The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-08-29
Around Home.

Around Home.
McGregor is putting herself in trim for a
large list of visitors this autumn. Her
sidewalks are being repaired, (apd made
more uneven than evcr) buildings are being
screwed up to grade, streets and alleys are
undergoing important advances by the SUI
pervising skill, and sometimes the practical
'pitching in" of acting Mayor Leffingwell;
sewers are being overhauled, excavations
arc in progress, warehouses arc made more
convenient for storage and more accessible
to teams. Everything bctokcns expccta-
tons of large business. That prices Of
grain may be good is the earnest wish OF
all. 49,. Geo. d. Gardner is cxcavating the
lot between Raitt's building and Bracken's
butcher shop; storchousc will be put up
this fall. 80. The new brick building west of
the Branch Bank is advancing towards
completion. 1t is said that Lee d Kinnaird
arc to occupy it, and that store viii take
the place Of their present banking: hpuse
80. Frank Hannah is in New York buying
a very large stock Of goods. lie will move
to Bass & Grants building when his new
stock arrives. =. Mr.. Merrill, Mr.. b.
Strousc, Mr.. Bradley, Mr.. A. H. Strouse,
Mr.. Cook, Mr.. d. Allen, Mr.. II. c. Scott,
Mr.. John Benton, Mr.. Hobart, Mr.. Dear.
born. and possibly a few other of CUT mcr,
camille men, are in New York, Boston or
Philadelphia at present buying heavier
stocks than ever before required here 80.
Rev. Mr.. Babcock preached his farewell
sermon" at the Methodist chapel, on Sunday
evening last. The Conference for North
Iowa will begin, at Dubuque, on the goth.
...Rev. Isaac Warner, ".Uncle Isaac
everybody calls him, was made Life: Mem
Der of the Missionary Society. On a:oall
for the amount required, the congregation
raised enough for two life Memberships
"Uncle Isaac" deserves this need Of re
spect; he preached, in 1s41, the first SER
mon delivered at this point, or near here:
1t is strongly rumored that the Illinois Gen.
trail Road is about to become the owner of
the McGregor and Missouri River Road
This change of owners would put the road
west from here in fine condition. The
Central is an able company and would prob
ably run line from McGregor to Dunleith
The immense crop west of US will force
railroad soon. :. We have a great deal of
sickness here at present; several young
children have died. The cause is attributed
to the extreme drouth and the abundance
of fruit; wild plums, grapes, melons, black
berries, pears, peaches and apples are the
staple food Of children here unless parents
watch them. A man near Bunker Hill
was snake bit few days ago, and it is
thought he will die .. Some McGregor
gentlemen wishing to 60 to Dubuque, and
bccomidg tired Of waiting for the steamer,
bought skiff, rugged sails to it, and put to
sea with the confidence of old salts. Cook,
the auctioneer, was the commander. ).
The new choir, or new organization rather,
meets every Saturday evening for rehearsal.
We had the pleasure of an outside ticket at
the last meeting, and we thought this band
of vocalists beat all the. brass bands in
christendom for melody and time. Mr..
Goodrich is the leader. =. :. Many strangers
are in town at present, looking up places of
business and drumming" for McGregor
trade to eastern cities..s. d. Samuels and
vandever will be at McGregor, con the
stump Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
The Way IL is Done.
A correspondent Of the Press & Tribune
writing from St. Anssar, Mitchell county,
Iowa, closes his letter in the following gassy
style:
1.-THE population of this tewn is ST.,
about 5-8 of which are Norwegians-a har-
dy, thrifty, industrious class Of people as
ever walked American SOIL Republicans to
a man. At the last election held there but
three Democratic votes were cast. Since
which time Abraham has been nominated,
which of itself was the means of convert
ing one; another left Cor Pixies Peak the
other says, honestly (?) that j. B. wrote to
him that he hoped he would remain in the
township during the remainder of his ad-
ministration, that the P. O. might not fall
into the hands of Black Republicans.
You can safely rely upon the northern
tier of counties, say Alamakee, Winni-
sheik, Howard and Mitchell, giving seven
eighths Of their votes (taken as whole) to
Abraham Lincoln" B.
1t will be seen by the 80" in the above
copy, that the editors of the Press & Tri-
bune doubt the truth of one of IBIS" asser-
tons, and much to our regret we are COM
PEELED to doubt all the balance. We were
at st. Ansgar few weeks ago, and heard
"B." in good-natured blow talk the same.
stuff, but we did not think he would put it
on paper. There arc 80 Democrats in that
town, many of them Norwegians and Danes
the Post Master, Mr.. Classen, being
one. The northern tier of counties"
spoken Of, will scarcely give a Republican
majority. Alamakee and Howard will 60
for Douglas by a majority of not ieas than
400, and we doubt if the other counties
named will 60 for Lincoln by more than 500
jointly. Assuming this to be the style of
putting which the rail party requires to
keep its spirits up, we conclude the patient
is very sick. .....-.
Oh, George, George, how could se!I write
thus and you church member! Can't
you run that mill by soind'
FLowERs.-Floral ornaments are easily
cultivated, and they pay immensely in the
refinement of taste and sentiment which
their presence invariably produces Next