North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-08-07
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Gen. w. L. Sherman came down on
Capt. Wehb's Kasca the other day and took
the evening. train for the cast at Pr. du
Chen. He was unannounced, and hence
our citizens had no opportunity to tender
their personal regards. Many called on
him on the other side, and he made the
following excellent remarks for speech
4" am not travelling for speech-making.
If l should tell what l think-and you
know could not tell anything else
should get into what people call "poli-
tics" and OF course should offend some
and please others. am not candidate
for Office in civil lifc-wish to do my duty
as y Military officer, and hence l am cleo
pioneering for nothing but the interests of
my country. The President and Congress
arc demonstrating the Southern States /:
it is our duty to obey the civil authority"
......Charles Giles of the Giles Bros. IN.
Y. and Chicago Jewellors) is in town en-
joying himself with Nr. 4 Mrs. Hubbard,
Ia sister and hosts of young friends whose
acquaintance he made and whose cstce NJ
he won while located with us years ago.
A brother from New York accompanied
Charley to this place. Folsom, of Pr.
du Ch., raises the earliest and best vegcta-
bles in this latitude: on two or three re-
cent occasions he has thrown bects, onions,
corn and potatoes over our fence. We are
not mad about it, but still it creates de-
sire to throw something back, and this is
our club: may years Of friendship be the
lot of thos" who passed an unk;nd
word or failed to destroy glass of lager.
JoHS, lot us not break the chain that so
long has bound us. There are num-
Der of persons here who wen know and sew
eral are absent on visits, but unless they
report to us We cannot register them......
Our town has got Building" on the brain.
Wiley, Kricbs, Peterson & Larson, Will
Hams of Rockford, formerly Of the firm Of
Williams & Harvey G. E. Daniels, the
Cong. Church, the Hotel project, Evans at
the head of Main street, Frank Munson,
and any number of other parties are al.
ready building or intend to build this Fall.
The work will be brick in every instance.
..... This week we have had lots of goings-
on which another column will tell about.
49,. james Buell., Esq, is here until next
Friday morning, and he is well received
as 'boss.'' Buell. has popularized himself
in mixing freely with his tenants and con-
sulting all their interests he knows that
kindness always wins, and We guess it is
natural to the man. On Thursday night
| he will be with us at the demonstration.
Among the calls which we should &C.
knowledge and want to mention are those
of the Barnhardt Bros, the editors of Iowa.
They run tour presses in this State now.
and the spirits Of Faust and Franklin car
only tell what they may do next. We re.
greet the briefness of their visit. Some
time we hope to return the call of these
veterans Of the Iowa press......E NJ. Chris
topher, long resident here, is gazetted in
the Chicago Journal as being connected
with j. w. Sleeper, late Of the Flanders
House, in defrauding the Government Of
revenues due on whiskey, and also of ut
tempting to defraud the parties from whom
the whiskey was purchased. Christophe,
is under arrest and Sleepier is not to be
found, We regret to publish such reports
about those who were once esteemed in oul
social circles. m"la yfi'r1nH .a't "a
VIM. Ross, the farmer, gentleman and
nice man generally, raises chickens and
we often have taste of them. 'Bill, =
we thank you for the last pair, and when
we forget to esteem you may the Good One
forget us .....Prof. 7. SPAWN, of tho
iowa University, spent an hour with the
TINES Office & Co. one day last week
much to our qualification. lie was form
crly the Register Of Iowa, and being .
Democrat then and noe, he was faithful
one. We learn his visit here was connect
ed with Masonic business. Rev. Mr.
JORDAN has returned from his visit te
Milwaukee. If he is mt about as WELCOME
q man as ever entered our Sanctum We
would Mt say it. ,...g
We arc about to have Steam Grist Mil
and a Hotel Of the highest grade. The
Mill project may be little windy yet, but
the Hotel cntcrprize is said to be beyond
the reach of back-set. y, Mr.. Buell., we un
derstand. will take stock to the amount q
$50, 900. The building of this much,nccd
ed institution" will add % to so psr cent
in value to the real property Of McGregor
Give US large Hotel, Mill, Machine
Shops and a Wooden Factory, and then lei
Milwaukee and Chicago look out! AL
these things will come to US now, since tn.
unhappy title question is settled. How
glad we all feel that the rankle of year,
is lullaby-cd to sleep by good sense and
generous concession.
shows. .
Arlington & Cos Minstrcls will be here
on Friday, at the Cambrian. We propose
to say they arc the best troupe that ever
travelled. We have seen them all and
kpo,c that they are not only accomplished
performers, but most genial men. If joins
DoNNIKER comes here--and he will, il
alive-we will engage to arrest him ant
ARLINGTON with glass or two of Catawba
just for auld lang-syne. To those wh'
enjoy good singing, good dancing, goot
wit, good burlesque, this exhibition vii
| be most grateful treat. al