The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-01

A travelling fever struck US on Sunday
last, and in company with Capt. Gibson,
of McGregcr, Dagsat., # Howard Co.,
Seth Mincklsr, OF everywhere, We took
the BIsBEE sleigh line 70 Pr du Chen, put
our mortal frame In care Of l.. Boyle, con.
ductor Of the 4 P. N. train cast, and left
the ives. Mississippi country for the -four.
ishing village Of BoscoBsL, one Of the main
business outlets of the county Of Grant in
the said state of Wisconsin. At the Car.
rier House We found rest; At the Shipley
Billiard Rooms amusement. A visit to the
Office Of the Provost Marshall. Capt. CLARK,
where We met Ed. Bryant, Zone Of the best
Of western of! hand writer's, got acquainted
with sundry rules and regulations to which
we were before stranger: for instance it
is advertised mo smoking" "No talk on
any business except that relating to uili.
tary matters" or something near that ;
mo admission" except per introduction Of
certain parties, and a good many other
things now out Of our memory. Well, We
had good guide in the person Of our
"Over-the River correspondent, and Of
course the rules were suspended to oIige
= friend Of Commissioner BRYANT. Find.
ing rybody IS busy, or as uneasy to be
busy. as an Editor is on publication day,
we made brief visit and adieu. ed. After.
wards We were found by B. and had the
pleasure of an introduction to his amiablc
lady and their charming little daughter;
but business on one side and the fear of
losing the train on the other, made the
interview brief, much to our regret.
Boscobel is city Of nearly 1900 inhabi.
tants. 1t is much more Of business place
than travelling people who only pass it per
train, imagine. There are several Hotels,
though we saw only the Carrier House in
active operation. Everybody says that
terence CARRIER "knows how to keep
hotel" ard we believe it. Since the reno
val Of the Pro. Marshal's office to this town
the village is crowded with people, and of
course the Carrier is filled to the brim.-
The draft is at work in Wisconsin, and
hundreds are at B. daily, to buy or to sell
substitutes. The whole place has q mill.
tary air about it. Short crops the past
year in that state make business somewhat
dull; but there is future for the town.
1t is beautifully located and commands the
r. r. business Of one or two Of the best
counties in the state.
Shipley's Billiard Rooms are near the
depot, got up in excellent taste and visited
by those only who can appreciate the plea.
sures Of social life as distinguished from
the blackguardism of the Five Points or the
snarling cynicism Of the over. picus and
At P. N. the Freight and Accommoda.
ton came along headed westward, and
by Charley Fuller and doc: :"
We took passage. At 20 minutes after
We reached Lower Town, and in Is minutes
afterwards, by the aid of the active, go.
ahead 10. DYKISs Of the old ice.l line. q
sleigh load Of us were safely landed at
McGregor. 1t was conceded by the passen-
gers that the Mississippi has seldom been
crossed as quickly as on that occasion. 10.
drives team "for all it is worth"
They do not see At Boscobel how Iowa's
quota is full and Wisconsin liable to draft
- Ca "a 80 --=--- 49,. .s.s sSssssss.S~a iII
prevails. Our effort to en-.
tighten them By pleading that moro three
years men enlisted from this state than
ION theirs, was not seen as quickly as we
1oped for. The claim that STONE was
better strategst than LEWIS, was more
EASILY established.
So much for our little ride,