The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-11-28
WHOLE No. 528.

essary to carry the products west of tn
Missouri to Wisconsin and the lakes
When these results shall have been accom-
pllshed we will send our delegation to Con
gress and demand our Ship Canal from tn
western shore of Lake Michigan to tn
gates of McGregor. Immense applause.
The speaker made an allusion to the en-
crgy of Manager Merrill, which was re
ceived with applause and he closed b,
asking his hearers to pay the tribute whicl
was due to those energetic men, the Greenes
OF Cedar Falls, who had pushed the Nc
Gregor Western enterprise through 81
nearly to the present promising consumma
ton.
RESPONSE BY MR.. MITCHELL.
The next regular toast was read as fol
Capital-Often charged with exertinr 8
monopolizing influence: but the financial
world cannot run without it. -....,.. ....
Alexander Mitchell, ESQ, President nj
the Milwaukee & St. Paul. Milwaukee &
Prairie du Chien and McGrecor Westerr
Railways, was called upon to respond t.
the sentiment. He said he would no
make a speech on the occasion. Indeed
ne didn't consider that the management
which he had the honor to represent had
any title to say much as yet. The Western
Railroad as it existed at present, was due
rather to the energy of the earlier man.
agement than to that Of the present. The
corporation now having the road in charge
may have something to say when they have
given you fifty miles more of road, con.
Meeting you with the Minnesota Central,
and affording you a railroad route to the
rich valley of the Minnesota and the Up
per Mississippi. He would now content
himself with offering a sentiment :-"Thc
City of McGregor- May the iron
bands soon be brought home to her.
(Cheers.)
SENATOR CLARK.
Another regular toast was announced
The palley Of the Mssissigpi-IIcr COM
merce feeds the world.
Hon. Satterleo Clark, of Horizon, Wis
consin, was called upon to respond, which
he did in a happy manner, DEPRESSING fire.
quently from the valley of the Mississippi
to the ladies of McGregor-a depression
which was very natural and excusable.-
lie closed by proposing a sentiment en-
bodying his loyalty to the ladies'.
The last regular toast was as follows:
Business-This word has charms for all
when selfishness rules the hour; but we
devote the closing moments of our most
happy meeting to an interchange of social
relations, which we trust may never be
broken. Let the chain of Friendship. con-
Meeting the Lake, the River, and the illim-
liable West, be ever bright!
This was responded to by our venerable
friend Judge BAucn, the patriarch among
us, and one of the most popular speakers
of the city. The Judge stated that, while
younger men spoke of their early resi-
dence in Wisconsin and Iowa, he was in
Illinois before such territories were known.
Indiana and Illinois were just admitted as
States, and the balance of the west was
'iThe Nortl,>~o ~oes.' He remarks ,.lo.;-e
to the city of McGREGoR may seem Jrag to
outsiders, but they are every word true
There is no social, moral, or religious en-
terprise inaguratcd here that is not re-
sponded to from the pocket or the cooking
stove, with all the readiness which distin-
guished the warmest professor of St. Paul's
theory of Charity. Our Milwaukee re-
porter says, "The toast was too long for
lie was mistaken. The
Judge made a most felicitious wind-up of
the proceedings. "Auld Lang Syne'' was
played, by the band, t.c audience joining
in voice the ladies of the city were voted
thanks for their most faithful attention
to the wants of our eastern and western
guests, and the assemblage wound up
Our McGregor folks, with large numbers of
country cousins, did not go home. Milwau-
kee took the Allamakee for the afternoon
train east.-Sorry to part with them
but businessalways drives.
The reporter proceeds to say that "a
large party is ready to assemble in the
evening for gala dance to dedicate their
new Cambrian Hail." The gala dance
came off from till midnight! Bass and
Lou Benton, masters of ceremonies-ev-
erybody (nearly) in town participators-
the best Of music in the lead-beautiful
women-"brave men''-an elegantly light
ed and finely furnished hall-all in good
humor-one of the most palatable suppers
of the northwest was got up by Flanders.
of the Evans House-and we all think we
had good time. We could write month
describing incidents of the day, but our
space is ''played" and we approach the
goodbye to those interested. Our re-
porter from Milwaukee saith ~
M'GREGoR.
have not space amid all this other mat
ter, to describe McGregor as ought. l
must reserve that and a good bit Of talk
about its Wisconsin rival, rather partner,
Prairie du Chen, for summer visit next
year. Suffice it now, that McGregor lis
town from which, whether on account Of
it's pleasant and thrifty inhabitants, or
whether its romantic location among the
high sharp bluffs Of the Iowa shore, one
dislikes to part after so brief visit as we
have made to-day, and invariably goes
away promising himself more lsisurely
visit at future day.
Come and see US, Chamberlain, and if
we don't make you at home it will be on
account of our want of knowledge-our
hearts are right, you bet.
On the return to Milwaukee, John A.
butcher offered a resolution of thanks to
all the Railway men Of both sides of the
river for the honor of the invitation, the
pleasure of the trip, and the McGregor
collation.. son the whole the trip has
been not only pleasant, but profitable, and
interesting to our business men, to the