The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-15
EcGREGOR, AUGUST Is, $50: 1860.
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Atorfai Correspo u dence.
EhSr. ANsaAR, Mitchell Co., Iowa, I
~ Thursday. Aug. 9. 1860.


.0Aeorial Correspondence.
hSr. ANsaAR, Mitchell Co., Iowa,
- Thursday, Aug. 9, 1905
rr Times 1T is habit with me t.
m you of what am about, and as il
uitc probable that may not return ir
Jew days." here goes for bit Of a notice
npr trip up to the present writing. We
hn F. Wright and the writer hereof lcf'
regor on Monday, Aug. 6, with fou'
1Ics (two colts includcd,) and struck on
pe interior of Iowa, intending to go a.
= we liked West, and to return wher
ot ready, unless our creditors shonlt
PINE alarmed and take measures to ge
back before our convenience was consul
We reached Monona at noon and
Mapped buggies with that estimable, old
Spcoln landlord, P. EGBERr Esq, getting
nice top-carriage for our open one; got a
good dinner, had small political quarre
18th EoBERT as usual to spice the call, and
lsachcd WAuKoN, one of the most beautiful
i)lagcs in Iowa, on the same evening"
Topped with "Old Nick" an excellent
landlord by the way, had the pleasure o.
seeing BABBIrr 4 MERRILL of the Journal
end Of making the acquaintance Of several
comment gentlemen Of the official corps Of
lamakce county. At ten We babe adieu
1yaukon, and at two we were in Decorah
quartered with SMITH, Of the DEBORAH
use, and found him one of the most
2iging hosts in America "JM' is GER
3ply the model of North Iowa landlords
be interest he takes in the welfare and
ort Of his guests, and when We con-
to run away from home and board
go elves out for economy's sake, SMlrr
get our custom. We called OH the
fLErs of the Republic, and our previous
high regard for them was abundantly con-
4 firned. DEBORAH is most beautiful town,
and except in active harvest times like the
present, it is business point of very great
Importance. Now all the Iowa towns and
jllages are slow in appearance, and until
% wheat begins to present itself at the
Fare-houses Of the forwarders, dizziness
ust necessarily be the ruling tendency
ecorah has water power sufficient around
to make two Lowells when the density
her surrounding population and the
pts Of the country require it. We found
OAK at dinner time on Wednesday
stopped with G. d. GALusHA Esq, of
American. Mr.. G. is new at the hotel
lness, but the presiding officer Of the
|sehold, Mrs. G. is SO admirably qualified
he position of superintendent Of the
sine, or the charms of social entertain
fht that no traveller will have cause to re-
ct making the American his stopping
zee. At Burr Oak we saw tall young
fkory with the Douglas penant waving in
e breeze; on enquiry we learned that
his precinct was one Of the brightest Dem
|ocratic quarters of old Winneshiek. Six
miles brought us to Button, small town
on the Upper Iowa river, and twelve miles
farther over prairie and timbered land,
smooth and rough, with roads running in
all directions and without guide boards any
where, brought us to New Oregon. Stopped
at Coles; found him and nearly everybody
else in the harvest fields, called on MEAD of
the Plain Denler, BELFOY of the Republican,
and LAWYER of the Post Office, spent
pleasant evening with several gentlemen Of
the place and slept like tops till morning.
On Thursday morning we got behind our
ponies and started for this point. Two
miles brought us to Vernon Springs,
beautifully located village; five miles farther
on and Howard Centre Zone hundred in
habitants) was before us. Nine miles of
splendid prairie road gave us sight of .Sar.
atoga, city Of two houses located on Crane
Creek, and looking as lonesome as patience
on Monument" Nine miles farther of
wide, tree-less looking prairie brought MS to
Riceville Jamestown P. o. and twenty
u,ilcs nearly due west landed US at this little
village Of ST. AxsGAR, so named in honor
81 celebrated Danish or Norwegian Prot.
against Catholicism in the Northern portion
Of Western Europe. From Riceville to this
place there is small prairie ride Of four
tCCIt U1JlSS WlulOut y HOUSE. OIOuSc are
more abundant than bushes, and the sight
Of tree in the far-off horizon looks as
cheering to the traveller as that ''drop of
water would have appeared to the Dives
of Scripture. The absence of timber in
portions Of Howard and Mitchell counties,
satisfies us that it was lucky for Honest
Abe" that he didn't settle here, as there
would have been no possibility for him to
have illustrated his rail-splitting faculties !;
in that case the good old soul would not
have been known to the world as great
man at all
ST. Ansgar is on the Big Cedar, surroun-
ded by rich country, settled mostly by
Norwegians and Germans, and well cultiva-
ted. GEO. BowMAN Esp; Of Chicago. with
. force of six oFeight hands is building a
Grist Mill on the river it is to be Of four.
run Of stone and so h5O. Two stores will
soon be established, and the excellence of
the crops here as well as everywhere in
North Iowa will bring St. Ansgar into prom
fnent notice as . good business point We
are stopping with OWEN of the keystone
House, better Hotel building than Nc.
Gregor can yet boast Tomorrow we go
to Mitchell, Usage and St. Charles, thence
to Mason City, Clear Lake City, and return
by way of Bradford and West Union-we
will be ct home before tho LIST Of Septem-
ts.. For tbs present Goodbye.