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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25
News and Items.

| News ana Items
At Dos Moines the I'd Mono day in Janu
airy the Agricultural Society of the Stat
will have show of nice things for whiol
high premiums will be awarded De-
Moincs is out Of the State to Northern low.
when winter sets in.
Bad spelling and grotcsquc grammar ar.
substituted nowadays for sense and wi
by popular writer's" The more outland
ish the spelling the wittier is the writer
"a. Ward" ~. Billings" ETHAN Spike
and other ambitious gents are the supans
OF the interchangeable school.
Iowa, by recent census reports 7O2, 96G
persons. OF them 1,3Os are blacks; the
balance nearly balanced by the pale race
Increase since 1860, 2742O.
Valentine Benjamin and Eras!us Daily
| Of Illinois were executed November / 9th at
Chattanooga for desertion.
The North has sent to Union prisoners
in the south $4,000 rations. They were
received and distributed.
The battle on the Techc, Louisiana, re-
suited in Federal loss of GOO to 1900
various reports varying the numbers. The
Federals lost two cannon and fell back be-.
fore superior numbers. This is also called
the Carton Grow" battle. Price was
at Alexandria with 1000 men and hence
the retreat Of the Unionists. The 18th
Corps (our 2lst is in iD are ordered to
Texas.
The President is writing his Message.
The N. Y. Aduertiser says no one can find
out what is coming-both factions CT his
supporters are with the coming document
like Burns was with a hereafter they
"hope and fcar!''
Reports from our troops far south are
of very cheering character in the matter
Of health.
Judges Lowrie, Woodward and Thomp.
son of the Supreme Court eff Pennsyiva.
MIA decide the draft law unconstitutional,
Judges Strong and Reed dissenting. No
matter what the decision of the courts the
draft law will be declared valid as militia.
ry necessity and it is idle to expect differ.
ent course of action. Go on and uolun.
tesr and that will save all trouble.
The N. Y. Clipper says Heenan and
King are arranging for quiet little family
pic mic Of their own about that belt, &c.
Such a pic MIC!
The Dubuque and Sioux City r. r. Co.
recently sold to New York parties 1O7, 900
acres Of Iowa land on their line. The
deed required a taco hundred dollar stamp,
which was obtained in New York City.
The Dubuquers are imagining a new
connection with the Lake by way Of Mon
roe, Wisconsin. We hope they will real
ize the plan. ....
at is believed that there will be gene.
raj European war before the close of an
other year." Let it come; VIC do not want
to monopolizc the luxury.
PRuYN was elected to Congress from AL
bany in place Of Corning, resigned. Pruyn
is democrat and the telegraph is silent!
An Editorial Convention is called in
Chicago for December 18th, to regulate the
truth out of Telegraphic dispatches.
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TO THE PEOPLE or MGREGOR

In accordance with a petition to the Town Council
OF McGregor signed by large number of the citizens
OF McGregor requesting the Couac to pass an ordi.
nance to compel the measu rng OF wood sold in Nc
Hregor an ordinance to that effect was duly passed
anu puhished nd is now in force. Its object Il to
protect the poor aud the wives sent soldiers from
imposition very large majority of wood dealers are
houorabe and fair in their dealings with the Door and
those dealers cheerfully comply with the ordinance
Few trancent dealers, however, seek to evade its
provisions Those who deal with the latter class owe
It to themselves that they aid in compelling an OBJ
servation of the ordinance
those who buy wood which h IS not been measured
are equally liable to fine as those who SELL nv
using proper caution no one need be deceived As to
the amount OF wood he buys. IL will be measured by
careel and expert officers and It il the duty of the
seller to produce and deirer up to the the
inspectors t. KAT: as failure to do SO renders him
equally liable to fine as though he had failed to get
his wood measured. = "~
Let every purchaser demand his ticket. One dis
honest person is known to have sold to poor woman
load of wood on ticket given the previous day and
for larger load. He has his option either to give
her another load free to pay S. 90 into the town
treasury.
for the purpose Of calling attention to these
facts that this is written
The wood bill to the poor the coming winter will be
heavy at best and they have right to demand of US
protection, and every good citizen is called on to a..
st enforcing the wood ordinance so long as it 70.
mains in force. JOHN r, SroNRmAN. Mavor-
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CHEAP BARGAIN. Mr.. Nicholas Power,
foot of Main street, owns 100 acres OF ex-
cellent timber land at Harper's Ferry, ten
miles above McGregor, Iowa. which he
wishes to sell at q bargain. 1t is the W
IS 15.tp 81 r 8 ". The;lan1 is surrounded
by good farms and will be fit for cultiva.
ton when the wood is taken off. He re-
fers to Mr.. John Deery, southeast corner OIL
Main and 9th streets for particulars de,
scription, &c.--Dubuque Herald.
Also inquire at this Office.
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ny on Clark street. But we are safe.
have got the whole arrangement under my
thumb.
When next you hear from me, will
doubtless be in the lake, struggling for the
cause Of American independence.
IAN, warfully, BEAU HAcKETr.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25

tW- Harpers, Atlantic, and Eclectic Ma.
gaines for December, and large lot of
new Books just received at the Sign Of the
Big Book, opposite r. Y. Cory's, a few
doors east Of the Flanders House. 800
boys Sleighs from 81 90 to $500, just re-
ceived at Haights great Book and Variety
Store, where will be found the largest stock
Of Fancy Goods for the Holidays. 1t
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25

tY" Marshal uoxIE arrived at McGregor
on Monday evening; he is stopping at the
American House. Recognizing the Mar
shall we asked him (apprehensiyely y what
he was here for: he jocularly replied that
he hardly knew himself unless it was to
get out of the interior and breathe the air
Of telegraphs and railways. =.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25

H- The Railroad will be completed to
the junction (Scotts) by Christmas and to
Postville by January list if the weather is
not very bad. Capt. Sherwin is in com.
mand of the Train. The Passenger cars
are at Prairie du Chien-will be brought
over this week. Monona will be good
trading point before tho winter closes. Lots
are cheap there now.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25

W1HEREAS on the 2sth day of October, 1868, the
w Town Council of McGregor passed o certain
ordinance requiring all wood so CT delivered in Nc
6regor to be inspected aud measured at the time OF
sale or delivery and whereas Ger, ain persons are will
lu'y violating said ordinance. now therefore, reward
Of fre dollars will be paid by said Town of
to any person who shall procure the detection and
conviction Of each person violating said ordn ance
JOHN T. SLOVENIAN,
Mayor of AcGrepor
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Wanted.

DY gle gentleman, board and room in pri-
ID vate family, where a suite of rooms can be OBJ
tanned when desired Unexceptional reference given
and required. Address for ten days, "BOOH
KEEPER" McGregor. IL
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FURs.-ABRAM KonN furnishes US the
following report on the prices of Furs and
Skins. The season for furs is scarcely be
gun. but this report indicates good pay to
those who will work.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25

Icy p. O'Brien has New Cider by the
barrel or the quart. Our namesake also
sells all the good things Of the table at low
figures.
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81 Episcopal Service every Sunday,
O'Clock p. NJ, at the German Presbyterian Church,
opposite the Brick School House. Rev. W r. LLOYD,
Pastor. 800
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ANSWER.

Beau Hackett, Maj. Gen., Chicago, H.
Don't bother me. I'm on duty. Your de-
mand reminds Of little sto-- (wires
DOWN. .....r.ssva..
Our domestic foes, am reliably inform
ed, are cutting the wires all along the line
between this city and Washington. They
are also cutting wires in hoop skirt facto
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25

The Moons eclipse occurs Tuesday TO-
night but it is too. cloudy to observe it,
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ew Well handled furs arc worth %
per cent more than those poorly stretched
and loaded with arease. Trappers will
notice this.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-25
MARRIED:

At the residence Of Hon Reuben Noble, the brides
uncle, Pleasant Ridge, Clayton county, Iowa, Nov
lStl, by Rev. S. p. Sloan of McGregor Mr.. E. B
PLUMB of McGregor, to Miss MARY hatfield, late OF
Illinois.
The event here recorded was anticipated ly ac.
quaintances for several weeks past and many
to the intended time INDUCED in but after ali
the closehess of observation the srewd young bache
or evaded detection and beat the guesses of his friends
just week f.! But matter We hope it will be a
long time before the parties have occasio to repeat
the joke
Two glass bottles marked 4" IIeidsck" found the
way into the TIMES Offices, and toasts to the health
and happiness Of Mr.. and Mrs Plumb were mixed
freely with the delicious contents of the vessels afore-
sa,d. We Welcome young friends to the glories
and mysteries of matrimonial life, and trust that
neither carcuio blight will their bright antic
pations Of an abundant crop of - earthly pleasure
On Saturday, Nov. 2lst, at the Catholic church in
this city. by Rev. Richard Nage, Mr.. JOHN HAND OF
McGregor to Miss MARGARET, daughter OF Nicholas
Delany of Export, Iowa.
October Goth, 1868, at the house of Henry White
ESQ, in Volsa City, by Rev Il. Norton, Mr. HOMER
b. DRAKE to Miss SARAH NJ. WHITE.
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ID L H ID

ID I H d:
In Decorah the 18th inst of scarlet fever after
a brief illness, CHARLEY FREDERICK BALrEIzER, only
son of A. Arboe, in his l1th year.
In DEBORAH, on the 18th, PHoNNY NJ, son of. c.
and Rebecca Woodwork id the 18th year Of his age
In fredericksburg, Iowa, October 18th, ISAAC MER-
lam, Esq, aged p2,
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GRAIN.-Account Of Produce weighed
on City Scales for week ending Nov. 7th
1SS2.
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List or Letters

1)EMA1NlNG uncalled for In the McGregor Pos
~ Omce, for the week ending Nov. 25tb, 1868.
Perrons calling for the following letters viii pleas,
say "advertiscd."
BORT MI Ivory Mics ,,ar,,ro,
Beach Jones Il Jewett Miss
Brown Miss l. r Kennedy Matbeu
brennan Johh Kennedy Mrs Louisa
Baen Henry I,arstatter Mis-, Jartrard
BuIpee IIenryF3 Lantry VIM
CnIord Eennss Manning VIM
Christopberson &C Metsker
Culver Miss Anastana Montague N A he IA
Zone MISS ANNA Mullen Jnos
Culver Miss Anna Noble II
COOK MISS sarshJ Olsen Neilsdatter Bridget
Dart MISS Phebe Porter ROME J 2
Ercscn Anders Peck & Williams Mrs
Floxman Arthur Streeter as
1oodin Geo "A Slocum CaptCA
gray w IL scott VIM
Grum Joseph 2 s,ott mrs Alv;ra
Grum Garwood ste.henson MRS Jana
Gore Mrs Nancy stevens Miss Marv
Gore II Tapp MIS- o.
Gernot NJ 8 Thomson VIM 2
llalsteenson John V'eze VIM
Hunt miss Francis Wheeler Phineas2
II olt MRS Amelia Wood Ira
,loofman Miss Catharine Williams Miss Augusta
InSersall MRS H.
w. A. BENTON. p. M,
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MINIATURES, Tuesday, Nov. "a II Pm.
Gold, lower. Wheat, 1lOal1l.
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Wanted :!

HNE HUNDRED TEAMS to load for McGREGOR
" with FLOUE, the Both November, or the first
fair day following. will pay 40 cents per barrel.
Come on, every man and team, and help to cover
BASS up. W. LARRABEE.
Brick City Mills Clcrmont, Nov. %, 1868.
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$500 Reward.
s., 90

w. A. BENTON, P. M
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and family. Gen. John Lawler is cleo
ted President Of the new Packet Company.
Lawler needs no commentator in Iowa,
Ills, Wis. or Minn.-if he was in Old Abe's
place the rebellion would have to git, soon.
49,. "A little girl was injured badly by a
runaway team last week near the head Of
Main street. Case, the Druggist, is in
his new store near the Bank =. Buck &
Bickncll are about ready to move their large
Furniture store into their new Brick. M.
O'Bricn did not sslJ-he only rented his
store room uptown to l.. Middledorf; we
were mistaken. Michael is on the Square,
now doing heavy business. 49,. We are ex
pecting Bookbinder soon 80. The body OF
Col. Hughes OF the 3sth arrived here by
Express on Sunday and on Monday Mr..
Andrick superintendent its departure by
Church 4 Pearsal's hearse to DEBORAH :. !. i. :.
Odell q Updegraf are in their new office
on the site of the old one, which was des-
troyed by FIRE. @
"Met" Lampson has nearly 1000 barrels
Of apples for sale. He has pure cider; can
dies, family groceries, fish, fruits of all
kinds, and pretty nearly everything you
can wish for. Dan Lacy is there, and no
living man can beat him in plcasantness or
integrityn...A City Council, Oyster and
Champagne, supper came off at Browns q
night or two since. "Toasts" were not in
order; but social chat seasoned the luxu
ries. The expense was paid by the indi.
yiduals and not by the city! A few guests
were present, the writer among the mum.
Der. We enjoyed it. I'VE have only one
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REMA1NlNG uncalled for In the McGregor Post
~ ONCE, for the week ending Nov. 25tb, 1868.
Persons calling for the following letters viii please
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Oh Dabe, Washington, d. C..--Bu'ly for
you. Go any where in Washington and
get what you want and have it charged to
me. BEAU HAcKETr
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SECOND DISPATCH.

Beau Hac1stt, Maj Gen. General Con
sternation is in command at Detroit, ant
General Damme Blockheads has charge o
the forces at Toledo, and will send out
blockheading squadron in day or two
These gentlemen will lend you any assist
ance you want. Oh DALE.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30
The Feeding Of an Army.

The Albany Euening Journal very truthiully
remarks that there are but few people who stop
TO reflect upon the important and response
bic duty Of supplying an army with subsist-
ence, and upon the amount of stores that are
daily required for that purpose There are
many persons who can see no obstacle to the
movement OF army, who would be quite ap-
palled at the amount Of supplies that must be
transported at the same time TO sustain il. A
passing idea OF this prerequisite may be obtained
by looking carefully over the issues from a sin
gle post for one month. Below may be found
the issues made in the month Of June, 1868, al
MurfreesborO, Tenn, by Capt. N. II. Bright,
L. 5. A, the COmmissary Of Subsistence:
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30
MrcHrGAS As HOME FOR SETTLERS

How much of truth there is contained in the
following article, which we clip from the Ne
nomonee Herald Michigan possesses far bet
ter inducements to new settlers than any State
in the Union, and there is no more healthy
spot on earth than our Upper Peninsula:
HOMES FOR THE HONEIEss-How many in
dustrlous and loyal men are dragging out their
lives in hopeless toll with no place that they
can call home, and no reasonable expectation
of ever having a spot 10 call home. Why
need 10 be- 50, when up here in this Upper Pc
ninsula of Michigan there are hundreds of
thousands Of acres Of as good farming lands "a
the world affords, to be had by settling upon
and residing on them for five years.
Uncle Samuel. that benefcent old gentleman
who. although just now irate and irascible to-
wards his wicked. stf-necked and rebellious
children, is most paternal towards those who
obey his laws, has provided that for all his
nephews they may enter upon, and take and
cultivate. and possess forever, loo acres of his
domain. by only diligently improving the
same. and paying his servants for labOrng al
ter the matter. about dozen dollars. Our
mother State, Michigan. provides for her child
rem 50 acres, with the same privileges, by only
paying a matter Of office fees to a notary to
make out papers and pay postage.
But then il is off in the woods, says one, who
thinks he cannot live without playing half
pauper about some large town.
Well, there are worse places to live in than
the woods. and il is not so bad thing to have
a good sugar bush, where you can supply your
self with abundance Of good maple sugar for
the year; and not bad when you can 20 out
occasionally aud bring down All OLD buck when
you want fresh provision; and not bad where
you can 20 out before breakfast and catch a
string of brook trout large enough to satisfy
your family for the day; and not particularly
uncomfortable to have an abundance OF fuel,
summer and winter, for the choppng; and
quite comfortable TO know that your house is
your own; and that every fruit tree you plant,
will bear fruit tor yourself your children, and
your children's children; aud all this you can
have for your toll. and without money. 1t Is
true that a pioneer in the woods meets with
some hardships; but who that has any man
hood is not willing to meet hardships, when
the prize is an Independent home for himself
and his family.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30

SENDING SLAVES To kansas. - Gen Ewing,
commanding the District OF the Border" IN
Missouri, has issued an order directing all slaves
owned by disloysl persons in his department to
be sent into Kansas, which is free State.
letter in the ST. Louis Democrat, from Kansas
City, Mo-, says:
"The effect OF this order cannot but be to rid
this district Of most Of its slaves in very short
time. Large numbers Of slaves claimed by reb-
els already congregated at Lexington, War
rensburg, Germantown, aud other military posts
in this district, and as soon a. II is known that
they are 70 be furnished military escort 10 place
OF safety the remainder will come forward. IL
is easy 10 see that under the operation OF this
order there will be few negroes left in this dis
trici in the next sixty days. They will fock TO
Kansas, taking the place Of the thousands Of la
borers who have gone into the army from that
State, and filling the ranks Of the new colOred
regiments yet 20 be raised there
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30

A DEvILIsH IEvEETIoS or TIE SOUTH CARO-
LIMA CHIvALRY-One OF the tOrpedoes lately
placed in the waters of Stono Inlet South Carroll
na, for the purpose Of blowing no our gunboats,
was picked up by the mortar schooner ;. X.
Villains The machine is about twelve feet
long, il composed Of tin aud zinc, aud when
loaded floats upright in the water. There are
two cylinders connected by a tube, the lower
cylinder containing the powder, while the upper
cylinder acts a. a float. All that appears upon
the surface il a small piece Of board connected
with an old musket within a foot Of the water.
ANY contact with this board discharges the
pocket, which fires the masket and up she
goes" The cartridge Of the torpedo contained
ninety pounds Of pOWder wrapped in Charles
ton paper Of August lst, 1868, Showing the 4rti-
Gle 10 be Of domestic manufacture. II it eEplO-
ded directly beneath vessel it would probably
destroy il.
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30

The GRAVE or STEPHES A. DOUGLAS. - A
letter from Boston gentleman in Chicago ssys
81 went out Of the city limits the other day
and saw the prisoners Of the Morgan raid men,
and also the grave Of Stephen A. Douglas he
l. buried 90 the lake shore, in Oeauiful spot.
There il no monument erected over bin, With
name or history; simple mound, with wooden
fence around il, tells where Douglas lies The
city Of Chicago i spreading its limits every day.
In q comparative short time the grave OF Doug
las viii be covered by houses Of business and
the man who, in his day Of pride aud honor, vas
dictator 10 the Congress OF the Nation, vii not
have a stone 70 mark bis last resting place.
What shadows We are What shadows We
pursue
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30

MICRO SoLDIKRs.-The following is from an
article in the Richmond Whig:
A Southern paper, some weeks ago, threw
out suggestion that the Coniederacy should
arm some five or SIX hundred thousand negroes,
and precipltste them upon the Yankees. The
suggestion was doubtless 10 irighten the Yankees,
but it has imposed upon few Of our Own people.
The proposition Is TOO prepOsferoUs for serious
discussion. IL IS enough 10 say a roHid be er-
changing profitable idbor@r frr very IN
profitable soldier. Let the ankees have ne gro
armies Nothing but their cowai4ic could have
betrayed them into such a folly. They use the
poor creatures as breastwOrks, but thus far with
very little advantage.
The Southern people are willing 10 employ
their slaves in any wav that would tell best
against the enemy. BIT IL has get 10 appear
that they can do iR any manner 80 effective
as "a raising food for our armies. Some may
be occasionally used in ditching and throwing
up breastworks, and it Is possible a limited mum
Der might be advantageously substituted for
teamsters, though, in respect to the last, there
NAV be doubts. In the main, no doubt, the
most useful junction compatible with their ca
pacities is that to which they are accustomed
food raising.
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VOL. 9, NO. a. WHOLE NO. 44O.
WOMAN'S FAITH

" Lady be gives VOC back the vow
He once might cali his own.
For fallen are his fortunes now.
And al his bright hopes gone.
Now poverty. thou peerless maid.
Rests 0u his noble brow.
She raised her fearful ewes and said,
-. I love hun better now
.' Lady the noble form 70 love
+ marret with care aud woe,
Tie step that once SO graceful moved
Is thoughtful. sad. and SLOW
H NAV not claim his promised bride
He gives you back your vow
90 ! love you Sill. she softly sighed
90 ] love him better now
- love HIM better now she SAID.
80 Though wealth and land are gone.
Than when proud mobiles homage paid.
Though now he's lcft alone
Tell him that true love ne'er hath known
Change. when % loved before.
Tell Aim that the heart that Was h.s own
T. ms Tor eVrrmore
The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-30

CHASGE or BAsE-The Washington Union
states that in Consequence Of the high price OF
board and rents in that CITY, about one thOs-
sand clerks 10 the various Departments have
been contemplating the advantage OF moving
over to Baltimore, where every thing apper-
taining TO living is so much cheaper. House
rent and board can be had in that city hity per
cent. les than in Washington. The prominent
i,dividn.ls /, this moVement state that # they
can effect an arrangement with the Baltimore
- Obio P.;l-o.d 20 A. 70 ssit them, they vii
most assuredly make she desired movement