The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-03-06

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A. Steinam has gone east for Spring
Goods; may be found shortly at the Brick
Block with beautiful assortment. G.
W. Counts has opened store in the room
one door east Of A. L. Lee, Union Block.
-. 1T is believed that the Mississippi will
be unusually high this spring; the SHOWS
Of the north west have been heavy. So
look out for your cellars and low built re.
sidences. :. Judge Williams went to Wash.
ington to Gle careat in the Patent Office
for q Plow OF his own invention. We
knew Elijah was a good Judge but had no
idea he was genius in the Yankee way j;
the pillow is said by other judges to be sue
cess. Some miserable fellow says ''catch.
ing girl is like catching boss, j. o., you
must appear to care nothing for either
" creatures" and presently they will rub
their noses against your cheek and you
bridal them easily. King & Co. have
rented the Store house recently occupied by
"Garabaldf'' SrRousE as q branch Clothing
Store. .. The lately condemned Illinois
Banks are all good in Chicago; the old ones
are worth about So cents on the dollar. >.
B. Knapp. Democrat, and present incum'
bent, is candidate for the Post Office at
Elkader. Eiboeck, Of the Journal, refuses
TO rum. ...Jo. Hoyt and A. Gunnison OF
Milwaukee, passed through here one
day last week to visit the Cedar. On their
return they were alarmed about the ice in
the river and crossed over as quickly rs
possible. ;. One evening last week we at
attended Prof Carpenters Singing Class:
He is the best instructor we ever saw, and
there is no doubt but his efforts will be OF
great value to our musically inclined friends.
Mr.. G. does not allow piece to be executed
in drawling, half.priced, nasal manner
every syllable must he spoken plainly and
boldly-we were much pleased with his
politely. firm style Of correcting his pupils.
!. .Marlattl has repurchased the st. Char.
les Saloon west Of the City Hotel. j. F.
Kimball s Co., have opened Liquor Store
and Rec,ifying establishment nearly oppo-
Walter L Bros. Paint and chair shop. Mr..
Kimball is from Hannibal, Missouri; he
has been long time in the trade and pro-
baby understands it as we'll as any man in
the west. "A st. Patrick's Ball will come
off at Mendon Hall on Monday evening
March 18TH. 4. The ladies Fair will take
place at Mozart Hall this evening. See 40.
ticc in special column. ;. The churches OF
McGregor are all we'll attended; it would
seem that all the pastors are highly esteem.
ed by their hearers. Rev. Mr.. Moore will
preach on Sunday next on Infant Saliva
ton. Father Nagle preached on Auricular
Confession to large audience on Sunday
last, & At the burial Of j. b. Cooke Of
West Union few days ago, the sleigh con-
tanning the corpse upset and rolled the cof-
fin and the attendants out in the snow
At the grave, one Of the assistants in the
burial slipped and fell upon the coffin after
it was deposited in the vault! If you
scorch the broken stems Of flowers it is
said the bloom will remain much longer ;
the fire Theoretically seals the stem and pre-
vents the departure Of the juices by evapos
ration. !. Ladies are said to be going into
the practice Of doctoring quite extensively
in Boston. Il is also said that bachelors
are sick about half the time now. The
Cincinnati gazette, Republican paper, aG-
vised Lincoln ITO hurry to Washington as
fast as possible and quit making speeches. y
Abe dii 'hnrrv" ,o-sard the Las.