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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

PAY OF ELECTED OFFICERS.
Saturday the supreme Court, in case
from Decatur County, held that where
person accepted Office for which the
salary or compensation is prescribed
by law he is presumed to have agreed
to discharge all the duties pertaining
to the Office without further charge or
or cOmpemsatiom.-State Regisicy.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
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PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OFSUPERVS0RS
OF
Wapello County, Iowa
June Session.

OTTuMwA. Iowa.
june 6. 1873.
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
President Garfield in the chair.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
Mr.. Nelson moved to reconsider the
vote taken yesterday upon the motion
OF Mr., Nelson 10 abate the assessment
OF A. 4. Switt& Company (Ottumwa
Gas Works TO $1,000 Carried.
Mr.. Nelson called for the ayes and
nays upon the motion to abate the ms.
scssment of A. L. Swift 4 Company
to $1,000. resulting as follows:
NJ. Nelson. nay; Mr.. Michael, nay
Mr.. Garfield. nay. The chair declared
the motion lost.
Mr. Michael moved to reconsider
the motion of Mr.. Michael to reject the
petition of A. Il. Swift & Company
adopted by the Board on yesterda,
and called for the ayes and nays. re-
sulting as follows:
Mr.. Michael. aye: Mr.. Nelson. ave
Mr.. Garfield, aye.
The chair declared the motion to re.
consider carried.
Question recurring upon Mr.. Mich.
ael motion to reject the petition o.
A. J.. Swift Il Company. Mr.. Mich
ael called for the ayes and navs. re
snlting AS follows:
Mr.. Michael, aye: Mr.. Nelson. ave
Mr.. Garfield, nay.
The chair declared the motion TO re
ject the petition of A. Il. Swift 4 Co
carried.
Mrs. T.. A. Wood presents peti
ton praying the Board to abate tn,
assessment upon the following lands
the NWi1. Sec. 20, So SWi,. Sec. 20
Up. p, range IL.
Mr.. Michael moved that the assess
ment upon the Sl:,SWla, Sec. 20, BIZ
abatcd to $500 per acre, for the yea,
1873. Carried.
Mr.. Nelson moved that the Audito,
be empowered and instructed to can
Gel y certain School Fund Mortgag,
IS. Charles McDivitt, and given upo,
lots No. ,, 3, 7, s, and forty feet o
south side lot No. !. Block |, Ashland
Iowa, and dated April 1857. Carried
Mr.. Michael moved that the Audi
tor he empowered and instructed tt
cancel a certain School Fund Mort
gage Us. G. w. Thomas, he (Thomas
having exhibited to the Board re
ccipt in fun, given by Hugh Brown
Ciclk, and there being no note agains,
said Thomas now in the Auditors
Office. Carried
The County Treasurer presented q
balance sheet of the county finances
to June lst, 1873:
On motion of Mr.. Michael. the re.
port of the County Treasurer, exhib.
ting the condition of the finances OF
the County was received and plac q
on file.
Exhibit of Finances of Wapelle
: -n!ll t. Iowa. to Lmne LIST. 1873, in.
elusive: = -;
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

Pension NoTiCE.--B. +. Cue, Pen
sion agent at Des Moines, has issued
the following notice.
By order of the Commissioner oil
\ Pensions no attorneys will be recog.
nized in claims for increase ofpension.
provided for by section . of act oil
March Sd, 1879, nor in claims for in.
crease of pension Ia minor children o
officers. The return OF the certificate
OF pension to the pension Office a
Washington is all that is necessary tt
secure the allowance OF the claim. IN
less the guardian has been changed, in
which case evidence of guardianship
must be furnished.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

The following is the official state
ment Of oranges organized previous TO
May 10. 1879. from which i, will be
seen that Iowa contains more than one
third Of the whole number: "Arkan-
sas Ia. California s, Georgia 10. Him.
ois Isl. Indiana li2, Iowa l,5O7, Kan
sas Us, Michigan "A, Minnesota 2l9.
Mississippi IL, Missouri 2l5, Nebras-
ka 100, Ohio AZ, South Carolina lis,
Tennessee Ii, Vermont -, Wisconsin
ll0-making an organization. in the
United States. Of 1877 oranges.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

M,5OO Moneys aid Credits" also, the
sum of 5000, error in assessment Of
hog product. Carried.
This beng the day set for final
hearing on road petition of Robert
johnson ct al, evidence was Introduce
ed and heard, for aud against the loca-
ton of the roads petitoncd for. Pend
ing action OF the Board, the petitioner
filed the following:
Comes now the petitioners, Robert
johnson and others. and withdraw
their petition for the establishment of
road as claimed in the petition. They
withdraw said petition and ask the
court 10 dismiss the same at their costs.
They refuse to prosecute this road any
further
/ [Signed) w. II. c. JAquEs,
Atty for Petitioners.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson the motion
OF petitioners, Rob't Johnson ct al, was
granted, and the chair declared the
petition withdrawn and the cause dis
missed upon which the applicant fol
damages in said road cause c.. Harsh
filed the following:
'.In the matter of the road petition
of Robert johnson Ell al, the under.
signed asks the Board to re-tax The
costs assessed rs Appraisers fees, and
that the same be reduced to the am,
allowed by law, to-wit: $50 pei
day.
(Signed) G. HARSH, Per l. n. MAST,
Attorney
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, the mo
ton of G. Harsh was granted.
| Mr.. Nelson moved that the Boart
receive the books OF assessment a
presented by the assessors o
the several townships and cities
of this county. Carried.
J. w. Parker presents petition fol
abatement of penalty on taxes for tn
years 1865, 1866. 1867, 1868, 1869, ant
1870.
On motion of Mr.. Nelson, the peti
ton was laid over till next Septembe
session.
| Mr.. Michael moved the petition o
A. ID. Moss be granted SO far as t.
abatc to the sum Of $1,000, ono thous
and dollars. Carried.
Reese Johns, Of Adams township
presents petition against the count,
'sfor maintainancc of Daniel Johns, hi
father, and Susan Johns. his moth
er, for one year, includin,
doctor bill for said Daniel Johns
who was sick for one year before h
died, eight hundred and six dollar
and ninety cents, $S06.90.''
/ On motion of Mr.. Michaels tn
claim Of Reese Johns was rejected.
| On motion the following claim.
were laid over, to-wit:
| A. N. Cain, Sl.OO; James Cottrell
| $4.05 II. Fritz, S4G.l5; J. II. Meyers
$3.50: VIM. Shadford, 1926: VIM
Walker. $7.45.
On motion the following claims wer
allowed fa.lcif.
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STATE NEWS.

A boy named Utley has been the
first white person TO drown in Clear
Lake. He wen! under last week.
The wire worm has done consider
able damage in Van Buren, county.
Hon. ]. b. Grinell has turned his
attention to church matters.
''-- can fit you with a rosewood
coffin" is a standing advertisement III
a Coryaon paper.
They send a man to Jail for fifteen
days for wearing other people's shirts,
in Dubuque.
The new State Capitol will require
fourteen millions OF brick--all for the
inside work, exterior being entirely
of stone.
A Pelia man, nnder q misapprehen-
sion oftacts, nursed TO vigorous growth
l50 mullen plants. He expected TO-
baceo.
The census of johnson county
shows a population OF M,753, against
1873 in 1870. a gain of over six
thousand
A Dresden family are dangerously
poisoned, and are not expected to re.
cover. Wan paper is the supposed
| cause.
Bedford has t1azy mans base bal
club" They arc said to be proiicien
in the Mieawber business.
a !hree-year old child at Lyons fel
from third stofy window and alight
upon the ground almost entirely unin
jured.
Willie Moves. of Mason City, wht
received the appointment to Yves
Point from that district, has returned
from the East, having failed to pas
| physical examination.
A child seven years old, son of Ben
iamin Childers, Of Alexandria
Clark county, accidentally fell into
kettle of boiling soap, ON Saturda.
evening, and was so badly scalded tina
ii died from the effects on Sunday.
Washington county seems to be
iavorite of the storm king. The Pres
says that a part of the track o
the late tornado, was swep
over by a hurricane in Angus! so o
go, attended with similaf results
houses being moved and unroofed
and crops ruined.
Edward Crouch, boy of Ii, Twin
near Bradford, Floyd county, wa
killed on Monday while playing bas
bail. The bal slipped from the hand
OF the batter, and striking the boy i
the stomach, caused his death IN a FEY
minutes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

Senator Vale, of Van Bnrcn county
declines again being a candidate for
State Senator, and in doing so, says,
Il am fully satisfied from past cxpe-
ricnce that TO render entire satislac.
ton and enact into law all that the PEG.
pie demand, and nothing that they do
not desire, is a very difficult problem
that fail to find any assistance in Eu-
cid i'm solving"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
According to statement prepared

According to statement prepared
by the Commissioner OF Agriculture.
the total production of wheat in the
United States during 1872 was 49,
$4,000 bushels, an increase over the
preceding years yield of l2,275.OO0
bushels. OF this amount California
produced 25.600,0OO bushels. Next on
the list as great wheat producing
State is Illinois, and then follow Min
ncsota, Wisconsin and Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
A Terrihi g Fu aish rss esat.

Mr.. James Greenwood has PUBLISH
ed a frightfui account of the silent
system which is in operation at the
Holloway Model Prison, in London
1t is an offense for prisoner TO
speak one word, and he is never ad-
dressed except in whispers, so that
he may be in prison two years without
hearing the natural sound of human
voice. The effect of all this is so ter.
rible on the mind that prisoners will
speak out in desperation, al tho risk
of any punishment. rather than endure
that horrible silence.
The prisoners never see one another,
but remain in perpetual solitude. One
poor wretch. driven to desperation by
nine months solitude and silence,
recklessly broke out, in Mr.. Green
woods presence:
'For Gods sake. Governor. put me
in another cell. Put me somewhere
else. I've counted the bricks in thu
cell am in till my eyes ache"
The request of the tortured wretch
was refused.
There is fine hole in each cell. and
as the wardens wear shoes of india
rubber soles, the prisoners can never
be sure of being alone.
Those condemned TO the treadmill
have TO ascend LOO steps every alter
hate twenty minutes for six hours.
And this in a place so hot aud close
that prisoners often lose In perspira-
ton three stones in as many months.
Every day the prisoners are taken to
a chapel arranged that they can see no
one save the chaplin, and him only
through AN iron grating. And thus is
the order of devotion observed War
dens are constantly on the watch. lest
for slight instant they, through the
whole OF the service, depart from the
rigid rule of "eyes right" They must
look steadfastly at the preacher must
raise and lower their prayer-book
with the elbows squared, and all at
once, like soldiers at drill They may
not scrape their feet without having
aiterward TO explain the movement.
They scarcely wink an eye or sigh
without danger OF rebuke or punish
ment. God help them, poor wretches
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
In the Linn County Republican ,on

In the Linn County Republican Con-
vention held last Saturday. a question
arose on the matter of representation
for the townships. Rapids township,
in which Cedar Rapids is. cast one
fourth of the Republican votes in the
county at the last election, and the
township claimed that ii should have
onc-foiirth The delegates. This il ear
ried out would have given the town.
ship 81 delegates instead of II tho
present number. This reminds us that
Center township in this county. cast.
at least one-tourth of the Republican
votes ut this county, if not more. and
yet ii has only five delegates out of the
seventy constituting. the convention.
or one fourteenth part of the delegates.
We have long supposed that the
people of the country would see The
absolute injustice of this state of affairs
its antagonism with Republican prin.
cipies. and correct il ON their own mo-
ton.
1t is standing grievious wrong
which they ought TO correct at once.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

Some conception may be formed OF
the danger Of railroad travel in this
country when we know that during
the past year there have been 1856 rail-
road accidents. By these, $50 persons
have lost their lives, and l,lG4 were
more or less seriously injured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

Attorney General Williams has giv.
en- his opinion upon the method 10 be
pursued with the Moaoc murdsrers.
lie says that The usa.cs Of war re-
cognize the trial by conrl martial. OF
offenders against the rules Of war. .ucl,
rs the violation of flag of truce. and
therefore recommends that the muir.
dering Modocs be so tried. Thi- settles
the fate Of Captain Jack and his CO.
mhrderers. They will stretch hemp.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

We submit that il is unfair for Re
pHblicans who want Office Of the Re.
publican party 10 "hob-knob" will
Democrats and Liberals. They NAV
aid in getting fellow nominated, but
when the October election day rolls
around, they will "slap" a vote against
him like ball from columbiad.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

A line looking young man recently
appeared at Sioux City, apparently
with plenty of money, and shortly en-.
gagged board with II family near the
city where was beautiful daughter
He SO far got the confidence OF the
family as to win their consent to allow
the daughter to accompany him to visit
his mother and sisters in the South
But in packing his trunk for departure
he dropped u letter " which brother OF
the girl picked up. Ii read as follows
ST. LOUIS, May 8.
DEAR W: ! have just received
your letter in which you say that " all
is hunk" Yon have been a long time
getting things all hunk" but if the
girl is as you represent--and / have
too much confidence in your judgment
to doubt 1.-THE check for $500 will be
placed in the hands'of the man YOU
have indicated. 1t is too much, but
am entirely sickencd with the worn
out hays of this city, and must have
something fresh. | have had half a
mind to marry while you have been
up--it has been SO long-but to marry
any of the "swell girls" of this city
Wouiu Dc 100 Expensive, ana In the
end more unsatisfactory than to pay
you $500 for mistress. But you, W.,
will find your cake dough if you fool
with her ON the way down-mind that.
Come soon. Yours, -.
The sequel was that the father and
brother OF the intended victim invited
the young man that evening to ride.
They drove to ravine by the river,
read the letter to him and asked him
what he had 10 say, He admitted that
the letter disclosed his true business,
but begged like spaniel for his life
They gave him one of the severest
floggings that ever SCARED the back of
a rascal, took him to the Nebraska
shore, and sent him adrift with the
warning that il caught in Iowa again
his life would pay the forfeit. Prob.
ably it is well that they spared the
miserable scoundreis worthless life /;
but an ordinary murderer is innocent
in comparison with the crime which
he had nearly carried into successful
execution against that young lady.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
Report exhibits as follows:

BENZ, Ladd presents petition pray.
ing the Board to abate. or strike from
the Assessors book of Columbia TO wn-
ship. certain items of assessment for
the year 1873, as set forth in his peti-
lion. Evidence was taken by the
Board of Mr.. Ladd and Mr.. VIM.
CONVEY, Assessor, the former to sus-
tain his petition and the latter to sus-
tain his assessment. The Board re-
serves action upon the petition till to-
morrow.
A. ID. Moss presents n petition pray
ing the Board TO abatc the item of
$500. corporation stocks. assessed to
him in 1872. Evidence was taken I'M
upon the petition. and Board reserves
action till tomorrow.
). u. Carman, agent of Edward
Carman, Sr., presents petition for
abatement of assessment on the SWi..
seq. Sec. 2, township II, range 1s.
On motion Of Mr.. Michael, the Pc
tition was granted, aud the land as
sessment abated to $3.50 per acre for
the year 1873.
The petition OF the Union Coal and
Mining Company (Which was laid
over from April SESSION. was taken
up, and on motion of Mr.. Nelson, was
rejected.
Mr.. Michael moved that the sum of
*250 1.-TWO hundred and fifty dollars)
be set apart from the Poor Farm funds
as a special pauper fund. Carried.
Mr.. Michael moved that there be
appropriated the sum of three hum
dred and fifty dollars (S35OOO) or so
much thereof as may be necessary for
repairing the Court House ;and that the
Auditor aud Sheriff be appointed A
committee to superintend the re.
pairing.
Mr. Nelson moved TO amend. that
Mr.. Michael be added to said commit.
tee. Amendment accepted and the
motion carried
On motion Board adjourned till to-
morrow morning, 8 O'Clock.
WM. II. CALDWELL,
County Auditor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

The importance of the Coal Interes.
The Developments of the wonderful,
| coal resources of the United States is
attracting the attention of the whole
civilized world While on the other
hand, England. the great manufacture
ing nation: is discussing the probabil
lty OF the exhaustion OF her coal fields.
The discussion gives rise to an exam-
nation of the probabilities of the scep-
ire OF manufacturing passing from
England TO the United States at no dis.
tant day. on account Of the exhaustion
OF the coal beds of the former nation
England has always enjoyed the nd
vantage over this country in clmap
manufacturing on account of her cleap
labor This the Edinblrg Retiem now
says may he more than countcrbaamccd
by the scarcity of coal and extra labor
TO mine it. The Recicr saws:
Let us contrast our case with that
of the United States. That vast region
has present population of not much
more than 3?.Do.OW. for the census of
1870 returned it as 3S,55S,37l. Las,
year according TO recent advice) the
total production of coal in the States
wac 1l.Dl ID tons. In 1865 the total
nrndln:t ION -tlAs--l-A,iasAl- GA..A.. -.
l,"24, W2 tons. and OF anthracite. H.
90, 7j2 tons, altogether making -. S56.-
939 tons, and the capital thus employ
ed i'll coal mining throughout tho Uni
ted States. SiD,U,n0O. while the capital
invested in railways and canals pene-
trating The coal iields. made principal,
for their development and sustained
by the coal trade, amounted To $40
En,0n. THIS io,ve ncrc0se tsa Sh1Ltaq
cauo'ftc IT prosperity: but the Amci.i-
cans have one serious draw back. name
~: dear labor. and they cannot as vet
compete with our cheaper labor
Should. however. our mining continue
al any such cost As recently. the wages
IN America may become actually less
Than ours or equal Ia them. Then the
present relative conditions may
BIZ reversed IRE have possessed far less
coal and enjoyed far better and cheap
- hiS"'A' " NNti o'tttS ~ +. fHtH IINf
had the most coal and have only re-
gulred as cheap or cheaper labor than
ours, and equal skill in mining. TO turn
the balance in their favor i
The course of manufacturing SUI
premacy of wealth, and Of power is
directed by coal. That wonderful
lnineral--ot the possession of which
Euglisbmen have hitherto thought so
little aud wasted 50 much, is the mod
ern realization Of the philosophers
stone. This chemical result of prime
val vegetation has been the means, hy
its abundance. OF raising This country
to an unprecedented height Of pro.pcr-
ity. and its deficiency might nave the
elect of lowering il to slow decline.
while by greater abundance il raises
another country in the far West to a
prosperity greater than our own. .
IL raises NJ one people and casts down
| another; il makes railways on land
and paths on the sea- it changes The
course of empires.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

l.. NJ. Cooley, Clerk of the Courts,
files his report of fines and costs, ETC.,
collected since January IL, 1872. to
June 4, 1873. which, on motion of Mr..
Nelson, was received and placed on
file.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
June 7th, 1879.
SIXTH DAY.

Board met pursuant to adjourn.
mcnt.
Members all present.
President Garfield in the chair.
Minutes of yesterdays proceedings
were read and approved.
Mr.. Nelson moved that the petition
of benjamin Ladd be granted so far as
to abate and strike from the books
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12
The Courier.
A. II. HAMII TON r,.n,
r. RI. WARDEN faitors'

1t istke wonderful thing ii thiS age,
that there never was such grand.
pune. immaculate party as the gs'iplT.
gus old Democratic party, seasoned
With the fitz Henry Warrcns. Grin
nelis, Stones, &c, of the so-cailed Lib
eral party, 1t never had : thief it'll
in lis folis ii never waged war on the
nstion's life and Ouilt national cata-
comb thai took one or more dear ones
TO tenant it from every other family
circle IN the land. oh 40. il is \ NOR
81 and immaculate party. a faithful de-
fender al all times o. The old flag.
the lover aud champion oil universal
freedom. The protector at the weak
OF every color and creed: il never in
tiulgcd in ,hc inhuman slaughter Of d
race which i've hundred aud fiji,
wears Of slavery and ronrubinage had
reduced to the most affect tlcoretls
lion. Not whit OF il ii was ALWAYS
On the skirmish line in ever, forward
movement for the amelioratiou of all
human kind. Now the same old Gle.
inent which made mp this grand old
party; these lovers OF the human race.
these benctsctors OF all mankind. hay
ing been thrown from power for thei,
hoole deeds of patriotism. for ilicil
efforts IN behalf of universal freedom,
for their scrnpulous integrity. ask 1,
DE reinstated in power, as the great re.
form party. Their grand record OF
good deeds is the sound gtarautc,
they offer for The future Is it no.
wonderful Ina, the American pcopl,
cannot appreciate them. Is it no
strange that as often as they go dow,
10 gather from new quarters. eve,
more purity than they now posses.
aud pop mp anew under assumed col
ors. that The people Ftill refuse 10 en-.
brace them The latest phase they AS
Snme is an attempt to cuddlc under
the wings Of The order of Changers,
the only result of which. il Tie Gran.
gers should follow their advice. wou|d
ne TO drag down aud DESTROY the Pa.
irons of Husbandry, on the same prin.
ciple that poor dog Tray got his heat
ing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

Stokes has finally obtained from the
Cont Of Appeals new trial. This
will imbue him with new hope and
enliyen his dowm-casi haggard couu,e-
nsncc. 1t will also have the effect to
give heart to mnrdcrers in confinement,
elsewhere. As, however. The cause Of
granting new trial rests only on the
giving Of wrong instruction by the
court below, which had in fact no ef-
feet upon the character OF the finding
OF the jury, il has ne bearing upon the
question Of his .niIt or innocence
The fact is that his defense was exceed
ingly lame, resting mostly upon the
testimony OF perjureh witnesses.
However, all this may he, in the cor.
rupted currents Of New York courts
and inries there is great opportunity
for man of means and influential
friends 10 keep his head out of the
moose. We have not a reasonable
doubt that the cause OF Justice and the
fltmrc OF society demands the execu-
ton of this culprit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-06-12

On motion, Board adjourned.
WM. III. Caldwell,
County Auditor.