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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The editor OF the Western Medical
Aduance in discussing the question Of
female students in medical colleges,
speaks of the medical department OF
the Iowa State University as fol-
lows:
The Iowa State University on the
other hand, the professors seem to
have become reconciled to the pres
ence OF women. The male students
are also reported as being satlfed
with the arrangement. There is II
common dissecting room for all stu
dents, and on one occasion there
was presented the interesting spec
tacle of three gentlemen and two la
dies studying anatomy simultaneous
ly from the same subject
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
TIE OTTUMWA COURIER

The press Of New York is practic
ally . unit against Tammany, and
here is what the Chicago Times hurl.
ed at the ring yesterday:
"Tre action OF the Tammany So.
ciety 10 indorsiDg their corrupt and
villsinous leaders is another step to
wards the final overthrow of that or.
ganiSAiion At q meeting of the
general committee on last evening
Tweed and the rest Of the present
officers of the association were re-
elected. OF course. no other resui,
could have been expected. for Tweed,
Hall, Connolly, and Sweeney are
Tammany. Tweed's speech on the
occasion was a model OF cool impu
dence. The affection of injured 10.
noceDce by these men against whom
! enough is absolutely known to sord
thep to state prison, is disgusting
exhibition Of effrontery. But it de.
ceives no one
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
ORDERS SOLICITED.
2nd prem B Jacques Billy But

End PREM B Jacques Billy But
| ton, Sl5
3rd prem-Wm Shepherd, Flying
Cloud, $40
PACING STALLION.
1st prem-Lewis Chandler, $40.
End prem-Wm Loenberg, $40
CLASS NO 10-swEEPsTAKEs.
lst prem--Conn Lewis, Honesty,
SIS
CLASS NO 11--JAcKs, JsNNETs MULES.
1st prem-Enos More, best mule
lst prem I" one
year old mule
End prem-C d King, best span
mules
End prem-R E Williams, year
old mule
1st prem-Smisler, trotting mule
2nd.prem--James Fugate, trotting
mule
1st prem P Grout, best jack
Let prem-S B Baker, best jennet
End prem--T X Shepherd best
jack
End prem-Wm Houston. best jen-
net
1st prem--Jacob Houck, pair of
mules
End prem-Wm Houston. year
old mule
CLASS NO 14--GRADEs.
1st prem--R IL Tindall, bull 4
year old
End prem-W B Quarton, year
old heifer
1st prem-S McReynolds, COW and
calf
1st prem--S McReynolds, l year
old heifer
End prem-N G Hill, COW and calf
1st prem-W b Quarton, bull cali
2nd prem--C ID King,
CLASS NO 15--FAT CATTLE.
1st prem-S McReynolds, fat steer
1st prem P" year old
steer
1st prem--s McRcynolds, best
beef animal
1t would afford us much pleasure
if we had the space to mention in
detail the many good things in every
class worthy Of premiums whether
they drew them or not.A In conclus-
ion we desire to say that the officers
of the society were intelligent and
faithful and that large share of the
success of the Fair is to be ascribod
to them. Moreover the people OF
the county are at length taking an
active interest in Agricultural MAJ
ters, and not only patronize the Fair
literally but brought with them the
products OF their soil which were
creditable to the county.
Financially it was also success,
and the Society will have moaey
left.
Now for 1872 and still better
avhihition
TFoR CONCLUSION SEE SECOND PAGE.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
Third pay.

We submit below the premiams
awarded up to the evening of thu
second DAY, which were kindly turn.
ished us by the efficient Secretary
John o. Briseoe:
CLASS A, NO. l--RoADsTERs.
1st prem VIM. Wycofi, l yearling
mare colt, S3 90.
end prem.--Ditto, brood mare
5 90.
End prem. -. 2. Grout, 3 year old
stallion, 800.
1st prem Lewis Chandler, 3 year
old stallion. 10 90.
End prem. wv. III. Kitterman,
year old filly, 400.
lst prem.--John Paekwood, year
old stallion, 600.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The deciding game of base ball for
the prize of fifty dollars at the Fair,
was played yesterday between the
Eddyvile "Stars" and Cttumwa
STARS" resulting in favor OF the
home club by score of 40 to 10 in u
game Of z innings. Eddyville had
played the sth inning, making 2
scores, and Ottumwa had gone to bat
for the sth inning and had made II
scores with men out, when play
was suspended on account of dark
ness and game decided on in
nings. Below find the
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
The Colored National Convention.

A National Convention Of Coiored
people has been in session at st. Louis
during the past week. Among other
resolves they made the following.
We commend them~to the attention
of our eolored people. They were
introduced by Mr., Clark, the colo4ed
orator Of Muscatine:
Resolued, That we are in favor of
extending the blessings of religious
liberty to the human race every
where and, therefore, believing that
it is the earnest desire of the people
of San Domingo te be annexed to the
United States for the purpose of en-
joying the benefits which such a re
lation would afford them, we favor
the earnest consideration of the great
question by the treaty making power
of the government.
Resolued, That we candidly ap-
prove Of and earnestly endorse
the eminently wise, patriotic
and economical administration of
President Grant, aud heartily
commend 1t to tho consider s.;o.. Vi
the country.
Resolued, That we look with pride
Of the mention Of the name of u. 8.
Grant as our next President.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

Wachtler left on Sd base 3 times.
Home runs, Harrow l.
Umpire-E, b. ltawson, Ecktord
Is. b. G. of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Scorers--Eddyville, Charlie Ball,
Ottumwa, Win X. Daum.
The Umpire gave entire satistac-
ton throughout the game to all con-
eerned.
The day was very cold but there
was large crowd on the ground not
withstanding, the greater portion of
them having been attracted by the
game.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
Esta ablished in 1840.

The Aews says that on Monday
morning Mr.. Taylor, man we'll ad-
vanced in years, living in. Sigourney,
attempted to commit suicide by cut
ting his throat with razor. Seven
ghastly gashes were cut in his
throat and neck, none OF which
reached q vital point After this
poor success, he picked up his cane
and deliberately walked from the
stable back to the house. He gives
financial err barrassment as his rea-
son for the deed.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

AT the convention OF Latter bay
Saints at Council Bluffs, on Satur.
day, the three Smith brothere--.Io-
seph, Alexander aud DA1id-were
delegated to attend to the breaking
up Of poiygamons Mormopism IN
Utah, aud thus To swell tho ranks Of
the true church.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

An Indiana paper asserts, after
carefully sounding public opinion,
that those men who catch heas, and
after depriving the poor things Of
their legs, sell them for fax seed,
must stop it, as the people won't sub
nit 10 be humbugged any longer.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
SrNAroR HARLAN.-Mr. HarIa,

SENATOR HARLAN.-Mr. Harlan
has failed in some instances to fill
appointments to speak. Nobody re-
grets this more than he does, but it
has been simply impossible to fill
these appointments on account of the
health of his wife. She has been IN
feeble condition for year past, and
recently her illness has been so se-
rious that it has been impossible for
Mr.. Harlan to be absent from home,
except at brief intervals. 1t is due
to him that this statement be made,
which affords good and valid ex-
cuse for him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

"A Ecotchman in Marshalltown,
named Joseph EdSards, has just
fallen heir to an immense fortune in
the old country. He and two broth
ers, who arc also living in this coun-
try, are the only heirs to an estate of
seventeen million dollars--five and
two-third millions each. Mr.. Jo-
seph Edwards was a poor man, and
was ~ first 10th to believe tho word
from o'er the sea but no left it IN
the hands ofa lawyer TO investigate,
and soon became satisfied that he
was indeed as lucky as reported,
May it not be tho ruin of him.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The following is the list of patents
issued to Iowans during the week
ending Sept 18th:
Piano truck, q. A. French, Daven-
port.
Dustpan, J. B. Morgan, Daven-
port.
Liquid measuring-ca can, G. NJ. Bird
ges, Icon, Decatur county.
Water elevator, James Curtis, OF,
tumwa.
Weather, board guagc, George W.
Tinsley, Blakesburg.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The Kansas City Journal Of CON-
merce makes that city one of the
wealthiest cities in the West. 1t
claims that, with population of 35,
600, it has a property valuation of
$50, 100000 or nearly l,G00 to each
inhabitant, man, woman, and child.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

There is gentlemen now living
in GAINESVILLE at the age Of 81, who
was born when his father was 7S
years old. He is anxious to know if
there is another person living whose
father was born 165 years ago.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

Edwards, the man who published
the recent Chicago directory, giving
the city some fifty thousand more in
habitants than did the national GEN.
sus, publishes a card in the st. Louis
papers, stating that should her citi-
zens desire he would perform the
same work for them that he did in
the ,cdy of business for Chicago.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

Yerger, who murdered Col.
Cfano, in Mississippi, three years
ago, has transferred his usefulness to
Baltimore, where he intends to start
Democratic paper.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
The Hon. VIM. B. Washburn beats

The Hon. VIM. B. Washburn beats
Genl Butler in the race for the Re-
publican candidacy for governor, in
Massachusetts. When the vote was
announced Gen. Butler declared that
he accepted in good faith the action
Of the convention, and pledged him
self to stand squarely and faithfully
for the nominee. This contest has
been the livliest in the Union tor the
gubernatorial candidacy, and has,
doubtless created some bitterness
We trust, however, the friends OF
Butler will initiate the noble example
Of their leader, lay aside all differ
.ences, and stand shoulder to shoul-
der for Washburn.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The Rev. Phoebe Hanaford, of
New Haven refused to let Mrs. Isa-
belle Hooker into her church to
preach woman suffrage. Mrs Han.
afford does not fellowship with wo-
man who halls Victoria Woodruff AS
a Queen.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
Vol. %, No. 25.

QUILTS
1st prem m--Terra Cooley. EE
End prem--Amy Graves =. :,
3rd prem--Nettie Ives :s,,..,,s.. .ssss,,.:,
TIDES
lst prem--Annie Rowell
End prem--S G Lawrence
End prem-S G Lawrence, needle
work
End prem-Nettie Ives, coop Of
Brahmas, no competition
Harry Ives, 2 Poland China pigs
Il G Ives, :" pig
During the forenoon, cattle in
grades were shown in the ring.
Capt, McReynolds took the first
premium on milch COW and thorough
bred bull.
N 6 Hill took the sweepstakes pre-
MUM on milch COW.
Carriages were exhibited next,
Grimes taking first premium on car
riage and also first on open buggy,
and Durfee & Pollard first on covered
buggy and diploma on sulky.
Eleven entries were made in the
mule race, and after q deal of fun
Hicks mule got away with Col.
Summers watch, winning three out
of five heats.
Messrs. Chappell & Williams, of
Ottumwa Nursery, have shown some
excellent fruit and shrubbery trees.
The first exercises after dinner
was trotting between three year old
colts in which Geo. Kitterman, w.
z. Grout, Paris Caldwell and Lewis
Chandler entered. The latter took
the first and Mr.. Grout the second
premium.
The next race was for pacing stall
lions, between Chandler and Lowen
burg, in which the formers horse
won in two slow and straight heats.
The next entry was pacing horses
and geldings of all ages, in which
Judge Williams entered "Babe," j r
and r Dixon, "Flying Cloud" J B
Jaques, "Billy Button and Shep-
herd, "Genl Lee." The purses in
this race were for s25, SIS and SO.
In the first heat "Babe" and "Billy
Button" made beautiful burst of
speed, Babe winning by neck in
2:37. The other two horses came in
sometime during the afternoon.
The second heat wasjn every res.
pect the handsomest and most close
ly contested one of the exhibition.
Babe had the pole but Billy But
ton" directly took the lead on account
of "Babes" breaking but the latter
won the heat splendidly in 2:3S the
other two horses as before being fully
a distance behind.
The third heat was declared a
dead one.
Between the heats of this race, the
Committee made the awards in the
Baby Show.
The following entries were made:
Entry No. |, Mrs. Gardner, boy baby;
No. 2, Joseph Baker, girl baby; No.
3, Albert Stevenson, boy baby; No.
4, w. o. Irons, girl baby, under 1s
months, No. g, j. n. Courtney, g1rl
baby. But only two babies were
present to.wit: A handsome boy
IL months old, son of Albert and
Mrs. Stevenson of this city who took
the first premium, and an infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Irons, Of this city, which took the
second premium.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The yellow fever in very fatal
form ID prevailing to considerable
extent in New Orleans, and many
other Of tho extreme Southern cities
Of the Union.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The Republican party carried the
United States through the most ter
rife and costly war the world has
ever seen, and yet, when the war
was over, the public debt amounted
only to S5S % per head of popula.
tion. The Democratic party has
been governing New York, and yet
in a time of peace and plenty, has
fastened debt upon that city which
amounts to $136 22 for every man,
woman and child in it,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

lie spirit, is on hand with his famous
cucumber and porcelain lined cylin
inder pumps. He also exhibits his
celebrated imported Maltese jack
"Sir john" which he is anxious tc
buck against any democrat in Amer.
ica.
Francis Davis, Of Agency, shows
an excellent harrow.
Sanford kirkpatrick, of Highland
Center, Wapello county, Iowa, ex-
hibits tho keystone Corn Planter,
Orchard City Cultivator. O'Brien
Harrow, Morrison's Fallow Plow,
and the Kirby Mower, which is a
highly creditahlc show of most ex-
cellent machines.
s. G. Rayi, of Agency City, shows
a double shovel plow of his own in
vention, which attracted much no.
tice. 1t seems to have many points
which would commend it to the
favorable notice of our agricultu-
rists.
Our enterprising hardware men,
Messrs. Daggett & Edgerly, exhibit
the celebrated Wentworth Patent
Water Drawer, which to our mind
seems to be the very perfection of
skill in that direction. They have
them on sale in Ottumwa.
L. Fl. Lamoreux shows Campbell's
Patent Pruning Hedge Shears, which
article is only to be seen, to be fully
appreciated. No farmer or horticul-
turist can afford to be without one.
10. Fulton shows Smells celebrated
gate.
Russell& Il White, of Ottumwa, have
a good show Of agricultural imple-
ments, Of their own make.
J. Brison of Competine, has on
hand very fine three horse clevis
plow, which will be invaluable for
working three horses abreast and
subsoiling.
E. 7. Sage & Co., of Agency City,
exhibits one horse corn planter, one
hand planter, two corn plows, one
feed cutter, one seed drill, one reaper
and mower, and one mower. This
is a respectable showing of their
agricultural establishment at Agency
which is one of the bost in WapeIlo
county.
Keister, Warden Il Porter, of OF
tumwa, have a fine parade of agri-
cultural implements. They show
two cultivators, one fallow plow, one
velocipede garden plow, and one
double shovel. The cultivator is
their own invention, and the red rib
bon which we notice attached to it
is the highest testimony we can give
in its favor.
Many other articles in this line are
worthy of our atten ton, but time
and space torblds mention to-day.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine, was in Sioux City last week,
and delivered short speech after
Gov. Kirkwood IN that city on Tues
day night. He paid a handsome
compliment to the Republican party
OF Iowa. He referred to Maine and
California as lifting the flag from
ocean to ocean, with gallant Iowa
to sustain it in the middle.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

Ourpaper went to press yesterday
evening before the conclusion OF the
exciting pacing race between "Babe"
and Billy Button. Up to that time
"Billy" had taken the first "Babe"
the next two heats, and the 4th
beng declared dead one. After
deal of scoring they We're finally sent
off pretty evenly with Billy" ahead
directly. But the superior bottom of
"Babe" soon brought him to the
front which he kept to the close,
winning in 2:46.
Babe is an exceedingly hadsome
and promising colt. He is the first
begotten OF Honesty" and exhibits
the same style and mettle of his
famous sire. He was recently pur-
chased by Judge Williams of this
city, at the very reasonable price of
eight hundred dollars. He promises
to make--if ho is not alrcady-the
fastest pacing horse in Iowa.
The ladies, or rather misses eques,
trianism brought TO conclusion the
exercices of the 4th annual Fair of
the Wapello County Agricultural
society.
The entries for the COURIER as
we'll as the society premiums, were
Misses Katie Chandler, of Fairfield,
and Lilly Williams, daughter of
Judge Williams of this county.
They were both Misses perhaps l3
years old each, and were accompan-
led as cavaliers by their brothers.
They rode well and gracefully max
ing it difficult for the Judges to dis
criminate. They however finally
awarded the silver riding whip,
offered by the CouRIER and the So
cieties first premium TO Miss Chaud-
ler, and the second premium to Miss
Williams.
Below we submit the tinal awards
of premiums as furnished us by Mr..
Secretary Brisco:
CLASS No 2-HoRsHs OF ALL WORN.
lst prem--Wm Wycoh, best brood
mare.
2nd prem N Mail, best brood
mare
End prem--W II kitterman,s 5 year
old filley.
LIST prem--C Nosler, 2 year old
tilley
End prem NJ Mail, 2 year old
filley
lst prem-Wm Wycoh, year old
tiliey
2nd prem--R d Williams, year
old tilley.
1st prem-Wm McIntire, sucking
mare colt
End prone Reeves, sucking
mare colt
CLASS NO S--TRorTrNG.
LIST prcm-CoDn Lewis, Honesty,
S65.0o
2nd prem-James Terrence, Re.
construction, $500
CLASS NO 9---PAciNG.
lst prem-M J Williams, Babe,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

The Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy
Railroad Company is extending tho
Mendoza q Prophetstown Branch TO
Clinton. TO connect with the Chica-
go, Clinton h Dubuque Road, max
ing, by it and the Chicago, Dubuque
& Minnesota road, new route from
Chicago to Minnesota. Tho con-
tract tor grading, tieing, and ironing
The extension from Prophotstown 10
Clinion--ab ut twenty miles-has
been lot to Messrs. GrinIel, -Wolf 4
Carpenter, to be completed by the
lst of January next.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05
MISCELLANEOUS.


The Methodist ladies have board
ing tent, which Is well supplied with
all delicacies of the season. and which
seems to be we'll patronlzed, as they
certainly deserve.
The Ottumwa "Stars and Eddy
vile Stars" are engaged in an ex-
citing game of ball, which will not
close before sundown, and which will
be fully reported tomorrow.
The exhibition is generally credit
able, and vastly superior to it's prede
cessors.
Tn fine breeds OF hogs the show will
compare favorably with any OF our
State fairs.
In the double team race, for fas,
and far, Wolf Palmer, Hinsey and
Grimes teams went for the purse o.
$1,000, single dash, three miles
Palmer took the first and Wolf tn,
second premiums,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-05

A writer in tho Prairie Farmer
gives hint that is worth heediugl
In purchasing tire from Eastern
dealers, he introduced Canada this
ties into his grounds The seeds
were brought in the straw in which
the trees were packed. In nnpack
ing trees purchased abroad, il is
highly important to unpack on some
spot where any scattering seeds may
do no harm, and to burn every par
ticle of straw, moss, or whatever
else they may be packed in.