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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-05-27
Railroad Meeting.

Pursuant TO II call for Railroad
Meeting OH the evening of May 2lst,
tie meeting was called to order by
Maj. Hamilton, who also nominated
Daniel Collars as chairman.
]. q. Hutchinson was appointed
Secretary.
The chair, on motion of Maj. Ham,
iton, appointed a committee to draft
resolutions, and report order of bus
mess.
While the committee retired, Judge
Al!er being present, addressed the
meeting in convincing and able
speech, showing how easily the Wash
ington, Ottumwa, Cameron & Lcav-
enworth Railroad can be completed
through our county, if the people
will put forth the proper effort.
Committee, Maj. A. II. Hamilton,
Mr.. VIM. Daggett, Mayor Fulton and
Hon. ]. w. Dixon, reported through
their chairman, Maj. Hamilton, the
following resolutions, which were
adopted, viz:
ReS0lced, That we have heard with
pleasure of the energy and enterprise
displayed by the people of Kansas
and Missouri. along the line of the
Chicago and Southwestern Railway
Of Missouri, to push forward that
great enterprise, and thai we hereby
fully and freely pledge ourselves as
citizens of Wapollo County to aid
them to tho extent of our ability, in
making tho desired connection thro'
ouI county with the G. r. I. and P.
RR,, at Washington, Iowa.
Reaolvea, That we feel that while
we are in the enjoyment of excellent
Railroad facilities, we still desire to
extend to, all now Railroad enterpris-
es haviiig'in view the Intersection of
our system Of Railways at this city
our hearty cooperation and liberal
pecQniary aid, and having already
rcaped untold advantages and wealth
by the aid Of railroads, we think we
kaolg what we say when we assert
that he people Of this county will
respond liberally to complete this
the lQnrth great thoroughfare thro'
this county.
Resolecd, That $50 hereby pledge
Wapello County for the sum OF $780,
Geo, i'll MD of the construction Of the
Chicago and Southwestern Railroad
of Iowa.
Maj Hamilton, reported further,
the folio Nlog plan or order of bust
ness, viz:
After motion Of Mayor Falton to
adopt the above, PLAN which carried,
its feasibility was presented by en-
couragihE ana able remarks from
Hon. 3. II. Stiles and Mayor Fulton. |
On motion Of Maj. Hamilton, the |
Secretary Was directed to call the
names Of parties prosentat the meet
ing, and place the name with the
amount each one would give toward
u beginning under the plan as above
adopted Names were called, and
several thousand dollars, were imme-
lately pledged by the few who were
lot kept from the meeting by thei
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UEO. W. NUUDW AHDs
HON. JAMES THOMPSON,
Jhdge Of Tie Supreme G,urt Of Itnnsyipdnia.
Philadelphia, April %, 1850
az consider TIooaands German Bitters' pd!uabs
madeleine in Of attacks OF Indigestion Dyspcp
tia can certify this from my experience Of
Yours with respect,
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What Constitutes a Hand
soo,o Man,

Well, in the first place, there must
be enough Of him; or, falling in that
but, come to think of it, no mustn't
fail in that, because there can be no
beauty without health, or at least to
my way Of thinking. In the second
place, he must have q beard; whis-
kcrs as the gods please, but beard |
insist upon, else one might as well
look at a girl. Lot his voice have
the dash of the Niagara, with the
music of a baby's laugh in it. Let
his smiles be like tho breaking forth
of sunshine in spring morning. As
to his figure, it should be strong
enough to contend with a man, slight
enough to trcmblein the presence of
the woman no loves. OF course. if
he is we'll made man, it follows that
he must be graceful on the principle
that the perfect machinery moves
tremendously; therefore, you and
himself and the milk pitcher are safe
neighbors at the table. This style of
handsome men would no moro think
of carrying cane than he would use
q parasol to keep the sun out Of his
eyes. He can wear gloves or warm
his hands in his breast pockets, as he
pleascs. lilo can even commit the
suicidal beauty act Of turning his
outside coat collar up over his eyes
on a stormy day, with perfect impu-
nifty; the tailor didn't make HIM
and as to his halter, if he depends on
his handsome mans patronage Of
''thc latest spring STYLE" / fear he
would die of hope deferred, and yet
by Apollo! what n bow he makes!
and what an expressive adicu he can
wave with his hand For all this he
is not conceited, for he hath brains
But your conventional "handsome
man" of the BARRIERS window, wax
figure head pattern, with pet lock
in the middle OF his forehead, and
applc-siEed head and a raspberry
mustache with six hairs on it, paint
pot in his checks, and little dot Of
"goateo' on his chin, with pretty
blinking studs in his shirt bosom, and
a little ncck-tio that looks as if il
would faint were it tumblod, I'd as
lief look at a poodle. l always feel a
desire to nip it with a pair Of sugar
tongs, drop it gently into a bowl OF
cream and strcw pink rose leaves
over its little remains,
Finally, my readers, when soul
magnctizcs soul, the question of beau.
ty is q dead letter. Whom one loves
is already handsome; the worlds ar.
bitrary rules Notwithstanding; there
fore, when You say, "what can the
handsome MIR. B. see to admire in
that stick of a Miss ] ?" or, "wha:
can the pretty Miss b. see to like in
that homely Mr.. C?" you will sim
ply talk nonsense---as you generally
do on such subjects. Still the parson
gets his fees and the census goes on
all the samo.-FdnnY F6rn.
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HE OTTUMWA COURIER
CITY and County News.
Now or Never!

Knowing that we were right, We
have, in season and ont of season,
continuously and pertinaciously, with
all The power and ability we were
master OF, urged the people of this
city and county TO go forward in the
blooming youth of our nollc young
State, and place ourselves, if possible,
in the forefront among our sister cit.
les and counties, in wealth, popula-
ton and>importanoe. We shall con.
tinuosin This good work, for too much
effort cgrnot be put forth in this d.
rection too much money cannot be
eXpondod to this end. The Southern
connection by rail with St. Louis, is
secured beyond peradventurc, tho
not entirely completed. Now anoth-
or grand enterprise lays within our
grasp We have but TO do our duty,
and it is certainly ours. Let the
parsimonioas, tho nisgardly, the pen
ny WISE and pound foolish lie back
in tho brocehing, ifthey must and
will. Society here, there, and every
whore, is weighed down with such,
TO greater or less extent, and, doubt
less, ike many another Of the crea
ted things Of earth in the Providence
Of God, they may perform well their
Parti yet negos d or grand thing is
over accomplished by allowing the
energy of live men to be abatcd by
the influences OF such drones, but
rather let there be removed energy
on The part of the workers. Possess
ed rs our State is by nature with the
ckoicestgifts in richabundance, with
oIther- side, to the west and east,
washed by the two great rivers of
NorhAmorica, and lying upon the
great iron highway from ocean to
ocean, sho. as 10; stand at no distant
DAY with few rivals in population and
wealth. Two decades hence, and
she will have reached n population
equal to that Of the great State of
Ohia te-day,,asd- cities from twenty
five thousand upwards to q hundred
thousand and over, will be comprised
within her borders,sas Ohio is now
dotted over with large and flourish
ing cities, so will Iowa be. Where
fhal! they be? is the question.
Now is the time, when thestruggle
is being made, and the foundations
being laid for these cities. These
years arc Dig with the beginnings of
grand things in the future. No time
should be lost, for the time will soon
come when we cannot effect what is
now within our reach.
The G. II. /. & P. Pr. will be cx-
tended to connect with the Southern
l'a.tiic, through this portion osIowa
soon. The line is altogether likely
to be- determined upon in the next
'birsFllhys.
Then we say, are we not right in
giving you the warning voice of
Now or Never! is the time for action!
Some say, what pity this enter
prise should come SO close upon the
heels Of the construction of the st.
Louis and Cedar Rapids Railroad
Not 50, gentlemcnl Rather let it be
your glory that VIC are so fortunate
as to have such grand highways to
wealth crowdlng rapidly upon us,
and lot Us nerve ourselves up to be
equal to the emergency of graphing
with and securing those good things
that are being so a5undantly shower
cd upon US.
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BULLS WORM DESTROYER.
To Ny United States and Jyorld-,cade
Readers.

HAVE received many testimonials from
professional and medical men, as my al.
manacs and various publications have
lhoWn, an OF which are genuine. The fol-
sowing letter from highly educated and
popular physician in Georgia is certainly
one OF the most sensible communications
have ever received. DIR. Clement knows
exactly what he speaks of, and his testi-
mony deserves to be written IN letters of
Old. Hear what the Doctor says of
BULLS WORM DESTROYER:
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DICKENS says: ~ have known vast
quantities of. nonsense talked about
bad mon not looking you in the face.
Don't trust that conventional idea.-
Dishonesty will stare honesty out of
countenance any day in the week, ii
therois anything to be got by it,"
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o. /. c many of our citizens save
money by doing their o,on Painting.
They go to Worcester's Paint Store
and get his Chemically Prepared
Paint, and DO their own work, and
thus save just half the expense of
fixing up. Go then and do likewise.
apr30-Gw1m
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Bulls Cedron lBitters.
AUTHENTIC DOCUMENTS.
Ara,ssGs Heaga EfoA,.,

ArdlssGs Heard From.
IEoIIMON I or laEDiCIL MEN
Stoney Point, White Co., Ark.
May 23d, 1866.
DIR. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir: Last Feb.
ruary 1 was in Louisville purhsai n o
drugs, and got some of your Sarsaparilla
and Cedron Bitters.
My son in-law, who was with me in the
store, has been down with rheumatiin the
some time, commenced on the Bittesm for
soon found his general health imprrs and
DR.. Gist, who has been in badoyed.
tried them and he also improved.
DR.. Coffee, who has been in bad health
for several years-stomach and liver at
fected-he improved very much by the use
OF your Bitters. Indeed the Cedron Bit
ters has given you great popularity in this
settlement. think 1 could sell great
quantity ofyour medicines this fall-espe-
cially cfyour Cedron Bitters and Sarsapa-
rilla. Shipime via Memphis, care of Rick
cit d Nicely. Respectfully.
G. b. WALKER.
DIR. JOHN BULLS Principal office
No. 30 Ffth Cross Street,
OUISVILLE, KY.
al Of the above remedies for sale by
IA YLOR, BLAREGC CO.,
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Two Continents, America and Europe, and
America with the United States por-
tion on an immense scale. Colored
in 1000 Counties.
These great Maps, now just completed, "a
x62 inches large, show every place Of i'm
portance, all Railroads to date. and the la
test alterations in the various European
States. These Maps are needed in every
School and family in the land-they occu-
Ply the space of one Map, and by means Of
the Reverser, either side can be thrown
front, and any part brought level to the
eye. County Rights and large discounts
given 10 good Agents.
Apply for Circulars, Terms. and send
money for and see Sample Maps first, ifnot
sold !aken back on demand.
j. L. LLOYD,
% Courtland.street, n. Y,
May Sth d&wlm.
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STATIONARY,
PAPER COLLARS,

NEEDLES,
PINS,
candies, in short thele is nothing in their
line bat what they Keep. Invariably Of the
best qualify, and at the very lowest pri-
ces. They study 10 please, and as coar-
tesy is a cheap commodity they have q
large amount in stock which they dispose
OF gratuit0usly TO all.
Give them c.tlt and The above facts
will be fully realized.
Country produce, eggs, butter & corn
wanted
Jany 9Th 1869 d&w3in.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-11-10

CONE TO GRIEF-A truer thing was never
said than "whea a man begins to GO down
hill he finds everything creased for the occs
sion" The festive Clark, who, few short
days ago, was the lion of many fine haired"
Davenporters, who 'feasted" and Smiled
him in their most fascinating style, is now
another Illustration of the truth of this I'D.
age. Mr.. Clark, alias, &c, represented
himself ss the audnt courier of an immense
wooden firm, which desired to buy every
pound of wool produced II the west. By
such specious pretexts he succeeded in
drawing the wool over the eyes" and
"deeeing' many of the scions Of the first
families OF our sister city. Clark was a
compsnionsble cuss, q fine critic of the
drama and sdmirer of the Plunketts; he
was connoiseur of everything edible O,
drnksbe, especially the latter; and when
he shut his eye and gave scientific smack,
as the fluid glided down, it was taken as
conclusive that the beverage was well head
ed and had gone home to the delectation Of
Clark's corpus. On such occasions the
fine haired gentlemen aforesaid We'd with
! each other in the amount of their potations
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TnE GREAT THRoUGH ROUTE To THE East
This company now Gtro and operate thirteen
hundred miles of road, extending from Cincin-
NATL Cleveland, Dunkirk, Buffalo and Rochester
to New York.
1t is Of the six feet gauge, nearly third wider
than other roads, enabling the company to con-
struct and use coaches correspondingly larger
and more comfortable. It's track has been placed
in thorough repair by the sub,ttution Of steel
rails at such points as subjected to the great
est service, and where the highest rate of speed
10 required to be- made.
New and improved sleeping coaches accompany
all night trains. They are heated by steam, per
fectly ventilated, c0nta n elegant and spacious
dressing and state rooms, and combine all the
modern improvements
Excellent dining saloons are located at con-
venient points upon the line, where ample time
ia allowed for meals.
Three express trains daily are run from the
western termiui of the road to New J Ork without
change, making as quick time as by any other
route.
TIE long distance run without change--S6O
miles-and the spacious accommodations of its
broad gauge coaches, especially commend this
route to families and ladies.
Tickets via this popular line can be obtained
Mt all principal ticket offices throughout the
country.
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A HOTEL SAVED BY A FIRE EXTIE-
GUIsHER.

few days ago the Merchants Hotel of
St. Paul caught fire and no doubt would
have been consumed, but for the prompt use
of Bsbcock Fire Extinguisher. The Rod.
man House in this city could very probably
have been saved, had one of these instru.
ments been al hand for prompt use The
ST. Paul Pioneer thus refers to the fire and
the means by which it was extingushed
From the locality of the fire, in the very
center Of the building, no ordinary means
could be used to eXtlnguish it. Once fairly
under Roadway, the entire building would
have burned, and carrying water in buckets
would not have been sufficient. Fortunately
Colonel Shaw had taken stock in the etie.
iency Of the Bahcock Fire Extinguisher, and
had one of those machines in the office Civ
ing orders not TO have the door of the store
room opened, Harry Shaw fastened to the
office, charged the machine, and in mo.
ment was on hand. The door was opened,
sheet of flame rushed out and began to lick
up the wood work of the door, but the
Extingusher proved success, and in less
than three minutes the fire WAS put out, and
all danger WAS over 1t was a fortunate es-
cape from a serious calamity The damage
done consists Of burning the wood work in
side the store room, including portion Of
| the door, and the destruction of a barrel of
pearl barley and some other articles, few in
number, stored there.
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Western Union Railroad.
Mixed, o'-' 49,
Rock Islana & Peoria Railroad.
Hail Routes.

CHICAGO AND EASTERN MAIL--SErivss at
1870 A. Nj. and 5;36P. NJ. Closes 1870 A. M.
and P. NJ.
PORT BYRON MAIL-viS Ws.srtown, HInp-
ton, Rapids City, Port Byron and Cordova,
leaves at $40 A. M. closes at $40 A. NJ,
and arrives at $40 7. NJ.
COAL VALLEY MAIL-(by caro- daily, leaves
IA. a., and arrives 5 P. NJ. Orion and An
dover arc supplied by this routs.
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MAIL-Nrives at 9:86
A. NJ. and 1905 P. NJ. Closes at p. M. and
I0P,M.
ALEDO MAIL--via Camden Mills, Andalu-
sis, Edgington, Hamlet, Perryton, AIedo, High
Point, New Boston, KeithSburg, Oquawkh, to
0quAwkA junction, (Sssetown), leaves daily
between s y A. NJ, and arrives at 6:30 p. M.
Mail matter for Pleasant Ridge, Haslitt, Buff
fslo Prairie, IllinOi, City, brury, Copper
Creek, and Millersburg, goes by this route.
| MONMOUTH MAIL--via Presumption, eusE,
Viola, North Henderson, Spring Grove, and
Richland Grove to Monmouth, leaves Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays at a. NJ
and arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri.
day at P. ". Centre Ridge 10 supplied
on Tuesdays by this rorte.
CENTRE RIDGE, via Rural, once AWsek. Ar
ryos Friday evening, at O'Clock, and leaves
Saturday morning, at O'Clock.
| SWEDONIA, via Rural, twice week; arrives
Tuesday and Fridhyf, 4;3O P. M, and leAves
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 7:3o A. M
This route terminates at New Windsor.
ofacs hours from 7:C0 A. NJ. to 900 p. M.
GaS- sundnys, open from v TO 10 Am
| NJ b. OsBOar, Post Master.
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CEiANCERY NOTICE.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, Ia.
Rock Island County,
In the Circuit Court VI tad County, to the Jan
uary Term, A. b 1870. In Chancery.
Sarah i. Cobb
vs..
job Ross, Maria Gould, Bill for Partition.
Austin l.. Gould and
Lizzie J. Gould,
TO Maria Gould, one If the defendants in the
above entitled cause:
Affidavit OF the non residence 81 you, the said
Maria Gould, having been filed in the office OF
the Clerk Of said Court, notice is hereby given
that the above entitled suit is now pending in
said Court, and that summons has been issued
against you therein.
Now, unless you shall personally be and appear
before tie said Court, the first day of the next
| term thereof, to be holden in the Court House,
| in the City of Rock Island in the County and
| State aforesaid, on the FIRST MONDAY OF
! JANUARY NEXT, to which time and place the
said summons il made returnable, and plead, an
swer or demur to the bill in said suit filed, that
the tame and the matters and things therein
contained will be taken for confessed as against
you, and decree entered accordingly.
Rock Island, Illinois, November 4th, A. d
1852
SAMUEL p. HODGES,
Clerk Of said Court.
OSBORN l. Gurus, At'ys for Complt.
| novid4w.
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POSTAGE on COUNTY PAPERs. The Uni.
ted States Mail, for October replies as fol.
lows to one who asks its advice and opinion
on the snbjec: County papers must be print
ed and published in the county to permit
them to pass free through the mails under
Sec, 25l, Laws of 1866. A paper, one half
Of which is printed in another county, does
no tcome within the meaning of the section
The effect of this ruling will be to Oblige
the Postmssters to collect postage on county
papers which have one side printed away from
home, as is the case with many weekly papers
throughout the country. Serves EN- right.
This hybrid class of papers had the effec.
OF deprecAting and lowering the value of
the county press to a lamentable degree.
The sprightliness and hard sense which fire..
qaensy characterize the county newspaper
is totally wanting 10 those thus gotten upl
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TIGHT LACING. This is Il subject which
we would fain handle deloetely. 1t is in
reality not in our line, but Mrs. DR.. Lozier
of New York, has delivered a very sensible
ecture about, and shown the dangers and
results of it, in such strong way that the
pernicious habit must be deprecated at least
The account Mrs. Lozier gives of head aches
back-ath and heart aches, not sentimen.
tai ones, either, but physical ones is really
enough to take man s breath away. She
illustrated the effect Of tight lacing on the
physical woman infinitely in all Of Its various
stages, and in way that proved she knew
what she was talking about. If Mrs. Lozier
who, by the way, is not q NJ" r,ron &
minded woman's rights people will keep
hammerig away at this silly and hurtful
habit, she will do more toward securing the
recognition of the "rights" Of her sex than
a wilderness of Dickensons and Anthonys
ever can by their whining and violent haran
CUES.
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moline DANA large force Of men with
dredge and flats were vigorously at work on
the Golfer dam during the whole of last
night, aud at s o'clock this morning the wa
ter was shut Off for one half or three quar-
tiers Of the distance across. The volume of
water below the dam is reduced fully two
feet, and by tomorrow evening the upper
Golfer will be com pleted, leaving only thin
sheet of back water to interfere with further
operations.
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For L. S. CIRCUIT JuDGEsnlp -- The
Chicago Post is writing up Judge Dillon, of
Davenport, for the new Circuit Judgeship of
the Circuit composed Of Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas. Martin f. Conway, of Kansas,
and B. F. Loan, of Missouri, are also appi.
cants for the position. The Post knows no
reason why Mr.. Conway should be third
candidate, as it was understood that either
Mr. Loan or Judge Dillon would receive the
appointment
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THE Rockford, Rock Island & St. Louis
Railroad folks have commenced to extend
their track from Moline to Rock Island
DdU. DEM.
A little too fast. The track is laid only
to Lyude street, Moline about the center of
town. The entire force of laborers employed
are working on tie fill next to the river,
shove SINNERS Jaw mill 1t will be some
time before track laying will begin between
the two towns.
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Just opened large stock Of Ladies Fleece
Lined Cotton Hose, Misses Cotton Fleece Lined
Hose Of extra lengths, Ladies' Merino, ia white
modes, shotlaads, gray, mixed and balmoraI La
dies Wool Hose, all colors, lain and ribbed,
some Of extra fine quality, Misses Hose Of every
size, from to 8 inches, Of every grade and color
including some Of the bcs: grades imported
y,lis, and Misses Merino Vests and Drawers,
Mems Underwear of all qualities, Hoods, Nubiss,
Knit Goats, de-, &c. These goods were bought
cheap from first hands, and are marked very low
Gail and look through the stock-at the tlgn o.
80 G,laen Eagle. c. NJ. AIkTy.
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emma in ont Of the Cold.

Bambcrgor /, Offering double width Beaver
Sackings at $3.50 per yard; Ladies' Fur Sets,
$3.50; Nubias, Soc; Ladies Japan Switches,
35c; Prints as low as &C., Ho invites the attcn-
ton Of the Indies to the winter styles Of sacks,
Wraps, shawls and Knit Hoods, just received.
Gentlemen's Clothing made to order % per
cent. cheaper than any other house in the city.
Good fits warranted. New cutter.