North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-06-24
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Col. Chas. Decker, the little bViou of a
man. only 81 inches high, 20 years old and
As pounds weight has been at Pra. du
Chen and McGregor several days. His
appearance excites great wonder. Less in
size than an ordinary 3 year old child, q
inches shorter than Tom Thumb, dressed
in black cloth, swallow coat, watch chain,
cane, round top hat, to see him going on
the streets is a show worth more than the
price of the photographs he sells to sup.
port his mother and himself. The petite
Col. honored our Office with a call; he left
on the st. Paul Monday enening shan
non Of the w. U. Gazette strolled here one
day last week and we had a,good, long,
friendly, funny, anti-political pro.social
talk with him; but for his wickedness ian
Irish radical is always wicked, and slight
ly awkward in adapting himself to the
curly-hair partly w would think he was
sold peaches as Geo. L. Scott says. Our
friend (politics be darncd) left with Cap.
Bisbee on the Ida Fulton for Dubuque.
Ez. Hopkins took charge of him and we
guess the two had a pleasant ride on the
"Jo" line......A. j. Clark, the local of the
Winona Democrat called to see us a few
days ago; the writer of this regrets that
he had not the pleasure of meeting Mr..
Clark. The Winona Democrat is a favor.
lite at this Office; it is well printed; we'll
written for; well scissored for; lively in
locals, cool, but strong, in political argu-
ment and we naturally infer that sensible
men only have the control of thence
we should have been much pleased to meet
Mr.. Clark. Ask; MORGAN, with the curious
initials and HUEY of the Agricultural I'm
plement depot If we don't most always tell
the truth.
Truman Beckwith, of Arkansas, is again
at his McGrcgor home. He says he can
do well there but the climate is unhealthy
and the people are not yet social toward
northern operators.......Geo. Egbert of
Monona, has applied for a patent for a
new cultivator for corn. We will give
some account of our nephew's invention
when he gets his careat. The Canada
and Northern Belle left our wharf on
Monday at 3 p. M. neck and neck bound
down. We hear that below Gutenberg
the boats were in about the same fix. We
denounce racing by steam. 1t is danger
GUS, wicked and should be prohibited by
law. Very pretty, but if ar accident oc-
ours, community charges murder on all
the officers. Take passage on regular,
w~ell-bebaved boats if you would be safe.
......Mrs. Boynton is at South Byron, New
York, she will visit several weeks.
Rob. Williams, lady and child from New
Orleans are visiting II. Ruble, Esq, at
North McGregor. Why don't Bob. come
and sec US?
Don't forget Bigelow's Elkader Ball on
the 4th......Neeze Hopkins is back again
with Ivor in the Cambrian... ... Thayer of
Cresco, has a ball on the 4th.. The Mo-
Sunday schools are hereby invited
to take a boat ride on the river at their
Let teachers write us as to
time and engagement. Give the little
folks q play spell......Do Natchway, Supt.
of Schools in Alamakec County, is here
with the other school masters in session.
We arc obliged for his call at the Office.
Several members of the late III. Press Elk
c%ursion, called on us in their passage to
St. Paul. These were Sc gents and 80 Ia
German Picnic of Saturday,
on the island, was a nice affair, the Cornet
Band was with them, the weather was
cool but this made it all the better for
dancing on the green. We are requested
to thank Gen. Lawler and Capt Bass, for
the liberality they exhibited in landing the
City Of McGregor at the island on every
trip.
GRonE of Postville, HASTINGS of Chip
pewa, GRosvESoR::of Hastings, Bostwick of
the Pra. du c. Railway, Winnie, Prescott
and Morgan, ditto, Grinnell:of Clayton and
many others called to see us. Let 'em
come. Remember the Masonic Ball at
the Cambrian, and don't forget B. Ii. O.'s
Monona Ball on the 4th.