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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
For the North Iowa Times.
To Hattie.
BY JENNIE GROVE.

BY JENNIE uhpNh'
Kind nature made costly crown
And set upon thy brow;
The mint was no. from flowcry wales,
Nor pearls, nor gems, trow;
A coronet more lasting far.
More precious and refined;
A gem that glitters ages through
IT'S the IMMORTAL MEND.
The wealth of Ind, Australa's ore,
Old Scotia's vcrdant plains,
Are but a meagrc, latent spark,
Compared with talents grains.
A thought! what world. OF meaning lio
Within tina. single word
whole nations rise to arms and strife,
And deeds q thought ha, stirred.
IF thought has power to sway mankind,
What then will action do.
If that will raise an army up,
What deed. will this imbruc!
Speak, act and write let tho't come forth,
To works, hish-fraught with good;
And be it joy to Christian lands,
To heather, light and food.
You're listening now to honor's call
Respond the breath Of fame
Take largely Of these blossoms rare,
To wreathe around your name.
Go on nor lingcr at the brink
Give doubt no place to dwell,
But dip your cup into the stream,
1t will repay you we'll.
May life be long, thy cup replcte
With joy, to running Ger;
Let trials cast each good resolve
More firmly than before.
Ns'cr faltcr In the steep ascent,
Nor heed, nor time, nor tide,
And when you're still, in deaths embrace,
Long-lastng deeds abide.
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ne The following from ex-senator

re- The following from ex-senator Hannigan OF
Indiana, will be appreciated by all
owe cannot refrain from calling the attention of our
readers to the Har Restorative Of Prof o. j. Wood
1t will be seen that he has cirtilcnie from
persons OF the highest character to the merits Of his
restorative. From positive knowledge arc ale en-
nbed to FAY that in every what profess
es to be- and We do not hesitate to pronounce it the
finest preparation for the head and hair which La- 70
far, been devised by human ingenuity. VIC have seen
arrest threatened ba!Gnes, and rcstor. to the head
It's original Troiusion of natural and glossy hair and
when the latter has been prcIatrcly tinged with gray
We have seen it. like maggie restore the coors of youth
and health. The distinguished property of thir We
might truly cay. miraculous 'Hestoraiyev is that il
gives to the per- who it the head Of hair
they wore IN YOUTH thurs acting in strict compliance
with the first and greatest Of all toilet makersNature
no one who has used it will hesita.e unite with us In
Peoples Friend.
Sold by all respectable Druggists in city and country
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

TIE MoRMoNs.-lt is designed to send one
regiment from Oregon, and one from California
to the Salt Lake Valley. Genl. Joseph Lane
will be the commander of the army Of Utah.
of the U. States. Some deem it advisable to
allow the whole tribe to escape TO some neigh.
boring Mexican province, Sonora for instance
a move which it is said Brigham is seriously en-
tertainng. Others advocate the policy Of
destroying their temples, hanging their leaders
and mIrisoning all who continue TO practice
their disgusting orgies. If they want to run
off let them 60 by all means. Mexico just
needs the Mormons to make up her assortment
of colors and religious.
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NORTH McGREGoR.-N Notwithstanding the
closeness OF the times and the unfay OF able sea
son OF the year, Improvements at North Nc
Gregor are going forward. A Steam Saw Mil
Is erected and will be ready for work in a shor,
time. A large store house is finished and il
will soon be filed with goods. John Ihomp
son OF Clermopt has the timber on the ground
Tor the immediate erection Of Ware House
just below the mouth Of Gard Creek. Granger
q Co. have sold a large number of lots which
viii DC built on in the Spring. North McGreg
o. has been opened to the prairie country by a
good wagon road to Pleasant Ridge and the in
dlcations are that village OF considerable size
VIII be ready for review up there by another
Autumn. We shall take much pleasure in
cllroniclingits progress. Investments there can
not fail to be highly remuncratiye.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

NEGRO MILITARY.-The Boston papers safe
that mili'arv organization, composed of co.
loged residents of that city, commanded by
Louis Gaul, and entitled the Liberty Guard
made their first public appearance on Monday,
with twenty-niIe muskets and cornet band
Their appearance is said to have given grea,
dissatisfaeti' IL to the people of Boston.a large
crowd Kissing. hooting, and yelling at them. as
they passed through the streets. AT some
points they were SO closely pressed that the pc
lice were comrelled to interfere. The parade
wound up in a general rev, in which several
Of the colored soldiers came of second best
The lieutenant of the company negro named
Williams, was severely hurt by a missile thrown
at his head.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
10000 pounds.
$4,000 i"
$4,000

The early close of navigation has found a
large amount OF Merchandise destined for North
Iowa, lying in Ware Houses at Drnlcth, Du-
buque and st. Louis, and the uncertain ice
bridge between us and Prairie du Chen has us
yet prevented the transmission of heavy goods
from the Milwaukee g. Mis- r. Road acyoss the
river. II the ice would become c.ossable for
teams there would be hundreds of Iowa wagons
at the Prairie du CHEN Ware House daily
We hope the Father of Waters will open again
for the Passage Of our Ferry Boat, Or close so
solid as to defy thaw until April.
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Praise.

Praise.
The Chickasaw Republican by Mcssrs. Beach
& Babcock, the Rochester Democrat by Char
ley Cotton and the Minnesota Star by SWINE
ford d Gray, have lately been saying some very
nice things about the Times and its Editor, and
We take this occasion 10 express our thanks to
them.
Some papers object to the complimentary
notices INDUCED in by conductors of the Iress,
hut We shall continue to be as sociable editoli-
ally as we hope to be personally when our
contemporaries honor US with a call. The good
words do nobody any harm, and very often they
strike fellow just at the time when he is dis
posed to yield 70 despondency-at such times
they arc US grateful as the voice of paying
subscriber. The newspaper business is onerous
enough at best. and to balance off the curses we
oil get. it is proper to appropriate, appreciate
and reciprocate the kind attentions which our
fellow laborers bestow upon us.
Those who complain Of the practice of re-
ciprocating compliments are generally such as
make no exertion TO merit approval. The man
Who is insensible to the applause of his fellows,
has reached point in selfish isolation that rem
ders him an unsafe member of society, while
he who only affects insensibiity to it, is simrly
knave.
The Star, above referred to-, says ait knows
nothing of the military talents of the Coll
That's our fix we know nothing of them eth
sr. Wewere rendered Colonelcy in the Indi-
ana Militia "once upon time" and we declin-
cd the honor. Since then some Of our friends
have tried to rob us Of our Irish Patromymic
by nick naming us "Colonel." It's all well
enough probably for an Editor to have a mill
tary title to scare off such fellows as might
quarrel with the Press but for fear of the Pts
tolls and Swords and Guns which zoe soldiers are
supposed to have our sanctuns stacked with ;
but we confess to warm affection for the plain
old name-St. Patrick, Patrick Henry ard
oarscloes-there's three of us, and "diyil bit .
are We ashamed Of the blood or the company!
"AK," We are obliged to you for calling us
out"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09
Acknowledgements are riddle

Acknowledgements are riddles
or puzzles, made by taking legitimate
or well-known word and by misplacing
or transposing the letters you can make
them read something else, or as is often
the case they will read nothing at all
The Philadelphia Post contains week
ly string of anagrams few of which are
as good as the following, made up from
the names of some of the towns and
post Offices of Clayton County. The lad
who handed them to us can always have
a corner of the Times to store his curl
osities.
The puzzle in these combinations is
to find out what town or post Office can
be spelled in each line. Now boys
try your ingenuity and report to US next
week
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A Wish,
For tho Times.

Just over tho way blooms beautiful flower,
Oh how l wish 1t were mine
look and wonder, and hour after hour,
wish, Oh +! wish 1t were mine
Just over the way, ali but that is too far;
As well be over the sea-
love, through distance, to gaze at star
This flower I'd have close by mo.
A rretticr rose never bloomcd in garden
A lily SO fair never grew
Mover youth had such love for maiden,
Ash, dearest-foHyou.
Just over the way blooms a beautiful flower,
Oh !*how wish you were mine
look aud wonder, and hour after hour,
wish, Oh wish you were mine.
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Apologies.

Some weeks ago. in abiding TO tie success Of
Chatte, ton of the Lansing Mirror in the par
entail way, the Editor of the Bradford Ne,rs
stated very positively that his family was giving
evidence of healthy growth in the same line
of increase. Uron seeing tits paragraph we
necessarily assumed that Mr. Felt was mar.
riei man and so we stated it. The alliance
matrimonial he denied Whereupon we were
compelled, very reluctantly, TO intimate that
our yorng friend had boon "acting improperly
This intimation has brought ont demand from
the Nc,rs that the Times will apologize for the
injury donc to the character of "virtrous
Editor"
Subsequently, in referring to the statements
Of the Nc,cs and (prohably the jacksonville
Republican to the effect that cattle had been
stolen, driven of, butchered and sold by villains
in that county we stated that pro; crty of any
kind mist be insecure out there, and we asked
If "thc Regulators of counties farther south had
driven all the thieves up The Cedar = For
this we are also expected to make the amcndc.
The first point will not bear great deal Of
discussion. but to avoid an issue which the
Ne,es suggests may have s'bloody terpina-
tion," we proceed in all humility and innocence
TO explain and apologize. When a heavy
bearded young gentleman like Felt INDUCES in
weekly illusions to his "babios" and the condi-
ton Of his "bctter half &C., &C.. we charitably
conclude he is married but when the fact of
marriage is denied by him, our ingenuity is at
fault in suggesting any mode of explaining his
situation in life except by the assumption that
he is convert to the doctrine of "Free Love-
or pcadvcnture Mormonism. If our cotenpo.
rary told truth in his family reports, and truth
in his claim to legal bachelorism, VIC are cor
rect in our inecr noes as to improper conduct
on his part, and in view Of this state of things
we now earnestly cn'rcat "the partner OF Mr..
Bushnell" to go at once to Minister or JUS
tice of the Peace and become what he should
have been months ago, and what he evidently
aspires to hc a married man. There is no safe
bridge over the gulf or difficulty into which he
has got, but Matrimony. For the soundness of
our opinions on this subject we refer to Messrs.
Case and Kimball of Bradford!
On the cattle-question we beg to disclaim any
and all ideas of imputing bad character to the
citizens of Chickasaw County. Our merton
Of the probability that the scoundrcls of the
| lower counties had been driven north INTO
Chickasaw, is sufficient Of itself to show that
we desired to protect the fair fame of the resi-
dent citizens but lest this disclaimer may not
aprease the indignation Of the Ne,es, we here
by formally protest that we had not the most
remote intention to charge evil upon the inhabi
tants of Chickasaw and we farther aver that
with but one exception there is no resident of
that county who is liable to the charge of ap
p:opria,n;s illegally, cattle, flesh Of any kind
or other property!
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~ f. G. Byam is agent for Fayette
Seminary and not "E. G. Byon the
Principal of the Seminary" as We stated
few weeks since. We stand corrected
by the Journal.
L. II. BUGBEE one of the Editors of
the Journal is Principal. That paper is
one of the best looking and decidedly
the most Scholastic and instructive
sheet issued in North Iowa.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

FIRE.-We call attention to q COM
munication headed Fire Company.
Merchants would be able 10 insure at
J to per cent less ifthc town was pro-
vided with an Engine. Sometime du-
ring this winter the whole village will
burn downGf it gets on fire. and then
we will be likely to bestir ourselves to
provide means Of protection.
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improvements.

For several weeks we have made little or no
allusion to the advance Of McGregor. The
times have been such as 70 disappoint many and
dis-enable Others bit there is still a steady,
healthy growth which only awaits the opening
of spring to break forth into march of pro-
gress UNPARALLELED in the west. Since Oct.
1856 the village has more than doubled in pop
ulation, and it has trtbed in the length of its
main street. Back country residents who have
not visited the river since spring. EXPRESS their
surprise now when they find themselves sin
town" nearly one mile and half from the ri.
yer wharf Not only is the Coo,ce filling up
with dwellings and business houses, but all
the valleys intcrsecting the main road, the
sides of the hills, and the uplanas three to four
miles westward are being dotted with tasty re-
sidenccs, mechanic shops, houses of entertain
ment and small Stops TT provision stores. We
have so frequently shown the absolute ne
cessity there is for large city at this point
that we care not to argue the matter at any
length now. The area Of country which ma
turally pours its trade through McCresor is
larger than Of the tributary territory OF any
north western town. With titles to lots UNI
settled and the country west of us just begin
ming to supply itself with food of its own
raising, VIC have, since May 1856 multiplied
our business by not less than ten, and our po-
pulation bya larger figure than eight Our
freishts have increased largely over last year
and the approaching spring will witness the
shipment of more grain from McGregor than
eastern peolle have an idea there is in the
whole state Of Iowa.
We want good many inn rovemen's Of a
public character to render our place desirable
residence-among these are Churches, a Town
Hall, a Market House, Fire Companies, City
organization, Police to break up the hcoting
and yelling at night, a city Library, Brass
Band, Town Clock, a Tclcgra. Ii Office and
sundry other things which will come along
shortly, but which may be proftably hurried up
by the excrtion of a few public spirited citi-
zens. We have got the place that will slow
population of eight or ten thousand in four
years, and if business RECEIVERS its legs again it
will not surpriseus to find large advance on this
estimate.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

MAscUlRADE.--Our readers are invited to
Look at the Advertisement announcing the Ball
Oh New Years Eve at McGregor. The Tickets
are sold at prices to accommodate the times and
to give all the citizens all opportunity to partci.
pate in the dance or witness the interesting cx-
ercises Of the evening. The "show" is in good
hands and it will be worth more than circus
Buy ticket by all means.
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Cheap Ice House.

A correspondent of the Country Gentleman
gives the following description of a Cheap Ice
House which he has OH his farm:
built one winter before last: when compile.
ted and filed with ice the whole cost did not
amount to over seven dollars. The ice kept
as well, and cooled our water, cream, butter,
DC, Just as eiTcctually as if the concern had
cost me fifty or hundred dollars. Now what
did in this matter every farmer can do. But
some may ask how the thing was done so
cheaply. 1had at the end of my barn shed,
ten by thirty feet. With cheap jois's and sha-
ky hemlock boards, built room Tor box) in
the north end Of my shed; this was eight feet
square inside, leaving a space of about one loot
between the barn and the north and east sides
of the shed. On the south side of the room
put up two rows of joists about ten inches dis
tant from outside to outside; boarded it out and
inside, then filled all the space around the room
with hcmlock tan; laid down a loose plank
floor, and over this few inches of straw
Sawed the ice in strips l6 inches wide, feet
long; the ice (not frozen snowy was about
inches thick. In less than an hour and half
from the time started the saws Ohere being
three of us) cut enough to fill my ice house.
Packed the strips "across and athwarts;;" this
left vacancy between the sides Of the room
and the ice, Of six inches; this was filed with
saw dust spread over the top Last winter l
cut the ice when it was four TO six inches thick
instead of packing It in long strips cut it in
squares of about twenty inches. Ice from six
to ten inches thick is easier sawed. handled,
packed, and keeps IS well as well as if two feet
thick ] have made as free use of ice from the
first warm weather down to this 18th day of
Sc, TENDER as if had twenty tons. | think
there is yet enough in store to last till the new
crop comes think any family that has en-
| joyed the luxury of ice one summer would be
| unwilling to dispense with it afterwards; and
from the facts above given it will be seen there
is ~ witchery. patent right, or great expense,
in storinga fell SUPPLY of ice fer family Use,
| and some to spare.
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pThe DEBORAH Journal is informed that
our Stove article of last week was not drawn
out from experience. Our Stove is good
one-the sleeping partner of the Times Office
is one of the best tempered women alive. She
never scolds so that we hear tive always va
cato the premises on the first signs of a storm.
How has Fields, head got? Another visit to
McGregor will break him up unless the Times
boys conclude to fence him in! 1t is not strange
that field of any size should be Unable to
rest well after spreading itself over such an I'm
even surface as the McGregor bluffs present.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

:, Who that values health and life, will neglect the
khuy numonitIon OF nature asking for relief Who Is
!u'ihed IN negiccng 20 important of rre erv.
ing the richest OF heavens blessings life, health aud
comfort! And yet, there are many, who from negli.
gence or criminal delay put oil the of the appr1-
priae remedy perhaps, lecausc ''thc pain IL slight
one, and will soon pas of itself" The great remedy
Tor rain OF all descriptions, L. found in Dr. Baker
ram Panacea, for sale BY Merrill Barron, Mc(regor
aud by agents everywhere. lwt1
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sBTRrAL OF DUBAY.-At Madison the t

s TRIAL OF DUBAY.-At Madison the trial
of Dubay the half breed for the murder of
Reynolds is progressing. The Madison papers
contain the testimony but up to our last dates
from there nothing esse initial had been elected.
Harlow S. Cr.on and others are for the de-
fence; Myron H Orton is engaged for the prose
cution. Both the Ortons were formerly from
Larorte, Indiana.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-12-09

IL is an evidence Of the sterling qualities Of Dr.
ClTistie's Ague Balsam that the Press, everywhere
have spoken in it, favor. From the Iowa Exchange
We extract the following:
IN there dog days, when ague and fever l. prevail
ing through city and country is pleas to
that there il 4 remedy which always cures without
leaving any pains in the bones or aching Joints We
know what we are laying for have tried it, The ar
tice alluked to is Chritics Aguc Easam and is to he
it," ~
Price ~ per bottle, or bottles for SIS.
-. Bole', Smith Il Co., Wholesale Western Agents,
Chicago.
For 'ale in Mctiregor. by MERRILL l. BARRON, and
by Agents everywhere. 4w6l
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Nov. l6, 1857.

WOODLAND CREAM pomade for heautifyine ths
har-highly perfumes, superior any French article
imported, and for half the price, For dressing ladic,
hair it has no equal giving it bright glossy appear
ancc 1t causes gentlcmcns hair to curl in the most
natural manner. 1t removes dandrun, always givina
the hair the appearance Of being fresh shanpooned
Price only fifty cents. Nose genuine unless figned
FETRIDGE l. CO.,
ProPnetors Of the 'Balm Of Thousand Flowers"
The Trade supplied by BROWER 4 VAN DUzER
sole agents for Prairie dn Chcn and McGregor. ly4s
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MYsrERY.-1he following letter and adver-
tisement We received by the last mail. 1t is
published as it came to hand, exactly. The
idea Of making "tcn thousand dollars in a
short time,' and mo capital required" will in.
vest the "Secret Cabala" with intense interest.
We advertise the charm not from expectation
of pay, but to oblige great number of our
North Iowa friends, who are sadly in need oil
the lO,O0O! The "Cabala' will be a large
body in McGregor SO soon as the papers of ini-
tiation can be made out. The money is to be
made it seems merely "by joining'-we re-
spectfully request Mr.. "Roswell Fern, Phila-
delphia, Pa to send us blank certificates OF
membership for 1900 subscribers to the Times :
PHILA Pa, Nov. 26, 81.
A. p. RICHARDSON Ed Times,
Sir Give the enclosd ono insertion in the
'ae'cs columns of your paper-send bill and
copy paper to my address.
ROSWELL FERN,
Box GIG, Phil'a, Pa.
$4,000 can be made in short time by
joining the "Friend's Union Order," or ",Secret
Catato." No capital required. Address for
particulars ROSWELL FERN.
Philadelphia, Pa.