The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-04-01
Homo and Othor Items.

poles. lying on the lerec awaiting transpor.
tation.
( Butter Is twenty Ave cents per pound,
in this market, aud scarce rs hens teeth, a,
that.
We notice that fat beevcs begin tc
wend their way through this city to the
eastern market.
The Northerncr on Monday icf. two large
barges here which are being filed with oats
for St. Louis. ~.
The steamer Northcrncr goes down to
St. Louis to-day. Bass & Elmcndorf are
the agents Of the line.
-Tc first st. Louis boat up this season,
was the Northerncr. which touched at this
port 10 o'clock Monday 4. NJ.
Our friend Aug. French. is making
further improvements upon his valuable
corner, which consists IN the buildin, Of a
new sidewalk, uew awning. ...
j. T. Buckley is converting; his resi-.
dencc on Main street, to stor, building
We understand it will be occupied by Nc
Railh as merchant tailcr's store.
Judge ISABEL. of Linn county, in this
State has decided .gain>t the unconstiru.
tionality Of the soldiers vote, and an al
p al has been taken to the Supreme Court.
The Davenport Meas says the 'spot
ted fever" Il new disease, is raging witt,
fatal violence in portions Of that county.
Those attacked with it die in FROM six to
ten hours after the first appearance.
On Saturday, We had the pleasure cf
welcoming our oil acquaintance Tim II p
kinS. who sometime since Event Tor to b.
Il sullicr. broke down by reason Of i'll h,al,h,
and obtained an honorable discharge.
AN emincn'ly pious and devoted chri Z.
'ian, resident Of this city, consumes near
y column Of the Neps this week in an
argument against the morality Of Glt,
Concert in all of the Sanitary Society.
The Northern Light, Capt Gabb.rt,
Clerk Farley, Of the Dunlcith line, cane
up from below aoout o'clock Thursday
on her way up. She went up a>
far as the foot Of Lake pcpin, and returned
Saturday noon.
ALI the wheat from this point by rail.
is now towei by the Eurcki to the new
elevator mile further up the river than
the old elevator. The extra labor is hard
upon the tug and must be quite expensive
to the Company.
Next Sabbath is Ester Sunday, and a,
the present writing there are not twenty
dozen eggs in the entire city. Easter Sun
day. and no cggs-thc idea is horrible -
We trust the roads will speedily dry up, so
they may come in.
Regular services will commence at the
Baptist Church next Sunday. Rev. John
Jackson pastor. Preaching at lOs a. NJ
an y p. NJ. Those wishing to take seat =
can make selection by calling on the Trus
tees, L. 4. Baron, &. NJ. Colgate.
The attempt to raise the Fanny Harris
which was Su,k last fall near Hastings, has
proved unsuccessful. Perhaps the failure,
vas ~ part attributable to the knowledge
on the part O. the packet company that i!
they got her afl rat, she wou'd Immediately
be seized for government service.
The splendid steamer IiaSca, command
cl this season by Capt Webb, with Ma,h.r,
clerk in tic "tli e, arrived at our lcvcc about
8 o'clock Friday evening. Her deep sonor
Gus whistle called out many Of our cItiz n
to the l,ver, aud much pleasure was evinc.
ed at the re-opening Of navigation once
more.
The steamers A|amakee, Eolian, C ii,
pewa Falls, Frank Steel, and Fred Lorcrz,
have all been gobbled up Ivy the govern.
ment The Fred Lorc,.z was seiz d at st.
Louis, on her way here from Pt,sbury.--
Scott & Brother Of this city had quantity
Of freight on board Of her. which Will,
everything Else was taking off at St Louis.
e. r. Barron & Co, have taken tn.
from. out Of their store building. and are
now engaged in dropp. & the second for
two feet, which will then be used by them
as the first Il nor. In accordance with this
plan, the sidewalk will be elevated SIX .r
e yht feet, and the room occupied as the frs,
floor will b. hereafter tn. collar of the new
s ruciurc.
Last week in our local column we al
'ud d to the opposition to the gift concer'
in ai'i OF the sanitary soc. city, as being pr" .
ably dictated by unworthy motives am,
this week, W. l.. Calkins. jumps into thu
columns Of the Ae,o. and says he "f, j.
called upon t" say a few words in ju>,tica.
tan Of what, he has said and done in rcla-
ton to the matt.r!" We never mentioned
his name!
There is panic along the river, among
the owners OF small boats. The govern.
ment is sciz;ny and c"nscrip'ing all boats
1t takes +" FANCY to, Of the lrngth Of tw'
hundred feet or less. The fine. s,aunch
excursion packet Alamakce, owned by thu
Milwaukee 4 Prairie du Chen II ,ilway
Company. having been seized by the gov
ernments agent. vent down the liIer
Thursday noon, with colors flying, and
looking more beautiful! than ever.
There is a man living in the country
adjacent and tributary to McGregor, who
several months since male contract " it'll,
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