The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-04-02
HOnae and Other Itcms.

''io VI SaNihS up vi Tue ice, ana Inc crossing
of the ferry packet -MGpgor The ice
| commenced its forward movement on
Thursday, and on Friday passed quietly
out of the main channel-on this side of
the river. On Saturday night the ice pass
ed out Of the east channel, and on Monday
morning no ice was observable in the river.
On Saturday at 2 o'clock, the ferry packet
NcGregor, Z. II. Shcrwin, Captain, got up
steam and crossed over via Rotten Slough"
the Pigs Eye" being yet full of icc.-
Her arrival was welcomed by half of the
town, and Capt. Shcrwin was Immediately
subjected to vigorous hand shaking, while
his boat received thorough inspection. -
Truth to say, the McGregor remoddelled,
repaired, and re painted, as she is, is in fact
quite another boat. Several improvements
have been made upon her engines, one of
which is tho exhausting of steam through
her smoke stacks; her boilers have been
set back four or Ave feet her lower deck
has been rc-planked,- her lower cabin en-
larged, and materially improved. Her cab
in has been beautifully painted, and the
outside Of the boat has received an entire
new coating of paint. Last, though not
less important than other improvements,
she has heavy sonorous whistlc, which
can be heard over the whole town, land
more too" Regular trips arc now made,
and the levec again begins to show signs of
activity. .. In our list Of the killed and
wounded of the north Iowa companies in
the 9th Iowa regiment, we omitted Compa.
sc" Of Dccorah, Captain Moore This
company lost in killed, II. p. Ward and
Hugh Irwin. Wounded, Scrgcants J. w.
Bartholomew, confusion, slight, NJ. Willsie,
confusion, slight, G. f. Meader, in heel,
slight; Corporals G. G. Ward, confusion,
slight, W. G. sallec, in leg, severely, Z. c.
Obrahis, arm, severely, o. N. Bliss, con-
fusion, right breast, II. Willsie, leg, badly,
c. H. Davis, foot, badly, E. Ryan, shoulder,
badly; Privates, G. G. Adams, confusion,
slight, Daniel Barrett, in breast, badly, j.
NJ. Barr, in shoulder, slight, f. A. Blake
confusion, severely, Eli Burt, in leg, severe
ly, Hiram Clark, foot, severely, Thomas
Dempsey, leg, severely, A. Gates, shoulder,
slight, II. E. Hall, in leg, severely, A. Ham,
ilton, in arm, dangerously, j. P. Supher, in
leg, severely, c. Martinson, in knee, dan
G. Mann, in hip, slight, J. G.
Merricle, confusion, severely, W. Moore, in
arm, slight, J. G. Nelson, in hand and arm,
slight, A. NJ. Perry, in side, badly, NJ. V.
Rotner, in side, slight, VIM. Smith, in leg,
severely, Aufin Thompson, in foot, severely.
Seven of these wounded boys arrived at
this place Friday morning, en- route home
ward. Their names were Burt, Moore,
Blake, Perry, Rotman, Meadcr, and Ward.
They were destitute Of funds, but sufficient
vas raised in few moments to send them
on their way rejoicing. We are Informed
that the small modicum of their wages was
nearly exhausted in the deduction of pay
for portion of their uniforms; so that the
boys actually had not money enough left,
by the exercise Of the most rigid economy,
TO reach home. This is one of the dark
scenes Of the war. The "McGregor Mu-
steal Union" is fairly launchcd.into, as we |
rust, long and useful activity. The
officers elected for the first quarter are as
follows: President, G. f. Rem.ck; Vice
President, G. NJ. Colgate; Secretary land
sx-etiicio Treasurer and Librarian), Henry
c. Scott; LIST Musical Conductor, G. C.
Cone; I'd Musical Conductor, Mrs C. +. |
Eemck. The "Union' meets for the pres
mt at kennedy's Hall on Friday evening
If each week Our contemporary has had
lis Nees dressed up in new suit for the |
past two or three weeks. 1t is an indca-
ion prosperity which we are glad to wit
nesS. Billiard tournaments are quite the
% IN this narrow city at the present time.
IN Saturday night last an animated match
If five hundred points was played between
Burdick, Of this place, and Nick Cob
bier, of Prairie du Chen. Oscar yindicated |
NcGregor's claims to the championship by |
'inety-onc points,. The party at the
American House on Tuesday night last,
vas very pleasant one. There were not
'noush present to cause struggling for po-
'itions, and not so few but what the exer-
Uses were kept up with unhagging inter-
st. .... The Dykens Brothers who have
'een running river express all the winter
we're upon the ice when it began to move
'ut of the river. They were not the boys
o be caught mapping, and taken down into
eccssia, so slipping off the ice with their
ledge with the celebrity Of an otter, they
Don padded across in safety. =. .Kurz C
liller will have one more of those pleasant
'artics at their hall Empire HALL on Ion.
lay evening, the 14th inst. Carriages at
all, and good time is inevitable. :. d. We
re glad to hear that Lieut.. Leffiingwell of
his city has been promoted to the Captain
y Of company "C' Sd Iowa regiment, vice
APT. Sladden, resigned One week ago
sunday, at II p. m, the grain warehouse
+ A. +. Lamb, in Lansing, was found to be
n fire, and narrowly escaped destruction
Me argus thinks the fire was the work of
n incendiary.. Nv. w. Allen, of this
ity, has invented new brecch loading
life cannon, which for rapdity of firing
annot be excelled by any piece yet invented.
We are not permitted to divulse the secret
the improvement, as he has not yet got
patented. We will say that the new ar