The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-11-14
laSu~s ana OGher Items.

Hlens anA Osher Items.
The senior Mr.. Glass and lady left on
Tuesday A. M. for New York and the east
generally, on visit. Straw L Jenkins
have possession Of the Winneshiek House,
rice j. W. Sleeper retired. 1t is believed
that the last named veteran will take COM
mand of the newly built Crcsco House.
Sleepier knows hotel from cellar to cock
loft. Straw 4 jenkins are reported in
very high terms as landlords. ...CAxBRI-
An HALL is the name given the new Evans
Hall. Evans is Of WEIGH origin; Row
land and Jones are of Welch birth they
are Jointly the builders and owners of the
Block; Cambria il the ancient name of
Wales and hence the rropricty Of the hall
name. On the 10th the splendid hall will
be dedicated to Tcrpsichore and all the
other gods and goddesscs known to the
ancient greeks and greckcsscs. CREsco
and the people round about are coming
down in Supt. Strong's coaches. Earl is
selling nice winter apples by the barrel in
the cellar Of the Cambrian Block. "The
Lodge hurriedly applied to Pcavy & CO.
nant's elegant Billiard Hall is to be chang
ed to tho s'St Charles"
Mai. A. Kohn Of Phil, late of the McGreg-
or Brigade, tumblcd in upon US on Sum-
day morning, as pleased to sec his friends
here as they were to see him. There nrc
few residents Of, or, visitants to this city,
:: 800. :,,o1.- g: Z. .:5,.s led
acquaintance than Arnold. He is a good
''brick."
Mrs. Fred Elmcndorf is at home again
and F. F. looks as domestic as though a
treasure were restored to him. Mrs.
jackson and Charley, cher sony are again
at McGrcgor from the far-of country Of
Hindostan, India. Rev. Mr.. jackson, late
pastor of the First Baptist Church here,
will soon join his family in the Northwest
Of America, to remain for life VIC envy
the Society that secures his company and
his religious instruction. Frank Sails
bury, late OF the Bushnell, Beloit, is now
at Green Bay, Wis.,, and VASE, late Of Da-
ycnport, has charge of the Bushnell. We
want to 20 to Beloit to see if WASH is the
dame old piece of excellence he used to was
in McGrcsor.. John Clemens, the black
smith, has opened a tip-top Family Sup
ply Store, close to Frank Broiheir's Gun
Shop. John is good man himself and
John This sony is sharp, intelligent, honest
and capable. ...Bill Werder has the best
eurrant wine in town, VIC suppose.
Hoop-poles are being shipped south as fast
as Raft and Bass & Elmcndorf can load the
barges hoops for business are just as i'm
portant nowadays as hoops for fancy,
fitting, or any other purpose '
"Allcn'' writes us verses to -------
they come too late for this ".piel - next
week they will he O. K......Si. Mitchell Of
Howard, absent in the Rockies for the last
two or three years, reached home Sunday
night last. lie has piled up fortune in
quartz claims and it will be but few
years till he will be entirely out Of the
woods where money Is the game
Pcarsall and Burdick are commencing to
improve their valuable lot on Main Street.
......D. Allen and Col Merrill are pushing
their foundation to completion. -. The elc-
CANT brick block Of Kurz & Miller, Lamp
son, Clarke and Newell is tout of tho
woods that is to say it is rooted and in a
few days il will he occupied. Lamps OK
plode, good many times nowadays: buy
good oil, good wicks and the lie careful.
.,....Tim. Hopkins reached home this A..
NJ, much to the qualification of every
body.