The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-06
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Capt. Gaffney is ornamenting the Mer.
chants Union Office in excellent style: the
Captain is tasty workman and the Office
is managed by competent and liberal gen.
tlcmen......Thc Young Ladies' Sociable OF
the Baptist Church will take place toni ght,
in the basement Of the church all are in
cited we had nice time with the little
folks at their last meeting and if possible
We will again atterd by associating with
tho yong we 20 back to YOUTH.
GEORGE, Of the DEBORAH Register, threatens
to come down to McGrcgor; to sleep on
one Of Peavy's Billiard tables and to en-
ploy SLEEr,ER, Of the Flanders House, to
help him give us failing" and all this
because we guessed he called at Hank
Cleghorn's saloon! How unreasonable and
personal these radical editors are getting to
be. George knows that Sleeper would
rather take w-w-wisdom than fight us......
We have large assortment Of new job
typo and can do up work in such style as
to make our neighboring Offices blush......
John N. Conger, Of the Prairie du Chen
Railway, has resigned. No better officer
or more genial friend ever signed docu-
umcnt. We have not learned if John is
intending to preach, practice law or edit a
newspaper: rs friend we advise him to
avoid the last-namcd business. Private
business is the cause Of the resignation
Hop. Houston will probably be Mr.. Cong
er's successor. :. In the course Of the last
week we have received calls from some of
the best Of men, among whom we rcnem-
Der ". W. Barnard, Of Granger, Mimi;
W. b. Grant, of Williamstown, Iwoa !;
g. Dave" Corey, of Chicago; Doc. Hen
drick and Julius Beedy. Esq, Of out west !;
John Tierncy and Editor Armstrong, of
Lansing-the latter will find something in.
teresting to him in the advertising columns.
......Timc, space inclination and experience
forbid us to compliment our snarling CO.
temporaries by lengthy notice. A few
weeks since we were bitten, severely, by a
small dog because Of our preferred friend
ship towards him. We shall not commit
the imprudencc again. Bark away, little
CANNES !......The Cool Templars will, in
the course of few weeks, treat the public
to rich entertainment in the shape of a
dramatic exhibition at Cambrian Halle.
The /. 0. O. Fs have rented Clarkc's Hall,
Masonic Block. 49,. Prairie du Chen was
over here in force almost all last week.
Our merchants sell piles of goods to the
people across the river. WILEY (see his
column) doesn't allow any Dry Goods man
in the city to compete with him. He is
closing out just now and bargains can be
had that will surprise YOU. ....L. Suter has
sold his tonsorial fxings and goodwill to
M. Buncc. Bunce is located nearly op-
posite Suffers late stand. Suter goes to
Cresco and better barber never strapped
a razor. Good luck to him. ....Will you
please read our new advertisements One
Of them was written especially to attract
your attention: hunt it up and read it......
A gentleman one day last week signed his
name in our Office in fair hand. He was
pen. We remarked that he had learned to
write when young. "No sir" said he: ~
had boy thirteen years old before wrote
line and in one year after was sheriff
of my county," This is an example for
others......Ne & Co have got iuto their
aew building and look as handsome as a
bride. Homer, Ramage and Lord make
trio that is of the letter A kind. DIR.
Guilbert, Of Dubuque, will hold grand
school Of instruction to the Masons on
Feb. 18th, at DEBORAH Townsend raf-
file for valuable dorg and other curiosities
will come of in two weeks: the unsold
tickets will he burned!