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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-04

JOEL V. BAuGH-During our absence last
charge of this young typo. On seeing the pa
per at Milwaukee we were so pleased with it
that it was our intention to hire him as an as.
sistant, but on arriving at home, he was labor
ing under the gold fever, and no talk of ours
could detain him.
Mr.. BAUGH has superior talents for the edito.
rial profession, and we hope to learn Of his
being at the head of the leading paper in the
new territory to which his inclinations lead him.
If a reasonable sum would stop him at McGreg.
or, the readers Of the Times should make his
more intimate acquaintance as an editor,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-04

FORMER CITIzENs.-C. G. Fuller is al
Grand Rapids, studying law; Prof Tom.
linson isat Vacavillc, Cal, in an Academy
DIR. Akin is at Auraria; d. Z. Harrison is
at Denver; John Conant is at st. Joseph,
Mo. Loran Clark is at Leavenworth; Thos.
Woodcock is at Shasta, Cal. ]; d. Woolis.
croft has probably gone to Cuba from San
Antonio, Texas Jas. Jebb writes us from
for Australia to be absent one year; Rod
man, Willis and Il great many others are on
the road to the Peak ..
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Nor AT ALL.-That sterling Adsertises
of Dunlcith thinks we are cnvious of PREM.
TlcE because he can Lecture and then 20
home with the prcttiest girl in the audience.
Not bit of it, Bro. PAUL. There is gem
of beauty in McGregor who regards Prin-
ter as far superior to Lecturer and when
zee ask the favor of accompanying her home
she invariably consents. We have to
shade the eyes Of our domestic partner on
such occasions.
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March ''calnc in like lamb and went
out like small sheep, very much to the
annoyance Of old fogy predictions and be-
liefs. In these modern times improvements
are made in weather as we'll as in other ar
ticles, and we have to record that March, go,
has been milder and more beautiful in this
latitude than any April recorded in the Al
manacs Of the past. On yesterday and for
weeks before the weather has been clear,
dry, quite warm and balmy. Seeding is all
over, the roads are dusty, the boats are
through Lake Pepin, and steamers arrive al
most hourly at our wharf The Milwaukee
was the first boat to St. Paul. The Grey
Eagle went up, and the Ocean Wave went
down; on yesterday; our wharf is as lively
as though it were midsummer. The River
is very low and freights to and from St..
Louis are necessarily high.
Wheat at McGregor is without much
change, 80 to 90 being the latest prices
Oats 30, Corn 40. For prices of other pro-
duce, groceries, &C., see Hoffman, Benton
& Co.'s Price Current
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SAD Casa young girl, Of progresses
ing appearance, arrived in this city the day
before yesterday, the victim Of scoundrel
now in jail in Chicago on charge Of for
gerry. The fellow, whose name is Virgins,
brought her from her home in St. Charles,
Iowa, under promise Of marriage; when
they arrived in this place, where the girl
has friends. This promise, we are informed
was not kept; and after week spent in
Chicago, the poor girl has been compelled
to return to her friends disgraced, and heart
broken.-Rocktord Nems.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-04

New ADVERTISEMENTS & Co.,
A. II. StrOuse and Strouse a. Rowe, in their
column Ads. this week speak for themselves.
Each firm is in receipt of heavy spring
stock in their respective lines of business,
and customers will call on them withou de-
lay. Next week more particulars will be
given. .. -
We call attention to the Corporation No
tice, and advise voters to get their ballots
ready for the l4th of April t-a. ..
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-04

BArEs.-This presidential aspirant has
defined his position. He writes to the
Missouri Delegation that he is against the
extension Of slavery, in favor Of colinizing
blacks in Central America, believes in the
equality Of nasuralizei and native citizens,
is in favor Of the Pacific Railroad, Home.
stead Bill, and in favor of admitting Kan,
sas under the Constitution now before
Congress.
Mr.. Bates general Endorsement of the
more conservative ideas of the Republicans
will add to his chances at the Chicago Con.
vention, and we are glad of it. We hope
he may be the nominee.
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Observation-Disclosures is undoubtedly the
Co. Seat of Clayton County for the ensuing
year. At McGregor, Garnavillo received a
majority of 40 votes, but enough has been
heard to admit of no doubt of Elkader's
success. Here the voters car; very little
about the annual scramble. 1t is disgrace
to the County. We propose to Judge Gar
Der to purchase a Daguerrean Car, attach a
pair of mules to it, locate the Recorder and
Treasurer in the basement, finish Pilot
House on deck for himself, and move the
business round the County, locating in the
timber during the winter and ON the prairie
in summer
We suppose petition will be circulated
in ten days for "Re-location' to some other
ambitious point.
LATER.-Majority for Elkader $50.
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The PREss.-Mr. r, ToMPKINs Of Elka-
der is now the editor Of the Press Mr.. T.
is an excellent man socially scholar, a
wit and an earnest political writer He
pays us his respects rather crudely but
that's nothing. lie has a poor opinion Of
his Northern associates if he supposes they
are only restrained by law from selling
their "blue-eyed daughters" to become VIC
TINS Of lust. Republicanism certainly does
not require such revolving admission.
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ries since the Inauguration of John Went
worth with numbers. The 18th is haul
of $4,000 in Millinery Goods.
"A fire in Pekin, Illinois, destroyed pro-
perty to the amount of $4,000.
Gov. Bissell was member of the Cath
ole Church. A good joke on the X. Ms.
who supported him for Governor.
The National Democratic Committee have
published call for meeting of the com.
mittee, with reference to changing the place
of holding. 1t is thought that the place
will not be changed, but some arrange
ments will be made with the landlords.
Our Government is not going to relin-
quish one iota of her right to the island Of
San Juan. Negotiations with Great Bri-
tan are now pending.
The army of England for 1860 is to be
100000 strong; it will cost $75, 00O,O 900
annually. France has an army of 37s,-
600, with an arrangement to raise it to
GOO, 900 in month. Russia, army 900,-
900.
The steamboat Anglo Saxon, was burned
at Evansville, Ind
An old steamboat hull, loaded with 600
tons of produce was sunk on the goth on
the lower river
Mrs. Croly says Brick Pomeroy is about
to start paper at Fond du Lac. OF course
Brick would keep her posted.
John L. Robinson, whose sickness We
mentioned last week, is dead.
Mrs. Bilanski, convicted Of the murder
of her husband, was hung in St. Paul, on
the 23d. .. ...
Mrs. Swisshelm, having left her .wusser'
half at home to attend to household affairs
and run the paper" has started out lee.
turing on "Women and Politics." The
| first part comes natural to her to talk about
we suppose, but she has no business with
the latter.
We now receive in exchange the winona
Daily Republican. Don't get to fast, you
up-river neighbors. This Daily friend, is q
very neat and spicy little fellow, but W.
don't believe such fast work pays.
In some parts of Illinois only half croI
of wheat will be raised, owing to colo
weather in January.
Gold news from Pixies Peak is continu
ally arriving. McGregor will start small
regiment within month.
Lola Montez has lectured in Rockford
Mrs. Croly, woman like, in her notice dcs
cribes most infinitely her personal appear
ance, dress, &C. ....
The itch is prevailing in Grant county
Wisconsin; hope it didn't start from the
Herald Office.
The Albany Atlas 6 Argus distinguishes
the two wings of the Republican party as
Pro-Bates and Repro Bates. Appropriate.
ly named.
The fire at Black River Falls, Wisconsin
destroyed the Shanghai House." the Office
of the jackson Co. Farmer, and all the
stores in town but one.
A returned Californian was knocked
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PARDoN-MoORE Ct the Lacrosse Den-
ocrat is married to "Maria Mignonette." -
the last Daily Democrat at hand has its To-
cal columns in mourning. AS MOORE has
trouble enough just now, we take back
what we have said about him in another
column. A man who has the nerve ito
steal" the heart of so talented woman as
MARIA can take our items and Ego to the
Derip' with them if he wants to.
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News and Items.

News and Items.
The Oldest house in Boston was built 90
years before the Revolutionary war. 1t
was occupied by the Royal Gov. Hutchinson
and also by Washington.
Miss Ass-ing has created quit. .furort
in Europe, by publishing the private cor
respondence of Humboldt.
A correspondent of Philadelphia paper
says its humbug about there being a scar
city of accommodation at Charleston. All
the hotels are nigh the place of holding the
Convention.
California State Convention passed popu-
lar Sovereignty and non-intervcntion rcso-
lutions. A resolution declaring Douglas
the last choice was negatived by 2s4 to 65.
Rev. DR.. Potts, of n. Y, who preached
abolitionism, recently sold under mortgage,
sc slaves in Mississippi. A black (hearted)
pot, amt he, Massachusetts, men?
A confidence man. has been playing
sharp on the Bosting men, by the deaf
and dumb game.
A son Of President Taylor is a delegate
to the National Democratic Convcntion.-
Call him the ninth part of man, some of
you Republicans.
AT festival in Ohio, the prcttiest girls in
the room formed in line, and for price
Gin advance) they allowed gentlemen to take
running kiss at the lot. We wouldn't
care to go to such festivals as that, old as
| We are
An |. 0. S. n. lodge in Cleveland, APP
pointed an agent to go to Cuba and buy a
plantation, but he travelled with the money
$4,000. Their object was probably to-
raise mules!
Mrs. Swisshelm is Dragging of the popu-
larity of her paper. For the life of us, we
cant see what makes it popular.
Another son of Gov. Wise has attached
himself to the Episcopal Ministry.
Kansas has appointed her delegates to
Charleston. They are instructed unani-
mously to support her daddy.
Another fugitive slave case has occurred
in Philadelphia. Aftera hearing the court
gave him over to his owner. Considerable
smeW was created Ann nsscnu zen.
try, and . rescue re-
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70 CORRESPONDENCE arriving at
home Saturday last We found large mum.
Der Of letters, many of which related to
matters Of . private nature. We arc usu-
ally very prompt in replying to those who
write us, and all letters requiring answers
will b attended to soon.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-04

MAJ. CULLEN.-This Woodworking and
able Indian Agent went up on the Grey
Eagle on Tuesday. We had the pleasure
of grasping his friendly hand. lie told us
some facts about the Sioux which we will
hereafter refer to.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-04-04

GOphers. -s.
The following is copy of letter sent
to us to be forwarded to Judge Murdoch or
published in the Times as we think proper"
We make the inquiries through the pap:r
so that the public may benefit by the reply:
JUDGE MuRDocK-Dear Sir The read.
ers of the "7in'es' throughout Northern
Iowa have read with pleasure and profit
your letter upon Fruit raising: but there is
enc point upon which you have not touch
ed. How shall we protect our trees from
the Gophersy l think am safe in saving
that they have destroyed half as many
trees as have been cut off by all other
causes combined. They arc great pest
and he who shall contrivc some practicable
means OF getting rid of them will be be-
nefactor to the entire farming community.
Hoping we may hear from you before it is
time to set out trees.
Yours, truly. ELISHA HURLBUT.
Fl. Atkinson Iowa, March %, 1860.
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DIE D

At McGregor, March 2sth, 1861 of Puerperal Fever,
Mrs. III. A. uARRoUN. wife OF DR.. J. Wade King.
Aged 10 years, II months and ~ days. al ,@sF.< :
In this sudden bereavement devoted wife has been
taken, and desolate husband left, who believes she
lived and died q christian. ga ....
She dieda gem Of purity, OF virtue, and Of worth,
earth,
Embodiment of patience rare, she murmursd not 1t
pain, -..a7s f..-..ss.
flower OF heaven-she bloomed awhile, then back to
heaven again. W.
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Maple Sugar.

Maple Sugar.
Visiting the Sugar Bush has been quite
the go for some weeks past. The maple or
sugar trees are not large nor tall on the
bluff lands Of the Mississippi, but they are
said to produce great deal of water, or as
the Yankees call it sap. The role of visit
ing consisted in getting 20 to 80 ladies and
gentlemen in carriages, driving to the
Bush or Camp, and paying for chance
at the stir-off kettle, ten cents for the ladies
and twenty five cents for the gents it takes
Is cents more to sweetcn a male and even
then he is hardly passable. p.
We have had no time to attend one of
these saccharinc levccs. Below will be
found note expressive of the thanks of w.
| Buttles:
Ed. Iimes-DEAn SIR: Allow me thro'
your columns to return my sincere thanks
to the ladies and gentlemen of McGregor
for the very liberal patronage which they
have bestowed on me in visiting my sugar
bush for maple sugar, and hope, Provi-
dcncc permitting, to meet them all and
many more, yourself included, Mr.. Editor,
at the same place one year from this Spring
at any time when sap runs.
Truly yours, Wx. BUTLER.
| McGrcgOr, April I'd, 1860.
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DoN'r WANT HERcuLEs.-We arc sick OF
hearing people talk of the necessity of hav-
ing an influx of capital from the east be.
fore prosperity can again smile upon the
west. Some people seem to have made up
their minds to sit supinely down, to wait
until this giant capital will relieve them from
their troubles. Now the fact is, we don't
want eastern capital at all, we have had too
much Of it already, and the consequence
has been inflated values, and an unhealthy
stimulus in the country. We must cease
calling on Hercules and turn to and help
ourselves The great west must take off
its coat, roll up its pantaloons and go to
work with a will. The only real wealth in
a country are the products Of labor When
the west has an abundance of wheat, corn,
pork and beef and avery few non-producing
oilers, it will be rich, but every dollar we
get at the east, unless invested in product
i've enterprises, will be blister and a curse
to us. This Hercules, as Capital, is likely to
smash our own heads with his terrible club
(interest as is to protect US against want
and hunger Neus :.
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~. A man named Drake has been ar
rested in Michigan, charged with having
married thirteen women. Nearly every
widow and maid seemed anxious to be his
duck.
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SPRING BoNNErs.-Mrs. j. l.. Wilson
has received her Spring stock of Millinery,
Bonnets, &C., &c. Go and get charmed.
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Der with gratitude. The latter gentleman
got US alongside of him, behind the fastest
horse in Wisconsin, and we ratified off to
HUMBOLDT paper mills, about miles out of
town. These mills and something of the
papcr-making process we will describe
hereafter On our return, BEsT's Brewery
was examined from the bottom of a cellar
twenty feet below the surface to the top of
four story building. After travelling thro'
nearly half mile of underground vaults
packed with regiments of 80 brrrel-punch-
cons Of lager, we took several glasses of
the beverage and away went our Jehu-guide
over the hills to North Point, place that
gives one beautiful view of Milwaukee
Bay. Proceeding farther north We drew up
at the Sisters Hospital, large brick build
ing sacred to charity and religion. An in
PRODUCTION to one of the Sisters with re-
quest to view the interior of the building
was the signal for ramble through its neat
and comfortable rooms, its wards for the
sick, its small but imposing chapel, &C., &c.
There were but three invalids, and these
were all men in about middle life. One had
frozen his feet till they required amputa-
ton; another was recovering from lnng fe-
yer, and the third had just emerged from
the dreadful spasms of delirium trsmens.-
They all expressed their gratitude to the
angelic nurses whose gentle hands and
soothing voices were ministering to their
comfort. Space will not now permit us to
follow our inclination in commencing this
most noble institution.
On Friday morning at the cars of the
NJ. & N. Road left for Madison. We were
aboard in time and at 8 o'clock had the
pleasure Of being seated in the Senate
Chamber of Wisconsin alongside of Hons.
j. B. SWEAT and CHARLES RoDoLpu. After
listening to the usual jargon which char
acterizes Legislative bodies on the eve of a
final adjournment, we hunted up "PuMp"
of the Patriot, looked over his Power Pres
es, saw his partner GEO. DYER, ESQ.,, made
the acquaintance Of Prof. Hoyt, Judge A.
D. Smith and several other prominent men
Of the State, were invited by said PUMP to a
Billiard Room, permitted him "to scoop" us
game or two, bade him goodbye" took
the evening train west for Prairie du Chen
where we arrived at 2 o'clock, and by the
superior nautical skill of CAPT. SuERwrN Of
the Alamakce we were placed across the
roaring food of the Mississippi at o'clock
on Saturday morning.
Good reader, this may be dull story t.
you; the trip furnished us large amount
Of rsh comfort, but after all we saw nc
place 50 desirable to live at, or so active in
business IS our own little city ofMcGregor
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would be rubbed out, Judge Hq
of the Supreme Court of New v has
decided that warrant from either ldnch
of Congress is equivalent to writ of habeas
corpus. =. The Prince Of Wales will be in
Canada in June. Rev. Mr.. STURGEON, the
Baptist Thunderer" announces that he
can commune with anybody but slave
holder. His moral perceptions are much
more refined than were those of the Mas
ter whom he proposes to follow. :. The
present Sir ROBERT PEEL was born in 1922,
and is credited with very little ability -.
A fellow in New York proposes to publish
a paper to be called the BLACK Mail :" it
would contain an abstract of all judgments
against parties and their business matters
generally. purchasing the Herald office
and its goodwill, the scoundrel who pro-
poses this Infamous thing would have large
circulation to start with. =. .SAuNTERRN, at
New Market in 1857 ran mile in one min
ute fortytwo and one half seconds; this is
the best time on record. The order of
the Garter was instituted by Edward III in
1850. He conquered France and Scotland
and brought their Kings prisoners to Eng
land. The badge Or emblem of the Garter
is a blue scarf embroidered with gold.
LOVES celebrated balloon is folded up, and
laid aside. The project of crossing the At
lantic with it has collapsed, and Mr.. LOWE
has been ruined by heartless spectators,
who have deserted him in the midst of his
troubles. T.. '..a.sE
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down near Lee, Mass, and was robbed of
5000. A Puritanic act, want it?
VIM. Lloyd Garrison and few other Of
the colorcd brethren held meeting in Bos-
ton to commemorate the death Of IIazlett
and Stephens. They probably had "tears
to shed'-in public place.
Judge Douglas, with most of the other
prominent politicians at Washington, is of
the opinion that changing the place would
break up the National Democratic Conven-
ton.
Curtin, the Rep. candidate for Governor
Of Pennsylvania stated in Washington that
if Seward was nominated neither he nor
William would carry Pa.
Hon. VIM. Price of Mo-, newly appointed
U. S. Treasurer, will enter upon his duties
about the 1st
The States Dc Union says John Bell, of
Tenn, will be nominated at Baltimore, with
the hope that the Chicago Convention will
"follow suit" The Republicans will never
assist in electing such a man as him.
The cost Of the trip to Washington of the
Seventh Regiment of New York was about
$4,000. If they didn't dance, they had to
pay the fiddler.
DR.. Cahill delivered the address on St.
Patrick's day in n. Y.
Some one adVsftsss in Wisconsin pa
per for wife that can s9ove a fellow all the
law allows" He had ought to have said,
land - fellow more
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Oranges, lem 0Ms, .4Dl,lea
AND OTHER FRUITS,

CONSTANTLY hand, Fresh and Nice, at
II i Wholesale or Retail, by H. O'BRIEN.
MeGregor, April 4, ls6oml
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0 FL" gives US most anSenerOuS over
hauling and credits US with less original matter
than my western editor, because We appropriate
the ''ideas of others and dress them up in
other language. We had always supposed tina t
the man who went into the forest among the
timber, and with axes, saws &C., brought thence
sled or a wagon Of his own manufacture was
entitled to the credit of ornership, and that he
who used the vehicle would be manly enough
to acknowledge it. The rood was not original
with him, but when that wood is converted into
wagon those who borrow it ought to give
credit. If we are Industrious" Gas MooRE
credits us) and take facts and items, otherwise
dull and insipd, and condense and dress them
up so that they are worth using, we want the
credit. Lazy editors shall have no comfort
from us if we can helpit; and if our paper is
50 much the copy Of what they see before, We
beg these "snavers" to leave the Times unscis-
sored. We most distinctly announce to BRo.
MOORE that every loaded article in the Times is
credited, or it is original in the usual newspaper
sense. Our objection to being copied without
credit, is that those who see the same items
in different papers are as likely to suppose that
zoe have stolen them as they are to get at the
truth.