North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-12-23

In this issue will be found ar interest
ing ovcrhauling Of NORTH McGREcoR, ou,
little sister, mile up the river. 1t is well
"done" by Col. Wilson of the Milwaukee
Sentinel. To "keep peace in the family
we give, below, the remarks of Lansing
Chronicle correspondent. Tho writer ha,
funny quill name or "Nomme de plume
as the French have it, but he writes like
a bucket full of sense.
McGREcoR, Iowa, Dec. II, 1868.
Editors ChrOnicle:-I have often thought,
when reading your lively little sheet, to
pen you a few lines from this city of the
Grand Ecore, tucked romantically away
amid the surrounding hills, as it is, and
tell you and your readers of its growth
and prosperity, for it has, spite of evil
croakers, grown much within the last year.
The National Bank have put up one Of the
handsomest three story blocks in the city,
one part of which is occupied il. tbs lower
story rs bank, the second story, when
finished will be used as an Office by Orlan-
do McCraney, U. s. Assessor, and Willis
Dummond, Attorney at Law. The other
store of the block will be used as Jewel
ry store by Il. Hubbard & Co. Smith,
mot the inevitable John of that ilk,) has
put up along side of the aforesaid build
,-~g, very handsome store, occupied by
that prince Of tailors, James McRaith;
these stores are built on the site of those
old dilapidated buildings on the corner of
Main & Diagonal streets. C Shultz, uf Ice
Cream notoriety, has fitted up neat and
tasty Jewclry store. Immediately opposite,
in the room formerly occupied by French,
and lately by Hubbard. French is fitting
up the whole of the old Koss block rs one
immense Jcwelry and Watch store. It
will be one Of the chief ornaments Of the
city. Odell, and Reuben Noble, have
built this summer on the lots next to
Cambrian Hall block, the oldest thing in
architecture that ever delighted our eyes
no square angle in the darncd thing; three
cornered, and odd in the extreme; it looks
like cross between Dutch oven and q
fat iron. The Board of School Directors
or the powers that be, (whoever they may
be, have about finished the walls and roof
OF the chief ornament Of McGregor, the
School house. 1t is three stories, built of
brick, and will be, when finished, a neat
and convenient building, thing this city
has lacked. In fact, can't see why it is
that education and suitable buildings for
the advancement Of the same, have been
neglected almost entirely in this burg, but
l am glad to chronicle this move in the
right direction. The numerous private
residences, warehouses, and so forth, being
put up, need not specify, but their nuns
Der is greatly in advance Of former years,
and gives stability to this town that it
long has been in need of. Business is as
slack here as it is everywhere every
merchant looks blue, and talks of dull
times but all look for brighter days in
the Spring, that ignaus, ,fatus.like future,
that always lies just before US, but seems
to slude our grasp, and still be as far off
as ever. l trust, however, that their
predictions may BE- verified, for unless
somthing "turns up as Micawber would
say, we must suffer dreadfully with the
disease called the shorts.
Yours, SoNADAE.