Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-12-04
Here and There.

The Shell Rock post Office robber
has been arrested at Burlington.
Sixteen miles of water-pipe is laid
in Dubuque, and still they are sending
for more.
The rule is that If December comes
in like lamb it will go out like lion.
We may look out for good sized lion
about the last of this month.
The Kansas City Express on the b.
g. M. Railroad does not go West OF
Ottumwa, now.
J. j. Willard is going to take milk
in his'n," and has built nice barn for
to keep his bossy in,
A female savior" is creating a
great sensation in Southern Russia.
She claims to be the daughter of God.
Completed estimates for building the Des
Moines and Minnesota Railro Dad show that
the cost will not exceed 50, 600 per mile.
Frank L. Taintor, defaulting cashier
of the Atlantic Bank, was to-day sem
fenced to seven years in the Albany
Penitentisry.
THR Attorney General appeals from
the decision of the U. s. District Court
Of Connecticut to the United States
Supreme Court In the Credit Mobilier
case.
Hogs are coming In at lively rate
George Crane bought forJ. D. Ladd
& Co., on Saturday, ten car loads.
John H. Bivin also bought for the
same firm four or five hundred hogs
A Council Bluffs man may be con-
sidered remarkable for his eye to busi-
ness. He has this in Council Bluffs
journal: "Grangers, I win sell you
collins cheaper than any other house in
the CITY,"
Josh Billings says: al will state for
the information OF those who haven't
had chance to lay In sekrit wisdom
az freely ~ I have, that one single hor-
net who feels well can break up .
whole camp meeting.
A young fellow In town tried to
suicide Saturday night, by hanging,
but was persuaded ont Of II. We 70.
train from giving his name, hoping
that he win never attempt 50 foolish .
trick again.
A young man who works for John
R. Shepherd bought revolver At J.
W. Miller's secondhand store on Sat-
urdsy night and went to Haw Il Co.'S
to purchase some cartridges. While
trying the cartridges the pistol WAS
accidentally discharged and shot his
thumb of.
Mason City Is to have . series of
"Mittsn Sociablss" this winter. The
Erpr ess says 1t 10 new line Of charm.
less amusement" We hope 90 though
It wears mysterious appearance.
TEE Mississippi River. closed ct Bur.
lington, Iowa, on Saturday, the 18th
inst. It closed on that day, to-wit :
the 29th November, also in the years
1871 and 1872.
H. A. Gangs, since he removed, has
fitted up his establishment In the best
of style. In the rear of his business
house he has made An improvement
that It would be well for oil business
men to look At, aud follow his exam
pie.
Frank Warden starts East tonight
for the second winter stock for the
popular dry ge>a. IS q Warden.
nuok out for something nice and cheap
when Frank returns.
VENIsoN.-Ws arc under obligations
to Herr Bismarck, Of the American
Express Office, for some delicious ven
ison steaks, which were sent to him
from some of his admiring friends in
the State Of Michigan.
The Des Moines Valley Railroad has
consolidated the Office Of General Pas
senger Agent with that of General
Freight Agent, and Mr.. Geo. w. Ogil.
vie will discharge the duties Of both
Offices. The change takes effect De.
cember lst.
They have some very smart business
men in New Jersey. Last week q
young man was struck by lightning In a
field near Trenton, and when the peo.
pie began to flock to the spot to look
at the victim, they found man stand
ing by the corpse trying to sell light
ming rods to the crowd.
Some OF our exchanges are now
publishing, for Bonner, An advertise
ment In the shape Of the hrst chapter
of a story soon to appear in the Ledger
Be careful how you get taken In on ,
story begun but never ended in news
papers these days, entitled "The Gold
en- idol or the Enchanted tree"
PARTICULAR NorIcE.-People need
not apply at this ONCE to learn th,
news or markets by Telegraph befor,
the hour Of publication, - We cannot
nor will not furnish such news in tn
future. We are 30 bsseigsd In thu
afternoon, for tho news, that II hal
become great bore to NJ, and In TIL
future We shall steadily adhere to thil
| rule.
L. R. Hilton, General Agsnt for G
g. Green, Of Woodbury., n. J., ane
ono Of the best men In the sbis," call
on 10 Saturday night he was on bill
way to 81. Joe, No. g. g. Green 4
sole proprietor Of August Flower and
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