The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-08-07
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du Chen Leader. .. The weather in this
locality for the week ending Tuesday may
safely be dcnominntcd the hot term. In no
day of the seven has the mercury failed to
reach 100 Fahrenheit in the shade All
people in the common. wealth pcrspired
and vowed they never had been THUS toast,
ed before. As the sweating process con-
tinued, many were found ale-ing and not
few at lagcr-heads; while others still began
punching each other, or "going in lemons"
thus balancing the items Of receipts and
and expenditures. Freeman, whose motto
is down with the dust" labored devotedly
to reform the order of things, yet each sue
cecding day the weather became more and
more fiery. What the consequences would
have been were it not for the FORE
thought Of Maj Tuttle, who last winter
very wisely laid away large amount
Of frigidity, it is not difficult to
imagine; We fear it would have been spon-
tancous combustion for the present and
another Herculancum for the future histo-
rian. AtSt. Paul, Chicago and Milwaukee,
the mercury ranged about as at this point,
and the papers record numerous cases Of
death from sunstrokes -. The river has
been falling so rapidly that the channel at
this point is mighty uncertain. On Friday
afternoon the ferry packet Nc Oregon made
landing not laid down on the time table,
but soon got off. The boats run with but
one wheel at a time, SO tortuous is the
channel. The Concert of Miss Jones
singing class was not so we'll attended as
the merits Of the entertainment had led US
to expect. This was owing in good degree
to the extraordinary heat Of the weather
and the insufficiency of notice. If the af-
fair could be repeated in few weeks when
the evenings are cooler, we arc sure the
hall would be crowded. Miss Jones is an
artist Of rare capabilities, and the people of
this locality are not inapprcciative Of her
worth .. We are indebted to Clerk L. w.
Eldred of the Key City, and the route agent
Of the Hascu, for late St. Paul papers
Mr.. Eldred reports that on the 3lst at
o'clock p. m., when two miles above Gut
tcnbsrg,.a man namcd;Burke, who came on
board at St. Louis, seized his wife and
jumped overheard. The boat was stop
ped and due diligence made to rescue them
without avail. They leave three small
children, and the cause Of the rash act is
attributed to whisky Allen, at the Post
Office, has opened a small stock Of fruits
and Yankee Notions. Among other good
things which he dispenses, we must not
forget to mention very palatablc article Of
Root Beer, which invigorates but not intox-
icatcs .. Chattcrton, of the Lansing MR.
ror, apologies for delay of hi: paper on
the score Of sickness among his printers,
and the attention which young Miss Chat
terton has demanded Of him. "Moth-
err and child are doing WE'LL BY the way,
Chat, we are sorry to see you give the lie
to contemporary through the medium Of
your paper. Couldn't you draw it milder !
-. Charley Packard has sold out his News
Depot to John Ha.ght, who is fixing it up
in tip-top style. Besides all the current
literature Of the day he will keep a good
assortment Of stationery, etc. Success.
The panorama Of the arctic regions is be-
ing exhibited at ST. Paul. If they exhibit
slices Of arctic weather too, we should be
very happy to see them at this point 80.
We observe with pleasure that the New
York delegation have recommended Major
George Stoneman, - brother Of our fellow
citizen John T. Stoncman--as one Of the
Brigadier Generals Of that STATE. Major
S. is graduate of West Poin: and has
been in the service nineteen years. We
shall have good report from him before
the conclusion of the war ....A detach-
ment of the Union Rangers went over to
Prairie du CHEN on Monday p. m. for the
purpose Of drill. At a meeting of the
citizens of Mallory Township, on the 10th
ult., Thos. Coner, II. A. Thomas, and Jas.
Ridenour, Republicans, and J. H. Bowman,
Harrison Jones, and John B. Potts, Demo.
Gratis were elected delegates to the Union
Convention to be hold>n at Elkader on the
22d inst w. II. Muzzy retircs from the
Elkadcr Journal for the purpose Of going
to the wars :. A. Stcinam has gone Eas,
for new goods, and others of our merchants
will soon follow. We understand it is the
intention of Mr.. S. to remain in New York
about four weeks, in which time he will
select very large and varied stock Of
goods-the largest probably ever brought
to McGregor. The enterprise Of McGregor
merchants is unparalleled by any other town
in the country. :. i. Our friend Giles, in the
Jewelry Store Main ST., near the Public
Square, has graced his shop with several
handsome sets of silver ware. Giles is a
good type Of young western man, wide
awake, energetic, broad and liberal in his
views, and thorough going in his business
habits-in short fine illustration of gen.
uine self man %. A fine liberty pole
was raised at the head Of Ann Street on
Saturday last, and a handsome American
flag run mp soon afterwards. Judge Pot
ter made an appropriate speech and every.
thing passed off well, although the heat
was overpowering Esquire Arnold has
raised his buildings on the corner o.
main and 2s SITS and the side. walks
in front up to grade, for which act he shall
be elected an honorary member Of the pc
destran club ;. Folsom, who brings te
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