The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-06-17
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on short visit.
We are glad to see the genial face o
Capt. Gilbert, of the I'd Iowa cavalry il
town orce more.
We are glad to see that DR.. andre.
has so far recovered from his illness as Il
resume his practice. ...l
We hear it stated the 4th Of July vii
be celebrated in due and ancient form a.
Prairie du Chen.
Rev. Prof Peck, Of Oberlin College
Ohio, filled the pulpit of the Congregation
al Chuch on Sunday morning.
Heavy English T rail has been shipped
and is already en- route for this place, to be
laid for the McGregor Western Railway
Company.
The ordinance of baptism was admin.
istered at the Baptist church on Sunday
evening by Rev. Mr.. Jackson upon Miss
Ingersoll, of this city. r.
We hear it stated that Bishop Smith,
Of Dubuque, designs paying visit to the
Catholic Church of this city some time
near the close Of the present season.
The Dubuque market is supplied With
peas at 80 cents per peck. GentlemeA may
cry 'peas," "peas," in this narrow city,
but there are no peas-at any price.
We had the pleasure Of call last week
from P. F. Crane, the gentlemanly dis,ri-
butor of the mails at West Union. He's
got an honest palm, which does one good
to grasp. -*.t..1
The Republican State Convention as.
sembles at DesM Dimes to-day. We under
| stand the contest for Gov. will be between
Warren and Sells, and for the Judgeship
between Williams and Dillon
IS. NJ. Lamp son, is building very fine
addition to his establishment by which
his sales and manufacturing rooms are very
much enlarged and improved. He is the
sweetest man in town by all odds.
There is good tide of emigration
setting in this way, and nearly every trip
Of Capt. Sherwin's packet McGregor, adds
few emigrant wagons, with small herds
Of cattle and little Aocks of sheep.
ANY parties desiring new and beaut-
full flags for the approaching anniversary
of national independence, can have the
same made according to regulation by c.
S. Boynton, TINES Office book binder.
We trust the adjourned cemetery
meeting at the Congregational Church on
Friday evening will be bore in mind by our
city readers. The committee have, we un-
derstand, an interesting report to make.
I'VE are indebted to G. S. Boynton for
two beautiful roses plucked from his gar
den. The names Of these are respectively
"Madame Planter" and George the Ill.,"
and richer specimens of the floral kingdom
cannot be found.
We understand that explorations have
been made through the island opposite
North McGregor, with the design of ex.
cavatinga ship canal for the towing of
wheat from the Railroad TO the mammoth
elevator at upper Prairie du CHEN.
We have seen very miserable coun.
tcrfeit of the SO c. city script, which should
deceive no one who ever handled currency
This counterfeit is made by cutting the
50" out of 25 ct. check and FASTING it
over the figure 81" in ten cent check.
The Catholic society of this city have
recently built commodious addition 10
their Church which greatly enlarges their
capacity to accommodate their worship
pers. On recent visit to the church We
were surprised to see it still insufficient to
accommodate those who go there to wor
ship.
Prof E. R. White, of West Union,
professor Of gymnastics, as taught by DR..
Dio Lewis, of Boston, called at this office
last week. We learn that it is not unlikely
Mr.. W. will yield to the request of many
of our prominent citizens, and sometime
during the summer, instruct class in the |
useful and healthy exercises of his system.
The Dubuque Times speaks very highly Of
the Professor, his method and the cxhibi.
ton given by his class recently.
We have had the pleasure Of call from
Capt. w. A. Benton, late of Co. &c" 2lst
Iowa, who has been forced by i'll health 10
resign his command. From the day the
regiment arrived in Mississippi, the Captain
began to lose in flesh and strength, and the
battle Of Port Gibson left him SO weak and
Frustrated that he was ordered by Colonel
Merrill to halt for repairs The Yazoo water
and the climate, however, soon robbed him
Of about thirty lbs. Of flesh, and seeing no
change for the better, and a prospect Of
ingloriously dying in camp, he rendered his
resignation and came home.
We see by handbills upon the street
there is to be large mass gathering Of the
''loyal hosts of northern Iowa, in this
city on Tuesday the 3Oth inst. The
following comprise the published list of
speakers Col. Samuel Merrill, B. T..
Hunt, Norman Chesley, Of Clayton Co.;
Col. H. A. Wiltse, DIR. E.SA. Guilbert. Of
Dubuque Co.; DR.. A. II. Houghton, l.. G..
Hatch, Of Allamakcc Co.; A. J. Felt, lieut..
b. B.. Henderson, of Fayettc Co; Hon.
w. V. Burdick, S. A. Upper, of Winni-
shiek Co.; John Lawlcr, NJ. NJ. Carpenter,
of Wisconsin Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson,
of New York. We are at loss to know
Why Hon. Reuben Noble, Judges Williams