The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-11
WHOLE NO. 369.
Brick" at Large.

Our readers will remember that Pome
roy of La Crosse was in town lately and
took few observations, along with sundry
ether things not necessary to mention.-
In his Daily issue Of November 2d we per
ceivs he got back safely to his sanctum aud
thereupon perpetratcd the following serio
burlesque.o notice of our beautiful city
Brick" INDUCES in some highly compli
mentaries toward his personal friends, but
that is habit journalists fall into. We
are promised Free Lecture from Brick al
this place in few weeks. Subject: THl
GREAT BEAR" Our readers can judge
rom this racy description what to expect
from him when SO immense a subject is
taken up for dissection. We think he is
decidedly ahead of A. Ward.
NorEs OF SOUTHERN TRAvEL-DowN THE
RIvER-McGREGoR ITEMS AND JoTTINGs-
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE -THlNGs Sc
&C!
Coon told us the Miluagkee, Of the Low.
er Line of boats would be along sometime
during the subsequent part Of Tuesday
last. As Coon is the Agent for that line in
this city, we took his word-and waited!
As just stated
Long We waited,
But no steamboat could We sec
Though fast runniag-
Long coming,
And behind time
Was the gallant MtlVaukce.
Tow tho Grcf TINA ,b, 1nth &C I,,n,
last she had gone clear to the "head of tn,
hollow'--'way up the creek to the pert lii.
tie village of St. Paul, and no one knew
when she would or could return. A scar
city Of water Lext to dearth Of cordial
is hard. not only for steamboat men but fo
editors
The more we waited the more the packe
did not come, but the clipper-built Glare
Eames came wild eating down with tel
thousand bushel crop of wheat, bound fo
Prairie du Chicn. Good enough for any
man be he of high or low degree, was tn
Clara Edmes We found her and officers
commanding, as genial fellows and sociabl,
as the heart Of man could wish. Popular
accommodating, capable and well liked ar
| Capt. Ewing and Clerk Hutchinson t
whose kind attentions we are under lastin.
obligations. Leaving La Crosse at fou
swiftly till bed time, and the early break
fast bell awoke US to find the boat alopgsid
the warehouse at the "Prairie."
| Breakfast over and blessed with goot
| wishes from our friends on the Clara, W
journeyed down the bank half mile to tn
Ferry Landing and crossed over to the lv
and bustlng town, or rather city, of Nc
Gregor. Capt. Sherwin, who fer five year
has piled his craft and vocation betw eel
the old and the new-that is between Prai
re du Chen and McGregor, is as fine as
lady's bedstead, aid deservedly popula
with every body. For five years he ha
been at his post, but now has been chosel
the pioneer conductor of the railroad run
ming west from McGregor, and enters upol
the duties Of his position this week.
prime good fellow, social and full of fun
we hope he will live till this "cruel war il
over" and as long after that as he may wisl
| to.
1t was rather early, but we found tn
Times office open and all hands at worl
printing and mailing the best newspaper il
Iowa the sharpest and raciest vehicle O
newe and social gossip of all our exchanges
Messrs. Richardson & Andrick are trumps
PAT, the well known PAT RICHARDSON, VIII,
never forsets friend or forgves an enemy
God bless him) was out. His partne
gave us "sit' at the case and that unde
promise Of prompt pay. so that by the tim
the other half of the firm came in, we hat
with coat off and arms barred proved tha
we belonged to the most honored craft o
the age How We came to be recognized
what job we were at, and the introductio,
following are nothing to do with this item
so We pass.
Four or five years since, we spoke o
McGregor, and it is the same place now
A smart little city, wide awake in all saw,
politics. 1t is situated in the mouth of g
long and narrow ravine-its bluffy sides
rising from one to seven hundred feet Heav
onward. The city is just one mile long b.
four rods wide, and very much on tn,
Hogarth style Of beauty. 1t must hav
been intended for the road to Heaven, it il
so long, crooked and narrow. There ar
four corner lots in McGregor-two at eacl
end Of the city. All the houses and store
are in row, so that two cave troughs
each a mile in length, serve to catch rail-
water for the whole town. In shape III
street resembles tape.worm, reposing il
about this shape