North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-02-23
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McGRE6OR, FEB. %, 1870.


McGRE&OR, FEB. %, 1870.
The Legislature.
This body resumed business on the 23d.
No finished business had been done at the
time Of their adjournment. Bills for an
expenditure ofabout $500, 600 were before
eur Lawmakers; the appropriations they
weigh too much to allow either to pass. Such
bills are usually "log'rolled" through.
We shall see soon what direction matters
will take. At present we are opposed to
an increase of taxation to the extent
which such an appropriation as $500, 900
would require, and most particularly are
we opposed to the proposed Capitol i'm
provement. Our people are not in a
condition to ornament Des Moines. When
we have recovered from that pressure
which ail are feeling, it may do to talk Of
Injuries, but at present universal fnan-
cial cramp pcrvades the country. Let us
wait . while. Stinginsss is mean, we
know, but proAigacy is less excusable
when the interests of the people Of the
State at large are drawn upon to enable
its indulgence. The State House will last
q few years yet. aa aH
A bill has passed the Senate changing
the Supervisor system to the old Commits.
sioner plan of Ohio and Indiana. It will
not pass the House. More about this
when we have time. t Fl
McGregor, Fort Dodge, Anamosa and
Farley are rivals for the location of the
Branch State Prison. We send Stoneman
and Davis to urge our claims, and the
other points are doubtless well represent
ed. In view of Anamosa's offer of !6O
acres Of land and $4,000, we think the
other points stand a poor show. It is
probable nothing will be done on the sub
ject this season.
Hogs. @ss
It is, or was, thought that this latitude
was too we'll up for pork-raising. If
some of the fogies of the Scioto and the
Wabash vallies could have seen the mar
ket deliveries at McGregor this winter,
they would not urge the question Of lati-
tude as reason for nom pork'rai sing. We
have never seen such excellent pork as is
produced in North Iowa. The best of
breeds, Chester white and others are
selected, and the stock is well cared for as
it should be in all places where the article
is worth production; but there is more
about the climate than most other regions
can boast. In this country, hogs and
cattle almost invariably have sound, eata-
BILE ireys, while we remember we'll that
in Southern Ohio and in Northern Indiana
it was rare to find butchered animal
with liver that was eatable. We had
occasion to notice this fact in letter to
Colfax, written from Monona in 1852
which was published in Mr.. Colfax' Reg
lister at the time. We inferred that where
that indicator Of the condition of brutes
was so favorable, there must be some
thing in the air, in the water, or in the
vegetation which would alike preserve
human beings, and hence this. country
must be more healthy than either of those
named. 1t is said the inside make of u
hog closely resembles the internal arrange>
ments Of human-there are other mark
ed resemblances in some instances on
the outside-aad if so, what is whole>
some climate for hogs must also be
agreeable to man.
But our article is growing on us. Some
very heavy pork has been shipped from
this place within the last two months. We
are shown list of weights purchased at
Elkader short time since by R. G. Place
& Bro, of that place, and shipped to c.
Lichtenberger 4 Co., Of Chicago. The
list comprises 100 porkers averaging
THREE HUNDRED AND FlrrY>rouR POUNDS!
How's this for high? The ten highest
averaged 295, the ten heaviest, 4l9, the
largest one tipped the beam at 5S5
pounds.
Mind you, here are One hundred, not a
mere sled load. We have no trichina
here.
The Wooden Mills, near Lansing, are
in nrocesa of speedY repair. II. Q. Day.