The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-19
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We have it from a perfectly rcliabl,
source that Mr.. Smith Of Fort Atkinson
returned from the mountains recently will
half bushel Of gold dug by himself
Wonder il he wouldn't like to trade it Of
for currency b.. The Mississippi river ha.
caught bad cold. On Saturday evening
the ice began to run in the river but tn,
weather moderated on Sunday and Monda,
so that the cakes, contrary to the usua
order of things at this time Of the year
grew by degrees beautifully less and less
until at the present writing they have near
ly faded from sight. The Milwaukee
Prairie du Chen Railway. Company hav,
changed their time for the winter and taker
off the night express train. There is nov
but one express train per day. each way
Going east, train leaves depot at Prairie d.
Chen at 6:l5 a. m, and arrives at Milwau
kee 4:3o p. M. Coming west express trair
leaves Milwaukee l2:45 p. m, and arrive.
at Prairie du Chicn ll:00 p. m. The way
freight train which leaves Prairie du CHER
9:2O p. m. and arrives at Madison 6:2O p
m. and leaving Madison at 7:15 a. m. ar
rives at Prairie du Chen at 3:45 p. m, ha,
a passenger car attached for the convent
ence of the public THE Dubuque Her
aid establishment has been sold under q
chattel mortgage, and possession given up
Stilson Hutchins, announces that he will
carry out the old subscriptions, and adver.
Using contracts in the Democratic Hsr'
ald," which takes the place henceforth o.
the dubuque Herald' We learn from
the Lansing Union that we are to have ,
daily mail this winter between McGrego,
and Lansing, commencing with the 18th o
the present month. This arrangement
which will be mutually advantageous t.
both parties, has been brought about by
the good offices of Mr.. Hemcnway, thu
obliging Postmaster at L ansing. The Bate.
brothers are the mail carriers, and will de-
liver in safety any articles at either point
which may be entrusted to their care. ..
We are glad to see that Messrs. Gilmore &
Williams, Of the Pocket City Meas have
taken a sensible view Of their interests ant
advanced the price Of their paper to two
dollars per year. With the late enormous
increase in the price of stock, labor, lights
etc., papers Of the size Of the Nescs, and
Times cannot be printed for less than two
dollars per year without positive loss,
and eventual ruin. In this connection we
will remark that the Lansing Union cd.
vertises that its publisher will continue to
furnish hereafter as heretofore that paper
for tn, meager sum Of $500 per year.
We undertake to say, from our knowledge
Of the publishing business that friend Hais.
let cannot sustain his paper one year un-
less he does one Of two things: either in.
crease his terms or ensmall his paper. We
wish him and the Union a long and pros
porous life, but he certainly is not taking
en- sufficient coal for his trip We notice
the advertisement of our friends Williams
& Davidson, in the Lansing Union. The
'old Pioneer Hardware Store" still waves
and Rayns down good bargains on AZ pur-
chasers. {. Where is the Pennsylvania
House?' asked an exceedingly military
gent the other day of citizen who stood
in full view Of and only few rods from
the sign. Citizen came to fright about"
and pointing up street remarked II guess
its somewhere about McMullin's. We
are glad to hear that regular services arc to
be resumed in the Baptist Church com.
mencing on Sunday the Both inst. Rev.
J. NJ. Coggeshall will fill the pulpit. On
Saturday evening about Q o'clock a fire
broke out in small shed Immediately in
the rear of Helwig's machine shop. 1t was
Of trifling value, and soon consumed. For.
tunately it was isolated from all other
buildings and thus the scenes of last win
ter were not re.enacted. The alarm called
out large crowd Of men and women, who
all thanked God it was no worse Capt.
Sherwin called at our Office on Tuesday
morning as jolly and social soul as ever,
though not ye: so "steady on his pins" as
heretofore. Throughout his long sickness
Capt. Sherwin's mantle has been worn by
Capt. Bisbee, who has discharged the du.
ties of his position with courtesy and
prompttude-winning friends and bust
ness for the Railway company.
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