The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-15


among our citizens and becoming one of
of the most prominent of Iowa institutions.
Waukon has the advantage of being
healthy and pleasant location, with the
best of society, making it desirable
school for the youth of one Of the finest
countries in the wide world. I'M. e. Cole.
the TINES correspondent, well known here
abouts, is engaged with Martin 4 Hopkins,
also of McGregor, in the insurance bust
ness at indianapolis. NJ. Il. says his health
has not been good which is the cause of
his leaving Cincinnati and his business
there. We hope that exercise in the open
air, incident to travelling, will restore to
full health one of the best boys our city
has ever called her own citizen. The
firm of IIenke & Bandow has been dis
solved. The business will be continued at
the old stand by Mr.. IIenke, who will
spare no pains to give satisfaction to all.
Mr.. II is a thorough business man and
one of our most prominent citizens and
well deserves the success he has met. Mr..
Bandow retircs to his farm in Farmers
burg. He leaves in our city host of
friends, won by his honest and manly de-
pertinent during several years of success
full business with us.
d. D. Fraser and his bride are en-route
for the east to spend a few weeks with the
father and mother of the worser half Of
the new produce firm. The North Nc
Gregor schools will be opened for the fall
term on Monday, the Sd of September,
under the charge Of Miss Julia Bickford,
who takes the place of Miss Ingersoll as
principal. We hear her very highly spo-
ken of as teacher and believe the schools
there will, in the future, maintain the
same good reputation they have hereto
fore. John L. Davis, of the firm of o.
Brien & Davis, is in the fruit region of IL
linois preparing to supply Iowa and the
balance of the settlements with apples,
peaches and the other herbs of that dis
trict.. The soldier boys are still awaiting
themselves of the benefit Of the intimate
knowledge and long experience of Judge
Baugh in the collection of their additional
bounty The Rev. j. w. Stiff
Ter will read his lecture on Benjamin
Franklin, this Tuesday, eve, at the Bap-
fist Church
The report that Gen. Baird had been
superseded by Gen. Stoneman at New Or
leans was premature in publication, but is
no doubt true in point Of fact The Gen.,
brother of our townsman, J. T., is worthy
Of any position in the power of the author
tiles to bestow
John r. Treat, the head-centre of all
Expression for Northern Iowa, will sell,
the Crosby Opera House, worth six humid
red thousand dollars, ia chance) for v.
You must bite quickly else you will have
sinned away the day of grace. We ex-
poet to draw it. Our young friend Frank
B. Townsend is home from the military
schools at Sing Sing, n. Y, spending a
vacation furlongh with his father. .. The
New Oregon Plaindealer is talking of a
horse railroad to connect that point with
Cresco.. :. In our last issue we said that
James McRaith would soon join, in bust
ness here, with Mr.. Flynn, of Iubaque;
we should have said 4. T. Armsley, of
that city. Nc. is now east purchasing and
in Sept. will add to our mercantile bust
ness first class establishment 80. Sheriff
Townsend, of AlIamakee county, offers
5000 reward for the arrest of Chas. o. Neil
the murderer Of Barney Livy. Sec notice
in another column. Lou. Peavy is home
again after visit of some weeks with
friends in Beaver Dam. Wisconsin. ::
Uncle Sam Church, pioneer Of cur city,
and one of the best hearted persons we
know, is home from year-an-a-half So
journ on the plains. We are sorry to
learn that he has been suffering for some
time with sore eyes. He is recovering rap
idly. 1--WE are now allowed to bag all the
chickens found loose on the prairies, the
game law having lost its power on the LIST
inst. Spread yourselves over the shorn
fields, We sporting men, and if you happen
to leave mess - at our Office we Il take
care of it.....E. II. Ravens is in South
Hampton, Long Island, and would doubt
less have good time visiting friends, if he
was not quite so corpulent. The Musca-
tine Journal says Dr.. NJ. NJ. Jennings, of
Pleasant Ridge, this county, died in that
city on the 18th ult., after an illness of
about three weeks. Capt. Bisbce and
his steam Ferry, Allamakce, has been call
ed upon by picnic parties made up by al
most every organization, society, ct. al, in
our city, and all speak of him and his as
sociates in the highest known terms. Last
week Father Nagle and the scholars of his
Sabbath School were treated to ride to
and from Nezeka, where, we are told, un-
der the generalship Of the Father, McRaith
and others, they had feast which will be
remembered by the little folks for long
years to come. AS the youthful flock pass
ed our Office, in the morning, as much of
quiet, order and discipline was apparent as
in any we have ever witnessed, which leads
us to believe the Fathers happy family.
......Small barn for rent-inquire at TINES
Office.
Miss Jennie Bacon, cousin of Mrs.
Newell and Jacobia, who has been spend,
ing some months IN our city, leaves tor her
home in Ohio this week In our opinion
it MAT-ters not how far from acquaintances.
made here, her lot may be east for while !;
there are attractions farther towards sun
down than the staid settlements Of Ohio,
which we hope may prevail. -, 49, -,
The Union, of West Union, one of our
spiciest exchanges, has announced its IN
tention to enlarge. Success to yon, Mr..
Union, Heaven and justice is with you.
1.-THE Fayette Record claimed to have
only two copperhead exchanges-the
TINES, and Union of West Union. Now
it has none and last week it's editor an
nounced his intention to discontinue about
the LIST Of October unless more of the need
full was put up by its supporters,
Our Col, the founder of this sheet and
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