The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-11-14
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Stock & Soldier will have their Steam
FIGURING Mill in running order in . few
days. ). The Democrats Of McGregor had
large and spirited meeting on Monday
evening preceding the election, and 20 this
meeting is doubtless attributable the bril-
liant victory here on Tuesday. VI. Capt
Newell and his family of Wide-Awakes pa
raded our streets on Saturday night pre-
ceding the election, but the streets were too
muddy to make "splen' 'splay.". 80. The
Mcguire hung at Council Bluffs some weeks
ago, was spill. Mcguire" formerly Of this
place, sure enough. >. VIM. II. Brown, of
New York, is piling up a beautiful assert
ment of goods in Flanders new store house
at the corner of Main and Church street.
Mr.. Goodrich is the salesman. B. II.
Barretis fillingup the former stand Of Frank
Hannahs' at the foot of Main street, North
side, with general assortment of fresh
and salcable goods. ...M Miss Jones, recently
connected with the Lyons Female Academy,
is boarding at present with j. 7 Buckley
and is DESTROYS of teaching class in Piano
and other music. Miss Jones is most ac-
complished performer. She merits the cor
dial support of the public, and we trust it
will be extended to her. 4. j. B. Dorr, ESQ.,,
has retired from the editorial chair of the
Dubuque Herald. His vaiedictory is able,
warm it its friendship towards the brothers
Of the press and very patriotic. Dorr is
trump and it will be lucky thing for the
Herald if it can spare his business tact and
energy from its columns. .. >. The Bell Of
the Congregational Church is taken down;
it is ''no good" and ought to be sent to its
maker. This is not the only Bell that is
down just now, but we haven the heart to
sport with serious subjects and we drop all
political illusions. 80. :. The jollification Of
the Republicans, on Friday night last, was
sore trial for our nerves, but we got ''thro'
by daylight" all sound and none the worse
for the bad examples set us 80. The safe Of
the Fayette County Treasury was robbed
of 81 500 one night last week by profess
sional thieves; a good many safes are rob-
bed nowadays by professional gentlemen
holding office. ."Curley" & Shoemaker
are building shop on Main street, east of
Mrs. Winne's residence; they are industri-
Gus young carpenters. -. Kenyon is paint
| ing the-we-don' t-know what to llit-on
the top of the Congregational Church.
A series of Cotillon Parties is organized for
the winter under the management of Prof
Brown. There are to be two in each of the
months of Nov, Dec. and Jan. :. The
dance at TEErs' on Friday night last, was
not very. well attended, though the compa-
ny enjoyed the feast and fun most spirited
ly. The Republican jubilee on the same
evening at this place spoiled the Teets party
about one-half. Let's deal again, Andy I.
The daughter of Jacob Hoover, living near
West Union, young lady of II, took
strvchnine by mistake on Wednesday last
and died in few hours. "A wild Young
blade was counting girl whose father was
rich and pious; taking tea one Sabbath
with the family, the young lady offered her
beau some cake. 81 pass" was the natural
remark. The old governor was once famil-
lar with cuchre, and looking sternly at Mr..
Impudence, he Numbered out II order s,ou
up" '"There is the door," :. The st.
Louis Democrat has Springfield cores
pendent who boasts that "Old Abe" voted
for himself. All right enough, but certain
ly not a matter to boast of. The ladies Of
London have got up a " society for the re-
lief of lost and starved dogs" What relic!
they can furnish starred dog is past our
comprehension-h wouldn't be fat enough
for sausage. The Propeller Globe burst
her boilers while lying in Chicago harbo,
and killed ID persons. She had 5000 bbls
of apples on board The steamer Chip
pewa Valley sunk at Trempleau one day
last week. Loss, $500 sacks of wheat fol
Kecler & Willard of Milwaukee. !. /. Cattle
continue to be driven east, at this crossing
in large quantities. We saw Hysham, o
Elkader, cross over . very fine lot of liv'
porkers one day last week ;. Willis, tn
Jeweller, has returned from the Peak ant
talks Of beginning business here again. H
is good Workman. Rats of lumbe
continue to arrive here from up-river.- =
Lumber is low at McGregor now !. TIL
Times Office ran mourning strip out Of on
,, Of its windows on Thursday last, to ind
e cate its sorrow at the defeat of the "Littl
Giant" A lady friend of the Democrat
persuasion saw the emblem of sadness, an
3 forwarded the Office large bowl of splendi
b punch, with compliments, and reques
: that we cheer up. We didn't hesitate
. moment about taking the advice and -th
4 punch also; we have felt well ever since. :.
s A fellow who held note against anothe
said he hoped his debtor "would be attach
; ed with the bilious remit-tent fever.'
e Presidential Election.
VI We do not want to particularize. tt
). details are not pleasant to write about
!. Suffice it to say that ecsry Northern Sta
lie except New Jersey has gone for LINcoL
l. California and Oregon are not yet heal
from, but we put them in with the rest.
The majorities are overwhelming. Tht
" begin at 5000 in Rhode Island and ke'
" travelling up in regular ratio till they rea
= sirty. fus thousand in Pennsylvania. Fro
- great many Of them only imperfect retur
70 are received, but the defeat of the Dem
10 Gratis (by suicide) is terrific. Next we