North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-05-08

Hono and other items.
A most painful report came to us on
Thursday of the sinking of the steamer
Key City in lake Pepin, with "4OO on
board and only seuen saved" Our little
city was almost crazed about it; but hear
ing no confirmation Of this bad news we
cheered up and waited. On Saturday we
heard the welcome voice of the McGregor
favorite, and sereral persons ran to the
levee to congratulate. Capt. Bill LAUGH
TON received us with the honors of war
he admitted us to the bar" and de-
lightful reunion took place. The Cap
tain said the wind detained him and some
damphool had started the report from en-
w or mulice. The chap who "sold " the
public on a question so serious ought to
be sunk below the notice of respectable
men......We are in receipt of two answers
to the TINES question Of week before last :
How to divide 40 into four parts so that
. added, . subtracted, one multiplied by
2 and one divided by would bring them
all equal. Constant Reader" gives us
the Algebraic formula. We have no space
for it, but our correspondent is hereby
thanked for the solution. We "played"
with it an hour and quit it. The number
nine was our nearest guess: the true num-
Der is s SO. Didn't we come pretty close
to it? Another correspondent, whose
name is unsigned, sends US the same an
swcr. &C. Reader" asks if :'45 was not
the number instead of 40, so as to save
fractions?' We reply that we are not
afraid of fractions, unless they are vulgar.
......Jno. B. Conant has sold his interest
in the Cambrian Saloon to his late partner,
Lou. PEAvY. Lot. will run the Billiards
and Bowling Alley alone; John and "Doc'
will pay special attention to the Restaurant
and Saloon in the first floor of the TINES
Block. ION the 10th Townsend & Bro.
will be in Kurz & Miller's room, No. l, of
Masonic Block. BY politeness of Mr..
KURz we were shown through their
building. First, there is splendid store
room; below finely finished room suita-
BILE for lager beer, &c.. back Of this there
is cave under the mountain, 40 feet in
length, 10 feet high and Ii feet wide this
is to be wine, ale, or beer cellar for the
use of parties occupying the basement
front. The second story is a hall suitable
for public meetings, dances, &c. Above
are rooms constructed for dwellings
Messrs. X. & NJ. will probably occupy
them before autumn. The ventilating drill
to their beer-vault is ~ feet from the bluff.
side to where it strikes tho vault. In every
respect this building has been completed in
good taste and without reference to cost.
......It is reported that Armstrong. of the
Lansing Journal, and Haislett, of the De-
corah Register, have become members Of
the |. 0. G. I. Their many friends at
McGregor feel grateful to kind Provi-
dence for this manifestation Of his infu-
ence it may be hoax but we are earnest.
ly inclined to hope it is true. "pow.
ettic,' unknown, who signs "Cuperosity,' .
sends us g few lions !" to print. We dc
not see as much merit in the composition
as the author hoped for. The MSS. can
be had on call. If the author wishes to 60
to Paris with Mr.. Crosby we can't help it.
Geo. w. Haislet, Esq, of the Decorah
Register, is in town for day or two: he
and Townsend made friends, the former
returned all the camphor unsold and the
latter delivered the pants George had fur
nished him! We settled nnr difficulties
with George in pleasant smile, as gentle
men usually do......" Uncle SAM" or more
properly writing, MILroN GORDON CHURCH,
was buried at Pr. du Chen on Thursday
last. Rev. Mr.. Jordan read chapter and
rendered fervent prayer at the house.
There was a very full attendance, more
particularly made up of the older residents
OF the place. Good-by, "Uncle Sam !"
We are all following after you to '.the
valley and shadow of Death
The Library will soon be in working or
der......Go and see Plunkett's Theatrical
Troupe at the Cambrian.. =. :. The steamer
Dubuque struck the Rock Island bridge on
Saturday morning last and damaged her
self to the amount of $4,000. -. All FL
kader was here last week: we saw Place,
Freeman, Quinn, Knapp, Eibeck, William
son and lots more. They all ego" for
Elkader on the county seat question:
Strange, isntiR.. MIR. jackson preached on
Sunday afternoon and evening to large
Mr.. Jordan made a visit
o Mazomanie and preached there on Sun
lay he will return to McGrese-......a'ar.s
Palmer will proOsDfy settle at Winona.....
Mr.. Sloan and lady will spend part of
The summer (if we ever have any in the
east, while the enlargement Of the Brick
Church is going on......Maj. Herman is
ia town: he didn't get pious as was re-
ported and he looks as fat as though he
had u conscience which knows no cause for
repentance.
The Eighth Annual Meeting of the
Clayton County Sabbath School Associa-
ion will be held at Garnayillo, Tuesday
md Wednesday, May 18th and 18th, 1867. |
All friends of Sabbath Schools are invited
o be present and take part in the exer-
Uses. Committee of arrangements to pro.
'ide place of meeting for the convention,
Robert Grant, Charles s. Angler and d.
!. Schroeder. ge ag
A. j. GLASS, Sec'y.
McGregor, May Z, 1867.