Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-05-25

Falls has very little of this trade now,
and therefore the building up of a rail-
road town on the Black Hawk will be
of no disadvantage to our city.
Just at dusk we babe our friends
good-by, and, after delightful evening
ride, reached home, little stiff to be
sure, but with the satisfaction of hav-
ing passed an agreeable afternoon and
captured batch of desirable items.
If any one desires to see how railroads
are built on Western prairies, look at
perfect garden of country, and have
good time generally, let him take trip
from Cedar Falls to Cottrellville.
4 Batch of RunaUays.-Last Friday
a team belonging to Mr.. w. Pattee ran
away twice within fifteen minutes, and
came near getting off third time. The
first time they jumped into the race at
the foot of Westinghouse, carrying
with them the fore-wheels Of the wag-
on, having left the hind-wheels by the
side of a stump on the bank, and swan
down to point near the race bridge,
where they came out on the opposite
shore and were caught.
The same day, Ford & Zeising's mill
team became frightened, by the over
turning of the wagon while the men were
loading log, and went off on a very
creditable run for horses so big and fat
as they.
On that day number Of young men
had team and a three-seated open car
riage from Watson Bros livery, and
while north of the city, on the James
vile road, the diver undertook to run
a race with another team, and over
turned the vehicle into a ditch, doing
considerable damage. The ride will
cost the boys fifty dollars or more.
Saturday morning VanSaun & Over
mans mill team ran away. A board
from the bed of the wagon, lifted by
the wind, knocked one of the lines out
of the drivers hands, who was immedi-
ately unseated by the plunges of the
frightened team. The horses ran around
behind the Presbyterian Church, and
came in collision with Mr.. Henry An
derson's buggy, standing in the alley,
which was considerably injured.
Sunday evening Mr.. J. X. Brown and
wife We're out riding with team and
covered carriage from Wallaces' livery
The horses started into a run in the
south part Of town, and came dashing
down Main-st., with Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown both pulling at the lines. The
horses turned the corner of Second-st,
in the direction of the stable, and the
carriage went over, throwing the occu-
pants to the ground. Mrs. Brown was
considerably injured by striking her
nose and forehead on a stone, and was
carried into the Inman House. Mr..
Brown was not hurt. The team ran
around to the stable, when the near
horse attempted to jump over buggy
standing there, and got his feet tangled
and went down heavily on his side.-
The two vehicles were both badly in
jured, but the one the horse attempted
to jump over was more shattered than
the other. The horses came off with
sound skins. Writ Wallace immedi-
ately hitched the runaways to a light
wagon, gave them the lines and the
whip till they got under good Roadway,
then brought them up standing with
great suddenness. OF this Wholesome
medicine he administered number of
successive doses, and the team probably
went to their stalls fully persuaded that
it was all delusion about their having
run away that day. .' -..
We are told that there have been, dur
ing the past week, other runaways
than the above; but as we cannot as
certain the particulars we will call the
number six in three days, and go to
taking notes for another week.
Notice to 7a1: Payers of Cedar Falls,
Washington and Union ToUnships.-
Lists of the delinquent personal taxes
for the above named Townships have
been prepared and placed in the hands
of Fitzroy Sessions, Esq, Special Dept.
Treasurer, for collecting. Persons know
ing themselves to be indebted to the
County for taxes on Personal Property
are requested to call on Mr.. Sessions and
settle, and save costs. -
JOHN ELWELL,
Treasurer Black Hawk County
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Il Delegation Gone to st. LOuis.--We
have received the following dispatch
from our townsman, Peter Melendy,
Vice President of the Iowa Central
Railroad: .-...
| r. KEoKUK, May 81, 1866
GEO. d. PERKINS. Cedar Falls:
A delegation go to st. Louis to-day on Rail-
road business. President Smith, and prOba-
bly, Gov. Stone will be along. 1 go with them.
viii write you from st. Louis
asE- Buy your Drugs and Medicines,
Paints, Oils and School Books of Plum
mer & Co. They have the largest stock