The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-22
Homo and Other Items.

exhibit Of business.
The new and splendid steamer Daver
port, in the Northern Line. touched Satu'
day night at our levec, on her tirst trip W
Sho is an elegant boat, and superior in a
her appointments. .-.- 4.
Capt. Baker, Of Co. Z, 9th Iowa vols
writes to Mr. Jno. Chase Of this county
that his son, VIM. II. Chase. "a true pa
triot,-a brave soldier honest, uprigh,
noble. minded young man." died on tn
9th ult., near vicksburg, Of bilious fever
We understand that the steamer Ala
makee is to ply as regular packet bctwcc,
Prairie du Chen and Winona. Sevcra
smaller tug boats will be employed durin,
the present season between Prairie du Chic,
and other points above and below.
We understand that Mr.. Durham ha!
filled the vacancy caused by the Withdrawal
Of Mr.. Roberts from the office Of, the Nc
Grcgor house, by the appointment Of Tim
Hopkins-a popular and affable man
worthy and wall qualified for the position
Captain O'Brien requests US to stat,
that he has just received orders from Adju
tant Gen. Baker to forward all his men il
this vicinity, Immediately to Davenport
to be mustered in and paid of. Orders re.
quire them 10 90 this week without fail, and
transportation down will be provided.
The first raft down, which we mention
cd last week as being tied Up at the levce
here, was brought down by JIM. Garrett,
Of Black River Falls, one Of the princes OF
lumber,nen, and a capital good fellow. lie
informs us that there are immense quaint.
ties oflumber above, which arc awaiting high
water to be run out.
We saw at Giles the other day mag
niticent clock from Seth Thomas manufac.
tory, which not only Lceps the hours and
minutes Of the day, but also the days OF
the week and the month, SO long as the
clock is kept running. This clock was
made to order for Dearborn & Shaw, of
this city, and is practical ornament to a
counting room.
The DEBORAH Republic says the Paint
Greek Railway company have bought right
of way in that vicinity. and desires to know
what the McGregor Western Railway is
doing. We will say in brief, that they
bavc got the right Of way, and gangs Of
laborers, arc at work all along the first
twenty miles Of the line. The men who
have got this railway joo in hand, arc not
windy men; they are at work like beavers,
and that tells the whole story.
j. P. Roberts, who has long been the
popular clerk Of the McGrcgor House, is
about to remove, SO we are Informed, to St.
Paul, Minnesota. The McGregor house
with j. P. Roberts out of it, will have a
queer look for time, and many of tho
friends Of the house will seriously miss
him. We trust that r. will not forget the
McGrcgor boys should he soon get do,ni
ciled in larger house in bigger town,
and we in return will ever promise to call
when we pass that way.
W. I-"ht .-.~.,.o- +l,o-o .-a two rn-
sons in town who do more to accommodate
the public, even when it dscommodes them,
by extra labor and services, than the broth
ers Church, who attend to the postal ar
Of this city. We have known
hundreds Of instances in which they have
put up supplemental mail matter after the
hour for closing the mail, and We never have
seen this annoying work performed more
willingly than it has been by them. They
deserve to be held in lasting remembrance
by the business men Of McGregor.
"A train from the towns Of Garnavil'o,
Jefferson and Clay ION left On the 18th for
California, via the overland route, consist
ing Of five companies, composed of the
following named persons: D. G. Rogers,
Archibald Macarthur, JAS. Pche, William
B.echcr, J. A. GODDARD, Jas. Preese, Chris.
tian keiscr, Andrew Walch, Sebastian
Watch, SEN, Sebastian Walch, jr., Fritz
Gillerman and wife, Henry Gillerman, Louis
Gillerman, Dennis Jarvis, Messrs NOEL
and Saxton, Charles Wedemyer, Henry
Dalng, John Suhr, and G. w. Forsyth, OF
Prairie du Chen. .....
The Allcghanians, the most successful.
and talented vocalists, now travel.
ing in the U. S., will give one Of their at.
tractive concerts next Monday evening, at
the Baptist Church. Wherever tbs troupe
go they elicit theImost unqualified applause
and draw most crowded houses. While
vocal music constitutes the principal feature
of their entertainments we will just state
that they also execute marvelously with
the bells, which they, handle with
more dcxterity and skill than the original
Swiss bell ringers. The opportunity to
hear first class concert, is not often pre-
sentel to the good people Of McGregor and
VIC pledge all who 60, that they shall hca,
some splendid music. 4
1T is an old and accepted axiom in pro
verbs that q ''new broom sweeps clean
We hope therefore that our new ard worthy
Mayor and Marshal will see tn il that al.
woodpiIcs, dilapidated wagons, in tn,
streets, and dry goods boxes, lstchles.
gates, and other plumber may be removed
Our streets and walks are narrow at tn,
best, and it is an imposition on tho publ,
that they be ''cluttcred' up so as to max,
them still more narrow and intricate.
p. S.-Wc observe with pleasure, sine
the above vvas written that the work I'm,