The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-07-06
The Fourth.

anu on ute river on this memorable day,
were Of a character so interesting as to JUS
tify two-column notice, but the matter for
the Times is usually about up by Tuesday
morning and hence the closing scenes of
Monday find but little space for record
We could leave out MATER it is true, but
the inside of the Times is generally fresh
(not scissored) and much of it would not
do for next wecll-hcncc cur typos would
lose their labor or we the price of it by de-
laying its submission to the press, ''therc-
fore, be it Resolved" That we make a
short story Of the days incidents.
At Nine o'clock the Steamers ALLAMAKEE
and McGREGoR Capt Sherwin command
ing both and LAWYER acting as Mate though
we didn't sec the Captain attempt to
"check" our Celtic friend were at our wharf
dccked with boughs and flags, the former
loaded with tho Sabbath School children
and teachers of Prairie du Chen and the
latter waiting to receive the McGregor dele
cation. In short time the little Hawkeycs
marshalled by r. Grant on the part of the
Congrcgationalists and Mr. Hill for the
Methodists, guided by their respective teach
ers and followed by admiring hundreds of
citizens and strangers, came down Main
street in procession and filed the Alex.
McGrcgor full of the most beautiful and in
teresting freight she ever kad the honor of
| Ucsrn,g acruss the p0sUnfs of the Missis.
sippi. sa u -.. sv -
The McGregor being the regular Ferry
for the day the Allamakec lay to while our
boat made her trip to the Wisconsin side
On landing there the air was rent with
shouts and cheers for the Day, the Sabbath
Schools, the children, for McGregor, for
Prairie du Chen and for the MILWAUKEE
4 MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD by whose liberality,
through its accommodating officers at the
Prairie, the world of little folks hcrcabouts
were favored with this splendid ride. The
Brass Band Of our sister city saluted the
McGregor on her arrival, and after Twen-
ty-Dollar persuasion their services were
secured on the boat for two hours Owing
ITO prior engagements it had been impossible
for the Committee Of Arrangements to OBJ
tain proper music, and when it was
known that the horns and drums were ours
for tWo hours even, the widest sort of
4th Of July hurrah found its way up to-
wards Heaven. Joining the Allamakee, the
Incl ,aI
two sides of the river became the most
socablc band of people that the sun ever
shone upon though fortunately the sun did |
not shine much during the day and this
rendered the Excursion altogether more
pleasant The Iowa side was now returned
to and the aquatic procession passed up
the River as far as Nez,kaw, made the cir
cult of the islands, touched at the Upper
landing, returned to McGresor and at the
coulee below town the precious cargo march
cd ashore. Two gentlemen counted the |
crowd and reported to us 9s1 As large
number had left the boats at the town above
and some got off at Upper Pr. du Chen, it
is probable that over Elecen Hundred per-
sons started out on this excursion-three
fourths Of this number were children and |
it is told lis by those OH shore that the various
eolorsd dresses Of tho passengers MIXED |
with the foliage which garlanded the steam
Tie coil,inuai- 'pcs1rioirs ora1zysf
board made one of the most magnificent
living Boquets that it is possible to conceive.
There were not less in length than 1900 feet
Of table in the grove and every inch of it
had a ''goody" of some kind for the hungry
young "hopes of our country" There
were two schools from McGregor and five
from Prairie du Chen, one of which we are |
gratifed to state was the Catholic School |
The orator of the day appropriately alluded |
to this pleasing feature Of the celebration by |
stating that "thc Tabernacle of Freedom
was one which sectarianisln should not enter
---on the Fourth OF july we should re-
member only that we are Americans and
Christians ~
WILLARD MERRILL, Esq, of Prairie du
Chen was President of the day and dis
charged the duties of his office with dignity
and promptness.
Rev. Mr. opened the intellectual ex-
ercises with Prayer, after which Sabbath
School Hymn was sung by the whole COM
pany. Rev. Mr.. Macarthur of McGregor
then entertained the audience with an off
hand Address, eloquent, able, patriotic and
religious. Hymn. The immortal Decla-
ration was read in excellent style by our
young townsman, Joel Baugh, ESQ
Hymn Rev. Mr.. Agenbroad spoke in ex-
cellent taste to the children. Hymn. Rev.
Mr.. Port also addressed the Children
Hymn. The Orator of the day, john
LAWYER, Esq, was then introduced by the
President, and for an hour he held old and
young spell-5ound by an Grafton of lofty
patriotism and glowing eloquence. We at
tributed to Mr.. Lawler fair share of the
oratory which has distinguished his country
in the persons Of her Emmets, her Phillips
and hosts Of others, but We were not pre-
pared to hear an unwritten address of such
beauty and power as was delivered on this
occasion; it was the browning excellence
Of the days entertainment "My country
It's Of thcer was sung by the whole family,
and then, without having had an accident
to mar the happiness ofany one, the young
and the old retired to their homes. /,
We were individually mixed up with this /
celebration from morn till NIGHT .nd ,yo ,