The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-13

On Friday, March 22d, Mr.. wakeman's
School Exhibition will take place; great in
tercst is being taken by the young people
in preparing for this occasion (. +. Willis
Drumnond, Esq, has moved to the Riley
place, about one mile from town. K. Noble
will also move soon to his farm on Pleasant
Ridge. The Law Office will 60 on in town
as usual ;. A writer in the Prairie du
Chen Leader bnrics WIZARD and his Ice
Boat beneath two columns Of well-written
satire :. F. Belfoy, of the New Oregon Re-
publican, was in town last week How
ard county has voted to give her Swamp
Lands to the II. II. Company; the vote stood
1884 to "a. A good round sum is sub
scribcd by citizens here to procure the ex-
tension OF the Wisconsin Telegraph wires
across the river to McGregor; it will prob
ably be "go.". The Iowa State Bank
has reelected its late officers; Hiram Price,
President. IF. Sncdigar is sele, d as p.
NJ. at Elkader; Peter Crane at West Union.
80. The Mayor of WeIlsville, Ohio, was
recently cowhidcd by a young lady for some
remarks he made about her. That lacy
must have had few friends or some gentle
man would have settled with the Mayor
Our McGrcgor Mayor il in no danger of cor
rcction from the adhesive saw him gal
lanting half dozen bellies to Carpenter
singing school, one evening last week; some
of the boys in town may quarrel with him
the ladies', never. w. ii. Harding, of
the American, has gone to Texas on bust
ness. I. II. and s. Billy" will take good
care of all the customers Of he American.
Billy has turned his attention to studying
out conundrums--he ''gets" us about twice
a day. ...St. Pats Ball will come off on the
evening of Monday, the 18th. at Pat. Nc
Donald's Hotel. The proce, DIS will 60 to
the Proprietor, and not to the Church, as
we stated last week The Fayctte Obscr.
| yer is one Of the best printed papers, and
considering its interior location, one the
most interesting we get Our m, re hants
should each send it card so as to influence
| the trade that now goes to the Railroad
south of that point ..."Unclc Sam" of the
Mozart Hall, got up a quick ball on Friday
night last, and the young folks had a good
| time-one or two Of the dancers we noticed
hardly knew ''tme'' from "eternity Gut.
man & Lenncn are frightening heir Clothing
Store materially, Tor the receipt IF large stock
than they have here otora fought Mayor
Left. has leen lepairns the sidewa ks in town
AMI receiving the bless ngs OF the ladr
Lowent.itt d Co. are building large Grain
Warehouse on ! huff street.. ne t lot to Str use
| Cmk's.-Mr. Car, enter Musical Con, ert
takes place Sat rday evening, the 22d-The
Ltdies Fair was very fine exhibition of pretty
goods and handsome womon We miss a
number of familiar faces from the side ak
Ourfowni Is so tanned (iaturc planned it, g,,o,l
| reader, that We can tell readily when any nae
saisent-eveIybody has to walk up and down
Main street two or three times a dav, and in
this way we grow very well acquaintei with
each other. The absent are east buy lug goods
l-O-sian f. Dodge, the celebrated vocalist,
will be here in about three weeks to sing to us.
p. McDonald has cold or rented his hit
to Prairie du CHEN man--I)oane, who for
merly lived at Milxa kec, subs quen " at Ion,
Iowa, andnow Of Illinois his invented s.lt-
weighing wagon. We are promise drawing
and an explanation of Tive were f., or. d
| with a complimentary ticket 10 CLARK Inau.
GU alton b ILL., atthe Mansion H us :, III irie cu
Chi ni'H it va. mt cafe 20 CROSS The iveg. Much
obliged, PETER "A al. OF friends had dis.
cussion with glass tumble, RI OH Sun, ay nj. ht in
a down. town saloon. 1h' Argument of one
body must haze fallen out If a windo v
in town on Sunday might've saw window
badly sm .shed on Monday morning The
1 New Hampton Courier is OH, in a new dress
| and looks very much improvsd.--M> Bride, OF
the Gutenberg Register called TO see US last
week; he wants to sell out and 60 west.--
FIandersis about to comm nee building aiothc,
brick store alongside the one now occu led by
w. Il. own.---A Gymnasi" m i, about to b.
established in own--It is prot osrd by m.
parties he:e to tuild large HTel on The joint
Stock pl ,n.--Chrley Pick ri has all the Late
dailies fr sale at the O., besides many 9th
desirs' lie tr Fps in his line GEO. l.. S OFT j,
nov Ticket Agent on 18th sides Of the river
If he wasnta II, G he c.,ulintli, e in low,
and Wisconsin at the same time --Fr mi
Hibbard writes that they had tough time tn
first week on the road, b were now .oin;
along as happy a. larks.-A Frcnchman nam
I'd IN lex" got drunk on Tuesday, tried fgh
ing Nth an unwilling man, got badly hurt
was ar ested bv Marshal Durh i'm, ear el be
fore Jus tice Baush. and sent nd for 80 days.