The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-09-25
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The stern wheel boat Messenger, has for
the past week been making tri-weekiy trips
from this place to La Crosse in the whea,
trade. At time when the Milwaukee and
Prairie du Chen Railway Company put
their freight up to IA cents per bushel, the
La Crosse Road offered to do the carrying
from this point at 1Ocents. One or two of our
produce buyers accepted the terms, and the
Messenger with barges has ever since been
doing good business. The Milwaukee &
Prairie du Chen Railway Co. Immediately
put their tariff down to 10 cents, but the
Messenger still enjoys the favor that the
first reduction stimulated. :. The Dubuque
Times notices the arrival in that city from
Fl. Dodge, of a fine company of seventy
men, en- route for Philadelphia, where they
will be incorporated into one of the volun-
tcer cavalry regiments now fitting out. The
our State should be used to fill up regi-
mcnts in eastern States which have not
half made up their quota, and we think so
too. First fill our Iowa quota; then, if
there are others who wish to 60 into the
volunteer service, in other States, we will
let them 60 and bid them God speed. A
musical convention for southern Minnesota
was held at Rochester on the Goth, under
the management Of Prof. E. W. Hawley,
of Wis. The convention assembled on
Friday and was to close Tuesday evening.
Now that the evenings are getting long
we suggest that Prof IIawlev, or some
other mantle best that the west can pro-
ducc- had better be invited to come to Nc
GreCor, and hold convention for Northern
Iowa. The impetus that well conducted
convention would give to the culture of
music would undoubtedly result in the or
ganization of an excellent musical society,
in this city-for which we have the
very best material. Think Of it. On
Saturday evening, Capt. Freeman was pre-
sentcd on behalf Of the Rangers with an
elegant banner made of white and crimson
silk bearing the inscription in beautiful gilt
letters, "Union Rangers, Co. K" The
banner was mounted upon neat staff sur
mounted with gilt lance. 1t was a most
appropriate and beautiful present from a
few Of our McGregor ladies, and Capt.
Freeman says the boys will fight like tigers
under it and bring it back unsullicd. Well
vouch for that. "A telegraphic despatch
the sad fact that Ben. Hunting
Of this city, had lost an arm, and that Les
ter Squires, of Farmersburg, was MORALLY
wounded, will be found in another column
They were both members of the Clayton
Co. Volunteers and in the Sd Iowa regi-
ment. Immediately on receipt of the des-
patch Mayor Hobart went to st. Joseph to
bring Ben. home. Both Hunting and
Squires have the sympathy of the whole
The WaQuoketa city and
the Belfast make regular trips between Pr.
du Chen and Winona. They are in the
wheat trade. On Monday morning the
Messenger brought down detachment of
seventeen men to fill Up the ranks of the
La Crosse Rifles mustered into the U. S.
service in the 9Th Wis. regiment. They
were under command of Capt. w. NJ. Ba-
ker, and ed Lieut.. II. NJ. Lathrop. The
men were marched up and down Main ST.,
hating at the various recruiting offices and
giving each three cheers and tiger. The
Capt. thinks this is the liveliest town this
side Of the war. They left Monday even
ing by rail for Camp Randall, Madison. ..
DR.. Andres, of Garnavillo, one of the Old
est practitioners in Northern Iowa and
very highly respected citizen, is about re-
moving to McGregor lie is welcome d. -.
Three recruiting offices have been in full
blast during the past week-one for the
regular service Corporal Kinsey in the old
P. 0. building; one for the Emmett Guards
for the new Irish Regiment, Capt. Math-
CWS3 oiIS tuC WcStSIu lSlllcS \lOI-
merly Home Guards,) Capt. Lambert
Capt. Mathews desires to enlist our Irish
adopted citizens to the requisite number for
an entire company. Clayton county must
furnish two or three more companies to
make up her quota, and this effort of Capt
to organize an Irish company
should be encouraged by all our citizens.
The regiment when full will be permitted
to elect Chaplain Of their own faith, and
will become Incorporated into Gen. Shields
Brigade. Capt. Lambert has about sixty
men and wants 40 or so more to fill up to
the army standard. If there are any
sound able men who have thought of
they had better not stand any
longer upon the order of their going...
Our streets are becoming more business
like than ever. On Monday our reporter
counted one hundred and fourteen teams
upon the fat just below the levee. At the
same time there were more than three hun
dred teams in Main ST., and in front of the
WHEELER & Wilson'S SEWING Ma
Il, Buckley. Agent. has handed