Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-14

| A. Il. Wilson has something TO 50,
to-day to bargain hunters.
Rev. Mr.. GRADER, Of Massachusetts,
supports Butler. What's in name
Bailey's world renowned circus Wis
its this city on the Lat ofSept. next.
w. II. Baker, (son Of B. H. D. Baker
and who resides at Plsttsmouth, drop
ped in to-day and renewed his allie
glance as a patron of the COURIER.
The Baptist Association will hav,
a basket meeting in the Gray settle
| ment, Highland Township, next Sab
bath.
LaForce & Morse have purchased
from Adam Meyers, of Agency City
his stock Of goods, and are setting
them up in Curlew Block
Next Saturday the game law let's ur
We shall expect mess of young prai
RE chickens from the first successful
hunting party that goes out, in part
pay for this information.
Fifteen persons were taken into full
membership at the Main St. NJ. E
Church yesterday, and twelve persons
were baptized, one Of these by INNER.
sion.
John NJ. J. Allen, of Pleasant To wn-
ship, to-day delivered to Laid & Co
the last load Of 600 bushels Of oats,
raised and threshed this season. Good
job for oue-legged farmer. His oats
sold for Is cts.
Edward Carman, Of Pleasant Town
ship, for Is years patron Of the
CouRIER, was in to-day, and though
Il years Of age 10 still hale and hearty,
We hope he may live to read the
CouHrrR % years longer.
CHANGE OF TIME. No. 3 mail train
on the b. 3. NJ Railroad now arrives
from the East at II :lc and departs a,
1850. No. mail from the West ar.
rives ct 5:l5 r. NJ. and departs at s 81
P. NJ, allowing 20 minutes on each
train at thiS city for dinner and sup
per.
Eighteen regular passenger trains
will now arrive and depart from OF
tumwa regularly every day. Of freight
trains there is no end. 1t makes
things look lively and keeps up an in
cessant ringing Of bells and footing Of
whistles, day and night.
BY the new Code Of Iowa all Bank
paper falling due on Sunday or holi-
day 10 made payable the day previous
instead Of the day after, as heretofore
practiced. People having notes in
Bank to pay will do well to remember
this. The Code takes effect Ssptem-
Der Let.
Josie Lucas and Alice Vest. who
were sent to the Reform School from
this city, short time ago, both recent
ly escaped. Josie returned to her first
love, and to-day was gobbled up by
Marshal Gray and taken to the Swig-
gett, from whence she will return to
Salem again.
The Iowa Central Railroad has again
commenced running regular trains to
Ottumwa, via the D. v. Railroad
track. The first train went out last
night. Two regular trains each way
win be run. This will be a good
thing for both the Central and OF
tmwa.
The residence of Madison Turner
In Norris's Addition, was broken into
yesterday forenoon and rified of some
SO in money. The bureau was liter
ally. smashed to pieces and things torn
up generally. Frank Brown tcolored,
was arrested for the deed and the
money found upon him. He was
brought before Mayor Orr to-day and
waived examination and was sent tC
jail.
Bowen & Williams have bought Of
J. III. Hamilton $50 bushels of Early
Ripe spring wheat that averaged q
bushels to the acre, and of nj. HI. Hon
bricks 200 bushels Of spring whea
that averaged "a bushels to tht
acre. It weighed go lbs. to thu
measured bushel, and brought $l.0(
per bushel. Both these farmers re
side east of Agency City, and arr
ahead on wheat AZ far as heard from
On the I'd Of July we published |
statement of difficulty between
Charles Breon, aged 10, and Mary AM
Zollner, aged 10, in Highland Town
ship. Mr.. Zollner says our informan
did not give Us . correct version of thu
case. The boy pursued the girl SOM
half mile and threw her down twice
and that he, Zollner, did not have tn
boy arrested until Mr.. Breon refuse,
to correct his son for abusing the littl
girl. We make this correction at th
request of Mr.. Zollner.
j. g. Hutchinson and lady start thi
evening for tour in England and o
the Continent. They will stop fe,
days in Burlington, visiting Mr.
Hutchinsons father and mother. Be
side the pleasure connected with tn
trip, Mr.. Hutchinson goes in the In
tsrest Of the johnson Ruf{ler, hopin
to make arrangements for its exter
sive introduction in the Old Worlt
| We expect the readers Of the Cot
R1ER will hear from him during hi
absence, and that they join US in wist
ing Mr.. Hutchinson and lady plea
ant voyage scross the briny deep, .
| agreeable and profitable sojourn !
he Old World and safe return |
opr city.
I In looking over our files for 1874
L we notice that on the 18th Of Ser