The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-06-22


d house Of Bradford Bros, and "Jake
r Dewitt Of the Boot & Shoe house of Brat
:. ley & Mrtcalf Of Milwaukee. These youn
r men were bound up the river on cuisines
J, mixed slightly with trout. Both of ther
are as genial as true bred gentlemen Away
9 are; they make . good impression for tn
? houses they represent no matter wher
E they may go....A Bohemian tried to XII
= himself at Lower Town last week becaus
; somebody stole his money. This is no
: strange: great many kill themselves t
make money, Why net destroy life whel
the money is lost: 1T is said all tn
} large shade trees in an Ohio village wer,
} killed by the imprudent FASTING of Lin
coins portrait on them. This is probably
canard, but it is fact that since ole
Abe's portrait appeared on greenbacks thu
latter are nearly half dead!... James
CorrER, late Walkers Stage Agent at Nc
Gregor, is DOW Express Messenger to Deco.
rah, making two through trips each week
and six daily trips to the end Of the road
Cotter is one Of the most reliable men in
the passenger, package or express line we
ever met: this is his universal character,
and We are pleased to see him in the employ
of the American and the U. S. Express.
....Kane's Hotel At Pr du Chen was sold
recently for $4,000; probably this is three
times as much as it would have brought
four years ago. The change of depots did
something to enhance it, but the fall in
paper currency did more. Real estate is a
safe article to buy now.
John Dearborn, lady and two children,
Mrs. j. H. Merrill and Mrs. Morrill,, of Nc.
Gregor, accompanied by Mr.. Low and lady,
Of Boston, ezcursioned on the Key City
Steamer, last week, to st. Paul, st. Anthony
and Minnehaha. Having been over the
route, we know the party will have most
pleasant trip Longfsllow has placed the
beautiful waterfall at the outlet of Lake
Minnetonka among American modern elias.
sic localities, and no traveller has seen all
the west until the Laughing Water" has
been visited. -. We learn that the Straw.
berry Party at Dousnan's Hall was very
we'll attended, and that the Thespians gave
entertainments ola most amusing character.
The information that the Ferry would not
return at II P. NJ, prevented large Nc.
Gregor delegation from partaking the pleas
ure OF an attendance. -. Volga City and
Yankee Settlement, in this County, have
each held very creditable Sanitary Sociables
recently: in the former place $500, and in
the latter $3.50 were raised for the DUBUQUE
Demonstration. 49,. Mr.. N. Kriebs will
shortly take the place of Mr.. Buhren in the
Daguerrean business. Mr.. BIS health is
impaired by too close confinement to his
rooms: Mr.. K. has experience and will
succeed. Schmidt has improved his
Lager establishment and introduced a
pigeon-hole billiard table for the amusement
OF guests. -. Benton Bros & Co. have
large stock Of canned fruits which they sell
at low rates: we know the peaches to be
excellent. The Evans Hall Ball of Wed.
nesda7 evening last was we'll attended con-
sidering the heat of the weather and the
frequency of parties of this kind. A
A crazy Locomotive ran off the track at
Lower Town on Thursday last. IT'S said
it made an interesting hole in the sand but
was otherwise not much hurt. :. FLANDERS,
the persevering Hotel man, has purchased
John Freeman's horses, buss and harness
and now runs the "mashecn" himself
Flanders is the most industrious Landlord
in McGregor, and he merits all the custom
he gets. IA boy baby about three weeks
old is said to have been picked up before
farmers door about 8 miles west of Nc.
Gregor. The little fellow was all right.
well wrapped up and ready for his break.
fast. No clue to the mystery. -. "A family
OF poor persons from Arkansas, (reiugecs
we believe,) landed from the Canada on
Saturday night last; the father was sick
and one of the children was put ashore in a
rude coffin or box. On Sunday morning
some good citizens buried the dead and
provided for the living. ). About 40 of our
people, mostly ladies, left on Tuesday MORN
ing per War Eagle for Dubuque. Mrs.
DR.. c. H. Hunt was called home to Iowa
City some days ago to see very sick
mother. She writes friends here that her
mother is rapidly recovering, and will
probably be home next week. I. Last week
in speaking of the donation of McCor.
mick Reaper to the Northern Iowa SAM
tary Fair, we inadvertently made Bass &
Elmendorf the donors instead of G. H.
Mccormick & Co., who are properly the
prosecutors.
Mrs. G. Van Valkenburg is recovering
from serious attack of infammatory
rheumatism. Mrs. V. has been Frustrated
several weeks with this affection, and we
are pleased to be relieved of anxiety relative
to her recovery. .. Mr.. L. Peavy and lady
have returned from their trip east, and the
pioneer Daguerrean Rooms are ready for
printing al the good.looking faces of Nc.
Gregor and vicinity. Sergeant Wood, of
the 9th, is off to the wars again on Thurs
day. He leaves behind him sensible war
communication which our readers will see
next week. Co. K, LIST Cavalry, left US
for Davenport on Sunday. We hope to
see them all back in IL months. DUBOIS,
rwvo n ApnNrp woyc ecd tho. ...t c,,o