The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-09-18
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Sixty-eight volunteers from Volga City
and vicinity, A. Bcmis, Capt, and f
Campbell, Lieut., arrived in this city on
Wednesday afternoon, and went into TEN.
porary quarters at the McGregor House
On Sunday afternoon they took the steame,
Canada for Dubuque, where they go into
camp. Lieut.. e. remains here awaiting the
arrival of the balance of the company who
are expected in a day or two. Thirty-fou,
more rcsolute fellows came in on Saturday
from Castalia, and took the boat on Sunday
to join some company below. . g.. . We notice
in town the very familiar face of Capt
Freeman, Of the Union Rangers, who re.
ports the men under his command to be
well and in excellent spirits. The health
of the Regiment was remarkably good
The Rangers are already quite efficient in
their drill, and anxious to get into the vi
cinity of the seceshers. Friend Brant, Of
the Rangers is also here recruiting for the
Engineer corps, he having been transferred
to that branch Of the service, where his tai
ents as civil engineer will secure for him
a very honorable position. He wants &c
good mechanics and laborers to join the
company to which he is attached at Bur.
lington. ...A young lady Of "sweet six
teen," and resident of Bellows Falls, said
to be good-looking and accomplished de.
clares her willingness to we'd the man who
shall shoot Jeff: Davis, providing the for.
tunate marksman is not engaged. W.
presume this circumstance will have be
neficent effect upon all the recruiting off
ce7Aof the country. The advantages, the
young men will perceive, are all on thei,
side, for if the qualifications Of the lady
have been overcstimated, the successful ont
is under no obligations to marry the charm
ing sacrifice. The Home Guards have
been metamorphc.9d into the Northwestern
1slnes, and their ranks are nearly full
There is to be meeting Of the company al
Sperry's Hall, this "wednesday evening.
When full, the company will elect their own
officers -. Pop corn is fatherly present,
and the volunteers who leave everything
and 60 to the war are dutifully and indubi.
tably, the true sons of Mas. :. Speaking
Of military matters, we are reminded that
Smith Kinsey, Corporal of the 18th Infant.
ry U. S. A., wants to enlist a number oil
sound, unmarried men into the regular. ar.
y;-as if all "sound" men were not mar.
ried. (No slur implied on our unmarried
associate.) The pay is from $13 to $24
per month and good facilities are offered
for promotion ....A correspondent writes
us to know the difference between fac sim.
lie, and sick family. We have little time
for refection-but presume it is much the
same as that between an antecedent and
seedy-auntie. "A number of scientific
gentlemen are in McGregor, giving our cit
liens an excellent opportunity.to witness
the process Of glass blowing and spinning
They will also exhibit at Mozart Hall 9
marine steam engine and fountain, made
entirely Of glass. We have seen several
favorable notices Of their exhibition and
advise all our readers to visit it. They will
give a matinee Thursday afternoon and close
on Thursday evening. ID. Business in town
is very brisk-wheat is coming in quite
lively, and loafer hasn't been seen here
for sometime past. On Tuesday between
the hours of 9 and the tug boat Knapp
ferried from this point to Prairie du Chen
for the elevator, eleuen thousand, JSos Aun.
dred bushels Of acheat.