The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-05-29
Holiie and Othor Items.

Honio and Othor Items.
On the receipt Of the news Of COL ELS.
worth's death the flags Of our city were run
down to half-mast; this was done in all the
cities Of the North. Col. e. was brave
man and as drill officer he had no superi.
or in the Union. :. Rev. John II. Merrill
who was here last winter at the house O,
his friend Hon. Samuel Merrill, died recent.
" on his way home to New Hampshire.
lie was most excellent man On Thurs.
day evening the West Union Company and
the DEBORAH Company will arrive at Nc.
Gregor to join our Volunteers in embarka-
ton for Keokuk. We wish they could be
here on Wednesday evening to participate
in the Thursday ceremonies of raising our
large Flag. Lieut.. Harris Of Prairie du
Chen informs us that his Company will
pay us visit Oh Thursday. The town on
that day will be as lively as was ever seem
....On Sunday last the ladies Of NJ Gregor
were busy with the needle at Kcnncdy's
Hall, on Volunteer Clothing. When the
fingers Of beauty are rendered in aid of our
timc.honored Flag the snake emblcms NAV
as well be hauled down at once; there is
something in Scripture about "brusing the
serpcnt's head" and we conclude that pas
sage is about to be verified. i. /. Our bows
drill daily and when they get their new rig
they will look as soldierly as anybody's
troops. -. .BoYNroS lover the Times ofice)
is making any quantity Of large and small
flags which he sells at lower rates than YOU
can buy them east. Send in your orders.
-. Noble, Poet and Merrill of the House.
and Hammer Of the Senate favor us with
daily papers from the Capital; VIC are
obliged. =. Mr.. Douglas is gaining slowly.
....W We are told that Rev. S. D. Helms Of
West Union has bought and is now editing
the Era. recently owned and well edited by
Judge Rogers I'VE are so crowded with
Job Work since our Power Press commcnc.
cd running that it is possible the Fridays
Times will soon be discontinued. It is a
gift to subscribers at any rate and therefore
no one can reasonably complain if we
should dry it up; our edition is so large
that it takes up too much time to print two
papers week and unless our orders for
work fall off we have not the press capacity
to carry the little Times -. Hiram Thayer
is r. NJ. at Bradford; Charley Trott at Ma
shua, Chickasaw County,. Henry Ruble
and Robt. Williams made US present of
brook trout which were very nice. We
think the trout must he ,tting tame when
such large men as n. and w. can get near
enough to catch them. Superior skill how.
ever will balance the difficulty. ..A Rife
Company is forming at McGregor; the men,
bers thu: far enrolled are our most active
and military loving young men: many Of
them arc drill officers Of fine capacity. :.
Fred. Gans has his Lager Beer Saloon COM
plcted and no nicer place can be found to-
indulge IN that luxur.,. Antoni. Zeiglc-
meyer is at the bar, ready to wait on the
hosts who. have learned to drink this most
wholesome Of all saloon beverages.
II. Hoagland Of Auburn called on us on
Monday and informed US that a Rife com
pany was organized there last Tues day.-
Mr.. Hoagland is the Captain, j. G. VIII
liams lst Lieutenant. They have tender
cd their services to the Governor. The
Fayctte County Rifemen is their title. =
Capt. II. has been in town day or two
waiting for drums expected from Chicago
...Colorcd stocking and black straw bon
nets are to he worn by the ladies during the
summer. We don't ,hink the stockings are
bit pretty, but the dresses are worn so
long that nobody will see them, and-its
none Of our business anyhow We state
here, because every body reads this "home''
article that all bills for clothing the volun.
teers must be presented at once. See Nav
or Hobart's notice. Board bills not includ
cd in the Town Appropriation must be re-
ported Immediately to +. Bradley Hon.
NJ. l.. Fisher left her, on Tuesday for Mt.
Pleasant to attend a meeting Of the Board
OF Trustees of the State Hospital, OF
which he is member. Senator VIRGIN
OF Grant ca, Wisconsin, is in town. IL
informs US that the Wisconsin Legislature
appropriated $1,000, 900 for war proposes.
The Union Minstrels will give one Of
their entertaining performances at Mozart
Hall, on Wednesday evening, (to-nisht).
This company receive high compliments
from the press, and our citizens in these
Union times, will doubtless give them a
full house. See large bills. >. We have
several notices Of business houses on. file,
but they must necessarily lie over. :. Mil
itary companies are forming in all parts Of
Northern Iowa, and throughout the west.
We learn that volga City, Elkadcr, and
several other points in Clayton county, are
getting ready to send troops to the defense
of the National Flag. The company at
Gutenberg in command Of Capt Schroe-
der, is said to be the best drilled of any in
the northern tier Of counties. !. !. The 4th
Regiment of Wisconsin volunteers, is GER
tain to be quartered. ut Fort Crawford.
Willis Drummond returned from Gluten.
berg, or the Itasca, Tuesday afternoon, with
- of the Gutenberg boys to fiji up the
McGregor company. storm few
days since, played a few tliunderbolts on the
Fayette University, knocking the bricks
about and frightening the students terribly
....Col. Fremont and Gov. Banks, arc to
be appointed Major Generals in the Army.