North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-14
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/ S. J. Peterson left his bed and board
in McGrcgor, on Sunday last, bound for
the Merchants Hotel, New York. SAN. is
after calico and SIGH for the use Of the pop
ular and prosperous firm entitled Peterson
& Larson. HANK and Ben are sole proprie-
tors now. We shall probably "sec Sam"
about the first Of September-maybe with
a lady's satchel and handbook is his hands,
maybe not you can't most always tell.
......S. S. Haislett, junior o. our handsome
friend George H., of the DEBORAH Register,
has actually sold his interest to another
"feller.n Sam. called on us the other day
and said so himself. The name of his sue
cessor and purchaser is McChesney; if he
amt good boy George will coax him some
fine evening to take walk and poison
him with some liquid curiosity he tried
it on us, when up there few days ago
......BARNEr LANrRY, of tho Wisconsin
Rancho (only 1000 acres in it) comes Of
ten to see us with barge Of wood and
lots of humor he regrets loosing the
pleasure which the Congregational Pic
mic would have furnished him had the
original intention been carried out. Cap.
Lantry, allow us to say that dozen Of
wild boys (the writer included) were pre-
pared to come and see you, and faith we'll
do it FRANK HOPKINS, the train
boy, and FRANK HENDERSON, the p. .. boy
these excellent young men we ought to
Say-have associated together III the bust
ness of selling papers, fruit &c. on the
trains Of the McGregor Western. The
travelling FRANK is a trump the purchas-
ing and stay-at-home FRANK, is steady and
competent. All the luck to you that active
energy and honor deserve; when you
cease to attend to business you will find
business ceasing to attend you. The young
spectators purchased of Capt. Conductor
SHERwIN the right to sell goods and
wares on the trains......It is said stains
of character can be removed by getting
rich $3.50. BROWN, of the Plaindedler, gives
a glowing-we believe this is the stereo-
typed word-account of the little city of
CREsco. 1t is a pretty place, and VIC are
glad of it......Iowa has a population of
9O0, 900, and produces more wheat than any
State in proportion to her settlements. !"
......Tommy Thompson, the able agent of
the Mccormick Reapers, is the recipient
Of a carriage present, worth several hun
dred dollars. I. L. has nice pair of hor-
ses, and he seems to enjoy the gift of the
McCormicks' with a gratitude meritorious
to himself as well as complimentary to his
employers. Mayor Hammer, J. II. Mer-
rill, A. p. Richardson, D. Lefingwell, j.
I. Stoneman, Rev. Richard Nagle and
Willis Drummond were appointed as a
committee to decide on the character of
the improvement of the Upper Square. A
meeting of the committee took place at the
City Council room on Monday. An early
report will bemade....Ei NJ. Christoph-
er writes to friend in this city-we have
seen the letter-that the Chicago Journal
report Uf his arrest was almost all false
He was not discharged from the house of
E. E. Bromilow & Co.-was under arrest
only an hour, and that by his own con-
sent. He says he will soon be 0. X. "Just
remember that others claiming to be bet
ter than l, will have chance to laugh out
of the other side of their mouths. 1--WE
Todd, Esq, editor of the Hastings Gazette.
Republican in politics, genial in socials
and, Of course, most agreeable compan-
ion......E. r. Barron has gone east after
goods and we may expect a splendid selec-
ton of articles suitable to ladies tastes
Ed. is not surpassed in the world in the
mercantile line if he were not demo-
crat he would pass muster most anywhere
among the intensely "loyal. '......G. L..
Scott, lady and large party of ladies and
gentlemen from St. Paul and New York,
called on us last Saturday while we were
absent. Grateful, GEORGE, for the atten-
ton and very sorry for our absence, tho
We had an almighty good time on the riv-
.....Abrm. Kohn. the poet merchant,
left on Monday for Philadelphia. He will
return with piles of fashionable Fall goods
for this market. How are you, MAJOR, $50
Franklin St ?..... Read our new Adv's.,
Ordinances and all we cannot notice them
in detail. 30. Wisemiller is elevating
his house like man. JOS corner was the
TINES Office in 1856 /! eZ ay
Mr.. Finch, of the N. Y. Tribune, and
our venerable friend, Il. II. F. Morgan, of
Winona, dropped off the Minnesota on Tues
day and paid us a boat-landing visit Of ten
minutes. Lou. Hirshfeld will 60 to New
York on Sunday next for goods......H. G.
Hayt left on Saturday morning for the
east to escort Mrs. II. to her McGregor
home. Rev. P. Hathaway (Universalist)
of the Hardin Hotel is fixing UP his house
in good style. AS he, fears no bell we
suppose he tells the truth. We had the
pleasure of call from him. ~
What a quaint grouping of material is
presented in what we denominate society !!
Two or two score, two hundred or two
thousand are drawn together, not because
4h"v ara nnnpenial each to the other. but
because in their very being is potent law
loudly demanding fellowship. They come
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