The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-08-20

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The good people of this city, and coun.
ty, and neighboring counties, have been
soldering within the past week to an ex-
tent which surprised the expectations Of the
most sanguine. The rallying cry "to arms,''
has been rung in every township with lch
effect, that since our paper went to press last
week, nearly half regiment has been
raised within this county alone. Capt. W.
d. Crooke, has the honor of raising the
first full company in the county. On Sa.
turday portion Of this company proceed.
ed to Dubuque and meeting the balance OF
the Company there, went Immediately into
camp. The election of officers in this
Company resulted as follows: w. d.
Crooke, Captain II. II. Heath, LIST Lieut.;
Henry Howard, I'd Lieutenant; B. w.
Phelps, Orderly Sergeant; and w. W.
Lyon, and Dave Drummond, I'd and Sd
Sergeants. Capt. c. is chvalric young
man and one to whom the pursuits of the
law offered a fine field for fame But he
left all for his country, and we honor him
for his choice. I. G. Drips, of Farmers
burg who bears fine reputation all over
the country as a man and who has won
fame in service of his country on thefields
Of Mexico, has fine hardy company OF
farmer boys, tough as KIN OTIS, and the soul
Of bravery. Tney will follow their leader
to the death tn re is fight in their compo.
sition. This company has elected the fol-
lowing officers: I. G. Drips, Captain T.
A. Olmstead, LIST Lieut.; S. Benjamin, I'd
Lieut. W. A. Benton, postmaster at this
place, notwithstanding the office which he
held relieved him from danger of draft, has
earned the praise Of his fellow townsmen
for going into the service as a volunteer.
The commissioned officers of this fine CON-
pany-among whom are the Bucna Vista
boys-was held Monday morning and re-
suited as follows: W. A. Benton, Captain;
John Dolson, LIST Lieutenant John S.
Craig, Cd Lieutenant. The non commits
stoned officers will be elected after the com
pany arrives at Dubuque The fourth full
company-Elisha Boardman's is now at
Elkader awaiting marching orders. We
will publish list of officers soon as the same
is received. We hear this company spoken
of as a we'll formed, athletic, muscular, and
hearty lot Of boys, as are all the boys from
Clayton county. John Ryan has COM
pany nearly full, and expected to be more
than full before we go to press. This COM
pany will be composed mainly of our Irish
adopted fellow citizens. Messrs. Woolsin-
croft, Shepherd, and Willard, are recruit
ing at Monona. The FIRST Of these gentle.
men has been eighteen years in the service
and is thoroughly drilled in tactics and
maneuvcrs. D. B. Cleghorn assisted by
Frank Hammer, has a recruiting rendez-
vous at Noble & Beckwith's Office, and
Jesse Lampson has a commission also for a
company. This makes up the record OF
our observations as the case stands Mon.
day evening Z. D.. The annual meeting of the
Upper Iowa Conference, Bishop James pre-
siding, will convene at McGregor on Wed.
nesday, the 10th Of September. About
two hundred ministers are expected to be
in attendance, and we trust our citizens viii
manifest their hospitality in their usual lib
eral manner Oscar Kceler's trim little
steam yacht recently built at North McGre-
gor, made her first appearance at our level
on Saturday where she made quite a sensa.
ton. We have heretofore given descrip.
ton of her size and power and general ap.
pearance. She runs very smoothly, but
! her propeller is hardly large enough to give
her much speed. She has power enough
for a larger propeller. Her length is more.
over, hardly proportionate to her breadth
beam. Nevertheless she is handsome
craft, and highly creditable testimony to
the ability of the gentleman who, withou,
any practical knowledge Of the shpbuild.
er's profession made her -. The townships
of Melville, and Mallory have sent between
thirty and forty men to the war. This is
highly commendable to their patriotism
80. 1t is reported that the company which
left this county last spring for California
by the overland route, consisting in part Of
Robert Reed, (son Of Capt. Reed, of Gar,
navillo,) his wife and child, ex-Sherifl
Kaufman, and the Predmore Brothers, have
all been massacred on the plains by the In.
dams, except Mrs. r. We trust this pain
full rumor is untrue. =. C. B. Cole is the
present publisher Of the Journal at Wau.
kon. L. G. Calkins, continues to occupy
the position Of editor. Cyrus Adams
of Galena, telegraphs home that his wife
and child were lost on the steamer Golden
Gate on the 9th ult. Mrs A. is repre-.
scented to have been lady of great accom-.
plishments. Her parents reside at Lansing
in this state. .Mcssrs Sam DeHavcn,
Wash. Salisbury, E. P. Clark, VIM. Row.
land, and Ira Church, alias young Amer.
ica," deserve and have received the repeat.
ed thanks Of the people of this county for
their able services in furnishing music nigh,
and day for patriotic meetings all over the
county -. The Lansing argus has been
enlarged to seven column paper, and
otherwise improved. We trust Lauman is
on the high road to prosperity. Geo.
Haislett, who was one. of the founders OF
the McGregor Press, officiatcs as local, and
gets up an entertaining department. -.
The adopted citizens Of McGregor held an
enthusiastic meeting at Mozart Hall, on