The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-12-14
Hosae and Other Items.

Home and Other Items.
Capt. Bisbcc & Co.'S buses leave thi
side to connect with the trains at Prairi
du Chen ut $50 A. NJ. and 8 p. Nj. o
each day. Persons going east by leaving
their orders with Charley Walker, at Geo
l.. Scotts ticket office, or at either Of tn
J hotels will insure kind treatment and cal
and easy passage at the proper hours t,
meet the train in every case. Brick, O
Lacrosse says, the weather in that coun
try is cold as charity-the quicksilver con
Germ several degrees below Cairo" hare
winter in prospect and no chance to max.
cent except honestly. .... The Ferry
steamer, Capt. Bisbee, lies just below he,
landing and directly fernest the TINES Of
fee where she got aground on body o
ice last Wednesday. The work is pro
crossing preparatory to hauling her ashore
for repairs. Gen. Lawler says he caused
the Enlargement made on the ice purposely
to reit her all bright and new and
load her at this shore ready for the first
operations in the spring. Guess the Gen
thinks he will be fast enough to suit the
activity and hurry of our business men
this time. The present term of the pub
ic schools of McGresor, will close on Fri.
day and as there will be examinations in
each department, it is the request Of Prof.
Barnes and his assistants that all Of the
citizens who can be present on the occa-
sion and thus encourage the cause of cdu.
cation. The next term will commence on
the I'd day Of January, 1865, giving va
cation Of two weeks. -. Orders for mer-
chandiss at the depot, Prairie du Chen,
North McGregor or any other part of the
country left with z. l. Pratt .r Capt. Bis.
bee will be speedily and correctly placed
in your own possession -. Dan Lacy,
Esq, favored US with the perusal of pri.
vate letter from brother in the 7th Iowa
cavalry at Julesburg, e. I. Milo says
Lieut.. Brewer is very sick at (D Mud
Springs; that the company stationed at
Julesburg have been ordered to be in read.
mess to march at moments warning and
that the Indians have recently been quite
troublesome between Fort Kearney and
Cottonwood, but will soon be quoted. 90.
On Thursday Of last week hand bills were
circulated on the streets and tickets sold to
the amount OF near two hundred and fifty
dollars for concert to have been given at
the Congregational Church, on Friday eve,
under the auspicics of the Cornct Band and
singers Of McGregor, very laudably design.
ed as compliment to one who was pos
sessed Of the finest feelings and purest
social character Of any ore we! have ever
known, GEO. w. TENNEY. Just as the
hour arrived and when many Of our citi-
zcns were on the way to the. Church, it
was announced that Mr. TENNEY was no
more! The news, to all wholly unexpect.
ed. spread rapidly through the city and
filled the hearts of all with sadness-wc
say all for he was beloved by his friends,
and enemies he had none. The concert of
course was adjourned, but will come off
this Tuesday, evening and will doubtless
be well attended by an audience fully Ca
pable of approaching the noble design Of
The givcrs -. !. Reuben Y. Cory and family
will spend few weeks with relatives VI
Illinois. We hope Rsuben's
visit home may make him as sound phys
ically as he is socially pleasant and com.
panionable IN. W. Stevens will give a
sporting en- ,ertainment, at the old stand of
B. D. Harding in Monona, on Thursday:
the Gath of this month. A good chance
to have fun and get turkey or chicken
for Christma.......A post Office has
been established at Luana, Iowa. J. NJ
Chapman is the officiating p. NJ. Capt.
Gibson will give party at the Concert
Hall, on Friday evening the 23d inst
Armstrong, Of the Lansing Journal. says
ne is clever gentleman, all of which we
endorse-all except the poetry, John.
George Williams will give Grand Ball at
Guteheirs Hall, head of Main street, on
W Wednesday, Dec 18th. George has been
afflicted for many months by sickness of
himself and family and the Ball is designed
Is complimentary benefit to him. Let
Is all turn out 80. Mrs. B:gelow, we regret
20 learn is quite sick in Chicago, with
Typhoid fever. Miss James expects to
cave our city in about one week, spend the
holidays with friends in Chicago, and al.
er short time return t, her former home
n Ohio, where she will spend the winter
With her people. We regret to learn that
he Select School, so ably and satisfactorily
by this talented and accomplish
II teacher will not be re-opened during the
present winter, but hope she may be in
duccd, after short respite, to return to.
McGregor and thereafter make her home
among the cluster Of friends
who have learned to appreciate her social
and :literary worth. During her absence
we have the promise of an article ''now and
then" from her spicy pen We are pain,
ID to learn that Judge Baugh received seri-
GUS injuries on Monday afternoon, coca :,
stoned by fall on the side walk, in front of
the Bank. DR.. Low was called and on ex.
animation it was found that the collar bone
was broken, from which the Judge exp4:.
rienced much pain. -:
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