North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-07-14
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Chas. A. Optiz, Boot and Shoemaker, OF
McGregor, left US on Tuesday, of this
week, for Vallejo, California, his family
accompanying. Charley is an old resident
of this city, splendid workman, social
trump, and highly esteemed gentleman.
While bidding himself and family good
bye, we wish them all q measure Of sue
cess equal to their merits........"R. L.
Bang" of Fayette, writes us. His COM
munication will probably get out next
week. We are in receipt of several po-
etc and few prose articles, which are
placed in our review box. Why will peo-
pie write so carelessly to printing Office
as to require publisher to re-write their
communications, before handing them to a
compositor? Correspondents who are
careless in preparing articles for this Office
may not be surprised if we throw
their paper missiles out of the window.
Our printers are gentlemen of ordinary
intelligence, and of excellent behavior, but
they are not Yale College graduates, and
hence cannot force sense into communion
tions where the writers, themselves, were
unaware of the existence of that essential
article. Facts may come to US in any
shape and we'll notice ard "dress up;''
Afancies' chaotically scrubbed are ruled
out.
\ S. J. Brown, of the Elkader Journal,
called to see US. We like him. The
Journal Office is doing good work. "Joe"
was not nominated for DesMoines, but he
has gcntlemanly foreman and good
mechanic, in the person of Mr.. Brown.
Our regular Elkader correspondent-see
another column-doubts Eibeck's willing
ness to publish the second resolution of
:he late Rad. Convention proceedings, but
second letter from him informs us that
pressure will compel Col. Joe to surrender.
......Geo. w. Haislett has been quite sick
with fever, at the house Of John McCran-
ey, of this city. He is now much better.
D. Hammer has taken the contract for
grading the Monument Park" on upper
Main Street, nearly opposite the (once)
Boyle Hotel. The body of James Nc
Greg,r will be deposited there and large
marble memorial erected by James Buell.
Esq, of New York, the nephew and prin-
cipal legatee of the deceased ..Chas.
Watkins, of National and one of the best
of Clayton Co. men, has sold his farm and
removed to Cherokee Co., Iowa. We part
with Charley with a regret which we can
hardly express......A private little picnic
from Monona, mixed with a few McGregor
friends; will probably see pictured rocks
on Saturday next, if the weather is per-
hitting. The 'Budde Line'' will trans
port the party. We are indebted for an
invitation.
Mr.. Cones brick building is going up
o. rapidly as the weather will pcrmit......
Henry ODER is doing the shaving and hair.
dressing business for the gents of the City
Hotel and the uptown citizens of Nc
Gregor. Henry shaves very we'll. He is
but short time from Paris, and knows
how to extend the courtesies to acustomer
while he exerts the skill of master
workman. We wish him much success.
Father Moody is quite sick with dis
ease Of the kidneys; his life was dispaired
of last week, but we are glad to hear he is
much better...... Monona expects to do her
best on Thursday, July I'D, on Literary
and Festive Bell spree, (see Webster. J
Their elegant new brick School House is
about finished-an ornament to the State
it is too-and the spirited citizens propose
to raise bell for it from the proceeds VI
this Festival. If, any reasonable absence
from home will permit, we will witness
the exercises of that evening. See posters
and contribute to this worthy object. If
we cannot attend, we will forward stamps.