The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-06-10
. ONE and Other Items.

tHc loNeT pOTLlOn OF the Stalc.
Several interesting obituary notice;
will be found in our columns this week.
An excursion party are to leave Du
buque on the 4th of July for st. Paul.
We are indebted to Dr. McTacrart
for the perusal of number Of late English
papers. ..r.
The are some talk among the Sabbath
schools Of this city Of steamboat excur.
sion and picnic to take place in few
weeks.
We see it stated that one Chas. Smith
is about to establish paper at Keokuk,
independent Of politics.
We arc indebted to clerks Jerry
Wood, and j. A. Steen, of the fast st.
Louis steamer Northerner, for late st. Louis
papers.
"A horse race will come off at Elkader,
on Friday the 10Th inst. j. F. Martin
names "Slick Stockings" and DR.. Walker
| haiheS INC StranSer.
We had call on Monday from A, F.,
Upton, Of the Eldader Journal, who we
understand, has commission as I'd Lieut..
in the new cavalry regiment now being
raised in Iowa.
The Record of West Union is respon.
sible for the statement that there are ever
one hundred district schools in Fayctte
county. About how many "over one
hundred' are there, Andyg rs--.
The West Union Era, has been dis
continued, and Mr.. Helms announces his
intention to remove his type and press to
Bellevue, jackson Co., where he will issue
the "Uni0n Banner"
The government has lately decided to
establish a hospital at Prairie du Chen,
and we hear it stated that the fine Bris-
bois House will probably be purchased by
the government for that purpose.
In the list of casualties before Vicks.
burg, we are panied to sec that of 1t. Col.
G. W. Dunlap, Of the 2lst Iowa, late of
the Mitchell Co. Gazette. lie was brave to
fault and was killed on the field.
j. S. Armstrong, whilom local Of the
Dubuque Herald, has, we are informed,
purchased the Office, good will, and fixtures
of the North Iowa Journal, at Lansing,
Iowa, and will soon enter upon his duties.
The city of McGregor was we'll repre-
scented in the ship canal convention at
Chicago by Messrs. w. l. Gilchrist, E. R.
Barron. Col. A. P. Richardson, Jas. Bas-
set, d. Allen, N. Munger, and j. w. Van
Orman.
We are informed that the interests of
the McGregor Western, and Paint Creek
Railways have been harmonizad so
that the McGregor Western Railway will
serve the interests of all parties, and be
the more speedily built.
Travel this way is steadily increasing.
Coaches, hacks, and nearly every species
of wagonculture, go and come daily with
their loads of living freight. We notice,
also, that the packets are doing an increas.
ed passenger business.
The mite society Of the NJ E. Church
closes its meetings for the season, on this
Wednesday evening, at the house of Mrs.
Odell. We are requested to say that Mrs.
0. would be happy to meet all her friends
on this occasion. ~H.g.
Those who have friends in the 1st
Iowa cavalry will be glad to hear that the
regiment has lately been strengthened by
a couple of brass howitzers, and the men
are all armed with Sharp's carbines, Colts
improved army pistols, and sabres. The
regiment numbers 1887 men and has but
few on the sick list
We understand that three engines, and
three passenger cars have been purchased
for the NcGregor Western Railway, and
will follow close upon the iron, which will
speedily arrive. The directory talk with
hope Of having forty miles Of the road CON-
pleted by the first of January next.
The city flag was at half mast yester-
day in honor Of the death of orderly SER
geat D. X. Hobart, former Mayor of this
city, who died in the confederate hospital
at Wilson, North Carolina, on the oath of
April, of wounds received in federal re-
connoisance near Washington, N. c., March
Goth. lie was an honorable member Of
Co. G, 44th Mass. regiment.
Col. Sam. Merrill, of the Dist Iowa,
who was shot through the feshy part of
both thighs, at the battle of Black River
Bridge, arrived at home on Thursday even
looking a little the worse for wear, and
comparatively helpless, yet full Of good
pluck and fight as ever. He says it is
flesh wound merely, and he will be able to
up at 'em again in short time. '@
1t is time to begin to consider what
shall be done here to appropriately celebrate
the 4th Of July in McGregor. Two years
ago, We had good celebration, and the
good people from the villages and countrys|
around about us, came in by scores and
participated with us in our commemoration
of this great struggle which secured orr
national independence Cannot we have
the same this year! Think oft.
q The trotting match between the fast
horses Of Ed. Stow Of this city and w. P.
Sanford, Of DEBORAH, advertised to come off
at the race course Prairie du Chen, on
Saturday last, for the sum of one hundred
dollars did not come To an issnn Mr. Can.