The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-02-13
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NJ. B. 1fENpRlcK, of pusttillc, is Gen.
eral insurance Agent and Licensed
Auctioneef Of Allamakee county. In either
channel Of his profession he guarantees
promptness and asks only reasonable fees.
......O'DoSNEL & NErLsoS-the latter our
well.known steamboat captain and both as
good men as ever walked--want choppers
and hewers in tho railroad tie business
P. OBricn and Peterson ( Larson, at Nc
Gregor, and W. Moncricf at North McGrcg-
or, will inform the in4uiring......Andy
Gaffney and Fritz Gaus have completed as
coy wine cellar as can be dug out of the
rocks of our bluffs. Call on them for Beer,
Ale or Wines, both foreign and domestic.
We are glad to see Mt home our long
absent friend j. G. FALEs. Mr.. Falcs has
been in New York for several months or
ganizing one or two companies for the de-
velopment of the Montana gold and silver
mines. Having first visited Colorado and
then Montana and made himself acquaint-
ed with /" the ropes" he is prepared to
talk intelligbly upon all subjects connected
with the mines of the Rockies. We are
glad that Jrsrrs has succeeded in m ar
rangcmcnt which promises a fortunc......
Next Thursday is tho day of Valentine
Many years ago this was Liz day, but
time has played it out. Our fancy and
toy stores all have them. Our New York
correspondence is so mixed up with erasions,
emendations, &C., &C., that We leave it out.
Our writer's, if they respect themselves,
should prepare their articles so as to be
readable to any ordinary compositor.
It has been told us Shy authority" that
among the many children born in this city
within the past few weeks nearly, if not
quite all, are "gal babies" We already
have the most beautiful flock Of girls there
is in the Unien and we are glad to remark
in the language of Macbeth the cry is,
still they come Let 'em come !! "::.....
Mr.. Tousley, of the Broad Gauge, has sold
his interest there to Clarke and Tim. Hop
kins. We regret to part with Tousley but
TIN. is also trump and who does no.
know it, is blind to social life in this section
Of America......G. w. IIaislet with new
suit of clothes-another fire, GEORGE p
was down here last week his behavior
was pretty and we rather like him......Ben.
Billings, formerly Of North McGregor, now
Of Clinton, is among US exhibiting the
model of superior portable fence. Bill
lings is the patentce of the affair we
shall give it more lengthy notice next
week. This is the season for Magazine
Binding. IIo:sington will fix up your Go
dey's, IIarper's, Peterson's, &c., &C., in the
best style......Jo. Eiboeck, Of Elkader,
writes us that he is back in his old sanctum
and of course at home. Stay there, jose
plus, and become venerable Turkey
river ci tizen.
Mr.. Bailey, senior Of the DEBORAH Re-
| publican, retires from the post which he
has SO long filed with ability as we'll as
with courtesy; he leaves his talented
"boys two Of them-to run the paper.
Mr.. BIS farewell is a model Of kind, gen.
tlemanly language. We wish him pleas
ant hours, and hope, Notwithstanding our
political differences, that his pen will Of
ten be used to enliven the pages Of the
Republican. In our long acquaintance
with Mr.. B. we have seen no ugly words
against those with whom he Differed
This ~e -cy"-d mnst "rad;tahle +" an ed
itor. Our best wishes, Father BAlLEYy'
......Hon. Geo. L. Bass and Col. Merrill, of
this city, left on Friday last as delegates to
the St. Louis meeting, from McGregor.-
Messrs. Benton and Barron, also delegates,
could not leave......A new Insurance Com.
pany, organized on the stock principle, is
in process of organization in this CITY,
Messrs. Bass & Elmendorf, j. II. Merrill,
Col. Sam. Merrill, NJ. O'Brien, A. P. Rich.
ardson, A. j. Jordan, II. E. Newell, Maj
Drummond and many other gentlemen give
the project their warm approval. Messrs
O'Brien, Drummond and Newell are com
mittce to report progress at Jordan's Office
on Saturday evening next. Will our citi.
zens generally move in the matter and Sc
cure to this city local institution safe to
all assured and profitable TO all who invest?
We shall see.