The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-03-24

plain that friend wanted to know
all about it. And, reader that same
fellow has gone after that friend, and
it amt a male friend, neither, Nuss.
baum you're right
Next door, Jim. Taylor clasps our
hand and throws a triumphant
glance over his complete stock of
Harness and Saddlery goods. Silver
mounted harness, brass plated har-
ness, plain harness and harness
saddles quilted, saddles glistening,
saddles plain and saddles ditto
brides, and everything pertaining to
such a stock rings, bits, buckles,
hooks, etc. We said it was all first
rate, and ha, mt changed our opin.
ion.
Eastward one door. VIC find the
ever attentive Apothecary, Peter
Utecht. Peter came to Ottumwa
ga long time ago. aud commenced
with John Pumroy, deceased, but
soon concluded to branch out for
himself. With wheelbarrow full
of drugs, he started on the road, and
to-day he is one of tho permanent
and well standing druggists of our
city, having stock superior to his
room, which is too small for his own
qualifications. Peter is q German,
which is no dctriment, but only used
to illustrate n little story we know
on him. Some years ago he made a
bargain with farmer for eight geese
looking forward to "bsd of downy
easo;;" but having no penchant for
goose flesh. He paid so cents apiece
for them, at tho timo of contract, to
clinch the bargain. On the day an.
pointed for the delivery of the geese,
Peter was delighted in anticipation
fthe fun of picking the snow.white
feathers, and fastened to prepare a
coop, for their reception. Whom
they were all hived, Peter went to
take look at them, when throwing
his hands upward in perfect amaze.
ment, he exclaimed 80, mine got -
lsh dis American goose 2" The
farmer had taken the precautlon to
pick them clean before coming to
town. Peter had goose fried, boiled,
stewed, broiled. baked, fricassed,
pickeled, fresh and every other way
SO long, that he can't look at a goose
now and SO, everything is lovely,
and the goose hangs high"
A few steps down the street, and
we catch the sweet aroma floating
from cauldrons OF boiling sugar, and
smell the appetizing flavor of fresh
bread just being hooked out of ca.
pacious oven by the Boulton Bros
Ben. Boulton came to our city at an
early day, and purchased little one.
horse ginger-snap establishment, and
at once pitched IN to build up per-
manent business. Day and night,
almost necessarily, he labored, and
was amply rewarded with CUSTOM
A few years ago, his brother George,
an indefatigible worker, also, came
on, and formed partnership, and to-
getherthey pulllike old wheel-horses.
Their Bakery and Confectionery es-
tablishment is as famed throughout
this State as their sweetmeats arc in
the city. No better, or more relia.
BILE men ever engineered a business.
They offer 500 reward to any one
who will find anything but pure
sugar in their candies. Their manu-
facture of Crackers and CONNECTION
cry has reached an almost unlimited
wholesale and retail trade, and
'Boulton's Cough Candy" can't be
excclled. Bob. Stevenson attends
the sales, and accommodates gener-
ally about the house.
Barnes Il Mudd are two real good
fellows to deal with, and have fine
stock of good to select from. Their
Spring goods will DO in shortly
Now Barnes has an eye single to the
general welfare of the public, and
together with his bachelor partner
manage to keep in
store just what is needed the most.
Their obliging clork. w. B. Little
ton, Esq, has but recently been
elected to the position of Mayor of
our city.
Taking few steps backward, we
take in our vision the piles Of green
backs, gold, bonds, ETC., lying about
in apparent looseness on the desks
and counters of Richards L. Hale's
bank-the Ottumwa Bank; but if
any propensity forinvesting in either,
otherwise than in the legitimate
manner, arose in our bosoms, it i'm
vanished under the sharp
gaze Of their smart. intelligent and
good Cashier Nh. J. b. Field; who
presides over affairs with such gener-
al satisfaction. The heads of this
bank are well known, and highly re.
spected-gentlemen of ample means,
and sound business qualifications.
Going up stairs over the Ottumwa
Bank--in the front room we meet the
genial Hutchinson and the sturdy
Hack worth-a law firm whose great
est recommendation is their works,
of which nothing can be said but
good. They understand the law, and