Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-07-21
State News.

A pound of wool was spun out
into thread seven miles long, at the
Madison woollen mills, the other
day. H&s4
wv. III. Furman, who lives near
Cedar Rapids, keeps $50 swarms of
bees, all in Langtroth hives, and ex-
poets TO make about ten tons Of hon.
ey the present season. He has sue.
cessfully tested plan for throwing
the honey out of the comb by cene
trifuRal force, and then returning
the comb TO the hive to be refilled. -
The comb is cut smoothly In one
mass from the box, and whiried 80
rapidly In a revolving cylinder that
oil the honey flies out, leaving the
eougher comb unbroken.--Er.
I'm the recent hall storm at Red
Oak, 5000 lights Of glass were brok>
en- In that town, the roofs were
punched full Of holes, shingles were
left In splinters. chickens and even
pigs were killed. Crops OF wheat
and corn were so utterly destroyed
In some places that their owners
plowed up the ground to SOW buck
wheat or turnips. Some Of the hail :
stones weighed over @ pound each !,
and great many over half o pound
each.
Two or three men ran into q barn
in Taylor county, the other day, DUR
ing thunder storm Aaron Harlan
was one of them; a bolt OF lightning
went for him. tore his shirt off his
back, burned numberless holes In
his pants, cut his boots into shreds,
and threw him senseless on the floor.
He was carried out doors, and recoy-
cred consciousness In three and hall
hours. He was blind for three days
afterward, but Is gradually regaining
sight. eaE =
--On last Saturday evening, the
barn Of Mr.. John Church, who re.
sides about four miles northeast ol
town, was struck by lightning, kill.
ing valuable horse, aud burning ths
burning the barn to the ground, to.
gether with reaper platform, seedel
tongue and hay rack. All OF Mr..
Church's stock and most OF his farm.
ing implements were In the barn ai
tho Time, but by dint OF hard labor
everything was saved but the above
mentioned articles. Mr.. Church ID I
poor, hard working man, and his Loss
will be severely felt by him Just n
this present time. = Gruady County
Atlas. 49, 5n
Iowa City now has only one daily
the Press-and q sprightly one IL 10
Mr.. Irish, Its editor, gives In a lat,
issue an interesting account Of tn,
process Of preparing and printing tn,
matter Of his paper, closing with thi
paragraph, which indicates that b,
deserves better patronage than he Il
receiving: "Iowa City has 1000
psople, and they take and read abou
200 copies Of this paper so made. I
costs each man who takes 1t 20 cent
per week, and 10 costs the man VIII,
makes It SIPS per week, and the do
Ing himself Of three mems work.
We are called to chronicle one o.
those little domestic troubles that are
common In our neighborlng towns
but are very rare In Grundy, Ii
which two wives OF the same mar
were living In the same house lone
Occupying the very accommoda atinp
position OF ssgIrl of all work. y Tbs
name OF the "honorsblep gentleman
In Augustus Wilbut, who left thii
section last April for the purpose o
securing Homestead In Kansas. -
He secured bis homestead, and, in
addition, another jrou. which he hat
the audacity to bring with him Il
bis abode In this county-passins
her of a. hired girl. Wife No.
became suspicious, and found out Il
her great disgust that such were Tho
facts. She Immediately took matter
ipt0 her own hands, and ordered VIII,
No. 2. and her recreAnt husband Il
leave, or she would make Ii extreme
~ hot for the ubiquitous pair, and 4
enforce her orders presented d ssi,
barrelled repeater. The guilty pail
left for parts unknown on lest Mon
day night.--GrNndy Atlos.