The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-29
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The Republicans of this county will
nominate candidates for the Clerk of the
District Court and County Recorder, on
the 10th of September, at Elkader......
VIM. j. Powers & Bro. are now owners
of the John G. Baker dry good and gro
Gerry house. VIM. and Hank are of our
best citizens, and if they don't succeed in
this enterprise they will not sustain the
business reputation they now bear......
Some well disposed individual has favored
us with bound copy of the school laws
of this state for 1866. We can't tell the
color of the hair from the hand writing,
and as there was nothing else about the
package from which we could guess, we
are without the name of the sender and
therefore are thankful to everybody......
Alex. McKinnie was thrown from his
wagon last week, severely injuring his col
lar bone. The team took fright at an in
nocent effort on the part of Nc to tame
pair of birds of the prairie by the use of a
double barrelled persuader......D Lewis
II. Hazcltine expects to visit his home at
jamestown, N. Y, in few Gays, in hopes
of recruiting his health. We hope soon to
see the DR.. back with renewed health.
The West Union Union, says mass meet
ing of the conservative men will be called
at an early day in that county, to ratify
the proceedings of the Philadelphia con-
vcntion.. -. Our citizens will be glad to
hear that DR.. Andres is improving and
will soon be among us again.. There is
only one volunteer general, Daniel Z.
Sickles, left with command. o."
Mr.. Elmendorf and lady are en-route to
New York, where they will remain few
weeks with friends. Gardner McGregor
and Chas. w. Walker trained the same day,
the former to renew his studies in New
York College and the latter in search OF
band boxes and-we will tell the story un-
der the head of marriages in short time.
......Gen. Thomas H. Benton, Jr., has
been appointed, by the President, Asses
sor of the Sixth District, in this state..,...
Hon. John I. Stoneman is at home again.
Mrs. S. remained with relatives in New
York, but she may expect number of be-
seeching letters from an impatient hus-
band if she prolongs her stay beyond the
allotted time. "A new meat market has
been established by Messrs. Saddler &
Schmidt, opposite M. F. Streich's store. -.
By private letter from DIR. Fairbanks, of
Harper's Ferry we learn that boring for
oil has been commenced by the company
at that place. -. Judge McClintock of the
Union, West Union, was with us for day
last week. The Judge was on his way
home from the Philadelphia convention.
Col. Merrill, of the LIST National Bank, has
purchased the D. Allen lot, with the inten-
ton of building Immediately.
Our young friend Isaac Buckley has re-
turned to McGregor, and will soon become
a fixture in the establishment here with
which he has been SO long identified.
Read advertisement pf the Prairie du
Chen College in another column. Some
excellent men are interested in its success
full establishment and having a convenient
building, pleasantly located, we cannot
see why it may not meet with the success
its friends desire. We are requested to
say that students from McGregor will be
furnished with free pass by Gen. Lawler,
as long as the Ferry can run, which is GER
tainly quite an inducement for our citizens.