The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-01-18
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IL. l.. PORTER, of Postville, late Of III
Army, is DESTROYS of re-entering the servic
and will sell out good business in til
Restaurant line, at low figures. His hous
is tie leading eating and refreshment hous
of Postvlle, but attachment to the old fla
| and wish to defend it, induces him t
forge the case and profits of civil life.-
Apply early for a bargain. A rogue il
Ohio stole $50 in paper. BY the statute
theft OF $50 is Grand larceny. Whe,
carried up to the Supreme Court, it wa
decided that this amount in paper was no
$50 as contemplated by the law makers
and the conviction was for petit larceny
only. DoRR HoxIE has one of the pleas
ATTEST eating houses at North McGrego
you can find in weeks travel. We dom
know the Number of the house, but if 70,
ever eat, drink or sleep at DORIS Hotel yor
will think it is Number ONR... 1T is be
lieved now by some that the Earth's centre
is a vast depository, lake or concavity O.
Oil, and that all you have to do is to bore
deep enough and the oleaginous fluid is
sure to come up! Scientific men are o
the opinion that it will not be long before
petroleum will be burnt to prope locomo.
tives and other steam machinery. IN. Y.
ladies now sweep Broadway with $4,000
dresses. This is the calico era The
late Board of Supervisors declined to con.
tinue the publication of their proceedings
in the McGregor papers. They presumed,
probably, that nobody is interested but
those who read the Journal 49,. By Rail-
road and Steamboat casualties, 1918 PERSONS
were killed and 244 wounded in the @. s.
the past year. A tornado killed 12oOa at
Calcutta in October. >'
The losses by fires (over $4,000 alta
tine) in the United States for ga, are nearly
twenty millions. There have been $40
disasters on the Lakes in the same time,
Fifty seven vessels went down. About
Ito, 900 en.igrants 'cane over" in 1864.
....A daughter Of Samuel shuck, Of
Wagner, this county, lately attempted to
drain an oil can into burning lamp, when
the can exploded and knocked her sense
less on the floor. Be careful with Kerosene.
1.-The N. Y. & E. Railway declines to
stop its trains on Sunday. We are glad
to see but few New Years Addresses for
1865. The practice is very silly bore if
your devil wants pocket money give it to
him and do not send him begging for dimes.
Newspapers lave plead pauperism long
enough. Insure your property and your
life in some good company. There is no
telling when both may have to stand the
ordeal Of fire. -. Bowers & Fraser, of North
McGrogor, have restaurant near the De.
pot. 1t is very nicely kept. -. ilson's
bill to free the wives and children of "coor-
ed men," is law. We supposed that all
"colored" people were free by the terms of
the Proclamation, provided the colored
could escape. :. An effort is making to
give Grant higher rank than 1t. Gen., so
that Sherman may take his present posi-.
ton. If Ulysses don't do something soon
and Sherman keeps on doing something
the first position will be given to the latter.
American partialities are easily changed.
....John Holloway, late of the Broad
Gauge, has sold his half-in .erest to Capt.
Gibson up. B. Martin, Agent of the Iowa
Central Insurance Company, and also
INSURER against the pending DRAFr, has
neat office in the Broad Guaga building,
up stairs. Call on Perry" and get out of
We will hereafter publish the
births of children if requested to do SO by
he parents-not otherwise. DR.. Kelly,
IN Sunday last, informed US that a part of
the old Fort Crawford barracks were being
fitted up for hospital purposes. The Doctor
was expecting rs Iowa invalds early this
week. Rev. DR.. Gierlow (DaneD of the
Episcopal church at Pr. d1 Chen, preach
ed to the soldiers at Swift Hospital on
Sunday at 8 P. NJ Uncle 'Lisha was there
with his noble heart filled with kindness
for everybody. .
We have letter from Major Jones, of
the 9th Cavalry, which will be in our next
The Ainsworth Co. was at Fort Randall.
80. Wash. Salisbury and lady are at SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, attending the sick bed of Mrs.
mother. A telegraph to the children
here gave little promise of her recovery.
....H. G. Hayt and lady left McGregor on
Monday for three months visit to friends
1t Poughkeepsie, N. w.. A Pittsburgh
Iron Rolling Mill has recently sent to
Birmingham, Old England, letter written
on Iron The sheet of iron paper is only
triae heavier than foolscap, and weighs
but two pennyweights. The Birmingham
paper gives up to American skill ....
The draft meeting on Saturday night re.
solved to publish the names Of those who
refuse to help Us out Of the draft, by sub.
scriptions to town bounty. See Card
and keep out of the papers IN. NJ. Tut
tie, of the Commission House of S. G.
Wheeler, has been in aud about town for
several days. "Nelso" makes most active
SOLICITOR. Look out, Oh, ye girls who
neglected the opportunities Of the late Leap
year, look out We say for heavy news soon
Some, if not more, Of your faxorites will
be married and the rest will be grated into
the army. You could just as well have
been wives as not, if you had only request
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