The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-25
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j. Shell Case is at Pleasant Valley, Conn
remaining with his mother....T. II
Bridges, late City weighing clerk, has 10
Gated at Luana (Scott's Station) on tn,
McGrcgor Western Railroad, and will en-
gage in the purchase of Grain for Hunting
4 Basset. Mr.. Bridges is a most compe
tent and honorable business man and has
the entire confidence of this community
80. Robert Grant and many others arc
| fixing up their houses beautifully this
spring. Hon. B. I. Hunt Of Ekader vii
stand good chance of being appointed
Colonel Of To-day regiment to be raised in
this region Of the State. His appointment,
would delight everybody and secure talcn,
in the office. ed. r. West, Assistant
Qaartermaster, wants men for Government
service and will pay high wages. See his
advertisement and call on him. w. R
Mead of the New Oregon Plaindealer was
here several days last week and enjoyed
himself. DR.. Martin and D. D. Fraser
agents for the Wisconsin Mutual Life In.
surancc Company, leave this week for the
Southern or Central part of Iowa on bust.
ness connected with their agencies Mr..
F. will remain at Marion several weeks. (. g.. I.
Capt. Barnes, Co. K, First Cavalry, is at
home on furlough about 80 of his men
accompanied him to McGregor, all looking
as sound as reaches and as neat as dry
goods clerks: we notice among the good.
looking soldier boys, our old friends Geo.
Kidder and Charley Dubois. The absence
Of the writer at the time of their arrival is
the reason why more of them were not seen
and mentioned.
Mrs. Kriebs, near the Flanders House,
has opened a neat Ice Cream Saloon to
which she invites those who are fond of the
cooling beverage. :. N. NJ. futile, our en-.
ergetic Deputy Sheriff, auctioneer and gen.
eral business man, is engaged as travelling
agent for Shores, Durham & Co., Grocers,
127 s. W. Street, Chicago. The House we
are not acquainted with, but If it were not
No. l and little over, futile wouldn't
work for it....We are sorry to hear that
Mr.. Levi Lobdel, one Of the oldest citizens
and best carpenters of McGregor, injured
himself seriously by fall few days ago.
Several times since our acquaintance, in
1856, has Mr.. L. been thus unfortunate.
Let him have substantial assistance-he is
eminently worthy and his family is Deepen.
dent on his labor. Charles Holt, late
Of the GAINESVILLE Gazette, has become one
of the publishers Of the Quincy Whig....
Clark Wilkins, late with Liggins in the
Shaving business at McGregor, has sold his
interest to Liggins' brother and moved to
DEBORAH. Clark is wild boy occasionally,
but if he isn't tip-top barber we are no
judge of the luxury of good shave.
We commend him to the tough bearded
gents Of DEBORAH. :. We met Hall of Chip.
pewa Falls ia Milwaukee, last week. He
US that Jno. WEIGH, we'll known
here as an up-river lumber dealer, died of
May 18th, aged s.. "A let
ter, dated Silver City, N. T., April 23d,
from professor" R. B. Tomlinson, former.
ly of our public school, gives a good &C.
count of himself requests his friends to
write him he encloses photograph of his
first son, a nice little cub about four
old
Readers Of this column will please look
at the new advertisements and see some
thing to interest them. A good hotel is
offered for sale at Monona. Norman
Chesley, Esq, an eloquent lawyer Of our
county, is among the the hundred. day men
now here awaiting boat to Davenport
There are Is Of the "boys" in all under
charge of Leon H. Drake of Volga. Nor
man called to sec us and pleasant chat
ensued: he is natural soldier and we ex-
pect to hear of his promotion and perma-
lent attachment to the army %. 1t is said
he Union soldiers are restoring the Union
~ marrying the secesh girls whose lovers
rave gone into the Southern armies Why
sn't this good method ...Jay Cooke,
he nephew of Mr.. Chase, is 'ahead" one
million and quarter dollars, since he COM
ncnced selling the bonds of the United |
States :. Sergeant G. G. Wood writes us,
lay 10th, from Overton Hospital, Memphis,
nd requests his paper sent to Ward G of
he Hospital. We are glad to learn that
ur young McGregor friend is getting we'll.
...Charles McLaury, good printer boy
nd nice young man to boot, has gone to
Anderson, Madison Co., Indiana, to work
N the Standard with W1LLETs, formerly
+ the Press Of this city. &C. F. Remick,
ESQ, of Chicago, favors US with "Brief"
# law document in the April Term of the
illinois Supreme Court, to which his name
S signed. We do not understand it, but
is pleasing to learn that McGrcgor
riend is taking position among the Chicago
awyers in their important Supreme Court
.ases.
In another pant of this column is men,
Toned the 100 day men from old Clayton.
We learn later in the day that P. G. YOU'VE.
young lawyer Of Elkader, is stopping at
he Flanders House with Is men awaiting
shipment to Davenport. +. /. See change of
Time Table for Railroads. . -. Capt. Bisbec
If the Ferry delivered 800 head of cattle to
his side, destined for yoking and driving