North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-22

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tense heat cannot do the last three or fou
weeks justice. The Sun Mt 100 to 40
the Shade at los are no small dificultie
to contend with "Balmy Sleep, Nature
sweet restorer' was so far from home tina
few persons had the pleasure of her nc
quaintance except in ftful fve.minut,
dreams of Vesuvius, the fiery furnace o
scripture, or hell itself, with all the pecu
liar sensations which arc promised fol
wicked man by a "wise, just and etcrna
Father in case the sleeper aforesaid does
not take sufficient doses of orthodoxica'
nausea while in life to purge his system o.
individual self. reliance and the exercise o.
reason. It is most Internal hot. Frank
Gould, formerly one of our lively young
merchant citizens but now in business nj
Kansas City. has been at McGregor several
days visiting parents and friends. He is
lively as ever, agreeable every way and
well calculated to make his mark in the
world as a successful operator. The
Times boys, from the Oldest to the young.
est are over pleased with his frequent
calls while he was here. We liked Frank
at first sight. Cuff, of Springfield (nea,
Postville) a lively Irish bye is opening a
business house there where comforts may
be had by the weary traveller, "Jo's
Brewery is near by and when Cuff fails
in the cheering line 10 will be on hand
Springfield is a live village and its sur.
rounding farms cannot be excelled fr
richness of land and beauty of shape.
Timber, spring streams, gently rolling
prairies are SO mixed up that it is impos.
sible not to be charmed with the county
Of Alamakee the Indian meaning Of the
word is said to be equivalent TO the English
''Placc of "lenty.' The game of the
forests and the prairics, the abundance Of
trout and other fish in its streams, its
sugar orchards, nuts of various kinds.
its berries and its fur productions could
not but be admirable to ''the noble savage,
Miss PRINCE, an experienced te ,cher,
desires us to state that she will open a
Select School about the LIST. of September.
Due notice will be given. Parents, in the
mean time, will make application for terms.
The shooting-feast, or in German, the
Schutzentest, at Dubuque on the 4th, 9Th
and 9th Of August is expected to draw
5000 strangers to that pretty city. We
have a rifle, and we can shoot it, if
shooting in English, or Irish, is allowed we
hereby entire the ring for the highest
prize, and all others we may win. Jaeger
of Dubuque, says the I'd prize is Sl25 in
gold, the first is a $500 carriage. We
want these two prizes, certain.......Th
Methodist S. School children with parents,
teachers and friends will Pic Mic by Rail
Road on to-day, at or near Spaulding's
Mill, about I miles out. There is fine
spring water, Giard creek, handsome
groves and other beauties sacred to the
sylvan gods. Mr.. Hoisington will take
official charge of the the expedition in the
absence Of Mr.. Fitch, the Superintendent.
The R'y with its usual liberality offers a
free ride and a special train to leave about
9. We expect to be among them......
Col. Eibeck of Elkader called to see as on
Saturday. but business required his active
duties round town and we had less of his
company than we desired. ..Odell and
Noble are at the bottom of their contcm-
plated two story brick next to the Cam
brian Block.......Tw more concerts and
three circuses are sure to visit us in Au-
gust......The Bank foundation is bout laid.
......Capt. Morrill, has quit the NJ. U. Ex-
press and engaged with a Milwaukee
House as travelling salesman. Cars face,
integrity and social ~pleasantness will in
sure trade for the men be is employed by.
John L. Davis wants to go to Texas
See his advertisement. We don't want
him to 60, but tho ADV. had to be insert
ed......Decorah is getting horse on the
brain as bad as Gen. Grant had the disease.
They trot, walk, gallop, pace, rack or run
horses up in tn, Iowa Norway nearly
every day in the week. The weather is
so cool and pleasant 1.-THE Democrats
and Conservatives of McGrcgor will meet
on Sat. Ev'g at their headquarters to Sc.
lect their Club officers for the campaign.
All voters are invited. The Registry law
will be talked about and some brief
speeches made.
Mr.. Wilson is said to be keeping one of
the best boarding houses and Restaurants
ever kept in this city. Its superior in
furnish of palatable articles cannot be
found in Chicago or Milwaukee. The
family do most Of their own work and
they know when it is we'll done. This is
the secret Of success......M MI Choate has
retarned from his eastern tour well salts
fed with his trip to the convention OF
heirs to the Wilson estate which includes
half of the city of Leeds, England. Mr..
G. is of the fourth generation and his pa
pers of heirship were pronounced No. l.
He is our nearest neighbor, but in case Of
his becoming a millionaire he is pledged
to treat us just as kindly as he now does!
This is good.
Democratic meetings are lively and
plenty these days and evenings; the other
fellers are agueish: the sinking chill is on
them.
The body of a man, in a..blue shirt, was
found, yesterday, floating at North Nc.
Gregor. He appeared to have been struck
on the head by a stick. No papers to iden.
tify him. lie was probably a steamboat
man or q raftsman who had met foul play.
Eco lord m tho co.omor oc 4l,o .o-.