The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-06-27
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certain. Prof. Brush orator, and DR.. Chase
the President of the day. The Fayette
Band will head the procession. The FL
kader Journal favors the nomination of
McGlathery for Judge and scolds the Cler-
mont Leader for scolding Milo. The De-
corah Republican is against Milo because
he is not supposed to be dyed in the wool.
We never heard Mac play parts an in all our
acquaintance, and in speaking favorably
of his election, we thought we were indoors
ing gentleman Of fine judicial talent and
integrity; if he is not posted as to the ex-
act number Of curls OH Fred. Douglas ca
put we suppose he willnot secure the adj
miration of the tribe of John Brown. Eli
beck says Milo is radical--Bailey and
Edmonds say not. Will Edmonds accept
the position? We ask in sincerity. West
Union and July 18th, the judicial Convcn-
ton of the Republicans comes off.
Judge Williams Excavator is looming
up as one of the most valuable inventions
Of the age......J. r.. West, late with the
Townsend Bros.-a tip-top gentleman he
is tools now at the new and growing town
Of Owatonna, Mimi. Peavy has sold
his Daguerrean stock to w. II. Squires.--
Sec another column.....D Allen jr. has
returned from visit to Boston, New York
and the east generally. David looks as
though clans, oysters, chowders and other
! Atlantic comforts agreed with HIM..
Henry Wilson, formerly of the Broad
Gua.c and now of London, Canada, is here
for a few days looking at old acquaint;n-
ces. Wilson gives a lively account of the
Fenian scare and failure; though Irish in
blood he does not see the propriety of in
vading peaceful province on this side the
ocean to secure a very questionable success
on the other. We believe Henry will so
to ST. Paul, per first steamer and it is pos
sible he may conclude to transfer to the
Great Valley......W II. Allen of Beloit,
McGregor and DEBORAH, passed down the
River on Monday, with raft of lumber
from Chippewa County; he made a large
sale at North McGregor and proposes to
continue a big trade in this line. AS gen.
ial as ever, art thou, .:Hank."
A miss of Ia vociferated to her father
"Oh pa, you must buy me an Esty Organ
with the Patent Vor Humane Iremolo.' -
"Bless my SOUL" responded old gray
beard, "Can't you speak English since that
COMPOUNDED swell of an Italio- Frenchico
-Germanico teacher met you ?......We
have some excellent poetry on hand which
will soon appear other original favors are
filed, but correspondents must wait our
convenience or get mad and send for their
"pieces." Where the articles are good
enough to keep week or SO we always
| keep them......We are told that Flanders is
in Chicago for the purchasing of First
Glass Bus. G. II. +. cannot be beaten in
enterprise or proper Hotel pride. What
he does is business every time and no
sleep will come to his eyelids while others
claim to exceed him in any line of travel
ling ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is supposed
from Programme signs that Yankee Rob-
inson's Circus and Menagerie will be along
here in few days. "Yankec' and his
most agreeable agent r. Dingess will be "a
pair in McGregor, you bet
The Prairie du Chen Union is enlarged
to seven columns and makes a handsome
appearance. The EDITORS principal fear
seems to be that the colored brother will
not be elevated to equality Socially,
| Brown is a pleasant man-politically, he
| is like most others of his belief; he writes
what he does not wish to see carried into
| effect. Dan. CASTILLO was here on Fri
day and at p. du Chied on Saturday. AT
McGresor he had just what his excellent
troupe deserved, a full tent, both p. M.
an at night. DAN is personally popular
along this river and we hope he will make
good thing of his professional visit for
two years or more he has resided, travelled
and played in Dixie. ....P. Fury of the I'm
ion house, McGregor will celebrate the
FOURTH by Cotillion Party and one of
the best and most patriotic suppers that
can be made out of the market. Williams
Band, bill, $3.50. PAT has lots of friends
in McGregor and for the present he does
not propose to go to Canada or Ireland for
| excitement. " a
The Key City steamer came here on
Saturday stopped as usual !; received a full
load of passengers to Pr. du Chen !; had a
splendid dance on board-Capt Laughton
is so Aeshy and the weather was SO warm
he did 1t indulge in .dancing-not much
the Key came round to McGregor, left her
precious freight of ladies and pantaloonery
and proceeded northward toward the Red
River. of the Polar World. "Bill" Laugh
toms boat is Citizen" Of McGregor, and
all the men on it are at home when they
call. Do you know, Mr., Miss or Mrs.
reader that ON the 23d of July it is pro-
posed to ''cxcurse" on the Key City to the
village Of st. Paul? This is the pleasant
est trip on carth-the passage of the Rhine
or the Hudson not excepted. Report to
the EVANS House and be we ready for the
voyage .a,.a
A. P. Wood, Of Dubuque, is with us.
......James MacGrcgor, jr., has returned
from New York. .....Z. l. Pratt has bought
| an interest in the Evans. Hon. w, b. al
| lison favors us with valuable Public docu7
ments.. DIR. Swain, Of Chicago; John
Grinnell, Esq, of Clayton; Kimball, clerk
of the Howard Co. Court; Shirley, Of An
dover, N. H., tour former "Granite'' cor
respondent and many others called to see
us last week. 49,. .Bisbee q Lewis have the
incest kind of a refreshment room on the
acknowledgements, cigars, ice cream
and other good things can be had on call.