Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-02-21

The iowa Central.
The Waterloo correspondent OF the
Dubuque Times, whose only means Of
gaining notoriety Is i'm manufacturing
lies, has again given some startling
news Ms he claims. t
Notwithstanding the assertions of
this Sensational we are enabled to
inform our readers that the prospects
of the completion OF the Iowa Central
are in a most promising condition.
Mr.. Melendy was one of q COM
mittee TO visit st. Louis, and confer
with the officers of the North Missouri
railroad. They gave him positive as
surance that their road will be compile.
ted to the State line by lure or July,
and by August at the farthest At the
rate of speed that work Is now going
forward on the lower end of our road,
the grading will be completed and rea-
dy for the iron a. far up as Oskaloosa,
by the time the North Missouri Com
pany have completed their road 10 the
state line. Over two hundred hands
are now employed on the bridge at Ed
dyville, and on the grading along the
lower end Of tile road. The bridge Ii
being rapidly pushed to completion.
Two hundred men can prepare the road
for the ties and iron from Eddyville
south in two months.
The President and vice President of
the Iowa central have been Instructed
to make all necessary arrangements
for the location OF the road in Powe-
sheik County. Three routes are under
consideration. called the Montezuma,
Grinnell and the middle route. Two
bids for the location of the road have
been made-one of $50, 900, and the
other of $4,000.
The contracts for the grading of the
road from Oskaloosa north to Toledo,
will be let Immediately and that will
form one division of the road.
Arrangements are also being made
for the prosecution Of the work In Ia
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road will be made ready for the iron at
an early day, the most OF the work be-
ing now completed. The road IL going
forward as rapidly as can be reasonably
expected when the length Of the lire Is
taken into consideration. The compile
ton of the road through to Cedar Falls
at an early day is as inevitable as that
two and two makes four. 1t Is now
but question of time.
FIFTH Observation-Disclosures Tilton,
editor of the New York Independent.
will deliver the fifth lecture of the
course under the auspices of the Libra
ry Association, In this city next Mon.
day evening, February oath, at the NJ.
L. Church. His subject--"The art of
using the mind" Is one in which all
are interested aud will be treated, we
doubt not, with that distinguished abil-
ity which always characterizes his eff
forts whether on the rostrum or in the
editorial sanctum.
MIR. Tilton is not stranger to our
people. and tile universal satisfaction
which his lecture last season gave, war.
rants MS i'm the prediction that he will
be greeted on his second visit to our
city with an overfiowing house. Those
who have listened to him once will not
fail to hear him whenever an opportu.
nifty is presented.
He Is ripe scholar, a finished orator
and sound reasoner. His original
style and forcible manner of delivery
give an irresistible and captivating
freshness TO all his lectures which few
public speakers possess.
We learn that large delegations will
be present from Waterloo and other
adjoining towns. As the house will
be crowded, seats should be secured
early.
| PERsoNAL.--Senator j. Il. Powers re-
turned home last week from Des Moines
the Legislature having adjourned until
the 18th inst.
Peter Melendy, one of the working
members of the Third House, is on
visit to his constituents during ad-
journment, returning home last Satur.
day evening.
Rev. j. @. Dimmitt, pastor of the NJ.
f. Church In this city, after an alb.
sence of several weeks, returned last
Tuesday. to his pastoral duties.
Senator Chaplin, of Benton county,
stopped over night In Cedar Falls,
while on his way home last Monday.
Mr.. &. is one of the live men of Vim
ton.
Hon. q. Or'lway, Representative from
this county, was i'm town this week and
favored us with a call.
"Sile" Noyes. of the Mason City Re
publican, honored our sanctum with a
visit last Monday.
RUNAwAYs.-This has been a re-
markable good week for runaway teams.
two occurring on Monday and one on
Tuesday. The team owned by man
In the employ of Edwin Brown ran
away while Mr.. Brown was driving
them on Monday morning, injuring
him slightly and tearing the harness
In pieces besides doing damage to the
wagon. In the evening they ran away
while the owner of the team was driv-
ing them, injuring the man considera-
bly,, though not seriously, and tearing
another set Of harness to pieces.
On Tuesday, John Munger's team got
scared and ran up Main Street, but by
the pluck and presence, OF mind of the
driver. they were stopped at the Post
ONCE without doing any damage.