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Indiana last week to attend the death bed
of his father. lie has just returned. The
old gentleman was buried when Elijah
got there. ..... Judge Williams held
court at Elkader only three days. He
is fast Judss and a good one. :. Hon. Je-
dediah Brown has been very sick at the
house of his brother, at RosSville. Dr.
Moe, Of this place, was sent for to attend
him. :. The boats from the cars are loaded
down with merchandise for McGregor and
points west. Every store in town seems to
b. doing land Office business :. The
wide-awakes Of McGrrgor number twenty
members, but it is plain to be seen that such
funny ways Of influencing voters don't take
much here. The Presd mt of the club O.
Hulverson has not yet met with them and
Lieut.. Werdcr declines to serve Capt.
Newell is trump and puts his company
through in the best possible style. Our
friend Noble has lost his "step." In some
of our larger cities Douglas boys join the
wide-awakes and confuse the company by
hurrahing for the Democratic candidate |!
80. Miss Lane, Of the White House, is to
open the ball at New York Oct 18th, with
the Prince of w alcs Burlingame is in
receipt of raft of lumber from the upper
river Mr.. Utley is about to open Fruit
and Cider store at McGregor. His stock is
already here but he has not obtained a
suitable house. >. A Mr. Hannahs has re-
| Gently arrived here with a stock Of goods
which he will probably open in Evans
room east Of Merrill & Barron =. Elbling
is manufacturing some Of the finest cigars
we ever smoked or pufe1 :. Ketchum is
making more noise than any man in town.
You would think he had an old fashioned
protractcd meeting in his Auction Shop; he
don't do anything but sell goods at just such
prices as you choose to give. We saw him
sell good rifle gun for $3.50 and other
valuable goods in the same proportion.
Fairfield, Of ST. Charles, assistant elcctOr in
this district will speak at Elkader on the
2Sth. "Bill' voted to admit negroes to
political rights in this State and he sticks
to it yet "like man ~ When he says a
negro is proper political companion for the
white he don't back down, but it is possible
he NAV not mention it much in Clayton
county. . On the 18th, McClintock and
Nourse, opposing candidates for the Attor.
neyship of the State will speak at Garna
villo. Mr. Shannon, Editor of the Fay
cite Obseruer is reported to us as having
abandoned the Office to the Prof. the devi
and one jour. We hope to see the pape,
go lang under the prescut triumvirte.
Read Stoneman's note in this paper :eativs
to Joint discussions We have lette,
from Lansing which reached us whm the
paper was too near up to admit of is in
sertion this week. -. The Seward meeting
at Dubuque was not extensive. The aTiv
al of the guest was so late that many hat
gone home. The Times does not claim
large turnOut-the Herald says there were
248 torches present and that about 800
attended the speech next day. Sewanl's
speech was eloquent and interesting bu
not suitable for crowd Nye made til
speech of the day. On Sunday last, 20'
head Of fat cattle mot very fat crossed tn
river at this point for Rotldis, of Milwau
. xee. On Tuesday, 1870 head Of very fin
cattle, large and fat passed over. to Adams
of Milwaukee. These were bought nca
Albert Lea, Minnesota. and were perhap
the best lot ever sent east from this point
Mr.. Wakpman will begin school o.
Monday next if the house is finished
There seems to be very culpable aegligenc
on the part Of the Trustees or stakeholder
of the school building about pushing it t
completion. In matter so important a
schools the neglect Of one is an injury t
all. :. Rev. Mr.. Moore of the BaptiS
, Church preached here on Sunday and Sun
: day night last :. =. Rev. Nj. lIrunson, &
;, the Methodist Church, has entered upon tn
work assigned him at McGr,gor .Th
, new Brick Church is almost completed
The slips are to be sold to pay the salary {
the Minister. :. i. The coal sunttle style {
. bonnet is ruled out--this fail the girls wi
have snug little tiles that you can put you
face into if necessary and salute the prett
wearers Isaac Marlatt has opened a
, eating house or boarding saloon and is d.
n ing a first rate business. ID Allen h;
S returned from New York; he bought
: heavy stock of goods. =. The Wiscons
State Fair is in session l.. Senator Han
mcr has just returned from short polite
:, tour in Fayette county. He reports Il
4 Douglas enthusiasm unconquerable. -.
News from Pixies Peak received by A. Y
Hibbard, is very encouraging.