The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-10-25

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Home and Other Items.
Orton's Circus was here few dnys since and
received a fne patronage. As Tue season for
them has closed it will do no good to puff
them extensively, but we cannot refrain from
remarkins that our townsman. "Big Andy" in
his Ball, LaPerche and Acrobatic or posturins
exercises, was the attraction. All did we'll, but
at this place Andy was the trump, for the reason
that his presence and performance was the life
of the play. We would speak Of several of
the Others but the close of the se,son renders
it unnecessary..-"Mr Edmonds. Of the w. U.
Record, was again in town last week: we spent
several pleasant hours with him.. Mr. Suther.
land is in New York buying goods......The
Herald says DesMoines has 2 Woollen Fac
tories, Clark Co. !, Warren Co. l and Madison
Co. !. 1t should be said that Allamakee Co..
near the village of Lansing, also has Woollen
Factory which is admitted to be the most com.
plete one in the State......'lhe Lansing Journal
says Mr.. Marlette, of that county, had II fat
hogs killed recently by one bolt Of electricity,
during a storm. Furnishing army officers and
other government employees for frauds, are
paper. We suggest, with view to variety in
detail and greater certainty Of reaching justice,
that Ill the employees Of the Government since
the breaking out of the war, he indicted, and
then let each one come forward and show his
record. In November, SO, the Jury Of the
People will ego for them" . "The President
is in receipt of a petition signed by $500
Georgia women" The first instance on record
where women have shown active sympathy for
one Of theirown sez.."" Fa.sechpse pm Thurs
day was very pretty, but it was oniy short
time visible here, owing to clouded sky most
Of the forenoon. In SO We have the next
good show Of the kind: in rs another...A
Boston paper says 80 per cent. of the butter
sold there, 10 lard: the difference here in the
prices of lard and butter would not pay for the
mixing ...... Mr.. Parker, President of thee Clayton
Co. Agricultural Society. viii accept our good
wishes tor the presentation of several busches
of most excellent grspes-the Concord variety.
Mr.. Pts devoted Agriculturalist and Fruiterer:
he thinks this will ultimately become'a profit.
able grape.raispg country.
The Lacrosse Democrat predicts the early
constructianEn Railway from that city to the
"village Chen" You should say
city of en. "Brick" By the way,
We heard nus lately. employed as bag
gage man On the Milwaukee road who was
puzzled about. the iniatials ''p d. c " on q box,
when the conductor kindly informed him the
cabalstic direction meant that the person to
whom the box was addressed was .'poor d.
csss.'.. Conductor Geo Sanborn was recently
promoted from the Milton Junction and Monroe
Branch of the Mil. road to conductor-,hip on
the main line. In freighting his household
goods to Milwaukee, the car containing them
took fire and in few minutes Sanborn lost al!
A generous public will doubtless aid 80 excel.
lent man in this cslamity-....." F. B." wants
Six boys to work on . farm near McGregor:
they must e.afraid to swear, to drink or to
chew tobacco, but not afraid Of ,cork. Apply
here. As j. F. B. is a single man, 1T would
seem that his demand for boys 10 . little in
advance Of circumstanccf!..... Mr.. Wakefield,
of Fl. Atkinson, (west of ths) offers S. 90 re-.
ward for the recovery Of stolen horses. ".Jo.
Wiscmiller complains second time Of the
leave Of absence tak.n by his wife NERlLLA.
See Adv..--Charley Miller, of the X. e. NJ.
Empire Saloon, treated Us to awalk through
their wine cellar In testing the clarets, the
catawbas, the Rhines, the Sherrys,, we had
much pleasure and several imbibings. of "ths
juice of the grape." destined, We trust, to be
the future agreeable aud Innocent drink Of
America, as it mainly is of continental Europe.
X. & M. are not excclled in the west in their
efforts to render patrons satisfied: quetness
and order always reign in their Saloon and
Restaurant.
VIM. E. Mason, the very popular Qate)
landlord of the Capital House, Madison, Wis,
has removed to the American House: the
Capital House is being repaired. If you stop
at Madison be sure to so to the Americana.
We are informed by TOWNSEND, who was at
CLERMoSr on the day of the happening, that
the old bachelor, "iank.' Far, took unto him.
self wife one day last week. We have no
particulars yet, but when Fry comes to this
little village he may expect glorious time:
company is already organized to wait OH him
and extend the congratulations of his many
friends. II your credit is good, Henry, you
can do large business here in lew hours:
man who owns GOO acres of land, and that we'll.
improved and stocked, is not supposed to have
money!. $50. Ebeck. Of the Journal, copies an
article proving that, in China, the tying of a
heavy stone to JACKIE tail. will prevent him
from braying. Does "Joe" mean to insinuate
that Gov. Stones election by 40 reduced
majority will have the same effect on his sup.
porters?W are just in receipt Of note
from CoRLErr of Clayton Co. Agricultural
Society. Number of entries, 367; Awards,
s272; received at gate, $780, from members,
$2i2; other sources $62 so. Next week the
full report will be published. The 5000 appro.
priation from the State is secured....... Madi.
son Owls Hotel keeper who is experienced,
waits 10 buy Or rent a hotel in Mcdrsgor: apply
at this ofice...Father Bailey, Of the DEBORAH
Republic, attempts to be funny in his last issue:
we are glad to see him cheerful Neither
Andy, Zeig, Noble, Williams, Crosby nor Pat.
are in need of consolation they all fee! good
as far as heard from milo Lacy writes from
Fort Laramie, to Hamph. Lampson and DAN
Lacy, an interesting letter which sws would
condense il it were before us. The boys of
the 7th are all hoping for musteriout and .
return home. Capt O'Brien left fos the east
on the 7th. We expect him at McGregor