Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-05-12

The Elkader Journal says live
potato bugs are already growing in
clayton county.
A drove OF 800 cattle rasSed
through Nevada last week, bound
for Greeley, Colorado territory.
The Garden Grove Enterprise
tells of chicken hatchtd in that 10.
cality with four legs, and of another
with but one.
Prof. s. p. Manly. OF our Iowa
Cornell College, has been elected
professor of languages IN the Nebras.
ka State University.
"A coroner's jury In Muscntine
county, Iowa, lately returned the
verdict Of death from hanging
around saloon"
"a dispatch says that the neces.
sarv funds have been raise,l for build.
ing the Fort Dodge & Minnesota rail
road, and that work will he CON-
menced June lst.-- Dubuque Herald
The Marion Pegister says thut Its
town gave more than any other in
the State ex cept Dubuque, TO endow
Cornell College," How much did
Marion give?
When girl thinks n good deal of
"a spruce young man, aud he pines for
her company, isn't she In the lumber
business pretty heavily? Certainly
IL she boards in the same family
Oodye Press.
The Newton Republican says
that wedding occurred il, that city
on Thursday morning. the happy
bride receiving her divorce papers
from her former husband the eve
ming before.
The private secretary of Gov.
Stone. II. q. Orwig, the court has
finally decided. must surrender his
homestead to satisfy The claims which
the State holds against him for the
emhezzlement of public monies.-
TiHtoR Edgyc.
The latest thing In the party line
at Sioux City, as we learn from the
Journal, Is the Hen and chicken
party" composed solely of ladies
with babies In arms. What do
lightful gathering one of these par.
ties must be, especially If well at
tended, aud the little shayers anyway
collicky.
The Cedar Falls GAZETTE, one of
the most independent aud best pa
pers on our exchange list, Is about to
indulge in the luxury Of a new pow
or printing press--a Potter make
RI IL always pleasure to chronicle
the various steps of improvement
that our brother quill drivers are able
to indulge in. May Bros. Snyder
many years enjoy their power press.
-Neradd ReprescntQttee.
Prof. White, State Geologist, In
his recent report, gives the following
important information concerning
Wayne county:
"LITHOsTROTToS pRoLiFERUM -
Coral dendroid, simple or In tufts,
| cylindrical or obcnnic, prOliferous !;
culix often profound, monticuliform.
the columella often extremely sail.
ent."
All of which Is as clenr MS mud. -
Gate city.
The following shows that our
little burg does a snug little railroad
busiIess, in the way of shipping and
receiving freights. This Is "A record
| for 1870, Of business done 10y the H.
linois Central, at this place:
Freight forwarded, S24. 500 81
received, Is 1856 %
Ticket sales, 6,259 10
Total, $5O,sll "a
---Parkersourg Times.
The Des Moines Register says.
''some young ladies of this city are
about forming themselves into SO.
ciety, TO be called The Des Moines
Men Investigating Socieiy,' having
for its object the investigation of the
antecedents of wife-hunters. II is
intended that any girl having an Of
fer Of marriage, can, 10y applying 10
the Society. obtain the whole history
of her lover from his youth up-
wards" Young men, now look out
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