North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1867-07-10
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like bay hoss.. ....D. c. Witherow and
family, of Pleasant Ridge, departed thi.
life" on Tuesday for Portsmouth. Ohio
where they design to visi. with iWILLIAN
WIrmERow their eldest born. ID. C. and
lady will not stay long in that old played.
out country we learn that contract fol
farm in their late neighborhood was al
most completed before they left home
Our vote is to have them return. :. John
B. Conant of the Arcade Restaurant and
Boarding House, TINES Block, has pur.
chased frst-class brunswick Billiard Ia.
bic of the agent of the St. Louis firm, who
is now in this city. Conant intends tv &C.
cupy the front business room with the ia.
BILE, and the rear Of the room as Restau.
rant; the boarding department will be
dispensed with. ..Jno. II. Mickle, oil
Georgetown, Colorado, sends us valuable
papers. Some weeks since we published
an account of Reuben Mickle's death a,
Waho. Sorry now we killed the old man,
but our information seemed reliable and
! the deed was done. Now, however, we
take it all back and deny the murder. See
this letter for proof of his present exist.
ence:
''GEoRGErowN, June %, '67.
JOHN II. ANDRIcK You will please
send the TINES to me at this place; l can
not well live without it, if it is little
Copper-y. This is the d-dest country ]
ever saw-snow l3 months in the year.
II. MCKEE"
James II. VIM, well known here, sail.
ed from New York for San Francisco, July
LIST, to engage in business. May our friend
"Jim" havea prosperous trip, valuable
"sit," and return to his "little French pet
restored to health ;. Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb
Conant are here visiting their children and
families, John B. md "Doc.'' It is sell
dom that people of their age leave home,
but the ties of blood are strong, and the
told folks could not resist the plcadings
of those for whose comfort and education
they spent their early years. We have had
many pleasant hour with the elder Co.
NANT, and trust that years will pass before
the social relations will he disturbed by
that Unsuitable monster, DEATH.
A frst-class printer, connected with
one of the daily papers of Wisconsin, dc.
sires IA sit'' in some Office westward. AS
jobbcr, local or ''devir' he is No. l. and
we know it,. REV, c. E. Brown, of Yer.
non Springs, will preach in the Baptist
church on Sunday morning and evening
.....Steamboat racing is fashionable Of
late our exchanges are putting the most
desperate ones. After q while the whole
affair will end in blow-up and hundreds
will be destroyed. We advise our readers
to take passage on boats that have no rep.
utation as racers. No captain is honora'
BILE who endangers the lives of his passen'
gers to crafty small, petty ambition
such man ought to be discharged ut once
49,. Ed. Deacon, one of the best of fellows
formerly with Hunting & Basset, is now al
Cresco, acting Paymaster of the MEG. W.
R'y. Ed. thinks the road will be complet'
ed to Austin by August 18th this will
give us direct INSTRUMENTATION with
St. Paul and "the Aurora Borealis." .....,
The Alamakee steamer ercursed from Pra
du Chen and McGregor to Lansing on the
Fourth. "Bill.'' of the Courier, good
friend as he is, rendered US tickets for q
ride, but when this little world of ours
among the bluffs was in commotion who
would suspect us Of leaving heree Will.
LIAM, we couldn't see it,. ). 1t is said Esq
JORDAN, of McGregor, delivered !. fine ad
dress on the 4th at Bulls Head. Our cor
respondents must be patient. Those who
| receive the TINES know that we are alive
and that is about all we can say in reply
to their interesting letters of friendship
......L. Hubbard is selling very conveni
cnt Clothes-horse to our housekeepers i
is cheap, and it seems to be as near perfec
ton as can be got. KNAPP, of Lynx
vile, Wis.,, has rented McMullen's Hotel
! (new McCregor House) one year, at little
less than 81 900. Knapp is called Hote
Keeper by those who know him /; and witt
the conveniences for accommodating farm
ers, teamsters and country people who Wis
it town for trade, he cannot but do well
Esquire McMullen has battled away at thu
world long time AMI we think him emit
tied to rest himself year or so. JOHN il
not calculated to keep house on the mod
ern progressive style: he may know how
but he acon't do 1t. Success to Knapp.
There will be two or three weddings in thi
section within few weeks some peopl
think we are gassing when we write thus
but if they turn to our predictions hereto
fore they will find oil of the ''yarns' full
filed. 49,. Mrs. Charles Budde was injured
in the knee by the falling of a rocket-sticl
on the night of the 18th; limb was SO lascer
ated us to call for the services Of Drs. And
ros & Lewis we are glad to hear that sh'
will soon recover. ....I. M. Richmond, o
Owatonna, sends us valuable papers from
the Minnesota world. Much obliged "Jim.
How's that egg? Respects to lady. Viii
write you when VIC get out of reach of tn
Fourth. ..Kurz &c Miller in the basemen
of Masonic Temple, had a very handsome
and liberal Saloon opening on Wednesda.
evening last. A fine table was spread ant
the choicest wines, ales and other drink
ing refreshments were rendered their crow
of guests. lit is said DEBORAH was livel
) on the Fourth. Stake writes good let
ter on the subject he says the Senior Q
the Register carried bunch of Chimes