Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-02-17

o and Franklin streets. Rev. r. A. Bsrncr
:, pastor. Services at loi A. N. and 81 P. N
IS Sunday school at II P.x. The church is
n frame building 25x4e.
!. German Lutheran. Occupy Presbyterian
}. church Rev. Peter Keinlim pastor. Ser
# vices every alternate Sabbath in the after
n noon,
o Catho1ic.-Church on Washington street
:. between 7th and S.h streets. Rev Mr.
n Shields pastor. Services once in every fou
4 weeks. The church is Of brick, 2o130.
f There 10 a fine public school house row
being built. 1t was intended to have ready
!, for use portion Of the building for this win
, ter; but the early setting in Of winter pre-
vented. The building is Of brick, three s,o
res and . basement high, 47x6o feet, with ,
projecting front of 13sx4s feet. The room,
will be IA feet high--the basement To-
Coupsing tho basement the building ia four
stories high. 1t will be completed as early
as possible in the spring. 1t will cost not
far from $4,000. Cedar Falls hs, two good
select schools and by another year will
have one Of the best public schools in the
West-if the money and determination OF
the citizens can secure it.
2o,cnship officers Caleb May.
Trustees, VIM. P. Case, j. N. Overman,
Sheppard Wilson Clerk, Fred Boehmler
Assessor, r. P. Speer; Justices Of the Peace,
VIM, II. Mcclure, J. Q. A. Crosby; Consta.
bla, Fitzroy Sessions, Geo. Philpot Road
Supervisor, G. f. Jaquith.
Municipal Gorernment-May NJ. W.
Chapman; Marshal, Fi.zroy Sessions Re.
corder, A. Trowbridge; Councilman, LIST
Ward, F. N. Chase, B. T. White; % Ward, H.
Miller, j. V. Bird Sd Ward, Z. W. Babcock,
d. c. Carpenter; 4th Ward, Thes, Walkup,
NJ. Rosenbaum.. A city election is ordered
to take place on the first Monday OF March.
when Mayor, City Marshal, City TIeasur.
er, City Solicitor, and two Trustees from
each Ward will be elected.
The following comprises the various asso.
Citations in Cedar Falls
Library Association..-This Association
has library Of about 600 volumes, which
is open to members every day during bust.
ness hours. Library room in Overman's
block. The officers are as follows: Presi-
dent, P. Melendy; Vice President, Geo. b.
VanSaun Secretary and Librarian, DR.. s.
n. Pierce; Financial Secretary, Geo. d.
Perkins Treasurer, John II. Brown.
Cedar Valley agricultural soeisty-Pres.
ident, Peter Mclendy; Vice President, j,
Bradley Secretary, Fred BGhmler Treas.
urer, A. D. Barnum.
Cedar Valley Joint Stock Agricultural
association. - President, Peter Nslenay
Vice President, ID. c. Overman Secretary,
j. B. Powers; Treasurer, S. A. Bishop.
Board Of Trade--Presidsrt Sheldon Fox;
Vice President, Byron Culver Secretary, F.
G. Beswick; Treasurer, Geo. 7. Bellany.--
Room on the corner of Main and 1st streets,
near race bridge.
Ladies .Solairs' lid .Soeiety-This Soei.-
ty has been in existence since the first year
of the war, and has accomplished much good
The Society meets every Tuesday afternoon
at Baptist hall. The officers for the pre- sent
year are: President, Mrs. John r. Cameron;
Vice President, Mrs. DR.. Goodhue Cores
ponding Secretary, Mrs. D. G. Overmsn /;
Recording Secretary, Miss Libbie Sloan !;
Drec'resses, Mrs. Henry fphmler, Mrs II
\. Perkins, Mrs. j. Ainsworth.
Masonic. Black Hawk Lodge, No. 65, A.
F. & A. NJ, J. II. Brown, W. NJ Hall in
Bishops block. Meets on the first Monday
after the full of the moon.
Valley Chapter, No. 90, J. Fl. Brown, Il
p. Meets the first Wednesday after the full
Of the moon.
Coed Tempgdrs. - Meet every Tuesday
evening. Hall in Overman's block. j. W.
Hart, w. G. r.; J. johnson, p. w. G.; Miss
G. Rs;hbun, w. Y. r.; VIM. Phipot. w.
c.; Chas Rownd, W. F. T.; Geo. Huffman,
W. r. s.; Miss Alice Miller, W. T.; S. H.
Rovnd, jr., W. NJ.
Ne,r England tion.-President, W.
II. Sessions; Vice President, Caleb May
Treasurer, G. NJ. Harris; Secretary, f. n.
Chase.
! Cemetery Association.-Capital stock lin
tied to $4,000. Shares. 500. President,
Geo. d. VanSaun; Secretary, j. B Powers
Treasurer, Albert Allen; Directors, S. A..
Bishop, I. B. Carpenter, A. s. Smith, By
ron Culver.
The Militia Organizations.- Governors
Guarts-Captain, Frank Dale; lst Lieuten-
ant, P. Meendy; End Lieut., A. Allen
This company has an Armory in Overman's
block and one hundred stand Of arms.
| Union Guards-Captain, II. p. Sloan ; 1st
Lieutenant, Byron Culver; 2nd Lieut., Thss.
/ L. Beswck.
/ Cedar Falls Guards-Captain, J. @, A.
Crosby LIST Lieutenant, Wa. E. circuit !;
2nd Lieut., G. D. Wilcox.
National Guards-Captain, C. II. Mullar-
ky; 1st Lieutenant, I. Howe; End Lieut..
F. McQuade.
Artillery Company-Captain, John l.,
Wilcox; Sr LIST Lieutenant, VIM. II. Nc
Clure; Sr. End Lieut., E. Haskell; Jr. 1st
Lieut., Alex. Sessions; Jr. aad Lieutenant,
Burke Turner.
During the last year the business Of Cedar
Falls has increased over fifty per cent. AS
AL indication of the business Of the town we
may say that carefully considered figures
show the amount done by the produce buy
ers, merchants, and manufacturers, for the
year 1864, ending December 3lst, to be in
dollars and cents Three Million, Eight Hun.
7rsa and Eighty.thres Thousand, One Hun
drsd and Fifteen Dollars (S3,sS3,1l5 oo)
These figures can be relied on as nearly cor
rect. They are made independent Of tran.
silent business, which if considered would
largely add to the aggregate. One dry goods
house sold during the year SCI, 900 worth o