The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-05-25
West Union Corrcspondence.

WEST UNION, Iowa, May 18th, 1869.
Mr Editor Having noticed in the
Times, various epistlcs giving sketches of
"Httle" villages and accounts of the doings
therein, I came to the conclusion that few
inklings from this place, might not, perhaps,
prove uninteresting to your many readers.
We are not yet city, technically speak
ing, the corporation extending to and en-
bracing only the Court House and Public
Square, which are incorporated by tasty
and substantial fence Our sidewalks may
not compare gerry favorably with those of
Broadway, but for regularity and evenness,
they excel those Of Chicago at present.
AS to substantial buildings, West Union is
certainly not surpassed in the North West.
Its progress has ever been steady and on
ward in all the essentials of prosperity
Strangers are not brought here by glowing
prospectuses, and then find they have been
taken in;" but they concise for them
selves-and the beautiful location, our
schools and churches, mail facilities, togeth-
er with the business aspect which charac-
terizes our place, are sufficient inducements
for far-seeing men to locate here. For tenn
perance, and morals in general, and for q
beautiful supply Of the fair sex, we may
safely challenge comparison with any Of our
sister towns. 1 =. G3a& 40 81
We have two newspapers, the Pioneer
and the seess@, both or ,vlioi, arc edited
with marked ability, yet their Editors would
no doubt succumb to Pat" of the Tines
when it comes to the insertion Of an origi-
nal itena of lager. ooh you div,l!-PAT.)
AS to amuscments, we have two Billiard
Saloons, and one Ten Pin Alley. We have
no "Phelans'' among our Billiard players,
however. The usual run made is 20 cents,
which is run out of the elected candidates
pocketl Fishing is a recreation not much
INDUCED in with us, and when we do fish,
we don't catch big ''mackerels," but small
and beautiful "little fishes similar to those
put up in ''ile.''
Business seems to be Frightening up con-
siderable. Our merchants are receiving,
per mule express" &C., large supplies,
daily, and are dealing them out on the "pay
to-day and trust Tomorrow principle
Messrs. Rickel & Huffman, two of our most
esteemed business men, are about locating
at McGregor, to carry On the book business.
They are men of correct business habits,
and bear with them the best wishes of our
citizens for their success. There will doubt
less be many substantial buildings erected
here during the summer; among others
which are certain to go up, may be men,
toned the house Of Mr.. Berkey, which will
be the best private residence in town. The
county seat question seems settled; Fayette
having lost its Press, has no organ to agi-
tate the matter in her behalf and Barnard
don't seem to care, as he has all he can at
tend to, to supply his hundreds of customers
with goods, &c. 7b.-u
We have here five physicians and seven
lawyers, besides several of the latter in an
embryotic state; enough, one might sup
pose, to rid the county of physical and
moral ills, were such thing possible by such
| instrumeHtalities. Our Brass Band is Ger
tainly worthy of mention here. Its men,
bers have progressed beyond the expccta-
| tions of their most sanguine friends A
| few evenings ago, they gave general sere-
made, ar,d Willie screnading the Editor of
the Pioneer, that gentleman evinced strong
poetical symptoms, and the result was a
short poctical effusion in his last issue, but
as the last note of the s.toot horn died
away, the inspiration left him, and we do
not look for any more poetry from his pen
until-"moremu music" Even the intellectual
staid and severe Editor of the Revie,o, fell
to rhapsodizing, as may be seen by to-day's
issue, under the head of 'Gaily, the Troub.
adour, &c" Surely, it can not be denied
that the Band" is ''some" Among the
many notabiities ofour town the Corvette
a 6As sheet, should not be forgotten, ~.
Gharky, Captain, Mate, Owner, &c, &c.
1t was launched yesterday, with picture
for heading, looking marvelously like river
Steamboat
Our farmers are again trustingly and
coaxingly beseeching Mother Earth for a
supply OF her bounties, Notwithstanding her
seemingly unnatural treatment of them last
year, and her promises thus far are, to say
the least, very fair,
/ Adieu, BIG WEST UNION.
DRED ScoTT.-Our New Hampshire cor.
respondent, "Granite," is examining this
celebrated case with considerable care
Those interested will preserve the papers.