Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-10-06

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LosT--A terrier purp, on Thursda,
of last week. Please return said D.
to this Office or inform us OF II
whereabouts.
STOCK AcT.-One of the importan
measures before the people of tn,
county. to be voted up or down, mex
Tuesday, Is the Stock Act. From
what we can learn IL h bound I,
carry.
PERSONALITY. Hamill or Ph9
nix, N. Y, who has been visiting Ii
Cedar Falls for some mouths
past. was called home by sickness ii
His fsnnily and LEFT on Tuesday
nights train.
CEDAR RAPIDS ORsERvER.-On,
of th~ ~uswslest, wittiest, gessopss
and bestsst papers In the state Il ID,
Cedar Rapids Observer. Bro. Viii,
kinson Is just In his element sling
ing ink.
SALE.-William Winters sold 81
acres in sec. 10. Mt. Vernon, thi,
week, to Harrison Jordan for $S(
per acre. on five years time. He hal
more TO sell on the same terms OF
trade for town property.
BUas.-Mr. Ritter, living below
town, killed some prairie chickens
last week whose crops were full
of pctatoe bugs. Perhaps it WILL
pay to let the chickens live q year .,
two to eat up the huge.
Coon GRowTH.-Mr. Hiser in.
forms us ofa tame plum grated on
= wild plum tree, by "Uncle Johnny
Pattee,i'ln Mt. Vernon Township,
which had q growth, this season o.
siz feet eight inches.
OysTERs.-Davidson ut his res
taurant is supplied daily with fresh
oysters and il prepared at all times to
accommodate the public with q good
dish. Go and test his oysters and
you'll know how tits yourself"
ANOTHER MACHINE BURNED.-A
boy got mad at his father liz Grundy
Co., the other day and set FIRE to q
straw stack audit spread and burn
ed the threshing machine. We have
not learned the names OF the parties.
"A WOMAN What Is>A WOMAN
"A Mrs. Deacon, OF Grundy county,
drove the reaper for several days dur
ing harvest and carried Q child In
her arms, two years old, and more
than that, did hsr own hoase. work
after the days was done.
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"Schesp.n-A. Desf's head to 10
seen In the book.keepers once in
Miller, Wilson q Cos store was ex>
planned to sfcusiomer as lot mean
ing that they sell "dear." "Then,"
said he, why do you not have up q
sheep's head to indicate that you
ssll 'scheap.' aHTg nr
WHEAT IrEH.-Our good natured
german friend, Henry Konitzer Of
Grundy County. bought HAT season 0.
bushel Of white Michigan spring
wheat for 81 80, sowed II and reaped
six bushels. This year he sowed the
six bushels on four acres and reaped
rs bushels.
DoN'T lake IT.--We learn from
the Cedar Rapids Observer that Miss
Maud Cowen don't like our notice of
her appearance before . Cedar Falls
Bro. Wilkinson Of the
Observer, whose judgment In good,
says 1t was In q style which the MOST
accomplished "Jinkins or the press
might well be proud to own" and
yet Maud don't like it. That only
shows what editors have to endure.
DRY WEATHER-APPLEs.--It is
dry and dusty hers but very much
more 30 In Illinois. Many farmers
have very great ~dificulty In getting
for stock.
The corn crop was cut short shout
Ons-third by drouth.
Apples, the finest, are delivered ut
Is cents per bushel. Large quanti-
Ties, In Lee county are being fed 70
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PRESIDENT GRANT.-President
Grant, wife and daughter passed
over the Northwestern road going
east. on Thursday last. He had .
car attached to the train, on
which he rides and lives. We, with
others. enjoyed the pleasure OF q
short interview. President Grant
looks quite well, a. also his wife and
Mn. g. was quite enter
laining, bnt Nellie was somewhat
rstieest- Z
Too MucH 0RAIns- The literal
Intsrpsstafion 81 barns bursting
With the weight Of >hsir stores oc.
per PArkeksbasg. M. Down.
81 built : nsV barn last last aum.
mer and STORED u full overhead with
grain OF this years crops. Last
week the weight being to greet itl
came down with . crash taktng
everything before 1t. Two Of his
horses were injured besides the dam>
age to his barn and heavy loss In
grain. f 8HW
REsIaNKD.-We learn from ths
the Dubuque Nrses that MI. Herron
hes resigned his position - conduc-
tor on the lows Disiai0n Of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad. His resigna-
tion took effect ON Sunday the 3Oth
inst. The zssnss justly adds with
the resignation Of Mr.. Heron. the L.
G. r. r, Company loses an ofncer
whoee Standing with the travelling
cemmnnlty We sscend 70 none Of I'll
The many ehc(ent Ard gsptlemanly
lnea whoan thls compauy shas ems
eaged 70 conduct ita axtanaiHe huAIS