The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-01-30

oeccders Will meet at Montgomery, Ala.
1t is rumored that 1000 troops have invest.
ed Fort Pickens, and that it will probably
surrender. .Rumors now are not very
reliable.
Home and Other Items.
On Thursday morning last there were q
pair of very bright sun-dogs on exhibition
at this place. Thursday proved to be a
cold day. It is little remarkable that the
excessive GOODNESS of several of the days OF
this winter has not enabled paper we see
to report a person frozen to DEATH. i. =. !.
Wooliscreft is in receipt Of Two Hundred
Barrels of superior Apples which he offers
low to the trade or to families. "A party
of % to 80 of the lively folks of McGregor
did themselves the honor to call on Gen.
Bigelow and Lady on Friday night last
Arrived at the hospitable mansion of our
friends, the dance began and until two
| o'clock the merriment was of the most
rapturous order After partaking of a
bountifnl repast and pledging sentiments of
warmest esteem in the excellent native wine
Of the fair hostess the company departed
for home where they arrived without acct
dent, delighted with the ride and charmed
with the welcome extendended to them.
j. W. Stryker & Co., arc selling Dry Goods
Of all kinds in Kennedy's Store House
lately occupied by Steinam C Co.. . DO
our boys and girls and particularly our
News Agents remember that St. Valentines
Day is nearly heres Weadvisc the dealers
to get good supply of Valentines if they
would accommodate the greatly increased
young population Of our city. Hope our
friends won't send us such homely pictures
as they did last year. On Tuesday, Jan.
10th, Concert Hall will be opened for
Ball the music will be furnished by "Jim'
Williams string band. 1t is said that the
father of Hannibal Hamlin was named
Africa Hamlin, his father having four sons,
named respectively Europe, Asia, africa,
and america Hamlin! In this way the
report obtained that the Vice. President elect
was Of negro blood. The Time Table is
changed. Trains leave at 5 A. NJ, arrive
at P. MO. o. Phillips and S. r.
Phillips Of Dcerfield, Mass, continue to
favor us with leading New England journals
We find them almost universally going the
conservative chute. We regret to hear
that the Chair Factory at Bunker Hill or
ION, Allamakee county, was burned down
one day last week. The loss is very severe
on the enterprising proprietor; no insurance
....Lyman Burbanks will have Ball at
his Hotel, 'The United States Lower Town,
Prairie du Chen, on Thursday evening
next, Jan. 31st. Let us all go over and see
if Lyme knows how to keep hotel. :.
Mr.. Sportsman, please don't kill any more
rabbits this winter; they are preparing for
family duties and are not eatable. 1t is
reported to us that man put up his team
at the Elk Horn tavern 30 miles west of
this) on Wednesday night last and started
away from the house towards McGregor.
1t was bitter cold night and the snow
drifted badly. He has not since been heard
Of though his hat was found by the side of
the road. We give the rumor as VIZ got it.
1.-The Methodist people arc having a re-
vival at this place; it is said by some that
the "anxious" ones, or "mourners" as the
Methodists call them, are mostly very
young persons, but as the oil ones here
seem to be unimpressible, it is probably
thought best to try to save the young; Rev.
Mr.. Mullen of Pr. du Chen is assisting Mr..
Brunson, the preacher stationed here. >. 4. +.
On Saturday last there were over four
hundred teams in town-the night before
we met thirty teams coming in between
this and Teets' Hotel, a miles OUT after
seven o'clock .Messeeh-seepce is the
Sioux for muddy water.". Mr.. Cover,
of the Grant County Herald, is appointed
Orator for the Editorial Association of Wis
consin at its meeting, June 10th. 1t will be
an original Address, and good one :.
At meeting of lawyers and citizens at FL
kader, during the session of Court, last
week, portion of the Republicans of this
county refused to indorse the late speech of
Senator Seward. "A pair Of our elderly
McGregor friends were blessed, on Sunday
last, by the arrival Of a little daughter; we
do not often mention such events, but as
they are strictly "home Matters" we trust
that Mrs. A. and the SQUIRE will pardon
this notice of their happiness . The Con-
gregationalists treated their Sabbath School
to sleigh-ride on Saturday. There were
over one hundred happy hearts in the
sleighs, the young girls looking as neat,
bright and beautiful as gazelles, and the
boys as jolly and careless as though they
were going to horse race. What Is the
reason you can't make boy look tidy,
while q girl of the same age is as womanly as
her ma? Do females have an instructive love
of admiration? Guess they do, and God bless
them for cultivating it, we say. j.. Aug.
French and Hon. ID. Hammer have Just re-
turned from trip to Minnesota with the
Gig Tag Separator" an indispensable ma
or as an attachment to mills. They report ia
vorably of their prospects. At Winona
Mr.. French will establish mandatory for
that portion of the State. The Clayton
County Sabbath School Association will
meet at McGregor on the 18th and 13th.-
Very interesting exercises may be expect
cd. Several prominent Western Sunday
School men will be here. The Baptist
Sabbath School is to have Festival next
month. The weddings we spoke of are
sure to come; with the exception ofthe last
two, our predictions are thus far verified,
and these will come as soon as the clothes,
bonnets, boots, &C., are in proper trim
we do not endorse the speed of tailors, mil-
liners and shoe makers, and ifthe weddings
are delayed beyond our predicted time, j,
is not our fault!