The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-02-01
THE OTTUMWA COURIER.
Local and Miscellaneous

| WATCH STOLEN.-Mr. Geo. Branden
burg, jeweler on Front street, had
watch stolen yesterday from t,is store, tn
circumstances of which are as follows: Mr.
b. had stepped out for few moments
locking his front door but not his back door
After his return, one Lew Taylor steppe,
into the store and desired to look at SOM
rings, hunher of which were shown an,
one purchased by him. After he was gon
few moments, Mr.. b. missed his watcf
and Immediately gave chase. overlook tn,
! thief, and found the watch i'm his possess
ion. took itfroin him and foolishly released
him; thinking betfet of the msttsf, thi.
morning he informed the City Marshall
! who immediately done all i'm his power t.
arrest him, but the bird had flown and hi
efforts have proved unavailing thus far
The trains are watched and he may yet b,
caught. Taylor is well sr}own in thi.
community as n knave and rascal who
has served one term i'm the Penitentiary
aid Mr.. b. committed serious error il
permitting him to go free after catching
him.. He has gone in the direction of Ed
dyville, whittier a number of our citizens
have followed, and it is to be hoped they
willsucceed in capturing him as these often.
ses are getting FOO common in this commiu.
nity.-Daily, Goth ult. .... . a
FAST DRIVING Ie wish while our in.
disnation is hot, to say word on this sub.
iect. There is a class of men, who make
it a practice to put their teams at full speed
;,,, - H.
dangerng the lives and limbs of pedestri-
ans-as we know from ex perience, having
been nearly run over by one-as well rs
their own worthless necKs-if all the dam
age consisted i'm the breaking oftheir own
necks we would say nothing.-Often these
teams are attached to sleighs and sleds and
have no bells on, with which to give prop
er warning of their approach. These wor-
thies have escaped the notice City Mar
shall. thus far, but it is to be hoped. the t
they will get their just dues before long.
Too MUcH.-The rocat of the Oskaloosa
Herald, went last week, with party of
Good Templars to Eddyville, and from
what we cah CLEAN form his paragraph, -
mysterously worded as it is--must have
been drinking too much enid ,oater-or else
been assisting the Ladies Ofthe above place
in breaking in the heads of the whiskey
barrels las the Landlords alarm was turn
ed toOne instead offive o o'cloek, and the par
ty Seem to have been making themselves
heard.J Which was it Mr.. Herald.
CLEAN UP.--Although not warm wealth.
er, we think word on the subject of clean
ing up our Streets and Alleys will not be
amiss. 1t is an old and trite saying, that
cleanliness is next to Godliness." and
very well sal said say s.I We anItis Ills well lkpeM
in this country i'm the spring. Eastern cit
les and towns are making preparations to
prevent this plague from entering their
midst, by vigorous course of cleaning
alleys, streets, yards, &c. Get our people
have the filth, dirt, and trash removed
and burnt, as soon as the weather permits,
and then once you have them clean keep
them so, until after warm weather, and
our word for it, cholera or no cholera, you
will feel much better for it and if cholera
does make its appearance it's ravages will
not be half so great. as it will if you reject
this all I'mporranT measure