The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-07-19
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John Deery, Of Dubuque, one of the best
men Of the Key City was here on Monday.
We forgot, last week, to mention that the
Diamond Js." Sodalisy Of the 4th cheer
ed the TINES office on their departpre from
our wharf; We heard the vocal band sing
ing mo Irish need apply" and we scarcely
expected the honor of . cheer to an office
where there is so much Of the ostracised
blood! We shall never forgive Scorr Of
the Herald, & Co., for not letting Nc
GREcoR know that the Dubuqueexcursion-
lists were coming to see US. A delegation
from here vii! be among you lcad.mine
chaps shortly to quarrel this neglect out
Be on the look QUIT. Dick Mathews
1seps Horse Hotel just as you leave the
0loaob Bridge At Pr. du Chen. Orchard"
The = what the refined call him, is first
rate man to deal with. lie is in better
hsmor nova days than usual in conse.
qusnse probably of little incident of about
ten pounds weight which Mrs. NJ. intro
duced him to recently. While talking Of
Mathews it may do to say that on Saturday
or Sunday W., D. Merrill, Esq, Of 7lthe
Courier, ("Bill' for SHORTY with dear lit
tie soul by his side ran away with one OF
Dicks carriages (,he horses did the run
ning) and the result was smash-up Of
$3.50, 90 worth Of carriage fxins. Nobody
was hurt, but ye editor was dreadfuly
frightened when he saw the pi. "A sim
liar runaway and break up occurred to
pair in McGregor on Monday. Pearsall
gathered up the fragments and the fas,
driver doubtless paid for the carriage. We
did not learn the names Of the gentleman
aud lady who were upset, but we know
they were not hurt. -. We are in receipt
Of an invitation to Ball at MlLroN, ALA
makee Co., July cath. The Ball is given
in honor Of the establishment at that point
Of a Wooden Factory, the first large in
stitution Of the kind in this part of the
west. Armstrong and Tierney of Lansing
were here day or two since and told US
hat grand time Of speeding, dancing
and SO forth would come off. We will try
to be there, but allow this writer to say that
MS name as one Of the "honary managers
9 not "A. P. Richardson" this printing
makes US Of Scandinavian origin and it
nay become necessary that we apologize to
Norway for using the terminal onal son!
The side walks in this city are dis
grace to it; we are glad to see the old break.
neck pave Of the McGregor House is un-
lergoing repairs. Mr. Newton is stone
fronting it; lower Main Street begins to
ook as streety as Chicago. Uptown is
still in wretched 6x for walkers. Mar
shall HERMAN promises to abate nuisance
ust outside Of town; let it be done quickly
# it takes fire to effect it. When ladies
cannot walk the streets after shutdown
without insult it is time the cause should
be removed. -. The train got off slightly
,ear Ossian on Monday, P. M..... We have
rad lots Of calls this week; one of the kind
,st, best and most cstimable lot of old
buckeyes" came to see the TINES Office
II anybody was ever proud of visit we
we're that individual. Oh, how the genial
of former days makes US regret
hat the world did not stay where it was
wenty years ago. Affectation is now too
generally substituted for sincerity.....
Judge Murdoch delivered an ertempore
speech on the Fourth. at Gutenberg; it is
said 70 have been first rate. Sam is a
god tl1hsr, but we do not admire his bill
lard poAyiaG! S.. John T. Stoneman gave
nc Lansing people most able address on
he 4.h. II was published, by request, in
he Lansing Journal. We meant to copy
t entire q extzscts from it, but on reflec.
ion we rsnenbered the Fourth had gone
BY and tho interest in speech had passed
way with it. Everybody knows that
stoneman is unsurpassed in North Iowa
Is writer, an orator or MAN.. John
.. Baker is the best Musical man in this
neck Of woods; see his Advertisement and
lon't doubt word of it. lis