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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-24
Cooperville Farmers Club.


EDITOR COURIER:
Dear Sir -
Since our last
report we have had two interesting
meetings.
AT the last meeting it was resolved
that synopsis OF the proceedings OF
this Club from time to time be pub.
lished in tho Ottumwa papers.
A committee Of two, consisting Of
II. Garfield and Parker Rccd, was
appointed to make observations as to
field crops, stock, weather, &C., to
report to tho club monthly, SO that
the secretary may BIO the better able
to mako monthly reports to the Com
mpsionor of Agriculture.
A letter was received from Tim,
Day of Van Buren, county, Iowa, in
reference to Bulls.
The President announced that the
editor of tho COURIER had donated q
copy of said paper to tho Club fol
ono year, and that he would publish
the proceedings of this club; also, 9
proposition to tho same effect from
the Copperhead, as to publishing min
utes.
In was resolved that the club dc
all in it's power to aid the holding Of
a County Agricultural Fair this fall
and that Messrs. Garfield, Beagle
Parke, Gosncy, Gilman and White, be
appointed committee to attend al
meetings for that purpose.
Capt. Garfield and Squire Beagle
made interesting speeches in iavo,
of the same.
Beagle gave notice that he wat
experimenting with salt as q fertili
ger, and would subsequently ropor,
success.
Capt. Garfield and P. Reed were
appointed committee to examine
tho manner in which members of this
club manage their farms, aud report
On motion adjourned.
WIN. ID. WHITE,
Sec'y.
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Agricultural.

Proceedings of the Agricultural
Society, at its meeting called at the
Court House in Ottumwa, June 10,
1869, for the purpose of perfecting a
permanent organization, and adopt
ing Constitution and BYLAWS for
the government of said Society, and
for othcr purposes.
Present.
Henry Garfield, President.
Il. G. White, Secretary.
S. X. Crcamcr, Treasurer.
There being quorum Of Directors
present, the meeting was called to
order, and the following named gen
tlemen elected as Directors, in lieu of
tho officers selected from said Dircc-
tory, viz:
Abner Beagle, of Polk tip.
William Loenburg, of Dahlonoga
township.
|. II. Page, of Richland tip.
j. NJ. Ruckman, of Pleasant TIP.
The committee to whom was re-
ferred the drafting of Constitution
and Bylaws, reported as follows:
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
of tho
WAPELho COUNTY, IOWA, AGRlcuLTu-
RAJ SOCIETY.
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Going.

Mr.. l. N. Mast, of Fulton Il Mast,
starts south and east today, on u re-
creating excursion.
He will visit many Of the battle
fields, and other places of interest in
the south, and may give the readers
Of the COURIER, from time to time,
the benefit Of what he secs.
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LEGAL NOTICE.
STATE OF IOWA

Wapello County.
In the Circuit Court, May Term 1869. l..
NJ. Cooley, Clerk OF the Circuit Court
to tho widow heirs and legatees of Nor
ris Hungerford, Deceased, late OF
said County, and especially to Mary
Hungerford, Edgar NJ Hungerford,
Thomas HIngerford, John Hungerford,
Norris Hungeriord, Catharine Il Hun
gerlord, Bridget Dow, Hannah Quirk,
Julia Hungerford and Mary Lutz, heirs
at law of said decedent and to all whom
1t may concern.
Notice is hereby given that on the 9th
day of March 1869, there was produced
and read publically in open court an in
strument If writing purportine to be the
last Will and Testament of Norris Hun
gerford Deceased, and that the Second
day of the July term 1869, to be begun
and held at tho Court House in Ottumwa,
ia said County, on the 18th day of July
1869, has been fixed by the court as the
day upon which proof of the genuiness
of said instrument will be heard at which
time aud place, all persons interested
may be heard.
L. NJ. COOLEY,
iuncI0-WJt 4,- Clark C. o.
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At Moores Drug Store,
Opposite tho Ballingall House.
A large and well assorted stock of
Wall Paper, for sale shcap at
slJOHN L. MOORE.
june5-tf.
LEGAL NOTICE.

STATE OF IOWA, !
Wapello County.
In the Circuit Court of said County,
July term 1863
L.. NJ. Cooley Clerk of the Circuit
Court, to the heirs and Legatens of Per-
ley Jenison, deceased, late of said coun-
ty and especially to the heirs of Philo
Jenison, Eliza Royce, Nancy Barley,
Martha Davidson, Sarah Ann Bower,
Lucinda Packwood, David Cioadfelter
Perley Cloadfeiter, George Cloadfelter,
George Cloadfelter, Ellen Cioadfelter
and Quincy Saylor, heirs at law of
Perley Cloadfelter, deceased, and to all
whom it may concern.
Notice is hereby given that on the Goth
day of May 1869, there was read publical-
ly in open court, an instrument of writing
purporting to be the last will and Tesla
ment of Perley Jenison deceased, and the
second day of the July term of the Circuit
Court 1925 to be begun and held at the
Court House in Ottumwa, in said County
on the 18th day July 1869, has been Ii nd
by the court as the day upon which proof
Of the genuiness of said instrument win
be heard, at which time and place all per-
sons interested may be heard
l.. NJ COOLEY,
junel0w-N. Clerk, G, c.
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oTTUMWA, IOWA.
BLINDS GERMAN
q OINTMENT

Should be kept in every family. II is
one of the best Ointments for healing
Sores. Burns, Bruises, Chatfed Hands, &c
that has ever been made. Farmers shoPd
call on Blind on Court ST., below second
and purchase lot to try it. se,att
june10-wtf. GtsHl l'&
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When we remember that the largo
majority of these arc abortions Grim
inally induced, and that a great mum.
Der of others are never reported and
consequently do not appear on the
Registry, we can form some idea of
the extent of this great crime; and
tho record of New York is little, if
any, worse than dozens of other
places that might be named.
In ancient Republics it was consid.
cred the dictate of patriotism to re-
fuse to the old, the infrm, and con-
stituticnally weak, tho benefits of the
Healing Art; but a christian civili-
cation has wiped this stigma from
government statutes wherever her
benign influence has extended. But
human nature, ever the same, is found
asserting its old nature to-day, in a
manner that for atrocious guilt chal-
lenges comparison with tho Thugs
and Assassins of former times. And
the boldness and shamccssness with
which this is carried on mark the
perpetrator as tho product of a pccu.
liar state of society. Probably there
is not family in Ottumwa but has
been insulted again and again within
the last few weeks, by one DR.. Spin
ney thrusting into their houses circu-
lars containing among other things
an invitation to pregnant females to
como to him and be treated for such
"misfortunes."
Setting aside all moral considera-
tons the thrusting of such matter
under the notice of our wives and
daughters, is an insult and an unbear-
able nuisance that should be abated.
And it does not help the matter to be
assured by the editors of the CoU-
RIER, in commendatory notice, that
the Doctor is gentleman, every way
reliable, and will do just achat he says.
We don't intend to quarrel with edi-
tors about their ethical code, they
have right to adopt what they
please, but here is question for the
casuist: Can this be done and not be-
como pariceps criminis? We know
what you say; we have heard the
reasons which are said to exculpate
the editor, and we suppose there is a
loop-hole somewhere for him to cs-
cape, but to simple mortals like us it
will probably forever remain mys-
terry.
Messrs. Editors Wehad no tho't
of troubling you with this, until in
visiting patient we accidentally
learned that she was industriously
using means, under the direction of
DR.. Spinney, calculated to produce
an abortion.
! J. WILLIAMSON.
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The Dick Busteed investigating
eQ'am, GO have returned from Ala
b Washington, and will submit
tho report the full Judiciary com
mittoe in Dc ember, at which time it
is hoped We may be able to say OF
that be is judicially busted!
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The President has returned to
Washington from the Boston musical
tornado, and is again in the harness
at hard work:
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-24

This Society shall be known rs the
Wapcllo County A agricultural Society
and shall hold its annual meetings,
commencing on the second Wedncs.
day in September in each year.
The officers of said society shall
consist OF one President, one Vice
President, ono Secretary, one Cores.
ponding Secretary, and one Treasur.
or, who shall be elected from the
members of said society annually, on
the third day of the Fair, upon the
fair grounds, at Up. M; and shall
hold their respective offices for the
term of one year thereafter, and I'M
til their SUCCESSORS are elected. None
but members of said society will be
entitled to vote.
There shall also be a Board of Di.
rectors, composed of fourteen mem
bcrs. t. be elected as near Us practi
cable from each Township, and in the
same manner and ut the same time as
the other officers.
There shall also be an Executive
Committee, composed of four mem.
bers of said board of directors, whose
duty it shall be to superintend the
grounds during the fair, and make
such regulations as may be deemed
necessary, subject to the control and
restrictions of said board of dircc
tors, said committee to be elected at
said annual election.
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BOARDING HOUSE.
r. Il SA FEoRD

Has opened Boarding House in the Old
Ottumwa Hotel Building, where good ac-
commodations can be obtained
Warm meals can HE obtained nts all
hcurs'at low rates.
March Il 80 dwtI., ,a
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Tho Superintendents arc required
to take charge Of all articles belong.
ing to their departments, on their ar
rival on tho ground, and see that
they are arranged in their proper
places. Superintendent must be on
the ground early Tuesday morning,
to assist exhibitors in tickoting and
arranging the articles.
AWARDING COMMITTEES.
The awarding committees, for each
society, will in all cases, be chosen at
the fair. They will commence their
duties at two o'clock j. NJ. Tuesday,
and they are requested to hand in
their reports at the secretary's office
as soon as they can be made out.
All reports must be made in wri-
ting, and be handed into the secrc-
tary's Office by four O'clock Tuesday
N. b. The fair is open for competi
ton to the world.
By~No person will be allowed to
interfere with the awarding commit
tees while in the discharge Of their
duties, and any person interfering,
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Double Maps.

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These great Maps, now just completed, 81
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given 10 good Agents.
Apply for Circulars, Terms. and send
money for and see Sample Maps first, !ifnot
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j. i. LLOYD,
n 20 Courtland Street, N. Y.
May Sth d&wlm.
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For fhp Cpuricl
For the Courier.
The Thugs of our Time.
MESSnS EpIropS.


Ono of the crying
evils of the time in which We live, is
the irdispositon Of married women
to brn offspring, aud The mcars re
sorted To To prevent it. Probably
there is not a pr;icticing physician
anywhere, but more especially in our
cities and larger towns, that has not
frequent applications, accompanied
with tempting inducements in the
way of large fees, to lend himself to
the destruction of unborn offspring.
1t may not be known to you, Messrs.
Editors, nor to tho public, but it is a
fact, and one in which tho profession
feels not little pride, that with very
rare exceptions mono arc to be found
so base and criminal as to prostitute
the high functions of his Office to
this most wicked purpose. When,
where, and by what means this is to
be stopped, is question of no less
interest to the economist than to tho
moralist, as the following statement
drawn from official sources in the
city of New York will show. Tho
ratio of still-births to the total NOR
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From Competing.
CoMpETINE, Iowa, June %, go

For the Courier.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

In is told for true that Pennsyl-
vania delegation lately called en- Gen
eral Grant and represented that it
was essential to Republican dominance
in their State that there should be a
Pennsylvania in the Cabinet, and
General Grant, instead of asking
them to name their man, as they
hoped he would, remarked that Penn
sylyania politics were more corrupt
than those Of any other State and
that before making any Cabinet APP
pointment from that State he should
be obliged to consider the matter very
fully, as he did not mean to have a
man in his Cabinet tainted with po-
litical corruption. Forney's chances
TO be Postmaster-general would not
seem to be very hattcring,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

AN Exact AcRE.-5 yards wide
by 966 yards long is one acre; 10
yards wide by 4S4 yards long is one
acre; 90 yards wide by 242 yards
long is one acre; 40 yards wide by 121
yards long is one acre; 80 yards wide
by 60 - yards long is one acre 20
yards wide by SO 10 yards long is one
acre; 22O feet long by 19S feet long
is one acre; 440 feet wide by 80 feet
long is one acre 10 feet wide by
1863 feet long is one acre; 60 feet
wide by 426 feet long is one acre;
l2O feet wide by 1868 feet long is one
acre 240 feet wide by Isl LIS feet
long is one acre. r. b.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

TIE body of Joe Copeland who
was taken from the Jail at Murfrees-
boro some few weeks ago by unknown
parties, was discovered in the West
Fork of Stones River. Thursday, ! Y
ing under the Salem Bridge, having
a rope around his neck and tied to a
large rock. He was also tied around
the right leg and rock to it. There
was bruise above his right eye, the
only mark of violence about him
The body was in tolerable state of
preservation, and was readily recog-
nlzed by persons present as that of
Copeland. 1t appears that he was
hung before being thrown in the river,
by the rope being around his neck
and his hands free.
This settles the mystery of Cope
lands disappearance Il N ashville
Banner, 10th.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26


A MAN convicted of rape, in New
York city, escaped sentence by mar
rying his victim. Recorder Hackett
saying to him after the ceremony had
been performed, "If you cease to
treat her properly in your appropri-
ate sphere, if you cease to cherish
and to respect and labor for her, and
tie complaint is made to me, as sure
ly as / live and have the honor of
holding my place here, I shall SEN
tence you to the State Prison for
twenty years. ,a Ilads iadF
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

AN unusually large amount of mu-
tilated and WORKOUT bank notes and
fractional currency is coming to the
Treasury for redemption, and the call
for new money has been so great that
the Currency Bureau was not able to
meet it without drawing on what was
printed some time ago. 1t is ascer-
tanned on inquiry that we have made
a good deal of our money of shoddy
paper that is, of mutilated notes
ground up in the Treasury Depart
ment and made over again. The cur
rency from this stock printed by the
hydrostatic process proves to be of
very inferior quality, and, of course,
is easily worn out in handling. Or
ders have been given that no more
grinding up of old notes shall BIO
done, but hereafter only the best kind
of new stock shall be used in making
Government money.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

NORTHERN fruit growers are be.
coming alarmed lest the fruit crops
should prove failure this season by
reason of the advance caused by the
present mild season. The fruit grow
ers in this region have similar APP
prehension.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

MANY distilleries in New Orleans
have been seized within the last fort
night for alleged violation Of the rev.
enue laws. The Commercial Bulletin
of that city says it is rumored that
the seizures are iustigated "by the
Cincinnats whisky ring"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

DEACON Brakey Jenkins and wife,
OF West Barnstable, Mass, are res
pectively aged ninety-four and nine
ty-two years. They have been mar
ried nearly seventy-one years. They
enjoy good health, and their memory
OF events, both recent and remote, Is
unimpaired. The deacon did his gar
den work last summer. y
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

a SLIGHT MIsTAKE.-A newspa-
per biographer, trying to say his SUBJ
ject ."was hardly able to bear the de-
mise of his wife, was made, by the
memorable printer, to say, wear the
chemise Of his wife" t''
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26
from the New York Democrat.1 n
A COOL C0NDUCTOR. h.h
Liberal Reward for Hushing Up that
Little Matter.


tors on the Erie railway not all of
them were strictly honest. 1t has
been said that few of them, on mod
crate salaries, have like members of
Congress, succeeded in saving from
ten to thirty thousand dollars a year.
Some of them built fine houses; pur-
chased horses, carriages, fine clothes,
fashionable jewelry, expensive watch
es, some United States bonds and q
few shares in Erie. There are some
men who are cruel enough tosay this
property has beer acquired, not by
honest labor, but with money abstrac-
ted by sort of conductorial strategy,
from the earnings of the road, and
invested by the conductors rather
than by the directors. Not long
since, while regulating the Erie, its
branches and all connecting railroads
in the country, it was decided, in SOL
emn onclave, to regulate the con-
ductors little. Everybody said,
and everybody must know, that con-
ductors, like unruly children when
visiting, helped themselves. Acting
upon this basis, Manager Fisk lately
undertook the job of correcting the
evils existing among the conductors,
or supposed to exist; and, after having
estimated that they had bagged
enough during the last five or six
years to build double track over
half the route of the Erie, decided to
have them disgorgc. With this view
notices have been sent, within the
past fortnight, to very many of the
old conductors of the road, who reside
at various points on the road, ordering
them to report forthwith to the Super.
intendent's Office, on important bust
ness. The other day, one ofthe con-
ductOrs, whose name it is not neces
sary to give here, who resides in
Owego, was called down, ushered
into the Supcrintendent's Office, and
from there into Manager Fisk's room,
when it is reported, the following
conversation took place '"
Manager-"You are conductor on
the Erie, ! believe? ?"
Yes, sir"
"Eow long have you been on the
r)IL.?"
@Fiftcen years"
Had passengers train all that
TIL e, l believe! ?"
Eyes, SIR
"Worth considerably property,
learn 2" tHol
Some"
"Have very fine house in Oswe-
go. Cost you some thirty, forty or
fifty thousand dollars" H
"Yes, sir" Va .ia.
"Some little money invested in
bonds, am told? %
"Yes, sir"
Gown farm near where you re-
side ?"
"Yes, sir"
Had nothing when you COM
menced as conductor on our road ?"
IN othihg to speak Of only home
for the future"
shade the property since?"
"Yes, SIR"
Been at work for no other par
ties ?"
"No. But | have been saving of
my money; invested it from time to
time to good advantage
Well, sir, what will you give to
settle ? Of course you cannot pre-
tend to say that you have acquired
this property from what you have
saved from your salary? You will
not deny that you have pocketed a
great deal of money belonging to the
road-at least fifty or sixty thousand
dnllaro Now air what u;ll ,,o,, |
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26
Chronicle Supplement.
Clarksyille, Friday, Feb. &c, 1860

THERE is perfect raid of politi-
clans Oh Washington from all parts of
the country. The hungry Office
seekers will be there in full force.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26
.lar..slI M......l Il

3HEoKH h1angE1 -
I AN NOW IN RECEIPT OF THE LAR
gcst stock OF Ready Made Clothing and
Men Furnishing Goods ever brought 10
his market. and desire that the trading
public should call and look through my
stock before making their purchases. / will
not say that my goods are cheaper than
they can be had elsewhere. but leave this
question to he decided 10y those who wish to
purchase. All ASK IL a fair inspection of
Qualities and prices. Mystocll is entirely
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

The expenses and profits of first
class travelling circus and menagerie
are reported as follows by the Phila-
delphia Ledger: The season with this
entertainment lasts from the first Of
April to the last Of October. Nearly
three thousand miles were travelled
over in that time, an average of eigh-
teen miles being made on every day
the show moved at all. Ninety peo-
pie drew salaries from the proprietor
in various capacities. The expenses
for hotel bills, 2O7 days, were $22,-
44S for the people, s27, O22 for sta
bling and feeding stock. The ami
mails required l6O pounds of beef a
day. The total receipts, on 1T show
days, exceed this nmount by S53, 100,
but from this profit the expenses of
wintering the animals must be de-
Quoted. .r..-..f hama.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26
PROPOSALS..
CRY OF clAnxsvILLr,l ,

CRY OF CLARKsvILLE,l
Feb. 10, 1860. 1
DRoPOSALS WILL RE RECEIVED M
The city Hall, for Broken Rock, 10 De de-
llvorcd on such street As may be required.
The rock 10 De- quRrricd on Commerce ST.,
opposite The Foundry
I,4, a. 6h-sw .'fl ~
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

The Atlanta New Era asserts pos,
itively and "fronl the highest and
most reliable authority" that the
present Congress will do nothing more
in the Georgia case, A''fg Hrah
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

So nnnN.>, ArED JuDGEa,' 80 ne
Judiciary Committee of the United
NInt... AunnI. w. ..-...-..L.l IL. -
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-26

done 90 thor family burylng lots in tho
Cemetery; will attend faithfully 10 any