The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-01-27
War in North McGregor.

On Saturday evening last this peaceful COM
m"nity was thrown into high state of excite
meut by bearer of dispatches from North
McGresor with the terrible news that general
hight had just taken Place there and that TWO
| MEN were already killed, or at all events one
was dead and the other was dying! Deputy
sheEH Tattle with large volunteer posse i'm.
mediately repaired to the scene of action and
succeeded in arresing man named Whaling
1t may be as well 10 state that Orr reporter rem
rcs"nts Whaling as being most decidedly obiv
ions of all earthly events at the time of his can
'ure-too large a dose of whiskey having dis
turbed the delicacy of his thinking machinery.
The Sheriff found two men badly hut, but no
dead bodies were discovered ; and il seems now
that the messenger anticipated what he suppos-
ed would be the result of the fracas and report
ed accordingly.
The facts are about as follows: Three men
had been taking two much grog, and were seat
ed IN shanty each quietly estimating his own
powers of manhood. One Of them had stepped
out moment, and the other two began disput
| ing as to which was the best man. DiUanty the
elder Of the two claimed the honor, and to take
theconsate outiv him, 'DOnaghue, his companion,
struck him in the neck with knife and made
hole in his windripe that wore most frightfu
look. The outside man, Whaling, hearing a
cry in the slanty and seeing Donaghue run out
Immediately rushed in and beholding the wound
cd man (who by the way was an old chum and
special friend of Whaline) he ran after the
cowardly stabber. He found him under new
building placed on blocks. and being unable TO
get at him with his fists he began stoning him,
nor did he cease till the body and more rarticu-
larry the head of Donashue were battered into
aJelly. Both men were supposed to be past
saving, hut the surgical skill of our popular
young Physician, DR.. George. S. Akin, soon nut
the neck of the one and the head of the other
into good shape, and the reEort in "a hours after
was that they could both eat and drink little.
Poor Whaling, for merely taking the law into
his own hands and settling with Donaghue on
the srot, was brought before Esqr Hurlbut of
McGregor, and on his own confession was fined
$50, and condemned to an imprisonment of
sixty days What will be done with the rcal
culprit when he gets well enough for trial, re.
mains to be seem
PS-While cur hand is in on fights we NAV
as well record that, on the same Saturday after
noon, two gentlemen from the country, named
Minnie and Mclaughlin got into pleasant al :
tercation near the uptown Bowling Saloon and
as the mud was deep and soft they concluded
"to roll in it merely to ascertain which one Of
the two was the best man. A ring was formed
and they pitched in" literally. His Homo
Mayor Jones and several other quiet citizens,
saw "the arrangements" at distance and they
promptly interfered. The combatants having
already wallowed in the mortar which now fills
our streets, till the mother that bore them could
not have told who they were, they got up, shook
themselves, probably made friends, took an extra
drink, and retired to their homes. pleased.
| doubtless, with the result of their indulgence
| in practical Stree soilism." The fight occurred
outside the cooperation and the village author;-
| ties could make sno arrests we have not heard
that any effort has been made to punish the ex.
| hibitors.