The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-08
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| Col. Gilbert, Of the 9th, is now Brig.
dier. He is from Lansing, Iowa. Arm
strong, Of the Lansing Journal, talks ,
coming down here to look over this sc,
Element. We advise him to take out
policy ia the Accidental Insurance Com
pany for which be is agent. JOHNNY, 70
don't know how many different ways "
expect to execute you when your feet strik
the sacred soil" Of McGregor. Just com
along, It you amt afsard!. :. @. In Pells
Iowa, at a late meeting Of the school direc
tors the wages Of teachers were increase,
80 per cent. This is right. There is non,
who is SO useful as good school teacher
and there are none who are so UNIVERSAL,
neglected :. ElDGcx, Of the Clayton Go
Journal, called on US on Friday last. 40
isn't q bad man. =. We have omitted Il
mention heretofore that our friend Fred
Wilson, formerly an employee in the TINE.
Office, is the Mail Agent on the McGreso,
Western Railway. 1t is told Us that ht
attends to his business strictly, and that he
is making hosts Of friends by his urbauity
80. Farnsworth left town on Wednesday
last, bound for Omaha. Uncle Sam, Ira,
lie drum Major" Of McGregor, Andy
Gaffney and Frank Henderson started with
him. It is Andy's intention to switch of
between this and Omaha to join travel.
ing party in the Circus or Msnageris line,
....SuARrr, Of Oswego N. Y, passed
through hers one day last week to his farm
in Howard Co. He tells Us that Capt. G.
H. Lewis is at Oswego, doing will and
that Nate Munger is keeping hotel there
like a sailor" 40. Why can't shoenak.
er be whipped! Because he "holds on to
the Iast."....Ten days ago there were $40
oil companies representing a5e millions Of
dollars. Now the business may be doubled
for all we know. -. Thos. W. Burns, ESQ,
good boy, an aged McGregorite Of about
% years, is now in Oil City, Pa, and grow.
ing rich out Of the ole.genious, was in
town on Sunday Judge Brown is re-.
ported to be quite sick at his residence in
Fort Atkinson, Iowa. -. "Bill" Barnard, of
Fayette Iowa, was in town last week on his
way to New York. He is the same gen.
tleman as Of old; he informs US that the
new mercantile firm Of Prot. Brush, Web.
ster 4 Co.. Of Fayette. is one Of the sound.
est concerns financially and socially to BE-
found in Iowa. We believed this before
but Bsrnsrdj statement makes Us doubly
sure.
Henry Pitcher of Chicago, is An Organ
builder. He sends US circulars about his
business. but no money Henry probably
forgot it W build newspaper would
he run all over Chicago and blow for Us ,
An old lady who was new to Railways
was knocked all to pieces by collision
The Conductor, in great alarm inquired if
she Was hurt. LA me. no! l supposed
this always happened when you stopped"
james McDernott is located nearly
opposite the McGregor House. He has =
stock Of groceries, cigars. &C., &C., and
being = quiet, courteous young gentleman
We trust he will be very successful in
trade. =. The story going the rounds that
some living man has not slept for IA years.
we respectfully beg to suggest is too much
to believe. Death or insanity will ensue as
soon As sleep generally ceases. :. 1t is said
Joshua had no parents because be was the
son Of Nun. &. Mead's line is said to be
% miles long. If "trot" or double quick
line he ought to be able to catch all the
scaly rascals in the Confederacy. ;. In
Cleveland, eleven boys were turned out o.
school for habitual drunkenness >. Town
SEND has gone to Kansas to settle up the
affairs and accompany the body Of de.
ceased brother from Leavenworth to Nunda,
N. Y, where the parents reside. The
Philadelphia Brigade is disbanded. Arm.
strong of Lansing can now resign the posi-.
ton of 10th Corporal. -. GREENE, Of
GAINESVILLE, sends US an oil story that beats
them al. s. w. indie, is President; G.
Heat, is Secretary and Sinbsd 7. H. E.
Sailor is one Of the Directors. The com
pany "struck Billy Patterson" while boring
Cor the fluid. 1--WE all remember the
Quaker guns which it was said 30 long and
so threatningly confronted our forces At
Manassas twas good joke. Lieut..
Gushing took . little revenge tho other
day at the capture of Fort Anderson by
fixing up mock Monitor and Get it adrift.
As it inuocsntly foated past tho fort the
Rebs conceived their only avenue Of retreat
was being cut of, precipitately abandoned
their guns without spiking, and took to
their heels.
Milo Lacy writes that Capt. O'Brien, Of
the 7th Cavalry, now at Julesbursh Colo
RADIO, will be here on furlough shortly.
....Mr. TOBIAS, late Of the Arm of G.
Sunmerfield & Co.. Of this city, has sold
his interes: to L. Hirschfeld Of the same
concern. Tobias intends opening Cloth
ing House on his own account /. In the
ice accident between here and Clayton,
mentioned last week. John Grinnel saved
Alex. Folcomsr Of Clayton, by hazarding
bis own life! Just what we would expect
Of Jons. Durham, Of the McGregor
House, has sold out; he behaves nov like
4 private individual. Capt. Bob Freeman
is taking large share Of custom at the
American. Albert Freeman and lady have