The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-10-10
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pastimo at Clarence.
| Gopher is the name of new post
Office in Osceola county.
| Charlton was visited by !, 400 excur-
sionists last week.
The Insane Asylum at Mt. Pleasant
is full to Overlooking.
Clinton is happy in the prospect OF
a wheel-barfow factory.
L. Lauhaber has disappeared from
Malvern, pocketing $500.
The lead mines of Iowa are the rich
est worked in any country.
ACouncil Bluffs meeting subscribed
81, 900 toward a public library.
The Simpson NJ. E. Church of Os-
kaloosa, will be dedicated next Sum
day. =
Ice one-eight of an inch was formed
in the Mississippi at Clinton on the
9th.
Mt. Pleasant had five days fair
and the Journal says it was four days
too long.
Delinquent tax lists are the longest
and most abundant items in our State
exchanges.
Dubuque is ina ferment at having
been cheated out Of twenty-five cents
by a candy pedler, in paying for his
license.
In Dubuque pigeons are shot (and
plucked) in the streets, ducks are hunt
ed on the levee, and everybody has
the swamp fever.
Robert McCoubrey, about eighteen
years old, was almost instantly killed
near Upton, while lifting at the lever
of a threshing machine power few
days ago.
Joe Becker, a farmer, residing at Key
West, four miles from Dubuque, lost
both arms in threshing machine,
Wednesday afternoon, and now lies in
a critical condition.
Mr.. John Patterson OF the Des
Moines County Agricultural Society,
took two hundred dollars worth of
premiums at the Lee County Fair
which he donated back to the Society.
Mr.. John Miller, of the Dutch Ho-
tel, ten niles west of Cedar Rapids,
last Tuesday night, shot man who
| was stealing his grapes. The Republi-
can says the mans recovery is consid-
! cred doubtful.
Ta,,n Tyoro,3 s,,oe Toh,, Co1f;rc ~,
wife, in the Circuit Conrt of Dubuque
County, for $1,000, alleging that as the
| damage done by the charge that she
differed in some respects from the wife
of the lamented Caesar.
While Mr.. Robert Wright and his
little son, in Bradford township, of
| Chickasaw county, were fixing the
sickle to a moving machine, the hors-
es suddenly started and the boys hand
was caught III the sickle and cut off
Instantly.
The Burlington HaWkeye is riled at
the morality of that city. 1t says !:
"lf our people are not public spirited
enough to get up an excitement-if
they are too stingy to get drunk, and
too cowardly to fight, what is a poor
devil Of o reporter to do Z"
The st. Paul & Iowa Southern r. r..
| is said 10 be under contract to some
German capitalists and is expected to
be constructed from Boone to Mason
City III one year, 100000 are TO be
given in subsidies. Of which the share
Of Hamilton County, is $4,000.
William Ballard was killed by his
team running away Saturday, near
Mt. Vernon. He had been after a
stray cali, which he was bringing home
! in his wagon, when it supposed that
tile team became frightened at the
noise ofthe calf. and he was drawn
over the dashboard onto the double
trees and kicked to death. The acci-
dent was witnessed by no one.
Gen. Weaver and w. Il. Shepherd,
electors in the Sixth District had a dis.
cussion at Pclln few days ago. The
Blade says: "Shepherd was the
worst used up man we ever saw, and
before he UNDERSTANDS to discuss poll
itical matters with Gen. Weaver again
he had better stay at home till he learns
his piece better and posts up little.