The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1857-11-18

try along the route from Monona to De.
corah. have wonderfully changed in three
years. Improved farms, neatly painted
dwellings, god barns, &C., the smoke
and steam mill enliven as they have al
together altered the appearance of the
country. Hardin and FrankviIle are
thriving places, and have both good
hotels. At the latter the Lathrop
House is one of the best kept houses in
the State.
DEBORAH, county seat of Winneshiek
county, and formerly the size Of the U.
S. Land Office, is now a place of i'm
portancc, and destined to greatly i'm
prove.
Fortunately, tie county seat of this
county is not con wheels" as our friend
Drips, of the Clayton County Herald
says it has been in his county, and con-
sequently there can be no doubt about
the future of Decorah. II is thriving,
prosperous town in the midst of fine
and rapidly improving country.
At this point new Democratic paper
has just been established by Upper d
Wright Chas. G. Tupper. editor.
With Mr.. Wrightw have an acquain
tance Of some years standing, and know
him to be competent workman. Ty-
geographically the Journal is well gotten
up, and edirorially, we'll filled with
spicy, racy and interesting matter. Mr..
Tupper is gentleman whom we have
no doubt the citizens of Decorah will
find valuable acquisition to their soci-
ETY., as well as an efficient laborer for
their public interests. One thing We
remarked, that friend Tupper has the
ladies warmly enlisted in his favor. and
therefore he cannot fail to succeed.
Our old friend, B. F. Jones, of the
Republican. greeted us with his ever
good natured smile, and we are glad to
hear that he has made himself COM
fortably well-off in the few years he has
been driving the press at Decorah.
Only one thing we have against Jones.
He is so strongly Republican that we are
afraid it will strike in and injure his
health. A few years ago we furnished
the material for his Office. Upon the
press from the Cincinnati Type Foun-
dries was perched beautiful golden
eagle. We were sorry to notice that
Jones Republicanism is so strong and
pure that he has painted that eagle
black, making i, verify bird Of night.
All Frank, you should not have done
that.
Decorah has two very good hotels,
the Winneshiek being one of the finest
hotel buildings in the interior.
FAYETTEE COUNTY.
From DEBORAH, after stopping owe.
night at the Winneshiek House, we
drove to West Union county seat OF
Fayette county. This was our first visit
to this beautiful town. and we therefore
speak our first impressions rather than
by comparison between "tsen' and
now. Putting up with our old friend
Hale, at the United States. by the way
one of the best Houses in the State, and
kept by one of the most accommodating
landlords-we enjoyed, as an after din
ner luxury, in the sanctum of the
Pioneer, friendly chat with John
Gha,ky, Esq. Editor of that ably and
discreetly conducted journal. Many of
our readers know Mr.. Gharky drives a
keen quill, especially when after his
enemies or even the insects that will
occ ionally annoy an editor, and We
ound his company as agreeable as we
anticipated we should. Mr.. G. is in fact
the pioneer publisher of not only the
county of Fayette, but all the region o!
country in this State west and north Of
Clayton and Dubuque counties. We
were gratified to meet and become
acquainted with our friend Of the Pho.
neer, for. although publishers of news.
papers for years not a hundred miles
apart. this was the first occasion OF
which We have had the pleasure o
meeting. Reason-have mutually beer
attending to our own business.
Fayetls county (and in passing from
Decorah to Dyersville. we had an op
portunity Of seeing large portion of it.
is one of the most fertile and produc
tive counties in Iowa. The soil in some
places slightly sandy is in general 4
rich black loan that must and canno
fail to produce abundant crops of corn
wheat. oats, rye, barley, potatoes and il
fact any thing grown in this climate
This is proved by the number and ex
tent of the well cultivated farms which
spread over the County-the fine ane
comfortable appearance of the Farm
Houses, and the well condition of the
stock upon every farm. There is no
as great an abundance of timber, W,
should think. as may be found in som'
counties, but still enough to meet th'
necessities of the people. 1t is wei
watered by streams and a tLousan.
gushing springs.
West Union is most beautifully loca
ted on high rolling prairie, is substan
TALLY and neatly built. and large bust
ness must be transacted with the enter
prising farmers of the sourroundin!
country. A very good Court Hous'
adorns the public square. and improve
ment is manifest in the construction Q
new buildings, Notwithstanding the har'
times. While in the town we had tn
pleasure of attending a railroad meet
ing, and listening to Deacon Clinton
Mr.. Wright, of Clermont, and Mr.. Nc
Clinlock, of West Union. who address
ed the people on the subject of the Nc
Gregor and Missouri Railroad, which
expected to run through the county, an
that either West Union or Clermont wi
be point upon the line.
We would that all Railroad speeche
were characterized ty the hard and goo