
dear Times, aud see if you can't make bet.
ter story Of it,. The ice is out Of the Mis-.
sissippi and navigation commenced Three
boats arrived at Dubuque last Saturday. go.
The Third Battery arrived in Dubuque last
Saturday evening and had reception. 80.
The Teachers Institute Of Benton County is
to be held at Shellsburg, commencing on the
last Monday in April. Receptions and fes-
rivals are everywhers prevalent in honor Of
our returned Veterans. :. Marshall.own has
been mentioned for tho meeting of the next
State Convention. 1t would be good point
certainly better than Des Moines. -. The
Hardin Sentinel reports business very lively
at Iowa Falls, and improvements middling
rapid. :. Tt is understood that Senator
Carkson, o: this District, is entitled to the
credit of getting the Agriculture! College bu-
siness so well disposed of in the Legislature
....James johnson has escaped from the
Linn County jail, where he was confined on
q charge Of grand larceny. Z. The West
Union people are head over ears in railroad
matters The question is" Shall we have
a railroad p Andy Felt says yes, like thun
der 80. We are glad to sec that Russell of
the Davenport. Gasettee has been appointed
postmaster at his place. He treated US well
when we called on him in tho capacity Of
private soldier. :. A horse railway is build.
ing from Johnsonport to Naukon in ALA
nakee county. The read is to be finished
this season. The Usage Standard says
Mitchell county is likely to have large &C
cession to her population the present season.
Indications are already abundant. A drove
of sheep numbering over nine hundred pass.
ed through Burlington.one day last week . :.
The Delaware County Union is the name Of
q new paper just established at Manchester,
by Edward Burnside. 1t is a good looking.
X-celumn sheet, and bids fair to prove
local paper entirely worthy Of an excellent
living from Delaware county. 1t takes the
place of the Delhi Journal, recently dcrunct.
II is very evident, however, that the Union
is not using the Journal type. By-the.wsy,
we wonder if McCrery has met with a Gus
toner YETI. According to the Independ-
ence Guardian there are abundant improve.
msnts going on at Jessup.. 80. Indepcnd ,nce
has had one case of genuine small pox -.
The Ph@nir says tho subscriptions for the
G. +. & NJ. r. r. are rather slew in Bremen
County. The cars are running regularly
west from McGregor to Monona. -. We see
that the West Union Public Record is soon
to be enlarged. Andy Felt gets up one Of
the best and spiciest papers in the State and
we hope he may live and prosper to see the
salvation Of the Union and the utter cxtsr.
lnination Of Copperheads ga few days
since some daring thieves entered the
of It. S. Palmer Of VintoD and with gun.
powder blew open the safe and secured some
five hundred dolors in money and escaped.