The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-12-09

0e''' 1u'ITs 1oIHIerIy, III tHe EXpress OF I
Ice at Prairie du Chen, is lst Lieut.. Co.
q 9Th WIS. YQl---- Graaan,-aaa-of,. thr.l
Homo and Other Items.
The steamers Keokuk and Favorite Of
the Davidson line, which left this port q
few days since for Southern waters were
caught in the ice at Prairie du Chen and
forced to take tho bank where they will
probably lay till Spring.--La Crosse Dem.
ocrdt.
The Kcokuk lies near our shore, Mr..
Democrat, and We suggest that, if the priv.
ilegc can be obtained, our citizens give a
grand ball on board Of her for the benefit
Of the soldiers families, on which occasion
NC will volunteer to send you a ticket,
Brick. "A we'll built, wide side. walk along
the entire burnt district is, most Of it, com.
pleted. A decided improvement in appear
ance, TO say nothing about the convenience
-. Tho new city scales, sr oxen Of in our
last issue, are now completed and ready for
use Go and get weighed; it will only cost
ten cents a load. .. The inmates Of the
Agricultural Warehouse Of Bass & Elmen-
dorf have the thanks Of every member Of
the TINES Office for a very liberal supply Of
excellent hickory nuts. Messrs. B. & E.
have sixty. bushels Of these choice nuts
which they will sell at low figures. Capt.
Slocum, Lieut.. G. G. Williams, and Ser
geant John Everall, Of the 9th Iowa Vol.
untcers, arrived in McGregor last week.
The Capt. will remain in McGregor on re.
cruiting duty, while the Lieut.. and Ser.
gesnt arc stationed at Monona for the same
purpose. They prefer to recruit for the
9th, but will receive volunteers for any Of
the old Iowa regiments. j. The telegraph
was completed to Cedar Falls on tho LIST
inst 20. W. p. Bowman, Of Fort Atkin-
son, the rail road man of North Iowa, has
removed to Monona, where will soon be the
western terminus Of the McGregor Western
Railway. George has promised to reserve
a corner lot for US. The McGrcgor Com
mercial, four column advertising sheet,
made it's first appearance on Monday last.
Its editor, Mr.. S. Huntington, makes very
neat bow and defines his position to be
loyal, neutral IN politics, and will aim,
mainly, to advise its readers of the best
business houses in McGregor, and where to
buy Dandelon everywhere. Mr.. Charles
its publisher, starts off at the
lively pace Of ten thousand copies, thus
cvincing the enterprise Of the citizens Of
McGregor. Charley, send us the 9,sssth
copy. MIR. Harding, of the American
House, Informs US that in letter just re-
ceivcd from DR.. Isabel, well known to
many Of the older citizens Of Clayton Co..
written Oct. 29th, he says that the Indians
had destroyed all his property, and that on
the 10th of Nov. he expected to leave Mon.
tercy, Mexico, for California, where he
hoped once more to find civilized country.
In the same letter the DR.. says he saw Mr..
son James on the 18th Of Oct,
who was then driving stage between Austin
and San Antonio, Texas, in good health,
but anxious to come home. This does away
with the repeated reports once current here
that James was Colonel in the rebel SER
vice and taken prisoner at the battle Of Pea
Ridge. .. Our readers will miss, this week,
much Of the usual spicy productions from
he pen Of the main spoke in the wheel of
this institution, Col. A. P. r. When he
eft home on Thursday last, he reported
himself bound for the "City Of Bricks"
but on our first information, we learned
that he brought up in the Garden City,
Doubtless a military necessity was the
A letter in another column will inform the
reader that he will be at home cor some
other day." which might be interpreted to
mean one Of the days next preceding the
Democratic success in the Presidential cleo.
ton Of '64, but it is our opinion that he
will be at the wheel in due time for our
next issue. 49, We are indebted to Prof. r.
B. Tomlinson, formerly of McGregor, for
interesting papers from Virginia, N. IT,.
Capt. Tichenor, Of McGregor, is su.1er in
the 9th Iowa Cavalry. Charley Holt has
sold the GAINESVILLE Gazette, with its appur.
to Roberts & Thompson of the
Sentinel corps. "A series of
cotillon parties, one each week for twelve
weeks, will. be inauguratcd this week at
Concert Hall, uhdcr the conductorship Of
the Austin Family. Buy ticket; they
only cost IS for the twelve. MIR. Ruble
and Lady have returned home from visit
Of two weeks in Wisconsin.
Lieut.. w. H. Hooper, Of Company G,
3D. Iowa Infantry called on US yesterday.
lie reports the boys generally well. The
Lieut. will spend some time in recruiting
for the 3D. throughout the county. A good
for those wishing to avoid the
draft by enlisting in noble regiment.
Our young lady readers will please con.
suit the advertising columns Of the TINES
for information which Immediately concerns
them. A desolatc young man proposes
blush for us) lowell read his proclama.
ton. See third page for latest tele.
graphic news >. Notice has already been
given in the U. S. Senate, of bill asking
the repeal Of the $500 exemption clause of
the conscription act. Will not the Boards
Of the different counties Of Iowa take the