Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-01-17

DH- NEBRASKA IrEMs We have been
forced second time to borrow a teacher
from Sioux City. Miss P. has near thirty
scholars, and all are much gra,i6ed with
the progress made by her pupils.
The lecture delivered last Tuesday
evening by Gen. Jackson, has produced a
surprisingly deep sensation in our city.
Our Doctors steam mill is at this
time very busily engaged in furnishing
lumber where with to build barracks for
the soldiers Captain O'Conners very
efficient services have been happily secur.
ed to accelerate the speed with which
lumber is turned ou, to loudly clamorous
purchasers. This first. class mill is cana.
Lle Of saving 5000 feet daily Its sbrill
whistle joyously awakens US to the pleas.
ing fact that spirit of enterprise charac'
terizes our city, even in mid winter. We
are justly proud of our Doctors indomi.
table perseverance. Will he not now reap
q golden harvest
During the intense cold of last Mon
day, the recently arrived lO3 military over.
coats were ararmly appreciated by our
hardy defenders.
John B. Zeigler through bis agent,
Pine Nefi, has rented the pottery building
to an agent of the U. S. Government for
fifty dollars per month. The soldiers
nightly spread their blankets in the asore,
said spacious building.
&C F. Eckbart furnishes by contract
the ra,ions consumed by our soldiers.
Rev. Zenas p. thurman proposes to
inaugurate movement looking to tho
entire suppression of intemperaLce in our
midst, Should he succeed in prosecuting
this God like enterprise to absolute per-
fiction, he will be richly worthy of
statute Of the ineet Parian marble Be-
not couraged, my good brother!
The proficiency of our Cavalry in
drill, is daily exhibited to the gratiGed
gaze of those Of us who are of necessity
nou-combatan,s. May our Company wear
the first honors of our regiment
An effor, is being made to remove
Que half of our soldiers to the vicinity Of
Niobrarah This would work peculiar
hardship upon u.s. As we have furnished
from this county more than half Of the
company stationed here, We are of course
entitled to the protection which our men
are solici,ous TO afford Blu, if one half
are detached, our immediate vicinityis
deprived Of number Of its natural pro.
.ectors. Would not this be fragrant
wrong? We are deeply anxious to have
one of the idle companies now Iounsing
near Omaha transmitted to Niobrarah.
which is point Of most NANTES. danger.
Will no. Governor Saunders act with
vigor in the premises The truth is, our
officers and soldiers in Dakota City, give
us such abundant satisfaction, tha, we
are very ioath To part with them.
Hay very readily commands six dol,
lars per ton in this place. Had the winter
been As severe as that of IS and 81, the
price would have been. at least, double
what it now is.
Il was glad to learn that only twenty
six couple in this city could be induced
on New Years Eve to chase the teverish
hours with Enthusiastically heavy tread. -
May our balls grow small by degrees,
and beautifully less T.
The varied contents of your valuable
paper are devoured by us with avdi,y.-
THE REGISTER increases in interest from
week TO week With US at Dakota City, it
is an Institution. May its patronage be
commensurate with its merits
NEBRASKA.
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