The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-12-25
The Courier for 1862.

The Thirteenth anniversary Of the Ottum
wa COURIER is at hand, and the occasion
seems fitting for word to its friends AMI
the citizens of Wapello county. We shall
be brief, but we hope to the point.
For Thirteen years the COURIER has made
its weekly visits to such of the citizens OF
this and adjoining counties as chose to re-
ceive it. In good and in hard times tho
Courier has been forthcoming with the regu-
larity Of the seasons, Until now it may rea.
s0nably claim to be m old settler-to the
manor born And ifany will take the pains
10 look over q file Of the paper, we think it
viii be apparent that it has been worth to
the community all it has cost. 1t constitutes
an invaluable history of the county from al
most its first settlement
There are few papers ir the State that
have been published with greater regularity
that have better kept up with the times in
size and typographical appearance, or that
have been published unler more unfavora
bic circumstances. During almost the entire
period of ITS existence, the politics of tn,
county have been unfavorable to it, and il
has been almost entirely dependent upcr
the private enterprise of its conductors
And yet we take pride in saying that It ha.
at all times enjoyed vigorous health, and
has maintained its credit unimpaired. NJ
one has ever worked in the office without
receiving prompt pay so fat as weknow and
believe.
The question now comes up, and it is the
gist of this article, has not the Courier some
claims upon the good people of Wapello?-
We need, in order to continue the paper in
manner conformable to our notions of what
weekly. local, county paper should be. a
more liberal support, and we need in add.
ton, every cent that is due us. Nav we
not asked both with the confident expecta.
ton that oar old friends will respond
promptly and literally, and that new friends
will come forward to our aid.
We are not unaware that the present ex
element, creating morbid demand for early
news. gives to Dailies great advantage owe,
weekly papers, but moments reflection viii
satisfy any one that the dailies, necessary
as they are, do not dispense with the need
Of local papers. A faithful weekly summa
~ of news is all majority of readers care
about, and besides there are a! all time.
local topics enough to lmpart interest to ,
county paper. The telegraph deals exclu
tisely in distant and foreign intelligence.
is the province of the local paper taatte, 4
to matters and things at home, where viii
always be found enough to occupy its page.
and where its true field of usefulness lies.
While we solicit the continued and in
creased support from the public, we will as
sure them that the Courier will be continued
with the same reg ,larity as heretofore, ant
atthe same price, 81, so in advance, and W,
hereby tender il to the citizens of Wapellt
County, Promising them that no effort shall
be spared on our part, to render it worth,
OF Inc support IT receives. ~
More and more convinced that the credi
system is lad one, we shall hereafter re
qnire advance payment for some period, eli
Their in money or in some commodity tina
We can use.
With these remarks, we submit the claim
Of the 18th volume ofthe Courier to the con
sideration of the citizens Of this county, VIII,
have an interest in its perm anency and pros
perity, second only to ourSelf.
OttNmwa, Dec. 25th, 1861.
Latest News.
Gen Scott is coming home Many thinl
this indicates trouble in Europc