Iowa Old Press

Weekly North Iowa Times
McGregor, Clayton co. Iowa
Wednesday, June 1, 1864

Official Proclamation of the Mayor of the City of McGregor
To the Citizens of McGregor and Northern Iowa:
I have the satisfaction of being now able to state that the small pox has disappeared from the city of McGregor. All the physicians have assured me that they have no cases under treatment, and have had none for the last two weeks, and no more cases have been reported, as far as I can learn, and my means of knowing have been better than those of any other. There have been in the aggregate thirty-six cases of this disease in both its forms, small pox and vareoloid -- fifteen cases of small pox, and twenty-one of vareoloid. Of these some have died of small pox - these deaths occurred mostly from a want of proper attention during the early stages of the disease, and the impossibility of obtaining means in time is the reason these attentions were not furnished.

I will further state in this connection that the card which was published in the News some weeks ago, and to which my name was attached, was never signed by me in the form in which it was published, and I am assured by most of the parties whose names were attached to that card, that they were placed there equally unwarrantably.
D. Leffingwell

Home and Other Items

A letter is shown us by Esq. Hurlbut written by Mrs. Belle Hurlbut to Mrs. Walters, announcing the death, in Arizona, by Indians, of Rodney Hurlbut (her husband) a few weeks ago. This letter has been a most unwelcome one to the hosts of friends in McGregor who tied to Rodney with "books of steel." May the God of the widow and the orphan be the protector of Belle and her little child in their loneliness on the Pacific shore!

"Brick", the terrific, dropped in here last week and left without killing anybody. He was moving south, per steamer, destines, we believe, for Ft. Pillow; we guess that his object was 'cotton', even if an attack on breastworks was necessary to secure it.

Mr. Roe, an elderly gentleman, who has recently proprietored a hotel in the vicinity of the Elkhorn tavern, died on Saturday, the 21st, very suddenly. He was a most worthy citizen

Geo. Haislet, Ed. & Prop. of the Lansing Union, was in town last week with his lady on a visit. George is quite as much at home in McGregor as at Lansing

W. Schmidt, of the Market Saloon, near the Bank, has fitted up his rooms in very nice style, and now furnishes the best Dubuque Lager to his customers. Mr. S. resorted to the Saloon business because of a gunshot accident which deprived him of the use of his hand in working at his trade

Miss Emily E. Boynton is at Dewitt, Iowa, visiting friends. She will probably remain till July.

Master Wilie P. Daniels, a patriotic little fellow of Forreston, Iowa, sends us, per letter, Fifty cents "which I wish you to give to the soldiers: please hand it to the Agent of the Sanitary Commission at McGregor." Willie's request will be complied with; the amount is not large, but there are hundreds of persons who are better able to pay, who will not contribute a cent to this humane and holy cause

Mr. Dayton, recently in business nearly opposite the Hotel of Jones & Rowland, has sold his stock of groceries to the Messrs. Greene of the North McG. R.R. Store.

Jo Henry has leased or bought the German Garden House built by August Kruger. Jo. has succeeded in getting the road built and bridged on right lines instead of twisting round the bluff as formerly.

We are told by Mr. Peter Young, of Elkader, just from Dubuque, that Lieut. Henderson, of Winneshiek, is appointed Col. of the 100 day men from this district, Dr. Wright, of Independence, Lt. Col., and Dr. Blanchard, of Elkader, Surgeon.

A man, in a second walks 6 feet, a horse in harness 12; a ship with fair wind sails 18; a reindeer on ice 24; a race horse 72; a locomotive 84; Sound 1092; Cannon ball 1344; rotation of the Earth 1521 .... [cut off]

Among our visitors this week we are gratified to name A. Steinam, of Philadelphia, (formerly of our city, and yet interested here,) Judge Wilson, of Dubuque; Lt. Col. Calkins, (formerly of the Madison Argus,) now of the 3d Wisconsin (or Barstow) Cavalry Regiment; the celebrated "Chinese Juggler," and lots of other strangers

Mr. Dickerman, of Decorah, left here on Tuesday for Davenport with about 50 short-time soldiers.

We are in receipt of a good, long letter from merwin, now at Bermuda Hundred, it will be in type for our next. "Curley" has a million of friends in Iowa who will be glad to hear from him.

Mrs. Ann McGregor has returned from her N.Y. visit of several months: a most excellent lady and one always welcomed home by all who can appreciate social worth.

Marshall White has the agency for the "Chinese Juggler" who will appear in the great butcher-knife scene of the Rosicrusians at Clarke's Saloon at 9 P.M. on Saturday night

Castello's Circus was one of the "bulliest" shows ever exhibited here. Dan is A No. 1, as a clown, rider and tumbler, but Andy Gaffney as a ball excerciser (amateur, at that) is not excelled in the world. If "Big Andy" was anybody but an Irishman, how much the Pat who is writing this would like him!

"Si" McCumber gives us the painful news of the death, May 11th, of Typhoid fever, of Mrs. Minerva, wife of Edward Burbanks, of St. Paul, aged 22 years. She was the daughter of our old friend M.D. Mason.

D. Allen, jr., is buying about all the Wool now delivered at McGregor. David is a square, honest dealer, and parties who have wool to sell or ship will do well to call on him.

Mrs. Geo. L. Scott, mrs. Finch, Miss Hattie and Miss Katie Finch, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Updefraff, left on Tuesday, per train, for the East, to spend a month or two. Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Finch and family will go by propeller to Ogdensburgh and thence to Keysville, N.Y.

Doc Moe and lady returned on Monday, after an absence of several weeks eastward

Sidney Burlingame of Waukon is in town again looking as good as new. A trifling attack of varioloid compelled him, as a matter of caution, to lock himself up at home until his friends had almost forgotten him.

Manton Marble of the New York World didn't go to Fort Lafayette, but to the chamber of Miss Adelia West of Rochester as a husband: he was married on Wednesday last.

E. H. Plummer, with Gray, Marshall & Co., Chicago, is in town: he represents a first class Saddlery Warehouse and is ready to take orders on the best terms known to the trade.

Not a case of smallpox in town.

A Card - The undersigned having made an engagement as soliciting Agent for the Wisconsin Mutual Life Insurance Company, hereby tenders his time, services and attention to all those who are desirous of becoming interested with us. Until further notice I will be found at the office of Bass & Elmendorf.
D.D. Fraser

A Card - The undersigned would hereby announce to his friends and public in general, that he has established a branch of his Harness Business at Hardin, Iowa, with J.C. Beedy, with whom will be found at all times a good assortment of Goods in the Harness Line at as low prices as times will aloow anywhere in the country, but from the late advance in prices of Harness Stock, as also journeyman's wages, I am compelled to advance the price of Harness, & c., considerable from what they have been heretofore, but I shall endeaver to make it for the interest of my friends and the public to continue their patronage with me as usual. Thankful for past favors I shall hope for a continuance of the same. Orders for any kind of Harness or Goods, in my line, left with Mr. Beedy will be attended to promptly, and sent to any point ordered.
Wm. Koss, McGregor, May 17, 1864

First National Bank of McGregor. Bankable funds. On and after this date, may 28d, this Bank will pay out Legal Tender Notes, National Currency and the Notes of the Branches of the State Bank of Iowa only. New York and New England currency will be received on deposit and as "current funds" until June 1st, 1864, on and after that date at 1-2 of 1 per cent discount.
O. Hulverson, cashier

Died.
In Marion twp. Clayton county, Iowa, on the 11th of May, 1864, Maritta A. wife of J.E. Rounds, aged 41 years and 17 days.

Died.
In Mendon township, on Saturday, May 28th, 1864, Mary, wife of James Moody Jr., aged 41 years and 8 months. We have seldom ever met one who felt more deeply the loss of a loved one than the husband of the deceased. Mrs. Moody was one of those quiet and unassuming persons whose home life, as a companion and mother, was most highly prized, and to the bereaved parent and children who mourn her loss is wholley irreparible.

Democratic Convention held in McGregor may 28, 1864.
At a meeting of delegates from the several townships in Clayton county, Judge Baugh was called to the Chair and Lindsey Seals appointed secretary &c. The following Delegates were selected to the Democratic State Convention at Des Moines to be held on the 16th of June 1864:

The Delegates are requested to meet at Dubuque on the 13th day of June, for the purpose of meeting the Delegates from the several counties of the Third Congressional District for consultation.
D. Baugh, Chairman
Lindsay Seals, Secretary

Annual Election
The annual election for Directors of the Milwaukee and Minnesota Railroad company was held at the Newhall House on the 25th ult., the following gentlemen were chosen:
J.A. Noonan, Milwaukee
Geo. C. Stevens, Milwaukee
Edw. Sanderson, Milwaukee
M.B. Medbery, Milwaukee
A. Gunnison, Milwaukee
A.G. Van Schaick, Chicago
Henry E. Weed, Troy
A.C. Gunison, New York
A. Fleming, New York

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North Iowa Times
McGregor, Clayton co. Iowa
June 8, 1864

Home Front and Other Items
- Sergeant G.C. Wood, of the 27th Iowa, reached home one day last week and is looking well, considering his wound in the Bank's Red River battle. We are glad to hear from the Sergeant himself that his would will not disable him but a few weeks, when he will rejoin his regiment. George has the true grit and more than ordinary ability.

-Plummer (with Gray, Marshall & Co., of Chicago) purchased an elegant horse of Pearsall & Church for $300. This McGregor horse will wake up some of the Michigan Avenue stock in a few days.

-Capt. Sherwin, the obliging conductor on the McGregor Western Railway has one of the most convenient offices on his train that we ever entered. Thank you Cap. for an introduction; for the present the subject may lie over .....

-H.A. Chase, late of the Pr. du Chien Railroad Machine Shop, has bought the Walker House in Milwaukee and runs it in the best possible style. Our next visit to Milwaukee (soon) will give us an opportunity to call on friend Chase. We know Chase to be a Master Mechanic; his executive and social ability will ensure success in "keeping a hotel".

-Hon. John Beckwith of Sutton, Vt., whose death is so prominently mentioned in the Green Mountain papers of a month ago, at the age of 76, was the father of our fellow citizen Truman Beckwith, Esq., and of Judge Beckwith of the Supreme Court of Illinois.

-The mother of Alfred Wingate (one of our best mercantile clerks) died at Burr Oak on Sunday last.

-Jack Thompson was in town on Monday, without a small-pox mark.

-Senator Hunt is attending Court at West Union with Trout and Law on the brain instead of small-pox: not a case of this disease now in McGregor.

-Vanderburg, of Black River Falls, writes us that a barber and a watch maker are much wanted there.

-Jno. Lawler is applying to the Clayton County Board of Supervisors for a Ferry charter from North McGregor to North Prairie du Chien: this application has created some excitement in town, though we cannot see the reason for it as plainly as some do. The old Ferry has about five years to run and it is too valuable to be abandoned.

-The Decorah Branch R.R. is announced to us as a certainty. Now look out for one of the best towns of North Iowa.

-Major and John Herriman arrived from St. Louis on Sunday last after an absence of several weeks exploring the market for worn-out government horses. The Major did not invest in such stock.

-Voorhees and Chandler had a small fight recently; such elevated gents usually have a "soft war;" nobody was hurt.

-Frank Lampson is now with Clarke in his tobacco Store and [remainder cut off]

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