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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-05-20
school Meeting.

At a meeting Of the citizens Of Highland
township, WapeIlo county, Iowa, on The Sd
inst, the following proceedings were had
Meeting organized by eecting Seth Samson,
Esq, chairman, and L. Z. Gray secretary.
On motion, committee of five persons was
chosen by the chair to draft resolutions *
pressive of our views of the new school Jaw
The following named persons were sshosen
said committee WIN. Nc Cormick, William
Davis, Minor Kirkpatrick, James Gray, and
E. A. Sheafe.
On motion, the meeting adjourned one hour
10 order to allow committee to draft preamble
and resolutions, which were reported as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The legislature Of the State of
Iowa, did, at its last session, pass an act for
the public instruction of the youth Of this
State, which act increases the salries of Off
GERS, and makes new ones which we think un-
necessary, and whereas, by the late act, an adj
ditional burden, and an incalcuable amount
of labor imposed on the district officers under
heavy penalties; and whereas, The said act
imposes tax on us TO pay for services of the
county superintendent, which we have not
asked. in visiting the different school in the
township, and requiring the township board
to attend meetings that we think unnecessary,
without compensation; therefore, be it
Resolved, By the people Of Highland town
ship, Wapello comfy, Iowa, that we condemn
the law for the reasons above specified, and we
ask the repeal OF the aforesaid law at the
next meeting the general assembly, and let us
live under the old law if we cannot get any
thing better
Resolved, That we believe we know as well
how and where to build our school houses,
and what kind of books we want as the coun-
ty superintendent, or any other overseer can
tell us.
RESOLVED, That we would favor law that
would give to the counties their proportion of
the school fund, and that the counties divide
to the townships their proportion, that it
might be kept in the several townships and
loaned under proper regulations for the bene-
fit of the schools.
RESOLVED, That as we depend on our own la.
Dor, and lot on public plumber for subsistence,
we feel interested in economizing our time 10
the best advantage. We DO not wish to spend
so much tine in attending school meetings as
is contemplate! in the late act
RESOLVED, That the editors Of the Sta esman
and Courier be requested to give the foregoing
preamble and resolutions one or more inser
tons gratuitously.
Preamble and resolutions unanimously adop-
ted. SETH SAMSON, Chm.
| L, E. GRAY, Sec'y.
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II
To VIM. ID. F0uts,

Sir:-You are hereby notified
that the following notice was placed in the hands OF
the Sheriff of Wapello County, Iowa. for service upon
you and the 9th day of April 1885, said Sheriff re-
turned said notice to my Office, not found, and the
Plaintiff in said notice having requested an order OF
publication of said notice, it is ordered by me, as
Clerk that the following notice be published for four
weeks, successfully in the Ottumwa Courier.
J. N. CAMPBELL, Clerk of the District Court
of Wapelo County, Iowa.
To VIM. ID. FOuts,
Sir:-You are hereby notified
that before the 18th day of May, 1885, the Petit
ton of J. W. Carpenter will be file In the Office Of
the Clerk of the District Court Of Wapelo County,
Iowa, claiming of you fivehundred and fifty dollars
money due a promissory note executed by you
to said Carpenter for the of four hundred and six
tyfve and 791OO Dollars; dated September 25th 1856,
which said Carpenter will claim due, four-hun-
dred dollars, In said petition, and the balance of the
above claim Is on account against you for rent and
merchandise, rent, damages to property by you and
for other articles in said petition named said account
amounting to one hundred and forty seven dollars and
80 100. You also notified that said Carpenter
ed attachment to be issued in said cause against
your property to part Of said claim and you
notified to appear at the June term 1853 Of the Wap.
clio District Court before the End morning thereof
and answer said petition or Judgment will be rendered
against yon for said Of $3.50, with interest and,
costs. NJ j. WILLIAMS, Atty for Petitioner.
April, 29-n9-4w. 1900.
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A New York letter says Green is the FASH
ionable color on the sunny side Of Broadway
Just now, and the color that is to be the fash.
ion al! summer. Green is the predominant
color in most of the costly shawIs sold at
auction. The founces of silk, bareges and
grenadines exhibit the same tints The bon
net materials incline TO it, and it is equally
conspicuous in the wreaths and sprays that
flourish near the cheek of beauty.
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Wa shisgton, May II

Dispatches from Lient. Col. Simpson,
dated Ft. Levenworlh, May 7, state that the
9th infantry under command of Lieut.
Col. Anderson, and company of Engineers
commanded by Lieut.. Duane, left that day
en- rout for Utah. The regiment would go via
Fl. Kearney, thence diverging from the Ore
gon route as far as the South fork of the Platte,
and thence through the Black Hills to Fort
Ridger. This route was surveyed and located
by Lieut.. Bryan in 1856, and is 10 miles
shorter than the old one. Gen. Smith was
expected to arrive at Fl. Leavenworh on the
9th inst
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To George +. Brown.


&r:-You are hereby notified
that there is file in the office of the Clerk Of
District Court of Wapello County, Iowa, petition Of
Louisa NJ. Brown, claiming to be divorced from you,
charging that you have wilfuy deserted her. and alb
sented yourself from her without BILE cause
than three years. she also claims the exclusive
custody and control of Lucy p and Cynthia NJ Brown,
the children of her marriage with you. And unless
you appear and answer said Petition before the
morning of the Sth day of june 1885, decree Of said
conrt will be entered up against according to the
prayer Of said peton. T. BIGHAM
April. 10, 1885, Atty for Complainant.
Publish the above notice fonr weeks successfully In
the Weekly Ottumwa Courier. in. CAMPBELL.
noS-4w. 81 sol Clerk Of the District Court
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KANSAS CITY, May 10.

Intelligence was received here last night
from Lecompton, to the effect that band OF
marauiers committed numerous depredations
in that neighborhood on the 18th, robbing
several settlers ard the store of VIM. Wells, Is
miles from Lecompton. The gang is said to
number 60 men completely armed and i,
asserted to be the same band which perpetrate ted
the recent robberies and murders at Fort
Scott. No pursuit was attempted
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ST LGuis. NAV


The Republican received a despatch late
last night stating that an express had reached
Leavenworth, from Camp Scott, April 10
bringing the intelligence that the Mormons
had laid down their arms, and that Gov.
Cummings at the invitation of Young had
entered Salt Lake City without an escort
Many Mormons had gone TO southern part of
the Territory, and the women and children
were preparing TO follow.
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We call attention to the call of a Republic
can County Convention to choose delegates TO
the State and Congressional Conventions. the
former to be held at Iowa City, on the 18th
day of June, the latter called at Oskaloosa
July It'll. 1t is to be hoped that every Town
shin will be represented.
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We had the pleasure of meeting ouI talented
and enterprising contemporaries, Messrs. Top
ping & Barnes of the Abba Republican, at
Eddyville on the occasion of the Bridge Fes-
tival, and were happy to have from them favor
able accounts of the prospects of their excel
lent and spirited paper.
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The Dayton, Ohio, papers say that Miss
Way, aged about twenty years, will make a
balloon ascension alone, in that city, provided
the citizens subscribe money enough to pay
expenses. The ladies nowadays are always
prepared to make an ascension, only requiring
imitation, which costs considerable, however.
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Republican CO. Convention.

Republican County Convention will be held at
the Court House in Ottumwa, on Saturday, May Goth,
next, at O'clock p. NJ, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to represent wapello County in the Repub
State Conv ention, to be held at Iowa City, June
17th 1885, and also to chose delegates to represent
said county in the Congressional Convention of this
District, at such time and place the may be
called, and for the transaction of other business
Each Township is requested to chose delegates.
BY ORDER OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
NAV Doth ISIS
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, May IA. The session
of the Southern Convention has been almost
wholly occupied with the delivery Of speeches.
No action has yet been taken.
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r .publican Congressional Copven ton.

A Republican Convention for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidate for Representative in Congress- for
the First Congressional District of Iowa. is hereby
called to meet at Oskaloosa on Wednesday July eth,
1858.
The ratio of representation from each county will be
one delegate for every one hundred Republican votes
and additional for every fraction fifty, the
vote for Governor at the last State election being the
basis Organized counties with less than hundred
Republican voters will be entitled each to one dele
gate.
JOHN r. NEEDHAM, S d. SHELLEDY,
ROBERT +. RATCLIFF, J. L. BALDWIN,
CALVIN TAYLOR
May IS, 1858. Rep Cong Committee.
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WASHINGTON, May l5th.-The Minnesota
Senators have drawn lots for the term of Of
fee. Gen. Shields drew the term expiring
March, 1859, and Mr.. Rice drew the term ex.
piring in March, 1863.
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Republican state Convention.

Republican State Convention win be held At Iowa
City, on Thursday, the 18th day Of June, 1855 for the
purpose Of nominating Secretary Auditor- Treasurer
Of State and Attorney General and for the transaction
of such other business be deemed necessary by
the Convention.
The ratio OF representation of each county will be
delegate for every hundred Republican votes,
and an additional for every fraction over fifty,
the vote Governor the last State election being
the basis Organized counties with less than one
hundred Republican voters will be entitled each
delegate.
&. J. KIRKwooD, W. VI. FARMER,
W. p. CLARK, II. PRICE,
H. O'CoNNoR, G. ID. WOODEN,
Des Moines, Jan, 20 IS Committee.
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THOS. SHARPE & Co.

The original notice IL the above entitled case where
In Thos. Sharpe Co., plaintiffs and James ~.
Sporting is defendant, having been returned to this
Office by the Sheriff of said County; endorsed mot
found" 1t is therefore ordered that the said original
notice be published for four successive weeks in the
Ottumwa Courier, published in Ottumwa, Wapello.
County, Iowa. JOSEPH N. CAMPBELL, Clerk.
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"A Splendid assortment Of Dress Goods Of all kinds
~AN = LAWRENCES
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List Of Premiums,

TIC be awarded at the Sixth Annual Exhibition OF the
wapelo County Agricultural Society, September 23d,
2ith and 18th, 1858.
Field Crops.
Best fall wheat, not less than FIVE acres and not
less than twenty five bushels to the acre, s. 90
I'd best do, 90
Best spring wheat, not less that five acres, and
not less than wenty five bushels to the acre 90
Cd best do, 90
Best crop of corn, not less than five acres and
not less than eighty bushels to the acre, 90
81 best do, 90
Best crop of oats, not less than five acres, 90
I'd hest do, 90
Best crop of white beans, not less than half an
acre, 90
I'd best do, 90
Best crop of potatoes, not less than fourth
Of an acre, 3 90
I'd best do, 90
Best crop of Hungarian Grass not less than five
acres, an average to be weighed, 90
Cd best do, 90
Best crop of sweet potatoes, not less than six
teenth of a acre, 90
I'd best do 90
Best sample of sugar, from Chinese Sugar cane,
not less than FIVE lbs 90
ID best do, 90
Best syrup from Chinese Cane, not less than one
gallon, 90
Cd best do, 90
Premiums in this class will be awarded at the annual
| In Tam
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49,, , Sr.-fou are hereby no.
titled that on or before the eighth day of April 1855
there VIII be on file in the Office of the Clerk OF the
District Court OF Wapello County, Iowa. petition of
Michael Pearson claiming of you the specific perform
ahee OF contract, whereby You contracted to pur-
chase OF and from plaintiff The north half of the north
east quarter and the northeast quarter Of the north
west quarter of section nineteen in Township seventy
two Range fourteen lying and being in Wapello
ty, Iowa, and claiming that you specifically perform
your part Of said contract, by paying to plaintiff a
certain promissory note executed by you under writ
ten agreement, whereby you bound yourself pay
the said Michael Pearson, the sum Of nine-hundred
and thirty five dollars, year after date and dated
September the 1st 1885, and claiming that your equity
OF redemption shall be forever foreclosed In and to
the said Real Estate herein described, and claiming
that written agreement for the purchase sale of
said real estate, now in the possession OF the defend
ant Rauch, may be produced and claiming as due to
the plaintiff, the sum Of nine hundred and thrtyye
dollars, as money due on promissory note for said
land and claiming interest and upon said note
And that unless appear and answer thereto on or
before the second morning of the next term of the
District Court In and for Wapeo County Iowa. as by
law required, judgment will be rendered against YOU
thereon g. W. SUMMERS Att,v TO- n,,1 w
April 20, nos-4w [is $lO] = -
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STATE OF IOWA,
WAPEJIp CprNJy
I'm the name Of the State Of Iowa, to
James III. Sperling,

&r:-You are hereby notified
that there is file in the Office Of the Clerk of
the District Court of Wapeo County, petition of
Thos. Sharpe, Charles II. Wolff and George II. Wolf,
partners in trade, under the and style If Tbos
Sharpe Co., claiming Of you eight-hundred and four
teen and Do 100 Dollars, money due on uisatiS
fled judgment of Circuit Court of the State of Indi-
ana holden at the Court House in and for the County
of Decatur in the State of Indiana the second day
Of November 1885, and rendered by said against
you for the amount Of Seven-hundred and eighteen
and 55-l0O Dollars and costs and charges And claim
ing of you said money upon judgment rendered
against you in the Circuit Court Of Decatur County
in the State of Indiana, and claiming said amount upon
said Judgment and upon Transcript thereof And that
unless you appear and thereto before the
second morning of TIE next term of the District Court
Of Wapello County, Iowa, to be begun and held on
the th day Of June 1885, Judgment will be rendered
against You thereon.
S. W. SUMMERS, Atty for pl'fs.
ADril 22-nS.lw Txg .'....s'
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A M O S III O U s f.
NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE
w. w. AMOS Proprietor.
EDDYVILLE.
May Goth. 1858, no 12-y.
NOTICE.
LOOK HERE!

LOOK HERE!
IT WANT Whatyo owe Milburn & Co., and in
IL tend to have IL by means before long. have
made up my mind to all deinquents who are such
June LIST next. So look out X. j. WILLIAMS
May 18th 1858, noll-3t.
sSS The Partnership under the name of b. f. Cope
land Co., Is hereby dissolved. The exchange bust
ness will be continued by b. f. Copeland at the old
place. Is. +. COPELAND co
May sth 1885, nol1-2t.
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A statement

OF the revenue and expenditures of the city OF
Ottumwa, from the 1 tn day of April 1857,
to the 10th day of May, 1858.
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STATE OF IOWA, &C.
WAPELLo COUNTY. 3D.

Ordered-That the annexed Notice be published in
the Ottumwa Courier, weekly paper published in
ottumwa four consecutive weeks, ten days prior to
the next term Of the District Court of said County
! JOSEPH II. FLINT, County Judge.
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BLANKS.
u1LANk NOTES and other Bisnks iustYprint
II ed. and for salt atthis ofnes.J
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Received from school fuud... $1,19S %
Paid 10 teachers Of city school 500 90
EXPENDITURES,
For which orders have been.
drawn on the city treasury.
Rent of council room ........ 1874 50
Furniture for do 80 90
Candles do do 9 Cd
Printing ......... 179 90
Stationary 80 62
City engineer, establishing city
grade and experimenting work
on Front street. ..... 1876 90
Allowance for work on Front st 1911 To-
Picks for street work.. AS
Lumber for bridges.... 81 Is
Police and fire watch.... 81 50
Be- riding prisoner %
J. w. Trland, marshal for 1856, 36.44
J. W. Dixon, solicitor. 10 90
Order of town council in favor
Of J. Leighton, assessor.... Is 90
Order Of town council in favor
of F.. Washburn 7 90
A. w. Castor clerk of election 90
North Mo- r. r. Co. survey, so 90
Sax Horn Band 80. 35 90
City school rent. one year,. $50 90
City school furniture. So 90
City school apparatus ........ % 90
Board of ianitor of city school al 90
Coal for city school. ....... SO %
Buckets, &C.. for city school. a 80
Paid by marshal for work on
Front street ...... 30 so
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TIC be awarded at the Sixth Annual Exhibition OF the
Wapello County Agricultural Society, September 3d.
9th and 18th, 1858.
Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-21

Tucson, ARIzoNA.-The Bulletin publishes
some extracts from private letter. writer
at the above named locality, one of which We
give below:
have attended one very agreeable party
here, when several ladies from Sonora (Mexi-
cans) were present; and at which the cele
| brated Deer and Corn dances were perform
ed by the graceful Senoritas, much to the ad
miration of the "bied-shirt" gentry. Next
day, the charmers departed and were accom-
panied by the fashionable beaux of this ele,
waited mud town; and when we all reached
the cathedral or church of San Xavier Ga de-
scription of which enclose), they alghted
from their carriages and with us examined
the cid, fast decaying building, At parting
they all gave us a chaste embrace, and their
adjos, perhaps, forever.
| visited to-day small mill on the Santa
Cruz stream, about tive miles from town. 1t
is but small affair and grinds only sufficient
grain to supply the town and neighboring
ra lches with flour. | found the owner damn
ing the Apaches, who had lately stolen his
two wagon animals 1t is almost impossible
to raise stock in this territory, so long as the
Apaehes infest the adjacent mountains. A
few tame Apaches and Mexicans killed seven
wild Apaches last week, and their scalps are
placed in a secure position from hostile at
tacks, having the white citizens between
them and the common foe. There is no fear
of the Indians attempting to capture the stage,
as they are afraid of the whites; but there is
no telling what may happen during the win
ter trials.