The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
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their own retail trade Last week "
} were short Of papers-if some of our reat
} ers failed to receive the TINES they mus
not get mad at us. Our weeks subscrir
ton over.ran our usual surplus of issues
80. The basement of the Baptist Churc
is now in running order. Major HERR
man passed through this place las: week
on visit to Indiana, New Jersey and Ne,
York. Some loud old yarns will be spu
before the little fellow gets back (. . W oo
has fallen in value within the last few DAYS
a good article can now be bought at s., 90
....VAN has bought Jno. Herriman's inter
est in the Broad Gauge and now owns tn
whole of that popular old institution.
Look out for two if not three weddi ngs i,
town before St. Valentines day!. In one o
our exchanges we find the following Adver
tiscment: "WANTED.-By Young Man,
situation as son-ln-law to some wealthy
gentleman. Has no objection to go into thu
Country few miles. Address, JEEMEs.'
IA gent who was behind on his boart
bill, complained that "the coffee was no
settled" you settle your bill said tn,
landlady, before you complain of the cot
fee "... The Austin Family perform abon
three times a week at Concert Hall, and fol
an unassuming home company they dc
first rate. Austin plays the negro well
| the ladies are skillful musicians and dan
GERS, while the little girl is perfect fairy
in her parts. The soldier boy knocks
tune crazy with heel and toe, pigeon wing
pirouette, break, down or anything else in
the line Of bis role. 1t wont hurt any body
to see the Austin troopc.
The Norwegian citizens of McGregor had
fine dancing party at the German Gar.
den Hall on Saturday night; Schoefler &
Daman Of Prairie du Chen, were the play.
ers. Mead, of the New Oregon Plain.
dealer intimates that Brick and the senior
of the TINES sometimes imbibe the com.
pound extract Of Rye. Our enemies have
doubtless mis- informed the moral editor OF
our habits =. . Somebody sends us copies
of a smutty poem on Homer Hemmenway.
Of Lansing. 1t don't suit our taste bit
Type should never be used to slang our
neighbors. We are none of us so per feet
as to be justifable in this mode of social
warfare. Mr.. Bradley, formerly of our
city mercantile corps, but now of the Chi
cago House Of Cooley & Hosmer, is in town.
I'VE met F. w. De Berard, of the Tenn.
army, on the street, yesterday. He says
the boys are all well. W. W. Allen is at
GAINESVILLE on leave of absence from the
store department of De Berard. -. "Chron.
icles' touches up Masonry this week, but
there is nothing in the rerses that can be
tortured into libel. The Masons are a
good.natured, happy set of fellows, and en-
joy fun. Andy Gaffney, (Big Andy,) has
gone to Canada to see his friends We
should not be surprised to hear that he had
a mill with Heenan or King before his re-
turn.
Thos. Bridges. clerk of City Scales, says
business was so quiet last week as not 10
be worth reporting. .. H. B. Georp. is on
the street again as lively as trout in June
ia. j. Fallowdown, Of the American,
c'Billy,") has been sick two weeks with
bilious fever and quinsy, but he looks well
now, and is ready to accept any PROPOSE
ton during leap year. Prairie Chickens
are drug in the market-the LIST of Feb.
closed transactions T. o. Jones, of e.
kader, was here on Sunday and Monday on
a visit. "Thaa." is doing first-rate in his
new home, and looks as cheerful as gov
ernment contractor with $4,000 profit
ahead. The outside of this paper has
some very readable poetic articles-that of
&C. A. B." we think excellent. The prose
articles will bear perusal. A Leap Year
party to Elkader is projected for this,
wednesday, afternoon. Almost excellent
lady invites the old 'un of the Tines
Wont he 60? "You bet "... G. c. HIx.
on, Of Lacrosse, was in town last week
looking up a spot for FIGURING Mill. Hope
he'll succeed.
E. R. Barron was called by telegraph, to
New Hampton, N. H., last week to see Mrs
B. who is very sick. We trust the appre-
tensions of a serious result now INDUCED
in here, will be dissipated by later news.
"A woman whose soldier husband was
killed at Pittsburg Landing came here
few days ago with three children. She was
from Missouri, poor, and sick. In few
days she died. Her children are provided
with good places. We did not learn her
name. =. q. Judge Williams was in town on
Monday. Guess Bissel of Dubuque has the
best show for the new judgeship to be au-
thorized hy the Legislature. Williams did
not call on US and we don't know if he en-
dorses our recommendation of him or not.
....Our neighbor seems very anxious for
notice from the TINES The irritation is
hardly sufficient yet to excite US to retort.
Our space is too limited now to indulge in
fancies IA Brass Band is drilling in Nc
Gregor. :. Col. Merrill is President and j.
ii. Merrill is Vice Of the State Bank here.
Obey is reelected Cashier, and will be as
long as he desires the position Hirsch
field of the House of G. ummerfeld l.
Co., after an illness Of two weeks is again
able to be out. Our little city is behind
on the late draft and is seriously excited
about the last one
THE PACKETS On the street the other