Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

interests of community demand that It
be furnished US whenever it is among
the possibilities.
The thanks of all are due to Route
Agent Bemis, who on Monday last came
up from Independence and started
mail east. He had received no instruc-
tons from the Company to do so, but
knowing that mail should be sent for
ward, he hired team ut his own ex-
pense, and came up to this place, re-
turning with the mail the same day.
Had Mr.. Bemis not assumed the respon-
sibility he did, and had we been obliged
to await the movements Of the railroad
company, there would have been no OPP
portunity to forward an eastern mail
from this point for nine days.
-a. f. aaa.-
A Trip West,rard.-On Saturday last
Conductor Cawley had orders to run his
train out to the western end of the road
If possible thing, and take with him
party of citizens. The reason of this
was that the conditions of the compa-
ny's land grant make it necessary that
twenty miles of the road west from Ce-
dar Falls be built and run by passenger
train by the LIST day of July, 1866. Cav
ley was well satisfied that it would be
impossible to run a train to the end of
the road, but as he was here with in
structions to await ORDERS" he conclu-
dcd to make the attempt, and go as far
as he could. Accordingly goodly COM
pany of choice spirits were gathered to-
gether, and about eight o'clock in the
morning we were Off In consequence
of the heavy rain storms of the first
part of the week the track was in any
thing but good running order, and our
progress was but slow, which gave us
all the better opportunity to view the
country, which presented a magnificent
appearance, save along the bottoms and
in the ravines where the water covered
everything. The crops looked splen-
didly, with the exception of corn, but
the hot, sunshiny days we have had
since then must have given that good
start. The tract of country through
which the road runs between here and
New Hartford is very rich and beau
tiful one. We arrived at New Hartford
in good season, stopped long enough to
telegraph anxious friends at home of
our safety, and to order dinner for our
party of mine host Sherwood, to be
served on our return. Some two or
three miles beyond New Hartford we
reached the construction train, which
was there with gang of men along re-
pairing damages. The track at this
point for long distance had been en-
tirely submerged, but the waters had
gone down, not however without talk
ing with them huge slices of the road
bed. No efforts were made at thorough
repairs, the object being simply to fix
up the track so as to admit the passage
of the train, and thus endeavor to reach
the end of the road if possible. Conse-
quently the ties which had had their
earthly support swept away by the re-
lentless flood, were blocked up with
poles, cord wood, &c., as best they could
be, and then at snail's pace, the train
would creep along its dangerous track,
until the next break was reached, when
the blocking process would be again re-
sorted to. After having accomplished
about fifteen miles Of our journey we
reached break that refused to be re-
paired with the facilities then and there
on hand. A small bridge, spanning
what in ordinary times would be called
in this country "dry rum" had been
partially swept away, and the rush of
water had cut away and deepened the
sluice way until the former timbers
were useless. At this point long time
was spent in endeavOrs to repair dam
ages, but without effect. Finally our
train was started on the back track, and
reached New Hartford about noon,
where we stopped to test Sherwood's
good cheer. In passing from the depot
to the hotel we crossed some excellent
water lots, which SO attracted our at
tention, that we failed to notice any
thing else particularly. Soon after our
arrival dinner was announced, and here
let us say if the table spread before US
on that occasion is fair sample of the
way Sherwood feasts his guests every
day, his house is good place to board
at the year round. After eating until
we couldn't eat any more, and regret
ting that our storage capacity would not
admit of receiving more of the choice
edibles with which the tables were
bcunteously spread even at the close of
our fierce attack, we started for home,
where we arrived about 4 p. NJ. without
accident, of course, for Cawley ran that
train himself, and when did you ever
hear of an accident occurring that hui
man foresight could prevent on any
train that he had the control of? The
company was jovial one. The story
and the song, the joke and the laugh,
passed about right merrily. Mirth was
contagious, rolling through the cars in
hearty outlaws, tossing dull care to the
winds, and making the heart light and
gleesome. Hours spent thus are not
wasted; they revive those social ties,
which business, selfish and plodding,
would smother, and make US better men
and truer friends.
CEDAR FALLS, July Sd, 1895.
Messrs. Editors-CSENTs: In the abb
sence Of public facilities for the educa-
ton of our children, think those of
private character arc especially entitled
to our notice at the present time.
Cedar Falls has been favored with
some excellent private schools. The
one l would allude to at the present
time, is the one that was conducted by
Miss Mccall in the German Church-the
closing exercises of the term being held