The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-09
From Des Mofnes.
Dies MONIES, Feb. Goth, 1864.

Dear Times The fine weather we had
when last I wrote, has suddenly taken cold
indeed we have had several changes in
as many days. First regular thunder
storm accompanied with rain, then warm
and clear, and now windy and cold. You
see try to keep yon posted on the weather
in this locality, and for various reasons
First, it helps start a letter; for in com.
mencng to write, as in meeting stranger,
the want Of topic for discussion is often
felt, and by common consent, believe it is
allowable to talk as much as we please
about the weather until we see Or think oil
some obnoxious ncighbor on whom to open
our batteries. Then, again, it may be a
matter of interest to your readers to know
of the state Of the atmosphere 100 miles,
more or less, to the Southwark and again,
by close observation of the weather in
this locality, you can give pretty close
guess as to the probable time Of adjourn.
ment of the Legislature; for as often al.
most as we have a very warm, fair day,
some member from the rural districts will
urge the adoption of resolution to adjourn
on the 25th, or some earlier day. Thus far
these resolutions have been voted down,
but the farmers arc sufficiently strong to
turn the tide in favor Of adjournment when.
ever they see that their farming interests
are injured by legislation.
Hon. Reuben Noble of your city, favored
US with his presence few days last week,
and judging by the manner he was besieged,
surrounded and attended, he has hosts of
friends here, who are either very DESTROYS
that he shall accept an important and lucra.
tive office, or else afraid the Governor may
be induced to give away the Judgcship,
that is wanted here in central Iowa very
much. Aside from political influences, few
men in the State possess more or warmer
friends than Hon. Reuben Noble. For
week past the city has been filled by stran
gers, and for a short season the hotels did
a good business, the occasion Of which, was
the meeting Of the 'loyar' men of Iowa to
select men to represent them in the Nation.
al Rep. Convention, for the purpose of re-
nominating Mr. Lincoln. The session was
a stormy one. Hon. B. I. Hunt, of Clay
ton, was temporarily called to the chair, but
even his superior executive ability was in
sufficient to preserve order. An attempt
was made to change the name Of the organ
ization from Republican to "Union," and a
resolution was introduced defining the OBJ
ject of the party to be the support Of the
government and the restoration Of the
Union. Mr.. Withrow, chairman of the
State Central Committee, opposed the reso-
luton, and finally it was referred to a com.
mittee, who, near the close of the session
reported a resolution which was adopted
by the Convention, recommending the
name Of Republican Union" to the Ma
tional Convention as the style Of party for
the campaign cf 1864. Mr.. Van Valken-
burg, of Lee county, was elected perma-
nent chairman in the afternoon, and quite
number of speeches we're made, besides at.
tending to the regular business Of the con-
vention. Gov. Stone, Hon. G. G. Cole,
Hon. Enoch Eastman, Lieut.. Gov. Russell,
Of Washington, and others, spoke. Messrs.
Cole and Eastman, by their witty and hu.
morous hits, tending much to calm the i'll
feeling that at times rufiled the proceedings
The measure Of Elk. Gov Kirkwood's pop
ulari'y was displayed by his party on this
occasion. lie was put in nomination as
delegate at large against Mr.. Chase, of
Webster City, and beaten two to one and
some to spare; so badly beaten, in fact,
that had the knight Of the dirty shirt been
present, ne must have turned pale, if such
a thing were possible, over the result.
The day following the Republican con
vention, the editors Of different portions Of
the State met and determined that hereafter
they will require all subscriptions for pa.
pers to be paid for in advance that all
transient and foreign advertising shall be
paid for in advance: also deprecating the
advertizingo of patent medicines, stercoscop-
ic views, gutta pcrcha roofing, &c, agreeing
to take pay in the articles advertised at half
the price in cash. This may all be very
we'll for editors Of country newspapers to
legislate in these matters but of little i'm
portance to the publishers Of such live pa.
pers as the TINES, that never carries dead
matter. The most interesting part Of the
Editor s convention were the addresses Of
Linkensale, F. w. Palmer, c. c. Cole, j.
L. McCreary, Of Dubuque, and others, in
the evening.
Little has been accomplished by the
Tenth Generally Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, for week past. On the 25th a ma,
jority report Of the special committee on
the Des Moincs River Land Grant question
was made in favor of resumption, and q
new grant to the railroads on certain con.
ditions. In the House, Mr.. Moir, from a
minority Of select committee on Mr..
Hale's bill, reported adversely to resump-
ton. These railroad matters are attracting
great deal of attention here. l, is evil
IDENTIFY complex matter, yet. There is, on
the part Of many, disposition to hurry
legislation and resume. The resumption
bill is made the special order for to morrow
in the House, and we may look for sharp
work on both sides. The Senate has
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