Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-04-01
iowa Items.

The Delaware County Union has
closed it's sixth volume,
THE Sentinel OF Iowa Falls, Is
again under the entire control of M.
C. Woodruff. ...s...
--Vinton has paid $50, 900 to secure
a railway. and is now waiting to sub
scribe to Sc cure another. s. .rss-.GHl
The Cedar Rapids Times thinks
there are altogether to many saloous
In that city. If that Is not so Cedar
Rapids must be an exception
AT the city election I'm Marengo
the two tickets were temperance and
license. The latter carried the. day,
rs we learn from the Reptbiicdn.
The Courier. of Ottumwa. ex-
presses the opinion that Judge Loug-
bridge will be re-nominated next
summer without any serious opposi-
ton. .......... ..t.,s FL.
| When q correspondent of the |
paper hits you where you live, you
just lay back and say that article
was manufactured 10y the EDITOR
You see that's argumcat.--Ndshua
Post. .r.-5r a.sa.s -s5.H5a =. t4ls
| The average level of Iowa above
the ocean Ii 200 feet. If old ocean
was To rise just one thousand feet,
We would have salty time herr.--
But we guess 1t won't.-Indianota
Journal. -r..-. .-... 5..ra ...~a
We learn that nj. B. Duncan, Of
| Towanda, Illinois, l,as recently sold
to Mr.. Briggs, of Jasper county, in
this State. ten head of cattle, for
near s., ,000.- -iowa Homestead.
The State Register says, that no
conclusion Us to the location of Par
sons College was reached 10y the
committee Mt its recent session; the
decision being postponed for one
month.
F. w. I'll. Sheffield, Pres't of the
Construction TO-, is shipping lots of
currency to Etdora. only twenty
seven thousand dollars this week.
Neighbors. don't tn 8 look like bust
ness 81 dunno o?'- Etdora Ledger.
There Is no Bachelor Club" I'm
Indianola, but there Is about "sever
al, - old bachelors here who ought TO
be "ctubbed"--for not marrying.
They.are all first class gentlemen
only they won't marry.
We hear that the building COM
mittee of the Methodist Society of
this place have about concluded To
re- build their church of brick. A
sensible conclusion, gentleman; stick
10 it.--Ioaed Eaits Sentinel.
The contemplated st. Louis,
Iowa and st. paul Railroad go, IS
through Montezuma, Nurthward 1T
touches Malcolm, Toledo and Cedar
Falls. Strong hopes are entertained
of its being huiit.-DaUcaport Gu
zette.
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher has re-
turned to Iowa from the East, where
her eloqueIice met brilliant recep-
ton. She comes back with an Ell
dorsement and Increased reputation,
that must encourage her to more ell
ergrtic effort I'm the future.-State
, Register.
One hundred and eighty.seven
Iowa soldiers are buried in the na
tional cemetery Mt Chattanooga. The
names and military history of one
a hundred aud eighty five of these are
known, and recorded i'm the cemetery
register. ...
The terrific storm which came
down SO suddenly upon us OH Mon-
day afternoon, the 18th, lasting till
Thursday has left its record of death
around us. No such storm has ever
visited Northwestern Iowa 40 late i'm
the season, and none were expecting
such visitation.-F Dodye Norti.-
tOest. s...1--. F.
Several cars OF wheat have pass
ed over the Central II. TX. of Iowa,
shipped from Charles City aud places
north of that. H.-. ....
We clip the above from the Eld0ra
Ledger. Isn't there food for reflec-
tion for our people In that paragraph.
-Nasitt q Pot. ~ ...
A WALKING CORPSE "A man who
is owing us IA little bill said he would
call I'm last Saturday and pay us, il he
was alive. He made his appearance
on the street, but as he did not call
ON US. IL is supl osed 10y some that he
il dead and IL walking around to save
funeral expenses -iettd Btaote. .....
The Upton Adpcrtiscr announces
the dgath of DIR. Jackson, of that
city. The Doctor claimed during
his sickness and with his dying
breath, that he had ben poisoned,
The advertiser says that the symp
toms Indicated tlut such was the
case. Marion Register. ..
A Pennsylvania farmer writes to
his county paper that he cured his
daughter OF the Grccian Bend by
pouring water on her and holding
her out In tile sun until she warped
. back again. We only give the re.
.eipt for the benefit of some of the
afflicted 'parients' In Independence
Conservative.
Rev. R. Norton. formerly pastor
> of the Nj. l.. Church, Manchester,
now stationed vt Usage. on Friday
evening, March 9th, received $40 as
the result of tile douation party
given by his flock. We congratulate
him aud his, aud trust that they may
!, receive many more donations of the
u same sort. DetotlUare County Union.
MIR. j. l.. Adams, of Indianola,
had on exhibition at the Warren
: county fair last fall q splendid large
tomato called the General Grant
He writes Us that he has some of the
seed tor sale, and That lie intends
giving us few papers, which we are
willing to divide with the first Farm
ers' Clubs that ask for any Ioua
Homestead.
--How's this for marriage notice !:
-"Young-Martin and others. In
Salt Lake City on the 10th ultimo, In
the pfese nee of the Saints, Brigham
Young To Mrs. j. II. Martin, Miss l..
NJ. Pendergrest, Mrs. R. M. Jenick-
son. Miss Susie =. Cleveland. Miss
Emily p. Martin. all of the county
, of Berks, England. "---B Burlington
Argus.
The Story county Acgis Gays that
the Hon Charles Pomeroy will be
re. e.tiected To Congress from the Sixth
District, and that all the cliques that
may be formed cannot prevent 1t, be-
cause the people are satisfied. We
are glad to hear this, because Mr..
P0meroy. though quiet, liz n most
meritOrious and valuable member. -