The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-07-27
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saturday on board the steamer Itasca !,
/ charge of Capt. Devreaux of the Sd MINI,
) to which regiment they were assigned. as
sisted by Capt Hunt of the 4th MINI
....Chas. II. Hunt, dentist, is east on
visit to his brother, Capt Hunt, of tn
ll7th New York, who it is feared will No
recover from wound received before Pc
tersburg. The Doctor expects to retur
in about two weeks and until then his offic
Will be closed. -. The United States Ex
press 20. have new and neatly finishe
wagon for this end Of the line. Joe is fee,
ing as proud of his fast horses and new
rig as military man with new epulets an,
brass buttons. ...W. W. Allen, for som
years member Of one of the earliest mer
camille houses in this place, and his lad,
nave been visiting friends here during III,
week. Will has decided, after an expe
rlence of about two years in the sutlership
that he will seek livelyhood less liable t,
be disturbed at the will of every whiskeref
specimen Of humanity clothed with littl,
brief authority.
Some one protesting to know, says tina,
lady is best dressed when you canno,
remember what she wore, and Waite,
thinks if that be true that Menken
must be the best dressed woman that ever
lived, for he can't remember that she wore
anything in particular. Our former
townsman, N. E. Cole, writes US from Gin
clnnati that he is now making arrangements
for trip to Brazil, South America. He
expects to 60 sometime during the coming
fall. The soldiers Of the different Iowa
regiments have contributed $25, 900 to the
Soldiers Orphan Fund of the State. The
9th Iowa alone donated $1,7e9 TIE
proprietors Of the DEBORAH Republic ard
West Union Record have advanced the
subscription price of tier papers; the for.
mer to $500 and TIE latter to $3.50 per
annum. We have on our table the I'M
tial number Of the Dewitt Obseruer, edit.
cd by S. II. Shoemaker, brother to F.
Shoemaker of this city, now in the 7th
Iowa Cavalry. Mechanically the Obserrer
looks as neat as the young ladies whose
business it is to set up the little jokers and
ed'torially, it is spicy, bearing evidence of
having been inductriously got up and is, in
every way, except politically, readable
paper. Our Dubuque contemporaries
complain Of business being dull in that
city. ....s o..
Prof Stone, proprietor of the Waukon
College, called at this office on W ednesday
last. The Prof, socially very pleasant
gentleman, reports favorably of the pros.
poets of that institution "A New York
substitute broker, recently recruiting at
Davenport, was politely informed that Iowa
didn't furnish men to help to fill the quotas
Of other states. The July number of
the annals at looa, neatly printed and
valuable quarterly, published at iowa City,
and devoted TO the interests of the State
Historical Society is on our table. Under
Its present management, Prof. Parvin, edi.
tor 1t contains many items of history per-
tanning to the state which no one can we'll
do without. According to its showing
there are now seventy-seven newspapers
published in Iowa. -. . The First National
Bank of DEBORAH, to take the place of the
DEBORAH Bank, has been organized accord.
ing to law and will be opened for business
about the LIST of August. With such men
as Easton and Mattcson for its principal
officers and situated in one of the most de-
slrable and best business points west Of
McGregor, it will unquestionably be one of
the substantial banking institutions of the
State. "A. w. Jones, formerly a typo on
the Nevs of this city and now of DUBUQUE.
was in our office last week i. !. On the LIST
OF next month the season for hunting
chickens will commence as fixed by law.
The McGregor Western Railway will be
completed to Postville during the first week
in August. The work has been DELAYED
by the absence Of much of their help now
engaged in the harvests. u. i. /. Messrs. Halle.
ton, Hunt & Co. have opened first Class
store in Postville and are now ready to
meet the demands for all kinds Of mercban.
disc usually kept, on the most reasonable
terms, such as dry goods, groceries, crock.
cry ware, hardware, &c. These gentlemen
have experience and are reliable and honor
able dealers. John A. Daniels has re-
moved his boot and shoe mandatory to
O'Brien's block; opposite L. Sutherland's,
where ne hopes to meet all his old customers
and as many new ones as may need goods
IN bis line. The sale, as per advertise
ment, Of Rev. Mr.. Jackson's household
goods, will take place on Tuesday, August
"a. The ladies are particularly invited to
attend for the reason that many articles
which they may desire as parlor ornaments
will be sold. j. B. Boyle, Esq, is the
auctioneer....Mr Comstock is now in
Milwaukee and we are told has been sick
for some weeks. wv. D. Townsend is
now on visit Of few weeks to friends in
the east, where fish grow spontaneously
1t is not known whether he will fish with
seine or hook and line. The ordinance
OF baptism was solomized at the Baptist
church in this city on Sabbath eve. r.
\. Cory is in the eastern cities buying a
stock Of goods for the fall trade.
One of our citizens advcrtises in This