The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1866-03-08
Legislative Summary.
Des Moines. March 9,

Des Moines, March 81.
Tn the Senate n joint resolution was ad-
opted for the election OF State Printer,
State Binder, Warden Of the Penitentiary,
Trustees OF the State University, and Bank
Commissions on the 10th inst.
Bills were introduced for furnishing per-
SONS cheating by false pretenses and fraud
ulent conveyances; amending act regnla-
ting interests on banks; TO amend laws in
relation to bridges; to prevent the sharing
or entrapping of quails; in relation to road
districts; fixing the time for the ASSESS
ment fakes on certain lands; to prevent
fishing with seins aud continuous nets.
The special committee on the liquor law
recommended the indefinite post ponement
Of the bill for establishments license law;
several other reports of committees were
presented.
The bill for settling the claims on the
Des Moines River lands was read third
time and passed, as were also bills legali-
zing acts of certain officers of Jasper coun-
ty, and Of Justice in Guthrie county,
The House bill for the protection of the
sights of married women was passed with
slight amendment.
The House was engaged all day on mo-
ton to reconsider the vote by which the
Township Collector bill was killed. The
motion finally prevailed, and the bill was
ordered engrossed.-State Register.
ADVERTISEMENT
AS Mr.. (Room)e has had "roOm" to VEN
tilate his tribulationS through the col
umns of you paper would beg (D the
privilege granted to him to answer his
smart production through the same medi-
um. 1t is said that the way Of the trans
gressor is hard, SO Mr.. (Room)e will think
lheebtes to the contrary Notwithstanding.
He seems to be exclted-angry-witn
his stammering and repetition of words,
''poor," poor &c. Being himself mode
he thinks me so very naturally. 81 am
not mode most capacIous ROomJe but
speak the words of truth and soberness."
Observe with what tenacity he sticks to
the idea of his appointment making him
Surveyor-On the principle that IA false
hood well stuck to is as good as the truth
But that "Card' tells the whole story that
he has made Il clean breast Of it! 1t is a
sharp game. Having spread abr al the
impression that he is the County Sur veyor
he gets people to send for him-"write'
to him-and when requested to do so in
forms them privately that he is County
Surveyor ''over the left He throws out
some inuendoes about what he chooses to
consider my bogus friends. Wonder if he
has such an exalted opinion of himself as
to suppose that will condescend to no.
tice such inslnuations. Contrary-wise
consider them as of a piece with the du-
plicity with which he trumpets himself as
County Surveyor. He speaks OF Sign
Painting being my former occupation, and
80 it is my present occupation as selling
Drugs, Whisky, Brandy, Strichnine, Nox
Nomica, ct cete:a is his. His boosted APP
pOintment will not devorce him from his
very recent and present occupation Sur
veying, you know, at $500 per diem is SO
prolific Of greenbacks. / said would not
have the office for the same reason that
Mr.. Burton, Fowler, Hackworth &c.
would not have it and he restricted to 81, 90
day. Nobody wanting the office it was
considered by (ItoOm)e a good opening
for the young man 10 learn his biz. He
threatens me with "fee." Indeed
Hast he them? Canine creatures are
sometimes infested with such, not intima-
ting that he is canine except in his know
ledge Of iee-bOtomy. Surveying and flee
bOtomy!! What erudition! May he his
flee will he like the Irishmans when he
puts his finger on him he will not he
there! He says he will withhold my
ffxr az t,.,., f~.
able TO pay for my advertising and do. In
this paper may he seen something like the
following: 81. Grant, Surveyor, Ottumwa
Iowa. There being confessedty no County
Surveyor in this county it follows th,a
am County Surveyor rs much as any
other Surveyor in the county. Charges
reasonable, and nothing if | do no
chain will search out the truth unerringly
What we want is to find the true lines anC
corners-the original one with certain
ty. usually succeed in running ran
dom line very close to the true line. Tn,
best will sometimes run astray but thu
thing of it is, let you run az you may Il
place your stakes exactly--by IA traverse
in the true line. a Surveyor will under
stand how this is done. Mr.. Roome car
refer 10 his books if he does not under
stand. You may sometimes run or from
The true line purposly TO avoid brush, wa
ter or any obstruction, and by "a traverse
measure yourself back into tine true linz
exactly. 1t is sometimes IL means q
proving clearly to the satisfaction Of inter
ested parties that the work when done
fGgished) is correct. And what remain
20 ks said? Nothing. ] have upset MI
apple cart. He has spent his ammunition
in the air and nobody is hurt. j will enc
NY saying 4 have not the slightest i'll viii
10 AIR. Roonaa personally and simpl,
thought was i'm nay proper line i'm expos
jng duplicity, uale So here's hoping tina
BOONE ipay live thousand 1000 years
in the enjoyment of all tho riches that Sur
veyirg at $500 per diem Will enable min
to accumulate and be gathered MS rip'
sheaf--diyested OF his I'Ies-betmous ac
compartments. wept, honored, sung &c.
With Nc. eg....
j. GRANT, Surveyor,