The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-05
Correspondence Of the Times.
BRADFORD, Iowa, Nov 20, ls

Dear Times: AS the Presidential election
is over, the ''ifs" and sands" of politics
swept off the board, and cap and capped
Wide Awakes, together with Little Giants
lie down in peace together, matters of more
general importance may find a place in your
ever we'll filled columns.
The citizens Of Chickasaw county are
now discussing the propriety of making one
more effort to secure railroad connection
with McGregor. Timothy Dwight, Esq,
of the n l. r. r. Co., was here on Monday
and after brief consultation with our citi-
zens it was resolved to call meeting for to
day to give the subject thorough consid-
Grafton. The company propose to CON-
plete the road to point within this town.
ship during the next two years, providing
our county will relinquish all its claim
against the General Government for Swamp
Lands to the railroad company, and take
one hundred thousand dollars of stock, to
be paid schen the road is completed. This
proposition looks fair enough upon the face
of it, and am inclined to think that it will
win. Our citizens have been SO thoroughly
disappointed, and so often, in railroad pro-
jscts by shrewd operators, that they will
proceed with caution hereafter. "A burnt
child is afraid Of the fire." you know. That
it is the best interest Of the Upper Cedar
Vallev to have steam connection with the
Mississippi and the Lakes ria McGregor, is
evident enough, but the prospect now is
that Dubuque will trot her iron nags up
this beautiful valley before the rails are laid
at your narrow city. Our faith in the
words of railroad men has not been want
ing but farmers have wisely concluded that
faith without toorks is not saving means
of grace when it comes to marketing wheat
eighty miles by wagons over roads that
would have outdone the patience of job
The Cedar Falls Company are busy upon
their road; the road is being graded to
GAINESVILLE, some twenty miles south Of US,
but it will require very long ears to hear
the whistle of their engines in this county
within two years, unless there are some
new developments soon. McGregor and
Milwaukee may bid good bye to the trade
of the Cedar Valley as soon as we have .
connection with Cedar Falls, unless we
have track to McGregor too. But I've
said enough of railroads till next week.
Prof. Guilbert, of Dubuque, Custodian
Of the Webb work of Masonry, holds a
School OF instruction here this week. The
exercises will open by public lecture, nd
you may get s'bil Of particulars in my
next The farmers are busily preparing for
winter. The wheat crop is abundant-a
great share If it yet unthreshed. Several
hundred cattle have been bought here by
dealers for eastern market, and money mat
ters are decidedly improved. The talk OF
Southern hot heads about secessions doesn't
frighten any body here, and the general
opinion seems to be that "Old Abe being
fairly elected by the people, he is constitu-
tionally the next President, and the South
having cut off its nose to spite its face must
get ont of the difficulty as best it can. The
Douglas men have took the defeat Of their
favorite with the coolness Of philosophers.
One ardent member Of the unterritied who
was never known to scratch Democratic
ticket, being slightually ''bored" by some
Republican friends as the returns were COM
ing in, exclaimed: II don't care cuss for
old Abe; we've elected our Supervisors in
North Washington and that's glory
enough!' The Republicans split here on
town officers, and came within an ace Of
getting beautifully whipped. The candi-
date Of the Democrats and Independent Re-
publicans was chosen Supervisor. 1t is
showing little to-day, and the roads are IS
rough as =, well, when you get to our
Wapsie roads you've got to stop. The only
evidence Of approaching Misunderstanding
in its nature-is the recent marriage Of one
of our most obdurate old bachelors =
Among the last of an honored class, may he
be blessed in the new circle Of life which
he has so lately entered. There, COM
lnenced with - railroad connection" and
SEQ where the "train" Of thought has led