The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-09-27
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Mrs. Gordon, the accomplished vocal mus
instructress of Pr. du Chen and McGregoI
will give concert here in . few days: tn
public may prepare for rich entertainment
...... ANDY Felt, of the West Union Record
became 20 Troublesome to the Stone party tina
they bought him out at large price. And!
pockets the dollars and mounts the stump 70
BENTON. Hon. G. d. Edmonds is the new edito
of the Record. See our West Union letter..
The RI. Rev. Bishop Smyths died At his resi-
dence in Dubuque on Friday last.A "Craw
ford Co. Petroleum and Mining CO.." is or
ganizcd: John Lawler, President, VIM. Dutch
or, Esq Secretary. .....Our County Fair take
place at National on the 18th and 18th Of mex
month .,...T The McGrsgor' House 10 again oper
and in order for guests. The Cope family viii
make anybody happy who stops with them-....
The Lacrosse Great Fair comes of this week
the GAINESVILLE Fair also. "Brick" was to sec
Us last week and we expect nice little devil
may.care article in the Democrat. descriptive
of McGrsgor, the pictured rocks, &c.. DC. i
II 10 not too personal relative 70 Pesvy, French
and the writer. We win Insert in our next issue
The rattle.headed genius kept this city In Al
uproar % long 40 he remained ......Ths senior
of this Office 10 obliged 10 the "LaCrosss N. w
Fair" chaps for making him Vice President
of their Association. Az there arc only q
Viess to one President, we regard our show fol
promotion a slow, In case RunsrY "goss up
or gets his neck broke driving fast horse.
We ses that Col. Cleghorn, Of DEBORAH. 10 one
oftkS committee on Bulls: "bslly for Hank =
$50. McDsrmott and 81. Miller have commenced
- ssa Groceries and Fruits near the Flander,
House: they have barely begun, but their bust
ness ia already in most dOurishing shape. -.
Clarke and Newell design building brici
block east Of Newells Drug Store, in the
spring. O'Brisn il engaging actively in the
Wholesale Fruit trade. He shipped lib bar
rels Of apples west on Tuesday. Mike is Z
hard worker; fearless, blunt, square man
orders to him. are a. good a. if you were
present. ' ''1 80. a..
The editor OF, the Madison Journal va,
looking At the Copper Greek Petroleum grounds
one day last week IN company with some Of
the leading public men Of the State, piloted BY
O. B. Thomas, of Pr. du Chen, and A. G.
Tichenor. The report Of the Josrnsl ID very
hattering one indeed: no man, with his senses
in full force, can DO anything but surrender
when he sees the Van Gorder rancho and it
oily proofs in Crawford Co...... Capt. Moons
has taken the hotel At North McGregor, and
designs keeping it in Arst rate shape. Travel
ers will nnd no pleasanter place west of the
river. "A. Kohn has Philadelphia store Of
clothing Of the incest style and finish. Call al
Koss' Block, Main Street, and price ~ elegant
suits there. 1900. Mr.. James Barnes, of4l,is city,
was robbed Of considerable clothing while
absent from home, one night last week. A
good deal of petty thieving 10 going on in
town..".~The soldiers' convention 1t Garnav:..!o
last Saturday was we'll attended. The pro
ceedings, in another column, will be read with
interest. We are told the candidates nominated
will accept. A hot canvass il now justat hand
Noble, and Adams Of Dubuque, - We 60 to
press have posters out for = joint discussion to-
night Tuesday,. NOBLE is enough for all the
Stone employees. ......Le Grand Byington. now
associated with the opponents Of Gen. Benton.
has held a'convention At Dss Moinss and nomi.
mated ticket to suit himself Thus,as usual,
radicals Of both sides unite to defeat practical
men.~.-W. D. Townsend and Arnold Kohn
are still sbsent. It's supposed that they are
''locked in beauty arms" somewhere east, and
cannot get sway.;...The 5th Min Unfit, mum
boring about $50 officers and men. passed THU
poi1y 9-weer -Eo Ur-Sssrd tho Nmsnern
Light....--. Captain 2. H. Sh4swin, Whose
name was paraded in the "Nsscs Company
last week a. Stone man, says the statement
was unauthorized and is untrue. He told u.
that he would not vote for negro suffrage
though he thought he should not vote at all
not for Stone At al events. "."Capt. Freeman,
of the American House, (himself late an office,
Of the Iowa Cavalry and supporter Of Lin
eoln) offers . premium for private soldier who
favors negro sufFrage1 OF several hundreds
who have stopped At his hotel within the last
few months, he says no specimen" such ~ he
advertises for has made himself known....As
We 80 to press pleasant picnic party are 70.
turning from Pictured Rocks. We know it
was pleasant because, thsrs. were many nice
ladies and pretty children in it. That it was
slightly noisy may b inferred from the fact
that Tom. U :, Bill. H. and Charley w. we're on
hand. "And they shall gnaw file"'
OurslDE.-Andy Johnson's inc Address to
the delegates of nine Of the late rebel sta,es