The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-27

Gen. Rufus King Of the Nil. Sentinel, is
confirmed as Minister to Rome. He will
now be considered Roman Minister.
John Smith, Of New York City, is APP
pointed to first class Clerkship in the
Treasury Department. John ought to be
congratulated by his countrymen, but lit
tie whfe since he was before the police
court for stealing! .... ......, = :.
Shcrrnan's election to the Senate is re-
garded as Conservative triumph. ..,
Home and Other Items.
The Exhibition of the McGregor Distric
School has been the leading feature Of The
week an account OF it may be found else
where. "A Lodge of Good Tcmplars has
been established at Lower Town, Pr, du
Chen. Good results will follow. IS. NJ
Mcconnell has opened a Leather, Harness
and Findings Store in Hoffman, Benton &
Co.'S old stand, Evans Block, near the
Levee. -. Trowbridge Of Fillmore Co, Min.
nesots, crossed the river at this point on
Monday, with about 40 head Of superior
stall fed cattle designed for eastern markets;
They were picked up on the Cedar; he is
expecting another lot Mr. BELL, of the
firm of Bell & Close of West Union, ship.
ped 80 head on Wednesday. Frank Tea.
bout also shipped and went off with 80 head
on the same day. 1t is said Frank cndca-
vored to persuade friend of his TO annex
resident male bovine to his flock, and had
actually succeeded IN getting the Taurus on
the Ferry Dock before the error was dis
discovered. A very noisy shout from the
bystanders indicated the joke to his friend,
and, much to our credit as city, the "ani-
mele" was permitted to remain 7. Mer.
rll & Barron have sold out to Barron. ;. !.
Hank" Warner has opened Barber 81 on
in Big Andy's Saloon, where his friends
will hereafter find him. See Card. I. (.
Some lady writer complains, in an exchange
that gentlemen rudely stare at the girls
when they are passing along the street. A
lady tells US she wouldn't give a cent for a
man who did not respect her enough to take
good look" at her. .r
ID. F. Kimball 4 Co.., have removed
their store Of Liquors and their Rectifyine
apparatus to the east part Of the Room oc
cupied b. Sladden & Saunders, as Auc.
tloneers.. =. Green, Of the Prairie Leader,
was pretty savage on the Sumptcr cvacua.
ton question = few days since, but the Pos,
Office auesttitQp il not yet settled, and u.
admire Jm's prudence. Us. NJ. Lamp.
son can sell you Grape Vines enough ,c
cover all these bluffs there is no soil in
the world better than this for the cultur,
of grapes, and it is every mans duty, a,
well as interest, to set out vineyard. Nc
crop is so profitable. Call on "Mit' and
leave an order :. Fred Gaus is excavatine
back Of the old store House between the
Hotels, preparatory to putting up a dwelling
house and improving the front of his Bak.
cry. The Literary Festival at Prairie du
Chen was a grand affair." Nearly 40C
sat down to supper. I'D. T. Buckley is
preparing to builda large store house or
the ground east Of his dwelling Uncl.
LlsIA called to see us on Tuesday and
showed us his Certificate Of Life Member
ship in the Missionary Society Of the Me
thodist Church. The old gentleman is very
blunt, plain and honest and is most valu
able man in this section; he resides general
ly at Monona and breaches where he pleas
es. May he live to be 200 and enjoy every
hour of his time. :. Dan. Lacy's Washing
Machines are good to have about the hous,
we have tried one and the folks call it ar
Indispensable article. Lampson has their
for sale. ~ sai fsis ttz a|
Flanders is digging the cellar to his cor:
templated new brick store up street. -.
Illinois is entitled to IA Congressmon---shs
districted for only 49,. .EIsEcK speak.
very f1atteringly Of our town and its PEG
pie. Professor, we did not say "Old Abe
was on Douglas ground. We think, how
ever, that Mr.. Lincoln does not differ ma
terially in practical politics from Mr.. Doug
las Next Sunday is Easter, the close O
the forty days Of Lent, which Catholics
and Episcopalians have been keeping
VIM. Moncrcf lost, last Sunday yer,
valuable mare-she died in foaling, an,
Moncriof flnnks the feodinv Hnng.r;or