North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-10-14
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Henry Horn lost watch on Frida.
morning last. lie thinks it must have 90
out of his pocket between the Cambrial
Block and the Western Hotel, McGregor
Twas silver hunter. with black, sill
guard and small gold key attached. Th'
finder will be literally paid if he leaves
ut the TINES Office. .Esqr. Hurlbu
writes US from jefferson, Wis.,, Oct. 10th
that he attendcded a Democratic Clul
meeting at that place the night before and
that 500 initiated members were in at
tendance. In the club are 1913 cx-soldiers
The President is E. Mcmahon, Cashier oil
the LIST N. Bank of the place. BEL GUM
talks more by telegraph than any other
European country......C. W. Hobart, Esq,
of near Iowa City, a relative of the Evans
and Newell families has been in the city a
few days looking McGrcgor over with a
view to report its appearance, business,
people, &c., &C., to the Daily Chicago
Republican of which Mr.. II. is a promi-
nent and able Iowa correspondent. lie is
also director of the Iowa University.
We had much pleasure in meeting him
Ind making his acquaintance at our sane
tum. Mr.. II. told us many interesting
things about the University and other
State matters, bit he did not write out the
facts and We forget......A gentleman from
, Philadelphia stopping few days at Mr..
Flanders EVANS House requests US to say
that he has received the kindest attention,
the plcasantest accommodation and tho
most social PERSONAL regard from Mr.. F.
that he has met in a long tour OF travel.
...:..Mr. D. N. Cooley, of Dubuque, spoke
at the Cambrian on Monday evening. Col.
Lewis A. Thomas was also here to speak
but the Hall was pre-engaged to the Re
publieans proper, Col. I. being regarded
rs bolter. The Col. requested of the AL
lison men joint discussion. He and Mr..
Cooley had agreed to this arrangement as
they came up on the boat. The Grant
directory here declined joint meeting
and Mr.. Cooley played it alone to limited
company of political admirers. We did
not hear his speech but we know his au-
dience was very light in numbers and not
Areat on the cnthuse.
Mrs. VIM. Paul and her son Edward
have returned from the east and purchased
The Mathews farm on the, Monona road,
where they design living. They have
been in town several days as the guests
of Mr.. & Mrs. VIM. Baker. ED. says
'this Iowa State is hard one to leave;'
many others have said the same thing and
after an absence of few years they came
back to the State Of plenty. .MclIuGu.
of North McGregor, will havea Free. Bus at
the Evans House on Thursday Evening to
convey guests to his ball Of that evening.
......Chase is now reported as not for
Grant. 1t matters but little if he is or is
not. There is no man in the IT, S. moro
responsible for the situation we are in
Than S. p. Chase. w. H. Seward may
equal but he cannot beat him......L. w.
Powell, travelling correspondent of the
Chicago Republican, formerly of the
Hroadhead Independent, then of the
SStoughton Reporter, and more recently the
husband of the man-woman known in the |
newspaper world as Miss Ellen Burnham,
called to see us last week. He is a "brick"
socially and we wonder how the devil he
WAS so cheated in rife!
Richard Jones, the Wales bachelor, all
sent for many weeks on visit east, is
again at his McGregor home looking as
well as could be expected. ........ Doctor
Stockfeldt spoke on Saturday evening to
good audience at the Cambrian. His
speech was warmly applauded.. Col
Thomas will probably be here on Monday !
evening next.....D. L. LindleY Of Lansing,
n typo, an editor and musician. "A first rate
democrat and (of coursel gentleman, is
iii town paying his many friends social
visit.
We have no report of the Co. Fair for
this issue. On Saturday We saw its break
up. Next week more about it.....The |
DEBORAH Democratic Barbecue was in the !,
middle Of rain storm, but it was no
''small potatoe affair."" fully two thousand
voters listened to the eloqucnce of B. B.
Richards of Dubuque, Charles Eldredgc of
Wis. and others. .....At the close of the Co. !
Fair on Saturday evening, Mr.. Sloan of
Elkader, had quarrel with two men named
Madden. How the quarrel began We know
not. Mr.. Sloan was badly used up by a
knife in the hands Of one of the Madden |
brothers. 1t is believed Mr.. S. will re-
cover. Particulars when we get them
......Mrs. W. IL. Bates, on the Sth Of Oct,
1868, added a nine pound lady to the
Lodsehold Of our friend, the insurance
man. "Bill' looks kinda bashful when
called "Pa,' but he has considerable
"cheek" left......Ses all our Advertise
,nents if you want business information.
SrEEcu.-IIon. Charley Eldrcdge, u. c.
of Wis, made us speech on Wednesday |
evening ut the Cambrian. Our notice of
his return from the DEBORAH bar becue was |
very brief, the train was behind time, he
arrived late and had not full house. lie
made ''full'' speech, however, and was
applauded at the turn of nearly every
sentence. r. V. Shurley, Esq, of the
DEBORAH Democrat, accompanied Charley
to McGregor. "Bob'' is pretty good boy
vixen in mr. comnanvi