North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-05-29
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Our Fourth of July will be considered
on this "Wednesday evening, at public
meeting to be held at Bassett 4 Hunting.
Office. Don't forget Gaus 4 Frese'.
German Ball at the Cambrian.. m. o.
Brien, Esq, Supervisor Of this township
requests us to state that all claims or pa
pers directed to the Board should be pre-
sented Immediately if it is desired to have
settlement of them at present: delay.
are dangerous......We are in receipt of &
letter from Capt. Bisbee, and also pho
tograph of the new steamer City of Nc
Gregor." We are obliged for both favors
but as the Capt. is hourly expected with
our city namcsake We omi. the publication
of the letter. Geo. L. Bass and Others
have engaged the presentation Flag for the
Boat, but it will probably not be complete
on her first visit to our wharf......L. b
Rock, Asst Supt. of the Mil. L P. du Oh
R'y. was recently the recipient Of a nc
dollar watch, from the employees of tha
road. "LoU" is as worthy gentleman
and as faithful an officer as ever made con
nection or collected fare. The chain alone
weighs ninety pennyweights: the whole
rig is said to be the handsomest individual
present ever given in Milwaukee.
We are indebted to A. TAYLOR, Propr.
for season pass on the Chippewa Fall.
Ferry. If We thought "Jim" would
behave good and not talk so Democratic
we might slip up there sometime this colo
summer and try our pass" on. In thu
mean time our thanks are extended. -.
KURs l. MILLER are in receipt Of that ex
cellent medical article called Settlers Water
the product Of Spring in q portion o.
Germany, which We have not yet had time
to visit! With Rhine wine as an accom-
paniment, the drink is palatable and very
wholesome: We know it by the receipt O.
a vial of each from their underline bluff
cellar.
C. o. Hamlin, late with D. Hamlin
Co., goes to-day for Schenectady, N. Y
If man ever left McGrcgor with NOR.
friends we don't know how he carried them
......Goodwin Howe has returned from
Ohio and will probably stay this is .
tough place to get away from......A. Jack
Church is said to be in town in response
to telegram that one of his children il
very sick...... Buell. Knapp, Of Elkader
forwarded this Office great big vase o
Currant wine. B. is Universalist but h,
,ciN drink light wine! A few interesting
chaps of the male persuasion carried thu
whole business off to a party of mixed
sexes and that's the last of it Some Of
the ladies who were present state that theil
beaux read the directions on the ease {,
two gallon glass jar) and the said direc
tons were followed "Take largo wine
glass full before eating" To be consisten
and obey orders they ate cracker every
minute! Thank you Mr.. Knapp, but ",
regret that our evening nap robbed us o
the pleasure of drinking your health VI
are now wide-awakes.. WILEY says he will
continue to buy goods as long as people
can sell them and that he now has one O
the prettiest stocks McGregor ever looked
at. The Ladies will call and review them
......BA1LEY, of the DEBORAH Republican,
called on US this week; we like him, but
he is radicalizing pretty badly......Geo
Lewis, late of the Army and the Arcade
has gone to St. Louis to engage in bust
ness......T Townsend is in Kurz & Miller
new brick, east end of Masonic Block.
Rev. Mr.. Hathaway of Hardin, recently
hurt on the McGregor Western Railway
and confined at the Flanders is out now
and reports himself as "pretty near sound
......Jas. Rcdding is preparing a place te
sell "things'' nearly opposite the Penn
sylvania House.. 1--we hav'n space to re.
ply to our scolding ''Lex ct JUS cores
pondent this week. Perhaps it is as we'll
Is let it pass. Professional rivalry had
something to do with it-pardon us Doc;
that is all for the present. We objected
to the Ohio Legislatures interference with
that which we can control ourselves.
Charley McClaury is On the way to
Montana, he writes from Sioux City that
D. S. Cook and Charles Lacy are in the
grocery business at Council Bluffs. Fred.
Bradley was also there. The party with
which he started had sold their teams and
had all taken to boats. DIR. Houghman
is stopping at the Evans ready to take
care Of diseased Eyes or Ears; he comes
very highly recommended from prominent
gentlemen Of Madison. Perry & Conk-
lin are Agricultural Implsaa.ns dealers at
Cresco with branch Offices in the interest
of MALONE & Co., at DEBORAH, Austin and
Preston. ed was down here last week
and enjoyed himself. Read that curious
advertisement in this issue. Mr.. II. c.
Atkins of the Winona and St. Peters road,
has "a CALI from the McGregor Western
to supply the place of W. B. Strong, ESQ.,,
resigned. We understand he has accepted
and Mr.. Strong tells us he is splendid
gentlemen and an excellent oficer......I.
M. Richmond and lady left for their new
home at Owatona on Sunday last. The
name of an extensive Jewelry firm at that
place will now be RICHMOND & ABBOTT
Success to you "Jiln." aud may you have
as many friends in your new home as you
have in McGregor.. elegant cornice
is being put to the Masonic Block.
There was wedding in this vicinity day
or two since, but we forgot the names to it