The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-04-24
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Gregor, having purchased tons Of Goods
while absent. The first installment of his
stock is nearly due. =. . The town is fast
| filling up with merchandise and stock. 49,.
E. r. Barron, of the new firm of E. r. Bar
ron & Co., has just come home. A large
stock of goods are reported to be following
him up, and good force are ready to re-
ceive them with hammer and--chisels. Will
advertise next week. .McGregors, arouse;
let the clans assemble at Concert Hall on
Wednesday evening, and fill up the ranks
Of the proposed military organization in
stanter. Let every lock and glen send
forth its chiel ready for the fray. 1t is no
time for holiday work; the company is de-
signed for business--no less than the pres
ervation of our Government and all the in.
situations so dear to every patriots heart.
Remember the meeting. IAN excess of
water has got Mrs. Sippi on "high old
bender" She is evidently on Irregular
bust,' and if she gets up much higher will
sweep away few thousand Louisiana Sc
cessionists into the Gulf Steamboats, can
run up to the Times building without diff
Guilty, and at the present writing TUESDAY
noon) the water is still rising. The first
rays Of the sun on Sunday morning, fell
upon beautiful Union flag suspended in
front of the Times office. Some forty or
fifty small flags also graced all the windows.
One view of that glorious piece of bunting,
is sufficient to re-assure everybody Of what
they ought always to know, that the North
lo,ca Times is al right. j.. The senior of this
paper arrived home on Saturday evening,
and left again Monday morning for Du-
buquc. He can hardly spend week in
our neighboring city, without storing up
some rich "reminiscences and Incidents for
the delectation Of our readers. =. We un-
derstand that many Of our citizens intend
to hoist the stars and stripes over their sew
cral places of business. The war excite
ment continues undated. The arrival of
every boat is the signal for rush for news
papers, which are excitedly read and cam
vassed by eager groups on every corner.
49,. Our up town neigbor has emulated the
example Of the Times, and thrown the Amer
lean ensign to the breeze. 1t is well.
Roads have been intolerably muddy for
sometime past, though they arc now drying
up, and business is increasing =. /. Friends
from out of town report farmers all actively
engaged in getting in their spring crops.
80. About Ii o'clock, on Monday of last
week, very bold robbery was comm, tied
upon the Post Office in this place. The
bolt of the door was broken off, the letters
in the boxes and drawers were taken out
and carried into the rear room occupied
up to the week previous as sleeping
room by the clerks-and emptied and open
ed upon the bed, where they were found
the next morning. The mail bag which
was not long since found upon the river
bank, was taken from under the general
delivery and left upon the bed-for what
purpose has not yet TRANSFERRED. One hun
,rcd and eighty dollars in cash and fifty
dollars worth of postage stamps, besides
one or two packages Of stamps for the west,
were stolen. A box containing $40 or $l2,
all in three cent pieces, was overturned and
the contents rolled all over the floor, where
they were left undisturbed. No clue has
yet been obtained Of the robbers, though
we trust they may not long 90 unwhipt Of
justice. Capt. Sherwin is doing lively
business in the way of freight and passen.
ger trade. On Monday, p. m, a bevy OF
native Americans, decked in all the glory
of paint and moccasins, ornamented his
upper deck They had a few cheap furs
which they wished to sell for "much money
and many whisky. :. G. G. Cone, at the
sign Of the Broad AK, raised the National
ensign on Monday noon. Who will have
the next flag up? Capt. Sherwin of the
Allamatee sent off on Saturday for his col
ois they will be the popular combination OF
red, white, and blue. p. S. His flag is ul
and kissing the breeze. We suggest that
the packets plying up and down the river
will advance their interests by hosting the
stars and stripes. &. There seems to be q
three arrived on Monday; perhaps they
want corn for lower Egypt. "A Bloomer,
with skirts Of respectable continuation,
came over on the ferry this morning. She
was the cynosure of all eyes.