The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-10-05
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Mr.. Norman Hamilton, of the Clayto,
county Agricultural Society, passed through
here on Thursday last TO attend the Wis
State Fair at GAINESVILLE. He requests u.
to say that the Committee on Premium.
wish to give notice that FIVE Dollars viii
be paid to the best lady rider at our Count,
Fair, to be held at NATIONAL, Oct. 18th arc
18th. Girls will begin to practice now
they want to win reputation and (part Of,
a new bennett. Brick" Of Lacrosse
made speech at Preston 90 minutes long
An hour and half! Why, Pox., you arc
as bad as an old style Methodist revivalist
Don't burlesque Poetry any more, if you
please, MARK. You are "bully" on prose,
but Pegasus is "hoss'' that few can ride
in safety. Pope and Homer and Byron
and Burns beat all our western editors.
Wait till we write song and then recipro.
cate this notice.. 49,. The Republican papers
call Fremont and Cochran's declnation
1.-THE return Of the Fremont Expedition"
We think this is decidedly good. >. Cooley
sends US from ] to a / column advertise
ment, for the insertion of which "a few
times" (three or four, probably,l he will
give us an exchange of his Two dollar
and half monthly for our TAr,e Dollar
weekly! Cant see it, Mr.. Cooley. The
country papers" have made you, circula-
ton: let US see if you can get along with.
out them. Good morning, LOUIS /. :. The
past week has been cattle week. Roddis,
Of MIL, and Plankington, of the same place,
have purchased in North Iowa and South
Minnesota from 1000 to 5000 head of
bovincs, all or most of which have been
driven to this point for shipment. Bawling
day and night, has been the order. Rock,
Sanford and Stiles of DEBORAH, and our
friend Hunting, of McGregor, have had
their hands full (of sharp sticks) to get
them On board Capt. Bisbee's river craft
for delivery Mt the Pr. du Chen depot
The Captain keeps good-natured, but the
other fellows swear like the army in Elan.
ders. On Thursday night about 400 of
them stampeded and went North Met regor.
wards like the Devil bewitched swine men.
toned in Scripture. Scouts were out all
Friday and Saturday and succeeded in re.
all but dozen or so of the obsti.
nate conscripts Had teamster or footman
been coming down that North MEG. road
on the stampede night, all the prayers of
all the churches could not have saved him
from the hoofs and horns of the skedad.
ding cattle. ~ ~ .s.a4e.:-
We are informed by Scotch gentleman
of intelligence and close observation that
here is scarcely an adopted British citizen
Of Milwaukee who will repeat the folly of
voting for Lincoln. Our informant voted
or the rail-splitter, but he IL as soundIy
over it as is Captain Sherwin or ''any other
man,. VIM. darkness, of North Nc
iregcr, man Of Sc years and we'll known
o most of our citizens, died September
18th, leaving wife and three children.
lie was sometimes bad to himself, but no
me ever impsached his honesty as a man
# doubted the excellence of his brains.
let those who are perfect condemn him.
...ln Philadelphia there is to be a race by
at men; no weight less than $50 to be en-.
cred. We had thought Of proposing Doc.
Greene, Of DEBORAH, White, Strouse, HERR.
nan, lie Clerc, Of Pr. du Chen, Big Andy or
Esq. Mason, Of Monona, but the experience
# HUNTING in the catAe-driving business
or the last few days determines US. "Bilp'
an scoop all Philadelphia if chance is
,iven him.. Gilbert Freiot is engaged by
lanes Caugherty, Esq, of Chicago, to buy
vheat. Both these gentlemen are active
workers, and our country cousins will find
hem as reliable and courteous as the rules
# society atpresent will allow. "Gil." is
veil known to everybody and as favorably
inown as any young man in the place.
:. P. Clarke babe us Goodbye on Mon
lay morning and took the Ohio route, to be
;one 2 to 8 weeks. What Ethan may do
n the future is as yet unknown, but several.
ood guessers in town conclude the gentle
nan will come back comfortably harnessed
0 one Of the most estimable young widows
# McGregor society. When they return
We will have the pleasure of introducing /
hem to our readers. In the mean time
hose who have claims on "Ethe'' in North |
owa will forward them to the minister Of |
Northern Ohio i. Col. James |
Jenkins, formerly of the Usage Land Office,
nd now resident Of Mitchell county, is
s town with large herd Of cattle. Has
turned cattle dealer in this State?
-. Our Mcclellan Poster Of few weeks
go seems to give trouble to the sensitive
lucks of the opposition. Fault-f finding |
must be rampant when an innocent postsr
S attacked by the talent of party devoted
o such high purposes as "God and Human.
w.. .Chas. Paulk, Esq, Of Wauko,,
rent down on the Milwaukee, Monday, 10
ttend the Dem. Cong. Convention at Inde.
'endence, Oct. 9Th. We could find fault with
he basis of the ratio of that Convention,
ut at present we prefer to let it pass. No
more tricks, if you pleased
Col. Eib@ck, of the Elkader Journal,
'alled to sec US on Saturday. He is looking
veil and fearless, notwithstanding he de-
lines to support Cole for Judge and filings |