North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-01-15


Hsme and Oaher Items.
Gen. Bigc'ow, Of Elkader, was in our
sanctum on Monday. lie .'reports prog
ress," and everybody who stops at his ho-
tel says good words Of him and his most
sstimable- lady. Tho handsomcst lady in
town called on US for leap-year ride to
Elkader, but the !" Tlandcr's Bus upset"
so dis6gured our otherwise good-looking
face, that we thought the writer Of this
quite .unpresentablc. 0ur. Junior broth.
er was also called on by nice little piece
of femininety, but the unfortunate cuss
was in chicago, and could not accept !;
wont he be sorry though? The profier Of
Mrs. B., at Elkader, to take good care Of
us, had We gone to see the . Boardman
House, is appreciated warmly. 1t is said
there il 10 be another visit there in honor
of February 29th, and if We don't GO, it
will be for want Of an invitation. ..Sena-
tors Sprague and Sumner are both report.
ed as living apart from their wives. i
seems there are seccssionists in the North
rs well asfin the South.
On Thursday, February 9th, there will
be q Festive meeting and ball at the City
Hall in Gutenberg, under the auspices Of
the Compass and Square boys. Goetz,
IIapnaman, Luther, Redemann and Judge
Price are the committee. We are indebt.
ed unanimously for TINES Office invita-
ton. A desire to see Judge Price, the
political fox and wag Of the country,
shake his leg to the voice of music, is a
powerful induccmcnt to send us down the
river ssD,.aa ririmus riranus' is all this
Latin we know, and that used to mean
according to the old English, Reader, "Liv(
while you lives" the modern translation
JuDcE, is "pitch in Go it while your
young u Four hundred elegant ticket.
issued from this Office to start the ball. j.
The Elkader daily stage began business
on Monday Of this week......Bass has gone
to Milwaukee to stay week......T The law
printing of this County was recent,
granted by the Board Of Supervisors, Il
the Elkader Journal, Der Herold and t.
the McGregor TINES We are grati6ed. o
course, to have proved circulation au
t''orizing this award, but no excrtion wa4
made on our part. except the report of on,
bona .tide distribution. Exultation is no
our fancy, and hence we have no remark,
to make over the defeat Of the organ o
radicalism. The color does not always
prove the existence Of profitable lead.
WIN. Tan, barber, black Man and Z
quiet, dcfercntial, attentive citizen, goe,
east on Thursday to be away several weeks
on visit. Lou. Suter and Lou. Teabeau
will run the institution at the Cambrian
while TAN is absentee I'VE invite atten'
ton to the letter Of III. G. g.. relating to
a capital movement. More about it here.
aftcr.... Billy Fox, Of the TINES, wishes
us to thank Fred Comstck, of the Win
neshick House, DEBORAH, for kindness dur.
ing his recent stay with them. lie says
FRED is the best man in America to stop
with attentive to his guests social, and
in every way complete hotel man, with a
first-ratc house to accommodate eaters and
sleepers.....W arc indebted to M. O'Brien,
Esq, for favors done us at the recent meet
ing of the Co. Board Of Supervisors. 49,.
Capt. Bisbee goes East this week to ram
BILE about Southern Indiana and Ohio he
will return in three weeks. MIR. And
rick is stiA in Chicago will be ut his post
in this Office about Friday Ed.
Douglas found large brass key which can
be had at this oflice the black NIT here
toforc mentioned, is still waiting an own
er......The DEBORAH House is open for trav-
elers again. and everything vii; he done by
Vannear & Williams to oblige guests
The smallpox stories about DEBORAH have
NJ. Mcconnell and fam-
~ have removed to Chicago. We regret
to lose their very pleasant society, but busi-
ness riN draw people away from friends
and home. Sam. we hope yourself and
lady will End friends equal to your merits,
and that will DO good enough. The Lcath-
er and Saddlery Hardware store will 20
on here with w. II. Mcconnell and Mr.. A.
=. Pearsall.. ....Mr. Sam. Rosenthal, the
Cigar man of central Main street, was IA
vored last week with o bouncing young
Israelite of the male persuasion. Samivei
was enthusiastically inspired ON the morn
ing Of its introduction to our city.
Congress.