The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-01-04

Charles Optics Boot & Shoe manufaet,
ryesmes next. Charley employs sewers
hands and is getting rich. .s. bad la
The next building is Union Block, cree
ed mostly during the past summer. II
Arstroom is McCraney's & Sperry's Auctio
store, an active business establishment an
flourishing well. Over this is the Julie
Billiard Room Of B. Fay &c Co. A. "
Hubbard, grocer and general trader, produc
dealer &C., &C., occupies the next ROOM
D. S. Cook an "old one" among us wit
Charley" Case IS help has the next larg
room we'll filed with all the goods know
70 the trade--he sells pile Of them; havin
sware house on the next lot he is prepare
to store all the produce that falls to hi
share. -......
w. II. Hills grocery and general mel
chandise store, superintendent by Mr.. But
tcr6eld is next on the west. .,. IT,. ...
Amcs & Hammer, liquor dealers and rec
flyers are doing profitable business in tn
next building owned we believe by o. c
Arnold. .,r. ....r ... s~..... ... .--....
Walter & Bro, two industrious and ex
cenent German painters are located in tn,
next house of business, (the dwellings ",
omit entirely.) rMza a-f as a-s .gar
j: Clemens runs large Blacksmith ant
wagon shop on the next lot but ono.
Dr. Moe 4 Co., occupy the house built b,
Bates, as drug and grocery store.
T. w. Wood, remains at the old drue
store stand built by himself and occupied
Tor the last three years. ...E ss.. ...v
The next public building is the Congre.
gational Church or foundation Of onc.--
This may not be styled business house
particularly but We trust it will add to the
profits (morally) of our smart young city.
Hayt 4 Burdick's, lumber yard is mex,
on the street. Their large office building is
one of the best frames in town. .a.s
Pat Mcdonald, of the Mendon House
holds forth on the next lot. Pat. is doing
all the hotel business his house will allow.
The steam grist mill of Scrvoss is located
one or two doors west of the Mendon
House. --g 50 ..... ......t-.., ...........
There come the lumber yard and office Of
Reed & Graves of Chippewa Wis. Reed
is here to attend to sales.
w. Kohn's grocery store, S. S. Arm.
strong's marble shop, Geo. Cassel's Bakery,
Burlingame's lumber yard and Scholcr's
cabinent shop, finish up the business houses
to the head of Main street, on the south
side; the distance to the head of the street
is nearly three quarters of mile 9,.
Keeping on the left side as we turn the
corner We find Rocks ocean wave saloon
and boot & shoe store. Hubbelrs hotel or
house of entertainment and Thomas Nc
CURES gun shop completes the roll of
business houses on the left side of Main
street in McGrcgor proper. "a. .s5aaas..
At West McGrcgor, one mile from our
city limits on the main road are the Brew.
cry saloon Of Van Stadden with several
dwellings Of crcditable size ...... .....
Now let US travel to the river on the other
or north side Of Main street. ... ..lr .,.a
The first building to be noticed is the
Forest saloon by Campbell. Next comes
II. Davis & Co.'S, tannery by the Daniels
process, making excellent leather and do.
ing good business. Frs ...f... .u. e.n
0. Rats grocery store and Frazer's fam
lily grocery are next on the street. This
Woolliscroft house built by David Woollis
croft and at present, kept by T.. Wordcn
stands at the junction of the Garnavillo and
Monona road. n e. -, l.- .-..a.9 ansr
The lumber yard and Office of w. F
Norton occupies the next two lots. Their
comes N. O'Brien's grocery and provision
store, a large frame built by perseverance,
and economy by its proprietor. re-, .s
Robert Grant has an agricultural ware
house and yard on the right hand corner o.
Main street as you come INFO town. v.
Miller's tin shop and stove store come.
next Then II. Cleghorn's grocery and
produce store. ..... t....-. ....s ...-...r
The steam planning mill Of Watts & Doug
lass is on Ann street one square to the wes
of Clcghorn's store. ......-.f .....,...sr
The Shamrock house by---an Irish
man 1--WE SUPPOSE is kept in a, not very
large house, nearly opposite the Mendor
Hotel.
Van Valkenburgh & Marlatt sell groce
RIGS, provisions, boots & shoes and stapl,
dry goods in Coles building. N. NJ. Tut
tic has lumber yard in the street nea,
Pearsall's dwelling. The Academy stand.
near by, on Ann street; this is one of tn,
hest brick buildings in town. The Congre
gationalists use the second story for churcl
purposes. E. B. Wakeman and Lad,
teach school in the lower story. Isaa
Mathews has . cooper shop also on AM
street.
A blacksmith shop occupies the lot cas-
Of 0. G. Lees dwelling. G. H. Flanders
has built large three story brick on til,
corner Of the lot now occupied by him as
dwelling; he will probably fill it with good.
in the spring.
Diamonds harness shop and Easton',
harness shop are next in our walk toward
the river. -,
Pcarsall & Church's livery stable ane
yard cover the next three lots on MAR
street; this is one of the best stocked es
Establishments Of the kind in Northern Iowa
East Of Pearsall 4 Church is the stow,
and tin ware store Of Stow & Hopkins %,
80 and well filled. Kennedy's two larg'
frAmes a,oma newt. thu G.cf 20 ooa,,,:.d 4,