The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-14

TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUN.
McGREGOR. NOVEMBER IA: !. 1860.
aARsivEs At PRAIRIE Do cniEH. .szr.
Night Express Pass $500. 1895 A. NJ
Mail aud Day Express Pass -. $40 P. NJ.
freight and Accom-. =. i. -. 900 A. N.
Way, =. ........... >. $3.50 r. N
DEPARTURES rRAIN.. o.
Neil and Day Express, 49,. 500 A. N.
Night Express Pass. ...... 400 P. N.
way ....-..s ....... lO:4O A. N.
Through Freight. ........... 500 P. NJ.
The Ferry Boat will leave McGr.eor Forty five min
Ssss before the departure Of passenger trains. +"
Jubilee.
On Friday night last, the lincoln men Of
McGregor had one grand blow out. Early in
the evening the hustle among the Wide. Awakes
ana the "high comb cocks" of the party, indi.
Gated anything but peace for the Democracy
Having calculated upon pretty good time had
re been successful, We did not feel like swear
Ing at the Lincolns. The Prairie du Chen
Brass Band arrived by Ferry at dark, and in a
short time the w. AS were out, the bonfres
we're ablnze, tho anvils were laundering their
notes Of victory on the lcvce. Capt. Newell
marched his company up street to the line of
the corporation, and marched them down again
Many stores and private houses were illumin.
sted-some we thought we're lighted on very
economical principles, but no matter for that
fun is fun, and if rich men don't like it as we'll
As poor ones do, We cant help their taste. We
rather fancied the turn out and the illumination.
At the foot Of Main Street, Noble and Chesley
did some fair talking to the crowd, and the
w. As marched to the Empire Saloon for re.
freshmsnts. The supper calculation failed be-
cause Of some mismanagement of those who
had the programme in charge. A dozen Dem.
ocrats of US were seated in the Broad Gauge
about 10 O'Clock discussing future political mo.
tons, when NOBLE and Others came in as a
committee, and announced that they were dele.
gated to invite the Democratic boys to assist the
Republicans in the Jubilee. It is 80 rare for the
Opposition to have jollifcation, that they
didn't know how to set the thing agoing. Reu.
ben insisted and we declined Reuben is pow.
erful in argument and we hesitated. We tho't
Of that passage which reads, "Rejoice will,
those who do rejoice" Then We were inform
ed that good deacon of the church had ad.
mitted that ga little spirit was allowable on SO
joyous an occasion" Then it occurred to us
hat Solomon or some other scriptural sage had
said 'Let him drink and remember his miseyu
no more" Ihen.we recollected that Reuben
was with US through the celebrated McGregor
rejoicing when Douglas nomination reached us,
and then we surrendered s
Arrived at the Empire we found the happiest
set of men alive, and a very numerous lot OF
them-some eating tongue, (though most OF
them had tongue already some drinking lager,
some singing songs, some dancing, the band
playing and the devil to pay generally. We
we're brought "into court" Judge Gardner or.
dered Refreshments" Toasts and speeches
we're called for, and the Democracy prese Mt
humbly confessed that they had been most Clio.
riously scooped, but that it had been done nc.
rording to the forms Of constitutional law, and
that we had too much confidence in the capacity
Of the people for selfgovernment to grunt about
1t. Abe Lincoln was toasted as the next Presi.
dent OF the q. S. end cheers followed. Then
the Times was called the "Pioneer paper OF
McGregor and good institution" and more
cheers followed. One general, everlasting noise
took place, and 'another glass of lager all
round was the result. After an hour spent in
alternating between beer, songs, speeches, ton
que, toasts and music, Capt. Newell and the
Times headed the party, and march of oil
hands to Jack Church's was agreed on. There
the ceremonies were repeated. The line o.
march was again taken up. and the "Broad
Gauge" was found. A continuation of the Ger
emonies added to the interest of the occasion
"Old Abe" was running fine. Five or 81,
speeches, five or six tunes from the Band, ant
dozen rounds Of "the water of life" finished
the exercises there. The company again or
ganized on the street and hauled up at Brown
Young America" More speeches, pore kim
toasts Of a personal nature, more lager, NOR,
cigars and more music. Everything was goin!
on fine, -when ISLE. proposed champagne.
A unanimous vote indicated our appreciation o
the mover and the liquid shortly after tina
motion was adopted, several of the leader
wanted to 60 home-"they stood not upon tn
order of their going. but scent at once"
We don't know much more aboutit that night
nor can we find any man who does The mex
morning it was agreed to "protract the mee
ing" and, Ito wind up the storyD about Eigf
O'Clock on Saturday evening it was UNIVERSAL
agreed that CASE WAS ELECTED
If every other town has had as jolly tim
as McGREooR over the Old "Rail-splitter's
success, we are perfectly content. In the la1
guage OF the immortal Jacob Faithful, "what
done can't be helped" and eve might as We
laugh as cry, over split milk"
p. s. We have heard that our deacon afor
said looked sad on Saturday afternoon, and {
being asked the matter, he replied: EVIL
tho Republicans have just been invested wi
the responsibility of administering this Cover
ment, and here they are tight as bricks already
II this was true. it was q melancholy instan
Of forgetfulness on the part Of the Republican
but as it is probable the Democrats Won
have been quite as wild had the victory be-
theirs, We have no hard words to use over Q
political opponents. They "treated" US Ii
men, and we pardon all their moral delinqu
cies. Hurrah for our President
~
GooD.-A Republican gentleman Of N
waukee related to us that on the ira
Wednesday last to this point, q baggal
room discussion arose as to the /" probal
effect of Lincoln's election. After vario
opinions had been given, one Of the bral
men remarked that the result would
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