North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-23
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Gov. Sam Merrill came "home" Me
Gregory on Sunday morning last per train
from Chicago, to remain a few days. He
called to see us. of course. AS our first
choice, among Republicans, for Governor
of Iowa We are pleased with Col. Merrill's
success. lie is not bit "airy"-hus not
forgotten tn 1t he is mortal nor does he at
tempt to impress the public with an idea
of high falutin. Socially we like him;
politically we don't: we hope he recipro-
Gates. The Governors Private Sccretary,
John S. Runnells, Esq, will visit. Metre
gor, in few days. lie will be trump
among young and old but particularly
among the former......Miss Julia Evans.
Miss Fila Dearborn and Master Geo. Dear
born are at Whitewater Wis., Seminary.
Miss Matte Flanders and Miss Anna
Dean are at Rockford Ills Female Semi
nary. Miss Cordelia Pearsall. Miss Jo-
sephine Pearsall and Miss Mary Odell are
at Prof. Portcr's Private School at Garna-
villo. Miss Eliza Huntington and Miss
Mile Arnold are at Mt. Holyokc Uni
versity, South Hadley, Mass. All these
interesting young parties are from Nc
Gregor except Miss Anna, daughter of
Judge Dean, of Monana. Without juds-
ing others we do most sincerely think that
children, and more particularly girls close
ly approaching womanhood should be as
close to their parents us possible. Our
idea Of education may not accord with
popular fashion. We believe there is
much learning in Clayton County, in
Fayetta in Prairie du Chen, that can be
used up proGtably to our home pupils be-
fore cmigrating to distant lands...... Copy
Of speech written by an sold plow hold.
er'' is before US. Next week our readers
will have it in the TINES. Geo. Zeigle.
mayer of Boscobel, lost his Brewery by
fire few weeks ago. He is building
again more largely than before. George
ought to be scolded. His late building
and fixtures were worth over thousand
dollars and he was insured for only on.
| thousand !...... Frank sends his poetry
too late for this issue. Read Washburnt
on Allison's Railroad virtue. b. Strouse
McGregor, Bach. Merchant, for mary
years. is in town looking at trade on thu
Mississippi. Mr.. S. is now of New York
when not on the wing. A large Wholesale
House in ''the city of Manhattan enable.
Strouse e. Rowe to sell the customers o.
their McGregor store, at the lowest price.
1--WE see an occasional emigrant east
this is bad way to move. The grasshop
pors of western Iowa will not eat you uI
next year. They arc also travelling cas-
...... Hops in Wisconsin are not success
They promised well up to picking time ane
then the lice suddenly waxed them. Th'
crop in many yards is abandoned. Fort,
thousand female pickers are said to have
hoped in Wisconsin this season.... ..Ar
exchange speaks of firm in Syracuse
entitled "Settle & Burst Here Mr.
Burst prccedes Mr.. ettle......llon. NJ. V
Burdick is the Rep. nominee for judge
in the Winnishiek district. We wouldn'
be bit afraid Of MARr.....A Mr.. Bags
is the nominee in Mitchell County ct al
..... Geo. w. Haislet of the Dec. Reg. i,
down en- County officials. Hold still G
w., you amt in the ring this year,.
Decorah is sure to have her R'y branch il
short time: her people are in. earnest
motion. ....A 'Butler Cocktail consists
of brandy, sugar and little water; the
drinker pockets the spoon after taking the
drink. 90. Read the outside of this paper
1t is said the News Co. will soon To-
cate in Mr.. Gilchrists Brick, nearly
opposit to us.....Our new Ads. want
careful examination this week. We
hav'nt space for notices. Mrs. Henry
Ruble, long confined to her room, is
getting better. We are very glad tc
hear, also, that Mrs. ID. Kirwan o.
North McGregor, is recovering. Oul
sick list this fall, is not large, but slow
recoveries seem to be the ORDER. I'm
provements here are hurrying to theil
close in anticipation of Winter.
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