Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-09-01
Notes by The Nay.

dry and dusty in the old city of Bur
lington. / was here just four week.
ago to-day, and then it was cold, mud
and plenty of rain. Farmers were dis
heartcned for fear their grain woult
spoil. Much winter grain is sown in
this part of the State, and many bush
els Of itdid spoil, ESTIMATED at about
one-fifth. The corn crop is doing fine.
ly. The dry warm weather is bringing
it out, and predict that q big harvcs,
will be had. pa VT aeG. sIsafa rrsa
Well, notes by the way is what we
are after. | left home on the Grant ex-
cursion train last Wednesday morning,
and arrived safe and sound in Dubuque.
Saw Grant, and shook hands with him.
Ate at the same table with him, sat in
the same chair that he had stepped on
the same carpet that he did,--ate Of
steak from the same old COW that he
did saw and heard the most that he
did that day saw, him get into the
bus, and helped cheer him ON his de-
parture for his home at Galena. His
reception was all that could have been
asked for by his friends, enthusiastic,
as the. old hero deserved. Long may
he live in the hearts of the American
people. s.'.. a,.s W @ a 'a.,} ,..,...,
Took steamer james Means for Da-
venport. Boat crowded. When we got
to Clinton about one hundred of the
4th Iowa Cavalry got aboard, bound for
Burlington and Fort Madison. This
gallant regiment has won laurels, and
has come back covered with glory. Arr
rived at Davenport at 7 A. NJ Got on
board the Keithsb,rg, bound for Fort
Madison. Found this fine boat crowded
with soldiers and pieasure-seekers.--
Many are travelling at this season for
comfort and pleasure. Never before
has there been such mania for travel
ing. Many will now travel hundreds
of miles just to have the chance to stand
up in crowded railway car, and to be
put into the cock-loft of the ne-horse
hotels, to be bled by the bed-bugs, mus
quitoes and fieas-for it is a harvest now
for these pests. A man and his family
will undergo an experience of the most
trying nature for the sake of being FASH
go somewhere Several
pleasure parties are on the boat, that
have been to st. Paul, and they say
what pleasure person gets up there
now is very small, and what he don't
get he has to pay for. Twelve dollars
per day for carriage and driver for
four; s. per day for taking a room in
the top story, say 1879, and then before
you can get anything to eat, that is if
you want your breakfast before dinner,
you must fee the servants pretty round
ly. These parties all say they will new
er be caught on any such pleasure trips
again. .!ar.a .. te-s .sa.. .. "a
Arrived here, Burlington, OH Friday
morning, about 3 A. NJ. Had meeting
of the local committee for making ar
rangements for the State Fair to be held
here on the Goth, 9th, 2Sth and Goth of
Extensive arrangements
are being made to make. this Fair the
best ever held in the State. The fair
will be held on the grounds of the Des
Moines County Agricultural Society,
located about one and a half miles from
the business portion of the city. The
grounds comprise thirty acres, which
are enclosed with a tight board fence,
eight feet high. There are five humid
red stalls for cattle and horses, pens for
sheep and swine commodiOus halls for
the protection and display of fine arts,
domestic industry, products of the Or
chard, vineyard, garden and fire-side
There is also splendid half-mile track,
forty feet wide, and an amphitheatcr
that will comfortably seat three thous-
and persons. The arrangements will
be perfected for successful exhibition.
The premiums have been increased
above former years, and very great IN
ducements are offered to stock raisers,
to inventors, mechanics, and to all
classes of fine arts and domestic ecoao-
my to bring the products of their in
dustry and skill into friendly competi-
tiCn. The local committee will make
arrangements for the safe, speedy and
comfortable transportation Of people
from the city to the grounds. The diff
ferent rail roads in the State, and the
several Mississippi packet companies,
make the usual reduction, passengers
Mt half fare, and stock free. The hotel
keepers agree to entertain visitors at
their usual rates per day.
/ saw in an ice-cream saloon last
night, Miss Mary Harris, the lady who
shot Burroughs at Washington, and
whose trial created such newspaper
notoriety for her. She lives here, and
it was in this city that Burroughs be-
came acquainted with her. She is
rather pretty, though the rosy red has
faded from her cheek, and she looks as
if she was troubled in mind.
paid visit yesterday to the fine
residence of Senator Grimes. He has a
beautiful situation on the bluffs back of
the city. From his house can be seen
the beautiful farms in Illinois, far in
the distance, and at the foot of the bluff
the Father OF Waters winding his way
to the Gulf. The scenery is sublime
from this spot. think it il the finest
view j have ever seen in the State
Mr.. q. is preparing the duties of the
next Congress- session that will be
full of interest, and which will be of
great Importance to the welfare and ex-
istence of cur Government. No State
has better or harder worker fer the
Of our country, than Mr.. G..
was in the church called Old Zion
to-day. 1t was here. that the first terri
torial Legislature was held in 1885,
The church has been repaired, and now
belongs to the Methodist Society. In
this building Black Hawk and his war
riors have had many a war dance. AS
sociated with this building are many
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