The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-17
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Lee q kinnaIrd moved into their new
Bank Building, west of the Branch of thu
State Bank, on Saturday last. John II
and William Kinnaird, Esqr's., will attend
to the private institution, while Carter, Lee
& Hulvcnson will boss the State monster
....Mr. Proudfit of Madison, Wis, will fiji
the late Office of L. & X. with merchandise
....D. X. Hobart has arranged his late
Boot & Shoe Store for the sale of Leather
and Findings exclusively. 49,. Professor
Brown of Wis, is in town endeavoring to
get up a school for Dancing. He knows
his business and we hope he may succeed
in forming classes at this place and at Pr.
du Chen. STOW Hopkins have long
house filled full Of Stoves, Tinware, Pumps,
&C., &c. They are warming everybody up
about these days. Mat McKinnie has also
received heavy stock. :. .Brant was re-
ported OH Saturday last to have been lately
married. He tells us he never did such a
thing in his lfe!.. Brown has got the
Shades in running order in the Wholesale
and Retail Oyster line. He will fill orders
by mail, or fill the stomach's of the hungry
on personal application e. Andy Gaffney,
the little Irishman, keeps good eating es-
Enlistment and is well patronized. I'm.
Frank has large stock of Clothing in the
Empire Block. We see "Wlk." there as
salesman and presume he is the one who
gives people Rts.... Michael Mathews win
give Cotillion Party at the Hall of the
Mendon House, on the oath of October. A
large attendance and happy time among
the lads and lassies may be expected. i. j. G.
NJ. Thompson has rented the United States
House at West Union. :. !. The Fair of the
Good Templars of Monona on Thursday
night last is said to have been highly
agreeable and reasonably profitable to the
Order. River Mails are re-established
here. The credit is assigned to Col Heath
Of Dubuque, but we happen to know that
more of man than Heath was the prime
mover in it. Heath was used only because
his character correspondent with the gener-
al reputation of the Administration. :. /. 1t
is said the Clermont Brass Band is one of
the best in the State We have never
heard word ct the Farmersburg Fair
Was it a failure, Mr. H.. M. Mathews
Is about opening Dry Goods and General
Variety Store in his new building opposite
The Mendon House. ;. .Thos. Stiles has
sprinkled the streets all summer with water
md now he proposes to warm everybody |
with catables and drinkables through the
winter. Tom has bought out Geo. Coop
sr's Saloon, under French's Store. :. The
Menominee and Eureka run daily from Pr.
lu Chen to Lansing; they bring large
quantities of grain for shipment to Milwau-
zee. The Maquoketa City plies between
Dubuque and McGregor to Pr du Chen,
'arrying grain to the Milwaukee and Miss.
lepot. This shipping grain from Dubuque
o Pr. du Chen, 65 miles up the river to
Jet it to Milwaukee don't say much for Chi
ago or the ILL., Central Road. !. /. Dennis
} 'Brien, one door west of Buckley's Iron
Store, keeps a nice assortment of Apples,
Nuts, Cider, &C., &c.....W. Latham is in
eceipt of small cargo Of Apples which he
wants to convert into cash at small profit.
-. David Phillips one Of the best boys in
he west, and for long time connected with