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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-07-08
For the Ottumwa Courier.l
Railroad Meeting.

l. Kallr0aQ meeting.
Mr.. EDITOR: A Rail Road meeting
was held at Abingdon, Jefferson
county, Iowa, on the evening Of June
%, 1869, in the interest of the Chlca-
20 and Southwestern n. II. Company
of Iowa-.Ottum,oa Route. Through
the hospitality Of the citizens Of the
citizens of the village, the commodi.
GUS M. e. Church was thrown open
to accommodate the people.
There was a very fine attendance
the church being well filed with the
solid men Of the village and surroun-
ding country. And be it known
that, in this section, we think that
the richest and most beautiful por-
tions Of the two counties is Polk
Township, in Jefferson, and Compe-
tine in Wapello.
The meeting was organized by call
ing upon John McCulloch to preside.
who introduced to. the audience Maj.
Hamilton, Of Ottumwa, who enter
tanned the audience for about one
hour with very pointed and excel
lent speech, in fact we think the best
for the occasion we ever listened to
asit..contained no bombast, and was no
attempt at display oforatory or gas,
but was full of good argument, good
sense and sound reasoning.
After the Major closed, Capt. ia.
ques entertained the meeting few
minutes in some we'll directed senten-
ces, in a happy style, making some
good hits and doing good for the
cause.
The following gentlemen were then
appointed a committee to canvass the
surrounding country tor stock:
F. M. Trobee, Chm, o. p. Barr
Capt. J. Wright, Tom M. Gobble
Capt Forrest, r. W. Gobble
William Smith, DR.. Wright,
DIR. II. Ream, Capt. Peck,
Jno. McCullocb, Alfred Gray.
This committee are of opinionlthat
We can raise some $4,000 at this
point. We are going to work at once
and will do all we can for the Ottum-
wa route of the G. e. 8. W. r. Il. of
Iowa, as we think we have the rich
est farming portion of Jefferson coun.
ty. and we think we are as much en-.
titled to some benefit from the Road
"a Fairfield and ill Al-~-.~~-:~ <>--
ests with Ottumwa.
You may hesr from us again.
Most resp'ty. yours, &C.,
ABINGDON.
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Unkind.

The Hon. Adolph E. Borie has JUS,
closed an excited and eventful carec,
as Secretary ofthe Navy.
1t is true his stay was brief, bu,
no left on the records of the Navy
Department as an evidence of bis
craftsmanship, and of his appreciation
ofthc times in which he lived-the
only public act of which the nation
has yet lcarned-his celebrated order
changing the names Of certain vessels
and gun boats from.unpronouncable
Indian, to the more elegant and Eu.
phonlous Neurological. For this
alone he should and will be fondly re.
mombered and cherished by CRATE.
full people. 1t was a work in which
the Nation was all interested, and
American hearts beat higher as they
beheld the brushes and paint of the
Navy Department, erase those horri.
bio names from the sides and sterns
ofour vessels; but alas tor human
hopes and aspirations the new Sec.
rotary Robson of Camden, New Jer.
sey, has determined to revoke the
order, and the commotion which this
unkind course will cause can hardly
be imagined. Hmay not affect stocks
or gold, but in her pleasant retire.
ment among the green hills of Con.
necticut, old Grandmother Welles
will shout hallelujah!
It's very evident that the new Score.
tary means business. He is undoubt.
cdly determined that the Navy De.
partmcnt shall not 10 overlooked 10
the connections of the country, and
SO the order is again "paint brushes
to the 'front.' and perched on the
sides and storms Of our little gun
boats may be seen those emissaries of
) tho Navy Department, cndeavoring
to retrace the names attempted to
be etfaced by the late unappreciated
Borie.
Whatever may be said of the pub.
lie acts ofthe Navy Department, un-
der the administration of Mr.. Borie.
he deserves great credit for his deter.
mnation to do something, and we
greet with pleasure the spirit of the
presents Secretary in his efforts to undo
what has been done. Both are HARM
less amusements, but they keep us
from forgetting that we have q Navy
Department and Statesmen at its
head.
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Legal Notice.

To LOUIS HALSTEAD.
You are hereby noti-
fled that the petition of Hattie Halstead is
now on file in the office OF the Clerk Of the
District Court Of Wapsllo County Iowa,
asking for decree Of uiyorce from the
bonds OF matrimony, now and heretofore
existing between you aud petitioner, and
for alimony. and unless you appear and de
fend thereto on or before noon Of the I'd
day of the next term Of said District Court
to DO begun and held on the 30tb day of
August 1869 Mt Ottumwa, Iowa, a default
will be taken against you and decree rem
dered thereon according to the prayer of
petitioner.
W. II. C.JAQUES.
Attorney for Petitioner.
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Railroad Meeting at Ioka

Messrs Dixon and Hamilton, Of
Ottumwa, spoke to the people Of
Ioka, Keokuk county, on last Satur-
day, at one o'clock p. m. in favor Of
the Ottumwa route of the Chicago
& Southwestern Railroad. They re.
port that about one hundred people
were present at the meeting, and
that it was success, promising much
good for the cause. The subscrIp.
ton there has not yet taken the form
of notes, but the committee are now
preparing themselves with notes and
will this week give the subscription
which already amounts to about
$1,000, definite shape.
There can be no doubt at all, as we
hear, but that we may confidently
expect to get at least SIC, 900 in good
notes. The committee are working
hard and in earnest, and general
good feeling prevails.
Messrs. d. & H., report that they
saw there Mr.. Walker, from Richland
Keokuk county, who had come thro'
from that place, across the country
canvassing for stock among the far
mers. He reported that the people
of Richland and vicinity had raised
in good notes, little over $4,000,
and said that they were determined
if possible, to make it $4,000. So
we say look out for about $4,000 of
subscription from Keokuk Co. We
are now fully satisfied that the far
mers of that county arc determined
to do, and will do their whole duty,
and we wish we might say as much
for the farmers of Wapello county.
a meeting has been appointed for
Competfuo tOWnohir, ~I.~l-zB;ll ha
held at Marysville, on next Saturday
at 5 o'clock p. m. Speakers will be
present from Ottumwa, and we hope
the farmers in that vicinity will all
turn out and Jet us have good meet
ing and good subscription. How
it can be otherwise than that the
people of COMPETING, who are from
10 to 16 miles from their county seat,
are deeply interested in tho building
OF this road, we can not for our part
divine. We know that it is matter
of the utmost Importance to them,
and they should look upon it not
only as duty but privilege to as.
sist in securing the road. $1,000 at
least has already been subscribed on
the Fairfield route from Washington
to the Des Moines river, and if we
would obtain this great prize we
must work manfully, literally, and
at once. The time for action is
drawing rapidly to . close and no
time is to be lost. What we have
said Of COMPETING Township is equal.
ly applicable to the people in the re.
gion ofBlakesburg, and finally to a
greater or less extent all along the
line in this county. $1,000 has not yet
been raised in this county by the far
mers. 1t is probable but ten days
more remains for work before we
must report, and the farmers of the
county ought at least to raise $25, 900.
Will they do it is the all important
question?
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Bolivar, Mo-, June 8, go.

"Bolivar, Mo-, June 8, 80.
T. W, Lebanon, Missouri,
Dear Sir-Your note of the 3Oth nit
is at hand, contents noted and found
satisfactory. Considered no imper-
Thence. Permission is granted, and
assistance furnished if desired.
Respectfully,
G. L. DALRYMpLE,
500 Assistant q. 8. Assessor. ,"
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BLINDS GERMAN
OINTKE.NT.

Should be kept in every family. II is
one of the best Ointments for healing
Sores. Burns, Bruises, Chaffed Hands, &c
that has ever been made. Farmers shord
call on Blind on Court st., below second
and purchase lot to try it.
junelO-wtf,
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DRS.J. dS D.CAMPBELL
Will attend all Professional calls,
promptly, day or night, in city or country
Special attention given to the treatment offbe
EYE and EAR.
once over Ennis & Ballord's Drug store.
corner Main and Market streets, Ottumwa
jD, 1859 ,d3m. ~
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BLIND HAS MOVED HIS
WINE HOUSE .

To the building one door south of his old
stand on Court Street, where you will al
ways find pure article of Wine, Beer
and Cigars. Blind is tho only man in
Ottumwa in the business that does not
sell liquors, nor does he sell his Wine and
Beer on Sunday.
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LEGAL.
CHARLES AND MARY ROYSDEN,)
Agt
MARY ANN CHIIDRESS.

To Mary Ann Chitdress:
YOU are hereby notified that thereis now
on ME IN me once OF the clerk OF the District
the petition of Charles and Mary Roysden,
claiming ofyou the sum of one thousand and
eighty-seven dollars and 80 cents on a promi-
same, and that unless you appear and defend
thereto on or before noon on the second day
Of the next August Term of said Court to he
begun and held in said County on the 3Oth
day of August 1869, default will be entered
against you and judgment entered thereon.
HENDERSHOTT & BuRToN,
June 2fiw. Atty's for Petitioners,
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NC, NETT & FAWCETT,
ATTOR n T. " S

Will practice in tho Courts OF Wapello
and adjoining counties
ding, ground floor, Market Street,
0TTUMWA, low A
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Blinds; German Mario
OINTMENT

which should be in every Family. Hun
dreds can and do testify to its healing
powers. june5-d&wtf.
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Mrs. Mary E. Walker has after re-
peated efforts failed to secure q berth
in the Treasury Department which
is the first case of the kind which has
over happened to q woman in the
history of that Department.
1t may be attributed to the absence
Of Ashley in Montana.
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Indignant.

ONO regiment during the war, and
who was badly crippled in the lleft
hand as he eaid under Sheridan, but
who otherwise seemed tobe enjoying
a robustlous state of good proserva-
ton, especially an elegant red posey
which he was cultivating on his nasal
protuberance, called on US this morn
ing and very unceremoniously and
rather insolently demanded that we
should copy a subscription paper
which he held in his hand, at once, to
the neglect Of the urgent business we
were then engaged in. "a
We Immediately recognized him as
a.blood' wesaw. Al the Fireman's Ball
last night, who seemed at the time to
have been cult,vating pretty freely
the acquaintance Of John Barleycorn.
Upon our suggestion that it didn't
seem to be just the thing for a poo,
needy travelling soldier to be paying
81 for q bali ticket, Immediately on
his arrival in town, he admitted that
he was there, and paid his money, but
done so under the mistaken appre.
hension that he was going to The.
atre!
he said in answer to our question,
that he was getting $500 per month
pension, but then he claimed that no.
body could travel around over the
country, stop at the first.class hotels,
and attend Balls, Theatres, &c., &C.,
on that niggardly allowance, a state.
mont which we fully endorsed.
Wethen asked him for his discharge
papers, which all soldiers carry with
them when going from one part of
the country to another, especially
when they are going to remain and
expect to solicit aid enroute to ray
expenses, to which he replied that he
didn't bring them along, for fear the
people would want to examine them
20 much rs to wear them out.
He finally became extremely res.
tive, and insulting under. tbs inter.
rogatories which we put to him, SOLE
" for the purpose Of finding out
whether he was genuine or bogus,
and at length became so insolent un-
der the stimulus Of an overload of
tanglo foot which he evidently had
aboard, that we were compelled: to
show him the holo in the wall left
there for tho ejectment of scsllawags.
The quality of charity should never
DO strained, and we make it point
in our creed that it is better to give
to ten impostcrs, than to turn away
without aid one meritorious person,
and generally give so far as we are
able, to all applicants, especially to
all soldiers of whose heroic and self.
sacrificing services for the country,
we happened to know something
about personally, and for which NO
man on this green earth has more
respect yet when q man asks aid
claiming to have been a soldier,
and who cgotistically boasts of his
achievements; who is redolent with
bad whiskey, and hangs out an illu-
minated ffontieP.;e>, -.~d .ha hss
money enough to give one dollar for
ball ticket among the first things
OH his arrival, and who becomes
abusive when another soldier puts
fair questions to him about his dis
charge papers, &C., you may pretty
safely put him down, Gas we did this
one) as an itinerating vagabond, who
ifever in the service and even wound.
ed, was no more credit to it than
now, travelling around trying to beg
money out out of unsuspecting peo-
pie to spree on it.
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At Moore's Drug Store
Particular attention paid to Prescrip.
tions, by persons competent and
qualified, at all hours of tho day and
night at
John L. MOOre's Drug store.
Store open on sabbath day from 8
TO 10! q. m. and l to 2 p m.
Corner Main and Grcen Streets,
A Full line Of Toilet Goods, Perfu-
merry, Cologne, Pomades, Hair Brush
es, Tooth Brushes, Fine Sponges &c.
At Moore's Drug and Book Store.
Corner Main and Green Streets.
Fine choice Cigars, as good as any
in the City. The Original Palmet-
to's for sale in Ottumwa, at Moore's
Call and try them.
just received at Moore's Drug
Store, Glass Fruit Jars. For salo
CHEAP.
Hol for Saratoga. Just received
at MOORES large stock Of fresh
and Pure Saratoga Spring Water.
A full and complete stock Of Pure
Wines, Brandies, Whiskies for Medi-
cal Purposes, only, Gin accordance
with the Laws of the State of Iowa, )
At Moores Drug Store,
Opposite the Ballingall House.
A large and well assorted stock of
Wall Paper, for sale sheap at
JOHN L. MOORE.
junc5-tf
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CLOTH CURTAINS, numerous
styles Paper curtains, choice solec-
tions-reduced prices,-at Taylor
Blake & Coz.
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an average cost Of about $1,000 per
milel The expense of bridges wo'd
be but small: One across Honey
creek, one on the Iowa river, two on
Salt Creek, and one on Wolf Creek,
are all Of any amount.
From talking with the citizens
along the proposed route, I am salts
fed that they would donate a sufi.
Gent sum to prepare tho road bed,
provided they are satisfied that the
road would be built; but We want no
more Toledo farces.
Reasons why it should be built:
LIST. We want to have . direct
communication with st. Louis, and
navigation tho year round, thus hav-
ng her compete with Chicago for our
iproduce and trade.
I'd. We want to reach your vast
coal fields, that we may be we'll and
cheaply supplied with fuel.
Sd. We want direct communica-
ton with the vast lumber regions OF
Minnesota and Wisconsin, in order
that wo may have an abundance of
fencing and building material, to use
on our broad prairies.
Would it pay?
Sec how Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo
and New York are excited because
st. Louis has bought and shipped
south all tho wheat along the Missis-
sippi for q few months past. They
reduce their freights for two hun.
dred miles west Of Chicago, but are
careful to not reach central Iowa, for
they feel sure Of that ~ they are
able to control all the east and west
roads that center there.
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SHOULD ANYTHING IN THE
fancy line be wanted, for presents, for
the toilette or nice fan, remember
tho place to buy il is at Taylor,
Blake & Cos. /"
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-01-29
injurious to wear damp clothing, especially

injurious to wear damp clothing, especially
for an invalid.
The cleansing and using disinfecting
agents to purify the air of our houses, is
Of the utmost Importance. Draper says:
at is very important that the cellar If
every house, whether private or tenement,
should be properly dried and ventilated
during the years when The epidemic dis
eases are raging" This may be done "by
placing a small stove in it, in which fire
should be kept continually. If the cellar
is long, it would be well to place the stove
at one extremity and pass the pipe through
the whole length of the apartment"
Next in Importance to the publication
of our streets and houses" says Draper,
is proper attention to the condition of
the skin and the character of the food.
Every one should wash the whole surface
OF the body every day, or at least twice
week. In these general applications,
soap should not be used more than once
week, for it is not desired to remove the
oily secretions too often, but merely wash
of the salts that are excreted so freely in
the form of perspiration during the warm
weather. ssB4 te @
\ 9 The greatest care should be taken"
says the same authority, Gin the purchase
of fruits and egetables-they are rarely
fresh, and the best have been generally
plucked or gathered two or three days be-
fore they reach the table-and it would
perhaps be best to avoid their use alto
gether and adopt bread and meat diet, to
which tea or coffee is added"
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as we have in our streets. Therefore,
there need not be apprehensiOnst that they
will be means of locomOtiOn about This
city. They can be used on Nichol on
pavements, and on smooth turnplkes or
dirt roaas, in the absence of mud. II Is
difficult to ride them up hill With severe
exertion they can be driven grade OF one
foot in nineteen; but one foot in twenty
five is enough to overcome. While the
beginner needs low machine-one with
thirty three inch front wheel, or sad lie
placed low-this is according to the pat
tern-the expert wishes to sit high and
we'll over the pedals. The speed at which
velocipedes move, of course, varies as
widely as the speed of horses. Under
favorable conditions, it is thought twenty
miles all hour can be made. Butt would
be doing pretty well to accomplish from
| ten to fifteen miles an hour on good
turnpike.
The cost of velocipedes is from 500 to
1926. The New York machines, made
on the Partisan pattern, are said To be
better than the imported ones, as they
have no wood in France equal to the
! American hickory. When the novelty OF
the velocipede is worn off, and it has
ceased to be amusing, it Is probable that
there will have been utilities DEVELOPER in
it. On our prairie regions, over the long,
even roads, it may become most advan-
! tageous means of locomotion. Its capaci,
ties are such that it will always have y
fascination for those who enjoy athletic
/ sports and there is an oddly, a mirta-
provoking quaintness and audacity about
/ the machine that will commend 1t to that
large, and we trust, growing class who
1 love fun Cincinnati Commercial. 4.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1869-01-29
Management Of Cows In Winter.

A CORRESPONDENT Of the AgricMturist
inquiries: " When cows are sta bled nights
in winter how long should they be al
lowed to remain in the yard during the
day." This depends good deal on the
weather, and also on the food and whether
the cows are expected to give milk or not.
When the object is to obtain milk In win
ter, if water is supplied il the stable we
would seldom turn them out at all. And
if necessary to turn them out to water,
we would let them out twice a day, say
for ten or fifteen minutes. Cows like 10
be humored little in regard to watering.
They will not drink as readily as horse.
They should be allowed plenty of time
When cows are not giving milk and it is
desirable to have them eat coarse fodder,
they should be turned out for several
hours during the day. They will eat this
class Of fodder much better in the yard
than in the stable. Judgment, however,
should be exercised If the weather is
stormy, they will be better in the stable,
and at all times, if they seem cold and are
not enjoying themselves, let them be i'm
medately tied up. Let the stable be well
ventilated and cleaned out twice day,
and made as dry and comfortable as pos
ab'e. The great defect in most stables is
in not having sufficient ventilation. The
ventilators should be 30 arranged that
they can easily be adjusted to suit the
weather. Make it arule to visit the stable
before retiring for the night, and see that
every thing is right.--American Agricul-
turjSt. -
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farm ano 6ousebol6.
Sudden Death of Cattle In the Cornfield.
AREsrpEsr of Davenport, lowe, wIitt

i A RESIDENT of Davenport, Iowa, writes
tn the Prairie Farmer:
In 1S44-5, my father-in law, A. Hubbard,
after having gathered his corn in fifteen
acre field, allowed twenty head OF his cat
tie and mine to run in it, without limit
The weather had been dry for long time,
and there was no moisture in the fodder
and no water in the field. Eleven head
laid down the night after, and died within
two or three days They became stupid,
swollen and helpless; If forced up, they
would Immediately lie down again. We
knew the disease was caused by the corn
fodder, and dissected enough to fully I'M
derstand how they were killed by it. The
manifold, in every case, was full and tight
with perfectly dry corn fodder. The cat
tie being let into new kind OF perfectly
dry food, had gorged themselves. Having
no water to aid the gastric juice, the main
fold had become perfectly exhausted, from
incapacity to soften so large quantity Of
dry fodder; inflammation, stupefaction
and death followed. Many cattle in this
county died that fall from the same cause,
and in the same manner. The preventive
adopted by us was a plain one, not to
allow cattle to remain long on such large
quantities of dry fodder, and to have them
fully supplied with water, before and after
going into the field. If DR.. Sprague, OF
Des Moines, should happen to see smother
case, he will find, by dissection, the cause
and seat of the disease and the remedy.