North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1870-05-11
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Home and Other Items.
Gov. Merrill called to see his McGregor
) friends On his return trip from the East
to Des Moines. lie looks well, and is
good. natured.
Mrs. Daniels and her flock of little oncs
are east on a visit for all summer. Char
ley says he occupies the quietest and
lonesomest house in the city! We
shouldn't wonder to see him start east
ward after new stock of goods, pretty
soon a
John L. Dearborn and S. NJ. Neon
nell, now of Chicago, but long Of Nc
Gregor, have been looking our town over
for the last few days. 1t seems good to
see the faces of those to whom everyday
meetings formerly attached us. They
come back often enough to keep the chain
of friendship from rusting. .-ry
OF the editorial fraternity, G. w. Hais-
lett, of DEBORAH, Nielsen Burdick, of
Cresco, and Eb. @. Huntington, Of Straw
berry Point, have visited us during this
week.
The place to get the Milwaukee Club
Cigars, spoken of in our paper, is at the
Cambrian, a well-known institution Of
this city, engineered by Perry, the model
saloonist Of the west. We forgot to say
so last week.
The Ministerial Associati IN is now in
conference at TIL NJ. Z. Church. We
have met many agreeable acquantances
this week, Of that old church order.
The Davenport Bros. were here last
week; had fair house; gave a short
nonsensical entertainment, and left the
city without much Iowa regret.
Attend to your gardening our seasons
are short.
Harry Oglesbee and Herr Mentzel left
McGregor on the Redwing steamer Wed.
nesday morning of this week for the west:
they will probably reach Montana before
they return. A good pair of Elkader
folks, and we wish them abundant sue
cess in their travels.
Chas. Walker is fitting up his place
very nicely and expects to reconstruct his
railway and steamboat ticket Office in the
best of style.
Richmond & French, it will, be seen,
have dissolved, at Clinton. We expect
"Rich.' to come back here
AL. Richmond is with Ii. Ruble, the
Ayr. Implement man, Of North McGregor.
Geo. Lewis, formerly with Miller, of
the Empire, is now with Billy Gorham at
North McGreyor.
Dorr Hoxsie has improved his reception
room very much by the addition of a
stylish Brunswick billiard table.
Geese and Brandt are emigrating daily
to the northward. Flocks passed over 10
. few mornings since requiring nearly
half an hour to get out of sight. The
high water is forcing all aquatic birds to
small streams and interior lakes of the
north. No breeding of ducks or geese on
the islands of this old river will take place
this year. Well have rich feed and plen-
ty Of powder for them the coming autumn.
Let US patiently wait.
We have had the pleasure to see on our
streets and in social assemblies, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall, whose marriage the TINES
chronicled some weeks since. Mrs. Mar
shall was once Miss Lila Albright, of Nc
Gregor. They are the special guests of
Mrs Newell, and will remain several days
to call on the many friends of LILA.
Thomas Flannegin, of this city, long
fastened to his bed by disease, died on
of last week and was buried. We have
no particulars. Several deaths by disease
and by drowning have taken place lately
within circuit of 5 to 10 miles, but if
parties interested about the dead in q
personal way do not think proper to re-
port to US for publication--free always
we are excused in not hunting up the
details.
: Trimmings mill, at North McGregor is
not yet in full blossom, though it is bloom.
ing toward the THIRTY-Two gang saws,
formerly spoken of in our paper; in few
days we will see machine up there that
will chop pine logs into 'smitherens," if
necessary. The late rise cost the brothers
some money, but they lost no Lumber or
logs, and thew are not scared at the com.
paratively triaing expense of booming
their timber, etc. All business at North
McGregor, here, and at other places along
the river, has resumed its old shape.
Jno. Corlett, of Farmersburg, s::cultivat-
ing trout in his spring pond. II. Ruble
and I. Updegraf, are preparing to es.
tablish a trout pond near the Norman
Mills now owned by r. & U. It will be
delightful to slip over the bluffs of q
quiet morning in the early hours, and
capture breakfast of the beauties from
"Hank's" fshpond We won't do it,
Henry, but you know it would be so jolly
to hear you swear little if some untbink-
ing fellow Of our size should forget him.
self!
The Court.
Eiboeck, of the Journal, says Judge
Milo McGlathery's Court, commencing
next Monday, at Elkader, will last two or
three weeks. Lager bear will have live.
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