The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-07

much pleased with the call, and regret
that our duties rendered it impossible
to pay them the attention our wishes
dictated. MEssERvY, on his return,
makes a note of his brief stay here, in
the following very handsome manner.
We want to give it to our readers, and
yet the portion Of it complimentary to
ourselves is so very factoring, that we
shall probably be unable :'to read the
proof of it, for the Times, without
"blinding suffusion of bushes" We
do not often copy the good things said
of us by our cotemporaries, but it is be-
coming so much tho fashion now, that
we will not make any farther apology for
this exhibition of vanity!
The american will lose no friends at
McGregor by the publication Of this
neat notice Of our town,-we bespeak
for it the favorable consideration of those
who want an excellent commercial, po-
litical and ne,cs paper. MEssERvY will
notice that we leave Landing" out Of
his caption. The Post Office here is
McGREGoR the Landing" was abol-
ished nearly year ago: -. . .... .
From the Milwaukee American.
M'GREGOR, IOWA. (
A few days ago we made flying trip
to this enterprising little town on the
Iowa side of the Mississippi river, and
opposite Prairie du CHEN, the present
terminus of the Milwaukee and Missis-
sippi railroad, and found it just what we
expected to, growing rapidly, and its
pulse beating quickly under the press
ure of business. Since we last saw it,
although but few months has inter.
vened, there has been marked progress
in its growth, and a progress that has
every appearance of being lasting.-
Many fine buildings have been erected,
some that would be an ornament to any
city. and more would go up were it not
for the difficulty regarding the title to
real estate. This will for the present be
something of a draw back to Nc Gregor,
yet not SO great as many have anticipa-
ted-as can be seen by the growth of
the town. We learned the particulars
of this difficulty, which may be inter
esting to our readers. There are two
brothers, Observation-Disclosures Me-
Gregor. the other in N. York. A third
brother dying left the sum of SO, 900 to
the wife and children of Alexander,
which money was placed in the hands
Of the New York brother as trustee
This amount it is claimed on the one
side, was invested in New York stocks,
for the benefit of the legatees, and by
Alexander it is claimed the money was
used to purchase the site of the present
town, which is now very valuable, and
thus the matter hangs, awaiting the de-
cision of the courts. Meanwhile peo-
pie desirous of gong there, do so, stake
out the land, and erect buildings there
on. OF course, many are of an inferior
class to what they would be were the
titles perfect, but all have assurances
that, whichever brother may be declar-
ed the rightful owner of the territory,
no unfair means will be used to deprive
him of his improvements, but the mat
ter shall be left to arbitration, and sat
isfactorily arranged. ~
Just back of the village is the FIVE
thousand acre Spanish grant, decided
by the Courts of Iowa to be the
rightful property Of Alexander Nc
Gregor, and this land that gentleman is
laying out into lots. to be disposed of
at low prices and on long credit. The
efforts of Mr.. MeGregor to help the
town to an independent position are GER
tainly commendable. Notwithstanding
the town is built in a ravine, there is
still room to make considerable of a
city. Extensive flats can be filled up,
there is no lack of earth. and the city
will eventually extend up the ravine,
nobody is prepared to say how far
We can see no reason why McGregor
should not become city Of no small
Importance. 1t has the business in
dustry in its people, who are determined
to push it forward, and it has an un-
equalled situation. Commanding the
trade Of the whole Northern Iowa, of
which it is the natural and only outlet,
it must become so. People who have
never seen and marked its position have
little idea of its importance to Milwau.
kee. 1t does now, and will do so TO a
greater extent as the country about be-
comes more developed, pour down upon
us and over our pioneer road perfect
avalanche of the products of the '.aow-
er garden of the northwest" as this
section Of Iowa has been correctly term
ed; and when tho railroad from Nc
Gregor west is finished, it will form a
connection with our western road, which
will be of incalculable benefit to our
city. Our people think too lightly Of
it, and leave very little too much to
nature, who to be sure has done every-
thing she could for us. McGregor
merchants, we were pleased to see, hold
our Milwaukee merchants in high esti-
nation. They say they prefer by heavy
odds to trade in this city, meeting pet
ter usage, and bong dealt more honor
ably by. There is none of that buster
and bombast, full Of promises never ex-
pected to be realized, indulgcd in by
other aspirants for tho trade of North
ern Iowa, and when they buy bill of
goods he'e they knew what to expect.
and we'll know they will not be "hound,"
as the expression was when speaking of
Chicago merchants, for their bills before
they were due, The heavy trade that
has come into this city from that section,
has done SO voluntarily. and it maj be
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