The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-01-16
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The McGregor Band will be at the Tenn
plsrs Festival at North McG., on Thurs
day evening Of this week. Osgood, Lind
ley, Church ct al know how to discourse
music to all sorts Of people,. ....Jas. Davis
is appointed Sheriffin place Of Capt. Board
man, recently deceased. We understand
the Board Of Supervisors were unanimous
ly for him-a deserved compliment to
"Jim". ....-.To-night, "wednesday, Jan.
10TH at Union Hall, Prairie du Chen,
there will be splendid Fenian Ball. We
are told the Hall is being beautifully deco
rated and that splendid time will be had.
Persons on this side who leave their al
dresses at the Evans House, will be called
for......Rcv. Prof. Magoun is in the city
and will lecture, but we neither know the
time nor the subject. to Cambrian
Hall on Thursday and Friday nights.
Esq. JORDAN, limb Of the Law and In-
surance Agent for Life and Accident, as
we'll as most reliable man and genial
companion, is located in his new Office,
second floor of Lampson's building 3, Ma
sonic Block.
WILLIAMS & BARNES, at Monona, are
supplying that region with new and cheap
goods just received from tho east. Frank
and Milo are cloud" pair pair Of soldier
boys and they fear competition in trade
about as much as the Popc fears the devil
Give them your trade. ....See account Of
the N. MEG. G. I. Festival. The firm
of Scott, Gould L Co. ia now changed to
Scott & Gould, Frank, the younger Gould
having retired from the firm. Gro. d.
GARDNER one Of the Oldest and best stand
by's Of this lively city is at home again
after an absence Of many months in South
Carolina and in New York. To say we
all welcomed him Lack, would be small
words for the pleasure his return gave US.
......Geo. Crookc is now associated ut Nc
Gregor with his brother VIM. d. Crooke,
late of the 2lst Iowa, in tho Insurance
business. W. D. (the Mnjor) is Recorder
Of Clayton Co. by the late fall election,
and has entered upon his duties at the Co.
Seat. These gentlemen are both of the
reliable order, and should either of them
give offense in any way it will be by plain
English bluntness rather than by smooth
faced duplicity. We know both of them,
and We speak by the card. ..... Henry
Goodrich, of the Chicago Taylor & Wright
firm, is in town, looking as serious as a
monk. Henry hardly ever says anything
except on business!
E. P. Clarke has finished up his Billiard
Hall, in Masonic Block, and will soon
have it in running order. Neeze Hopkins
and Mr.. Wadhams will be the bosses. No
tice will be given by posters. CLARKE
left us Tuesday P. NJ. for Chicago. to lay
in supplies of the best quality in that
market......B. vanDyke, the painter, is of
on a two-weeks "spree" to Milwaukee
and Chicago. We suppose our young
friend and former devil is looking for his
affinity" with design to commit matri-
mony and bring his idol back with him,
but he said mir on the subject, so we only
guess......Chas. W. Walker, Esq, acting
Agent for several Eastern Insurance Com
panics, makes our Office debtor for large,
handsome calendar, got out by the Gun
,derwriters Agency" a calendar from the
Phoenix is also on our table, from the
hands of the Crooke Bro's..... The tele.
graphic report that Gen. Butler has sued
Brick Pomeroy for libel, placing the dam.
age at 500, 900, is very likely hoax, got
up by Brick himself, to sell the public.
First, Pomeroy can't libel any one-next,
Butler couldn't be slandered.
We are in receipt of many letters which
we ought to answer; but that bite in the
hand is not well yet, and it is with pain
we write at all. Letter-writers will wait
on us patiently......It is rumorod that Mr..
Messingham is about purchasing the Nc.
Gregor House of John McMullen. :. Mrs.
II. B. George has returned from the east,
where she has been visiting all summer.
......Mr. Lexton, of Export, will sell Cat
tie, Horses, Hogs and Farming Utensils at
auction, on Saturday, Feb. I'd. at Export.
Ten months time with intescst.