Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-11-20
Here and There.

The Keokuk Gate CITY says: Til.
Sheriff has taken possession OF Bridges
The serious question with Mis-
souri, editor is, "Shull we initiate 81 IT,
may at his own risk
Economy il practiced at Cedar Rap
ids. Three newly married compile!
held joint reception last Thursday
See advertisement for proposals fol
Steward of Poor Farm, County PLY
sician, and County Attorney in to-day.
paper.
Buckwheat cakes and honey arc
served up at church eociables in Bur
lington. Mush and milk are "playei
out" there
Some of the newspapers in Iowa
will get into trouble II they continue
to fold and distribute hand-bills in
them, through the mails.
Fifteen "drunks" and "dirorderlies,
were arrested on Saturday. A big.
ger haul than has been made in a year
before, at any ono time.
Since the walls of the City Hall arc
completed the House Tower does not
appear to be SO much of "Tower OF
Babel as it did before.
The Ottumwa Iron Works have
done good job of casting columns
for the City Hall.
Notice the new advertisement OF
w. A. Jordans Sons. Read it and see
what they propose to do in the dry
goods line.
Uncle Sam issued his Nasby's, dur
ing the month of October last past,
about 100000 more of postage
stamps than he ever did before in a
single month.
At sale of horses in Keokuk last
Saturday, DR.. Hicks pacing mare
"Prairie Bird" was sold to D. w.
Cook, of New York, for $4,000. Big
sale that.
"Death lurked in every corner of
that darkened room-Satan howled at
every crevice," is the way they report
the death of saloon-keeper in
Omaha.
Elderly people ought to retire early
at this season Of the year. 1t is better
for their health. Besides il gives the
young folks chance. The latter may
sit up late if it is mutually agreeable.
The time has arrived for nomadic
beggars, with printed pcdigrees and
certificates of good character, to be
around. Have your small change rea-
dy, or expect get good cussin.
Adams & Hill have made contract
with the B. & M. Railroad to purchase
all the ties that can be had this win
ter. This will bring q good deal of
money into the country.
The Clinton Herald says that Capt.
Muhs, who was elected by the Anti
Monopoly party to the Legislature
from that County, is a Republican
and will act as such in the Assembly.
A very destructive fire occurred at
Monroe, on the Valley road, last
Wednesday morning. Thirteen build
ings were burned, involving loss of
$4,000, on which there was no insur-
ance.
Prof. Rheem gives grand concert
with his singing class at lewis Opera
House on Thanksgiving evening. 1t
will be one of the greatest treats of
the season. We programme will be
out in day or two.
The 1T. Dodge Messenger, of Thurs
day, learns from gentleman, just
down from Minnesota, that snow on
the head waters of the Des Moines
river is fromstwo to three feet deep,
and the ice in the river twelve inches
thick.
It is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. The cold weather of last night
caused the river to freeze full of ice,
and people on the South side of the
river are now compelled to patronize
the bridge.
The Toledo Blade, of Ohio, wants
to know "What is tho use of sending
missionaries off to foreign countries,
when there is whole township down
in Auglaize county in which not a
Republican is to be found ?"
An Iowa City topper got at the yeast
jug the other night and took a swig
Calling to his wife he said: Jane
wish you wouldn't mix the chicken
feed over the cider jug, its enough tc
to make hog sick. And sure enough
he was sick in ten minutes.
A local editor in neighboring city
has fine appreciation of the beauti
full: "One of the pleasantest sights Il
be seen in any place is group Of
school girls on their road to school
books in hand, faces rosy with health
and all with a 'chaw' of gum briskly
at work"
We regret to learn that Mrs. Alvin
Lewis met with a serious accident las
evening about half past 6 o'clock
She stepped out doors on to an ic,
pair of steps when she slipped ant
falling ON her side broke one of hel
ribs. We understand that she is suf
fering good deal to. day from her in
jury.
w. C. Grimes bay mare, hitehed t.
his buggy, broke her halter strap ant
ran away up Fourth street, this fore
noon, bringing up upon the sidewalI
in front of the First National bank