Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-10-02
TRIPoTAcE.

$l.OO to xl.25 per Dusnei.
The Northwestern Iowa Conference
met at Yankton, last week.
The German novelist, Louise Mulh
back, died at Berlin on 2Sth of Sep
TENDER.
Gold is only 1Oh. The bottom il
going out of gold and the panic at tbs
same time.
People who are afraid to deposi
their spare cash in the bank, will need
to keep one eye open, of night, on tn,
look out for burglars.
Berry harrington brought into oul
Office basket Of magnificent Concord
grapes, raised on his place one mil,
east of this city.
Baled hay, anew article of export
is beginning to come into our market
1t goes south on the ST. L., X. C. &
Northern Railroad.
The Commercial Bank of r. f
Bower, and the Savings Bank o.
Judge tombstone, at Keokuk have
temporarily suspended.
The Common Council of Dubuque
debated four hours as to the meaning
of the word ergo, and then didn't find
out.
Money can be saved.
BY calling on DR.. w. 7. Johnston. FL
does dental work and charges prices to sui,
the times. octl dw1m
J. Chase, of Benton township, Keo.
kuk county, has sale of stock and
farming utensils on the 18th of Octo.
Der.
A correspondent of the Burlington
Hatckeye demands for that city 'an
Iron-clad Council and Fire-Prooi
Mayor"
}. s. Layne, of Polk township,
Wapello county, has public sale OF
stock, cattle, horses and hogs, on the
18th Of October.
An Eastern sufferer suggests an inn
provement in the photography of the
word panic. He thinks it would be
better to spell it pay-nir.
The Stock Exchange of New York
opened yesterday. 1t appears healthy
and there is not single delinquent.
This looks very encouraging.
Mr.. Doty, draughsman for the new
Capitol building at Des Moines, COM
mitted suicide at Springfield, Illinois,
yesterday. Cause--unreciprocated
love.
The COURIER is doing wholesale
business printing wedding cards. We
have the finest type and the best ma
terial for fine work in the city, and are
the premium Office.
Owing to the unsettled condition of
the horse market number of "stock"
dealers in Missouri and Kansas have
lately been Suspended" They will
not resume.
Jas. d. Ladd. Benny Cook, Conn
Lewis, Col. Summers, and many of
our horse fanciers with their best
stock, are either of, or are going to
the Oskalooss Agricultural Fair,
which is to run this week.
Major s. X. Creamer leaves In q few
days for an extended tour and visit in
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia.
He will visit his old home in the first
above named States. Major Dreamer
is one Of the substantial. leading far
mers of this county and among our
most highly respected citizens.
The butchers and gardeners, of keo-
kuk, have leased lots and will estab-
lish market. When will Ottumwa
have one? II would be great thing
for our people to have well-regnlat-
ed market, where produce of all kinds
could be bought from first hands.
The following tender missive was
picket up in the ladies' sitting-room
at the railroad depot: "Dear Charles,
do you love me as much as you did at
a quarter to twelve last night? Say
you do, dearest, and it will give mo
spirit to go down and tackle those
cold beans left over from yesterday"
A Sunday School teacher was ex-
planning the omnipresence of the Del
ty to his scholars, and ended by telling
them that He was everywhere.
Whereupon red-headed boy asked :
sIs He in my pocket" The Teacher
replied that the question was rather
profane but he would answer Eyes.
He was everywhere" 1--WE got you
there" said the boy; ~ amt got no
pocket"
Read the advertisement of Healy,
Sullivan Il Starr in to-day's paper.
They have very large and handsome
stock of fresh and well selected goods
and propose TO sell them at prices to
suit the times. Call at Higgins build
ing, Union Block, and see for your
selves.
The attention of our readers, both
in the city and country, is invited to
the advertisement Of Robinson Bros
in to-day's paper. They are now re
ceiviDg q large stock of goods adapt.
ed to this market, which they propose
to sell at very low prices, and WI
would advise all our readers to cal
and examine them before they buy
This firm have established = reputa
ton for selling good goods at yer,
low rate, and they have a very larg'
trade. 1t will do you good to Civ,
them Q call.
Messrs. Porter Bros. & Hackwortl
are receiving an immense stock o
Leather, Saddlery, Hardware, ant
shOemakers' and saddlers' ware. bo'