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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1861
Page
5
Ravanaup Gao and W Barupie named pastors. Dubuque notice reports Staats, a French native and Civil War veteran, and Grozer S. Psines secured a commission to raise a company. Robt Williams aids recruiting. Messrs. Peirce and Williams to receive recruits at the Key City House.
Death of Dr. Warner from carriage injuries reported in Eskader. J B Dons recruiting for the Twelfth Regiment in Jackson County. Masonites attack in Mason-Elwood race. Mere ritt Elwood ticket favored by the Sentinel. Wisconsin Republican ticket listed with Harvey as Governor candidate and other state officials. Chickasaw County nominations include Wilson Dixon Beach Lawin Fitch and Cudworth.
The piece notes Hopkinton's large Bowen Collegiate Institute and war-age student turnout. It lists Republican tickets for Fayette Clinton counties, names several officials, and critiques Iowa political stances with references to bonds and Union sentiment amid Civil War context.
Epworth hosts a foul weather gathering with low attendance but strong unity to strengthen the Union cause. The convention endorses the Union Democrat ticket of uncompromising Union men and urges Republicans to campaign vigorously and unite to defeat secessionists.
A group gathered in Jows City during the State Fair to protest Central Committee moves on Mreait and nominate Bas M. Samuels for Governor and Jomes Wittiass for Lieut Governor. The piece references prior votes for Bex, defections to the rebel army, Epworth Union Democratic speeches, and local views on Gov. Kixwood and Confederate issues. It notes opinions on the forthcoming political contests and military movements around St. Joseph and Quincy with troop counts and rebel reports.
Readable items show commodity prices such as flour, wheat, sugar, hams, bacon, oils, molasses, oats, hay, nails, paints, potatoes, poultry, tobacco, salt, and wool. The column lists per unit or per quantity costs with scattered vendor terms and measurements, indicating a mixed retail market catalog style from a historical period.
A fragmented banking notice mentions State Bank of Towa and State Bank of Ohio with vague references to regulation and credit. The garbled text suggests a renamed or new regime affecting free banks and regional credit services.
The telegraph market reports show wheat prices easing by about 1 cent with quotes near 1 dollar 11 cents to 1 dollar 30 cents for futures. Corn shows a slight advance amid mixed western demand while whisky prices remain firm and barley steadies amid standard trade activity.
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