The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-04-02
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Many persons are busy just now in
Northern Iowa, making Maple Sugar. It
requires some degree Of skill Ito get just
the right touch" on this excellent arti-
ele.- West Union Record. g..
: A certain copperhead journal seems
very anxious for notice from US. We re-
fer him to our advertising rule. kG~ No
obscene publication noticed in the Rec
ord ibid.
Among the most amusing curiosities of
the rebellion is an imitation book, made
entirely with jack knife, by a rebel
prisoner at Rock Island. Among the
most amusing contents of the volume
is the article upon eopperheads, iflustra-
ted with cuts, exhibiting in pointed man
ner what the rebels think Of, their North-
ern brethern." The book was handed
us by DR. Lewis, al d is now at this office,
open, or ready to be open at any time,
for the inspection of the curions,-( D&-
baP,ss Times, -. .s5T*5 -.@
Yesterday, the 18th day of March, in
the year of our Lord 1864, the ice began
to move out Of the Mississippi opposite
Dubuque. The ferry boat made her usu-
al trips with some irregularity, ds well as
some dauger.-[4} Times. ?. .-.
We understand that good progress is
being made I'm filing the quota of Iowa
City, township: and if money can be oh
tanned, sufficient to pay the extra boun-
ties, the men can be had without diff
Guilty. loca City Rep.
had some notion of getting married,
down here in Arkansas, but the girls all
chew tobacco, SO gave it up in disgust.
= Cor. Harrison Co. Union.
The contract for constructing the Treas
ury building for Cass County, was let, at
the meeting of the Board on Tuesday, to
Messrs. II. A. Baker and ". Ii. Bailey,
of Lewis, at few dollars under 81, 500.
The building will be fire-rrpof, construct
ed Of stone. principally. with slate roof
and is to be completed by the coming
FaH.--[ Cass Co. Gazette. ....,
On Sunday last one of the boys of the
4th Iowa was describing the sound OF sn
Enfield rife ball. But his descriptive
powers failing him he proposed to some
of the boys to go to the woods and listen
I for themselves. Two of them consented,
as they were anxious to haar the music.
After they arrived in the woods*the sol
dier placed them behind tree of mod
crate size, and then marched off some
seventy yards, and calling<to the boys,
fred at the tree. just grazing it, and
knocking the bark into the boys faces.
This was repeated several times. to the
infinite amusement of fallconcerned. and
| the boys say they think they will enlist,
as they admire the music.-Leon Nens.
While one of the members of the Iowa
9th was on his way from Fort Dodge, hs
was so unfortunate as to have for com
panion in the stage one Of those fair-but
ones, who represented herself to be the
wife of member Of his regiment. Soon
after leaving Fort Dodge the woman made
pretended discovery of the loss of :hel
money. The young soldier was so NOV.
| ed by her distress on account of the los;
and assurances Of Immediate repayment
on reaching Sioux City and her husband
that he advanced what was necessary t.
pay her fare and expenses, On the arri
val of the stage at this city. the lady star
ted out to seek her pretended husband
The presumption is that she has had grea
difficulty in finding him, as the poor sold
Ter has neither seen her moi. his none.
since SIour Gty Reg. =
| WASHINGTON, March 26th.-The Presi