Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-01-21
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F'oh OHi hGsNHf correspondent
MEssRs, EDrToRs My last COM
munication was written when the
weather was "serenes and lovely
and put one in mind of October
more than January. Last Monday
was one of the most severe days that
we ever experienced. The mercury
lodged down below the dominion
of old zero, almost out of sight, but
to day it is mild and pleasant. Moth
ing startling has occurred since last
wrote. New cutters are all the rage
just now. II. d. Strickland, Frank
Root, Elder Ward. Doc Spooner and
several others have got each one, all
in running order. All are q dead
loss except Strickland's. He is the
only one of the four, that has escaped
being dragged to the altar. of matri-
mony, and If all reports be true, the
"triumphing of the "wicked' will
be short in his case. Let him "went,"
If he can get good wife, land he's
bound he wont have any other he
shall have our consent. They talk
of organizing a city government
here. If this should be done 1t will
necessitate the election OF a Mayor
and Counciimen. The coming man
for Mayor, is, without doubt, s. G.
Pollock Esq, better known as the
"Terror of the West" Mr.. p. is the
right man for the place, for If r. r..
delegations or excursionists from
Grundy Center, or Butler Center or
other large and important cities
should visit our place, and the city
fathers should decide on public re-
ception, Sam could dish out a speech
of welcome that would do credit to
the place, the age in which we live,
and the speaker-and the first words
of 1t would be "Hark Vel" 1.-THE
terms of this sale"--"no, no, gentle
men, excuse me, thought 1 was
auctioneering." "Let us have a few
"Skydam snaps" He is our candi-
date, and is bound to win. Theproba-
BILE candidates for Aldermen from / he
four wards. ARE, your correspondent,
John Langdon, Ezekiel Jemerson and
an Elizabeth Cady Stanton woman's
rights female, whose name we with
hold for the present as there is some
prejuiee still existing against women
having and exercising the elective
franchise. These four are all good
men, and the ticket headed by 5. c..
isa dead sure thing. / shall proba-
bly, write one of these days over the
nom deplume of Alderman" instead
of PEDRO"
Last Tuesday evening our city was
visited. by one Perry. A. Dayton,
who lectured on the topic of "Aster-
onomy." He scared among the
stars, and other important planets,
and guess fetched up OH the tail OF
the Great Bear as 1 havn't seen him
since. The congregation was not as
large as l have seen, on such great
occasions, but was appreciatiue to a
fault. The ages Of the vast audience
ranged, 1 should think, from six
weeks, to ten years. The" lee.
ter" was thrilling to a "vast ex-
TENT Mr.. ID. would be more of a
success I'm this interesting field OF
science If he could get some one to
fix prof" onto the front end, oil
the tail, of his name.
The Haptists and Methodists are
holding meetings and we sincere "
hope something may be done for
New Hartford's reform.
But must bring this letter to O
close. Yours Truly
PEDRO.
lNoTE.--Our correspondent will
notice that we have omitted a part OF
his letter, and we hope he will par.
don us, when we say to him, that oui
columns are not open for him or any
one else to lanpoon any Christian
denomination, and we wish all who
write FOR our paper, to take notice
ID A n.