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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22
THE FOLLOWING
Statemcn
Yeoria Marine aeo fire

INSURANCE COMPANY,
Made in compliance with the Laws the State of Iowa
PEORIA, Ill.,, January lst, 1860.
Name and locality OF the company Peoria Marine
and Fire Insurance Company, Peoria Illinois.
The amount OF its Capital stock is $500 600 90
Amount OF its Capital stock paid
up is, 500 900 90
The hssess Of tie Company Ore
Cash on hand and in bank, s5,s2i 81
2 Real Estate, unncumbcred, 600 90
j. Bonds own cd by the Company,
interet, 2s,7oo 90
L. Loa.s, secured by first mortgages
on real estate, wm tn double the
amount loaned thereon, drawing
S. Amount duo from Agents and
City Gu toners, $500 81
discounted notes. bills, drafts and
acceptances, maturing daily, hav-
ing from sight to ninety days to
run from date, some on demand,
drawing twelve per cent amply
secured by collateral or approved
personal security, l66,65l so
Total assets, ss5s,227 90
LIABILITIES.
Ellis payable tnot yet due.) sl2.e7l 90
All other debts, none except small
Oils Tor printing, stationery, &c.
Total liabilities, sl2,e7l 90
Losses adjusted and due none
Losses adjusted aud not due none
ISAAC UNDERilLL, President
CHARLES HOLLAND, Secretary.
AUDITORS OFFICE Iowa,
Des Mone>, January "a, 1860 (
1t Is hereby certified, that the 2lst day of Janu-
airy, !soo, sworn statement tiled in this Office,
showing the condition tile Peoria Marine and Fire
Insurance Company located at PEORIA in the State OF
Illinois, OF the first day of January 1850 in accord.
ance with the provisions Of Act Of the General
seMbly OF the State Of Iowa, entitled IAN Act in rsa-
tion to uraDce Companes, approved January 2sth
lso7 and an Act amendatory thereto, approved Feb
ruary 9th, 1883 that said statement shows that sad
company possessed of the requisite amount Of cap
tai, and invested a required by law.
Authority Is therefore given to the above named
company to transact business OF Insurance in this
state In accordancs With the laws thereof until the
DIST day OF January, A. D. 1861.
1t Is also Ger flied, that ELIJAH ODELL, OF McCre-
gor, has been duly appointed by said Company their
lawful Agent and Att orney the county Of Clayton
wth full power to take risks Of Insurance therein and
70 acknowledge service at process provided BY law
upon his filing with the Clerk OF the District Court in
anu Tor said county, certified copy OF tho statement
on ME in this office 1t further certified that tho At.
tached Is true and correct copy the said
ln Testimony Whereof, have hereunto let my
~. L. hand and Affixed my seal OF Office, this oath
day Of January, 1860
W. CATrELL, Auditor Of State;
ELIJAH ODELI Agent at McGregsr.
Feb. 22d, lS6Ow3
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INsURANcE.-It is strange thing that
men will leave their fortunes unprotected
when it costs 50 little comparatively to make
all secure.
In our paper to-day will be found Audi.
tors Statement of the Peoria, Metropolitan
and the Ktna Insurance Companies. Mr..
Odell is the McGregor Agent for the two
first named and Major Mobley for the last
All these Companies are sound or they
would not 60 to the expense Of Advertising
their business. Insure your property in
one of these and sleep the sounder for your
prudence.
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Weather. Mark ets. SC.

The weather is growing spring-like, the
ice is melting away, and crossing on the
river though safe yet, is not expected to re-
main so, many days. BY referring to our
files we learn that much such weather pre-
vailed here last year at this date, except that
we had rain. The ice gave way March It'll,
the Ferry made a trip on the 10th, and the
Minnesota Belle came this far up on the
18th. At the outside, we may expect a
steamer whistle in t,co weeks. Old wheat,
Feb. 20, so, was worth 9O@Sl.O5; new, GO
@sD; oats, 45@55; corn, 55@6s; hides,
7@15; furs, declining; pork, $5.5O@6.
Wheat is now worth heic, $1,000 corn,
44@46; oats, 29@3l; hides, 6@2s; hay,
81; pork, SO. Not much produce arriving,
and business comparatively dull
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

REruRSED.-Our friend w. H Harding and
his son James, returned home from their
Texan tour last week. "Old Bill" looks a
sound as dollar, and processes to have en-
joyed himself hugely among the Greasers and
the Senoritas Of the south. He proposes to
sell all his McGregor property and move
south in the Fall. Harding brought number
OF euriosities with him and presented them to
A. J. Fallowdown of the American. Ask
BILLY" for = sight of his menagerie and be
will "stir up the animals" with the greatest
pleasure.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

FANCY BALL.-We were at the Moudell
Fancy Dress Ball on Monday night and had
as much enjoyment as any mortal is EMIT
led to. There were some snowy rigs in the
fancy way among the gents, but the ladies
were beautiful and attractive enough in
their usual ball costume. MERRILL was
there and he will tell US all about tive
were SO fortunate as to find company that
monopolized all our thoughts and we do not
now remember whether Morse was a dar-
key gent, Clark wooden-nutmeg pcddler or
Merrill blood-thirsty Spanish Cavalier !!
Wen hear in due time through the Courier.
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Personal.
Exchanges are firing their small arms into
us at pretty liberal rate; we will settle
with few few Of them without further
delay:
FAsHloN.--A lady writer for the La Crosse
Republican fills our idea of sweet, saucy
woman; if we had not domestic partner
to look after us and keep US out Of mischief,
we would 60 straight to Lacrosse and solic-
it an introduction to this (doubtless) pretty
border plant, Miss lido We miss?) Mignon.
cite. Send US your name, ''Marie," and
the Times shall be on your table once
week. As Mickey Free said to the English
man who had never tasted punch, "Divil
fear but you'll like it."-McGregor Times.
We give "Marie" tho benefit of the above,
SO she can test the "style" of the Coloners
quality once week. MARIE is a Good
Templar Observation-Disclosures checks
paints pictures, but not her cheeks -
curly hair (done up with papers)-straw
hat in summer-high heclcd boots-lives in
log cabin-has a penchant for moustaches
and is the finest equestrian in Minnesota.
More than that, Colonel, she can fiddle"
you right out Of your boots.-La Crosse
Democrat.
When the adorable Marie (whom, by the
way, MooRE, Of the Democrat, is counting, }
does US the honor to attempt that fiddling
process we will furnish her beau that will
put her out Of conceit Of the editor of the
Democrat.
LEAP YEAR BALL.-The ladies at Prairie
du Chen gave leap-year ball one night
last week. The Leader, in its mention of the
affair, says, "big crowd-splendid supper
dancing all night-ladies gallant-gentle.
men modest and bashful-and a tip-top,
first-rate, glorious time all round,"- the
crinoline, we suppose-Dunleith advertiser
Ask Richardson, he was 'thar. "-Prai-
RE Leader.
We don't know anything about crinoline,
never 60 "round it," at all events, and
seldom make an allusion to it. The party
was most pleasant one, however, and our
lady gallant was all our '.fancy painted her. {"
Pat. Richardson of the McGregor Times,
and few other such ''relievers," charge US
with stealing our best items! We wonder
how Pat. gets his, as the only pen he yields
is pair of scissors.-MI. Neecs.
The present Local of the Milwaukee Necs,
(Mr. WRIGHT, as we have been informed, }
travelled out Of his way to assume that we
charged him with stealing items. We
scissor some occasionally, but that which
purports to be editorial is generally our own ;
we scarcely ever put solid article in the
Times and the same article in the same issue
of the paper koded as original!
Pat. Richardson's paper is the best one
to steal from among our exchanges. II
you ever see good thing of yours, loaded
in our local columns, Pat, take it as a high
compliment, but don't get thigh about it,
La Crosse Union.
This is the handsome way to do it. ALT.
has heard of Franklin's method of saying
grace over the barrel of meat at once, to
save time in detailing Acknowledgements.
The Lacrosse Da;l;es arc the spiciest pa
pcrs We have on our exchange list.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

Co. SEAr.-The election comes off in
April. GARNAv1LLo ought to remain the
County Seat if the people would save ex-
penses and endeavor to give character to
Clayton Comfy. But if they prefer to
have an annual squabble about it we don't
care; as the fellow said of the tooth ache
we "can stand it as long as the darned CID
tooth can"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

The SocIABLE.-The meeting of the Bap-
fists and their friends at the American
House on Tuesday evening last was the
largest assemblage of the kind which has
yet taken place in McGregor. Mrs. and
Mr.. JOHN F. WR1eur are spoken Of as hav-
ing exccllee themselves in the kind hospi-
tality which they dispensed to the compa-
ny; we are authorized to express in this
public manner the thanks of those inter-
csted.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

Politics.
We thought of writing political header
this week, just to keep our hand in, but it's
cine enough to commence by May LIST. On
the outside will be found the debate be-
tween DOUGLAS and FEssESDEN. The lat
ter gentleman is one of the ablcst men OF
his party, but he made fatal mistake when
he measured lances with that little Yer
montcr-born- w estern.raised Yankee, called
DOUGLAS. Mr.. DIS position has been mis-
represented to 20 great an extent that we
want our readers to see his own replies to
two of his ablest assailants, Messrs. DAVIS,
Of Mississippi, and FEssESDEN, Of Maine.
Bates stock is rising among the Rcpubli-
can wire.workcrs, and it is falling among
the ''ircpressiblc" portion of the rank and
tile. The Press d Tribune, Of Chicago, the
Gazette and the Commc' cial, Of Cincinnati,
say that Bates and CAMERON cannot be al.
lowed to elbow those off the track who
were original Republicans, and that they
are tired Of seeing the opinions of BATES
throughth Missouri Republican; they want
1.-THE candidate to speak for himself" OF
course.
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RAILROAD MEErING.-Thc Directors O.
the McGrcgor & Missouri River Railroad
held meeting on yesterday at North Nc
Gregor. We 60 to press too early to permit
report Of the proceedings. 1t is said that
an arrangement may possibly be made with
some able Eastern Company, to push the
enterprise through at an early day. The
presence in town of some distinguished
Railroad gentlemen of Wisconsin, lends
currency to this rumor.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

Anythings.
At Dodgeville, Wis, 100 persons have
been converted at the late revival. 1t is
said that the Jersey City rascals are steal.
ing fine collins out Of the New York Bay
Cemetery, placing tho dead in pine collins,
and selling the handsome ones over again
1.-THE Sheriff Of Tioga county, N. Y,
took prisoner from Jail to the polls, had
him vote, and then returned him. Gov.
Morgan very properly removed the Sheriff
from Office. =. Saturday afternoon is about
to be declared halfholiday in London
This is the best Sunday movement we have
heard Of. . Leonard Wells, of Albany,
peddlcs candies and apples in that city A
few years ago he was merchant of Hud.
son, worth SO, 900. =. AT late court ball
in Paris, the blooded ladies wore no crino-
line. It is said that the Emperor insists
that Eugene shall stick to the rotund style;
Victoria does not require artificial aid in
this respect. OF $4,000 Wisconsin Hol
landers, not one is in the State Prison. .
The Legislatures of Vermont and of Mich.
igan have abolished Grand Juries. Mrs
Koerner, of Racine, was whipped by her
husband with black snake whip till she
was ridgy with welts. She forgivingly ties.
tilted in Court that the blows were only
''love pats" and her hog went free. -. Lin
coin is urged by the Chicago Tribune as Q
candidate fer President. . Capt. Harrison
of the Great Eastern, was drowned recent
ly at Portsmouth, by the upsetting of q
small boat. He had crossed the Atlantic
1873 times. i. Thomas II. Seymour is tn,
Democratic nominee for Governor of Con
nccticut. >. The people Of Chillicothe, Ohio
mob all the runners who come there to w
specie their Branch Bank The Charles
ton Mercury and the 7ribunes of the Nortl
agree in denouncing Mr.. Douglas lat
speech as an awful thing against the libert,
of-hatching t'easoni These journals ar,
equally agreed in keeping alive strife tina
will be the end of the Confederacy. e. y. . Tn
January receipts of the Milwaukee & Missis
sippi Road were 1912, against $S9, 7s'
for January, 1859. The decrease was il
passenger receipts. :. Latham, the nev
Senator Of California, is an Ohio boy, 81
years Of age. Why is married man Xix
candle? He goes out nights sometime
when he ought not to. :. 4. From Louisville
Kentucky, the delegates to Charleston ca,
60 by way of Nashville for half fare.
Sherman spent nearly all his fortune on tn
chances for the Speakership. 1t cost hin
$4,000 to elect Banks, champagne an,
oysters included but Banks didn't spent
anything. The telegraph, in reporting
Colfax, of Indiana, was translated by tn
operator, "Col. Fox! ~ The name is no
very inappropriate.
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HElrEa.-Dr Danl Egbert. Of Philadelphia,
will accept our thanks for many favors, in the
way Of books. magazines and newspapers.
We are just in receipt of a bound copy Of the
unabridged "Helpcr crisis"-we have looked
over it little, but not enough to convince us
that its extravagant language will destroy
the union.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

New ADvERrrsExENTs.- take out two
columns of Advertisements this week and
put in column and half of new ones
Advertisements that are dead we do not
suffer to Ire. In May the Times will be
enlarged.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

WENTwoRTn.-Long John is the Repub.
lican nominee for Mayor of Chicago. The
Press & Tribune, which has been exposing
the corruption of his former administration
gives in its adhesion to the nominee with q
bow IS crusty As though its last hope was
gone. GuRNEE will probably be elected.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

CoNPLlAENrARY.-THoxAs, Local of the
Dubuque Times says that WlLK1E, Local of
the Herald, attended the St. Valentine Fan.
cy Ball at Dubuque as pirate and that
the character suited one of his stripe"
WILkIE in his notice Of the exhibition saws
THOMAS appeared in the di.guise of sober
manv'
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LADIES' FAIR.-In our Advertising Col
umns will be found o nc tice of this annual
spree-the word is used in religious sense.
It takes place on the Goth Feb'y. We are
advised that there is very large assert.
ment of fancy and useful articles, that Re.
freshments will be served up on the Euro
pean plan by attentive caterers and tina,
Post Office, Grab Bags and other harmless
means Of enjoyment will he Tin ORDER
All the town will go to show their appreci
alton of the industry Of the McGregor La
dies for the last IL months.
P. Sit is whispered that several pic
lures of old John Brown will be offcret
for sale, but we do not vouch for it.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

WIsDoM.-The Iowa Legislature are SO
economical that they are considering the
propriety of dispensing with all legal pub
lications heretofore required in suits at Law.
Why would it not be best to strike one
grand economical blow by dispensing with
printing altogether so that Hon. Members
might do all the stealing they can lay their
hands to without danger Of exposure?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

BOGUS MoNEr.-A. R. FIELD jr., of Post.
vile, Iowa, informs us by letter of the 18th,
that one HAMILTON WELLS, Of Ell Dorado,
Fayette county, Iowa, was arrested at Post
vile, on the night Of the 14th, for passing
bogus gold and silver coin. He had a bag
of specie before his arrest, but it could not
be found afterwards. The amount passed
by him was about So; one gold dollar, one
quarter-eagle and a. in silver. He was ex-
arnined before E. HIcBY, Esq, and commit
ted in default of s., 900 bail.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

STANDARDIZATION is called to the Ad.
vertisement Of Mrs. Lawrence. This ladv
isa fine scholar and will doubtless prove an
excellent instructress. Her home is at the
American; parents are requested to call
and see her.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

SEEDs.-Bass & Grant in to-day's paper,
offer for sale Clover, Flax and Garden seeds,
These gentlemen keep an Agricultural Store
as well as Forwarding establishment and
they are doubtless the best parties in North
Iowa to buy or sell seeds to.
Place Of business, in the long house, east
side of the Public Square.
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Ladies Fair.

Ladies Fair. . ...s ~.
The Ladies' Industrial Circle will hold q Fair at
Kennedy's Hail. commencing on Wednesday Evening,
February GOTH the proceeds OF which, will be appro
priated to furnishing the Congregational Church of
this place, when finished. .-s-.....
ADMISSION. ONE DIME--Tickets may be had ut the
Stores Of Nessrs. Dearborn 4 Jarrett Allen Brothers,
A. French and II, Il. Newell.
MRS. HARRIET EATON, Prc.'t.
Mrs. X. l.. P. GRANT, Sec'y.
McGregor, Feb. %, lS60w2
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A Wife Wanted.

A GENTLEMAN of 40 years OF age, the owner Of q
"A good farm, man OF diligence, not hands ome,
anu only moderately facinstiBg in manners desires to
Marry aud he invites the at tention of Widows and
Spinstcrsio his lonely condition. letter addressed
to Box 24s McGregor. describing appearance aud age
OF sSmpathizers, will command attention
This notice il serious one, and ladies are requested
not to plague the advertiser with bogus propositions.
Feb. Is, 1860w3
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Book BINDERY.-Person who have Books
or Magazines that are worth binding, pub.
fishers of newspapers and others, can send
their jobs to the Times Office, McGregor,
with full assurance of having their work
of that kind done soon, in good order and
at reasonable rates.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

BAlIooNs.-lt is positively asserted that
the "coIored ladies" Of Philadelphia are now
the only ones in that city who wear extern
sive hoops. Something has broke lately, in
the world of fashion, and the omens now
are decidedly bad for the continuance Of
that plumptitudc which has marked the ap.
pea. ance of the fair since the advent of Eu.
gcnie's domestic-accident.pro
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

IxPRoBABLE.-A chap named "Sneezer"
informs the Prairie Leader of wedding in
Crawford county. The lady, by virtue Of
sundry privileges conferred upon her sex
in 1860, refused Ito bed and board with
her husband till she got ready. Sneezer
says "she stuck it out manfully for three
whole days and nights" before she made the
attack on her delicate companion.
We beg to say that the course of this
obstinate virgin was not m0nful ut all.
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u. s.. Marshal's Sale.

QY virtue Of special execution issued from the
ID office OF the Clerk Of the United States District
Court for the District OF Iowa. in the northern division
thereof, in favor OF Huntington, Wad.worth l. Parks
and against Roger T. Burnhan, dated the 9th tay al
February, 1860, aud to me directed commanding me
that make or cause to be made, the sum OF 1857.
Sl-lOO amount due including debt, interests and
costs with interest thereon at the per cent
from the 10th day of October 1862 by sale OF the fol-
lowing described real estate situated in the county of
clayton, and State Of Iowa, wits The equal undi-
vided onc-half part, with the appurteances of the
following described premises, wit Beginning at
point ON the East side OF Main street, North thirty
grees, est sixty feet from the North oY
Lot number tweny-eight S) in the village OF south
Hardin, IN sad Clayton county; thence North sixty
degrees East tive chains theace North thirty degrees
west four chains twenty -tght LINKS thence South
eighty degrees, West five CHAINS Main street: thence
South thirty degrees East along Main street E,ur
chains and twenty eight links to the place OF
Aud hereby give pubic notice that have levied upon
the above described property, and WILL sel the same
Public BALE ut the place OF holding the District Court
OF Clayton county, in Garnavilo, in said county on
the 2sth day or March, lsC0, at the hour O'Clock
I. ~, OF said day, to the highest bidder thercf Tor
Cash. the above described property, to saty debt
interest and costs well all accruing costs toreon
LAUREL SUMMERS,
Q. >. Marshal for the District OF Iowa
BY HORACE FUTILE, Depukv
February Il, lS6o"A.Pr fey $40
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LsATasR.-H. DAVIS L Co., Of the Nc
Gregor Tannery, are making some of the
most beautiful leather we ever saw. They
tan By The Daniels process, and have all
ehey can possibly do to supply customers.
Mr.. DAVIS also makes splendid article Of
*tssr proof blacling.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

Ar Hoxs-Cur townsmau. Hon. Sam. Mer.
rill arrived at home on Saturday night from
Des Moines He purposes returning in two
weeks. We have had no opportunity TO con-
verse at length with Mr.. N. and hence We have
no very late news from the Capitol
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

"Broeks."-This young I. o. G. T. stops
selling cider but he keeps all the Daily papers,
Harper, the Atlantic, Cooley. the Ledger, the
Mercury, Frank Leslie-now exposing that
kind institution called "the Sons OF Malta" &C.
Call on Brooks" at the P. Office.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

NEW PArER.-The Clear Lake Independent.
Cero Cordo Co. Iowa, is on our table. It is
published by John M. Brainard and Silan
Noyss, six columns in size. independent in
character, we'll edited and quite handsome
sheet in appearance. We exchange.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-02-22

SETrLED.-It is authoritatively stated that
the title to the east quarter-section of the
AcGregor claim, including great part Of
the incorporated portion Of the town, is so
far settled that Commissioners are appoint
ID TO divide it and set of, to ALEX Nc
dsscos's heirs, their part oft; the remain
ing half Of this quarter is subject to farther
legal discussion.