The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-06-21

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John T. Stoneman, Esq, has accepted
invitation to be the Lansing Orator for Il
glorious FOURTH. John will give our Ian
ing friends an able and patriotic address
free from partisan feeling or fanatic no,
sense. -. Brown Of the New Oregc
P9aindealer was::with US one evening la
week on his way to Virginia; a yer
agreeable gentlenan-wish he could ha,
remained longer. ). DIR. TAvERSrnE of F
Atkinson Iowa, Montreal, St. Paul an
eoery'ohers. is remaining few days wit
US. His description of scenes, custom,
statuary. paintings and so on, as seen i
Italy, France and continental Europe.
very interesting; an hours chat with him
equal to two volumes Of modern book
describing the exact length Of Raphael
pencil, Guides toe. nails, or any other ma,
ter of research not worth the record.
The Masonic Dinner Of Saturday next wi
be equal to the best ever seen or partake,
OF in the western country. The FREEMA,
Brothers are drawing on all quarters Of tn
compass for the best eatables and drinka
bles in the market. We arc sorry II,
AMERICAN men cannot complete, in time
the Hotel Improvements they are at worl
at; but visitors will see the intention an,
credit the balance for brief period -
Chicago cannot beat the Bill Of Fare ",
are printing. Our compass and squar,
friends will have good time, Good men
good Orator, a nonparsu dinner, good
music, good dance-what more good car
they ask for? IL. Andrews and Hank
Mitchell (late with Wiley but now Of Mem
phis) send Us back our TINES Supplement
Of few weeks ago, marked "Buchu and
Diamond drops played out; Dr.. E. B P
Of McGregor, is the safest physician" W.
do not understand this; but the acquaint
ances Of our young Dixie friends will SEE
it. Marin E. Cole, ESQ.,, of Cincinnati
favors US with an interesting letter and tw,
splendid crayon caricatures Of JEFr's cap
turs. Much obliged, MARTIN; those bur
lesque pictures have been Of great servic,
to our friends and ourselves as remedy
for tho blues ... B. II. Olmsted, who was
dawn here last week IN company with Mr.
Wheeler of Vt. and Mr.. Boyle of Monona,
10 assist Johnny Corners and the writer
in.seine fishing, tell US that the Monona
folks will picnic on the Fourth on the
banks Of Yellow River, about Z miles from
McGregor and near Bunker Hill. All Nc.
Gregor is invited to join, and as no move Is
made for "breeze" here, we think first
rate rural "spree" Gamble had at Bunker
Hill. Men, women and children will be
there; seine and other fishing rigging will
be on hand; the woods are in their b~s,
dress now and free and easy time OF
genuine Independence" may be expected
Brad" didn't we have nice time haul.
INC fish cut Of Conner's - lake?
Ed. L. REID, a young artist who learned
Of PEAvY, one Of the best in the west, is
about to locate in Ossian for a few days.
Ed. is a tip top workman and we take
pleasure ir recommending him to public
confidence. He is young in years, but old
in experience. Try the young artist and
see if he isn't worthy Of patronage.
William Presho Of McGregor, was con.
demned by Judge Williams, at Lansing
on Saturday, to two years imprisonment
for stealing the horses of SANFORD At
some time since. He had been
a good soldier for three years and the Judge
humanely let the time Of war service coun
in. John Freeman found the horses in
Iowa 175 miles south Of this; they had
been turned loose .. Charley Huffschmidt
lost by Estray or Stealing pair Of valu.
able animals. see Advertisement. The
"hole" mentioned in the head of one is an
indentation made when young by running
against stick or rail ...Some "loyal" ex.
change calls Mcclellan "a played out mill
tiry nincom poop in Italy," This la. (.
guage may have suited the necessities Of
shoddY dom in the late canvass, but at
present it only shows the malice Of cow
ard. W. d. & Gideon To vnsend attend
ID the Masonic Grand Lodge Of Wisconsin
and have returned. .. Straw berries
ar. as abundant here. as aims gatherers in
Naples. Logs have been found in Ken
lucky As feet below the surface. Did they
smell Of petroleum That is the question
before the house. :. Mrs. Lincoln has no,
yet visited Springfield, her home. She r..
mains in Chicago with her sons and advis.
es those who buried her husband that il
they do not deed her the lot in which his
remains are laid, the body will be taken
up and sent to the Congressional Cemetery
at Washington. Is, it possible that Mrs
l.. is mad at the Springfield snobs who
never before showed her family any atten
ton? 1H@.t
Me'win writes US letter of inquiry late,
than the one published, but it is interest
ing only to ourselves and other friends
Two of the hairs Of Shak espeare's eye
hrows (once the property of the Duke O
Devosnhire) are on exhibition at the Chica
go Fair; also an old dray horse sold by Mr.
Lincoln, 5 years ago, for sixty dollars. Thu
Milwaukee Sentinel ridicules such mean.
Of coaxing money out of Stiffness. {. . Sc.
John G. Bass Advertisement. Johr
is tired Of being rn,lkman =. Wheclel
still continues to sell Boots and Shoes /,
suit all sizes, tastes and conditions in life
A. H. is . pretty good man to deal with