St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-07-26

From the McGregor Press, whose
editor was in attendance at the Re
publican Mass Convention in this
place on the 10th inst, we extract the
following remarks in reference to the
towns Of Bradford, Nashua and st.
Charles City:
BRADFORD.
We were surprised TO find such a
large town so near the line OF COM
parativelv uninhabitcd region, but as
we crossed the valley of the Cedar all
surprise vanished, for more beauti-
full or more fertile region God never
made. Such fields of wheat and corn
VIC have never seen anywhere outside
of our own county of Clayton. Brad.
ford now contains from 500 to 1000
inhabitants, one excellent hotel, kept
by w. S. Mower, six dry goods, vari.
ety. and hardware stores, steam saw
mill, and water saw-mill on the lit
tie Cedar Good schools and mechan-
ic shops, a newspaper and job PRINT
ing Office, all the elements of q large
city, as respects locality, soil, ard en-
terprsing and moral inhabitants. The
publication of the Cedar Valley News
is to be renewed under Republican
auspices, and will do good service
through the present campaign. We
took dinner at the Bronson House
and after waiting an hour on accoun,
of rain, took our way again, west
ward. A fine bridge spans the little
Cedar at the lower part OF the town,
and mile farther you cross the big
Cedar river on q substantial bridge
and enter the town of
NASHUA.
Here we paused for only minute
or two, just long enough to make the
acquaintance of +. p Greeley and f.
d. Woodbridge, Esqs. We noticed
that good water privileges are afford
ed by the Cedar at this place dam
is constructed across it, and mills are
in operation. The town contains a
good many handsome dwellings,, a
hotel, stores, &C., and appears to us
as a point at which a good deal OF
business must centre. From this
place q ride of ten or twelve miles up
the beautiful valley Of the Cedar,
brought US to the place of our desti-
nation
ST. CHARLES CITY,
Where we arrived about shutdown,
and after appcasing most ferocious
appetite at the st. Charles City Hotel,
commenced looking about town, "to
sec what we could see :" and we saw
enough to convince us that st. Charles
deserved all the good things we had
previously heard said about it and a
lille more. 1t is built on both banks
of the Cedar River, on soil OF dry
rravelly loan. The bottom OF thu
river is rock, and the water clear ant
rapid in it's course. A water powe
of 90 feet fall is obtainable in the yer,
centre of the town. 1t is now partl.
improved by dam of ten or twelve
feet, upon which is Touring mil
with three run of burrs, owned by MIR
Charles Kelly, who is also proprietor
of the St. Charles City Hotel. The
town contains several stores; on
water saw mill, and steam saw mill
one pillow shop, and all the mechanic
al branches needed in new county.
The Circuit Court was in session
Judge Williams presiding, and tho
town was we'll filled with lawyers, ju
rors and victims-wc mean d'ents
St. Charles City being the county seat
of Floyd county, we had the pleasure
of making many acquaintance, none
Of whom we shall have the vanity tc
name, except Hildrcth, of the st
Charles Intelligcnccr. We had long
wondered how large nine column
paper could be sustained SO far back
as st. Charles and just as long hat
We wished to see the man who hac
the temeriIy to undertake it's publica
ton. Well, we saw him, and saw his
Office, and wondered no longer. The
great secret of his success lies il
good management. His Office is mode
of neatncss, cleanliness and good or
der. Economy, sobriety, and regular
ity pervadc the whole establishment
Long may the lntelligencer live,
source Of profit to its proprietor AM
honor to the town Of St. Charles an
the county of Floyd, and terror t
Democracy and evil doors.
Tuesday, July 10th, will long be II
membcrcd by the Republicans of S
Charles CITY, land her citizens a,
nearly all Rcpublicans,) as a prou
day in her history. 1t was the da
fixed for ratification of Lincoln an
Hamlin. st. Charles expected a larg
number of people would be in atten'
ancc, but was not prepared to SC
three thousand of the citizens of Floy
and adjoining counties, coming OF