Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-02-13


rificed for me-
Then she went forward alone, will
her parasol and opera glass, and pene
trated to the furthest pickets. Sh,
stayed to see some shells explode il
her neighborhood, and to view the rec
caps of tho French. The men in ths
rife pits were in agony lest she should
get hurt. But as she said: "No Frencl
bullet was so unmannerly as to hit
lady," Next day she started fol
Berlin with her husband in charge
IOWA PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Meeting Of che Excessive Cenmisses
Last NigA1
The Executive Committee Of ths
Iowa Press Association met last even
ing at the Slavery House parlors, Pres.
ident Treynor, Of the Nonpdreil, Ma.
hin, of the Muscatine Journal, Neidig
Of the Cedar Rapids Republican, snd
Secretary Swain. Of the Jefferson Bee
being present.
1t was decided that the Association
meet ut Cedar Rapids on Tuesday
June 10; the regular business OF the
occasion to be called al 9 o'clock A. NJ,
with Q preliminary meeting on Mon
day evening, when the welcoming ad-
dress by the Mayor of Cedar Rapids
will be delivered.
An excursion plan was considered
which the President will perfect, and
when fully arranged win be duly an
nounced. It may be said, however, tina,
the excursion has for its objective poin,
Niagara Falls, csa Chicago and De.
troit, and from the Falls TO Buffalo
New York. A Pullman Palace Train
will also be arrsnged for.
The ratio Of representation will be
One gentleman and lady for each
weekly paper: two gentlemen and Ia.
dies for each daily monthly and guar
terly publications the same "a wseklies
but ell papers claiming the privileges
Of the Association must be genuine
newspapers, and each person going on
the excursion must either be the editor
or publisher Of the paper represented
by him.
The annual address will be deliver
ed by Waldo II. Potter of the Daven.
port Gdzs6te, and the poem BY j. L.
McCreery, of the Dubuque Times
Such, at least, are the selections of the
Committee.
The Committee, on motion Of Mr..
Mahin, adopted the following:
Resolved, That the Executive Com
mittec of the Iowa Press Association
request that the citizens Of Cedar Rap
ids do not make any preparation to
banquet the Association At Its annual
meeting In that city.
THE shows that the committee means
that business shall be transacted for
the good of the profession at its snnu.
al meeting, and the doing away OF this
expensive and laborious adjunct Of the
yearly gathering of the Iowa scribes
will be voted good move. and a
blessed one for the ladies OF Cedar
Rapids.--Registev, 9TH.
IAN Righfee..'
The Vallejo Indepeadent tells the
following good story:
A laughable Incident occurred one
evening, recently, on the iu9-trains to
Sacramento. There wera two seats In
the car turned 90 a. TO face each other.
One was occupied By lady and the
other BY Chfnarnsn, and she set her
wits to work to oust him out She sue
ceeded about - follows: ri
Motioning the Chinsman to rise, she
explained to him that she wanted to
take the cushions. and their france, aud
pace tnem iengenwise across from
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The CongregAdoal church OF Du-
buqua iewa, Rev. j. b. bingham, ID. ID.
PASTOR, has institnted what ia ~ many
rcspects, novelty IN Sunday school
instruction. II CONSISTS in the forma.
ton or what 10 called 2 "normAi class"
which meets every Sunday and pur-
sures the atudy of sacred geography
and history the evidences Of Chris
Sunday school teaching. The emAnage-
ment 10 In the hauds Of Board OF In
struction, numbering twelve members,
among them four clergymen, two pro-
feesors end others, including several
ladies, doubtless equally competent foe
the work. The method Of instruction
II BY familiar lectures, conversstions,
and thorough drilling In come OF the