The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-03-11

We had the pleasure on Wedn, sia,
; Of seeing ION Shore" the pleasant face o
Len. w. Eldred, who made so many friend
last season by his gentlemanl.y. genial man
ner in the Office of the favorite and swift
steamer Key City. OF course, he goes i,
the same boat this year-for the Key City
Capt Jones Worden, and Clerk Len. w
Eldred, are synonymous terms. "Len.'
informs us the Key City is good as n,w
and he expects shc will be the first boa
up to this lcvee this season. 1t is well. >:
The shrcwdest case Of sharp practic'
which We have seen for some time, occur
ed lately in Dubuque. Sometime since .
Chicago man took deed for a brick hous,
in Dubuque, and subsequently, having NJ
agent to look after the matter, concludcG
he would e out aud look at il, when he
found to his astonishment the house wa.
missing and could not be found 1t had
been carried off by cart loads, and no one
knew where it had gone. Result, Chicago
man was dddled out Of 81 600. az
| Tho Neacs this week contains a very
brief and gcntlcmanly valedictory from W
w. Williams, who has disposed Of his in
terest in the paper TO Mr.. Gilmore. The
latter gentleman makes his bow in can.
did, liberal salutatory Here's our tN-,
brother G., and with it the hope that moth.
ing may ever be wanting in us to secure a
perfect condition Of amity and good fellow
ship. We notice that the name of W.
Drummond, Esq, is left out of the paper,
and tina, he rciires without parting word.
This is an innovation on the established
custom Of the craft, Willis. ~.
On the 10th ult., Marshal Brown ar.
rested one A. E. Crandall, for the purloin-
ing Of $500 from letter, and while the
prisoner was in court, he took advantage Of
the absence Of the Marshal. who was out
for witnesses, and took change of venue
on his own motion. Not having the shrewd
ness to take himself from these digsinys,
he loitcred about, and his old propensity OF
taking things without leave coming over
him, he stole a diamond Of one Lyons, of
North McGregor, for which offensc he was
again arrested by our worthy Marshal, tried,
convicted, and fined $1,000. Whvrcupon
he was conveyed to comfortable quarters at
Garnavillo, to await his trial next week fur
first the offense. ,...
Capt O Brien, Of the 9TH Iowa cavalry,
who has been absent on q short trip to
Dubuque, Davenport, ETC., connected with
the organization OF the regiment, returned
on Wednesday evening, ito take command
Of this post" lie reports the 9th to be
about ready to break camp for Dixie, and
and the 9TH to be rapidly organizing. The
Captain obtained thirteen recruits while he
was in Dubuque, and found nearly d, zen
here awaiting orders, on his return. As
there is prospect Of every able-bodiea
man, sooner or later, being compelled to
take the field, many OF our citizens think
they had better make choice Of regiments
and participate in the emoluments (com.
mss:oned and noa commissioner Of the
same, than to be conscribed, and sent
wherever the within or dictate of some man
may determine. We understand it is pro-
posed to get up another company for the
7th cavalry, as soon as this shall be filled
We spent a few hours last week in
visiting the primary school taught by Miss
Updegraff, assisted by Miss Chaplin, and
the higher department, Miss James, Prinoi
pal, and Miss Peck, assistant. The former
school we found to be well managed, the
scholars we'll behaved. and in general quite
prompt in their lessons. There should be
u sidewalk to the school house, and mating
in the aisles to deaden the FOOTBALLS, which,
though the young lads walk OH tiptoe,
necessarily are SO noisy as to interfere with
studies and Rotations. In the latter
school We found good discipline, and rapid
advancement in studies. The Rotations
were very prompt and correct. We were
especially pleased with the recitations in
algebra, bookkeeping, and grammar. The
latter study was taught in manner quite
novel to us, and yet we judge very judi.
cious mode. Sentences were divided into
simple end compound, and the subject,
predicate, and object, with their qualifying
adjuncts presented in diagrams, and thor:
oughly analysed. We are informed by Mis-,
James that visitors are too much Of rarity
and it seems to US that parents are quite
neglected. Of duty in not looking after thu
welfare Of their children, and observing 70,
themselves whether they are properly
taught, or whether they properly aPpl,
themselves to their studies. AS soon a.
permitted by Office duties. We design visit,
ing the intermediate department, and tn
other primary school. ..... A..
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