North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-06-19
Houne and Other Items.

Home ana Other Items.
"The Silent Village" by " Camilla ~
is hardly we'll enough got up to suit us
persons who want their articles printed
should be careful to write them plainly
and put them in proper shape; we FIRE.
quently copy, where the subject is impor.
tant, but it gives us too much labor to be
agreeable. "Allen Banc" will be pub
lished next week. Our correspondents
must pardon plainncss and look more
carefully to their own regulations as wri.
tcrs.. Our Fourth is now in excellent
hands, and success will be the issue; we
have not caught an orator yet, but there is
no fear of securing one. Bass, Bassett
and others are workers, and they are porl;-
ing hard to make creditable job out OF
it,. Ralph Hughes, recently with Lou.
Peavey, has returned to.Delayan: Ralph
made friends here Is fast as he made nc.
quaintances.. .SLEEpIER, after an absence
of nearly week, brought himself home
from Chicago on Saturday last; but he is
no longer q landlord only. private citi-
zen......Judge Preston, of Cresco, united
Geo. Ostrander to Mary Huber on the 9Th.
The Judge is a humane man: we trust
George and Mary will always be grateful
to him.. .Crcsco is to have FOURTH,
and in the evening the Durham Bros. ore
to have ball. Won't BILL laugh little
if the ball proves to be big thing? Guess
t.......The outside of the TINES for this
week is almost exclusively County local
misunderstanding at home but dry as a
chip to our distant readers HSfe i,some
money in it for us and that is apology
enough. .s.,..
CARL KosrxANN, of this city, is build
re, San architect, civil engineer, survey
or-in fact an accomplished scholar in
every line of work depending on matAo-
matical science. Persons desiring specf-
cations for work, plans for building, fe-
surveys Of lands, culverts, or anything else
in the role Of substantial or Ornamental
improvement, will be sure to be safe in
securing his services. His years service
in the Federal army he does not claim as
making him qualified to fill all positions
in life, as some do-his reliance in his oscn
qualification. This notice we expect ia
get thrashed for making, but It is every
word true......Ouy calls the past week have
been immensely numerous: this city ha,
been shilling" over.with strangers, many
of them men Of prominence i1etheir re.
spective localities; delegates to the Rep
Convention at Des Moines, several gentle
men from Central Wisconsin. Hon. Thad
Pound and d. p. Graves, of the lumber
region, P. Cunning, of Madison, O. Wynn
of Dubuque, and many others too nlmcr
Gus to mention. See Marshal Hrum
mond's Dog Law notice, and you can safe
ly bet he will do just as he says. A dos
not worth muzzling or claiming up il tn,
hot season is not worth the shot tina
should kill him.. ..Austin & Co. have M
extensive Sprinkling Advertisement Reat
it and reflect where we will be in July ant
August without such aid as the, sprinkle,
renders our shops and stores. a
Our "boy" once, though "falen from
grace" little, does us the pleasure t.
appreciate an allusion to him which WI
will notice when the pressure of the pres
emit hour or week is lifted from us. Rem
iniscences, ANDY of the Nashua Post, ar,
pleasant, even if they may attach to them
selves a shading Of mclanoboly.,y Eleyer
! years of association, and friendly, but re
gretful separation, personal and political
carry with them memories of many walk,
and talks that those of cooler blood car,
not to appreciate. Your kind words ant
old-time references are !not lost when di
rected to this sanctum. Do you remember
BGtcher andithe onions? Geo. Williams
Fox & Coz" There were grievance.
sincere, and perhaps all of us were te
blame, but let them be buried SO deep that
Gabriel will blow in vain for response
A lady of 81 is reported to have given
birth to q pair of boys weighing. II
pounds: this upsets theory and general
Internationally. c. HUEY, that estima.
lie gentleman who used to enliyen US
hercabouts, is at McGregor on visit from
his home in Winona. MRS. Bass and
family are visiting friends in Grant Co.
GEORGE L. begins to look lonesome, though
he behaves we'll for a bachelor. Mrs.
Kerzman is intending to visit Paris in Ju.
ly: her relatives reside in that city,.
The Allamake County seat controversy
is decided by the Supreme g. -'.' '.,o'
If w.uws.v.. -.ssoid seat. Mrs: 10 Wy.
man will accept our thanks for hand.
some boquet.. .McMullen has rented his
hotel to a gentleman from Pr. du Chen
his name is not reported. Bishop Hen.
Messy, of this Diocese, is expected to be
here about the LIST of August, When large
number will be confirmed. ...A boy Of
IL years, named PELzER, was drowned
at Gutenberg on Tuesday, while bathing
he was nephew to Mayor Pclzer.....
Prof. Davis, the Western Agent of the
Smithsonian Institute, desires to secure all
the Indian relics attainable in North Iowa.
Next week VIC will say more about it.
Leave all such curiosities at the TffxEs Of:
fice......D. 7. Lindley, McGregor, furnish.
es Brass Band Music for any number Of
instruments. Write to him dd' van.
anything in this line. ,""si-~'s
r. R.-Mr. Wilson. late chief clerk in