The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-08-19
Home and Other Items.

Home and Other Items.
II Ezra S. Redding Of the LIST Colorado Cav
airy, writes to his parents here, from For
Garland under date of July Goth. He i.
much improved in strength: feels we'll, bu
is anxious to see home and friends again
80. Lehman, Of the Boscobel Argus, FL
beck, of the Elkader Journal, and Capt
Sam. Whiting, late Consul to Nassau, drop
ped in last week. We had good Prairi,
| du Chen ride with Eiboeck, up to see Mer
rill of the Courier, and we passed very
interesting season with Capt. Whiting: h
is now living at Hampstead, Long Island,
but his business west is to relocate at hi.
old home, Winona. The TINES boys arc
under obligations to the Captain for buck
ct full of kindness. ....... .g ...
! w. j. LUsk Of Michigan, is getting up
large and beautiful manuscript cards for our
hotels, business houses, professional men
and artisans. You will see him about the
streets with large gilt frame at his side.
just ask him his business; after he OK.
plains his plan and you see his work, you
will want card, certain. The Key City
boys hold on at McGregor on their up trips,
nowadays, and for short time look over
the town. They are all favorites, here. :.
We want good, wide wagon road to North
McGregor, and we must have it: who will
begin it? In q short time We want 4 fSil-
road up there too-a horse one, if we can't
get steam, and just now our confidence in
the latter is not very great. Some smnrt
bachelor-says AL ladies are thieves, be-
cause they steal their petticoats and hook
their eyes," What can q bachelor know
about the ladies ?. >. . The German Luther.
an Church being erected next to the bluff
on the street passing from Fox and Evans
Block up the hill, makes very tasty ap-
pearance. The enterprise is credi,able to
our German fricnds-,ts finish is crcditable
to the builders.
]. Bailey has opened a shop for the sale
Of ice cream, fruits, groceries, &C., &C., in
the west part Of Buckley's building. -
Mr.. Bailey's store, is not large, but his
goods are nice and he is very accommodate
ing. Very handsome fences are being
built around our public school rooms in
this city. This is right. Make school.
house pleasant and the children will not 60
to it SO reluctantly. Trees should be plant
ed in the enclosures, pictures Of historic or
Geographic interest should adorn the walls
of the rooms, and every other attractive ef:.
fort be made to eradicate the jail,idea which
the appearance of our schoolhouscs loo Of
ten inspires. Grown persons do not 60
where it is not pleasant; is it reasonable to
expect children, with their light and joyous
hearts, to like gloomy castle, surrounded
only with sunshine and dirt?
\ G. S. Hale, an enlisted 9th Iowa cavalry
man lost, on Saturday last, his wallet con-
tanning his discharge from a former enlist
ment; is Of great value to him and Of use
to nobody else. Will the findeS leave it at
this Office ?. :. Cone, of the Broad axe has
raised his house as high as Koss' new
building, while work on the latter goes
bravely on. The town will be full Of
New Goods this week; let our country
cousins bring in their excellent wheat and
swap it for new styles, fresh from Europe
the ladies all want to see and purchase. :.
Sebastian Miller has completed = brick
building. designed for place Of business
it is situated in niche in the bluff, just
west of w. Schmidt's Boot and Shoe shop
Our town readers will notice the School
Advertisement in this issue; an excellent
corps of teachers is nov employed. Our
commentator Of them is useless in this
community. .9.ssT asaH
Castello's Circus, on Saturday night last
was crowcd so that one could hardly move.
1t gave good satisfaction. -. Lieut.. David
Moe, Of Co. G, Sd Iowa, returned from
Of Vicksburg on Monday; We have
had no opportunity to get particulars
the Lieutenant. ;. Three laborers employ
ed by CASTILLO, enlisted in the 9Th Iowai
Cavalry on Saturday last and babe The
Circus business goodbye. Who says Dan
is not doing good?.. q. M. O'Brien is en-
larging his downtown store by adding the
space formerly between himself and D.
Aliens; this will make nice ROOM
O'Brien is always going ahead.
Orvis and Fred Bradley, late of De
Berard's sutler staff, are now at home
Dan Lacy is expected soon. Sam With
crow, of Pleasant Ridge, is discharged from
service on account of i'll health; he looks
poorly, but kind parents and home will res
tore him. !. /. Pat. Burns is at home on q
short furlough. nj fat w
We have several letters that our space
and time forbids extended notice of. w.
N. Stevens, Of Clinton Co. has opened .
Cider and Fruit store in Aliens block he
has the cider mill with him and makes the
genuine before your eyes,. .Lampson's
store was attacked one night last week by
robbers. Geo. Love, drove the scoundrels
off. Robbers are growing plenty -. Dogs
are also still at large and without muzzles.
Too MANY.-Mr. lie Grand Byington is
issuing entirely too many circulars to spit
our taste. fhe and the Central Commit