The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-07-04

! heSS anu hhuuosiy vi us llnaDltaNtS. W.
are indebted to hosts of friends for co urte
sizes which we shall ever remember grateful
ly.
| On Wednesday, the McGregor part,
aforesaid "set SAIL for Fayette. ten miles
south of West Union We "made" Capt
Gray's Hotel and under the escort of DR.
Alexander and Post Master DERBY we visi
ted Westfield, portion of the same village
half mile from Fayette and separated
from it only by foolish law Of Iowa which
requires all additions to any town plat to be
recorded in new name. AtWestfcld Nor
ton & Budlong have large store and do
heavy business.
In Fayctte there are several large mer'
camille establishments, the most extensive
Of which is that of BARNARD & Co. We
would judge from the appearance Of this
store that Barnard had not forgotten how tc
sell goods. An excellent dinner at Capt
GRAYs, in company with dozen Or mere
gentlemen of the village, put our mess in
condition to visit the College now under the
Superintendcnce of Prof. Brush vice L. H.
| BuGBEE, resigned. Wewere guided to the
portals of learning by FRED. MITCHELL Esq.
and the Rev. d. j. Ravens, late Editor OF
the Fayette News now temporarily suspen
ded because of the bad health of Mr.. H.
The Prof welcomed us to his school house
introduced us to his family, showed us the
rooms of the Institution and explained thu
uses of each. In the music room we were
favored with the "charms which move the
savage breast" MISS DORCHESTER, the
Teacher, MISS FISH and MISS SrAuLprNc
honored us by playing several excellen,
pieces and we retired to headquarters a,
the Fayette House. An accident occurred
that detained one Of the party little longer
in the music room than was agreeable to
the envious feelings Of his companions, but
only short time occurred before all hands
were "harnessed" for march, and bidding
GRAY and his most excellent lady reluc-
tant Farewell, away we sped over natures
beautiful garden towards Volga City and
Elkader. The country soon grows more
rolling, but still excellent and more album
dainty timbered.
AT Taylorville we saw CHILps, at Volga
City we saw DRAKE. The former village is
small prairie point, well surrounded with
farming land; the latter place is larger, To-
Gated on the river, has one excellent mill,
one good store at least white & Drake's.)
DRAKE is here so frequently, and sells such
excellent flour to our citizens that we regard
him as almost McGregor man. Leaving
Volga about shutdown it grew dark before
we reached Elkader, and clouded moon
furnished US poor light to find the road
through new breaking, round new fencing,
and other changes incident to an improving
country. After trying all the roads laid
out, trotting regular forward and back"
cotillons for half the night, settling dis
pute between STRousE and ScoTT as to
whether the moon rose in the East or the
West, rousing up several sleeping Norwe-
gians to inquire where we were, we at
length found the Seat, pro tempore, of Clay
ton County, put up at McKenzies, were
we'll taken care of and found ourselves next
morning as comfortable as could be expec-
ted. At Elkader we were all at home, and
an interchange Of friendly grasps with Ellis
worth, Knapp, Davis, Hunt, Scott, "Tom,"
pat" Rogers, Woodward, CARRIER and
others was gone through with, sans formal-
ty. AT ten o'clock We left for McGregor,
called on Gen. Bigelow, enjoyed his society
and his hospitality for an hour, touched at
10 Henry's, ''rung the belr' for water at
the White Springs and arrived at home at
three o'clock, pleased all to pieces with our
trip, our old and our new acquaintance,
the splendid country through which we
had passed, the political complexion of af-
fairs at every point we hailed, the glorious
crops which are now almost here, and we
Resolved" That no four men had ever
been better treated, on short or long
journey than we had; and that we tender
our thanks unanimously to those who were
thus instrumental in promoting our COM
fort and happiness. Selah!