The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-02-25

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A Ride on the Train.
One morning lately N. NJ. and the writer
found Macumbers bxs at tho river shore and
crossed the icy bosom Of the aqueous father
On the train At six A. M. We fouud alarye pas
senger iist. Time and the locomotive ambied
along leissrely. neither seeming dssirous Of
ovsr.exertion. The. siFability Of CONDUCTORS
WinSs. one ofuaturss best bugs, aad.ths good
humor Of the company made the trip pleasant,
and in due time We found Milwaukee. on the
west bank Of Lake Michigan. Al lively 40
gold Ut 60 per cent. could make il. OF course
We put up at the Newhall because, it 10 the
best place in the city, and because everybody
stops there. Rice L Andrexs, the proprietors
are as plain a. country justice and A. accom-
modatiug a. it 10 possible 10 be. Wheelock,
Prescott and Kinsman are . triumvirate Of
clerks that no hotel this side Of Paris can
eclipse each 10 attentive to his duty you arc
promptly waited on without being annoyed with
over attention. The importance Of the New
hall to Milwaukee was evinced very forcibly
on the night We were there. A FIRE broke out
and at one time II threatened to destroy
the building in their anxiety to stimulate cx.
ertions for its rescue you could hear the citi.
zens cxclsiming eff the Ncwhall il burned
Milwaukee is put back five years As city :"
This being true how important is that it should
be we'll patronized a. hotel by all who visit
the "Brick City" and more especially by those
whose property there is enhanced in value by
its existence and success. -. p
But the fire About three A. NJ. our party,
Nm, Us. Case, (late Of McGregor and still
later of Murfreesbsro) and the othe, man, were
disturbed by something that snelt like smoke
tho CRY Of Fire. and che play of engines
close BY decided US to leave that camp. The
gas was lighted, our clothes seized and the door
reached, but the smoke and fire in the hall by
which we had come to our room forbade egress
that way. To stay there was to be made ba.
con Of, to pass through the smoke and FIRE at
the end Of the hall was impossible and for
moment it looked much as if We were ready
for clergyman. But luckily for one or two
life insurance companies, N. NJ. was an old
customer at the Newhall and he remembered
another downstairs. After retreating to al
open window in our room and rcspiring full
bellows OF fresh air, we followed our leader
through the smoke and reached the Office. Here
and in the reception room was a scene not OF:
ten seen. There were more ladies and gents in
undress parade than the regulations allow
Beds. trunks, head-dresses, valises, shawls, car.
pet sacks, bsre.feet, bonnets, night gowns,
busts, band boxes, Stockings, mis.matched
boots, and heaven only knows what were
thrown about in most lovely confusion. Fear
dried up all prudery and the fair ones drew on
their hose with boldnsss equal to the glori.
Gus boys who were handling the hose outside.
The show. notwithstanding the danger. was
ludc'ous il not interesting. After devil Of q
time, yelling and dressing and trembling and
squirting water, the fire was checked and every.
body felt good. Rice e. Andrews set out re.
fire. shments, Clark Abby handed out some fine
eau de pie, the crowd got brave and happy,
did mt care whether school kept or not and at
the guests were pretty generally in bed again.
It is said the fire caught in a room occupied by
a newly welded pair and that the damage (nos
to the pair, but to the housc) wac less than
$2O,OOO.
The next day we walked about and saw
things talked wheat and polk and gold and
war and politics and took comfort. Milwaukee
is not fast town but very subtantial one
and her people are the most uniformly social
set there is outside Of Philadelphia. May she
never stop improving!
Atn P. NJ. our party. now including Mr..
F., genius, who is chief of J. L. Davis car.
pct bureau, took passage for Chicago. The
history Of that trip cannot be written. We
reached the city at 6, and following the lead of
Capt. Case, VIC struck the Brigss-and found
the folks ut home, rubbed of the dust, called
to see friend ''Jim," in the basement, had F..
sell him q little curiosity patented in Milwau.
kee, took such Il breakfast as George French
knows how to find material for, bought the
Chicago Times, I'VE are all Democrats) and
posted up on the news. The Briggs is now
the rccogn ICED home Of north Iowans, and il
its published list Of daily arrivals is an index
it is growing into favor with all the travelling
public. And why not French is as near
ubiquitous, as mortals can be-now in the Of:
fee, now in the rooms below, this moment in
the dining room, then through the parlors and
halls to see if the chip is running on an even
keel and tho passengers doing well. Durham
Willard and " entworth, were on deck, rs usu
d, whs:ling to pages, ringing bells. saying good
words to guests and going through q variety Of
evolutions not put down in SCOTS manual. W.
were put in good rooms, near the earth, ant
other favors extended. calculated to cause 4
fine fow of spirits. For home and hotel
the Briggs House is the best stopping place j,
Chicago.
Durham, Of the McGregor House, and also
Of the fremont Exchange Billiard Rooms, i
most of his time in Chicago. His rooms Ia v,
fine run Of frst.class custom, and we hope h
will get rich. All north Iowa, on the wing
can be seen there some time during the day
Saw J. F. Wright aud Capt. II. Rogers, Judg
Brown, Dor Hoxsie, Of the Stewart House
Mr.. Hoxsie. senior, Terry, Hannahs, Wall
Cole, Beebe, Kinzie, Of Dubuque, Diamond Jo
and many others we'll known to McGregor cir
cles. horse CARED to Camp Douglas. couldn'
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