Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-11
Here and There.

ghost.
E.F. Cody has rented his farm and
removed to town again.
Coffee has advanced 3 cents per
pound, gold, in the past two weeks.
Geo. w. Hale, of Oskaloosa, paid
Ottumwa a short visit to day.
Don't forget Finlay's on Tuesday
evening. Every one should know what
is going on in the world.
NOTICE what Hawks has to say
about the reduction in the price of
millinery goods.
We hear of an "Old Folks" enter
tainment that is now on the taps, that
is soon to astonish everybody. A
great deal of fun is anticipated.
R. Ell. Vanatta has started new
bus line, and feed and sale stable at
the Caster barn. Leave orders at the
Ottumwa and Caster Houses.
The Boone Standard speaks of sour
editorial friend who wears his Grecian
bend in front" Lest somebody gets
the start of US, and says it for uy, we'll
just admit that's one Of ua.
Read the advertisement of stock
farm to sell or exchange. There's q
chance for bargain in 1t for some-
body.
SECOND street has been continual
string of live pork all day. Several
thousand hogs have come into market
to-day.
HOLLY Bros, sold to Abe Nader,
to-day, ninety pigs, eight months old,
and averaging 23l pounds, for 1925
per cwt. They were as nice lot of
pigs as W ere ever seen in Ottumwa.
The Ladies' Relief Society of the
Presbyterian church meets at Mrs.
Jos. HIPS tomorrow at o'clock.
All are invited to attend and bring
supplies for the needy.
Independence, Buchanan county,
had a $780, 900 fire on Friday night last.
The principal subject of converse
ton at the post Office corner now-a-
days is-hog.
WoMAN's RreHrs.-To drive hogs,
If they want to. We saw one hoopin'
up drove of fine porkers to-day, and
she did it well.
E. G.. Yonge 6 Bro, of tho Union
Bakery, are running bread wagon
for the accommodation of their Gus.
TONERS.
WEALTH.-H. j. Luck, of Eddy
vile, who was one of the heirs to
large estate in Germany, has just re.
ceived his portion, which amounts to
the snug sum of $4,000 in gold.
Wade Kirkpatrick, Jour efficient Coun-
~ Recorder, has been appointed q
Notary Public, and is now ready to
acknowledge Deeds, Mortgages and
all other documents in that line.
Speaking ofhomes for fallen women,
the Chicago Times urges the equal me-
cessity for home for fallen men,
Whereupon the Cincinnati Times sug-
gests that they just roof in the city!
RowELL's Newspaper Reporter
chronicles the death of ten journals in
Iowa since November first crowded
to the wall because they were started
in places where there was no room for
them.
The Abba Spirit thinks can infidel
has no rights Christian is bound to
respect" Why then have missionary
societies tv-corverr me heather, Bro.
Haynes2
A letter which has been received in
Dubuque from r. A. Babbage. on
ship-board, states that the gentlemanly
bank manipulation is on his way to
South America, to take In the rich
scenes Of that tropical and spicy re-
gion.
An attempt was made to burn the
new Pacific House, in Burlington, on
Saturday morning. Corn shucks were
with coal oil and set fire to in
an unfinished room in the third story.
It was discovered in time and put out.
G. P. FURsT, of Cedar county, is
for Sergeant-at-arms Of the
House. The Dewitt Observer does
not see much chance for him; for "the
Furst shall be last and the last shall be
Furst," which leaves Furst last all the
time.
THE attendance OF scholars at our
public schools is increasing largely.
The reason of this Is that we have an
efficient corps of teachers who delight
in the work In which they are engag
ed, and they should have the mora
support of all our citizens.
The Burlington Hd,ckeye says, Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. d. Ladd, of Ottumwa,
have taken up their winter residence
among US, and are permanently quar-
tered at the Barrett House. It is hon.