North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-01
Home and Other Items.

Home and other Items.
John Williams of our city will leave on
Friday for Europe, on business connected
with the settlement of an estate in the old
country. lie may be gone several weeks
but he hopes not. His p. o. address,, while
away, will be Rhyl, Flintshire, North
Wales. We wish him a pleasant voyage
and a speedy return to his many friends in
McGregor. Tommy will keep the pots
boiling and the gridirons supplied while
John is away. lie may get lonesome and
marry during the absence of his elder
brother. Pretty warm weather, Tom 1890.
See Mr.. Corlett's letter in another column
and take your folks out on the prairie.
We are obliged for special invitations from
several friends and Mrs. Sloan
have been favored for a few days past with
several visitors from Winnebago, ILL.,
They were former parishioners of Mr.. S.
at that place. The present pastor there
was of the party, as were also Mrs. Sloan's
parents. The party consisted of 4 or 5
pairs: all, including Mr.. and Mrs. S. took
the War Eagle, Monday Evening, for st.
Paul and it's surroundings. The w. Eagle
had a larger passenger list than we have
seen before. this summer. ....Isaac Barnes,
an old Indiana acquaintance but of late
years q resident of Monona township,
made us glad the other day by an express
pkge Of delicious Strawberries of his own
raising: we ate cur family share of them
in gratitude to those who have not forgot
ten former friendships.
We sometimes print what is told us.
For instance Very recently Mrs. P.
White, Mrs. "A. M. Kennedy and Mrs.
Orville M. Buck 1.-THE latter names are as
ISOLATED in a prosperous drug business at
McGregor, as "KENNEDY & BucK') pre-
sented their husbands with small speci-
mems of nursery humanity. Whether they
each, all or any one, was born for pants or
born for delaine we are not informed. We
notice the masculine druggists wear a
happy appearance; we presume the home
partners are equally delighted. Not ex-
actly in this connection-and, yet-why
mott is rumored strongly that a pair Of
our young folks-if not tuo pair-will
weigh anchor from the port of celibacy
this week. Let 'em weigh. Winter
storms and freezes usually invite matri-
monial alliances, but we think with the
showmen "No ~postponement on account
Of weather. "......Dave Hamlin says he has
sold almost all of his Fourth of July goods,
fire works, &C., &C., but the few left will
be closed out promptly at reasonable fig
ures between now and Saturday II o'clock.
Call if you want them......T There are 100
c~onvicts in the Iowa State Prison......Sen-
ator Grimes is said to be very sick he re-
Gently gave II orl5 thousand dollars to a
college in this State. If we had money
to give, we would hand it over to the bare
footed academies called common schools.
Rich people can educate their children
without donations.
= There was a neat 33 couple ball got up
on Friday night, at Clarke's hall, Masonic
Block, at two hours notice. Williams
made the music in good style. The dane.
ing was excellent-we had a pair of feet
in 1.-THE enjoyment was equal to the
largest advertised ball ever in town.
ETHAN enjoyed the success, and the COM
pany; INDUCED with us occasionally in a
glass Of iced claret. 1t is designed to have
another Of the same sort every two weeks.
Notice will be given in our next issue.
These hops will not cost a farm for an
evenings pleasure. The hall is an exec
lent one. both for music and daEcing.......
Wheeler, the jewel-ist, is back at his seat
in Hubbard's store. He looks as we'll as
ever. We are glad to see him back, and
from indications, we conclude there are
) others pleased with his return !......A dis.
patch from Townsend, in the Dacotah
language, reads Recommendations
jub-me-no- sum-got-schn-a-pps. Patter-
son of the telegraph cant translate it he
gives the letters only. We suppose it
means the Chain-Lake party of hunters
are out of ~schnapps. 1t seems soon too;
only two weeks gone, and three barrels
and four d~cmijohns gone also 1t must
be a bogus dispatch.......A pleasant 4th to
all. Remember Bigelow's party. Make
room, LAFE!
Ben Freese has a ball at the Cam brian,
on Friday night......Mrs. Z. p. Clarke
and little Harry, c. L. Daniels and family,
Mrs. William Rowland and family, leave
for eastern visits of several weeks..........
Misses Fanny and Mary Miller made us
o nice boquet present. Thank you, little
pets......Jacobia & Kimball are in receipt
Of a choice lot of goods which they job
or retail, w.....Remember the Robinson's
big animal show to-day and this evening.
It's a buster on the street Or in the can
vass......The Dog killing begins to-day
Thornton, as deputy mashall will surely
shoot; he is an old soldier. ..... Charley An
derson has a new hack on his Elkader
line. He deserves a good PATRONAGE.
Ben Huntington, lady and child, with
the irrepressible CHARLES of McGregor,
left this port a few days since for Long
Island, Sag Harbor, clans, "whales lips
blubber, porgies, blue fish, etc, "Sich is
life, Ben.".. Norman of the Metropol.-
tan, has rented the Allen House at 81 900.
So says report.......Iayt & Burdick, and
Charley Budde are making good lumber
yards by filing up the river between the