North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-04-17
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Guttenburg, at its late election, chose
the anti-radical ticket entire. H. B. PEI
FER, Esq, the Peoples candidate for May
or being elected, together with all those
who opposed the regular Seward-W ade-
Stevens ticket. We have not full list of
the names of the elect, or we would pub
lish them. 900. McCraney's Lecture, on
Tuesday, last, partly in reply to Richard
sons Address Of two weeks previous, and
generally in advocacy of the most rigid
prohibition, was we'll attended, and atten-
lively listened to by our people: there
were some positions in it which we thought
untenable, but they were such as all anti
license men must take in order to make a
point at all. Mac. was particularly severe
on officials who declined to take tho exc
cution of the present Iowa law into their
own hands and blow up all the saloons in
Clayton county. His Lecture was very
interesting; it Melted about $50. to the
poor of the city......On Thursday night of
this week the Young Ladies of McGregor
will hold their last Sociable of the season
at the Baptist church: all are invited
This notice does notimply that the youngla-
dies of McGregor will not still be "Sociable"
when friends call upon them at home!......
tvs MT
again: Garnavillo, IS Elkader. We have
always been Garnavillo when she has been
in the field heretofore, but, like many 9TH
ers, we have grown SO internal tired of an
"agitation" which results in keeping the
County without any public buildings, that
we propose to allow old Clayton to keep
her seat on the banks of the Turkey at Ell
kader, unless it can be shown that there is
an overwhelming majority in favor of a
change, and also that such change would
be forever unalterable.
w. H. Harding of Bulls Head is inten-
ding to get up roaring 4th of July at
his place: if the plan we have seen is car
ried out, there will be crowd there such
as no man can number. An Ok is to be
roasted-a grand barbecue will come Off
the McGregor Band will do the music
an Grafton by a leading orator will be de-
livered, and the exercises will close by a
dance to last as long as the company cho'
ses. Major Fallowdown will also exhibit
his celebrated museum of curiosities free
of charge. Mr.. jackson arrived in New
York, on Tuesday last, per- the Great Eas
tern. He is reported in Milwaukee
whither Mrs. jackson has gone to
meet him. He may or may not come here
we are not posted-but in the mean time
Rev. Mr.. Jordan, of whom we spoke las
week, supplies the Baptist pulpit most &C
ceptably; citizens and strangers are unan
imous in according to Mr.. Us orator.
cal powers of the very highest order
Twill the Chatfeld (Minnesota
Democrat permit us to feel grateful for the
very handsome compliment it paid to oul
somewhat notorious "Lecture," on Tenn
perance, delivered few weeks ago in thi
city? A commendatory notice from tina
spicy and most welcome exchange compen
safes for a volume of unapproving crit
cism.. The St. Cloud Times is one of thu
handsomest printed papers-and withal al
readable tbs handsome-on our exchange
list We see by the last issue received tina
St.. Cloud is incorporated. In few month
we can come to see you by rail. Won
that be jovial, REED?
The Ferry makes six trips day: il
the evening at 5,45 to connect with TIN
LIST train east-in the afternoon at 3,3(
connecting with the evening train. Capt
Bisbee informs us that the trips will b.
regulated to time when other affairs ge
fairly to work on Spring basis. Pat
Fitzgerald, now of the Alamakee Steamer
will be captain Of the City of McGregor.-
GLOW are you Captain F1rz. Oh PAT
We Irish boys are just as well off on thu
waters of the old Mississippi as we would
be in Canada or the could country ;
locked up in Finegan prison, to oblig.
such fine spendthrifts as Roberts, Stephen.
& Co. Let the turf of old Ireland rest il
peace: we pray for good stage of water
and fine crop of potatoes in America!