North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-11-27

Ale for medical purposes, or otherwise. 80. :.
St. Paul Freights and Mails begin to
brighten us: let 'em come......Apples are
cheap now lay them in your cellar. :.
J. G. A. of Lansing was here.
Dan. Lacy will sell government Cloth.
ing in the room lately occupied by Wood
as drug store......H. Boyle is in the same
business at Slorah's late stand. :. ..Alsir
Bros shipped 1900 brick to Clayton on
the Kate Keen to finish the new Mill a,
that place. 49,. The Flanders House is about
to be rented or bought by D. Allen, jr.,-
so Rumor has it. Won't Dave make glo.
rious landlord ?......See "Denicr's Sensa.
ton Troupe" for Thursday. A Blondin
is among US.
CoSDESsED.-The report Of Grants tes-
timony before the Impeachment Commit.
tee, as reported in the Chicago Times, is
full Of contradictions, owing to the Difficult
y Of setting up telcgraphic dispatches
when in the hands Of those who arc in q
hurry. In quoting we have not followed
copy" because copy contradicts itself......
Please sec our now Advertisements. %.
Come down Main on Thursday P. n. and
SEQ DsSIEx cross the street on rope from
the top Of buildings. He is put in sack,
blindfolded, and then runs wheel barrow
over tho rope. Not any of that feat for
US i......Father O'Byrne, of Elkader, died
on Tuesday yesterday. .....ALLASsoN, the
Book and News-dealer Of McGregor, is
selling any amount Of late publications.
......M. Mathews is supplied with all the
vegetables and other eatables in the mar.
ket......The sidewalk in front of the Bank
is being raised to grade. Capt. LANrRr
is delivering Wood at low figures.
The Cenvention.
The choir was large one, numbering
ladies' and gentlemen from all parts of
Northeastern Iowa and Wisconsin. Prof.
Emerson displayed moro skill in the edu-
cation of his class than he did in the choice
of pieces for public entertainment. The
pieces were of an order too serious, too
church-like, too sepulchral for mixed
audience; and thus, while the music was q
success and the hall was crowded, there
was too little comedy in the "bill'' to earn
the good will of the masses. We confess
to fondness for fun. burlesque-non-
sense, if you please-as well as for genu-
inc sentiment /; but, having, in common
with three-fourths of our acquaintance, =
lack of admiration for that super-Rne tex
ecution" which is modernly entitled Mu-
SIC, we failed to appreciate the beauty of
the Grand Exposition on Friday night
As recitation-a preparation, f rehear-
sal, the Concert would have been excel
lent-as Concert for the public ear, it
was not success too ne imbuing of
the graveyard and the hereafter for an &C.
tive, business, lively, mixed audience, such
as McGregor furnished.
Mesdames Lee and Moon, of Cresco,
sang beautiful Duet. Mrs. Lee played
a piano solo-an excellent piece, and very
well rendered. Miss Fannie Cone, Miss
Georgiana Bowers, and Mrs. L Benton
sang solos each, with piano accompani-
ments by Miss Lottie Stoneman and 9th
ers. All acquitted themselves creditably.
+" Robin Ruff and CATER Green was sung
by Mr.. Adams, Of DEBORAH, and Prof
Mark M. Jones, of this place. This song
or sermon is favorite of ours. Both gen.
tlemen did we'll, but MARX excelled him.
self in the fneness of gesticulation exhib-
tied. We never saw this colloquy so well
rendered this is the voice of the audi
ence so far as we have received the votes of
those present. Prof. Lou. RAYMOND, in
his "double act'' of playing an Organ
and Piano at the same time, was vocifer-
ously applauded, encored, and re-applaud.
ed. Prof Raymond is If Chicago he was
the Musical Director at the Iowa State
Fair. At the request of many who appre-
ciate Song, he will remain with us day
or two and, assisted by Prof. Jones, the
public will DO treated to a Concert on
Tuesday evening in consonance with "gcn-
eral variety taste. See programmes.
PRor. RAYNoSD.-This gentleman's Com
plimentary on Tuesday night was not SO
large as was anticipated by those Of us
who know his social worth and appreciate