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DAVID, Thou art the man"-for as Moe
had just returned from Fort Smith. His
letter to as bears date March 23d.
Mickle & Sturm have sold out their Flour
and Feed stock 49,. Lampson, Morrill, u
Lacy, have removed their goods to the
handsome Brick store recently occupied by
Messrs. Abbotts-thc latter have returned
to Wisconsin. Bishop Hamline Of the
NJ Z. Church, died recently....We saw
recently at Chicago-indeed all the way
from Indianapolis to Chicago-on the
train--a rebel company on the way to fight
the Indians of the west The rebels looked
we'll and seemed in excellent humor from
Captain to private. The Atlas newspaper
at Cedar Rapids is at rest 1t takes a
good newspaper to run TINES put of town;
slang and malignity recoil on the heads Of
the inventors. Losses by the late fresh
cts are more general and more severe than
we remember to have read Of; they are
counted by millions and pertain to almost
all (U. S. creation ....Substitutes, are
said to be worth 7 to $500 at st. Paul..
j. r. Bowers has opened Family Grocery
Store opposite the Union House In a
late exchange we saw lady note complain
ing d so many men standing on the side
walks which the dear creatures promenade.
1t strikes US That ladies would not promen-
ade those streets on which men were not
we are sure men do not walk where they
do not expect to see ladies'. In the sa.
loon of tho Bates House, indianapolis, there
is placard: Gentlemen will not discuss
politics here y Allis "order" down there.
As in Austria, all the discussion" is done
by those who profit by sitting public SEN
timent Pretty to those who are now win
ners, but terrible to them when the evar.
escence Of public opinion shall change the
programme e. F. BuDpE, has opened a
FLOUR, Feed and provision store in the old
Northern Line Packet Office, near the foot
of Main street. Those who deal with Mr..
B. will find him as square as honesty and
as prompt as time. g.. Mr.. & Mrs. II. G.
Scott, Mr.. E. r. Barron, Mr.. "A. Kohn and
others whose names have escaped US, are
east buying goods for the Spring trade. -.
II. B. George, Burdick, Hunting and
Pearsall have returned from the oil regions;
they report progress. Frank Ilannahs has
not yet returned. Frank Lampson has
again absented himself from McGregor;
he is in Northern Ohio probably, but he
can't stay there long while such attractions
are at McGregor. With a friend we
started on Capt. Sherwin's steam wagon to
go to Monona, one day last, week, but the
trucks of one car got off the track slightly
and VIC deserted. Been afraid to sec Sher.
win since, but learn that he got on again
before we got out of sight and reached
Monona and all other stations on time. -
The same day an Extra carried out the
leading men Of the Nil. & Pr. du Chen
Railway over the new road to Ossian which
they have recently come into possession of.
The McGregor Western is now in new
hands to scme extent, at least. When we
know it all we'll tell it,. TOWNSEND is
still unheard from. What can delay the
man ? His friends here arc getting alarm
ed at his long absence and his silence. 80.
A very agreeable Sociable was held on
Monday night in the Lecture Room of the
Baptist Church. Being slightly related to
the church we attended aud took modest
part in the pleasures proper to be engaged
in by the older and steadier ones Of the SO.
ciety. Let US have more such reunions,
Mr.. TUCKER. :. Mr.. A. r. Goodrich, Of the
McGregor Western Railway at North Nc
Grcgor, was knocked down and seriously
injured on his way home to this city. He
can give no account Of the cause Of it, the
ruffians approaching him from behind. lie
will probably recover. ;. Mr.. Gutheil Of
Upper Main street, tells US that two
"roughs'' came into his house one day last
week; one seized him and the other beat
him Mr.. G. bears The proof on his head
and one eye. Ii the authorities fail to in
vestigate and punish, buy pistol and load
it's. II. Warren has bought the Cler-
mont House and will be glad to see his
friends on their travels or on visit. Card
next week. 49, 1 1881
MILLINERY.- The bonnet season OF the
year is at hand. We invite the special al
tention Of our lady readers to the Advt. OF
MRS. HERMAN of Main Street. She has O
good stock; is a practiced hand at trim.
ming; has excellent taste, and will do your
work in the most reasonable, as well as the
most fashionable style. Goods are all .
little down now and ii is a good time te
buy. 7#ar 40 grs ~ aaE, Ffg,.
A yankee is aself-denying, sclfrclying
and into every thing prying. He is a love-
Of piety, propriety, nosoriety, and the tenn
perance society. lie is Dragging, drag
ging, striving, irving, staggering, tost
ling, wrestling. quixieal, astronomical, phil
osophical. practical, and criminal sort of
character, whose modest manifest destin
is to buy all his Clothing and Dry Good
Of Hammerslough Brothers, and TO sprea
4 civilization to the remotest corners of til
earth. sss rsay 'ss,s,~r tn