North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-10-27
VOLUME XIV---NO 3.

cess Of three-quarters of million. Those
high in authority in the company, fee
hopeful.
Omaha, which once held the keys tc
that vast mountain and mining trade
which boasted mercantile prestige
about and over all Missouri river towns
is not in the dust, nor yet ''in the scre
and yellow leaf" Its trade has materially
declined, and some Of her heaviest bust
ness houses have closed up. But with a
million and half Of banking capital, all
actively employed, together with class
Of business men, who, for enterprise
daring, and thrift, have no superiors in
the State, her future progress and pros
perity arc A. sufs - amy future problem
provided she can shake OF that crazy old
woman, George Francis Train, who owns
a big slice Of the city. and who in the
past has been of some benefit to her.
fine quality of coal is now brought in
from Ogden station to Omaha, which il
free from sulphurs, and burns withou,
clinkers. Gen. Dodge, the Engineer.in
Chief Of the Union Pacific r. r. informs
me that traversing the continent from the
Red river of the south, to the British
Possessions in the north, is broad belt
of coal, ranging in thickness from three
to thirty feet.
The wheat crop of central and western
Iowa, where not black >balled into rejected
by the elements, is fair crop corn a
little more than half an average pota-
toes heavy; and about the Capitol
observation-disclosures, full and booming
crop. Over in Marshall county, where
the sumptuary gentlemen had boldness
and pluck enough to make a ticket, they
met with shameful and merited defeat
When the Prohibitory men try again to
inject social questions into politics, they
had better use larger syringe, and fill it
with common sense and reason.
Did it ever occur to you that there is a
striking resemblance between me and our
excellent townsman and Governor? While
walking along Walnut street in Des
Moines the other day, l was approached
gently, hy what our recently elected rep
resentative would call. "corn-fed Hoos.
ier,' who, addressing me as the Chief
Executive Of the State, inquiring if l
wanted to purchase any bran for my cow?
l promptly repelled the ll.merited CONS
pliment, and put him on the right track.
In travelling through central Iowa, one is
strikingly reminded of an anecdote told
of the lamented Lincoln. In conversation
with his Premier, on the influence of re-
ligion in stamping the features, LiAeoln
remarked that be could tell mans tecie~
astical persuasion by his peculiar express.
iou Of E.ce. Presently q fne looking,
well-drcssed man approached, who, meet.
ing acquaintances. as he nearcd them,
commenced to swear violently Says
Seward $40 what chur<h does that man
belong?" Lincoln replied, "a thousand
to one that he's an Episcopalian ~ So,
to a casual observer travelling through
Central and Southern Iowa, there is about
some farm. houses 30 much Of neglect, of
of carlessness advertised,
that lie asks? "Where did that man come
from! p As contra-distinguished from
the other farm>houses, whose inmates
come from the cold hills and colder man.
ners of New England, there is broad
contrast. Here, all is thrift, all care,
with avenues and lawns, shade trees, and
out buildings, not covered init straw"
How local habits and customs 20 with us
all over the world.
In Des Moines, the political mounte
banks congregate to make and to break
Estates" Election being over. strong
pull will now be made by the rival candi-
dates for the U. S. Senate. The brood
of candidates increases with wonderful
rapidity. Wright, Allison, Cooley, Van
dever, arc all candidates for the long
term. Stubbs, of Jefferson county, is y
candidate for the short term. All Of the
candidates are hopeful, aye-sanguine.
am informed that Allisons chances are
much improved since the masculine efforts
cf "Gentle Anna in his behalf. In all
her recent phillipics let off in the State,
she has spoken "of the scarless'' character
Of the Hon. w. B. From this, conclude
she is taking more kindly toward that
dreadful creature NAN, and that Col. w.
B.-A.-knows it. The heroic: filings of
Miss Anna are not to be sneez ID ut. She
is talented, aggressive and homely--more
male than female, except in her ssx.
A strong effort win be made before the
next Legislature to enact law allowing
the several counties (those that have
bonded indebtedness) to apply the tax
collected from railroad corporations, trav.
ersing retrospective counties, toward the
liquidation Of their Indebtedness. Thirty
of the strongest counties in the State are
Interested in this little pull. Since our
Supreme Bench have been so sadly balkcd
in their insane endeavor to stay the Exc
cution of an order of the U. S. District
Court, in providing for the collection of
county bonds of Lee and Scott counties,
our bonded counties are waking up TO q
remedy. Being no longer intrenched
behind the Judicial bulwarks Of the
Supreme Bench, they arc now about to
try the Legislature for remedy. How
much more honorable for man, when he