The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-24
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The Clerk of the Key city favored u
on Sunday with several st. Louis and Du
ouque Dailies. That Clerk is a gentleman
a scholar, a christian and favorite with al
the editors on the river. IF these oualiR
cations do not secure him place with tn
Good Man we shall despair of any mcri
we can advance :. Sands Circus on We'd
nesday night last was one Of the best eve,
exhibited here. The town was crowded
with people and the tent ovrrhowcd witt
visitors at night there were nearly 1906
people as witnesses of this "Show"
Capt. Freeman has received telegram
from Major Chamberlain ordering the Uni
on Rang RS of this place to Burlington by
July Goth, (next Monday The Captain
informs us that he has information from a
sufficient number of men in All amakee
fayettn and Clayton counties to fill IN the
ranks to the requisite numb ", but the ORIG.
mai Union Rangers at McGregor generally
decline to re-enIst. On Saturday night
next the Home Guards of McGrcpor Cant
Lambert will raise pole at the head Of
Main street; flag will be presented, speech.
es made, the Company will be reviewed
&c, &c. In the present posture of public
affairs the Guards may be called for: let ms
therefore pay them due attention and thus
keep up the military spirit of young men.
God only knows how much material of
this kind the sacred old Flag may REQUIRE
to sustain it against secession sharp shoot
ers abroad and Constitution derilers at
home. The Leaaer at Prairi. du CHEN
IS actually to be revived. Mr.. Bottsford
will be editor and publisher purchase
OF the press and material is made by Com.
mittee of Lower Town citizens. The Office
is to be in Brewers Brick building near the
depot. We are informed that 4. w. p.
Bowman Esq, of the St. Ansgar Journal,
mlll-right ana builder, and live man cener-
ally has induced a large party of prominent
Chicago citizens to visit Fl. Atkinson and
81. Ansgar with view to making their
homes at one or the other of these beautiful
places. Geo. Bowman is one of the best
men for North Iowa that we have ever met
Success to him ...On Monday two teams
ranotf al the foot of Main street-carelesslv
lett in the street as usual--no posts to tie
TO. Dan Rlce's steamer was coming in at
the time and the wharf was lined with neo-
plea scattering Of great and small wasa
very sudden consequence but more seri-
Gus one was the breaking of one Of the legs
of Mr.. Gudner Kittleson of near DEBORAH
He ran to catch his team and falling before
them the wagon passed over his leg. Doc.
Martin set the limb and we are told Mr.. X.
is doing we'll GEO. GARDNER has bought
4 John F. Wright the lease, or franchise,
or commissions or something else of the
old Ware House. At any rate Georg, is
now boss OF the concern and he'll do right
oy everybody that deals with him. Dan
hlce exposed Gardner some abouta little
matter IN Albany where Dan, George. an
omnibus and several ladies were concerned
some years ago. The circus crowd laughed
oudly over the story about our Rev"
bachelor citizcn bat nobody believes every
hing Dan tells .HENRY WILSON fin.
Broad Gauge proprietor sold out last week
70 Josrpa Ladd, late of Lacrosse. Wilson
ook it a little hard for few hours and
went through sundry evolutions in two
'orst Cavalry, with buggy attached; bat
lndlng no enemies to conquer on Main
street h. retired from the field and sought
ne quiet of the domestic circle. Wilson
las as many friends as any other man |
md he leaves the Guage with the good
wishes of all Of them. Mr. Ladd ,as =
stranger among us but in conyivial life It
Ioes not take long to get acquainted and |
sehce DO is now aS much at home among
he boys as though he was born among us.
'entlemanly and attentive to guests, steady
his conduct, liberal to his visitors. he
annot but succeed: his FIRST Lieutenant
'WAsn.' Salisbury is one of the men
We read of-hvely in temperament, good
'earted and entir ly without fault in his
peculiar business, he has b come a fixture
t the Broad Gauge and will doubtless he
claimed there till some contortion of that
ingular face Of his breaks the 500 mir
or which ornaments the bar. When this
ccurs Wash. will probably swap his pre-
ent situation for place where they have
in looking glasses. 10. has adopted the
Ity style OF setting out lunch at 10
clock mornings aud evenings to oblge
is customers. We notice it takes we'll
nd the probability is that others in his
ne of business will follow the example.
The Railroad work is going right along
We are told the company paid its hands
romptly for the past month and thew are
rovided with funds to push it ahead
hey expect soon to have gravel train on
ne line at North McGregor and it need not
lrpr,se us bit if We hear, very shortly,
he neigh of tn. Iron Horse as he makes
is triumphant debut on the west bank of
ne Mississippi at McGregor. Report says
he ties are contracted for and the iron pur-
haspd for the first Is miles out. IL this
true we shall probably 60 to Monnna by
le cars before the first snowfall U,,
estng will commence in this latitude next
londay. The wheat is reported to be light
frank Waugh gave us nice mess of
rock trout, caught near DEBORAH. We
nder>tood him to say that he was fishing