The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-07-16
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The Kew City on her trip up last Friday
p. m. had on board four hundred Norwegi
ans, about seventy Of whom stopped of al
this place. They were healthy sturdy, and
apparently Of the best quality Of the peas
antry. They all have coin, in large or small
quantities, and in a short time will DC com
ing in town with their own teams to sci
their own wheat. They are a peaceable
industrious class Of people, who will make
good citizens Of the state. The Prairie
du Chisn Courier says on Tuesday night,
last week, some hcartless wretch broke in.
to the Catholic Church, and carried off all
the silver plate and other valuables. Our
contemporary is pretty severe in his denun.
cations Of the unnatural mcanness which
leads to such an act.... The effort to cs-
tablish a first rate Sake horn band in Nc
Oregon, though not encouraged as it should
be, is nevertheless likely to lead to success.
A meeting Of the members of the band will
be held on Thursday evening of this week
at the rooms Immediately over the North.
ern Line Packet Company's office. Oscar
Kecler, of North McGregor, is building a
miniature steam yacht, which reflects the
highest skill upon the genius of its maker.
This craft is twenty five feet in length over
all, nine feet in width, with hold three and
one.half feet in depth, and eleven tons
burthen. The steam engine and boiler are
upright and finished with the utmost nicely
and skill. The engines cylinder is of
three inch bore and has four inch stroke;
two and half horse power. The boiler
will carry 200 lbs Of steam with safety. -
This miniature craft will be driven through
the water by screw propeller two feet in
diameter. This craft is the second boat
Mr.. Keeler has ever attempted to build, and
it reflects great credit upon his genius. :.
The flight of Memphians and St. Louisans
Woodward to escape sultry weather and
miasmatic air, has alread commenced. The
Ncrtherner, which called at this port on
her way up on Monday morning, had full
passenger list, and nearly all the freight
she could carry. While at North Nc
Gregor recently, we observed at Ke ms
foundry beautiful 4.pounder iron gun,
just turned out Of the lathe-finished in
tip top shape. 1t occurs to US that we
ought to have this field piece within the
corporation so that a federal salute may
quickly tell to our citizens the news of each
victory which our heroic Union boys win
for US. Keen will mount it handsomely
and sell it cheap The burnt district is
being rebuilt in fine manner. We have
heretofore spoken Of the progress of i'm
provements in that vicinity, but in this fast
burg where foundation is laid one week,
walls put the second week, and enclosed
and finished the third, it requires lively at
tention even for q McGregor journalist to
keep pace with the progress of things. L.
Bowen is putting up fine brick building
over the ashes of the wooden one which
got too hot for him one very cold morning
last winter. Next door west of him, Huey
& Glass have erected a commodious, and
spacious wareroom for the display of their
agricultural implements and machines. -
Beyond them in the direct order of success
sien, NJ. O'Brien, one of our most active,
and enterprising business men, is fitting up
two story brick building with iron front.
Adjoining him around the corner, John
Heiwig is driving The erection of q capa.
cious machine and gunsmith shop. The
basement of stone is already up The
scarcity of silver change in this locality
has for several weeks been source of
great trouble to the business operators of
the town, and in view Of the fact that the
small quantity now in circulation was fast
disappearing, a number Of business men
met Saturday evening at the board of trade
rooms, and adopted measures for issue Of
checks. Details of proceedings will be
found in another column. No doubt all
the business men in town will receive and
pay out these checks, though signatures Of
all were not called for -. "A young man by
the name Of Seward stopped at the Ameri-
can House last week. He was man of
lofty ideas and extended proportions-be.
ing six feet and eleven inches in height
He is soldier and has five wounds. {.
DR.. Andres informs us that while returning
to McGregor on Sunday morning from one
of his professional calls, he observed three
cows lying dead by the roadside, short
distance this side of Monona. The light.
ming which played such fantastic tricks
before high Heaven on Saturday night last,
had killed them. :. The Minnesota Packet
Company have generously offered to tran.
sport all articles intended for the State Fair
at Dubuque free, and to give exhibitors q
free return pass, on their presenting at the
Office Of the Secretary of the Packet Co., a
certificate from the society that they have
had articles IN exhibition there. +. On Sat
urday of last week, Marshal Lampson, o
this city, conveyed to the county Jail a,
Garnavillo, one Mrs. Ryan, convicted of the
charge of vagrancy. For the two or tire.
days preceding her arrest her conduct wa,
a reproach to her sex and scandal to tn,
town. Armstrong Brothers are executing
at their yard, nearly at the head of MAR
street, a very fine piece Of work-to-1it, ,
tombstone for Mrs. Jas. Humphry of Patel
Grove, Wis. The monument will be fifteer
feet in height, and finished in the mos
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