The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-11-22
A Raid.

For many years it has been the habit of the
Mil. g. Pr. du Chen Railway boys and mercan.
tile runners, to spend Sunday at McGregor
For some reason or other the practice ceased
after the close of the McGregor House and
the retirement of Our excellent friend Though
aggrayating "cuss'D DURHAM. Since CLARKE
d HOPKINS have takea the American (now
EVANS House) something has occurred to re-
attract ''the boys" to the lively side of the
river. SoL.and JOHN, with Powell rs assistant,
cannot be excelled in housekeeping, but tire
vide awake -a.tivensss Of McGregor, uiV attract
ramb!ers. runners and railway employees to the
Iowa side, and hence the change in Practice
We have decided advantages over Pr. du c.:
Our town is all in heap; our churches are close
together; everything we have is accessible by
team or on foot at short notice; whereas, over
the river, the places of amusement and display
(parion Us churchcs.) are inconvenently scat,
tered over r.any miles @! prairie.
Dropping further preface, VIC here acknowl,
edge calls Of courtesy and business from -
and - Of Boston; from ]. II. Dix, Of r.
NJ. Hobson s. Co, Chicago; of Capt G. +.
Appleton, Of II. A. Do.r & Co, Chicago; Of
P. Roche, of killcn &, Blum, Chicago; Of o.
A. Wilcox, with S. S. Gaze 4 Co., Hartford
md Chcago-(to this gentleman we are indebt.
ell for package OF very fine cigars, one of
which We arc aow pusiHs>; of c. T. Blanchard,
with A. T. Clarke & Co Milwaukee; of Frank
s. Levin, Of Werner s. Forester, New York.
These young. active, rrepressibe gentlemen
were at home in McGregor. Duluess Of be-
hay;or, or extraordinary Righteousness, does
not become fast, commercial centre Oh the
Great Father Of waters, and the party We have
named did not fail to see the necessity Of being
lively. After taking orders Tor merchandise
up to Saturday night, one would have supposed
these 'bummers" were funeral band, or, as
Artenaa says, "a Eunnery," but when 'bz
was over mischief was Sc. afoot. Three OF
them. late army captains, the others old stagers
on commercial Iun.ways-if they didn't have
q good time then its no matter! Wit, wisdom,
nonsense and piety, ('.early"-say 2 A. Nj. on
MondayD flowed on that occasion in rich pro
fusion. Charley Graham, Of Miles T. Keller
Milwaukee. joined the patty, and shen tie fun
icas furious, certain. Pictured Rocks, Moss
Mountain, Lime Coulec, Cham, ngnc Hollow
"Hepsidam' and the "Whansdoodle's frs,
born" including Wards Show" were visited
admired, notes taken and the baptsmal services
performer on each. We write from repor,
only-business having abducted US from the
genial party.
Returning to the EVANS, and renewing
acquaintance with +. P. Il Eberezer. the %, lth,
ether WAS "raised" long ago. council wa
held; good dinner was put out Of sight
several ales were reported; the "West Pointer
tCapt Apyleson) was chairman and B.
secretary: VIVA, resolutions were passed ar,
yet in the womb of Time, but we presG1.,
they were Every appropriated At 2 Or 3 A
N on Monday, the party we're aroused by
steamboat whistle, and then Elder A. deliyere,
tho bvnediction.
P.S.-The boys had good time, and it wa
nobody's business but their own. When mex
they come this way, ii c. g. H., Of the EyAss
have not house large enough for them, til
Public Square with gates closely is @. thei
service. Selah!