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

Home and Other Items.
CAMERON, of DEBORAH, Agent for NJ. O.
Walker is intending to put line Of Four.
horse Coaches on the road from Prairie du
Chen to the Oil diggings at Seneca. If
it does not pay now, the time is short
before a double line will be required
-. Rev. Mr.. Gierlow, Of Prairie du Chen,
is wanted at Chicago and he informs us he
is going. We regret very much to lose
association with so talented and sensible
gentleman, but the Chicago field is wide
one and be will be more profitable to the
world in his new home than in the com.
paratively obscure one at Prairie du Chen
%. Plat Sanford of DEBORAH, has located
at Lacrosse as Master Of the Horse at the
elegant Driving Park Of that sandy city.
%. John Folsom, of Prairie du Chen,
favors this office with an invoice of Vcgeta.
bles that would make man Of q large fam.
lily rich. John is successful gardner Of
"over the river and for several weeks he
will supply our side with green corn, new
potatoes, cabbages, &C., &C. Pretty soon
his melons will be rolling into town. C.
NJ. Wallace has opened barber shop, in
Elbling's old stand near NJ. O'Brien's.
Charley is irst rate barber; quick, quiet,
polite and he knows how to sharpen q
razor. .Chas. 3, Ecker, IS years old, q
son Of Dr.. John Ecker Of West Union,
vas drowned ut Clermont last week by the
upsetting of boat while crossing Turkey
River. -. John Elbling is At home now in
his new Cigar and Tobacco Store, next to
Newelrs Drug and Book Store. John has
one of the prettiest establishments in
America and We predict fortune for him in
few years. His upper rooms will BE- occu.
pied by our namesake, Patterson Of the
Telegraph Company, and by T. Bcckwith,
Of the Copper Greek Petroleum Company.
80. From the West Union Record we learn
that gopher killing is a necessary, excita.
BILE, paying and amusing pastime among
the boys Of Fayette County, about 1900
being paid by the County for the scalps Of
the little cusses. Fun for the boys Andy,
but death on the Gophers, eh? a.s f.
Hutson & Son, at Prairie du Chen, are
building stable near their popular Hotel,
so that visitors and travellers can be accom-.
modated in the team way. This has been
much needed. Sol. is horse.man him.
self and the stable will be kept as well, in
its line, as all other parts Of bis excellent
establishment. STRETCH & Bro, are 10
Gated in Cawelti's Brick Block, one Of the
best stores in town. They are good work.
men, fair dealers aud, in every sense, gen
tlemen. 1t is their intention to 60 into the
Wholesale trade this fall. ."Rufe" Rich.
ardson, Of Wagner Township, tells US to
advise parents to send their boys into the
country and set them to work. There il
great demand for labor just now in the
country, and during school vacation (till
September) the boys cannot be better EN-.
ployed than in the healthy prairie fields.
"Our Charley" is out there, earning his
living like little man, by "the sweat Of
his brow" Send out your boys, parents,
and do them good! 80. Father Bailey of the
DEBORAH Republic has been to CoUSovER
(the Junction) and pronounces "the
Branch" certainty. We learn that This
new r. R. city is lot less; that is to say
the lots are almost all taken, Weknow Of
couple Of enterprisng young New York.
ers who have invested there and they tell
US business will be done on their lots as
soon as lumber and mechanics can be
found. Our "secret" about the D, corah
Branch is inferable to any DEBORAH man
from the tenOt of the article which Father
3. copies and comments on. Left, our
attentive Mayor, has gone to Lacrosse for
few days; the Marshal has command in
the Mayors absence. Maj. Gen. Sam
Il. Curtis, in company with Capt. Gutter,
honored US with call on Friday last. We
introduced these heroes to several of our
townsmen, took light remembrance With
them and babe them farewell. Curtis is
rather Hne.looking man, about IS years
old and as full Of bees-wax as a hive of the
industrious little animals. "A small par.
ty of US saw "Pictured Rocks" on Sunday
If Maud and the writer had secured com
pany as geologically inclined as we, there
would have been some pleasure to record
of which now, alas we must deny the ex-
istence.
Where is the dog muzzling law and who
attends to it! Twenty dogs were shot in
one day and since that nary dog has left
this world of trouble! The streets are full
of unmuzzled CANNES. that would bite the
dust If zoe were president Of the U. S."
Treat all alike, Msssrs. City Dads. II a
dog is without nasal ornament, please
shoot that dog, or repeal that law. Maj.
w. Drummond, late Of the Iowa 9th Cav.
airy is rendered colectorship in s. c.,
which he will probably accept. The salary
il about 81 900 per annum, with attend.
ant fees. Sorry to lose the company Of
the Major and family, but we are glad Of
his luck; scrupulous honesty and business
exactness will characterize his official Ca
rcer ...Jno. Gharky, late Of the West
Union Pioneer has moved to Appanoose
county, Iowa. He win publish Demo
cratic paper there entitled the ''South Iowa
Times" Weawait the first issue Of john.
paper with much interest. The people o.