Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-11-20
How ~ Seymour Man he
came "a sSayyiSf.

came "a SnyviSt.
From the Dcs Moincs Register
f. Our distant readers may require a
repetition of the conditions of bet
made during the last political cam
paign between two insurance agents
of this city, Frank Ii. Rood, Grant
man, and Ed. II. Whitconb, a warm
supporter Of the late Democratic
candidate for President. Mr.. Rood
Is the Desmoines representative of
the Universal Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, and Mr.. Whit
comb is the agent of the Hawkeye
Insurance Go. of this city. In case
of the election of Seymour, two cords
of wood to be furnished by Mr.. w.
were to be sawed i'm front OF the Reg
lister office by the admirer of our
noble Ulysses. But in case the DEM
ocratic OK should he politically gored
on the third day Of November, the
elbow grease was to be expended up
on Republican wood ut the same
piace---time to he agreed upon when
the result of the election was known.
Soon after learning that he and not
Seymour was elected the plucky
Whitcomb promptly notified his man
that he was ready to fulfill his en-
gagements. Yesterday morning inn
mediately after breakfast the wood
was delivered at the curbstone of the
Register office and precisely at 8
O'Clock the gallant sawyer stepped
forth in his shirt sleeves and gaunt-
let's and apparently in first class
wood saving trim.
The music of the saw soon attract
ed curious crowd which surrounded
and cheered the victim sawist during
all the long sweaty hours of the fore.
noon, and at one o'clock-an hour
for rest and dinner being taken by
Mr.. WhitcoIDb-the interested spec
tators were Joined by Collard's Band.
Toward 4 O'Clock the stint" had dis
appeared and the curly headed saw
yer, plucky as ever, gazed about him,
Alexander like, wishing for more
worlds (wood) to conquer. At this
iuncture the Democratic ladies', who
had assembled at a private residence
across the ways made their appear
ance, and presented their champion
with a handsome boquet, which was
Handsomely and gratefully received.
| The young gentlemen Of his club
| then took charge of affairs and Whit
con b found himself elevated upon q
platform Upon which he was borne
in triumph about the city, acconlpa-
MED by tile band, surrounded by an
excited and laughing crowd and foT.
lowed by line of carriages. The
platform was dccked with the flag of
the Club, and the Seymour Cadet
tanner was borne in the procession.
Whitcomh In his sawyer rig sat 1t out
on that line, holding i'm one hand the
boquet and in the other banner
with the following inscription: My
| friends. your sawyer | cannot be. "
I'VE prefer to See more and SulC lesa. y"
During the progress of the procession,
numerous Repu biican ladies threw
handsome b0quets on the platform.
Arriving at the starting point, Mr..
! Whitcomb Was greeted with three
cheers proposed by Il Republican
gentleman, and soon after was called
out Tor speech. Nothing daunted,
the same curley head which had h, Ell
bobbing up and down nil day over Il
saw buck, appeared at an upper win.
dow of the RCgister building and in
admirable style made the following
speech, which WAS taken down in
| full by our short hand reporter 4:
LET US HAVE PEACE"
The following paragraph is clip
ped from the New York Tribune.
Managers of the Iowa Soldiers Or
phans Home should look into this
matter:
x Request OF 500, 600 was made by
the hate iloratio Ward native of
New York, and n London banker,
| for the benefit OF such institutions in
the loyal States for those made or
phans by the late war as was estab-
lishcd prior to his death i'm April last,
or within year subsequent 10 that
date. The interest is to be used fOi
the present for the support and main
tainance of the orphans. and the
principal will be devoted to giving
them an outfit in life as they become
of age, and will he thus gradually ex-
tinguiehed. Besides this beuucst Mr..
Ward left lO0,OJO for the National
Soldiers and Sailors Home at
Washington.