Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-09-18
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"A young lady at Cedar Falls, Iowa
| can whistle la different tunes
Tie St. Louis, X. c. 81 Northern r
r. lie now issuing very handsome
pictorial monthly advertising sheet.
James Grooms, of Polk township
will have public sale on the e5th Of
September
The COURIER Job Office Is printing
a new paper called the College Jour.
nal, Tor the Ottumwa Business College
The first Issue will be 5000.
The ladies are requested to cali al
Miss Benson's, in Ea,on's new build.
ing, up stairs, and see her new Millin.
cry goods, just received.
George Wilson and Judge Snyder
have sold out the Homestead entire, to
DR.. Sprague aud his son F. Il
Sprague.
r. g. Ballingall informs III that the
cattle hotel in this city wa.ered and
fed its first guests last week. They
were thirteen car loads Of cattle.
Conn Lewis has erected very hand.
some iron balcony in front Of his
Opera House. The Ottumwa Foun.
dry did the job.
The Fair, no doubt IL success, and
many will draw prizes, but you can
draw a bigger prize by buying your
clothing at the Baltimore Clothing
House. Go and see.
Next Monday, Sept, ed, the colored
citizens Of this city celebrate the issu-
ing Of the Proclamation of Emancipa-
ton, by free dinner, procession, adj
dresses, Sc. They expect to have Z
grand old time.
John Saylor, OF Keoknk township,
takes our premium Of years subscrip-
ton for the largest melon brought to
this Office this season, He brought in
q Mountain Sweet" to-day that
weighs 81 pounds strong.
Masters Willie Love, Charlie Tay-
lor, Howard Hedrick, and Misses
Frank Harrow and Kate Hedrick left
on the lows Central to-day for Iowa
City, where they 60 to attend the Iowa
University.
8. B. Mills, Of Seward, Nebraska,
10 In the city on visit. He looks a.
large - life and twice a. natural. he
says Seward 10 growing nicely and
that our old friend Derby Is flourish.
ing like . green bay-hoss.
HERE Is the latest description Of a
kiss, floating about without credit:
Twas night. A real warm couple
stood in the pale, cold moonbeams.
Their lips touched, and there was a
sound like . COW drawing her hoot
out Of the mud.
Drs. 6isson B Perdew have q very
nice Office In Eaton's binding and are
prepared to pull your teeth, or make
new ones, in the most approved and
expeditions manner. The public will
be glad to hear that DR.. 8. has again
gone into an Office.
The vinton Eagle records the fact
that man in that place was divorced
and welded on the same day last week.
It asks Indiana to acome down." and
says, "A husband in the morning
single at noon-wedded at evening |
Whew!n
Our pl bile Library is fast becoming
a place ofpublic resort for young la
dies and gents. Our citizens should
take pride ia building up this worthy
aud thus encourage their
children to employ their spare time in
reading good books.
DR.. Taylor returned from New York
Saturday evening. He has purchased
very large stock of goods for the pop
ular house Of Taylor, Blake s Co., and
struck the freight market exactly go
that they will be able to make 1t very
largely to the interest Of their ousto-
mers.
Mrs. Ives has laid upon our table .
very fine specimen of ivory En-
ished letter paper, . variety Of note
paper, and envelopes, ofall which she
is now In receipt of fine stock, and
which both lady and gentlemen cor
respondents will do well to call at her
book store and examine.
The Central Iowa District Agricul-
tursl Association hold their 18th an
nual fair at Des Moines, Iowa, October
g, 9 and 10 next. Their fairs are
FIRST class as they give fine premiums
and are attended by thousands of peo-
pie. D. H. Van Pelt is President and
A. ]. Lyon Secretary.
Geo. Boulton has returned from
New York, where he purchased for
B. J. & Bro. an immense stock OF
sweets. They are now receiving them
and soon their large business house
will be piled full from top to bottom
The business ofthis popular house Il
rapidly extending and they will soor
nesd more extensive quarters.
Everybody who comes to town and
psssss Union Block, admires the FIN,
sioss room Of Fred CRUDE and every.
body that studies economy and wants
70 be In atyls buys their hats and fur,
nishing goods Of CRUDE. When yor
pass down Main street look In and Sc,
what . fus stock he has, be sure
you price his goods, II you want to buy
. bargain.
DR.. Stewart has Just returned from
= two weeks visit to Texas. He visit
- Sherman, Dallas, Corsicana, ant
all thN Su1ne,rfa ant fnw1a An tha Tee,