The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-12-19


Mr.. Wakeman's scholars will have va
cation for the Holidays beginning with
Christmas and ending with New Years day
This is glorious news for Young America.
-. Amsden has had an Omnibus sleigh
built which looks quite Chicago like. 10
will carry passengers long or short distances
at low rates and will contract to deliver
sleishing parties to any point west of Nc
Gregor or east of Denver He has the
gayest team in town. Hutchinson has n
flourishing Singing School at this place and
he is DESTROYS of teaching the Monona folks
and other villages the art of vocalizing in
concert. II. is master Of his profession
and should be patronized. -. 1t is hardly
fair to snowbal in the street; windows are
often badly hurt and quiet persons frequent
ly get hit when they arc not in the humor
to take joke. We saw a lady struck by
an accidental ball. the other day, and she
did not admire the attention thus shown
her. Apologies were made, of course, but
the practice of street -balling is not a
good one. :. The Union Ball of Thursday
night last was tip-top one. Young and
old participated; there was large COM
pany and not a seceder" in the crowd.
BRowN Furnished supper that was, good
enough for anybody that has good health
and sense. Young folks looked as
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triumph over all opposition. = Ladies
Fairs are in order throughout Northern
Iowa. We are told that the Industrial
Circle of this place are expecting to eclipse
all former exhibitions when they get ready
to invite the public to their display of pretty
and useful goods. Have some well-made
shirts and good socks on hand, girls. We
hear the the wife-less gents complain that
such articles would draw all the money out
of their pockets. :. The Baptists, at Ken
nedy's Hall, will have continued meeting
every night this week. All are earnestly
invited to attend. Rev. Mr.. Moore is an
able theologian and the singing cannot be
surpassed. On Thursday night, we under
stand, Mr.. Moore proposes to break the
back of Universalism but to spare the backs
of Universalsts. :. .Sladden & Saunders,
Auctioneers, have, at their store, the head
Of Buffalo and the head of Rocky
| Mountain Sheep. The Buffalo is no great
curiosity but the sheep is the horniest look
ing crittcr that ever wore wool Saunders
says the animele jumps from one to two
hundred feet down precipice, lights on
his horny head and runs off as happy as a
lamb! Not being acquainted with natural
history, we can't say whether this is fact
or not. Look at the fellows head (the
sleeps, not Saunders') and decide for your.
self A tremendous Shooting Match and
Rattle will come off at McGregor on Christ.
mas day and night. "For particulars see
small bills. =. 1t delights us to announce
that the church steps to which we last week
alluded are now all right If we knew the
name of the young man who had the kind
ness to attend to this matter, he should
have respectful commentator. Sam
De Haven, the road-master, has stopped all
l the bad holes about the White Springs and
teams can now get along there without
danger of upsetting. Sam is good officer.
The pipes leading from the Croton Reser-
voir broke December the 9th, and came
near flooding portion of the city of New
York with water. Nobody had water in
other portions of the city and dreadful
| time was had for a few hours. The pipes
are now repaired. Capt Mason has
rugged up an almighty big sleigh to hold Is
or 20 persons and he is ready to carry a
whole Cotllion party to any point where
they can find room and music. "Mase "
is the best ce-admiral in the west except
Mr. Wizard.