The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-12

Fer the North Iowa Times.

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The comfy seat Of Allalnakec cou,tr,
is situated at The source of Paint Creek. and
near the source of Village Creek, on Sec. so,
Town ss, Range west, end shout ls miles
f;om the embryo city OF Lansing. ami about tie
same distance from the hotr.s l.ing town OF De.
corah
A lis name does not indicate, Wawkon is de-
c!dcdly pleasant little place, located On a beau
iful rolling prairie, on and sar which are groves
Of small trees and scattering burr oaks. IN its
very heat are two springs of excellent waite,
one of which alone would be sufficient to sup
l]y the world, except liquor dealers. III is SUI.
rounded by enc ofthe lest AGRICULTURAL dis riots
in the State, consisting of prairie and timber in
convenient proportions, ard already much i'm
proved by vecy intelligent and tntery rising
class Of farmers. If ] have made no emissions
in counting. it contains just sixty dwellings.
besides business houses, ell of which are made
OF wood, most Of which arc Iainted white, mere
than half Of which are o. res, ectahlc dimensions
and OF neat appears nee. and few indeed of
which ere rial ugly 1t has Two dry goods
stores that do a retail business amounting TO
sixty tho, sand dollars per annum: one re-
spectacle drug store, which does not do large
business on acco; mt of the healthfulncss Of tic
locality and the intelligence of the people one
printing Office, two blacksmith shops one boot
ard shoe shop. Que ia lor sacp, one steam saw
mill, two lotcls, one large fine public school
house. one respectable church in recess of
erection by the Cumberland Presl ytcrians,
one small fiat building known as the "court
House. nojail, no grocery, no grog shcp, one
first rate physician, no rides tpc to sec some
of bis patients, two CT ,brce p. caches tina, mind
taeir own luslrtss, and hare ,ho name Of being
h9noss n,cn, two lawyers Of hcm canno. CAV
so M: ch aud all Tic co: nty officers, of whom
will not cay anything. 1t is the Lomc of be-
tween three hun red and three Hundred aud
fifty Persons, nearly all Americans. of whom
more originated in New England than in any
otlc: section of the country. in religion and
politics they ere sufficiently divided in o, in.
ion TO make them tolerant and liberal towards
those who cannot assent 10 every a:t:clo of
their resi- estive creeds and platforms. They
have Methodist, Fapists, Presbyterian ard
sometimes universalist preaching, and rclig-
ious services are generally ATTENDED, though if
enc chooses to remain at home it is perfectly
safe to do so. They have a well attended Sab
bah School, a large Temperance society AMI a
Literary Association. and almost without es.
ce, ton, tEey axe Industrious. temperate, hcn-
est and well TO 60, living tremendously, ana as
little given 10 gossip as'hcse Of any small Place
| ever knew.
because it is the county scat Wawkon has
its enemies in the county, living in rival VII
lagos, but after all it cannot be Questioned that
1. it is a pleasant. decent modest little place, in
good health, though quite young, with few pre-
tensions and humble aspirations. offering Les
real property at reasonable rates. and making
sure BIT not great promises to honest working
men OF neatly every trade and profession. who
desire Permanent and pleasant home in a
healthy. prosperous, hut not large inland town
with good society and good schools.
WAWkONION.