North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-02-27
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Post Master Benton is authorized to re.
ceive bids for carrying the mail between
McGregor and Pr. du Chen parties in
terested will learn ''thc ropes" by calling
at the Captains ofice......O. D. Emo, one
of the best of teachers, will begin Select
School at Postville, on Thursday, March
9th..... French 4 Gilmore are selling their
Concert tickets very rapidly we all bet
on the genuine integrity of the movement
though we do not believe that ercry ticket
will draw the $4,000 prize This seems
to have been the idea among the holders
of the Crosby tickets......P. du Chen and
McGregor had a ten-pin roll at Conant &
Pcavys few days ago the former city
was represented by Raffauff and Widen
our; the latter by lIelwig and Ecker
McGregor was successful. There were
many games played and much interest was
manifested. IIelwig averaged 1881, Eek
ert l53, Raffauff l3S and Wldcnour u.s.
Bill S24,5O.
The Odd Fellows will dedicate their
new hall on Thursday, March eth. They
would invite all Creation to participate
with them in their social good time, but
the hall is not large enough: hence only q
limited number of guests can be invited
Tickets of invitation will be issued this
week. An address will be delivered at the
Canbrian Hall on the same evening. All
are inyited...... "Gundv" of the firm of A.
kohn & Co., left on yesterday for Phila-
delphia we hope he will return to us
with restored health..... jesse Lampson
writes us from Gold Run, Cal, and says
he is doing tip-top, but after visit there,
he is not tickled with Montana. ;. Come
to the races on Wednesday and Thursday.
1.-THE effort to, get up an insurance
company has probably blown over.
The Parkhurst Troupe will sing
tonight (Tuesday,) at Cambrian Hail.
Our paper is issued so late that it is use
less to speak lengthily of this excellent
company they have been here before and
we told the truth about them, viz they
are musically and socially the best band of
singers we ever met. Go and hear them.
Prof. Mark Jones, the Tenore of the Mis-
sissippi Valley and Prof. j. w. Hilton
will assist. W. Beebee Esq, the
Dubuque Nurseryman and Fruitcr will ad-
dress the public free this Tuesday, even
ing in the basement of the Baptist Church.
Mr.. Bcebce is a good speaker and an cx-
pcrienced Fruitist; it will we'll repay our
people to hear him. BY the way, We no.
tice that the radical temperance men in the
east propose to prohibit the cultivation of
grapes Would it not be equally as sem
sble to stop the raising Of corn, rye, wheat,
cane, barley, hops or any other product
that can possibly be tortured into drinks
of an intoxicating character
Gov. Glib. Douglas Of the estate of Clay
tom has returned from pleasure trip to
New Eng gland; he looks as lively as could
be expected of man whose living has
been clam chowder, fresh oysters, radical
politics and -Neatord, though they do say
that the principal object of his visit had
concluded to wait no longer for him We
will inquire when next we meet the Gov
ernor, if this report is well founded. Old
bachelors are so slow that ladies cannot al
ways wait !......Gco. w. Haislet of the De-
corah Register is in town looking as
gay and festive as business success
and clear conscience can make man
APPEAR. Wood Bro, sell Nudge S
American Sherry Wine and upon trial we
pronounce it as good Sherry as we ever
drank......B Bailey & Wolfe are having fine
success in getting up their McGregor West
ern Railway Gazetteer. Persons in bust
ness on the line of the road or at its term
I'M, must remember that the little book
they will get up will be history in few
years......ln the ten-pin roll mentioned in
another part of this paper, Is games were
played. Hellwig and Eckert scored 5,547,
Raiauf and Widenour 4,GOs; the Nc
Gregor average, l54 Pr. du Chen lbs.
BE sure to attend Stoneman's lecture on
Joe Smith the Mormon prophet; the OBJ
ject is noble charity and the lecture will
be all that home talent can make it. The
cause is good, the subject very interesting
and the orator competent. .Caspar Wer-
ges, near National desires to quit farming;
he offers to sell Reapers, Thresher, Drills,
Flows and all other sorts of farming tools,
horses, cattle, hogs, sheep and many 9TH
or things on a years time. Sale March
l4th-D. E. Meyer auctioneer :. Thomas
Adams is now engaged as cutter at l.. j.
Strouse & Bros Clothing Store. Adams
comes highly recommended.