Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-03-16

ncsday waited OH all the saloon keepers,
and notified them of the action Of the
citizens meeting and requested them to
abandon their traffic in spurious liquors.
The Comunittes informed them thstsif
theySdfd not discontinue the lniawft,l
business of their own will, the, majesty
of the law should be faithfully vindica-
ted, All but Mr.. +. Foss requested
time In which to think the matter over
and return their answer The Commit
tee being actuated by the sentiments
set forth in their card above, readily
granted the request. Nr. Foss told the
Committee to sail mr. as soon as they
got ready. ~. -.
On Wednesday evening the liquors of
Frederick Foss. were seized by Deputy
Sheriff Sessions on a watgant issued by
Justice Crosbyf The seizure was made
in a quiet, inqfensive manner, and MIR.
Foss preserved perfect eqHanimity
while he was being cleaned quit
Messrs. Bafifum and Sloan assisted the
Sheriff in this Job, and it was quite lu-
dicrous to all but the saloon men to see
the two gentlemen Juggling away at the
huge whisky barrels. The liquor was
put in Grant & Morrison's leather store
for the night, and Mr.. Sloan took charge
Of the new saloon and went to sleep on
the counter. The money value of this
seizure is, estimated at about 81, 500.
A good part of yesterday was consum.
ed in securing u proper place for storing
and in putting away thesFoss liquors.
There was much excitement on the
streets, and crowds gathered on saloon
corners and elsewhere to discuss the
temperance question, and the means
being employed to carry out the prohib.
tory liquor law.
Late in tho afternoon the Sheriff came
down on w. S. Lloyd's saloon, and ear.
ried offiwhatliquors he could find With.
in the authority of his warrant Ia seize
Mr.. Lloyd'ssstock was quito SMALL /
What was found, however, went The
waygthat Foss's went.
II was the IN tsntion of the Committee
last evening" to visit all the. other la.
looms to-day. Some or the saloon men
the Committee are informed, have pu,
liquors out of the way. This the Com.
mittee care little about. The liquors
arc not what they want, but the sup.
preston OF tho traffic in Cedar Falls is
what they are after, and what they de-
clare shall be accomplished. '&.'f''""'
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Persoadl.--Jacob Geyer, who has been
a popular clerk in the Cedar Fails
Pastotiice for about four years, started
on "Wednesday last for Leavcnworth
Kansas, to take a position in the insur.
ance Office which MIR. j. III. Brown is
about opening there. o.. . !" Jake " =. is one
of the very best boys we overhead in our
employ, and he is just as sure to, go uI
in the world as he is to live and have
his health. And this because he has
good habits. is studious, strong of will
and fixed in principle. Whoever EN-.
ploys him, can put the fullest conf.
dence in his integrity and faithfulness
In being "good boy" he has not been
so for praise, but for his own good
Few boys have had more to contend
with than he, but q settled perseverance
and a high sense of honor are CARRYING
him through. He is now just pas,
twenty-one and starts out from home
with excellent education, good business
habits, and prospects in life which are
fiattering Indeed. He has gained all
these by his own stubborn effort. w,
cannot speek too highly of him. His
success should be an incentive to other
boys to follow his example.