The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-11-09

Home and O'her Items.
North McGregor is looking up in goo
shape. The Passenger House is complete
and occupied. Esq. ANDRos sells tn
tickets, GooDRrcu is Conmissary and Com
missioner General of Freight, &C., &c
SnuGAR has cornor for the sale Of refresh
ments Of light nature. An Eating Hous
is being completed near the depot.
Hotel will be built bctwesn now and spring
Charley Kceler, ons Of the Lest young mel
in the west, is managing affairs for himsel
and Gen. A. B. Lyon. II. Ruble is prepar
ing an Agricultural Depot and Residence
Keen & Thompson (Jack) are making car
wheels at their foundry. The cxtcnsiv,
Car. Shop just above town is going on tt
completion: it is IA by 1o4. Messrs
Morhmans have almost finished q nea,
Grist Mill; and Capt. sherwin (the popula,
conductor) is about joining the church
Hurrah for our sister city 80 W. H. Hard.
ing cold Bill'') informs US by letter tina,
he is located at No. 147, Randolph Street,
Chicago, opposite the Court House. He
requests us to say to all McGregor and
North Iowa men that no care will be spared
to make them comfortable when they visit
Chicago. AN Milwaukee was here within
the last ten days. Tangel McCracken, the
Oyster man of that city. and SMITH, Of the
tobacco house Of Sam Spaulding, attempt.
ed to run skiff in opposition to the Ferry,
upset about twenty feet from shore and
were obliged to pawn their wet pants for a
drying machine to restore heat to the bal.
ance Of their clothes! Stainer. Of Mil.
waukee, "Seth," Of Chicago, Prescott and
Winnie of the Mil. & Pr du Chen Railway,
BoDwELL of the house of L. Read, Chicago,
and sundry other good fellows Of the bust
ness life Of the west, called on US lately.
go. Sam. Herman, son Of the Major, and
q war man Of three years, stepped into our
sanctum one day last week. He says all
soldiers can be furloughed who promise to
vote for the successful general who presides
at Washington
II. L. Porter and Patch, late of the
Headquarters Saloon, uptown, are now
located at Postville. McGregor men will
call on them Of course. =. Cyrus Mckay,
Of DEBORAH, advertised lately that he
"would make himself useful to war
widows" he is in the pension agency bust.
ness. 90. We learn that Lew. Rock and
Capt Sherwin had lively public meeting
at the Mondell House one evening last
week. Capt. Phil. Dorr was the clerk.
The party was lively, you bet. and as pious
as We be, it would have suited US to be
present. =. The telegraph poles are up on
this side the river, but the wire is not yet
strung. :. Hickey, late of this Office, q
trump among men and right bower in the
typo line, is promoted to the command Of
the baggage at Postville. We have heard
of several outrages lately in this place and
in North McGrcgor. Lazy. loafing devils
who can get $500 day for honest work,
prefer to watch at street corners or prowl
round houses and make livelihood by
highway or burglary tactics. Look out
for such ducks and invite them to ball
with sufficiency Of powder behind it,.
Mr.. Branch, late Of Indiana, has bought
the Head quarters Saloon, near Pearsall &
Church; he is gentlemanly young man
and vii. do what he can to please those
who call on him. il. Charles Budde is
establishing Grocery Store in the room
lately occupied by Will. Werder, near the
Murray House. John Campbell, the "can.
ME Scot" end one of the best of "guid
fellows" is at Castalia, as assistant to VIM.
Moncrief, Station Agent at that point. III
the Scotia "chivls" will allow US to come
up there week or two hence and take
notes." we'll "prcnt them" with pleasure
90. Mrs. Finch, Miss Hattie Finch, Miss
Katie Finch, Miss Louise Dimmock and
Mrs. Henry Ruble accepted an invitation
from diamond Jo," the owner of the
steamer Diamond Jo," and on Monday
left our wharf for a pleasure trip to Winona
and back. "Jo" always contrives to leave
port on days when neither Of the editors of
this paper can be spared from duty. Is he
mad at US about anything?
Who will organize Lyceum in Nc
Gregsr? 1t is shame that city OF the
size of McGregor cannot sustain Lyceum
and Library. Fifty Dollars, in Books,
can be drawn for, if the Library is estab-
tablished. Call at TINES Office. Mr..
Bowman, the talented Local of the Dubuque
Herald, called on US last week. -. About
two hundred conscripts and substitutes
embarked on the Key City Thursday morn
ing last. They stock it easy" SO far as we
could see %. The election, as We 60 to
press, progresses good. naturally. This
city is for Mcclellan sure, but outside Of
this the doubt is in favor Of Lincoln. A
merchant, in voting. said, "my pocket goes
for Abe but my head and heart 60 for Little
Mac and the restoration Of Peace" Another
said, ''If Abe is elected my goods will be
worth more, but / shall respect myself
less!" Charles Lacy of Idaho and Nc
Gregor, returned last week. We received
a letter few days since from Daync, Lacy
and Fales, dated "Woo River" but Charley
beat the letter here. It seems there were
200 returners. and Capt. J. G. Fales was
elected to Conduct the train, which lie did
sucnas af,,l Va salute Won CAprAINl