The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-24
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their home, Clermont. &. II. Mcintyre is a
Queens Hotel, Toronto, at which place hi
many acquaintunces here can address him
B. Strouse, the good-tempered, good natur
cd and substantial merchant, firm Q
Strouse & Rowe, has sailed for Europe -
His address is Bamberg, Bavaria, where h
has the TINES directed till June LIST. Anoth
er bachelor gone 1000 miles for wife
"You bet.".. Loren Kennedy is at Sacra
mento. lie writes very earnestly for tn
clone paper" Of McGregor. . . Letter.
from Mr.. Barron in N. II. state that Mrs
B. is not likely to recover permanent health
80. The Cornet Band honored Mrs. II
Clay Scott with serenade on the occasion
of her return from Chicago on Saturday
night. Mrs. S. is one of the finest must
clans in our city Go. F, of the 9th low,
are at home in Fayette Co., but we get nj
farther advices from the Sd. . "Mulligan,'
the identical soldier who killed Gen. Nc
Culloch at the battle Of Pea Ridge ant
confiscated the splendid watch and chain o
the rebel Chief, in the heat Of battle, was
in McGregor day or two since. We me
the man, and having testimony outside
common rumor we know, that he is the
bold soldier boy who performed this feat.
He is member of the 9th battery and was
bound to Davenport to report for duty. :.
The State Legislature Of Iowa proposes
to have the State resume the r. r. Land
Grants Of the U. S. on the ground of non.
performance on the part of the roads. u. &. i.
The Fenian question attracts much notice
now a-days. The Chicago Tribune has
gone to praising it while the Bishops Of
the Church condemn the organization >. {.
A steam shcep-shearer is among the latest
reported inventions. Steam rams were
invented before.
r. S. Williams, once produce buyer of
McGregcr, afterwards Sutler to Wiscon-
sin Regiment, is now of the Wholesale
Produce and Commission firm of Parsley
& Williams, No. /, New Levee and Full
ton Street New Orleans. :. Geo. w. Hem
inway "a recruiD Of Lansing died at Du-
buquc on the 10th of Small Pox L. -. Bishop
Coienso has been condemned on nine
points; he has till March 1st, to retract.
....Armstrong of the Lansing Journal,
was here short time since and confessess
to destroying large amount Of cider. He
is terrible on cider, that's fact. Sam of
the Union, was in town last week and call
cd at the office. Sam will 60 to Idaho,
enlist in the army or get married this
spring we'll take bet that he takes the
shortest road of the three and that he will
not be long in deciding -. Capt. Stevens,
of the Prairie du Chen Shp-y yard, is build.
ing some very substantial barges for the
wheat traffic. There is to be new Ferry,
direct from terminus to terminus Of the
two railways now running at this crossing;
an omnibus will shortly run from North
McGregor to this place. Major "Dave"
Herman arrived here, from his three or
four weeks eastern visit, on Friday last,
looking as at-well that's no name for it;
he says hv enjoyed himself like steam
boat at high water every moment he was
gone .--- We saw, last week, several double
cars drawn North heterogeneous on the
ice; everything looks like business on the
new road. We learn that Culver and other
parties are purchasing wheat at Monona
about cents below the McGregor rates
This is fair price, tie way the roads are.
This week we shall print Tickets from Nc
Gregor to the three or four stations now
almost in r. R. connection with US. No
BILE and not Greenrils is the second station
out. The Scott station, west of Monona.
is called LUNA, in honor of Mrs. Scott.
has only made quarter of
million since his last failure. Idaho is
pronounced Edahho; the meaning of it
is beautiful meadow"-so somebody says.
I'D. I. Mott has two excellent and we'll
farms to rent near Hardin, Iowa
They lie near the railway.
Mrs. Remick of this city, is filling a
musical enga cement at the Wabash Avenue,
Church, Chicago. Her en-.
sagement extends through the present year.
She has resigned the Office of President of
The Sanitary Society of McGregor. The
election of her successor is expected to
AXE place this week .. Kate Aud, of Mo.
sends US some poetic lines of merit which
will be published as soon as we can find
space for them. Thank you, Katy. Andy
iaffney is at home again from his trip to
Canada; he brings a fighting cock of the
inest breed, and at the same time news Of
Wilson, once of the Broad Gauge, and Of
Ike Marlatt, formerly of the City Hotel,
McGregor. Wilson is in the Royal Arms
saloon Of London, and Marlatt is doing well
aotelling The German or Dutch Cir
Gus" on Saturday night last, was success.
Forty bottles of wine, several amusing tab.
saux and world of fun were the profits
to outsiders and participants. :. Major Ira
Church, the champion drummer of the
west, played out" his Chicago engage,
ment, and came back to Uncle Sam last
week. Ira says he "wouldn't drum for
company with an abolition crowd ~.
Durham has gone to Chatauqua Co., N Y,
to see his friends; A. j. Church is the
boss" of the McGregor House in Dur
hams absence :. Allen went to Beloit on
Friday last. me cn,lldn't 90 "Townn has