Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1868-06-19
THE GAZETTE,

THE GAZETTE.
FALLS, IOWA
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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, i66s.
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Local Department.
~ Subscribers win understand hereafter
,s1s their paper Is marked with an = tina,
sent for longer time than paid for.
CoRRECTIoN.-Thc GAZETTE was
m error last week in stating that the
time of leaving this station of the
lay passenger going east was 7;2o. II
should have said T:55.
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PERSONALLY. 7 NJ Holt, late ol
the Montana STANDARD has been
spending few days in town during
The past week. l.. M. is a. live news
paper man.
STRAwBERRIEs.-The season fol
this delicious fruit has opened with
I'M abundance in the market The
vines in this vicinity will yield large:
Iyla 9i3 sf9s ajia snod
SENsIBLE.-The small pond con-
tainfng stagnantwater on the corner
ot opposite Parker & Watson's liv-
Try stable has been filled up. A SEN
,ible move.
DENIEsIT.-The4 Chicago Jouyaal
.uthoritatively denies the statement
which Is going the rounds of the pa
oers that Schuyler Colfax is soon to
marry one of Iowa's fair daughters.
SUDDEN TH.-Wilson Couch,
If Willoughby, Butler Co., dropped
lead on the LIST inst. while conversing
with neighboring farmer of his.
The cause of his death is supposed
% have been disease Of the heart.
ARoUND.-We are pleased to see
sur towsman; s. III. Packard, who
vas taken down few weeks since
With q second severe attack of Iheul
so far recovered as to be able
or duty again. t.t
LIGHTNING ACCIDENTS We learn
rom a reliable source that three
louses were struck by lightning and
and man and two yoke OF
'xen were killed by lightning during
he storm of last Friday, near Upper
Grove, ontke edge of Hancock Co.
KEEP CooL.--During the hot
weather. of the past week the people
nave been making grand rush for
ce cream at Henry Testers across
he way. They find 1t the best way
o keep cool and they have also
earned that Henry keeps a tip top
READY FOR BUSINESS. The Stove
of Van Saun & Benjam-
q is completed and they expect I'd
tart up the latter part of next week.
Mr.. Bulge, who is to be the foreman
If the establishment, starts east i'm q
ew days for the purpose of procuring
lands.
LECTURES CLOSED. DIR. G.. III. Bur-
'ows closed his series of lectures on
phrenology at Overman's Hall last
Saturday by private lecture to
Toung and married men. The DIR. is
very interesting speaker and is
thoroughly posted in everything he
undertakes to talk upon. We trust
hat large audiences will greet him
wherever he may go.
HoT WEATHER.-The greater part
If the pastweek has been warm--yes
lot SO to speak. The THERMOMETERS
has indicated from 80 to SO degrees
lbove zero in the shade. 1t is
ut least hoped. that we may
not experience hotter weather this
summer.
COMING. g. +. Bailey & Co. with
heir great quadruple combination,
IN embodiment or four entire con
,erns, will visit this city soon. One
IF the, chief features of their perfor.
will be their entry into town
with the oriental music car drawn by
Egyptian Camels. Look out foi
hem.
WORK TO CoMMENCE.--We are in.
formed that the Board of Trustees al
.he late meeting In Davenport &C
,epted the plan, Of the new Home
presented by j. ID. Powers
and work will commence as soon as
the contract is let. The plan presen.
ed was drawn by L. M. Stead, Of
his city,. N -
FEsTIyAE.-The festival of the la
lies of the Presbyterian Church
given at Commercial College Hall
Iast Friday evening was one Of the
most pleasant and enjoyable gather
fngs Of the season. The attendance
was good considering the -unfavora
sleness Of the evening. The proceeds
@ereinot large though quite satisfac.
tory. Ice cream, Strawberries, must.
and pleasant faces made the evening
pass Off pleasantly to all. II
J sPHoToGRAPHs.--~Hariach -4tht
popular artist, IL still supplying the
people of this section with pictures
by the wholesale. His popularity 1.
well deserved. HlB facilities for talk.
ing pictures were never better and BIZ
. giving the best Of satisfaction. II