North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-09-22


WANTED.-Three good girls at the
City Hotel 671-w2
FOR SALE....A House and Lot; the
house Is well arranged for a small fam.
lily; good Cellar and Cistern. Enquire
at theafmes Office.
Home and Other Items.
Miss Kate Aud Drummond, Of Mis-
souri,, long time and most highly esteem>
ed correspondent of the North Iowa
TlHEs, is in the city guest of her cousin
MsssMajor Drummond. Both ladies did
US the honor of CALL Miss d. has a
pen rs full Of poetic inspiration as her
heart is full Of social kindness. %. French
and family have returned from their visit
to Clinton. Horace Baker, Mr.. F.'s part
ne- at Clinton, is almost well. We regret
to learn that French is contemplating a
removal to the pretty city which he has
just visited. We know several chaps we
can spare better than we can "GUs."
Still, come to think it over, we have Rich>
mond and Hurd left to run the clocks
and watches. No vote of this city can be
obtained to have either of the parties leave.
. ......Do not forget Michael Matthew'S Ball
at the Cambrian on the evening Of Friday,
the 9Th. All Of us are interested in max
ing it a benefit to our old citizen, steady
business man and one who will be earn>
estly grateful for both kindness and COM
piiment. See cards Of invitation and join
the dance.
Warren Cassaday, of Monona, or near
there, will sell on Saturday next, Sept
18th, lot Of stock and household valua,
blcs. He is moving to Kansas and
cannot take his goods with him See
Adv. of "Closing out Sale by Messrs.
O'Malley & Humphrey......The Baptists
are improving their church grounds and
frontage, very handsomely. A neat board
fence around the lot, with very nice
platform as IN entrance to the body Of the
Church, indicates a plain and modest
disposition to keep company with the
snowy and substantial Methodist Brick
near by. To be useful, it is necessary that
Church buildings should be attractive. IF
School houses in city and country were
made more fascinating intellectually and |
in the arrangement of the ground around
them, it would require less scolding to
induce the little folks to attend.
Geo. Watkins, of National, and John
A. Fleck, of Johnsousport, (Allamakee
Co., favor US with baskets of fine apples
of their own raising. 1t is comfort to
cat apples from trees Of our own State.
We are obliged..... 1.-The road from Coun'
over to DEBORAH is finished, time table out,
Bob Shurley, of the Democrat, Patch, of
Counover, and Plat Sanford, have been
down to look at McGregor ria. the "plug'
as some wise ones insist on calling it. Jno.
Day, ESQ.,, advises is by letter that a little
jubilee will take place on Thursday Ito
morrow aud we are invited to attend
Having been for DEBORAH. first, last, and
nil the time, eyer an admirer of her fine
location, and on all occasions AT home
with her enterprising citizens, we will do
ourselves the honor to visit McGregor's
sister city by Rail......Doctor Squires has
settled at Denver: his card as practicing
physician in several lines, is in the papers
of that city. Doc. has been successful at
McGregor, and we expect good reports
from him when we hear from Colorado.
The body of Mrs. Horace Hamilton,
accompanied by her bereaved husband,
reached our place or the'morning of We'd
nesday. Sept. o2d, from the east. She
died at Hull, Massachusetts. on the 18th.
Her burial took place at her late home in
National, Iowa, Rev. Mr.. Wright olicia
ting clergyman. Particulars are not giv>
en- us......Judge McGlathery's court con-
tinues during this week at Elkader... I'D.
d. w. Carver, of the Dubuque Herald,
accompanied by Mrs. G. aud an interest
ing little daughter, called to see us on
Sunday on return trip to and from
Charles City, now the terminus Of the
McGregor and Sioux City Railroad. The
steamer from above touched our landing
so soon after their call that We had the
pleasure of their company for only brief
time.
MAC, the obliging operator of the
Northwestern TEL Co. hands us late
batch of dispatches from New York, Lon
don, Spain, New England, and Glen lia-
ven, Wis, which will appear in our
'ssecond edition. Tomorrow morning.
Lots of fires and things will be seen in the
Chicago dailies.. =. Barron, Kohn, Charley
hunting, Charley Cowles, and many
others, are again at home. Call on them
and re construct your social relations......
Jno. Runkle, the night Waterman, is t.
G. IF he don't watch the levee, the steam
beats, and any "under man." who will we
get to do it?
kEoKUK.-Sundry things were done at
Keokuk since our last issue. The State
Fair was n decided success Our friend