Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-04-12
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The editor of the Tama county Re
publican wants a cross-eyed fighting
editor, to whip Lager Beer Dutchmen.
The people of Dubuque have almost
unanimously voted in favor of build
ing street railways.
The Independence bulletin says,
Trade is reviving, and greenbacks are
again getting into general circulation.
John B. Grimes was arrested for
passing counterfeit money, in Webster
City, last week, says the Freeman. .lsl
We see by the Anamosa Eureka, that
a Wooden Factory is soon to be built at
Oxford. sIt Ia .3sats.s.
A boy Weighing twelve pounds came
into this breathing world" over on
the War sic last Tuesday. Some boy,
that!-New Hampton Courier.
The Des Moines Register gives an ac-
count Of a Father strangling his child
ut Sandyville, Warren county, and
styles it an act which devils would
blush to commit. ..sri
Hon. Patrick Robb, formerly a menu
Der of the Iowa Legislature, and editor
of the Sioux City Register and Du-
buque Herald, died in the latter city
March 10Th. # p sE9a
The De Witt O6srver say that four
liquor dealers, who were fined for vio-
lating the prohibitory liquor law, and
refused to come down with the stamps,
are now in the country jail. .qFf
We learn from the vinton Eagle,
that there is in the vicinity of West
Branch, Cedar Co., man who has
reached the age of lOl years and lie in
good health, with faculties clear and
perceptive.
We learn from the New Hampton
Courier that woman down in Rich
land township deserted her husband
and six babies the other day and went
to parts unknown. Reports say she
was spirited off by shepherd boy,
whom she loves "not wisely but too
we'll" re ,...r .....s
The Burlington Harckeye says, there
are at present in the city of Burlington
forty-three steam engines engaged in
productive manufacturing. This num-
Der does not include locomotives, steam
fire engine, ferry boats or other movea-
BILE machinery, nor are any of them
engaged in making whisky, or running
distilteries, but are all engaged in ac-
tive legitimate manufactures. u#.ut
The NJ. E. Church at Ottumwa was
dedicated on Sunday last, Rev. IT. NJ.
Eddy, the editorial Beecher of the NJ.
e. Church, conducting the ceremonies.
The extraordinarily liberal sum of
So, 225 was raised after the conclusion
of the services, which the Courier says
was sufficient to pay of the indebted
ness of the church and leave an over
plus for other purposes. .l IL.
The Dubuque Times says.-The river
at this point is open at last. Hallujah
Yesterday afternoon the 10 Gales got
up her ste an, aud at four p. NJ, cheer
ed by hundreds of spectators, she made
a trip to Dunleith, the river being al
most rs free from ice in front of the
city yesterday rs il it were June day.
A large concourse of people were ready
on the Dunleith side to welcome her,
which they did with cheers, to which
she responded with loud blasts of the
whistle.
The Tama Co. Nesos says: We are in
formed that some thirty families have
moved to this county by railroad with
in the past three months, the greater
part of whom have como from Ohio,
Indiana and Pennsylvania. As this
number is but a small percentage of the
actual emigration which all anticipate
being made to our county thisspring our
readers can easily determine the repu-
tation of old Tama abroad, which we
have every reason to believe stands as
high as any county in this section of
the State, and of which we all have oc-
casion to feel truly proud. ...a F.
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