North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-03-24

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There will be two Easter Balls on Mon
day evening next. The Cambrian will be
principally run by Messrs. Van Stadden,
Andres, Leithold, and Stauer tickets,
one dollar. The hall Of Clarke & Rich,
Masonic Block, by VIM. Schmidt; tickets,
one dollar. Both parties will have good
music, and each should have large at
tendance. :. Gov. Merrill favors us with a
circular from Dcs Moines relative to the
D. M. and MEG. R.R., inviting US to come
to Waterloo in convention. We are obliged,
Col, but tits impossible. Twelve dele.
gates were appointed, four of whom left
on Monday, overland, to meet with the
Des Moines folks and others interested in
this important work. Messrs. Burlingame,
O'Brien, Leiingwell, and Hammer, are
the attending delegates. Our interests
are safe in their hands.
Michael Quinn offers a good property
for sale in Elkader. See his statement in
our advertising columns. Sam. j. Pc
terson is at home from an eastern purchas-
. ing tour of many miles and weeks. Call
on Sam. and Hans. and see their selections
of goods. With them the very nicast at.
tention is shown to customers. Mr..
zeigler, of West Union, is about to reopen
his bank with an 18OO.dolar-5 ton safe
and lots Of money. If Zig isn't safe,
reliable, good fellow, he manages to de-
ceivc all who know him. Success to him.
......M. Sherman, of the dry goods house
of Strouse, Sherman & Co., has returned
from New York and Boston with goods
enough following him to FIJI their large
store rooms to repletion. "Mike" is expo
rienced in selection and in prices. We bet
that no man in town can excel him in
mercantile judgment or dry goods taste.
......JARRETr has gone east for goods. Our
town is alive yet, and Jarrett and Wilson
will have their share Of the spring tradc....
Persoas who want cards or whole page adj
vertisements in the Clayton Co. Ayr.
Pamphlet, to be printed at the TINES
Office, are advised that the space is being
rapidly taken. Stock raisers, horticultu-
rists, lawyers, real estate conveyancers,
and all business and professional men will
find this Pamphlet first class medium to
ycntilate their respective ayocations. APP
ply soon.
We have met GRAVES of Eau Claire on
Our streets. You can look out for lumber
by raft, shortly after D. p. makes us a
spring visit. In naming the lawyers
present at the General Court, we omitted
to mention D. B. HANAN, Esq, of Freder
icksburg. In our columns now, he
occupies q special car. The Court
adjourned on Saturday. and our legal
>friends left us on Monday. Many of the
Catholics of town wore favors on Sunday
last indicating their respect for palm
Sunday" The world is gradually for
getting the customs of its Christian youth,
but it looks pretty to see many of the old
fashions observed. On next Friday, Lent
virtually closes, but custom prolongs it to
Easter day, the 2Sth. On that day, eggs
are in orde-.
Do not forget the School Exhib ton to
night. Sam Sharpley's celebrated troupe
will entertain us on Thursday evening, at
the Cambrian. You recollect Sharpley
& Cotton's company were here several
months ago, and charmed us all with their
wit. and superior acting. Since then we
have seen numerous notices of them and
al were highly favorable. 1t is rumored
that " Ben iCotton) has taken orders, .
and is about to be Scaled to church in
Cincinnati, hence "Sam' must "play it
alone. In his solitaire position it is our
duty to attend his show and cheer him up
by smiles Of approval and rounds of app
plause. Let us go......Pla.t Freeman lost
a 5000 horse last week through the ice,
near this side of the river. Platt didn't like
it much, but nobody was to blame except
the horse; he stepped, staggered, or jerked
himself off the bridge, near this shere
connecting with the main ice. Platt is 4
hard working drayist and levee man gen
orally, and tho loss to him is serious. Ht
owns good pair Of horses yet, and il
ready to be obliging to all who want work
done in his line.
1t is generally conceded by Waukol
people that the late Rev. Mr.. Boynton-
he of immense fortune-had too mucl
,"method in his madness to secure bene,
- fits from the plea Of insanity. We though
SO, and SO expressed it. lie is not al
acquaintance of ours; co not wish t.
harm him if he is idiotic, but certainl..
will not screen him, if he proves to b
knayish. The assumption of Sacerdota
robes is no new thing in modern schem
ing. 1.-Two or three weeks since, W
published six charadcs copied from tn
Little Corporal. The answers to them il
their order are Madagascar, Shcr- man
Snow-drop, Pike-staif, Wind.lass an
Mari-gold. Our younger readers may b
interested.
Weather, Markets SC.
Professor Shaw, our scientific CORE:
pondent from Eastman, Wisconsin,