North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-05-04
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway.
A. Samuel's opposition Red Front.
Home and Other Items.

"A. SamuelS OppOSltlOn neO FRONT.
Home and Other Items.
sc. B." in reply to "Mollie" is in
visible. The swami Of wife, is played
out in our columns for the present.
When persons aspire to literary fame they
should put their communications in such
shape as to save trouble to editors and
composito.s. We are growing old and a
triAe cross; should we publish articles
sent us precisely as written us we should
expect death six or seven times in walk
to our place of residence. Facts we are
glad to receive in crude state, but fancies
designed to tickle vanity must he in proper
dress: the latter we have decided not to
tralslate into the English language. Per
sons Of talent, with bat slight learning,
should call on the schoolmaster and re-
quest him to correct the spelling, do a
little punctuating &C., &c.
Rev. Mr.. rockingham, presbyterian
minister of Lansing, was SO kind as to
call on US. We met Mr.. F. two or three
years ago, and was pleased with his com
pany. He has hosts of friends wherever
he IS knoIn. The Presbyterians number
one half million people at this time.
A. r. Hill, of White Pine, Nevada, has
been some time with the McCraney folks
on visit. He left for home on the morn
ing of Tuesday, May Sd. A very pleasant
gentleman is Mr.. Hill.
Charles Budde goes along with his
building just as though nothing had hap
pened. He will have nice little home for
Office and residence purposes when the de-
ign is completed. We wish he would
take down that ice skeleton. 1t interrupts
our view of the river, and certainly is Of
no use till December next. Tear the
wreck away, Charley, and draw on us for
several kegs of beer!
A crazy headed piece Of mental furni-
tare writes US from Philadelphia, request
ins the publication of half-column lets
ter, stating that for the publication of q
book titled "secrets of Generation" he was
fined some dollars and imprisoned one
year. Served him right. Let generation
keep her own secrets.
Mad dogs are being introduced to public
notice in various parts Of the west. Is it
not time to look ovet the former dog laws
of McGregor and re-enact them.
LsGngwell and Drummond take poses
sion Of the Ne,cs after May 9th.
Fires are beautifully reported in our ex-
changes. Do not think that there is NO
danger Of fire because the wea Their is
warm. Look at your stove pipes.
Lords theatrical troupe, of Chicago, are
en- route for the west. They viii. be at
McGrsgor on Thursday night, Of this week.
Mr.. Park has been billing them in good
STYLE See notice in another place.
S. S. Haislett and Judge McClintock
both venerable editors of this great state
of Iowa, were in town this week we saw
'em. Sam. was in his everyday rig and
Mac. had new plug hat
Gilbert Freiot, q young man formerly
of this place, is reported dead by dropsy
Be careful how you buy greens; some
children may be quite careless in their se>
lections many deaths occur from eating
poisonous plants.
The Kate Keen, belonging to Mr.. Adam
Keen, of Clayton City, was at our levee
yesterday looking almost as bright as q
new dollar. She has a new cabin and
ether improvements which make her q
very pretty and convenient little steamer
She is an indispensable Institution to our
sister city, and when fully completed and
painted we expect our Clayton friends
will be right proud Of her.
Larrabee, Of Clermont, Zeigler and Nc
Clintock, Of West Union, left Iowa fol
Milwaukee and New York on Monday
last, in the interest Of the Wisconsin
Iowa and Kansas Railway project. 81
says the West Union.
Owing to an unsual and disorderly rusl
of decentralization on the part of our typ,
last week, and the consequent devotion o
time to un-pi form, we are one or tw'
days behind in this issue. Accidents viii
happen in the best of families.
Oscar Burdick has been absent ten day
looking at Omaha, Clinton and othe
places. He speaks very highly of Omah
and thinks he would like to locate Their
if he didn't like McGregor better. w
couldn't spare him.
A plot to kill Napoleon has been un
eartbea. Why kill the best friend Q
France? Louis Napolc on would not sui
us so we'll as the portrait of Jefferson, bu
he is fne exponent Of French character
Mr.. Papin, the editor of the Elkade
Herald, was with US last week, much t
our social qualification. If we could hav
remembered all the German that we stud
led when young, we might have been goo
company for our friend. Come and Sc
AS more frequently.
Mr.. Karberg is in town soliciting sal
scriptions to Zell's Encyclopedia, one {
the most valuable works ever issued fror
the American press. Examine his spec
men numbers and do not fail to subscrib.