The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-11-18
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Ever N. Christopher has returned from
the Suffers division Of DeBerard in Ten
nessee and is employed by r. Y. Cory
A good clerk and gentlc;nanly employer
Eiver looks little slim in face but h
reports sound" .. Doc. II. G. Martin il
not drafted at Waukesha we looked owe
the Democrats list of last week carefully
....Jas. N. Culver & Co., are buying al
the horses they can get. FINCH is cut ii
the country, "By judas Priest ~ picking
up the animals, while Ed. Stowe watche.
for good stock in McGrcgor. Jim" is ou
IN the country also. Capt. IRA BRIsBll
took formal command Of the Alanake,
Ferry Steamer on Sunday last. Captain
Shcrwin oas pretty good steamboat mar
but as the rising sun is always brighte,
than the setting one We are disposed to
guess that Capt. Brisbie will prove to be
equal If not superior to the retired officer !
Pardon us, Capt. s., but you had ne bust.
ness to 60 and leave us. The first regular
train run by Conductor Sherwin will leave
the North McGregor Depot, bound west.
ward on Monday Nov. 2sd, at Q A. M. 80.
Milo Lacy from the lower Mississippi gun.
boat service is at home again in the TINES
office with improved health and satisfied
curiosity on the question on handling gun
powder shooting sticks"
John F. Wright whom we named last
week as being in Detroit is yet in Chicago
and in the employ Of one of the oldest and
heaviest mercantile firms of the city; Ian
Buskirk & Henry. Good luck to John till
Gabriel blows for h:m-and then a front
seat in Elysium -. l.. O. Smith Of the
Madison Patriot and Horace Rublee of the
Journal are "grafted" into the army.
They'll both go-and get $500. Rublee
has war presents by the cart load-shct
guns, pistols, havelocks, blankets, &C., &C.,
but he calls for "sanitaries," as most es-
sential. The "Hop" at Concert Hall on
Friday evening was washed out of every
body's mind by the imprudent and unrea.
sonable fall of rain that came along on that
day and night. The negro Ministries headed
by Jim Williams were on hand in their
best trim, but there was no feet to time
their music. Let Balls and parties wait
till the snow comes Will the young
men Of McGregor organize Debating Club
this winter and improve themselves in
mental treasure or will they waste their
time in places Of amusement, Improbable
and expensive9 Boys, call a meeting and
start the good work; you cant imagine
how much you will improve in one winter
J. P. Roberts, late of McGregor, and
now Of the American House Gate "Cross
Keys'D of Milwaukee, was in town Sunday.
Roberts is the same gentlemanly, urbans
chief clerk Of the American that he was at
McGregor. Our friends who go to Mil
waukee should give him call. y. .Merwin
("Curly') who went to the war with Jess
Lampson and Milo Lacy, is in Dodge's
Mounted Rifles, Suffolk Va. .. Linus P.
McKinnie Of 2lst O3th Army Corps New
Orleans) Iowa haa an elegant hunting
watch at McGregor to be sent to him by
Col. Merrill when the latter leaves for
headquarters. The watch is solid silver
and on the inside casing is engraved ITO
L. P. McKinnie, from his chums in Nc
Gregor, Iowa." We're afraid "Line" wont
be pleased when he sees this evidence of
regard from his Iowa home. Guess not
Finch sent, and brought in, last week, 10
horses all large and well made. He pays
from Is to $125 for horses. :. The steamer
Milwaukee seems to be laid up for winter,
in the Slough below Prairie du Chen 90.
The Key City broke something at Dubuque
the other day in hauling the Ferry Boat off
q bar she is done for the season. Captain
Worden has gone below St. Louis on an
Len Eldred, the Chief Clerk,
and "Jesse" the beverage distributor went
up on the War Eagle day or two since to
the frozen latitude.
90. Stewart Worden has nice stock of
groceries, family supplies and fruits in
Kriebs' building, lately occupied by John
NJ. Burbridge. Call and see Stewart aad
patronize an industrious, accommodating
man. He will keep nice articles or none.
1.-THE German Ball at Kriegers on Sat-
urday night last was select one and the
result was very gratifying. The rain and
mud was so formidable that we did not
accept the kind invitation of the Committee
to be present. About SO tickets were
sold; the music of Shoefel d Daman was
elegant; the Supper and the wines were
most palatable, the ladies were ahead of
Solomons 'lillics of the ield'' in appear
ance and dress, the gentleman were as
gallant as the Troubadors Of old, and what
was to prevent good time?
See the change of Time Table. Two
trains day during the winter is good
arrangement. shell CASE is in Chicago,
engaged in the Insurance Business. -.
Charley Coy is buying grain in Marshal
town Iowa. .McCloud whom we mention-
ed last week as being struck with gun on
the head by Cole, tenant of his, died the
next day. Cole has surrendered himself
for trial. -. Frank Haislett, ono Of our best
printer boys is very sick with Typhoid
fever. We regret to announce this sad
news relative to one of our fayorites 80.
Erpnrh ic full of uaxU ooo1e h,,f ho ia