Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-03-31
NOW Hartford CORRESPONDENCE.

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cupieG, as you very well know, with
pursuits which have forbidden, to
great extent, "Iiterary" eitusions.
But having returned from the East
and proposing 70 make this place my
permanent home, II take my pen
in hand" to give you a few "Pedroic'
items. Aud rs have been gone so
long, / must go back little in dates
and write up what has passed within
a few short months, rs | am informed
as well as TO give current events. A
great change has taken place in our
city cuunCil-amoug our city fathers
Mayor POlIock, that specimen
brick-the "terrOr Of the wcst"-that
NAH Of colossal proportions, and grit
like u rabbit-he in whom the city
felt an indcscribable pride! i'm fact and
in short, the Head Center of the no.
tables composing our sble, judicious
and ever to be remembered first
council, has left us under peculiar
circumstances. Instead OF giving
the city a chance to do him the hon
or of his rank, by some public de-
mOnstratiOn-as for instance, the
balance OF the officials getting drunk
toe, INSTEAD of this we say, his de-
parture was SO silent and noiseless
that his most intimate friends were
wholly unappriSed of the fact until
his exit was made beyond question
of doubt. Another of the late
council aud perhaps the most ex-
tensiYe grain dealer among us, has
also departed under rcry peculiar
circumstances. refer to J. G.
Jerome. Esq. lie left us in the night
season, while his little grand child
was in II most gleeful mood, and
while Sheriff Campbell was paying
special attention to "his honor, -
He laid aside bis cap, coat and boots
and stepped to the door to geta little
wood to keep his host warm, since
which night lie has not been sGen-
Oh! how "peculiar." 1t is feared
there las been fowl" play in his
case. Captain burns an emplyQc of
the last named gentleman in the
grain business, has also left lis, um~
der very much the same pccu'i"r cir
cumstances, How mysterious. Gen.
Johnson whom you will remember
as "mine host, :" Of the John Jacob
Astor, Gerard House," is also among
the missing ones under peculiar cir
cumstances. In some respects, lie
was like unto the Davis Jefferson
only he was successful in "iighting
out" while Mr.. Davis Jefferson was
Caugnt-hOth We're under hoods and
inside pCtticOuts, oh! how cruel j.
war and law. Another victim Of
peculiar circumstances is our late city
clerk He had been dealing largely
in Beef" and is supposed to have
had large sums Of somebody's money
in his possession. So you see our en-
tire city government, is dissolved
and we'll may we ask, WHITTIER are
we drifting" Mayor Pollock, AL
dermen Jerome, johnson, Durns, and
the city clerk, all gone!! But
another city election is called, and
in a short time i shall lie able to give
you the names Of our new COMcH
The late JreShct raised hob with our
bridges in and around town. The
one across the Beaver, just cOmplet.
ed by that irrepressiJ!c Welchman,
john Owen, at a cost of $1,000, was
swept away like cob house. The
one across the ague manufact0ry-.
the bayou" also taken off
You can have but little conception of
the general CONSERVATION the Hood
caused. Infilels and skeptics sought
the bible to see what it did say about !.
the Rainbow" Elder Maryatt, /
the highly successful lung doctor
and business man generally, has sold /.
out his possessions here and moved !
to Clayton County, where he will
eLgage in farming, preaching and /
doctoring. |
The new NJ. l.. Church IS at pres
ent rather start Il que. Not long
since the ladies of that denomination |
held n festival for the purpose of |
raising money to window and pew
it, at which the Band of Cedar Falls
was present. About $50 was Noted. /
The young people thought it 40 hurt
after they had paid their money, and
as the house was not" dedicated yet, !
to sing and kiss little" They con-
suited n few of the members who
did not interpose any objections and
therefore the play begun" But,
what was their astoaish ment when
the President of the Board of Trus-
tees pe.emptoriIy forbade the amuse-
ment. We should like to have the
President aforesaid tell US wherein ii
is very wicked. If our Methodist
fOlks won't let the young people /
have a little fun at their festivals We
know Of one young man at least,
who will fail to patronize them.
But more auon. PEDRO. |
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