Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-03-11
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From our regular Correspondent.
EDITORS GAZETTE You will
please excuse me for not furnishing
q letter from this town last week, as
| was what some would call "under
the weather." We had the largest
and most DISASTROUS fire here last
week, that has ever visited our city.
The store and dwelling of +. C. Put
mum was entirely consumed, with
nearly all the contents, not more
than fifty dollars worth was saved.
The occasion OF the fire is unknown,
but is supposed to have originated in
defective chimney fixing" Mr..
Putnum was absent from home, and
knew nothing of it until the next
day. Our efficient mayor was, at the
time the fire broke out, stopping
few moments at Mr.. fuckers saloon,
and when the alarm of fire was
heard, he started for it as fast as he
could 20, and broke i'm door and
window, cutting his hand in fear
full manner, with piece of glass. A
gentleman was with him, who went
into the building, when a dog that
had been badly smoked, as soon as
lie saw chance to get out, made for
the door, striking the Mayors assist
ant somewhere about the "midriff,'
and he cried out at the top of his
voice, that 1.-THE building had fallen
i'm on him. The Mayor compre-
hended the situation and would have
laughed, if he hadn't had such bad
cold. John Langdon, Esq, in the
mean time, arrived on the spot, and
being fully posted in regard to the
duties of Alderman, "broke" imme-
diately for the stable in the rear Of
the burning building, and COM
menced cutting two Jackasses lnose.
AS soon as he had severed the halters
he commenced cutting the managers,
and did not desist until he was taken
away by those less excited. Mr..
Putnum has an insurance of 81 400,
in the Davenport Fire, and will.
without doubt, get his pay within 60
days, which will greatly assist him
in setting up busin, So again.
The Musical Convention, by Prof.
l. II. Bum, held here last week, we
understand, was complete success.
Elder Maryatt and Frank Root
have concluded a trade during the
last few days, by which the Elder
gets Roots residence near the Bap-
ti.t Church, and Root gets the hotel
now occupied by Mr.. NJ.
notice by the GAZETTE and by
posters, that the Elder has entered
the list of Patent Medicine" vend-
ers. His Cough and Consumption
Cure is highly recommended by sew
eral persons here. who have used it,
as an eXpectorant. It's possible that
in this one medicine, there may be q
mine of wealth. Last Sunday he
preached in the new "AdyentN
Church, in Grundy, and did his best
to convert them from the errors Of
their ways" How he came out, We
are unable to say.
The Methodists are circulating a
subscription to build their new
church, and seem to be making head
way Notwithstanding the hard times.
Our school election last Saturday
was a spirited contest, for sub direc-
tor, resulting in a majority for l.. l..
Smith, sheriff of Butler county.
Miss Laura Ensign, daughter of
Charles Ensign, Esq, is spending
her vacation at home. She has been
attending school at the Upper Iowa
University, at Fayette, Iowa. She
speaks in high terms of that Institu
ton, and will return In few days to
attend the Spring term.
| forgot to say that our Mayor lost
fine buffalo robe, and six shirts, at
the late fire. This is hard on cam
didate for matrimonial alliance, but
"sich is life.
Last Saturday n caucus was held
here, to appoint delegates to the
County Convention which meets to-
day at Butler Center, which is to
elect delegates to attend a Senatorial
Convention, for the 4ith district, to
be held here tomorrow at, two Z. NJ.
The farmers hereabOuts are pleased
with the new board of directors of
the Cedar Valley Fair" You may
look out, next fall, for a good show,
if premiums are put on stock and
farm products, regardless of '2:4O"
gaits. PEDRO.
New Hartford, March s, 1870.
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