The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-21
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Home and Other Items.
We had pleasant calls on Wednesday
and Thursday Of last week from Wesley
Bailey, the Senior editor Of the DEBORAH
Republic. Mr.. i. represented both his
paper and the fine village Of DEBORAH to be
prospecting. Indeed, he quite persuaded
the writer Of this to pay brief visit to his
locality and inspect the beauties 1--WE use
this word in its most sweeping scnse) of
the same. The moro We reflect upon this
matter the more thoroughly ar: we con-
WINGED that we must go. Seven compa-
MICS Of the 9Th Minnesota regiment passed
down upon the Ha'ekeys on We'd ncsday
last. Their passage was cnlivened by the
music Of martial and rcgi,nental bands
A large crowd met them ut our levec and
wished them well in the job they have un.
dcrtaken. They arc fine, athletic fellows,
and just the material the rebel hosts so
much dread. The Dubuque Times says
the lone hundred and ninety. onth dog"
has been registered in tina: township clerks
office. This gives the government hand
some profit. On Friday afternoon SOL
itary horSeman might have been seen
traversins the streets of McGregor, advcr-
vcrtising "a fraud upon the printing Offices
to give free lecture, bcsprinklcd with
songs, upon the public square, at "h a-l-f
past seven &C lock-" The crowd
went, and the enterpr'sing individual after
some lncxplicable wandcrings in the mys-
terics Of navigation, finall ! sold his dencc
and several bottles Of Wizard OIL" The
next day the man with the three legged pig
and five-legged hen, or the three.legged hen
and five.l'g-ed pig, we forget which, "came
to town. and has been the lucky recipient
Of numberless restless dimes. Up street,
the knife sharpencr grinds out his jokes
with the servan: girls, while the gentleman
from Italy with his rotary organ and salta-
tory companion are expected on the next
boat. Who will say McGrcgor does not
move?. ...On Saturday last a number of
the citizens Of McGregor visited Prairie du
Chicn for the purpose of engaging in the
healthy pastimc Of ball playing. The game
was progressing spiritedly when a rain
storm put both sides out Nothing daunt.
ed, the boys don't propose to give it up so,
and will probably on Saturday p IN. of this
week, try it again. 1t is manly sport %.
On Monday the VIM. l.. Ewing brought to
this port 1t. Barnes, Sergt. Lyons, wound
cd in the arm and shoulder and discharged
from service; John Border, wounded in
leg. on furlough; II. II. Sowles, inflam-
nation OF the eyes, on furlough. 1t. B.
was himself suffering from inflammation of
the eyes, though he deemed them rapidly
improving. We had the pleasure Of call
from him soon after his arrival. He rep
rcsents the general health of Co. TX" to
be good, and the boys all in good spirits.
They cannot resist the impression that they
are too good troops to be kept running
down jayhawkers, but infinitely prefer
their present active life to that which they
led in Benton Barracks. 1t. B. brought
with him a secession Missouri State flag,
which was captured by Warren B. HERR
riman, son Of Maj. HERMAN of Waudcna,
Fayette Co. This flag had been through
the battle Of Lexington and several other
engagements, and was somewhat ridlled.
90. Charley Case, formerly of McGregor,
but lattcrly Of Milwaukee, showed us the
light Of his serene countenance on Satur.
day. He is the same genial companion,
and ready Wit, as before he became Badger
cd. Call again soon. -. The Northerner,
which came up last week, and went down
Tuesday morning, had brass band on
board, which drew crowds to the leyee on
each occasion. Old residents tell US it seemed
like the return Of the days Of sc and 81.
%. Numbers of our citizens are at Elka-
der, courting-the District Court being
now in session. -. Speaking Of courts we
arc reminded that Judge Baugh has "open-
ed Court" IN the Common Cosncil room
over Frank Curtis saloon, Main street.
A few days since we saw at Bass & Elmen-
doris an ingenious model Of new patent
secured by Judge Williams for the con-
tinual ossrcilla,ioa of sorghum evaporators.
The fact having been demonstrated that
evaporation would be materially facilitated
by the oscillation of the pan, the judge set
his wits to work, and speedily devised the
apparatus to do the business. The Judge has
given much valuable time and money to
the subject Of sorghum culture, and is a
firm believer in the utility Of the plant in
this latitude. =. .Messrs. Hewey Glass are
building warehouse on the levec near the
Times Office for the storage and sale Of the
Agricultural machines they are SO soon te
receive.
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