The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-21
Home and Other Items.

Home and Other Items.
A. H. White. Of McGregor, has rented
the DEBORAH House, at DEBORAH, and will
begin to play landlord in short time
Wont he make q jolly good AID attentive
onei When W. II. Allen is domiciled at
DEBORAH Gas he will be this weekly and
White is host, McGregor folks will be at
home out in Winneshiek. DEBORAH Just
now is one Of the most attractive interior
points in the State. :. Gather your seed
corn now, build sheds for your cattle and
lay in supply Of wood for winter. We
could write column, after the style of
Agricultural journals, telling how each Of
these should be done, but presuming you
know more than we about it We pass.
E. D. Terry, formerly Of McGregor, is at
Cedar Rapids engaged very extensively in
the Clothing business. Like others who
arc energetic he is making piles of money
in trade. Write to your soldier friend
and tell him all the home news-he will be
the happiest man alive on the receipt Of a
line from home. +. . II. RUBLE left on Satur-
day morning for Masillon, Ohio, where he
will remain ten days. Dr.. Malone, the in.
defatigable, hard working, whole. souled as.
sistant, will take good care of the Agricul
tural Implement Depot ana do the cour-
teous to all who may have business with
Hank. e. r. BARRON arrived on Sun.
day morning from Boston and the east
He has been gone several weeks, and his
arrival gave great joy to his Sunday School
family Of the Baptist Church. B., is, As
deservedly popular with the school whose
Superintendent he is, as "Lit:le Mac" is
with the troops he formerly commanded.
1.-The Canal CUT through the Island
to Upper Pr. du Chen, is reported to US
by our namesake, Pat Lynch, as progress
ing finely: boats will probably pass through
it early in October, unless the Mississippi
goes dry entirely-a notion which present
appearances almost seem to justify. Mr..
Lynch has the general management of the
work. It's completion will bring this side
Of the river 20 to % minutes nearer to US,
and We cannot see yet how this will harm
us, though some regard it as another link
in the chain Of deplorable events for Nc.
Gregor. ...
John Campbell writes us an interesting
letter from Nashville, where he is in Gov
eminent employ as carpenter. John
does net give a very fattering picture of
society. labor or living ''down thar" His
trip was full Of incident and rough living,
and as he is close observer his letter.
though private, is very readable. He says
Charley Kellogg, Charley Fox and Jack
Smith are all in good health. "There are
a good many Mcclellan men here" The
'laborers" are regularly drilled and will be
turned into soldiers in case of an attack on
the city,. Mr.. j. Fleming, a brother to
our popular Steam boat Captain (perhaps
q partner also,) has lumber yard at, Post
vile. Ben. Hunting, Haven, Fitch and
Charley Stafford, have exiled themselves
from McGregor and now claim to be Post
villain produce dealers: it is rumored that
BEN. has Joined the church and intends
''speakn in meetin'' at Postville on Sunday
next. If true, Capt. Sherwin will run an
extra train from the river at Z A. NJ. Of that
day. Blessings bedew the head of Ben
....Jno?Armstrong, Of Lansing-he writes
for the yournal-was here lately and met
the regiment of which ha 10 tho 9Th cnr
poral. Capt. KouN is at home now and in
addition to large stock of clothing, he
brought home with him happy heart and
a casket of eau de Gle which is unexcelled
in Iowa. Did the corporal of Lansing
''see it?". Remember STAMPS Ball, at
Hardin, on Thursday next: cotillion music
Of the best quality; serenading by -
and --free! t.
On Sunday night some house. breaker
made an attempt, with keys fitted for the
purpose, to break open the store of Abbott
Brothers at the early hour of 9 in the
evening but was driven from the attempt
until still later in the same night when
another was baffled by one Of the brothers
who stepped to the door just as it was be-
ing opened, when the robber fed, leaving
the burglars carefully prepared instrument
in the door. A search was made by the
city authorities but as yet without SUCCESS.
Mayor Lefingwell has the keys in his pos
session, which were ingeniously prepared
and designed for general use. Our bust
ness men cannot use too much precaution
in doubly fastening and otherwise securing
their stores against the band of robbers
infesting the western country ...Strouse
& Rowe and A. H. Strouse have new
goods and are selling them at low prices.
-. Barnard, Of Fsyette, Thomas, of West
Union, Jack Lennon, Of McGregor, have
returned from the east with any quantity
of goods. They tell US Of the enthusiasm
for Little Mac" on their travels. I. See
change Of Adv. Louis and
Tobias have the goods and no mistake 80.
DR.. Martin, Of svs,y,ohsrs, is in town. For
the last few days this place has been filled
with strangers. ;. John Q. Adams, of the
U. S. Hotel, West Union, is in town he
tells US the Mcclellan meeting on Saturday
at his place was large beyond all precedent
-i,nmense-and that our JOHN (Stone.
man) made one Of the abiest spssel.es ever