The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-15

Ill. BRADFORD, June lst, 1869.
Dear 7snscs 1t is obscrvsd that enter,
prising citizens Of several counties in North
Iowa are using the columns Of the widely
circulated and ever popular TINES to inform
the public generally Of their wants, improve
ments, local news, &C., and as Chickasaw
County is minus press Of her own, per
haps you will ohlige your friends here by
giving Us a corner this week in your
paper.
Presuming consent on your part, We pro
eeed. And first at home; Bradford "stil,
livss' though the hard times have laid
heavy hand upon her. There is every r~a-
son to suppose that our growth as a town
never Was more healthy, or our prospects
more Hattering than at present Money il
scarce, It's true, but we have energy and
wotking-men and a magnificent country to
back US. Trade has improved fifty per cent
within the last month. Crawford has
nearly finished fine hotel to be opened the
present season. Our stores have good
stocks and plenty Of customers. The
Bronson House has been leased to Mr.
Henry Baker who keeps an excellent house
Several large dwellings are now in process
of erection, and DR.. Hayncr has nearly
completed block, intended for stores
The Doctors-may Heaven pity then,-arc
doing nothing, FOR there is no onh sick; ths
Lawyers sre-- well, we won't say what,
for they may have som~thing to attenaso,
if we do There j, a large and fourishisg
lodge Of Good Templers il, operation here,
and either they or the hard times have
dried up the Saloons pretty cfysctually.
The Free Masons have an excellent Lodge
and it IS presumed will be represented 81
the approaching festival at McGregor. The
Cedar Valley Neus has caved in entirely;
its Editor is able at present to give Us nc
assurance that il will be revived. The
crops throughout the country look uncou-
monty fine, and there is bountiful harvest
in wait no doubt Chickasaw village is
improving very rapidly. Messrs. Albert.
son 4 Co., have fine Touring mill, saw
mill and store. Post Master Grener has q
large store we'll filled and the town is i'm.
proving generally. Mr. Tucker went to
England last fall as the agent Of the Du.
buquc Emigrant Aid Society but we regret
to say, has returned without any Of "the
rael old stock" Nashua is progressing
finely. Trott & Green are selling piles Of
goods--you know Charley Trott? EP.
Greely has returned from the East with .
wife, and--in fact there is a good prospect
II = large increase Of population at Nashua
the coming season. The C. /. & N. r. L.
Co. and the Cedar Falls r. r. CO., are
making strenuous efforts to secure the aid
Of the counties Of upper Cedar valley By
the way Mr.. Times, McGregor must be alive
for it has all important and powerful riya,
in these lines Freight is now being shipped
by the G. l. & ~ II. r. to Cedar Rapids
from thence by Steamer 10 Waterloo, and
as Waterloo is only forty miles from US,
with an excellent wagon road, and rs freight
is lower that way than by Dubuque by 90
cts ,,e- .,zs.,, ~. -..A-.es-
brought that way. Waverly is getting her
freight by that line. and also one fTrm at ST.
ChaSles, and it is said that QUO Of the
heaviest dealers in this county viii try that
route next fall.
Harmon wiz not sspsseaaA- -4ss-ass4 .scsr
81. =, DesMe;,.ra Shredder the Wavcrly
R-publican is talked-~oh,, and Powers Of
ps',e's ,so.ir .s.-.,s Il, lae.A
great humbug. Mr. Farmer Of Bradford.
has Just returned from the Cherry Creek
ilggings and reports it all a humbug. BY
hard work they can get about TOcts. per
lay. He reports several murders there
vas present when Bassett was shot at the
express office. DR.. s. C. Haynes, formerly
ot Monona, now of Bradford, one of
Fixes Peak party from here, returned this
week. tie saw several men returned from
the mines, all telling tue same mournful
story. He counted ninety -one .s>..,s mass.
ng through DesMoines one forenoon on
heir return from the land Of humbug.
young gentleman who left here for st. Louis
six weeks since, writes us that st. Louis is
crowded with cmigrants from oil sections.
many having returned from Ft Laramie re-
iuced to beggary, the influx of population
wages in the city from two dollars
TO seventy-five cents per day. But enough
or the present.
Yours, truly.
i READER.