North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-09-08
Home and Other Items.

Home and Other Items.
The child of B. and Lima IIirshfeld,
Carrie, aged months, died last week.
We feel sad with the young parents. The
body was sent to La rosse......Ben.
Hunting, Ed. Hunting, Charles Walker
and lady, have returned from their sum-
mer trip to Long Island. They are as
glad to get home as their many friends are
to see them. Ben says they killed all the
whales that circulated about the water
lots Of the Hunting family. No account
of this in the Long Island newspapers IT,.
......Mrs. Austin, who was badly hurt last
week by buggy accident, is reported
much BETTER. ..."G. A. r." is good
name for the political secrecy Of party.
Cars are the most detestable fish in the
river. The name is the synonym OF
mennncss. Of what use in country of
free thought is secret political order?
Mr.. VIM. Plumb, father of our fellow
citizen, "Doc" Plum, is with his sor's
family as guest. We enjoy the compa>
ny of the venerable gentlemen very
much. His fishing tastes suit US. One of
these DAYS, when leisure will admit, it
will be great pleasure to us to explore
the waters of Bloody Run, the Wisconsin,
or the trout streams around US. May he
stay with us and enjoy life......E. r..
Barron is at home after an absence of
several weeks near the Atlantic Coast.
Ed. can scarcely pass Boston on trip for
goods, and N. II. trip for pleasure; but
his long absence made him sick on arrival
at Chicago, and several days passed before
he was able to reach McGregor. Goods
by the ton are here and a'coming. BAR
RON is an Institution among us in more
cases than one. He is welcomed home.
If traveller, who stops for an hour or
SO at McGregor, wants a meal that will do
him good, he will 60 to Mr.. Wilson's
Boarding House and get it. No nicer
arrangement in the eating line was every
heard of in America. Delmonico's not
excepted. If all the appetizing luxuries
of life will suit you, Wilson and his pleas
ant attendants will make you happy.
Rev. John A. Cruzan preached on Sunday
last, at Prairie du Chen. W. think too
much of our printer friend to praise lin.
Let us venture to say he is success
L. oLo
useful, and We think, d very eminent
pulpit Teacher.
We call special attention to note from
Judge Williams, clearing up the charge of
inefhciency made against Mr.. G. Douglass.
The senior editor Of this paper will
not deliver an Address at keokuk, as the
public have been advised. Reasons given
next week. Hon. F. w. Palmer, SO Gov.
Cues Fl. Dodge North Vest, Of late,
informs us, will be the address-er. Mr..
Cue forgot to advise us of the fact in his
letter to us. "A lady sends us, choice poetry
which will be out next week.........D.
Moody's little boy, Sammy, gave us box
of beautiful wild plums. We like the
young farmer for his kind remembrance.
Thank you, SAM!
Stoves Circus is good one. The pull
lie need be in no fear of disappointment
in visiting it. IT'S not large in numbers,
but it is choice in talent......Sam. Haislett
and Doc. Taylor, of the Lansing Chronicle,
are in town. Sam. has retired. Doc. is
the sole proprietor now. Wewill say more
next week.
A gas company is on foot in McGregor.
John Parkhurst was to see us. lie
and Thompson will probably so into the
convention business, la Root. They
will make superior teachers. ..Ben. John
son is with d. II. Hamlin & Company.
......., Mrs. d. F. ,Spaulding and Miss
Luce, Of Allamakee County, made us a
call, and left with US an elegant buquet of
wild flowers. Such courtesies are always
appreciated ). ;. .McC lintock, of the Vest
Union is here attending to law business.
Mac, of the N. W. Telegraph, informs
us, Wednesday, P. NJ, that Senator
Fessenden died at $50 this morning .....
Vermont reported Republican. Santa
Fe elects Rep. member of Congress by
report, but only few returns are in.
California is strongly Democratic. Pen
dleton will probably carry Ohio......secre.
tary of war, John A. Rawlins died in