The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-02-13
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1he puzzle can be done. Instead OF rub
bling the lines out by three strokes Of one
finger, try it with one stroke (wide)o of three
fingers. One times three is just the same
as three times one! Make the figure small
il you would succeed. >. It is believed 1.-THE
statistics are not yet reported,) that Nc.
Gregor has bought and shipped since Dec.
lst, 1860, over Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars worth Of Pork. or more than double
the amount received last year. The price
was an average Of over IS 90. Next win
ter packing will be done on large scale
here. Bradley & Co. have done good
business in packing this winter, but they
began late, and then only to regulate sex
change" on their heavy eastern. payments
for merchandise Alamakee county is
threatening to move her seat awav from
Waukon. Better sit still, Ala! Twill only
be an expense for nothing, and your tax.
payers will all regret It two years hence.
Richard Luckens, an old pioneer Of Alama-
kee county, died at Lansing, last week, aged
65 years. The Sunday School Associa-
ton comes off ut McGregor on Tuesday and
Wednesday Of this week. On Wednesday
the weekly school Of Prof. Waken,an will
be suspended and the children Of the Sun.
day Schools in town will be processioned
by their teachers and Superintendent to
the Congregational Church, to hear address.
es from prominent friends of the cause. -
Several speakers will he here from abroad.
I've had the pleasure, the past week,
of meeting here with Col. Gunnison and
Uncle Ben" Throop, Of Milwaukee, NJ. L.
Fairbanks, formerly agent Of the Graft n
berg Company, Mr.. Cole. Of Mason City,
late clerk Of the McGregor House; I Cole
says Aylsworth's Mason City paper will is.
sue in few days,) and several other gen.
tlen,en from east and west whose names de-
not now occur to us >. .Chattcrton Of tht
Mirror is anxious to he the Post Master q,
Lansing. If any man merits this offiee, i
is the editor Of the paper which has contrib
nted to party success. -. The Favctte Oh
sercer excerpts to our calling it {" the orga,
} Of the University" We meant no off nee
Mr.. LAKIx. The .6scs, we are told, belong
. to President BRusu, and We concluded tina
} the paper would consult closely the inter
ests of the Aourishing institution owe
which he SO ably presides that's all.
) The printing for the Board Of Supervisor
9 Clayton county is awarded to the E.kade
: journal, Joseph Eiboeck, Proprietor. Til
! is right; but we wish the price paid was NOR
9 creditabls to the printing business. Ou
! bid (made only out Of courtesy toward
d those Democratic Supervisors who wante
e the Times to have chance at the job ".
o twenty cents per thousand sss-just Il
! price Of composttion-but the Journal b
:. seven and half cents only. and Of cour'
: got it. Hastings 4 Trowbridgc, Of FL
]. more County, Minnesota, drove small l
7, Of cattle eastward, through here on Mo
'e day !. "A negro barber, Of this place, sh
U himself slightly while playing with pist
o, in the street, night or two since. II
ID Mayor regards him As carrying the pis'
y for . bad purpose, and has adcised him
Ill leave town in IS short time as possible.
ar few hard cases now prowling about Q
Of streets do not quit staying here, the prol
i'll bility is they will be treated roughly By Z