The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-10-25

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Personal.
Frank J. Munger, 244 Lake st., c'guerilla' ,
Jno. s. Spencer, Of New Haven, (also "guer-
rilla'o, Capt. Gardner, merchant of Counover,
G l.. Hayden, of the Beloit paper mills, G..
w. Haislet, Esq of the Lansing Union. and
good many other valued friends called on US
last week.
J. H. VIM, (guerrilla) of the house of
Seeberger & Breakey, l43 Lake, was here
and enjoyed himself among old friends. To
Seeberger's kindness and "Jims" courtesy,
We are indebted for one Of the handsomest
specimens Of cutlery ever given to an editor.
We "pocket" this present with pleasure, and
trust that it will not be long before we can ex-
press our thanks in person to the firm. The
last we saw of "Jim." he was at Counover,
looking for Walkers line of stages to De-
corah.
Mrs. Fred. Wilson and Mrs Fred Elnendorf
have returned from q somewhat protracted
visiting absence east and north. Both the
Fred.s look as happy as though care had left
them forever. Nothing like a bonnet and
gaiter boots in the house to raise smile on the
countenancc Of otherwise unhappy man. Capt.
Hoffman does not smile yet! ...r.r
FraLk. Henderson is still retained in the
Post Office BY Capt. Benton, and be knows the
ropes about as well as the best Of clerks We
like to see young men steady and attentive to
business, and for this reason our notice of them
is moro frequent than others indulge in We
are always pleased to hear "Good morning,
sir" from the boys and girls, and we alDays
rsciproeate: the respect shown to the young by
the elder ones is sure to -be Of beneHs TO both
ages. ---s.s.- -s~s,,,..as. .a,s..sse.4 ~
Mrs. Gordon, of Pr. du Chen, an accomplish.
ed lady and superior vocalist and musician,
will have concert here a few evenings
hence. ..... .... ...a. .... . ..
Mosr REMARKABLE.-We have before writ.
ten of the wonderful trouble Mother Nature
has been in, this Autumn, relative to double pro.
ductions in the way Of fruits. The warmth
and wet Of the later season has brought buds
and blossoms from the same trees which are
bearing mature apples; potato vines are bios.
soming anew, tomatoes still go on in fruit bear
ing. though the last few days Of frost and chill
have slightly arrested all these thing. in their
mad career.
One of the greatest feats Of Nature is before
US: A halfdozen punches or stools of straw.
berry plants from our adjacent hills, loaded
with fruit and flowers in all stages of growth.
On one stool we found buds, blossoms, half.
grown and full ripe berries! DR.. Hazeitine, Of
this city, discovered this curiosity, and he favors
this Office with the 'show." We are greatly
obliged for the courtesy, and equally obliged
70 the Season for getting it up
TOBACCO e. p Clarke g. Co. are Agents
for the Chicago Tobacco works. They are
doing avery large business, mostly now in the
Wholesale line. Each member of the firm is
worker, and men who work in an honorable
avocation deserve success. .-.-.
John Elblirg, in his neat, new Brick, looks
as contented with human affairs as if he had
found all he waited. John m ,nuf actures
largely and sells good stock at more reasonable
figures than the Milwaukee houses in the same
trade: this we are told by those who purchase
for the retail trade. ~ .4-.r
SAN. RosENrHAL has been in business only
five or six months. and though little cup.
town" he says his sales are ahead of his antici.
pations and constantly increasing. Sam. also
manufactures. Tobacco IL very pleasant
weed; Rosenthal and his workmen know how
% put cigar in shape both for taste aud
Ass@s 80
TsAsKS.-Geo. NJ. Stone, of this place, gave
US three excellent prairie chickens, a small
portion of the product OF his own shooting on
the prairics near Castalia, 40 miles west of US
Geo. says he killed five at one shot though
only designing to hit tuo, the other unfortu-
mates being hidden by the grass surrounding
the party. The progress Of the railway, inn
provement of farms and the increase of sports
men, are gradually driving this favorite bird
toward sun down. When young, the grouse is
fine eating. when old, it is very tough Its
constant exercise on the wing renders it, when
mature, hard in flesh and dark in color--unlike
the wlite-meat, tender pheasant and quail
which seldom flies except when flushed We
think Stone did a little wrong in raking down
foe when be only called for t,co; but as he
hands US the excess we pass along and await
another deal. p" 49,
FiRE.-An alarm of fire set our people up a
little, early Friday morning. The fire origi-
mated in the second story Of Newell's drug
store among some paper rags. 1t is supposed
that the rags set themselves afre-in other
words that the cause was Spontaneous CON-
bustion. At first this theory didn't look reason.
able to US, but after talking with Doc. Newell
and thinking about it we consent to adopt it.
Ammonia, oil, rags. saturated with the bases of
nitre or gun.powder, dense heat, &C., &C.,
might cause fame. Well We do not see it
clearly, but Homer is the philosopher and we
have no time for close investigation. a IL,
- FAIR REPoRr>-Sec'y CoRLErr, energetic as
a man and most iudefatig able as an Agricultu
raj Office, called on US Saturday and said that
he could not possibly get the Report of the C
c Fair ready for type this week in proper
shape. In the outside form of the next TINES
will be found an elaborate statement of the
entries, awards, &c, DC. Parker, Corlett aud
Cortis think that it is better to delay little in
publication than to hurry out a half made, state.
ment We agree with them. ,..
WIsTER.-Cold weather may be expected At
any moment now. Get up your wood, make