North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-04-29
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The Republican County Convection
takes place at Elkader on the ID. .. Anna
Dickinson has lost her voice; she will
probably he obliged to marry to restore
it !......Rev. Mr.. Stifller and lady have ar-
rived in town. Mr.. s. will probably be
employed by the Baptist people. He
preached on Sunday taorning and eve-
ming. His audience in the evening was
large, as We can personally testify. Not
being regarded as regular in church going
we refer in this manner to the fact thatwe
were Mere. For the benefit of s. NJ.
Lampson also, We will state no was there.
Within the last FIVE weeks we have at
tended church four time. and liked the
services on each occasion. What do our
immoral foes think Of that D.. Mr.. A.
Gundelfnger Of the mercantile house of
A. kohn, McGregor, was married on Sun
day last at Evansville, Indiana, by Rev. J.
Hecht, to Miss Carrie Griesh elmer
"Gundy'' has been complaining Of sick
ness long time but we now begin to
suspect that the disease was one of the
heart. May the society of a fair young
wife restore him to permanent health !.....
The @. T. sociables take place on al
ternate Tuesday evenings at their lodge
rooms. Next Tuesday there will be
meeting of the lads and lassies -. Major
"Dave' Herman is in town on a busi-
ness and social visit. He looks as young
as he did 20 years ago, when he and other
members Of the Hoosier Legislature used
to play an occasional euchre in the rooms
Of the Palmer House, indianapolis. Mai.
says railroads and omnibuses don't get
Euch profit out Of Juggling" his 3l5
pounds over the country. May he live a
good while, die easy and be carefully used
by St. Peter. Il
Frank Williams, lively Monona "boy''
has opened billiard saloon opposite
Mason's hotel. lie is said to keep things
in the best Of order, and to pay close at
tention to pleasing all who call upon him.
........Frcnch & Richmond have large
variety of jewelry, watches, clocks, sew
ing machines and other curiosites which
were bought to sell. Persons desiring
netting nice will find the officers aud
crew of their beat obliging to the first de-
gree. Their representations of goods can
BE- relied on eve y time, with their prices
easier than in the retail stores of Chicago.
......Bullard's Panorama on Thursday and
Friday. Charley Shay on the 7th and
Sth... Michigan insists, politically, that
the Southern States shall not come in
without bringing negro suffrage; her own
citizens, at their recent election, gave
THIRTY THOUSAND majority vote against
any such thing in the peninsular State -
Consistent cusses, amt they When
you whistle near the play ground of an
old gobbler, he fiatters himself noticed and |
responds with a strut and "gobblc, COB
bic, gobble," that incites only a smile at
the simplicity;of the long bearded represen-
tative Of shallowness. A single remark
of ours last week turned out a half col
umn of 'gobble" which is only worthy of
"whistle' like this. The Temperance
law now includes wine and beer as intoxi-
eating drinks.......Abrm Kohn hands us
an AID. too late Tor insertion this week,
but you needn't wait. His Spring stock
is here and we know that it is right
Gentlemen, young gentlemen, boys or any
'ther man, just look in at ABE's and see
he rich assortment of clothing he is offer
ng for the sole purpose of ornamenting
your persons at a small proft....Some wed,
lings are reported in the immediate flu
ture. We are sworn to secrecy as to the
parties......An Irish gentleman always
shuts his eyes when looking at the faults
Of woman!
Mr.. Stretch has closed his boot & shoe
trade preparatory to going to Chicago.
James Cotter's little boy aged years, was
buried on Sunday. We most sincerely
sondole with the parents Of the bereaved.
No names or particulars are given us and
our notice is necessarily brief..... Mr..
Douglass of Clayton reports fire at that
,ity on Saturday loss 100000 slaves,
to be the work Of an incendiary
The loss will reach $500. The property
was Mr.. Lorimer's.... They are about to
make the Turkey River nayigable for
mall steamers, by damming. This will be
ar better than a Ry......Miss Buckley has
! beautiful stock Of spring goods both here
md at Clermont.