The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-26
Home and Other Items.


Home and Other Items.
His Honor, Mayor Leffingwell, arrived at
home last week from quite an extensive
tour north west of this. He looks as
though he had been 'gooe )" Marshal Dur
ham has run the town very steadily during
the Mayors absence. . In another column
will be seen an account Of the burning Of
the Elkader FIGURING mills. 1T was ru-
mored here on Friday that the Supreme
Court had rendered decision that would
sehd the Go. Seat from Elkadcr back to
Garnavilto; but the rumor was probably
grohndlcss Bradley & Co., are doing an
extensive business In pork packing. On
Tuesday last they received and shipped
100000 pounds. The pork trade of Nc
Gregor is greater this winter than ever be-
fore. Andy Gaffney has got up "Citizens
Ball for the glorious Eighth of January.-
1t will come off at Mozart Hall the Sup
per will be at Durham's, the music will be
furnished by the Prairie du Chen Band.
.. ."Young America" Brown will invite
the public to dance at Concert Hall on
Tuesday evening next, Jan. LIST. Music by
"Jim" Williams string band. -. Hawn
& Andrews, Of Taylorsville, Fayette Co.,
have bought the st. Charles Saloon at Nc
Gregor, Of Isaac B. Marlatt. They keep
an excellent Eating House and are very ac-
commodating to guests. Nicholas Krieos
has purchased A. B. Lyons stock Of Gro
ccries and has enlarged it very materially
by recent supplies. Mr.. Kriebs takes ex-
ccllcnt pictures also, in a rear room of his
store. ). The new Meat Market ('Peoplcs')
has opened in good style. Bolton & VIII
liams keep all their eatablcs neat and clean
and they will undoubtedly become favorites
with the public. McGregor now has four
meat markets, all Of them supplied with the
best of beef, pork, venison, poultry, &c, &c,
and all are doing good business
Secession or Union, tie Iowa folks will have
meat in cold weather -. Geo. Rising
, Captain of the steamer KNAPP, has bought
, out Taylor's Fruit and News store at Pr
| du Chicn. George is good man to dea
with. Doc. Irish is running the Bur
, banks Billiard Saloon on the other side
Try his cues when you are over there.
= John Benton and John F. Wright went t.
Chicago on Monday morning. 1t is Mr.
e Wright's intention to arrange matters Their
n with a view to permanent residence II
ri Chicago. >. For the first time at McGrego
). a young lady Of our place vcntured on tn
n ice with skates one day last week. Esq
: Arnold was the ladys escort and if al tn
g girls could glide over the frozen breast Q
b our aqueous daddy as gracefully as Miss
did, we should have no objection to see
e feet of syl phs sailing about near the shore
Our former opposition to female skating
!. hereby withdrawn. wv II. Brown, "firs
J. brick store up town." "goods cheap fe
s money down." has elevated large sign j
!, front if his establishment. The Waite
boys will cover this city up with signs in
IS few wears more. :. The Baptist evenin
meeting will be continued all this week I
Kennedy's Hail.. III you would hay
u fried oysters Of most superior quality, B
s. Andy ia the man to call on. We know a
" about this fruit 90. We hear that thel
will be Cotillion party at Mozart Hall 0
Tuesday night, Jan. lst