North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-15

Home and Other Items.
AT Waukon on Friday last an Arabian
'streak' Of air passed through Waukon
of such intense heat as to PROSTATE sever.
al persons who caught it fairly. 1t is re.
ported that some persons tainted. Fo,
two weeks past, the weather has been 9t
to 100 almost every day. On Monday o
this week the ambitious mercury climet
to 1903! We can't help it. Heat is nov
a general complaint. Perhaps this is
p%urgatorial preparation to familiarizc u
with the promised future furnace of Or
thodoxy. After such weather as a Nc
Gregor l03, it's useless to paint a hotter
place; believing it impossible to conceive
We don't scare much when divines attempt
to impress it upon US. Just now a Heaven
Of ice-bergs would be a popular pulpit-ism,
Nv. D. Townsend Of the N. Western
Duck, Geese, Muskrat and Buffalo fish
Expedition, is again heard from. The
party were at Chain Lakes, Minnesota,
IN the 10th. "Bill'' had secured 500 lbs
of feathers, 2 bbls Of bear meat, IL mus
KRAFT saddles (smoked), 10 bbls of goose
eggs, 4 boxes of trout, 2 rattle-snakes,
Il Sioux scalp, sever Il lame ducks, and
three bua suckers Cook luck. Cor
respondents who receive our paper regu-
larly each week, must overlook the fire.
quent to their private letters.
We can't do it all. doc" Conant is at
home again in Clarke & Rich's Sample
Room. Henry George, Jr., succeeds
"Doc." at the North McGregor place re-
Gently organized. .......Geo. Lewis, late
with Jno. B. Conant, TINES BLOCK, is now
employed at Charley Miller's Empire.
De rERREB.-The following ''sticks" of
Home Items were left out last week by
a blunder. We print them now to get
that type out of the way, and to show that
this column is intended to be a local letter
to those who are abroad:
Cover your rain barrels and get your
neishbors to do so, if you desire no mos
quitos. 1.-The Fourth at McGregor was
limited, though somewhat lively. Capt.
Bass ran his pretty City Of Nc regor to
the Pictured Rocks, and about $50 Of Nc
Gregor's best folks including the writer,
Of course,-accompanied the expedition.
We saw more good picnic "botels'' on
that day than we usually find on such
occasions. Lots Of fun many thanks to
John G. B......Gov. Merrill was here a day
or two at the beginning of the week..
b. II. Olmsted, of Monona, had a rich
party on Friday the Sd about 40 couples
were present. 1--WE are indebted to Prof.
Williams and band for a choice, low, sweet
serenade on an evening of last week. If
you dc that once more, "Jim," you'll find
something in our house that will have an
effect on your good-natured system -
Thank you.
Neeze Hopkins's late "posish" at the
Eivor christopher Cambrian Billiard
Saloon is now filed by Frank Church,.
Geo. Smith, a relative of Mr.. Conant, is
sat home in the "Arcade''.... ..E. Schot-
tie has quit baking, broke-up housekeep-
ing and sold most of his stock. Mrs.
Schottle will 60 to the State Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, at Vinton, with her two
little silent sons, Johnny and Sonny.
French has purchased the Koss Block. A
who envies French in his success
amt a "good boy" 'Gus." is liberal to
a fault, and socially he is without a supe-
G. Case commands the Cedar
Valley vote in the Dem. Cong. Convention.
We would be a candidate if we had the
speech-making power of Gen. Grant and
Gov. Merrill !.........Com. Foote and the
other Little Folks had small houses here
it was excessively warm and the city is
nearly showed out. Their work was well
done, particularly Russel's outside per-
Torrance with a fan. Mrs. r., Barry,
lack and the rest were an fat in their
parts while the Commodore and the petite
Estelle were charming in dance, song and
lecture. 1.-The Cambrian Hall is now or
namented with a scroll extending all
around its front, reading Democratic Con-
sentative Head Quarters" Walter Bros
furnished it. Those people who believe
in taxing rich people as well as poor ones
can now tell where their political homes
are without asking....."..The father and
mother of Doctor Rathbun are visiting
with their children Of this city. We are
obliged to the old gentleman and Doc. for
a call......Jno. F. Wright. formerly of the
American NOW Evans House) is at Fort
Hays, Kansas, in the tobacco business
John is getting rich, and we are glad of
it.
Ed. Plumb of the Milwaukee Hat House,
with lady and child accompaniment, arc
visiting with us during the heated term.
We are waiting for Woodcock of Waukon,
to come down and help him laugh; nobody
in McGregor can do him justice. Mrs..
Will Benton mot Maria, but Nannie) has
rejoiced the household by finding a beau
tiful ten-pound girl.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dickey was buried on Wednesday, Ito
day.. 1t was sick only a short time......
Judge McClintock and Major Herman
reached McGregor Saturday night, on their
way home from the New York National
Convention. They give most glowing re-
ports Of the courage found in the city and
on the way home. We concede Vermont
and Alabama to the RAIDS, but not another
State. They may get Rhode Island and
Nova Scotia. hut we doubt il. The