The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-05-27
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got whipped.
The Turkey river Baptist Associatio,
is announced to hold it's annual mectin,
Of West Union on the 9th.
Some twenty or thirty descendants O
Ham came up on the Davenport and stop
ped at this Fort. We hear that more are L
arrive.
Fifty guns and a large number Of rockets
were fired off on Monday night in honor o
Grants success. Several bonfr.s wer
also built, and lager flowed freely.
We had brief call on Tuesday from N
G. Bennett, the popular proprietor of thu
Castalia Hotel, who represents everything
thereabouts as being all o X.
-Ruble has lately been receiving heavy
invoice Of the celebrated Massillon ma
chimes, which give such satisfaction to thu
farmers Of Iowa and Minnesota.
The "Sea Lion" which was grea
attraction at Barnum's Museum year OF
two ago, is holding levecs in the building
on Main street, one door west Of the Pos
office.
DIR. W. F. Coleman, DEBORAH, assistant
Surgeon of the 18th Iowa volunteers called
on us on Wednesday last. He reports the
sanitary condition Of the Iowa troops as
being excellent.
The steamer Luzerne passed up the
river on Wednesday p. m. with six bargcs
in town which she was taking up the st
Croix for ice. This is her second trip up
for this purpose.
Dan. Lacy, one Of our best citizens,
and prince ofgood fellows has gone down
to Murfreesboro to assist DeBerard in his
steadily increasing business. We are sorry
to lose him from this locality.
On Tuesday evening Of last week,
N. Kriebs, re.opcned his ice cream saloon,
and ever since has been flooded with GUS
toners. The cream is not bad thing to
take by any manner Of means.
We are informed that Mr.. E P. San
ford, the excellent landlord Of the DEBORAH
house, and Ed. Stow, of this city nave ar
ranged trot to come off at the Prairie du
Chen course, on Saturday, June 18th.
The effice of the West Union Pioneer
was mobbed on Saturday night by some
miscreants who fear the freedom of the
press. We hope John will melt UP some
Of his pied type into bullets for the villains
when they come again.
Among the important cases to come off
before the United States Circuit Court in
ts present session at Des Moines, is the
suit of Ann McGregor, VS. Jas. McGrcgor,
jr., involving the title to large portion Of
the real estate Of this city.
The annual circular Of S. 4 II. Ruble
the latter of this city-has just been is
sued at this office, and we call the atten.
ton Of the public to its typographical merits
It is pamphlet of thirty two pages, with
steel covers, printed in gold and silver.
We have been shown by Mr. Withrow
a letter from his son j. P. Withrow, in
which he gives an interesting account of
the fight at Port Gibson. lie says the Dist
behaved like old veterans, and won high
praise from their brigade and division COM
manders.
The Necs of this city has been enlarged
again to an cight-column sheet. We are
glad to see this .prosperity on the part Of
our ncighbor. The subscription price re-
mains the same as heretofore, 81, 80; friend
Gilmore has the right to affix the standard
Of value to his paper, and probably has
acted honestly in this matter.
We have been shown a: very skillful
operation on the eye performed by DR..
McTaggart upon 7. NJ. Tollefson, of st.
Ansgar, and the insertion Of an artificial
eye which so closely resembles the other in
shape, color, 'and movement, that no one
who had not known him for years would
have supposed the eye to be other than
natural one.
We again lad the pleasure last week
Of meeting cold Beebe," who represents the
house Of Shores and Tator, one of the
heaviest grocery houses in Chicago. Beebe
uses his time we'll, and from his familiarity
with our City, and knowledge of the ways
IF trade, we are sure that the fine house he
will do its quota in the way of
the rapidly reducing stocks
Of our merchants.
"A spirited race occurred on Monday
between the steamers Northern Light and
Davenport on their way up the river. The
Davenport left Dubuque half an hour in
advance of the Northern Light, and as
they first came in sight, about five miles
below this port they were running beauti-
fully neck and neck. The latter came 20
the levee the winner by about half length.
We are indebted to V. R. Miller, of
this city for the following interesting sta
tistics Of this city and township: Number
of males in the city 9s4; females, 965 !;
voters 47s; enrolled on the militia list,
400. Number Of Males in township out
side Of city limits 4s7; females AT; vot-
ers, 157; enrolled militia, 80. Total males,
l ,42l females, 1882 voters, G29; militia,
400 total population 2,s03.
"A trctting match between Ed. Stoves
gray horse, and bay horse owned by a
Mr.. Mathews, came off at the Prairie du
Chien race course on Friday p. M, best two
in three. The gray VIC are informed, won the
first and third heats easily-the second be.
ing declared draw. The bay broke up
badly, and the gray gave evidence of be-
coming in time regular "highAyer." The