The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-06-19

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DIR. NAHoB, the eminent occ1list an
aurist is stopping at the McGregor Hous
FOR the treatment Of eye and car-afflicte
people. We called at his room one day las
week and were gratified to hear two of hi
patients, then present, speak in glowin
terms Of the benefit they had derived from
his skill. Wherever this man has been h
has been successful and it is our delibcrat
opinion that his superior does not live in tn,
west. Visits to Chicago or any other city
for cases of deafness or imperfect vision ar,
now useless. Benton has rugged up a 10
Of new boxes to accommodate increasing
custom at the Post Office. Willard will dc
his best to obliee people no matter what
their politics.. Mrs. E. j. Gucrin has a
package at this Office, left off the steamer
Milwaukee to the " care Of the Times. ~
Will The lady please call for it? Her place
Of residence is not known to us. d. Rev.
r. r. Prentiss will probably be employed
as parson to the Baptist Congregation o:
| McGregor. Rev. s. p. Sloan has return
ed from a somewhat long absence to Du-
buque, Waterloo and Cedar Falls. He
thinks the Cedar Valley equal to Rock
River Valley when it has the same improve.
ment. -. Prentice says the young men Of
Louisville are getting good deal tighter
than the money market. Bars of the City
Hotel, Monona, is to have one of his famous
annual Balls on the Fourth. We printed
him 200 handsome tickets and we learn that
he is preparing for a Ball that will make
jeff. Davis tremblc. :. Cal. Wilson, por-
trait, landscape, and house painter is at
work at Elkader; he was a good workman
fifteen years ago and has doubtless improv-
ed ever since. -. II. b. Malone is Ruble's
McGregor Agent for the sale Of gricultu-
raj Machinery. i uble has large Ware
house full of Farmers implements and is
in receipt daily Of fresh supplies :. "A SEN
sible writer observes that the friends of the
Volunteers should write them frequently.
Home letters make them cry with joy, keep
good influences around them, nerve their
arms in battle and do them worlds of good
in thousand ways. Don't neglect them
They are far from home, lonesome, possibly
in low spirits, and oh, what hcart-bound
it gives them to hear from home! Wife,
mother, sweetheart, father, brother or friend
of the defenders of our Flag, will you not
seize pen at once and tell the distant SOL
der how much you miss his face from the
social circle !..... "Jack" Thompson, of
Clermont, has just returned from New Or
leans whittier he went few weeks since to
collect some money due the Clcrmont, Ell
kader and Clayton City Mills for Flour
lie was paid honorably by all except one
man in New Orleans. That man said the
Law forbid paying " foreigner" and he
would not violate the law Jack says no.
body troubled him--the people arc unani-
NOUS for secession, had plenty to cat, felt as
though they were bound to win and looked
as spunky as they do north. lie thinks he
saw an encampment of troops this side of
New Orleans Of nearly 500 acres in extent.
ae received many congratulations on his
'ate return but he tells his friends that good
behavior and minding your own business
will take man anywhere yet -. Dodge
is coming on Saturday night See his por-
trait on the walls throus ia town and prepare
% laugh. 49,. The Fourth of July will be
along about the frs, of the next month";
AcGregor has less than Five thousand peo-
pie in it on that day we will be disappointed.
At Clermont, West Union, DEBORAH and
Lansing and all other towns we can hear
rom, big thing is to be done on the
Fourth. We have notice Of the Clermont
but we cannot give it space in
'ull. l.. A. DoUD, Chairman Com. Ar
seuds us the notice. Order
Thirty. four guns at sunrise; Procession at
10 o'clock at the Flag staff; march to the
irove, preceded by the Clermont Band and
he Fayette Guards; Singing by the choir;
Prayer; Music; The Declaration; Singing;
GRAFTON; Music. Procession will reform
md march to the refrcshment table. Every
,ody and his wife are invited" = The
wind of last Saturday was the most unruly
md impolite visitor that ever did days
work at McGregor. Nobody was hurt, nor
vas any property destroyed, but the way
f.l y;
grace to the character of a gcntlemanly
classical god. To the usual request "down
With your dust he paid no attention what
ever. In several cities we notice much
damage was done. {. i. The steamer Cana
la is chartered for the Fourth by the Catho-
lie Institute Of Dubuque to make an Ex-
cursion to Pr. du Chen and return. Capt.
Parker will not come SO near McGregor
without calling at our wharf, we know
We calculate to have town worth looking
at on that day, and as our neighbor city is
to come over here to rejoice with US, there
is no use in going to Pr. du Chen at ALL
Father Donellan, please use your influence
to have the programme changed and make
McGregor the stopping place.. 90. Tho
Ladies of the McGregor Congregational
Society will hold Strawberry Festival on
Friday evening, June 2lst, in Sperry's
Hall. Admittance 10 cents. Come by all
means, young gents, and bring the girls
the profits all 60 to the church. Mayor
Hobart is Boston man he periodically
ran up the National City Flag on Monday,
June 18th, tn anniversary Of the Battle of
Bunker Hill. Three cheers for His Honor.
lice Cream and Strawberries are handed |
out day and night at Powers & Lampson's