North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-08-18
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Remember the Turn-verein Picnic on
Monday next, The procession will form
at the Cambrian, preceded by the Dubuque
Germania Band, the best in the State.....'
Mrs. John Runkel has just gladdened her
husband with baby pi esent, weighing IL
pounds. John has not been able to attend
to business since this family arrival.....'
We were pleased on Monday to meet that
venerable = old Clayton county pioneer,
Hon. Timothy Davis, Of Elkader.@ He
represented this (then 2d) district in Con-
gress, during the first years of our location
at McGregor. Sc and 81. lie is as good
company as ever, and quite active in the
prosecution of business. May he live
many years in the enjoyment Of good
health. e. sx ~ q axt SC .TE -
Ten of the riotous, butchcring raftsmen
on the "City of Dubuque" are held for
trial on the charge Of murder. May JUS
tice be their, portion. Amen T.. Tim:
Hopkins land Joseph Kennedy, both
recently injured by contrary horse, are
Sn the street again, moving very slowly,
but in fair way to entire recovery. The
ESCAPE of Tim. from death may almost be
called miracle. ....Judge Wright will
deliver the Black, Hawk County Ayr,
Address. ....A. L. Stearns, Of Des Moines,
one of the best book travellers Of the
Northwest, called to see us recently. He
i shs. State Agent for Barnes Co.'s
National School Book Series. Chicago,
LII State street, is the Western Agency.
Address G. j. Barnes 4 Co.
johnson & Co.'s Circus on Saturday
nikLS< vent off reasonably well the
audisnes twas not large, owing probably
to the weather. The Trapeze acting is
said to have been very superior. We were
not well enough to attend. A good mapy
roughs are among the hands employed by
this company. 9S0ne of them were called
up BY Marshal Bergman for fighting and
excessive drunkenness......T next Ses-
sion Of the Grand Lodge Of Good Templars
will be held at Marion, Linn County,
commanding Aug. 3 lst.. ....A, friend writes
70 beware being q Governor, and remarks
that it would be better to 70 to Heaven
plain, then to,be q governor and go "a
! We assure our correspondent THAI
we agree with him entirely, but the OPP
position keep telling us SO often-how
unpleasa4t mot to say how impolite it is
"a thern-that we have no earthly show /;
hence, if they are prophets, we will escape
hell any how. AT all events, We are
losing neither sleep nor flesh in anxiety
on De sibjscts We ash just as much as
ever, and bid care defiance
The Sioux City Times wishes for visit
of Dog Cholera. We beg to put McGregor
10 Tor ensnppearanceAof that same......
The Cheney excitement in Chicago is not
vet ended. The Times still adheres to
Bishop Whitehouse, and Clerical force IS.
Civil Law. All the other papers of the
CITY are on the Jameson sids......Thc NJ.
T.. Church is to have an organ worth $3.50.
How this would have sounded among the
sWsslsyS and Asburys of past days. We
like the "progrcss," but it seems SO
strange! BY the way, the Methodist
Sunday School will picnic at the Painted
Rocks on Friday, 9th inst. The Steamer
City Of McGregor will leave her wharf
between Q and II A. NJ. Exact time
given hereafter. General invitation Of
friends.
TIE fare from N. Y. to S. F. is now
only $3.50, and 81 80 from Chicago. Emf
grant fare $1,000 from New York. Dis
lance, 1854 miles, about two cents pei
mile. Cheap. Sewing machines do not
sell now. The reason is they don't adver-
tise. Pianos and Billiard tables are sell
ing rapidly. The reason is, they do
advertise. The laborers of Virgins
City, Nesada,a have resolved in mass
meeting; that the introduction and employ
mept. Of Chinese as laborers, will lead to
killing. MIR. Barnes will resume his
School, September lst. in the new build
ing. We will have more to say of this
next week. In Prof. Shaw's weather
prediction for August, we made "Apri
rain" instead Of 'heavy rain.r We regre
the error, but accidents will happen
Prof. "A Radical was asked ifhe wanted
the Chinese to come here and vote, mo,
said ne; Gas soon as they learn anything
they'll do Just like the d-n niggers ar
doing, vets the democratic ticket y
Henry Gay and Jed. Bascom were il
the Office day or two since, in goo'
health. and % pleasant as ever. Henry
with X. Sexton & Son, Milwaukee. The
scouh not have . more energetic, quiet
faithful travelling man than that SAM
Henry. Mr.. Bascom is stopping at Peori
d Ill.s Engaged in business with brother i
Photographipg. Charles W. Walker, 9
Ticket Agent notoristy, left us on Tuesda
p. M. for Sag HARDER. Long Island. Mrs
Walker has. been there some time, an
Charley got lonesome. There is a repol
shat a school of 80 whales are playin
about Dellport, and it is possible TIA
Charley was fearful that, in bathing an
fishing along the shore, some infern'
whale might swallow Mrs. W. and fail