The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-05-08
Home and Other Itema.

Fruit Trees and Shrubbcry; ''now is good
time to subscribe"--to plant, we mean =.
w. A Benton, Esq, took possession of the
McGregor Post Office on Saturday; Chas
| Worden and Charles Carrier being sworn
as clerks; the former has been i'm the
office long time and is indispensable to it.
Mr.. Carrier will make first rate clerk
We think the new team will pull first rate
together. Mr.. Packard, the retiring p NJ,
has given very general satisfaction though
the place is one of the most difficult to fill.
d. G. Rogers is p NJ at Garnavillo, +.
Sncdigcr at Elkader, Doc. Smith at st.
Chas. City, and Charley Dean at Monona.
A. BRANr is employed by our r. Road Co.
as Chief Engineer; he will commence epe-
rations this week. Brant is one of the best
engineers in the western country Charles
Adams of Wisconsin is employed by the
Company as Superintendent he is also on
hand and ready to begin business. Itlooks
now as though the North Iowa Railroad
Company was in earnest. .. 1t is said that
1000 smugglers live on the 100 miles of
division line between France and SPAIN
How many would live on the $500 miles of
division provided this Confedcracy splits
into two pieces ?... Bass & Grant can
provide gardeners with all the choice seeds
and tools wanted at this season Of the year.
+. Odcll has removed to his farm three miles
west Of Elkader. .. Mr.. John Jacobia and
Miss Jennie Howe Of this place, were mar
ricd this wednesday, morning, and took
the train for the east at 10 o'clock. L..
Benton, jr., and Miss Fanny Gone accom-.
panied the bridal party as far as Milwaukee,
We violate no confidence in going to press
with this information several hours in ad-
vance of the wedding, as our friends, John
and Jennie, are not so squeamish as to dis
guse their intentions in the least degree.
Next week we will give the happy pair
formal notice. On Tuesday evening next
there will be Il Children's Concert at the
Congregational church. Some excellent.
hearted old Children will assist the young
ones in bringing on their pieces patriotic
speeches will be made 10y young and old,
and most heavenly time may be anticipat-
ed. The proceeds we are informed will 90
to families of our volunteers. C. G. Bick-
nell declines the Assessorship of McGregor
to which he was elected; N. NJ. Tuttle is
appointed. :. JAS. Parker, of Monona pre-
l tod l.. - ~
Squash and the Buckthorn Hedge plant
Mr. Parker has left quantity of these
valuable seeds with Bass & Grant, for sale
Mr. Parker informs us that neither mice,
gophers nor cattle will NEEDLE with the
Buckthorn hedge and that very few years
only will grow good fence. We are oblig
ed for the present. Geo. Nichols, former.
ly grain dealer Of this place, and now OF
Chicago, has Joined the army in the latter
city,. M. Carrot, of Black River Falls
passed down tn, river on Friday last in
command of large raft of timber, logs,
shingles, &c. "Jim." made the Corpora.
ton OF this city present of fifty foo.
|
Ted flagstaff. May the American Eagle
watch over his patriotic head .. AT Dun
leith, the Common Council are SO saving
that they post up their ordinances in man.
uscript to avoid paying their only newspa
per small bill for publication. With SO
excellent paper as PAuL's Adrertise,
the Council ought to be the ashamed o
this picaynnacy. SO help us Moses, W,
wouldn't own lot in town represented
by so mean board of officers. The Ad
uertiser is too good paper for such SLOW
town, and we suggest to Bro. PAUL tt
leave it,. Mr.. TRuAx of the Pres,
Hon. d. d. sABIN of New Oregon, NoYE
Of the Clear Lake Independent. j. II
Green, of the Pr. du Chen Leader, and
host of prominent ctizeas and strangers
honored our office with visits the past week
Mr.. Green has been compelled, by the pa
triotism Of his printer boys and the slow
; ness Of his patrons, to suspend the Leade,
for the present. We regret Green's neces
sity, but if he gets no pay for the arduou
labor of a printing Office he should not b
f asked to continue in the business. KAN
George has furnished the great Hotel a
,, Lower Town, Prairie du Chen, and is abou
} ready to open it to the public. An Omni
, bus will run from the Boats and Cars. :.
We have an interesting letter from 0. Nc
|, CRANEY, Esq, at Denver, which we vii
publish next week. Mac is employed a
an assistant Editor of the Daily Herald, an,
he will probably remain there all summc,
. . We wish him a fortune. :. !. KIaBALL, tn
Wholesale Liquor dealer near Big Andy's
. not to be behind the age, has suspended
! Keg sign painted Red, White and Blue, i
front Of his store Those who deal wit
! X. must be careful not to get too much {
. the blue in their patriotism. All over tow
$ Flags are flying as saucy as though JEFF
= Davis was not intending to take Washing
: ton. Boston, ST. Paul, McGregor and othe
important towns. The ladies wear cape
and 1--WE are informed) even petticoats
the favorite tri-color. Long may they wav'
!. 80. The town last week was full Of pee
n pie, the absorbing topic being WAR;
e Drills, the drum and fife and flying Of flag
= added to the crowds of teams loaded wit
e grain in, and with merchandise out, max.
5, McGregor look like a protracted Fourth {
IS July. On Saturday Capt. Hooe's Pr.
>. Chen company came over to return tt
Of visit our volunteers paid them few day
4. ago. Lieutenant Lefiingwell welcomed tt
"a soldiers in first rate, well delivered speecl