The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-07-11
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next to Scott & Gould's Importing Whole
sale Crockery House has raised, and NOV
ed the dwellings to Ann Street immediate
/ ly in the rear of their late Locations; the lot
on Main will! probably be built on for buzz
mess purposes..... Pat Furys ball on the
eve of the Fourth was we'll attended. As
landlord, our namesake of tho Union
House, is a most excellent man aud the
guests of his house are always sure of the
kiudest entertainments "Uncie Billy"
may tell a celtic joke occasionally to put
the company in roar, but there is more
wit than mischief in his welttold yarns;
ARMSTRONG of Lansing is the only man
that can ''aquil'' him.. Frank Tappan is
frce-footed here and is waiting a boat to
st. Louis; promising young man is
FaANK......U. II. Reynolds is engaged as
travelling and local salesman by Homer
Kennedy & Son-a most reliable firm and
o sery gcntlcmanly asent.....A bachelor
friend Of ours is studying matrimony; an
order for THREE HUNDRED treble fancy
wedding cards indicates the extent Of his
disease. We are not at liberty to name
the parties though we expect to witness
the ceremony and to write the genteman's
farewell to cold sheets and buttonlcss
shirts. J. how much happiness is before
thee !......A basket Of strawberries and
huge vial of native wine were among our
mplimcntaries last week. The fair re-
membranccr will know the regard we have
for her and her present without the for.
mality of a newspaper naming. The Jews
were forbidden to speak a certain name
We are equally careful in this case
Our visitors for the last ten days have
been numerous and agreeable. Gen.
McManman of Milwaukee, is again on
earth introducing his celebrated Bitters.
Maj. Taylor of GAINESVILLE, the scholar, the
gentleman, the fisherman, "hoss" man,
the gardener, the friend of all who use
him kindly, spent several days with us;
boat ride to the mouth of the Wisconsin
satisfied our chum that -Nuss-sissippi and
| the Wisconsin united were almost equal to
the celebrated creek known as Rock River.
Taylor permits us to say that IRE caught
that splendid ten-pound salmon pike, but
the "say'' is very apocyphal h.. Gilmore
& Hopkins have rented the Mendon House
at North McGregor; some time this week
Well look them over personally and hotel
! lically.... Gov. Fairchild. of Wisconsin,
was struck by slung-shot at Madison,
! Hon. II. Barnwell Rhctt, of s. c., was
! shot by ruifiian; is this an even thing on
the ruffiianism of the two sections ?......
Jim Lane is yet alive. War in Europe
| has opened in dead earnest; the Italians
arc beaten by the Austrians. So long as
| men arc mere puppets for ambitious lead
ers we take little interest.
Mr.. Flanders has sold his valuable
Hotel property with the general fixtures,
to Carly a. Brothers. Mr.. +. remains a
few days to start the new firm George
Mex emma and Carl Roberts are on the
new Flanders House staff, Mr.. Carly semi
or acting as Major General. If we can
guess Alright it is safe to predict that the
House will be kept as near the popular
standard as it now has the reputation of
being. Mr.. F. is entitled to great credit
for the energy, skill, enterprise and liber-
atty he has displayed in elevating the
/ hotel business of MeGregor. Without
experience in that line he went at it with
the Elm for which he is distinguished and
the result is sale for ID or Is thousand
dollars! Let. him handle that Sturms
Mill Che is the owner of it now and in q
short time its reputation as Flour Depot
will be up to the best in the state. G. H..
is worker. and he is entitled to both
money and reputation. Carty's corps of
assistants are of the go-ahead stripe and we
| wish them success
Miss Hattie Doolittle left on Monday for
her home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where
!, che will spend vacation. We know of
| many warm welcomes for you, Hattie, on
| your return in September.