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The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28
I KNOW ONE W0MAN,
by these Pre6ents.

BY these Presents
That War has been declared against hik
prices At Strawberry Point BY
James SseseSles'LNNA.
HAvINC purchased the entire sock q
y i Merchandisc owned BY II. M. 4 g. ".
Noe, and having added to Il . large rsorsis Il
SPRING GOODS.
am now prepared 10 exhibit stock that ca.
not be excelied hereabouts in quantities, stylee
or quality. Believing that one Of he evils q
traate has resulted from disposition % mark and
sell goods at exhorbitant prices, have conclud.
ed to apply practical remedy to the dinlculty
hc,'ce all who call on me will be agreeably e,ir.
pri'ed at the change that one revolutioa in bud.
nes: has effected. It l. my intention 70 push
the battle against extravagsnt prices until con.
pleis victory il obtained over all "FoGies."-
Other stores may talk Of being ssheld and arnlv
bound to sell goods low" but the proof OF thct
Extension can be learned BY comparison Of
goods and terms. We invite all the Strawbeery
Girls and Boys a. well a. the experienced cold
folks" In the region round about, 70 take The
~ CIV Train
Of Trade If they would he pleased with thsirnu
chases and satisfied with the costa
Il is not possible 70 represent On paper The
varied stock am offering, but IN idea nav 81
got Of It from looking over the following III Of
leading articles-cf course have all The s.,sn
traps belonging to village store
You will fnd Dry Goods. Cloths, Cassimers
silks. Dc LANES, Ginghams, Prints, Shawls
Ribbons. Laces, ,sheetings. nuslins, aud Other
shelf and drawer goods.
You can buy Of me, At low prices, such Gro.
ceries as Coehe. Tea, Tobacco. Sugars, noIasses.
Sal Eratus, Candies, Starch, Vinegar, NutnsEI =
&c.
Je You can also ,eap your Produce or Cash far
H welsy and Fancy Goods, Ready made Clothinr.
ats. Caps, Boots Shoes, Salt, Nails. Oh.
Crockery. Paints, Hardware, woodenvsre.
Drugs and Patent Medicines.
] am expecting to do my share Of the buai.
1ess at this point, and in order to succeed -
csolvsd TO invest al the energy and rood be-
,av!or possess in the Trade.
W Call sn me when you come to Town and
satisfy youreives.
JAMES SUNDERLAND.
| n29t If.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28
r. w. WOOD CO.,

II. w. WOOD UW.,
HAvE completed their building on upper
H Main Street. McCregor, and they are now
receiving large and general assortment Of
ID rugs & NJ e d / c / N e . !,
Which are offered to the P. bile at Wholesale
or Retail, for CASH, Merchantable Produce or
uuquestionable paper, on terns as low as can he
named at any point on the Upper Mississippi
In their stock may be 70 nd all the staple
Drugs known TO the trade or TO Physicians ::
together with the most popular Patent Medi-
cincs sold in the West
Having business connection with one Of the
heaviest DRUG HOUSES on the Con incnt,
WOOD Il co, are enabled to offer goods a,
prices entirely below those usually cha gcd for
like articles. They are also ready to ill orders
Of any size required for interior trade.
In addition TO a good assortment Of staple
Drugs they we'll stocked up in Paints. Oils,
Dyes, Varnishes, Turpentine, Cam ,hene and
Burning Fluid. Glass, Putty, DC, DC. Also an
extra article Of Medicinal Wine. Prandy and
Gin, for COUNT Dealers or invalid customers.
Also Brushes. Cosmetics. Perfu;ncry and Fancy
articles for the Toilet.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28
Young America saloon!

Young America Saloon!
n M E undersigned is very grateful to the pub.
! lie for the liberal patronage extended to
himduring the past fall and winter, and he Ia.
kes thisoccasion to express his thanks both to his
local and travelling customers.
He would announce that with the opening
of Spring he is preparing to enlarge his stock,
and every effort will be made to merit the trade
that he feels assured will be extended to him.
The "Young America" is conveniently situa.
ted on Main Street, few doors West of the
Egbert Hotel. 1t will be found pleasant place
spend to an hour or an evening. The purest
Liquors and the most favoritc brands of Cigars
are obtainable, and no extravagaut prices are
demanded. Oysters dn their season. sardines,
HOLSTERS, Game, in word, all the luxuries
known to the market are constantly on hand,
and wip be prepared to suit the tastes OF custom
erS.
Give the Saloon trial and confer favor upon
the hoprie.es. S. D. SAXBY.
Monona, March 6, n22f'r
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GROCERIES

i IN "a ID - IN l. "A IN ~ Is
Our Stock Of Teas, Coffee, Sugars, Syrups,
Vinegar, Tobacco, Nutmcgs, Cinnamon &C.. is
complete.
NO W. the CON.DxTxON
Of the above obligation is such that We guaran.
tee to deliver to our customer and the rest Of
mankind, all the above valuable Goods and
thousand other articles which we are unable to
enumcrate, provided the said customers shall de-.
post At our
EMP RUN.
CASH, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Potatoes, Pork,
Lard, Butter, Cheese, Eggs or Rags or give
us satisfactory assurances Of
GOOD Credit.
PLEASE CALL AT THE STORE,
And If you want merely to look at our goods we
can get sociable chat out c ( you and that will
he sufficient pay. You will and 10 at Block
No. 3, Third Door West OF the corner Of Main
md Elkadcr street
Strawberry Point, Iswa.
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28
M Q NJ Q n A.

NJ O N O n A.
II. D. EVANS, sILAs ROBERT.
EVANS & EGBERT,
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic
Dry Goods, Groceries,
GLASS, QUEENS WARE, FURNITURE,
HARDWARE, NAILS, STOVES, IRON,
SASH and FARMING TOOLS.
Monona' Iowa.
Have the pleasure of announcing to the
citizens Of Monona, and surrounding country,
that, in addition to their General Stock of most
desirable goods, they are now receiving direct
from the Eastern Cities, the most complete as
sortment Of Merchandise ever offered in the
Market.
We particularly invite the attention of our old
customers, and the rest Of mankind, to the fol-
lowing list Of articles found in our establishment
Dry Goods in endless variety, including
Cloths, Cassimcrs, Sa tinets
Flannet, Prints, Tickings.
Denims, Shcetings, Ladies.
Dress Goods and Trimmings.
Also, |. finc assortment Of Laces, Edgings, Cam.
brics, Gloves, and
READY MADE CLOTHING,
expressly selected in anticipation Of cold win.
ter, and Heavy Trade.
Fine Suits furnished for Weddings and other
serious occasions.
BOOTS & SHOES BY THE CORD;
Some of them 30 light and neat they almost
dance of themselves, while others are heavy
enough to defy the most penetrating efforts Of
Frost and Snow.
Mats and Caps,
Of all varieties, from the softcst kind of
PLUG. OF
8AR0 WARE,
Wo have general assortment, Of good quail.
ity, and 1t low prices,
Table Cutlery, Arcs, iSaws. Joiners' Tools,
Spades, Shovels, Iron, Steel, Latehes,
Butts, Seresos, Nails, Axgers.
Locks, Picks, BldcksmiAhs'
Tools, Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware,
Cooking, Parlor, Office and Box Stoves.
| Also, a general assortment Of DRUGS AND
MEDICINES will be found in our Stock.
Housekeepers will find it to their interest, to
examine our Stock Of Glass Ware, Wooden
Ware, Queens Ware and Furniture.
We have a nice lot of Chairs of several kinds
Bcdsteads, Lounges, Stands, Tables, &C., sc.
/ Improved Flows, Rakes, Hoes, Scythes.
Forks; and other Farming Tools.
In Groceries,
Of all description, we cant be beat in quality OF
cheapness.
An experience of Four Years in business al
this point, enables US to select goods for the &C
commodation Of the public, and we hope
our efforts to please win be appreciated.
| T Cash, and Ill kinda Of Produce, taker
for Goods.
EVANS e. EGBERT.
Monona, Oct, 1856. fnl-vl
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StoceS s. TIN Ware.
M1lleI: Go Bass,
Are still in the above business nearly oppo-
site the McGregor House, and in common with
the indispensable practice of
MODERN BUSINESS MEN,
They hereby announce to the public their
branch of Trade and their facilities for securing
q liberal share Of patronage.
Their Stock consits Of the most people
styles Of Stoves, now in use. We are constan-
tly re. ceiving the latest improvements in this
very necessary article Of Furniture, and cal.
led upon, we ihave no doubt that their qualitie
and prices will induce an immediate surrender Of
the Cash or Produce, you have designed to mp
propriate for
W e % St 0ve,
Our business connections with Chicago, and
Cities further East, enable Us TO get Stock here
az low as auy house inNorthern Iowa, and we
are resolved tn stand our ground under the
sharpcst fire of competition. When we are I'M
dersold, We viii close our establishment. Eve.
~ Pattern and AL Sizes of Office and Box,
Hotel, Parlor and Cooking Stoves, At prices
from One Dollar and . halt to Ono Hundred
Dollars.
Our Stock of Tin Copper and sheat Iron Ware
Is extensive and is receiving continual acccs-
stone from the labors OF good workmen in our
employ Tin Roofing put on, at prices very little
above Il tcommon wood root, and warranted.
EVE TROUGAKVG,
Tin and Copper Tubes for Pumps. Tin con.
ductors of all kinds made and put up 1t short
notice and at reasonable rates.
p Repairing done Carefully
Produce of most kinds received for our work
l. -,>A
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4k BBLs Of frst rae Whisky for sals
~ low, BY Oh ELANpERb.
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Lsgassbes. Wagons

Lssaaber Wagons
~ONSTANTLY on hand and for sale BY
Grant IL Peck, from the extensive Estab-
lishmcnt of xessrs. Austin q Tomlinson, at
jackson. mich-consisting Of
Heavy and Light Nut skeins.
Shell Skein and Pipe Box.
Iron Axel 2 y inch, arm suitable for
horses.
JERSEY ROCKAWAYS,
OPEN AND TOP CONCORD EUGGLES.
And in fact almost any kind of a running We
hicle from Wheel Barrow up TO Locomotive
furnished on short notice from the above estab-
lisment.
To ra,tics ACQUAINTED with the foregoing
mentioned Establishment their turn outs nced
no commendation at our hands, but to the unso-
lhisticatcd VIC would say that michigan timber
stsn!s n ivaled for Wagon and Carriage Iur
p ,ees and none is used by Messrs A. d r. until
it has been seasoned eighteen months-and the
brst evidence Of their workmanship, is the guam
tity annually sold in almost every western town,
and the constant increasing demand forit
We warrant all their work sold by US in every
particular and in any case of failure the war
ranty is made good without any grumbling.
And kind Reader and Patron while media.
ting a: on awaiting yourselves Of these Creature
Comforts take heed that we are Agents for, and
have IN assortment on hand of almost all the
good Rear e.s in rse and now have On the Lakes
q large invoice Of the noted Fowlee, lille Thresh.
ing aachines, to which we invite your attention
GRANT T. PECK.
x'o-egor, nay 18th 1857, n34tf
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Village OF Gfard .

Village Of Giard.
TOHN HAGERTY, at the Halfway House,
Q 6miles West of McGregor, will be glad to
see his friends when it is convenient for them to
stopHe will, furnish Refreshments at short no.
tice-His Bar is supplied with Good Liquors
and Choice Cigars. He designs fitting up more
extensively sosoon a. the weather viii permit.
Give him call
Ciard, March 20, 1857. MA. IT,
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28
.N,esC Line Of Ps01selles's

Buffalo. Cleveland + Chicago Line.
1857 1857
Turing the season of Lake navigation Of
IL 1857, the following Propellers will run be.
tween Buffalo and Chicago, touching at Clevc.
land, Milwaukee and intermediate ports, and
forming q tsi.weekly Line for the transportation
Of freight and passengers:
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All Of the above vessels are new, having boon
built within the past year expressly for the Up.
per Lake Trade, and are Of great strength Of
hull and power Of engine. securing to Shippers
of Freight greater dispatch aud less rate Of
insurance than any other line.
They will be fitted out with all the modern
improvements introduced for the safety of pas.
sengers + freight, with spacious and wcll.arang-
them the cheapest safest and quickest transit
from Buffalo and Cleveland to ports on the west
shore Of Lake Michigan.
The vessels Of this line will run in connection
at Buffalo with the
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-08-28
". r.. Central RNtl Road,
AN THE

~. r. Central Rail Road,
AND THE
Troy and Western Line of Canal Boats,
On the Erie Canal at Cleveland with the
Cleveland, Pittsburgh &
Wheeling Railroad,
Furnishing each of these companies with tri-
weekly accommodations for the shipment Of
freight and passengers. with these facilities,
the proprietors respectfully solicit share of pub
lie patronage.
For freight or passage apply to
N. Chamberlin. Agent Of N. Y. Central R.
R.. No. 2O7 Broadway, NY.
M. .. Spaulding, Agent Of Spauldingi Elk.
press, 267 Broadway. N. 7.
Rice, Clapp g. Co., Agents Troy and western
Line, Office 81 Cocnties Slip, N. Y.
S. Pease, Office foot of River ST., Cleveland,
General Freight Agent Of Cleveland. Pittsburg
1 wheeling r. R., Cleveland
ia. Caughey, Agent Cleveland, Pittsburg =
wheeling r. R., Pittsburg.
D. B. williams, Agent C.. P. ". r. R., Bridg.
port, opposite wheeling, Va.
J. F. Kirkland Co., Sheboygsn, wis.
Raymond Duttou, Racine.
Kenosha Pier 4 Co., Kenosha,
D. 0. Dickinson Co., waukegan.
Hale Co., Chicago. Or to
KELLOGG a. STRONG, Mil.
SHELDON PEASE, Managing Agent.
Office foot Of michigan ST., Buffalo, and foot
Of River Street, Cleveland. n26 6m.
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N READY-MADE CLOTHING.

They can not be exccllcd for quality or cheap
ness, Boots and Shoes of all sizes and kinds,
Hats, Caps and Bonncts TO please any taste or
accommodate any. pocket Hardware, Tin Ware
Queensware, Drugs and Medicines, Oils, Paints,
Putty, Sash, Varnish, Nails. Glass and Wooden
Huasa Aadl Ia loaaA
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KV'O W. I'LL ME.V!
Tneis. stock Consists

of we'll selected assortment Of BROAD
CLOTHS, SATTINETS, TWEEDS, CAS-.
SIMERES, JEANS, DENNIS, SHEET
INGS, LAWNS, DELAINES, BAREGES,
CASHMERES, ALPACCAS, Wells, COL.
LARS, GLOVES and Hosiery in the Dry
Good line
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11

THE VALUE OF TIME.-Thc Roman
Emperor said, q have lost day )" he
uttered sadder truth than if he had ex.
claimed, [ have lost kingdom"
Napoleon said that the reason why he
beat the Austrians was, that they did not
know the value of FIVE minutes At the
celebrated battle Of Rivoli, the conflict
seemed on the point of being decided
against him. He saw the critical state of
a&airs, and instantly took his resolution.
He despatched flag to the Austrian head
quarters with proposals for an armistice.
The unwary Austrians fell into the snare,
and for few minutes the thunders of bat
tie were hushed. Napoleon seized the
precious moments, and while amusing the
enemy with mock negotiations, re-arranged
his line Of battle, changed his 'front.' and
in few minutes was ready to renounce
the farce of discussion for the stern arbi-
trament of arms. The splendid victory of
Rivoli was the result
The great moral victories and defeats of
the world often turn on minutes. Crisises
come, the seizing Of which is victory, the
neglect Of which is ruin. Men may loiter,
but time flies, and life flies on the wings of
time, and all the great interests of life arc
speeding on with the sure and silent tread
Of destiny.-Boston Investigator.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11
The Atlantic Telegraph Bill.
The following is the-Atlantic Telegraph b

The following is the Atlantic Telegraph bill
in precise form, as it passed Congress:
AN expedite telegraph communication for the usa
OF the Government in its foreign intercourse
BE il enacted By the Senate and House of Re
personalities Of The United States Of 1n,erica IN
Congress assembled That the Secretary ofState
in the discretion and under the direction of the
President of the United States. may contract
with any competent person. persons or associ-
alton, for the aid of the United States bv fur
nishing not exceeding two ships, in laying down
q submarine cable to connect existing tele-
graphs between the coast of Newfoundland and
the coast Of ireland, and for the use of such
submarine cable when established by the Gov
ernment Of the United States on such terms and
conditions as shall seem to the President lust
and reasonable not exceeding seventy thousand
dollars per annum, until the net profit of such
person, persons or association shall be equal to
dividend of six per cent. per annum and then
not exceeding $50, 600 per annum for seventy
five years: Provided that the Government OF
Great Britain shall, before or at the same time,
enter into q like contract for those purposes,
with the same person, persons or association,
and upon terms of exact equality with those
stipulated by the United States.
And provided. That the tariff of prices for
the use of such submarine communication by
the public shall be fixed by the Secretary of the
Treasury of the United States and the Govern
ment of Great Britain or its authorized agent :
Provided further, That the United States and
the citizens thereof shall enjoy the use of the
said submarine telegraph communication for all
time. on the same terms and conditions which
shall be stipulated in favor of the Government
OF Great Britain and the subjects thereof, re-
cognizng equality of rights among the citizens
of the United States in the use Of said subma-
rine communication and the lines of telegraph
which may at any time connect with the same
or its terminus. upon the coast of Newfound-
land and the United States in any contract to
be entered into by such person, persons or as
sociation, with that Government Provided
further, That the contract to be made by the
British Government shall not be different from
that already proposed by the Government to
the New York, Newfoundland and London Tel
egraph Company, except such provision as may
be necessary to secure to each Government the
transmission of its own messages by its own
agents. And provided further That it shall be
in the power of Congress after ten years to ter
inmate said contract upon giving one years no.
tice to the parties to such contract
After the bill was returned from the House
to the Senate, with amendments, strong effort
was made to defeat it, and during the absence
of several Senators friendly to its passage, i
was only saved from defeat by one maj ajority.-
In full Senate, however, there was a clea
majority of eight or tcn and the bill fnall,
passed by acclamation, and received the sigma
turc of the President
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11

GETTING RID OF RATs-A correspon-
dent requested us, two or three weeks
since, to inform hinr of the best means OF
discriminating or driving out the rats
which infested his house to such degree
thatit was dangerous to sleep in it. If he
and others will avail themselves Of the fol-
lowing simple and inexpensive remedy,
they will not long have to complain of the
presence of this class of vermin: Take
common cork and slice it as thin as wa
fer, and fry it in the gravy of meat, but
be careful not to burn it, and place it
where it may be eaten, and they will soon
disappear. The cork on being swallowed
swells, and thus destroys them.- Exchange.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11

NEATNEss IN NEBRAsKA-We always
did like neat people. We always did cher
ish kind of tender feeling for all neat
women. But we neverwerere really "struck"
by one until last week, and the way of it
was this: We were "out west few
miles and got belated looked for place
to stay over night; found cabin; asked
if we could be accommodated, and tall
woman, with freckled face, red hair, buff
falo skin moccasins, buck-skin dress, and
a baby, said she ''reckoned we mout
We got off our horses, hitched them to
a cottonwood corn-crib, and went in. We
asked for supper. We got some bacon,
molasses, broiled pumpkin and corn dodger.
We ate heartily.
After meal was passed the woman said
to the Oldest girl "Now, Doddy Jane,
you have jist got to keep that old slut and
them ere pups from sleepin in this ere
meal-box any longer. In maxim this stran-
gers corn-bread, / was first naturally pes
tered to death pickin the small hairs and
dead feas out of it, that came off from
them pesky dogs and if they sleep in it
week longer. it won't be fit to use"
We were in love with that woman on
account of her neatness. And that evening
we laid down upon the rough hewn floor
and had pleasant dreams Ghostly feas
were hopping about through our corporeal
diversities, and spectre sluts, with goblin
pups, danced before us in boxes of unearthly
meal, during the livelong night; and our
great-grandfathcr sat straddle of us six
hours, and with ramrod to six FOUNDER
cannon, stuffed cords Of that neatly pre-
pared corn-dodger down our unwilling
throat, and whistled all the time for the
dogs, while the baby and its tidy mother
sat by and wept for the departing hoe cake.
We like neatncss.-Erchange.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11

The Boy FOR TIE TIMEs.-We like an
active boy, says the Southern Organ, one
who has the impulse of the age-the steam
engine-in him. A lazy, plodding, snail
paced chap might have got along in the
world fifty years ago but he wont do for
these times. We live in an age of quick
ideas men think quickly, speak quickly,
eat, sleep, court, marry and die quickly,
and slow coaches are not tolerated "Go
ahead if you burst your boiler" is the
motto of the age; and he succeeds the
best in every line Of business who has the
most of do or die in him. Strive, boys-to
catch the spirit of the times; be up and
dressed always, not Gaping and rubbing
your eyes as if you were fast asleep, but
wide awake, whatever may turn up, and
you may be somebody before you die
Think, plan, reflect, as much as you please
before you act, but think quickly and
closely, and when you have fixed your
eyes upon an object, spring to the mark
at once But above all things, behonest.
If you intend to be an artist. carve it in
the wood, chisel it in the marble; if mer-
chant, write it in your day book and spread
it in capitals in your ledger. Let honesty
of purposes be your guiding star
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11

MARRIAGE.-If / We're talking to my
own daughter, | would entreat her never
to allow herself to dwell upon marriage as
an object of life. Dignity and delicacy
sink, | cannot say how rapidly, when once
that idea takes possession of the mind;
and so for happiness there is no more mis-
cradle being in existence than woman,
past the excitement Of youth, aiming to
be married for the sake of being married.
She becomes more and more dissatisfied
and envious, and neglectful of present du-
ties. May you never become what have
seen many others, solely from the inhu-
enee of this one false, degrading principle.
San Andreas independent., 1857-04-11

The New STEAMERs.-Th New York
Ners says the capitalists of California
have resolved to build the swiftest and
grandest line of mail steamers that ever
foated upon the ocean, The plans and
drawings are in the hands of contractors,
and it is expected that the work will be
urged with vigor under the supervision Of
Capt. H. Randall, who is here to act for
the California company. The first two
steamers will be 40 feet in length. by 50
feet beam, with saloons, dining cabins, and
accommodations in the same magnificent
proportions. The state rooms for families
will be three times the size of the best in
the British Mail steamers, and with this
enlarged convenience of space and ventil-
alton, the uneasy jar and movement will
be as nothing,in comparison with ordinary
steamers.