The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-08-05
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E. p. Clark is in charge Of Geo's business
and he does it we'll. ...P. O'Brien has
built convenient store just across Main
Street, front OF the Bank. The Emperor has
been petitioned by French subjects at
New Orleans to intervene in their behalf
against the anticipated riotousness Of the
armed negroes Of that city. .. They say ii
rained and hailed like Sam Hill'at NJ Greg.
or on Monday night last-we were not at
home. 1t seems the sewers got clogsed and
cellars and low door-yards were filled with
water. Maj. Warrington caught Silver
Eel in the river The other day weighing five
pounds and measuring three feet. Such
captures are rare here, this being only the
third one in seven years. "Uncle Sam
paid handsome price for it. If Sam had
been in Jonah's place he would have had
as much fish as he wanted for "three days.
at least. 49,. MALONE wants to know who
borrowed Ruble's saw and screw driver and
forgot to bring them home. There are
good many absentees in town-pardon the
Hibernicism-we meant to say that there
are good many citizens Of the female per-
suasion who are now absent from their Nc
Gregor homes. Grass widowers are putting
on the most pleasing countonances imagin
aolc in the absence of their wives. =. . . Com.
stock, Of the Central Express, sells weekly
from 80 to 80 Loxes Of whortleberries-they
are brought from the La Crosse road. In
the Juneau Co. argus we saw it stated
that the berries Of that region would sell
FOR 5000 900 this year.. 10. Amsden has
been employed as Messenger, to and from
Milwaukee by the Central Express. No
more faithful man could be found. {. . The
Boston Courier says when the 55th (color-
ed) regiment passed to their boats to the
war, they had loaded muskets and fixed
bayonets as a precautionary measure
against popular outbreak on them. . "A
quarrelsome fellow boasted that he was q
walking whisky barrel" His chum pro.
posed to knock him into staces. AT New
Lisbon Wis. much excitement exists on &C.
count Of the murder Of a woman by seine
indians. Troops have been sent there
from Ma Olson but no outbreak had occur
red at our latest advices. Many Indians are
in that vicinity. 20. Professor Griffith, the
elocutionist, has purchased the Waukon
College and under his auspices VIC pro.
nounce it a success. %. Harvest hands are
getting $3.50 per day in Iowa. Z. Met
Lampson left home on Friday for Colum.
bus to find brother who is rebel pris.
oner-he is willing to take the oath of al
legiance and leave the South to its fate. g. . .
An officer Of the Gettysburgh fight states
that the men thought they were fighting
under Mcclellan and this accounts for the
valor displayed! All bosh the men in ou'
armies, as a general rule, are better postet
than their officers. {. . MEAD of the New
Oregon Plain Dealer says "certain teaches
of the party are in favor Of one futile fo
Governor" Ah!... Capt. Boardman vii
leave Elkader for Vicksburg on Thursday
His health is not yet good, but his grit il
fine. Thomas Harding, formerly Of tn
American House commenced the rea!
tiles Of life by finding two boy babies il
possession of Mrs. II. a morning or tw,
since :. Capt. Sherwin continues t
scrape the bottom Of the Mississippi will
his Steamer Alex. McGregor. Cap. why il
your boat like lady?. Mines Of Wis
consin has bought the Market Saloon ives
Of the Bank Block; he will make it rum.
Moses NJ. Strong, one Of the best speak
ers IN the northwest viii! address McGreg
OF audience on the 18th of August at
O'clock, prompt His speech will interes
war men, peace men, and all other men.
Capt. Tichenor, and LIST Lieutenant Mckay
are filling up their company for the 9Th cav
airy in double quick style; nearly the full
complement are enlisted. Only think of (
bounty of $4o2 In the draft you get but
$3.50 a year, here you get s4O2 bounty ant
the S13 month, besides medical service
clothing, and subsistence thrown in, for ser
vices. -. Vegetables by the wagon load ar
rive from Prairie du CHEN tri weekly. Our
friend, John Folsom, heads the column will
all the garden truck you can wish for...
Capt. Gaffaey, Lieut.. Bates, Sergeant Sher
man. and Corporal Strouse, started on Mon
day on raid into Wisconsin to cantur
trout, shoot duck and spring prairie chick
ems. Commissary stores in good order an
the rank and file cheerful. Hope they wi
capture another Norwegian settlemer
without the loss the Captain sustained bt
fore. 49,. We are indebted to Mrs. p. I
Dickinson, for specimens Of potatoes, rip
and fat enough to take the premium at nea,
ly any county fair in the state. ID
Moe, one Of the most sue cessful Of on
physicians, has obtained medical psrtno
in the person of Doctor II. c. Price,
graduate of Philadelphia Medical Colleg,
Doctor Price has had large experienc
in the Philadelphia Hospital, E,
Senator Jones and ex Mayor Hodgdon,
Dubuque, were here last week on their wa
to see Gov Fisher. They did not persuad
him to withdraw his declination. Sorry "
were not at home when they passe
through Pilot Smith. of the MEG
says there are "a feet of water in the Pig
Eye channel Orlando McCrancy an
Joseph Ladd are both confined to the
rooms with inAammatory rheumatism
Hope soon TO see them on the streets. :. :.
1t is rumored that Capt Brown Of tn
Provost Department, is drilling a compan