The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-10-23
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Thos. Stiles, of McGregor, and young
Isham of Fayette returned to this place on
Saturday night Stiles, it will be remcm-
bered was run over by the federal artillery
while fighting at the battle Of Blue Mills,
and lsham received an ugly shot in the
left thigh from a musket ball, which struck
the bone, became flattencd from the con-
cussion and cut its way out-making bad
wound. Though entitled to an honorable
discharge both Stiles and Isham have de-
c,ared their intention of seeing the boys
through. and will return on or before the
expiration Of their turloughs The only
money the boys have seen since they left
McGregor was $40 which Lieut.. Colonel
Scott borrowed for them Oh his individual
responsibility. They have been shabbi'y
treated, and somebody sometime will be
held to an account for it. The Cha ton
Co. Journal Of the 18th contains the adleu
of Jos. Eibm,k who as heretofore stated,
has volunteered in the army. He announ-
ces that the editorial control of the paper
hereafter, will be in tho hands Of A. G.
Rogers, county Judge elect, who is repre-
scented to be well fitted for the position. 80.
Louis Paulscn, Of Dubuque, has won the
first prize at the chess tournament in Eng
land, and will probably throw down the
gauntlet to the best players Of Europe.
p. Fisher Of McGregor has letter in the
Milwaukee Post Office which is detained
because paid by old stamps Services at
the new Baptist Church were well attend
ed on Sunday last The pastor, Rev. Mr..
Whitman, preached the dedicatory sermon
and Rev. Mr.. jackson of Milwaukee preach
ed in the afternoon and evening, At the
close of the services in the morning the
pastor made an appeal to the Congregation
in behalf of the Church for aid to lift the
balance of the debt for erecting the Church,
which is about $4,000. Slips Of paper were
passed around and $1,000 was subscrib-
ed in few moments. A good evidence of
the liberality Of our people. -. Mayor Ho-
hart, of this city who left McGregor i'm
mediatcly after the battle of Blue Mills to
attend to the wants Of young Hunting,
was himself stricken down with a fever. -
! lie is now better, and was attending Hunt
ting, who was so much improved as to con-
template return to McGregor this week.
80. Lewis & Brown, who themselves ap-
pear to be choice spirits, have opened a
! Liquor Store in the old Post Office building
at the foot of Main street. o. j. Wright,
printer and editor who had established
several different papers Mt the west and
finally drifted away to Pixies Peak was re-
Gently murdered on his rancho short dis
lance above Denver City. The particulars
have not tranSpircd. -. Immense quaint
ties of lumber are being taken out of the
river at this point which finds a ready
market . Henry Davis, tanner near the
upper end of Main street, has deposited in
this Office large box of his celebrated wa
ter PROOF backing, acknowledged by cur
rers to be superior to Miller's. 1t is just
the article for wet weather. M. O'Bren
dealer in groceries and provisions has LEI
with us a mammoth potato large enough t.
feed squad of ten hungry soldiers
We believe it is called the California pota
to, ard two dozen of them would carry
small family through the winter.
, Cairo vegrtabl- poet once sang 1.-The pnta
toes they grow small, down below tn
} converse of this agricultural phenomenon
ought certainly to be true, and frient
O'Brien has made the demonstration :.
Putnam, the elocutonist was received a
Kennedy's Hall on Monday evening wit
great applause. He made an appointment
for Tuesday evening which, at the prcser
writing TUESDAY noon) we cannot antic
pate. >. The daily McGregor Press, und,
the auspices of our contemporary, L. Bello.
made its appearance Sunday morning.
is the same size of the old Press daily, t.
wit, four columns, and is deserving Of Ell
o enlargement . We are informed that Il
II secret order of the ''Three Bricks" for Il
e present will hold regular sessions at i
k lodge room On Wednesday and Frida
r evenings of each week. We arc assure
1t by good members that Catalina will
9 black ba'led if he applies for admission
s. Betlari hsccoppomicomicon.