The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-07-06
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McGregor Select Shoot, has returned from
a tour of few weeks, with friends, to
Hastings, st. Paul, and 81. Anthony and
rcopened her school on Tuesday the 9th.
The sessions will be from half past eight
to half past eleven A. NJ. and from two to
half. past four p. NJ. Terms: 1,75 and
1,5o per month. The concert by Madam e
Anna Bishop, at the Baptist Church, was
given to a full house and pronounced fine
effort by the best judges Of music. The
funeral services Of the late o. F. Brewer.
whose death was announced in our last is
sue, took place on last Sabbath at the NJ.
E. Church, conducted by the Masonic order
Of McGregor, of which the deceased was
one Of the brightest members. assisted by
members Of the Prairie du Chicn lodge.
Rev. I. X. Fuller pastor, delivered the SER
mon. Felt, Of the West Union Record,
was in town last week and spent an hour
in the TINES Office. Andy has promised
himself trip to New York this season and
thinks he will remain until after the election
with friends there. .. Our John F. Wright
and family are at Holly, Michigan, and
judging from the appearance Of the home
like countenance on the card before US they
are the happiest little group alive. John
is paymaster for the chief contractors of
the Flint and Holly railroad, a position in
which he is at once at home and which he
will enjoy. I'VE have received from Sem
ator Grimes copy Of the Congressional
Globe, with the Appendix, for 1862 ard
1868, and from some one copy Of the
Navy Register. Accept our thanks, gen.
tlemen. They are just TO our liking.
Hayt & Burdick, the gentlemanly pioneer
lumber dealers have received large invoices
of pine merchandise from the Wisconsin
pineries. Geo. NJ. Rising was the Capt. from
the mouth of the Wisconsin.
Maj. Geo. II. Otis, of the I'd Wisconsin,
was here last week making old friends hap
Ply. The Major entered the service as
private three years ago and was first made
Corporal, June 10th 1851, and then Sergt.
July Goth, 1861; I'd Lieut., August sth
81 LIST. Lieut., Sept. 18th 1861; Captain,
March Goth 1862, aud Major, May 25th,
1864. He was three times in command of
the regiment and Provost Marsh.::.,. Of the
Division, which position he held up to the
date OF his designation, Tuesday. The I'd
faced bullet and sabcr unflinchingly for
three years and came home only 10 men
strong. They took their discharge satisfied
to let others try the beauties Of war for
awhile, in their stead. Hon. w. l. Gil
christ, Chairman of the Ship Canal Execu-
tive Committee, left home on Monday to
attend the extra session called for to-day
(Tuesday) at Dubuque. All Of the Pub
lie Lands in Iowa have been withdrawn
from sale, location, homestead entry or pre-
emption claim, for the purpose of adjusted
the several Grants of land recently made
by Congress to the State. Moody, of the
Standard Bearer, Prairie du Chien, and
National Broad Ace, Boscobcl, has assum-
ed the sole control Of both papers and will
probably be joined by Andrews of the
Union in their future publication. %. The
Misses Barnes, Lowell and Peck, teachers,
are spending vacation with their friends at
their several homes. Several hundred
Norwegians arrived here and at Lansing
within the last week on their way to differ
ent points Of Clayton, Allamakee and Win
nishiek counties. 4. q. Armstrong, of the
Lansing Journal, spent part of two days
of last week among u.s.. Quite number
of our citizens joined these of our sister
city in cotillon party at the Mondell
House on the night of the 4th. They re
port it one Of the best they ever attended.
Maj. duplicate that party and draw on Nc
Gregor for recruits.
Morse, formerly Express Agent, first at
Prairie du Chen and then here, was among
the arrivals of last week I'VE publish
to-day another chapter of dottings of the
incidents which occurred on an Up River
trip, by Qui Vive, our favorite correspond
emit. One Of the most pleasant social par
ties of the season was given at the house
of ex-Mayor Stoneman on Friday evening.
At an early hour the McGregor Comets
surprised the already happy company with
some most choice band music which added
very much to the evenings entertainment.
"Brick" Pomeroy of the Lacrosse
Democrat has offered 500 to the proprie-
tors of the Republican Office to assist in
repairing the damages by the late fire to
that Office Read the advertisement of
Yankee Robinson in another column. :. &. !.
Ezra Redding, formerly newsdealer here,
and for three years member Of Colorado
regiment is at home visiting his father,
James Redding, of the P. o. news depot.
80. The 4th here passed off with but little
of importance transpiring beyond the usu-
al daily occurrence. The only noticeable diff.
ference was the appearance of the Amer.
lean flag floating above the square; some
very good music by the Comets and mar
shall music by 5. DeHaven, Esq, and the
infant Church drummers, few who were
little happier than men ordinarily are,
two or three sharp engagements on the
streets and very fine display of fireworks
at different places in the city in the even
ing, wound up the whole Of the celebration
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