The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-11-07
NUMBER 90.



The chicken cholera RACES in Madi-
SON county. =
Two cases Of small pox are reported
in Dubuque. +
The Iowa Pacific Railway is graded
from Fort Dodge to Garner.
One hundred and eighty hands are
employed OH the new capitol building.
The Fort Dodge gypsum mill is
nearly ready to deliver sfucco and land
plaster. fsasps s,f5-z
Marcngo had 5000 fire Monday
night, since which two residences have
been missing.
The last stone of the old wall in the
new capitol foundation was removed
Wednesday.
The aOle Bull Grand Concert
Troupe will appear In .Des Moines
February 7th and Sth. see
T. Holstenson, a Norwegian residing
near Clayton, was SO badly mangled by
. thrcshing machine, that he died in o
few hours.
Three fires occurred in Council
Bluffs last Friday, two being subdued
in time to prevent serious loss. One
burned $1,000 worth Of j. Mueller's
residence.
The AlgOna stage was demolished at
Fort Dodge by q runaway team the
other day, the accident dangerously i'm.
juring Mr.. A. w. McFsrland, OF Hum
boldt county.
The Nonptsea (Grant) Is the only
newspaper now published in Council
Bluffs. A few weeks ago that city had
three daily English papers and one
German paper.
A party Of eight Japanese student.
passed through Iowa last Friday
They were direct from England, where
they have apent the last dve years In
educational pursuits.
Charles Randolph, while gopher
hunting near Wortliington, lows.
Thursday, accidentally discharged his
gun. the charge entering his side, caus-
ing, it is supposed instant death.
William lIibber, OF Stuart, Iowa, was
arrested and lodged in Jail, in Des
MOines, Thursday evening, charged
with forging two checks on B. F. Al
lens bank, on the previous day.
r. 5. Trotter, Of Northwood, for
some time engaged in grain buying,
has trotted out Of that town to the dis
cOmfitnre OF various farmers and bnsi-
ness firms whom he has swindled out
Of money.
a general prairie fire swept over
portion OF country near Big Grove,
P0ttawAttAmie e0unty. The principal
loser was Justin Olney, who iosts lot
Of hay. fences and other property val
ued at u, 500.
Last week in Floyd county q farmer
set tire to pile Of waste straw, and
before the flames consented to be exc
tinguished they had burned mn the
grin stacks OF several other farmers to
the amount Of $4,000.
David Ream, who sued p. Tho,np.
son, Of Grand View, for defamation of
character, laying damages at $4,000.
w0s awarded one cent BY tlse tury In
the United States Circuit Court at Dcs
Moinss, on Friday last.
Al BELLE Plalne, Thursday evening. a
farmer named Bell0nborg. on his way
home from Belle Plaine with load OF |
lumber. was thrown from his wagon,
about two miles north Of town. and
crushed to death between the wheels.
At Masonville, Thursday. a fire de.
stroyed the large warehouses of ID. Il.
Oviatt, containing nearly 500 bushels of |
grain and eighty tons of hay. The loss
Is about $2l 600; insurance, SIG OOO.--
Supposed to be incendiarisIn.
Johu Parks, who has been in The |
of the Council Bluffs Agricul-
tural Works, for some time past. mys-
teriously disappeared a few DAYS since |
while in state Of mental alteration.
and il is feared he has put an end TO |
his existence by his own hand.
A vinton dispatch Of Saturday saws
'sMiss Robinson, young, lady II |
years old. daughter Of Rev. III. e. Rob. !
inson, OF this place. left her home last |
evening at about 3 o'clock, and since
that time no trace Of her has been |
found. II is feared that she has drown
ed herself, as she has been melal,chol-
ly for two Or three. days past.
Newell Burchardl who lives ten miles
east OF Council Bluffs, was bitten bv .
spider, Wednesday. No special atten.
tion was paid 10 the wound for several
hours. During the afternoon, alarming
Symphonic began to manifest them
selves in the region Of the bite, aud be- |
fore night the sufferer wasin danger
Dus condition. His entire body swell. |
I'd TO an alarming size, aud he expert |
enced great suffering. A doctor was
called, and at last accounts he was re-