The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-02-08


Home and Other Items.
See an addition to II. Ruble's Adver
tlsement relating to Agricultural Imple
ments and the place to pay notes due 70
machinery DoRR's last bali at Nortl
McGregor was a good one, but the unex
pected wetness of the night prevented ina
ny Of the pleasure lovers Of our town from
attending. William S. Benton is perma
nently engaged in New York at hist
salary; we have forgotten the nature of the
business he is at, but from wills" stead,
behavior at McGregor for the last severa
years, we know he will give satisfaction il
any position to which he may be assigned
80. Major Herman was in town day OF
two last week. He is large as cver--as goot
natured as usual and without an effort hi
keeps the surrounding company in the
best Of humor. Pitch and "Waukesha'
worried him some, but when he entered
the regionsof Euchre no bid defiance to
competitors. I'D. @. Adams, not he OF
the Presidency, but the john who runs the
U. S. Hotel in West Union, was with us
few days ago. Quincy is an excellent land
lord, and in social life he holds aush i. 4.
On last Tuesday night James AcGregor,
Esq, and Mayor Leftiagwell and Lady in
vited the Cornet Band and few outside
guests to take refreshments with them.
We had the honor of an invitation to the
joint residence of the parties, but circum.
stances prevented our. attendance We
learn that splendid social times.was had,
Mrs. L. doing the hostess equal ID one
who had been accustomed to the rde,-
Horace Baker and lady were seremded
and they responded in the most refreshing
manner. Col. E. A. Calkins is reported as
going to Washington as paragrapbiston
Forney's Chronicle. 'LIAs will do sertce
with the pen as we'll as has done with
the sword. M. B. Hendrick, at the Mot.
dell House, is in want of a few more me,
to fill up an old regiment. M. O'Briet
& Co., number D.. Woolscroft with them
as co-worker in the business Of general
trade. e.4
Skating on the lake, since the rain OF
last week is superb. We have enjoyed
many hours there with the lively ones who
fear neither cold nor fall downs. Every
night now may be found hundreds of our
people, from to 60 or more, on the Nc
Gregor park. More than half the skaters
are misses and ladies'; the ease and grace
of their glidings "o'er the chrystal surface
has entirely removed prejudice We for
merly entertained against lady skating
Learn to skate, by all m cans The reli
gious interest is on the increase, sermons
closing with prayer or conversational
meeting, for those who are anxious ineuir-
ers, are the order every night in the Con.
and the Baptist Churches. We
believe the Methodist people are not in SEES
sion. Mr.. Sloan and Mr.. Tucker each have
large and attentive audiences and many
are being converted. Our religious views
are not assumed by Catholic or Protestant,
to be orthodox, but the pen that runs these
lines never dropped an inky word against
religion as taaght by our SAVIOUR Doc.
trnal controversies we have no taste for.
The Sermon on the Mount is not parallelled
in language; the character Of its Auth or
is not comparable to that any other being
'~'-w,'~,.. '''oSv'y 6rvv5u rruoru.--- re.
ligion regulates the selfshness of the rich
and the proud; it solaces tie poor the
humble and the desponding. IF knaves
sometimes wear a religious cloak" it is
justly inferable that the genuine article is
somewhere in the world. But we will
write sermon one Of these days and more
fally explain. 80. A man fell through the
the ice, close to the shore on Monday and
was lucky enough to get out. The springs
from our bluffs prevent hard freezs near
the land ..R. f. Gibson has gone into
into partnership with John Finn, of De
corah, in the Hardware business A good
firm. i. . On the outside is letter from
Milo Lacy. From later accounts of an
Indian attack on Julesburgh, the reported
burning Of the village and an attack on
the Fort, we fear the brave little garrison,
with our correspondent has been sacrificed
to the neglect Of the officer commanding
that department. We and hosts Of other
friends wait with intense anxiety farther
reports from Julesburgh. =. H. Boyle has
in store 1000 tons of ice of the incest blue,
Is to 20 inches thick which he will sell US
reasonably next summer -. Capt. Gatfney
of an Ill. Cavalry Regiment is at home
again. The Capt. has served long enough
in the U. s. Army and has resigned. He
is a brave man and noble patriot lit
is feared at McGregor that r. Y. Cory,
late merchant of this place, now It Wau
kcgan, Ills, cannot long survive tbs sick
ness which for weeks has kept him pros
trated.
Tue DRArr.-'(iee. Whillikins," ex.
claimed friend Of ours. II was never
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