The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-02-19

Main street. Examination resulted in II,
}. discovery Of large column of smoke ISIS,
ing from the roof Of the building Of Frit
Gaus, one door west of the America
House. The chimney had been burning
and so porous were the walls that the smok
. oozcd out from the side of the building an,
y escaped from under the caves. Enerce,i
measures wcro adopted to put out the fir,
should it get under way, and gradually tn,
heat and the crowd subsidized. Had tn,
building been made Of wood, SO shabb,
was the chimney, we should undoubtedly
have had another fire, which would hav,
laid in ashes in brief time the American
and McGrcgor hotels. :. The Keokuk Gatl
CITY says Mr.. Ansdcn Of that town has
incvnted rife which will shoot forty Min.
MO balls in minute, with deadly aim.
Among the good stories told of Uncle Sans
regulars mustered in at this point by Capt.
Lewis, is the following: 1t seems a Scan.
d'navian, Of good muscular development,
and as patriotic as robust, had been indulc.
ing in a few glasses Of Mississippi water,
well swcetcned. In this happy frame of
mind he was lcisnrcly jogging up Main
street when, promptly as if spiritual voice
had shot the word "hat" into his cars, he
came to risht,about face in front of the
stolid image Of tho native who first discov.
cred christopher Columbus, now hanrin.
out in font OF Elbling's cigar store. In
moment, with military grace he touched
his cap and in musical voice whispered
loud enough to have been heard to upper
Main street, ''superior officer, by-w
That chap knows his biz. ). Parties are
said to be boring for oil in the Des Moincs
valley. =. Tho festival Of the Episcopal
church over at Prairie du CHEN on Thurs.
day night last, was financial success. A
number of McGregorites attended. The
mercury was nearly at congealing point and
the ice-as Brick Pomcroy says, was $50
cold 80. The editor Of the Independence
CiDilian has put his terms down from s, so
to 81 90 per year. This is mistaken policy.
In the best Of times, when subscribers paw
promptly, and business of every kind is |
active, not one publisher in twenty Of our
State papers at the end of five years can
show three hundred dollars cash after pay.
ing expenses. What chen, will be the re.
ceipts Of the publisher when he cuts the
price Of his paper down 33 per cent. just
at the time when business of all kinds is
deeply embarrassed, by civil war, and
specie running out Of circulation as water
through wicker basket OF course, every
newspaper man can regulate his cw in
s'itution in his own way; but We trust, for
the general welfare OF the craft, that none
will follow in the steps Of our friend at In
}. E. Corlett, Of Farmers
bursh, called upon us on Saturday and
showed us sample Of cotton made from
the fibre Of fax by a process just coming
into use. The sample shown US was very
fine, and when twisted became very strong.
Mr.. G. is prosecuting his Investigations in
to the subject Of lax culture and fax cot.
ton, and when he gets definite facts and
figures, VIC will spread them before the
public. In the meantime We can assure
Dur readers that the time has nearly arrived
when our farmers will be cmancipated
rom their thraldom to wheat culture.
The Dubuque Tines dcnounces- the
Chicago 7ribune's statement that settlers
in Northwestern Iowa have in squads of
six and eight organized counties, elected
themselves officers, and levied enormous
axes upon non.residents, as gross libel
'pon the people Of Iowa. We believe the
Times is right We have no doubt that
his accusation upon the residents of north
western Iowa had its origin with sundry
and sharks who have grcedily devourcd
he best sections Of land, and now object
o paying their quota Of taxes for the cree.
ion Of county buildings, building of
BRIDGES, etc. We have no compassion for :
hat class of leeches.. -. "A gentleman from
he country informs US that one of the
county officers Of this county stated to him
hat the estray law required all strays to be
advertised in the county official paper, and
hat the journal at Elkader was the official e
PAPER Of Clayton county. We reserve
'amc. Valentines day was duly observed
n McGregor, and big run was made on
postmaster Benton for penny stamps
lost of the paper missives were of the i,
'urlesquc order. Sertimentality was in
title demand =. The Baptist sociable for
his week meets Tuesday evening at the
esidcnce Of Hiram Abcr, and the Congre.
'ational sociablc on Thursday evening at
he house OF E. V. Carter. i. Lamrson &
lowers have at their confectionery store,
'cry excellent qualify OF grape wine Of
heir own manufacture. Good judges Of
he article pronounce it magnificent bcv-
course We arc not competent to
Judge OF vinous article, but We have the
authority of good tasting medium that it q
s all right, and Ne believe what he says is
correct. lon Thursday last, Mr.. Myer,
he President, and Mr.. Spencer, the mana
ger Of the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chen
Railway. paid visit to our lively young
:ity. In the course II their visit, they met
several Of our business men and enlarged
upon the causes which led them to the Sc
cction of the upper island for their eeva-
.or. They also gave assurances to our
business men that so far from moving for
The injury Of this point, they will be better