The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-10-03
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Rayen Davidson at the Pioneer Hard
ware Store of Charles Williams, can fur
nish any size of Fairbanks Scales to those
desiring them. II. Updegraf will be out
Of the Clerks Office shortly, and take up
his residence at McGregor in Law practice
with f. Odell. The Wide-Awakes of
McGregor gave public exhibition of them
selves on Friday night last. The night was
too light for good display Of torches, but
the company did very well. Capt. NEWELL
will make fine military officer with prac-
tice. A band of music is much needed here
to give such professions fair show. We
learn that the company only numbers 20
persons, though 25 others marched with
them for the appearance Of the thing
Pitch in, boys, and make noise-in six
weeks the Douglas men will close your eyes,
politically, forever. =. John Henry has re-
purchased the saloon in the basement of the
Times block :. Hayt & Burdick have a
splendid stock of Lumber and Shingles on
hand which they are selling very low -.
Mickle & Hemen at WHITE SPRINGS, now
own both the saloons and are running them
with eatables and drinkables of good quail
ity :. The small boys in McGregor are i'm
itating the men in getting up political ex-
element. We have heard of three fights
the past week among the en-year-olds-
politics is the difficulty :. . The preachers
of Brooklyn have Bowling Ally to develop
their muscle. 4. -. Somebody has reported
that Douglas called an impudcnt fellow a
''pimp." Well, what if he did? Martin
Luther called spade spade. Berger,
the French king of billiards, has arrived at
New York and will play Phelan. ;. We
have heard rumors ef stylish wedding in
town soon, but we are not at liberty to name
the happy parties. The Farmersburgh
Fair comes off Wednesday (to-day) :. :
Woolliscroft will soon have on sale
Sands Pale Cream Ale, and then look out
for good wholesome drink. David has
lots of good fruit now. Philosophers are
gravely discussing the question of eggs
they want to discover the sex of the chen
fruit" By placing an egg under matron-
ly chicken of the female species, and wait
ing twenty-one days they can solve the
question. w. P. Brown at the old SHADES
has opened a.Wholesale & Retail oyster de-
pot. Chicago prices will be adhered to-
Brown is liberal man to deal with, and
deserves good trade. !. Judge Richard
son, o. the Missouri Supreme Court, died
recently j.. Pearsall & Church keep the
best kind of Livery stock for the use of
their paying friends. About 100 head of
fat cattle have gone East this week, never
to return. Roddis, of Milwaukee,, owned
100 head, Layton & Plankington the re-
mainder. w. L. Calkins, our townsman,
buys for L. & P. Spencer Ellsworth, of
Elkader, has the Agency for the American
Cyclopedia, work that H. Rickel got sub
scribers for. :. . President THOMPSON, Secre-
tary HINKLEY, and Director MACK Of the
McGregor R. R., are in town. H. A. Rog-
ers and j. G. Fales drove into town last
week with three or four teams of mules
from Pixies Peak. They were about as
rough-looking as bears, and their entree was
the signal for grand rally to welcome them
home. They do not pretend to have grown
rich, but from the nuggets we have seen,
and the rig they bring home with them, we
conclude they have made fair pay in the
experiment Mr.. Abel also returned on
Sunday. In few weeks most of our towns
men will be back. Mayor Leffiingwefl has
raised sign on Market Square, ordering
Transfers to do no more feeding on that To-
cality. This is right; we do not want our
only space made a stablc-yard Of. ID. K
Hobart is about going into Leather bust
ness exclusively. =. ) Lee & Kinnaird's new
Bank building, West Of the State Bank, is
nearly ready for occupancy.