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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31
DEXTER, N. II. Oct. 81. '72.


EDS. CouRIER : After having receiv-
ed my compliments, please find inclos-
ed stamps for your paper.
Please allow me to tell you what l
saw hcreeon Friday evening of last
week. The G's had a meeting at this
place and expected a big thing, and so
it was. The speaker came and drove
two miles out of town, to supper him
self and horse. l suppose he wanted
to 20 on a cheap scale, as | am told the
Greedy fund is about exhausted. /
strolled down town with my friends
as a spectator, but 10 and behold! The
speaker forgot to put in an appearance.
and SO it fatted out. II is conceded
here by the leading Liberals, that their
cause is lost, and many of them are
turning to Grant. j. c. SHAVER.
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EMEEI H@EE AZHaC-EL EE.rL-
We had the ~pleasurelof forming the
acquaintance Of Mr.. kirkpatrick, Re-
publicsa candidate for County Record
er, this week. He is a young man of
good address, and as we learn from a
good source, of excellent ability. As
a soldier. he was always found at
the front, where he lost a leg. There
are persons in this city who were in
the same company, and carried him off
the field when he was wounded, and,
it speaks well for him to say that they,
who know him best, are his most de-
voted friends. Let every Republican
vote for this brave soldier and excel
lent citzen.--EddyciWe Adceyttser.
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the res
idencc of the brides father, neal OF
tumwa, Oct. oath, by Rev. FL. Bross,
Nh. GEORGE MITCHELL and Miss
EUDoEA NosLER.
A large and gay party of the young
folks of the city and country, together
with a few whose dark locks were
sprinkled with gray, witnessed the
ceremony. After the, knot was tied
and the greetings and congratulations
were over, an elegant and sumptuous
repast was served. This done, the
young ladies and gentlemen discussed
with sly hints in various quarters, The
probability as to where the next sum-
mons to n similar gathering would
come. 1t vas a very pleasant and en-
joyable affair, and we trust the bright
prospects before the happy pair at the
beginning ofiifc may ever continue.
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This gifted lady spoke in this city
last night, for two hours, to q very
large and enthusiastic audience of la
dies and gentlemen. Her speech was
the fullest and most complete vindica-
ton of the ability and character of the
President, we have yet heard and her
excoriation Of the Democrats and Lib
erals, particularly the latter, was terri
bly, severe and caustic. Mrs. Fletcher
is a remarkably ready, fluent speaker
and is perfectly at home in the current
politics of the day. Her flights of ell
oquence when describing the grand
record of the Republican party, and
thoynoble and gallant deeds of Gen.
Grant, fascinated her audience, while
her keen and searching sallies of wit
brought down the house again and
again in storms of applause. Scores
of people, unable to find Seats stood
up In the entrance and in the aisles,
aud beard her patiently throughout,
and many more turned reluctantly
away and left, unable to gain an en-
trance
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

The GREATEST WANT of the present
age is men 81 women, healthy and Wig
orous, i'll mind &c body. The continu-
ed headaches, weaknesses, nervousness
& varying ailments which aflict
women, are generally the result of i'm
perfect action ofthe stomach, and 9TH
er vital organs, DR.. WALKERS CALI
FoREIA VINEGAR BITLERs, being COM
posed entirely of vegetable substances
indigenous 10 California, may be TAX
en- by the most delicate. and are a
sure remedy, correcting all wrong ac-
ton & giving new vigor I'd the whole
system. w4t Oct 10.
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READ.-A letter was dropped into
the post Office in this city on the 2lst
inst, directed to Henry Stanford, As
pinwall, United States of Columbia,
1t has OH it a three cent stamp, and
cannot be sent until seven cents more
postage is paid on il. Unless prepaid
ii will be sent to the dead letter office.
Postage on all foreign letters must be
paid in full. ~.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

The Davis Wiley suit will have to
be tried again. The jury in this case
after Staying out v twenty-four
hours, were discharged, because they
could not agree. We understand that
five Of the jury were for the defendant
and seven were in favor of giving the
plaintiff &l.00 damages. It is a pity
that some verdict could not have been
agreed upon, as the suit has already
cost the county a large sur of money,
and the ends IS not yet.
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A boy, by the name of Decker, aged
about 8 years, while chasing a chicken
on Second street, n under the heels
Of Boyer's team, which was hfpR41cd to.
the sidewalk, when one Of the horses
kicked him and injured him so that he
was crazy for an hour and ahalf. 1t is
thought, however, that the boy was not
dangerously injured.
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DIED.

William Harvey, of Richmond, In
diana, aged SO years, died at home
this morning.
The deceased was the Grandfather
Of Mrs. "A. III. Hamilton Of this city,
the same who made her a. visit last
month. He lost his partnerin Febru-
airy last. They had been together as
husband and wife about sixty years,
Mrs Harvey being n year younger
than her husband. AS we had expect
ed, he did not long survive the loss of
his companion.
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Philadelphia has a Collector of bad
debts" who ear a very high hat, on
which is printed in flaming letters,
Bad bill collected Thus arrayed,
with everybody looking at his hat, he
goes and knocks at the debtors office,
stands around the door, and makes the
premises look generally ridiculous till
the debt if paid. Then he takes fifty
per cent. oft and gives the rest to his
~.client." He is said to be rapidly
amassing a fortune,
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&
II Dr Smiths Electric OIL" absorb . Gath.
cred Breast in two days, sllaying all pain in
party knows IL, sure.
.tFrom the leading Lawyer In lows City)
take pleasure In stating that Or. Smiths
Electric Oil has been uscd In my family, and
found invaluable. II alIords instant relief.
From DR.. J.K- ISL, the greatest Druggist
West Of Chicago.
Dr, Smiths Electric OIL 10 selling very fast
and giving satisfAotion. J. X. ISK.
{Ffom DR.. Ramsay; -
DC. B. SMITH, %Philsdelphia. Your Elec
tric Oil gave Immediate relief 70 my little
girls ear, and I consider It . valuable RENE
OF Ramsay q Bro. Drugeists.
DnA!HEss.-This p always cured BY DR..
Smiths Electric Oil, 40 thousands can tes-
Il cures AL painful, innammatory condi-
tions, aud ID pleasant in the mouth Of an
infant. Il cures Salt Rheum. Tettes, etc.; and
stops the hair from falling out In . day. Try
u for Piles. Erystpclss, Felons. ETC.. and see
smart ON raw abrasions OF fresh cuts, and
cures . burn or frost In q little time. 1t 10 I'M
like anything else. o. oil the doctors soy.
A0rMore than 100 cures have been made In
i've counties sloue, p many thousands
through he county, no need az q paying 3
that 10 why. II sells. altho' DE-. g. has paid
printers over $4,000.
DIR. sMITH's ''EIxCrIC OIL" 10 doing good
in OTTUMWA ~ elsewhere, and all say they
have sesn NOTHING LIKE 1T. Try Il
Price, 80 cents and q 90.
TAYLOR. BLAKE 4 CO.. As'ts.
Feb. I. dAW.tk
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

BARGAINs.-Onr old friend, D.. Zol-
lars, offers to sell on very reasonable
terms, a good number Of very fine res
idence lots, both on the bluffs and on
the bottom. These lots are very eligi-
bly, situated and can now bnbought at
much less rates than they can be a year
hence, and we would advise mechan-
les, laboring mei, and all others not
possessed of a home, to secure them a
lot and commence improving it at once.
You will, at least, not lose any money
by it, and may make a good deal.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

The Grand Junction Head Light is
informed that the Valley company
will, in a short time, put another train
on the road to run from Des Moines to
Fort Dodge. The Valley road is
doing a large amount Of business at
present, and it is every day increas-
ing. ~
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

The October crop report estimates
the number of bushels of wheat raised
this year at 240,OOC,OOO bushels. The
average crop is much larger and of a
better quality than last year. The
number ofacres grown is stated at 90
100000, making an average of over
twelve bushels to the acre.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

One Of the jurymen in the Davis
Wiley suit tells us we were misinform-
ed in relation to the way the jury
stood in that case. He says that on the
first poll of the jury, Z were for giving
Davis $500 damages, but that finally 9
agreed to 81 damages, and 3 stood out
for finding a verdict for defendant.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

We are greatly obliged to ourneigh-
Dor of the Democrat. for ITS compile
mentary notice Of our Job Work. We
are having a large run of work and
everybody knows we do the best that
is done in this section OF country. fS~
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

A fair audience, but not such a one
as ought to have been present, assem-
bled at the Court house last night, to
hear Hon. Christian Wullwcbber. cam
didate for Elector-at-large, upon the
Republican State ticket. His speech
was sound, logical and well received
by those present. He compared the
platforms of the two parties, plank by
plank, and showed in the plainest
manner, that the Liberal-D Democratic
platform, was only a trap to catch
voters, and that the sudden conversion
of the whole Democratic party to Re-
publican principles, vas only a bait to
gulliblc men, SO that their voters
might be obtained to aid in hosting
the disloyal men of this nation into
Office and power. He investigated the
so-called Carpet-bag question, and put
the responsibility where it belongs, up
on the people Of The South, who re-
fused to participate in the government
oftheir own States, and punctured the
charges about bayonet rule and Ku-
klux acts, by proving that Greeley
Trnmbull and Schurz, the leaders OF
the present Liberal party. are the men
that drafted and secured the enact
ment of the very laws complained of by
them, and even wanted stronger laws
enacted. He also showed the fallacy
of the charges ofthe French-arms sale,
and showed conclusively that the Adj
ministration violated no international
law, and that the charges, in regard
to the sale of arms, was Matched up by
Schurz to catch the German vote. Al
together it was an able and efficient
speech, and we regret that all of our
citizens could not have heard it.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

OTrIcE AUD. WAPELLo Coz

OFrICE AUD. WAPELLo Coz
Ottnmwa, Iowa, Oct. 24'72.}
The sAppraisers appointed by the
Auditor, Sept. 8. 1872, to assess dam
ages claimed by r. Nimocks, in case a
road petitioned for by Nancy Priest
should be located, this day return
their report, assessing such damages at
thirty-fve dollars, C$S5.0O). jag II
Also, upon the claim OF Thomas Eos
tor, the damages are assessed At two
hundred aad -seventy-five dollars.
W. H.. CALDWELL, Aud.
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A G Coal Bank.

Phillip Colgan is nov taking out a
superior article of coal in his bank four
miles southeast of Ottumwa on the
old Mcmillan farm. Good coal can be
had there at any time at nine cents per
bashel. Leave orders with Alexander
Jamison. [oet26d6tw4t.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

Mrs. L. OTIs has opened out a fine
stock of Millinery Goods in the room
in the e a of the Office of Drs. Aver
i'll, to which she invites the attention
of the ladies. Notice her card in this
paper and give her a call.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

Nick Baker, the King among the
Grain buyers, is doing an immense
business this Fall. Baker gives good
prices, and has the good will of all the
Farmers,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

We correct an error of ours in re-
gard to the name of one of our Elec-
tors-at-large. The name is very liable
to be mis-spelIed. The correct orthog-
raphy is Christian Wullweber.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

The saddest case of misplaced conf
dence on record, is that of a Connecti-
cut man who rescued another from a
watery grave only to find that instead
of his long lost brothes, it was a man
to whom.he owed three dollars and a
half for turnips.
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MARRIEH,

According to a Herald reporter,
Horace will depend on addresses at ag-
ricultural fairs for a living.
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Fred Harness has added same mag
nilicent specimens OF Peachblow Pota-
toes to our tubcr show.
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The wholesale Grocery House of
j. III. Merrill & CO., is still extending
its already large trade. A day or two
ago they received an order for goods
from Missouri, with directions to ship
via Keokuk and the NJ. l. & N. rail-
road. They certainly sell goods cheap
or the parties who buy them couldnot
afford to go by Keokuk in that way.
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Hughes & Holbrook. the Green street
Produce buyers, are buying and ship
ping potatoes by the train load,
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From Fridays daily.

The Chicago Northwestern rail-
road has six hundred more cars than
last year, and is still unable to supply
the demand.
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IThe horse disease is makinu rreo.

The horse disease is making great
ravages in the country. 1t makes a
great stagnation in business, in many
,of our large commercial cities. All at
once we are taught the great value of
this useful animal. So far, 1t does not
seem to effect mules.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-31

A large lot of Tags. just received at
this Office, which win be printed at
lower prices than heretofore.
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WANTED.-Any person having a late
map of Wapello county, ear find a
purchaser by addressing Lock Box 81.
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grrom saturdays DAN,

Several new locomotives have been
recently put on the Valley Road.
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THunspAs MORNING, Oct. 81, 1877.
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-09-28

ScRIaSER's lIoSTHLY.-We have re.
ceived copy. by mail, of Scribner's
Monthly Magazine for October. This
s an elegant number of this best OF
American periodicals.. Following is the
table of contents: Mignonette, a poem;
Ernst o. Edelsheim; Poem by John Hay;
On the Tobacco Plantation; In and about
Paris, This is beautifully illustrated)
Modern Athens-illustrated; Broad Views;
My School at Fern City; Two Ways to
Love; Autumn, Game on the Praries;
Her Face; At his Gates Mrs. Oliphant's
story; The Queen Of the Bees; Loiter-
ing About q French Chateau: A Visit to
the Grange; Mr.. Beecher as q Social
Force; A Village Ball on tie Harz; Let
ter to a Young Journalist; Autumn
Voices; Topics of the Time; The old
Cabinet; Nature and Science; Home
end Society; Etchings.
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the too prevalent apathy and indifference
which now pervade our ranks.
| We have men amongst us whose power
rs well as whose duty and interest it is to
strive to call up the fighting spirit of the
party. 1t is needless to designate these
men-they are known wherever the name
of Nevada is spoken. Let the eloquent
tones of Senator Nye and the strong COM
mon sense of John p. Jones be heard
and made manifest throughout the State.
Let Mr.. Stewart make it appear that the
canvass here is worthy of his energy and
skill in debate 1t falls to the newly
chosen State Committee 10 draft these
and others into the service of the party;
and not that alone, but there should be
invitations extended and inducements Of
tered to the effective speakers and work
ers of California to cross the Sierras and
lend US their help. There is Governor
Booth Of California, Governor Woods of
Utah, the brilliant Eastman. the strong
and logical Edserton, that spirit-aroasing,
fearless, effective speaker, Rev. Cox of
San Francisco and that most earnest of
speakers, Hon. George c. Gorham
Some, if not all, of these can be induced
to give US helping hand. Anyhow, it
can do no harm to invite them. We
can't infuse too much vim and fire into
this canvass-we can't win too complete
a victory; and ,oe cannot ,rin anything an
less ice fight .fori' Meantime, precious
time is slipping away and the grass is
growing under our feet.
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ACTION THAT WILL ONE DAY BE
REGRETTED.

OF course it is for the apparent inter.
ests of Lyon county that the Sutro Tun-
mel shonld be completed. 1t is no
doubt = present benefit that the work on
that undertaking should De prosecuted
with visor and pertinacity. Such an en-
terprise involves the spending of much
money; and such expenditures are pop
ular with and profitable to the general
community. But while all this is
true it was a very extravaSant and
needless party declaration to pledge
themselves as the delegates and nom
inees of the Republican party there
did, that they would support no man for
the Senate of the United States who
would not promise to give his help and
influence in favor Of Sutro's project In
the first place this tunnel constructing
enterprise is mere private project for
gobblinS the profits of mining operations
on the Comsiock-is nothing more nor
less than the hardest kind of monopoly:
and it has no more business to be thrust
into Republican platform than it has to
be made supplement to the Bible; aud.
moreover, should Sutro prove as effect
ual bore to the Cemstock as he does to
the men he buttonholes. he will, one of
these days, SO set up shop for himself in
the county of Lyon as to make all men
who object to the one-man-power expe-
rience regret that they ever were ins.ru-
mental in placing so big political lever,
SO heavy an instrument for bad ends. SO
exclusive franchise within the hands of
any man. When foreign capital shall
come to take Lyon county by the throat
and force its mill men and its miners to
accept the grinding terms which they
may dictate, this resolution, SO hastily
and thoushtlessly pressed through the
Lyon county Convention will be regretted.
Furthermore, the Republicans of Lyon
should remember that Sutro has made |
himself the special patron and champion |
If Kendall, and as such is undeserviag of !
my Republican sympathy or assistance.
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Pending the building of the Ormsbv House
R. Fred Brooks. the well-known and popular
dealer in books, stationery, musical instruments
guns. fishing tackle toys. cigars. tobacco Jew
elry and fancy goods has removed to MilIard's
store next door TO Rails hardware store oppo-
site TO his old stand. sli
The new daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1872-1873, 1872-09-28

WHEN any opponent of Senator Nye
shall think of repeating the stale old false
hood that he is "a carpet Dagger, let
him be reminded that they who come
under that distinctive title are not COM
monty the proprietors of so homelike a
residence as that which our reporter has
described in the local columns of to-day s
APPEAL
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Gun amiable and sweetly ingenious

Our amiable and sweetly Ingenious
contemporary whose exhalations rise like
the morning vapors from the hoary sum-
init of mount Pisgah. and whose nostrils
snort forth the dreadful breath of Demo-
cratic fire (from the second story of Rails
tinker shop) is attempting in Graham
bread and buttermilk sort of fashion, to
create dissention in the Republican ranks
by stroking the fur the wrong way on the
backs of Judge Lewis friends. We warn
our Republican readers against these
subtle and insidious attacks by the deep
aud diabolical Iago of newspaper which
tdus comes in, like stealthy watermelon
thief. to create the political heart burn in
the sensitive stomachs of confding and
unsuspecting innocence! This Joseph
Basstock of political organ 1--WE refer to
that reprehensible and darkly dangerous
deceiver, the Daily Register) may be
rough sir; it may be tough sir: but it is
devilish sly-and again We warn I'M
weaned and unsuspecting Republican
children of tender years against its blood
chilling machinationsi Terbum sap.