Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-01-01
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FAILS, IOWA

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SrEDAEZ FAILS. IOWA.
s2zetcn o. AIS Early EaissSEy-~Ets Wa
ter Power IraEHt ciurcs-u usiaess
So:Gicrl' cFFhors' EZtEfpy &c.
fr-I1 the Chicago Journal.
CEDAR FALLS. Dee. ~, 1868. 3.
al "a In the zyenr -I8a5-ytwclfty-t hEca
ScuIs ago--Williasa StGrgis, accom-
1,amcd iy u. W. Adams, venturcd
H. this point, then, SD far as known,
Mutrud4eR by n white nau Mar hack
3inip The Willis Of the ihtn TRrritarE
S-~nlany miles boyer the trontleE
linc... Iowa WINS iheu, but u IerritOrI,i
slaTselA settled leNGnd the Nos;gEn.
banks al: hc. Mississippi riTofl, and
lac title 10 which hat LCeE~ lHIt re-
3ct ntly, relin4Ui he'd hy tho Indians,
3who set liagcacI rpon its soil, 0ccqi.
{,icd 20, lou@ ,npd loved SO we'll by!
#thrnl. TO tie | nitcd Statgs. ior the
@uitlero civilization Ia plant It's ipilp-
ol, c.s OF .~teVClUpnCn mt and tHture
pr,ntl3ess w5thl;ritsI bQr!ers. As lis
Ss f,j .rn,uneiNii.atd, and u@cNltIN&tCd
HinllahiiaRts fNa'edrpn toward sunset,
eiviii2al iOD3 agriculture, u nAanuIuc-
usfes, - and con sgserCe at once ecQu-
llied this iruttDl fcblt and straight
way began 10 discover its nataril re-
ssauTces1 and TO develop thcms until
lo.dasLl though but in the infancy Of
Cher greatness and strength, Iowa oe-
@capicea itisud a+4d powerful position
atioetsislA!ls00a Ct this great R9pl5r
pic OF s0tRs.as5 .~i.aa En H. .al.tu7'!
n 4Iu the AutlRp OF 1910, Mr.. STUFF
his, following the course of thei Cedar
river in, search Of n desirable wateI
4power, 4ea chpd this point, them with
ia the Territory of Bag hanan 4G0un-
4 IL, and laid claisn 10 the quarter See
ton oeYesing he.rapiSas OF fnlllin the
ArivcH shGd the present town of. Cedar
Fails, which he afterwards entered
attlarUnited States Land Olice'a
q Dubuque. .Iiimseif and Ar. Adams
bluug ltstheir fuInilies here aud set
tied, StUrgis at CGce Comms Ilcing tie
Improvement of tho water power,
land preparing timber aud lumber
I fgr IA SAW mill The point first be-
eame known as "Stugais Rapids. ~.
q Alr. iSturgis remained lseFe unui
April, lSt@, wi}en he sold his Inter
ests tO n. G.. Orcrman,: D.. Nj. over
man and .iohn IIHrrick, 2 who niso
brought their families here that
spring. ard at once went forward
with the Improvements commenced
fly tEuir TrCLecCgsor--CrectC SAW
Aasll, which still staEdsaT9In 1850,
i fhi4lame company bui Il n grist mill,
\ which occupied the site of one su.b2e-
qGeutly rrmGdelld d, aud stiI in opera
ticn. .tf- ... t-t ...'at.p s.g
The liTst settlers who followed the.
AsCesTe. Overmun and BarricEs here
were Edwin BIUwn, Samuel Wick
AIR. Pratt and Mr. Baker, amt per-
hans Others whose. Hames,l have mot
learned. ,s5am Wick, as he was
caiit-d, WAS the GFst 77CttttogGcr, the
Jack nf sorts of know ledge. 'aud ma,
ny Al stony is tGld Of his first efforts
before tiIc 'Sgufre,h as we'll as his
display Of Blackstone leFc.P -'Ef4
@ From 1854, emigration in this sec
ton hesast it's life, and afr0m which
YEAR he town began assert its ex-
istence,h 10 haging lieon laid ont into
! bets anu streets tlte year previols by
the MC@aTS. OVcruan and Edwin
BROW III wien ihoYInamed u "Eedar
ifails,' "a suggested by the liane of the
piNeF and falls, or. 'rarit!s thereof, at
this p0iEt. In 1853, tlseS.tawrr plat
wGs made and recorded in Buchanan
County, Uf.WhicIt- 8laUK Hawk was
ihcu40 hat, rot having been 'nEi+an-
jed. At that ia;e the first town lot
was SOLD, aud there were nine houses,
inc losing. about 5oEty people. y
Mr.. II. N.-Overnlan- was. appointed
The first Postmaster here about 1851.
IhpIc seems To be some question coRi
Cqrring the first. name given 10 the
i'est DtliGe here -Fnme ,ef. The "Qh
ui.ai.Italts" being OF the 0piuinn
tliut IL Was first named 'Sturgis Rap
ads, and ,oiAcrs. that il Was Cedar
l5uIls. VI. Re which il may, there j.
4n iguC<lipn but HAT Mr., Ovel man
,saa the iir$t Postmaster, and lhat the
,,lucc us vel! Us the. Post Office. as
sHmph tie name Of Cedar Falls" in
ihe carly days Of tittir- existence. -
IIte first knowledge that any citizen
H. A,.id- TO have OF The eXiateGce OF a
pOrt Gn.ep here Was. the Appearance
al an EugliShmNn Runlc,i Edward
1lGSe, (uuW q resident Of lHGeiC
enc-. BUCHANAN EuqihLN,) on thQ, 0pr
fusIle side Of, lie { ear ,Etvgr ut this
ipHff !, ~ tIIt AZ ttt+N SUN lilNl I'b-fiIr
WHO luilocpl, asst happeHed. tpit!e
&ut4Fe ,aatAaster, aIr. II, g.. Over
mau,- who Weut over to him il q
skin. sEln Close, said he bad ,some
nia;t aIatter for Ibis PLACE. Dir. q.
a0uk, tlG mail, together with the hey
JGu4sted to The .CarIier to deliver
and olened it., aud found SayegaI let
ters iur citizens residing hcip, iaia a
cGGiMissiqp addressed A. ID. e.
Observation-Disclosures, SlWrgiS Zap,
i,lS, " appointing Alm the Rgstm8stFr
LIS aE iEpkRf Ibis, lAeirn hIst, maxi
Was,Gt oGurstra hHPpy surprise, and
aAurllt more ao 10 leaFn that LbRg
MfEo. tAus uaIly recognized at MASH.
inGtUu. MI OVeTman Informs ne
tllatrtise, Fostpge receipts Tor the hrat
auuFteE wcre tfo., QgIara aud ton
coats. ..t .o' ...rA. ,H.V t.....|
Like al frontier towns In t1io West,
Tie "oid settisTsp here Ieiate many
anecdotes and iEciGruts of early pi0-
Jsacr- liGa--0f. hair breadth escapes,
lBGian encounters, etc, which are
lntcrt sling tulaTCr day ccmfIs. ! am
Toidstf mn indicle1it 'WIti,'h Occurred
f.eife inlS5+ 5'Atthat tine tlt. Teid.
Ficn bet Wecm tle Sioux auithe VIM
ycbat0 eA rcsid FpssI llsl'efthcuts were
AnfifentIir, and linus M creased nntil
tii on thIet,k cvcttrrud, yin Whici3the
fuFn4er tribe attacked the latter" in
tradly e"intat near Clear Lake,
which ~ HHe n ia Killing u WinEel
1.aeo Toy Ky tie sieES, who severed
liisttheha frUnffhc body Gli hung il
an aihele. tfl!e news t7tnie here with
ah6i4e diteuR that tlie" ifoGlls Had
FiSpn,r atg<l' wore rinfeLirg I'll this
difettion to fitiufk the whites. or
tauFso tlie receipt. OF sutili news
caused acoRatcrBati,n aRirAg tie
uAi.ef,cG n es nPheya t once Fusiea
4rActf:tr, i4slf ,orsfni scd2a coRi ,ssnv,
HiH cqtefpreat LtlnAc!iyes = fhe = ttt-st
ricy cddla ioi" ellie eNfected combat.
Edwin sjfawn was chosen Captain, /
ana Win. r. mi gElureI Il LieHtenant. /
bidding wife, G4ollitr, sister and /,
f0rtr 4. Thrtihy adieu they started |
iG'ofE death Cffaiid to drive iht !.
ftais q ard trrror.strskiit., saeagts III /
The forest. hgcS 10 the lathegnI6st I
Giialfttrs, iallA fta Oh 'fhcm get .us I
&ave 4'ert"." They 'ifaI ci1eti or to. |
wards ire '..ffoidr ui,til hey rcdched !
Butler ccnhty, forty aiiIcs distant, |
%itci4. they EeHrnetFt0 their great de !
light, aud 10 thcir Greate" rhasrin,
atia They were ON "A ~ III goose chase. !
limit There we're no Iii,Hans Within, !
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