The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-29

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| The Allesbanians sang to crowdsi
house on Monday evening. Their 1ingini
was frequently applaudcd. and their ben
playing was splendid. --------------
| I-Mr. Hutchins Of the Dubuque herald
made us brief editorial call on Monday
Whatever may be said Of his politics, soci
ally he is = gentleman.
There will b. Union services at tn,
Baptist church in this city at half past II
O'Clock, q. N. OF Thursday, in accorlanc,
with the Presidents proclamation. &c 'uo,
There will be invitations issued to day
for co.illon party at Concert Hall, Nc
Gregor, on Friday evening, Of this week. -
tee cream and oysters, We hear, are on tn,
refrcshment bills. .,
I'VE had the pleasure Of . call last week
from F. ". Dcberard, sutler in Rosecrans
department.. Mr.. D. was called home te
the bedside Of his youngest child, which
has since died and been taken to- Dubuque
for intcrmcnt. ''" ,,'r.a< "..', #&t4a
We hear from the farmers that an un.
usual amount Of wheat has been sown this
season, notwithstanding the absence of so
many Of Iowa's hardest sons in the war,
and the attractions presented for the cult
walton Of fax and sugar cane. 81 aa.ng. ..
Our old war correspondent A.. J. Felt
dropped in to see rs on Saturday. Andy
has left the war path for the moro quie,
walks of journalism, and expects in few
days to throw to the brcezes Of Iowa, from
the precincts of West Union, the Iowa Pub
Tic Record. -ua -.1i e. .. sarf.sn.
.-Messrs. Williams & Davidson have 90,
the old pioneer hardware store fully up to
grade, and now look down complacontly up.
on their neighbors. Notwithstanding this
sudden elevation in the world, Rayn is not
proud. Prosperity will not hurt him.
We are informed Ivy the Messrs Church
At the Post office, that they now make up
two eastern mails pertlay. Mails close i'm
peratively at 800 p. M, for the night ex.
press train, and $50 q. m for the day ex.
press train. The 800 p. m. mail is exclu,
sively through mail. a-...g -f.c T..
Mr.. r. s. s. Andres, heretofore injured
by an accidental pistol shot, We arc glad to
see, is again able to be out and attending to
business. This reminds us that young
Forsyth feels somewhat aggricved by our
former notice Of this shooting affair. He
says clerk in the store brought out pis-
tol and was about handing it to him when
the explosion occurred, and that he had
nothing whatever to do with the discharge
Of the weapon. s.. ..-.s... ..f, 70. as...s IL
Tie farmers in this upper Mississippi
valley will be glad Of another new and val.
liable labor saving machine which will save
them the back aching labor Of binding their
grain by hand. We refer to Sherwood's
patent Grain Binder which is offered to the
public by j. A. Bowman Of this city. 1t
is to the farmer what the sewing machine
is to the farmers wifc--an almost indispen-
sible auxiliary. One boy, sitting upon the
reaper can easily bind the wheat as fast as
it can be cut. 1t is simple, ingenious,
and valuable piece of mechanism. .n
We observe great influx OF strangers
this season; in fact never before since the
settlement of the place has there been SO
many new faces in our busy thoroughfares.
The city Of McGregor has never been,
pulled into notoriety; her exports Of wheat,
-four, pork, produce, ETC., and imports Of
merchandise, lumber, threshing machines,
farming implements, &C., are the true IN
dices Of prosperity which men are not slow
to discern, and profit by. This accounts
for the new faces at every corner Of tie
street, and for the general activity and life
Of our business circles. -. ~. p. .....rt
-On Friday last the steamer Eavorite,
in the La Crosse line, touched at our levee,
on her way down the river with three hun.
drcd Of the CONDEMNED" Indians, en- route
for camp Mcclellan, Davenport, or some
other safe place Of keeping. A company
of Minnesota troops, as guard, accompanied
the excursion" The Indians looked like
snaky, cut-throat, red-devls who could
exult over the violation and disembowclling
Of woman, and the hanging Of children
by nails driven through their flesh. We
are glad to learn that Minnesota soldiers
expect to take no more prisoners.
We have had the pleasure Of calls
from private j. G. Kiddcr, of Co. "K," LIST
Iowa cavalry, and Sergt. Drum,nond of the
2lst infantry. Both these gentlemen look
well and soldierly, and we feel it pleasure
to see them and hear Of their comrades.
The LIST Iowa has been hunting bush.
whackcrs until the game run out of S. w.
Missouri, and now they are in camp learn
ing the use Of their new arms and equip.
mcnts, and drilling for some big work just
ahead Of them. The 2lst Iowa is or was
at Milliken's bend, near Vicksburg, wait.
ing like "hounds in the leash" for the word
to up and the rebels who would deny the
old star-spangled banner the privilege of
goirg up and down the old .'father of wa !
ters." They will make good record when
the time comes. - ...rr..
+ Jos Hoxsie has shown US some beau.
tiful specimens ofcalfa kip leather, which
were tanned in four or five days respective
~ by a new and very cheap process The
patent for this portion of country is in the
hands of Mr.. H., and we understand he