The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-09-23
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He will erect Brick Of two or three sto,iea
designed for Drug store. Wood has mad
money by close attention to business.
Father Nagle has carried off the old stabl,
lately on the Van Ciman lot adjoining tn,
Wanzer House. A store house will pro
baby 60 up in place Of it....N w. Stew
ems took the Cider Mill premium at the
State Fair. Lieut.. Chas. Phillips, for
m,ry of the Prairie du Chen Telegraph
office, and one OF the best boysin the orld
favors US with lots CT South Carolina
Northers papers full of information. Char
ley is now Lieutenant and Quartcrmastcr
of the Independent Battery of Massachus-
cts cavalry at Port Royal. Cant you
'!eave,' Charley, and come to see us for a
month or SOP. IA bird whispers to us
that prominent Republican of Clayton
Co., and not a thousand miles from Nc.
Gregor, will be Lieut.. Col. of the 9th Iowa
Cavalry. If or guess is correct the reg.
mcnt will have a good-looking, energetic
and brave officer; that he will he kind to
his men and fight his enemies there is no
doubt. We wish him farther promotion,
because we think he has military stuff in
him equal to man yet sent from Clayton
county. Capt. Tlchenor deserves to be
LIST Major--hc has seen service and merits
the position. ;. Mr.. Bodkin feared his wife.
On going home he borrowed an umbrella
and when Mrs. 3. opened On him he rose in
the bed and skrcad the parachute. "What
are you cing' said she. preparing for a
storm. my DEAR was the kind reply.
The County Fair will take place at Ma.
tional on the l4th and 18th October. We
must all Co.,. Bishop Smy the, of Du-
buquc, will confirm about 100 persons at
the Catholic Church on Sunday next. This
event has been waited for with some impa-
thence hy many peritents ."River news
are light" George says. That's fact all
but the "are r.. w. H. futile, Of Walk
on, carried two deserters to Dubuque on
yesterday 80. Isle" Burligame is doing
first rate business with his new coach line
between McGrcgor and Waukon. Success
to good man, always -. Capt Wlllets
Of DEBORAH, went east on yesterday accom-.
panied by his bright young son MAnLoS,
who was sci, cted by Col. Allison for naval
honors at Newport, Rhode Island We
hope to hear Of Mahlon as an Admiral be-
fore he is 50. His selection does credit to
Allison-a finer looking boy We have never
seen. -. Sergeant bort, our whilom fish
ing friend, how in the 9th Cavalry is here
to gather few recruits. Lieut.. Mckay, Of
the same regiment is at DEBORAH for the
same purpose They are both No. / %.
Robt. Granger, of Company X, lst Cavalry,
Captain Barnes, was wounded and taken
prisoner at Little Rock .... ....
Emile Roth, the Wis. German orator,
will speak at Pr. du Chen on the 23d.
A saloon burned up in Pr. du Chen on
the night of the 2lst. ... koss' Brick is up
to the third story and looks well Wy
ley is painting and fixing up Kenneay's
east sto:e room in good style. You may
look for a fine display of merchandise there
by Thursday next. N. NJ Tuttle has
sold his dwelling to o. McCraney. :. The
Ne,cs is out again and looks first rate. Mr..
TESNEY slides as gracefully into reflections
upon the Democratic party and his late
favorite, Gen. FUTILE, as though he had
spent life time in admiring the Chicago
Tribune and Gov Kirkwood. All right,
George; it comes upon us rather sudden
though, to be much admired. :. :. IIaight has
his stock in Gardeners late Office. O. W.
Raitt guarantees to furnish him two story
brick on the Ryan half lot in 80 days
Good for johnnie Il rust soon ii he has no
floor to keep clean. .. Men and teams are
as busy as bees excavating the bluff and
cleaning up the late fire region brick and
stone cucumber the side walk-every move
looks like speedy erection Of CONNER.
cial Row." . The iron for % miles of our
Railway is at Milwaukee. "Look out for
the Bell when the Engine rings -
"Jim" Benge has rented the Billiard
Rooms of the Martin House, Elkader. Go
there and make run of 20 cents Martin
has rented the Davis House. !. There are
two or three more weddings on foot in
town. Aug. French, L. Sutherland, r.
Cory, Sam Peterson and S. Mcconnell got
home last week from their eastern goods
purchasing tour. Look out for the boxes
soon. >. Van Valkenburg and John Henri.
rinan have leased and are now running
the Broad Guage, next door to the Ame,i
can. In few days they will be O. K. in
appearance and in refreshments. Oysters
are abundant in town, but "Wash" is the
fellow achat sells them or gives them away
just as his customers require. He will
have shell oysters in few days, and j. H.
G. of the Prairie depot will be sent for to
assist as in testing them. .Eumor has it
that Gen. Lawler has bought the Coulee
just above the Bluff street warehouses.
What does Rumor mean? or Gen Lawler
either? We doubt Madame Rumor's We
racity in this case. ss'S.E
TnAyER 4 MOVES UNITED SrATle Cir
Gus. As we did not make more than q
mere reference to this establishment in our
last issue, We will now call special attention