The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-05-23
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The Hutchinson Family ('tribc Of Asa
sang we'll, we suppose, few evenings ago
in the Baptist Church, but as we hadn't
the usual pass ing invitation, but few of
our corps attended. Printers and Editors
scarcely can puff an institution in advance
by direct request, through the Post Mas
ter, and fail to get pay or free tickets!-
When we saw "Asa" on the street and
looked over his programme, we concluded
that his hair was no good index for any
thing but prctcnsion, and we write this
now only to benefit the head of the tribe
Hairy stock we do not bet on the coars
est animals have the most of it. Absalom
had so much that it caused his death, and
he was not quite as smart rs some record.
ed in scripture. III. F. Thayer, ut North
McGregor, is building for the use Of the
Railway offices westward, some of the most
convenient counting-room desks we ever
saw. We cannot describe them, but an
examination satisfies us that they cannot
be cxcelled in adaptation to any business
of similar character cost from 30 to Is
dollars. wv. II. Harding of Chicago, was
at North McGregor one day last week, ne
gotiating 1--WE undcrstand) for the Mendon
House. Why didn't 'Old Bill'' come down
and sec his hosts of friends in the regular
town? Nobody ever hurt him while the
American was his home. Geo. Prescott
and lady, accompanied by Col. Hamilton,
late of the Army of the Potomac, were the
guests Of Henry Ruble, Esq, of North
McGregor, last week. We had thes plsns-
ure of meeting the party......S. V. Shaw.
of Lansing, passed through here a few days
ago, On his way to Milwaukee to consult
DR.. Wolcott about his arm. ''Vol." rs Mr..
Shaw is Familiarity called, has an arm that
is .dreadfully uncomfortable to say the
least, the crown of the shoulder having
been broken some months since by the fall
ing Of a large man upon him from sleep
ing car. He has suffered almost death from
it,. Doctor Traer lectured last week sew
eral evenings in the basement of the Bap-
fist Church his theme was Physiology,
Phrenology and the Laws of Health gen.
crally..... Eli George is well again and in
the cattle business as large as life. For
some days Eli was dangerously sick at Nc
Gregor, but the old Galen of this region
DIR. F. Andros-kept death from his room.
......When will our active Mayor proceed to
ego for'' the numerous dogs with which
this city is infested? We see hydrophobia
has already opened only little south. OF
us. Mayor Thompson, of Dubuque, pro-
claims that all loose CANNES u,muzzled are
lawful prey for the Marshal or his assist
ants. CoNANT will get a nasal ornament for
"Charlie" right off; if killed it, willtbe
impossible to drag him away on account of
the limited amount of his caudal apend-
age! Let us see legal lecture on the dog
question:. correspondent of the Deco
rah Register is disposed to be sarcastic on
the morals of McGregor, and particularly
funny at the expense Of our Republican
Mayor. As the writer ('vortex') and the
editors of the Register all vote the same
ticket with LEFT. we do not feel that il is
our 'put in ....."Old Mase," one ofsthe
pioneers of McGrcgor, was here a. day or
two since, looking so young that scarcely
any of us new him. M. D. Mason lives
in Minnesota. ....At Prairie du Cnien race
course, on Friday last, Lathrop's JoHS won
tte purse, maAing z:fT TIE nrst ho~s und
2:45 the second driven by Jarvis. We
did not 60 over and the particulars are
not given us. On Saturday there was no
race, though the sporting men of McGreg-
or all went over to see the sight. ...AEs-
TIN sprinkles the streets as far up. o. the
Flanders House on Saturday the high
wind, hot sun and immense dust rather
disguised him, but the genial and welcome
rain of Saturday night will restore his good
humor. JEFF. Montgomery of the La
Crosse Democrat called on us the other day
on his way up, per steamer Hawkeye.-
Glad to see you, Thomas. heard of
A. Gaffney some days ago at Joliet, with
Orton's & Co.'S Circus. Evans is prose
cutting his work, as the basis of New Ho-
tel, next to the Bass Brick on the site of
Ruble's old Depot of Agricultural Imple-
ments. We hope Evans will not stop till a
large f"ur-story Brick Hotel stands on top
of his present work. Give us a fine Hall,
Henry, in the top of it......We have met
here within week several of our lumber
dealing friends and subscribers of the Eau
Claire and Chippewa. Among them were
GRAVES, formerly here, and bound to Quin-
cy--he piled a raft of lumber ct North Nc
Gregor to be sold when he can realize its
value SAWYER, on the way down with a
raft HALL and several others. Lumber
holds up stiff this spring, and dealers in it
seem sure to make fortunes......We very
much regret to learn that Mr.. G. G. Cone
is confined to bed with Erysipelas. Sever
al of our citizens have been sick recently,
but we see most of them on the street again.
Mr.. Cone, we hope will be at his business
post in a short time. DE Haven's Circus
exhibits at McGregor on Thursday, May
3lst. Not being willing to let their adver-
Using agent make all the bargain as to the
use Of our columns, the advertisement of
the concern is not in the TINES. Runners
can trade with us easily, but they can't run "
the paper. We hear the circus well spoken
of.....D. S. Cook sends US the San An
tonic (Texas) papers frequently, and we
read them too. In reading the latest one
we found, snugly wrapped in small red
Mexican label marked La Diana, ten nice
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