The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-04-04
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Ole Peterson is now running. the late
Kelly House in McGregor......H. G. Graf.
tan is the Waukon agent of the McCor.
mick Agricultural machines of all kinds
Tommy Thompson is agent for more
southern range Of territory in northeastern
Iowa. We have seen certificates from
Mcssrs. Rosa and Tcabout, Of Winncshick
county, giving the Mccormick machines
the preference over all others. Agricult,,-
raj Implements, in one respect, are like
watches, sewing machines, organs, styles
Of hats, women, gold pens, religious opin-
ions, &C., every one choosing which he fan.
cics the best. Mccormick occupies very
enviable position rs an inventor and man
ufacturer......Th The Hide and Produce Depot
of Hunting & Bassett is to receive hand
some brick front this spring. ....A. Kohn
is now at tho late uinlein & Hineman
stand, Fox's Block, where they will be
glad to meet customers from city and coun-
try. AS all our merchants arc receiving
spring stocks, it is needless to particular
izc, unless VIC arc specially employed for
that purpose. They sell goods--we sell
notices. There are few places, if any,
where better beef is sold than in the Nc
Gregor markets. The other day splen-
did specimen of fat quarters was suspend
oI %1,n ,c
meat stand. The cattle were bought from
one man, and weighed 400 lbs each
They were 4-ycar-old Durham steers. In
all our markets we notice the best quality
Of meats, and, as Lent is over, we suppose
flesh is in ordcr......E. p. Clarke, of the
Evans House, has returned from Chicago,
where he has been selecting stock Of
spring goods for the extensive Tobacco and
| Notion trade of E. P. & Co., TINES Block,
McGregor. Ethe brought with him most
elegant mccrschaum pipe, which he pre-
scented, with the compliments of Clarke 4
Hopkins, to A. j. Fallowdown, ESQ.,, Chief
Clerk of the Evans House. To say that
BILLY is not grateful for so pleasing and
. suitable mark of favor from his employ
crs, would be to assume that he is not the
attentive, prompt and obliging gentleman
every one knows him to be. The pipe is
plain one, but it is genuine; it cost about
So, O0.... Last week, in noticing changes
among our business men, we omitted to
state that cx-NIarshal HERMAN had bro't
his Tin and Stove establishment down
town and lodged it in the store known as
the auction room Of Boyle Bros. Mr..
Kcrzman says he has had Office enough,
and hereafter the public will find him hard
at work at his trade, ready to oblige all
who want first-ratc work in his linc....
Carl Bates has hauled off his daily Lansing
mail stage for the winter...... Charles Lacy
is at Council Bluffs, where he is interested
in livery and sale stable. The Fayctte
county Union is enlarged to seven col
umns and bears evidence of financial health;
it was always sound politically......D. S.
Cook favors US with interesting southern
papers; these evidences Of remembrance
are ever apprcciated......A chap in Clinton
county, Iowa, was peppered with one hun
drcd and seventy bird shot at ''bclling"
scrapc. Had he been q bird the shot
would undoubtedly have killed him! What
q pity he hadn't been. .......
John O'Donnell and Miss Catherine |!
Sullivan were married on Monday, at Nc
Gregor, by Father Magic. The bridal par
ty, full bus load, dincd at the Murray
House. Mr.. Nagle tied another pair at
Prairie du Chen on Sunday last, but we
are not allowed to name the happy expert
mentors on life's matrimonial sea-. The
K. Il. land grant, and a direct road from
McGregor westward through Fayette Co.,
arc agitating West Union considerably.
Q. =. lIamlin, II. c. Vosburgh, Porter
Rich and John Morris left here few days
ago, for Colorado. C.. s. Miller and Ezra
Reddins left about the same time for Leav-
enworth.. ....Judgc Noggle has been cor
fined to his room at the Evans House for
several days past; we arc glad to hear he is
improving and will probably soon be on
the street again. J. Strouse is Eat
home from New York with very large
stock of Clothing, Piece goods, Hats &
Caps, &C., &C., for the Summer trade. l..
j. requests us to say that for size Of stock,
elegant selections and cheapness of goods
he fears no competition east of Chicago.
McRaith, the well known master of the
shears will warrant fits to all who employ
him on the cut and make UP. All our.
merchants arc receiving goods and what is
better than anything else, the prices are
lower than usual.