Iowa
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North Iowa Times
McGregor, Clayton co. Iowa
Friday, February 6, 1857
Died.
In Monona, at the residence of Mrs. B. Megonigle, on Saturday
evening, Jan. 31st. Mr. S.S. Winters, of Lung Complaint. [note:
obit is in Feb. 27th issue]
"ATTENTION COMPANY" Is the enquire
where can you get a fine suit of Clothes and have them Fit?
BARLETT & CO.'S Is the place. They have a large assortment of
fine Dress Coats, Vests and Pants, besides sild NeckTies and
Handkerchiefs, Shirts and Collars. That is the place to get your
fine, as well as Heavy Clothing. Nearly opposite the Bank.
Bartlett & Co.
To Rent. A large 3 story Brick building 25 by
55, suitable for a Wholesale Grocery, Dry Goods or Hardware
establishment. For Rent from 1st April next; on Main street, near
the Levee McGregor, for one year or a term of years. Apply to
H.D. Evans
WANTED. 200,000 Brick wanted by the subscriber,
by the 1st of June 1857. H.D. Evans
NOTICE. Whereas my sife Magdalena Ruff has left
my bed and board on Oct. 6th, A.D. 1856. This is to notify all
persons not to harbor or trust hereon my account; as I shall pay
no debts of her contracting after this date. McGregor, Iowa, Feb.
1, 1857. Xaver Ruff.
NOTICE!! All persona indebted to us on Book are
respectfully, but urgently requested to call and settle up, as we
are determined to pay our Debts, and to do this, we must have
what is due us. We would also notify all, that we shall commence
trade Feb. 1st, 1857, on the Cash and Paydown system. We shall
continue, however, to take all kinds of Produce and every thing
marketable, in exchange for Goods. In this way of doiing business
we shall be able to, and will sell goods cheaper than we
otherwise could. Evans & Egbert. Monona, Jan. 16, 1857.
A.S. BLAIR, & BROTHER. Have valuable lands,
improved and unimproved, for sale in Clayton, Delaware, Fayette,
Worth, Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties. Terms
reasonable. Enquire of A.S. Blair, & Bro., McGregor.
Men's Heavy Thick Boots, Men's Heavy Kip Boots,
Men's Heavy Calf Boots, Men's Light Calf boots, Boys Thick Boots,
Boys Kip Boots, Hair Dressed Over-Shoes, Buffalo Over Shoes,
Men's Rubbers; also, all kinds of Ladies' Shoes, Rubbers and
Over-Shoes. Children's Shoes in great variety; also, Sole
Leather, Upper Leather, Calf skins -- for sale by Merrill &
Barron, McGregor.
The undersigned presents his compliments to the
citizens of the City of McGregor and vicinity, and respectfully
solicits their attention to his small and choice stock of
GROCERIES & LIQUORS. C.H. Shaw.
LUMBER. H.C. HAYT, & CO. Have on hand and
are constantly receiving a general assortment of Lumber,
consisting in part of No. 1 siding, 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch
flooring. Plank. Boards of all lengths and quantity. Joists,
scantling, fencing, & c. Also shingles & laths of which
will be sold cheap for cash. McGregor, Iowa. H.C. Hayt & O.
Burdick.
FURNITURE WAREROOMS!! At M'Gregor, Iowa. The
subscriber would inform the public tha he has opened a Furniture
Wareroom in the New Frame Building on Main Steet, where he will
keep on hand, for sale at the very lowest prices, a large stock
of Furniture. Among which may be found Bedsteads, three feet
common, to seven feet octagon. Also Cane-Seat and wood bottom
Chairs. Also, a large assortment of Wood and Cane Seat Rockers.
Bureaus of all kinds and prices, Stands, Lounges, Settees,
Tables, Matrasses, Baby Wagons, and other articles too numerous
to mention. Jno. Chambers, McGregor.
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North Iowa Times
McGregor, Clayton co. Iowa
February 13, 1857
Died.
In Monona, at the residence of his Mother, on Tuesday morning,
Feb. 10th, Hiram McCartney, of Lung Fever. The deceased was one
whom to know, was to respect, and though but just budding into
manhood his acquaintance was large and his friends numerous.
Death is at all times solemn and fearful, but when the victim is
youth, overflowing with brilliant hopes, and animated by those
fond anticipations of future happiness, indulged by the young,
the blow seems more cruel, and the loss is more keenly felt. Let
us console ourselves with the thought, he has obeyed the call of
the Infinite, and though our sorrow is undiminished; it will
soften the blow to know, that he is in the presence of the Sun of
Righteousness.
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North Iowa Times
McGregor, Clayton co. Iowa
February 20, 1857
We are rejoiced to see the many indications of thrift on the part
of enterprising citizens. Many costly buildings will be erected
here the present season. Persons residing abroad have made large
investments here recently. The vacant lots in the Southern
portion of the city will soon be occupied by the homes of
strangers.
We learn that Mr. Hagensick, of Garnavillo, is about to erect a
block, intended for store rooms, on the lot adjoining the Farmers
Home.
Mr. Boettcher, is about building a large addition to his house,
which, when completed, will render the Farmers Home, a pleasant
retreat for travelers.
Mr. Stowe is erecting a dwelling on the terrace, East of the Times
office. The query is suggested to us, why don't our citizens
build upon the terrace, rather than upon Main Street? By a little
grading and at a trifling expense a beautiful site for residences
might be formed. Main street, at least in the lower and central
portion, will be occupied by business houses. The wife and minor
responsibilities, must make way for the coffee bags, hardware and
"dress goods."
We learn that Messrs. McCraney, Noble and Pearson are about
erecting a mammoth block, near the Public Square.
Improvements are being made so fast, buildings springing up
"like a goard in the night", and "late
arrivals" are so frequent that it's almost impossible to
keep track of them.
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Death of Mr. LaCossitt.
H.D. LaCossitt the senior editor of the DuBuque North West, died
at Iowa City on Sunday morning, Feb. 8th of inflamatory
rheumatism. It is with deep regret we make this announcement.
LaCossitt was a gifted writer, an estimable citizen, a pleasant
companion and a kind husband and father. His loss will be felt by
the democracy of the state, and he has left a void in the
editorial ranks of Iowa that can not be so nobly filled. He
leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss.
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North Iowa Times
McGregor, Clayton co. Iowa
February 27, 1857
OBITUARY.
Died, at the residence of Mrs. B. Megonigle, of Monona, Jan.
31st., Saxton S. Winters, aged 34 years. Seldom does it become
our duty to record the death of a more estimable young man. We
are ever prone to exalt the virtues of the dead, and to discover
excellent traits of character which we failed to notice when the
subject of our mourning was one among us. But a united community
will join in saying that the friend whose removal we now deplore
was one of those whom to know was to esteem. He was an
affectionate husband and a dutiful son, a beloved brother, and a
worthy citizen and neighbor. A few months since he made
preparations to go to California for the recovery of his
companion's health; but alas! how uncertain is life and all its
brightest hopes! when the mourned lesson is sounded in our ears,
we are led to exclaim "what shadows we are and what shadows
we pursue." We drop a tear for the loss of his society, yet
believe that he lives again where there are no sorrows, no
blasted hopes, no mourning over the sundered ties of earthly
love.
"Ave turn and weep,
'Tis manliness to be heart-broken here;
For the grave of earth's noblest
Is watered with a tear."
[note: see also, Feb. 6th issue]
Rail Road Meeting.
The Mayor of Gutenberg, Hon. Moses Crawford, announces a meeting
of the citizens of Clayton, Delaware, Fayette and Grant Counties
to take place at Gutenberg on Monday, March 9. The object of the
meeting is to consider the propriety of an early survey of the
Turkey River Valley Road, and the submission to the people of the
question of pledging the credit of the Counties interested, to
the construction of the Turkey River V. Road and the McGregor
Rail Road Company. Let every man who can walk or ride be on hand!
Rail Roads are the great arteries of commerce and without them
your country can not prosper.
The River.
From present appearances the Mississippi will open unusually
early. The mildness of the weather is having its influence on the
ice and the safety of the winter Bridge at this point is
questionable even for footmen. Teams declined the risk several
days ago. The rise inthe River is also having a salutary effect
in breaking the ice and we may hope that a few days only will be
required to ship towards the Gulf as large a fleet of Ice-bergs
as ever left the Upper River. Every interest hereaway is wishing
it a speedy departure. The winter has been cold in the extreme
but it has not been tiresomely long. Business is already looking
up, in anticipation of an early opening of navigation.
County Seat.
This question is to be decided at the April election. The
advocates of Gutenberg and Elkader are waking up the sovereighns
to a sense of their duty, and we may expect soon to see a
beautiful fight [remainder cut off my copy]
Drowned.
While passing up the Maquoketa on Friday last was met some men
who were searching that stream for the body of a woman who was
carried down by the current the day before. It seems that she was
in company with a young man who attempted to cross, in a cutter.
The depth and swiftness of the water overturned the cutter and
both were carried with lightning speed down the stream. The man
caught the branches of an overhanging willow and was rescued --
the woman was scarcely seen after the accident, and up to Friday
10 o'clock her body had not been found. We learned no names.
Correspondence. For the North Iowa Times.
Bradford, the County Seat of Chickasaw County, Iowa, is situated
eighty miles West of McGregor and about one hundred and twenty
miles North-Westerly from Dubuque, at the junction of the
McGregor, St. Peters & Missouri River Rail Road with the
Cedar Valley R.R.
The town plat is delightfully located on the East bank of Cedar
River, on a table land, elevated some thirty feet above the river
at that point, and finely studed with Burr Oak trees, making it
appear truly beautiful and picturesque, and resembling much some
of the Old New England Towns.
The original village plat was laid out about four years ago,
which contained forty acres of land, but such has been its rapid
and healty growth that, repeated additions have subsequently been
made, until at present it comprises two hundred and eighty acres
within its limits.
Its population has steadily increased, much more rapidly,
however, during the past summer and fall than previously, and at
present numbers about eight hundred and fifty inhabitants.
"The Big Woods," containing twenty-six thousand acres
of very heavy timber and by far the finest timber in North Iowa,
lies west and northwest of the town, serving the double purpose
of furnishing fuel and lumber for this region of country, and
also affording a very desirable shelter to the town from stroms,
to which so many towns in the far west are exposed.
Among the timber will be found all the varieties of Oak, Ash,
Elm, and Maple, also Hickory, Baswood, Butternut and Black
Walnut, are very abundant, the latter attaining an enormous size.
The carriage, plough and cabinet maker, in fact all who use
lumber in manufacturing, will here find it in any desirable
quantity and in quality unsurpassed by any in the state.
All who visit Bradford are invariably pleased with its surpassing
beauty, and at once discover with what wisdom and prudence its
location has been made and how admirably it is adapted to the
surrounding county, that situated in the famous Cedar Valley,
with water power susceptible of being improved to any desirable
extent, with timber in abundance, and in the midst of such an
immense fertile region, which is coursed by a thousand streams of
pure spring water and which is capable of sustaining a dense
population, where extreme healthfulness prevails, the atmosphere
being dry and pure -- surely a high destiny awaits it, that of
becoming the great commercial emporium of Northern Iowa.
Some idea of its present business and future prospects may be
gathered from the following:
HOTELS
Bradford has three Hotels; the Farmers, St. Nicholas and the
Bronson Hotel. The latter has recently been enlarged to about
three times its original capacity, is now very commodious and
beautiful, furnished elegantly and is equal to any hotel in the
Cedar Valley. Col. George Bronson, the proprietor, as usual is on
hand, and whoever has once been his guest, will not fail to
improve all subsequent opportunites of the kind. There is also a
large three story Hotel being built, called the Brink House which
will probably be open in July next, and it will be far superior
and magnificent to any public house in Northern Iowa. It will be
elegantly furnished in a style commensurate with its magnitude
and future importance. In addition to the hotels there are some
dozen boarding houses in town.
STORES
Arthur Billings, General Variety; Pooler & Nicholas, do;
Corey & Co., do; Harrison Gurley, Clothing; Haynes and
Foster, Drugists; Dixon & Co., Hardware and Stoves; Lockwood
& Busby, Furniture; Horace Smith, Books and Jewelry; David
Purg, Groceries and Provisions.
SHOPS
Wm. Thompson, Saddle and Harness; Mr. W. Rhoda, Boot and Shoe;
Ream, Tailor; Heald & Brother, Wagon and Sleigh; Albert
Slatee, do; Hall, Cooper; August Preudhon, Cabinets; L.C. Petit,
Blacksmith; Burdie & Babcock, do; Lewis Ellis, do; A.
Babcock, do; Perkins, do; Delas Dixon, Tin and Sheet Iron;
William Frager, Carpenter; Mathias Shane, do; Mrs. Lewis Ellis,
Milliner; Mrs. George Pomeroy, do.
MISCELLANEOUS
Babcock & Sidney, Meat Market; Bums & Davis, Saloon;
Crandall & Clark, Livery; Frager & Co., Brick Yard; Wm.
Perry, Stone Quarry.
MILLS
Curtis Salsbury & Francis, one Steam Circular Saw Mill and
Lath Machine, fifteen horse power; Taylor & Perry, do, with
Shingle Machine, fifteen horse power; J.J. Bird, one do, with
Planing Machine, thirty horse power; W.W. Foster, two water saw
mills on the Cedar River. All the above named mills are in good
order and have been doing a fine business except during the
coldest weather. In addition to those above named there are two
others within one and a half miles from town. Michael Cagley,
Steam Circular Saws and Shingle Machine. Notwithstanding the
abundant facilities for manufacturing lumber here, the demand has
been so great, that but small quantities can be found on hand and
at prices ranging from fifteen to thirty dollars per M.
NURSERIES
Dr. Isaac Noges & David Fritelier have each a fine nursery
planted and doing well.
OFFICES
The office of the Second Division of the McGregor, St. Peters
& Missouri R. Rail Road Company. Banking Office of Haskell
& Bronson; Land & Exchange, do, Kimball & Co.; Land
Agency, do, Smith Overfield, Lonson Corey and G.W. Howard.
LAWYERS
A.G. Case, L.B. Noyes, G.W. Howard and D.A. Babcock.
PHYSICIANS
Dr. S.C. Haynes, Dr. S.S. Troy, Dr. Isaac Noyes, Physician and
Surgeon J.E. Smith.
RELIGIOUS
One Episcopal Methodist organization, Rev. Mr. Kendall; one
Baptists do., Rev. Avery Babcock; one Congregationalists, do.,
Rev. Osias Littlefield and one Episcopalian being organized. The
Methodist are preparing to build a church the coming summer and
the Episcopalians will follow their example.
CIVIL ENGINEER
D.B. Kimball
MILLWRIGHTS
Ward S. Wells
MASTER BUILDERS
D.L. Campbell, Wm. F. Wrights, Mathias Shane, Henry Skank, John
Dohorty.
CARPENTERS & JOINERS
Isaac Chapell, Jos. Cole, Samuel Lake, George Overfield, William
Thayer, L.D. York, John Osborn, A. Rutherford and Burton Barney.
STONE & BRICK MASONS
J.F. Hawkins, L.J. Dored, Richard Brigges, Marcus Everests.
HOUSE & CARRIAGE PAINTERS
James Heald, M.W. Brooks, R.P. Watson
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Two at present are in operation, No. 1, taught by Geo. B. Holcom.
No. 2, taught by F.D. Bosworth. The Bradford Institute will go
into operation in the Spring. The Institute Building is a large
two story one, built of pressed brick, is of elegant construction
and speaks in the highest terms of commendation for the tastes
and enterprise of the inhabitants of Bradford. The Bradford
LIterary Association has recently been organized which holds its
meeting weekly -- L.B. Noyes, President.
OFFICES
Lorenzo Baily, County Judge; D.F. Hall, District Attorney; G.W.
Howard, Recorder & Treasurer; Alfred Bigelow, Sheriff; F.D.
Bosworth, Deputy clerk of Court; Wm. F. Wright, School Fund
Commission; John Bird Esq., Police Justice; M.B. TAylor &
James Heald, Police Constables.
IN PROSPECT
Arrangements are being perfected by which a Flour Mill with four
run of Burrs, will be erected the coming season, which will
greatly augment the present business and supply a desideratum
long felt. Ample provisions have also been made for making one
and a half millions of Brick, for which there is abundant
material of excellent quality, several hundred thousand are
already contracted for and will be wrought into buildings as soon
as made. An extensive Wagon and Carriage Factory will be erected
and go into operation the coming Spring by gentlemen from
Wisconsin. Arrangements for a Printing Press are also nearly
completed, and when perfected, a weekly paper will be published,
commencing probably in March or April.
MAIL FACILITIES
A tri-weekly mail is now being carried from West Union to
Bradford and Osage, which will become a daily route after the
opening of navigation. A semi-weekly line runs from Independence
through Bradford to Osage. Walker's daily line of four horse
coaches run from Dubuque and McGregor through this place last
summer and will resume the daily line again in the Spring.
PRICE OF PROPERTY
Business lots on the principal business streets range in price
from two hundred to five hundred dollars each, while those more
remote and finely located for residences are worth from fifty to
one hundred dollars each. Improved farms in the vicinity of
Bradford are worth from ten to forty dollars, per acre according
to location and natural advantages. Unimproved from four to ten.
Timber land from ten to thirty.
WANTS
Bradford wants mechanics of all kinds, especially Carpenters and
Masons, of whom two or three dozen would find very profitable
employment the next summer. This point possesses great natural
advantages rarely found elsewhere, in addition to inducements
offered by its inhabitants, for men of capital who will establish
an extensive chair and cabinet factory, a plough factory, and
factories for making reapers, mowers, and thrashing machines.
Being so far in the interios, so remote from the Mississippi
river and competition in the Cedar Valley with no other points
equally available, and with such a vast region tributary to it,
makes it a capital place for such establishments. Who, then, will
be the fortunate persons to [illegible words] opportunities?
RAIL ROADS
The McGregor, St. Peters & Missouri River Rail Road and the
Cedar VAlley R. Road, were both located through this town last
fall, the former has been advertised to be put under contract,
and we understand that it will be finished to Braford by the fall
of 1858. We also understand that a company are organized to build
a rail road from Galena in a north-westerly direction through
Bradford to Mankato, Minnesota. This when accomplished, will make
our rail road system complete. When we will bein direct
communication with Chicago to the South East, St. Louis to the
South, the Upper Missouri VAlley to the West, the St. Peters
Valley and salt region to the North West, St. Paul and the
prairies to the North, and more particularly with McGregor and
Millwaukee to the East.
Real Estate is advancing rapidly and constantly changing hands.
The inhabitants of Bradford are chiefly from New York and the New
England States, from whence others are arriving almost daily, are
moral, intelligent and energetic, and whatever is attempted here
is pushed forward with an energy that defies competition. A
brilliant future is awaiting Bradford. Her skies are unobscured.
Prosperity abounds every where around her, and success inveriably
crowns all her efforts. Come on then, all ye capitalists,
mechanics and farmers, who wish to invest and secure healthy and
happy homes in this Garden of Iowa! Here are advantages paramount
to those of any other place; here is a country truly inviting,
where religious and educational privileges are engaged in their
fullest extent.
GEODESY.
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