Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-01-02
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Association in Davis co unity.
Governor Carpenter was the first
school teacher in Fort d odge.
Burlington has just de dicatcd new
hall for the use of its CO uncll.
No Governors MESA ge at tho fson-
ing session of our Legisl ature
The Bee-kcepcrs Assn citation meets
at Cedar Rapids on Jan,r ,ry Let.
Tho assessed value of property in
Dubuque county reaches .S9,972,l0
A Mrs. Chambers, fell upon the
slippery sidewalk at Get lar Rapids,
last week and broke her lels.
DIR. 1saas Hays, the Arctic explorer
and author of the "Opcn'Polar Sea-"
lectured in Mt. Pleasant rccanfly.
On Sunday night last, Fat Dubuque,
an infant child was smothered to death
while sleeping between its parents.
Harrison county has a county seat
fight, which an exchange calls s.partic-
ularly hot, Notwithstanding the wealth
er.
Geo. Fields, q brakeman on the Rock |
Island railroad, was badly injured at
Walcott, by being crushed between two J
cars.
VIM. CASTOR was conidenccd at DEE ,
Moines on Christmas. day, out of a
horse, saddle, bride, and an owe r.
coat.
The steam saw-mill Of f.. B. Le,w-
cry, in Des Moines county, was hnr, led
last week, resulting in total loss of
$4,000.
The Iowa State Horticultural Socie-
ty holds its next meeting at Dav en-
port OH Jan. 2lst, and continues in ses-
sion three days.
An express train. on the Central road
was thrown off the track last Wednes-
day, near Epworth, and two persons
seriously injured.
Henry Mott an employee on the
Northwestern road, lost an eye BY the
explosion ofan oil cup on the air pump
on steam brake.
A Bloomfield girlhas kept two sigh
ing SWANS at her feet for the last three
months, and can't decide which to
marry. From the Democrat.
On Christmas night Mr.. John Barr
slipped on the frozen snow at Ecokuk
as he was returning from prayer meet
ing, and dislocated his hip.
A two-story dwelling house belong
ing to Mrs. Waltz twas burned down
last week, at Danyillc. Loss s2,5O0.-
No insurance. A defective fue.
Dexter was visited by destructive
fire on Tuesday last, which consumed
over $4,000 worth Of property 1t
was the work of an incendiary.
The Methodist church at Muscatirc
caught fire on Sunday night,
during services, but the fire was cxtin-
guished before severe damage was
done.
Owing to the scarcity of fuel and
the severe cold, Boone, Carroll and
neighboring towns have been obliged
to burn furniture as fuel to keep from
freezing.
a little daughter of VIM. Mellick, of |
Dallas Center, fell on the ice. on Mon J
day, and fractured her skull by strik-
ing on her head. She lived only TWEEN
ty minutes. !
On Tuesday last, the pork house OF |
Geo. Book, at Burlington. was cous,im-
ed by fire, together wiihits entire con-
tens. Loss s2S,ooo; insurance $4,000.
incendiary.
The G 80 passenger train on the Val.
ley road celebrated Christmas day BY
running OF the track in East Des
Moines. Nobody was injured aud no
loss sustained.
Geo. Glenn, maniac, was found in
n school house at New Boston. on
Monday night, nearly frozen to death.
When sufficiently well he will be sent
to Mt. Pleasant.
A man named Croker, while hur-
rying to the train at Cedar Falls. fell
on the track and struck the back of
his head upon the rail, injuring him-
self quite severely.
The barn of David Thompson, near
Keosauqua, containing 500 bushels Of |
corn, 100 bushels of wheat, 200 bushels
of oats, together with his horses, and
farming utensils, was consumed by
fire last week. No insurance.
The Rev. Mr.. Compton, of the Unit
ed Brethren church Hardin Co. has just
concluded a suit against his congrega-
ton, in which he had sued for dcfic-
iency of salary, amounting to $3.50
and was awarded the same.
The Governor has received a COM
mGnication from Montana Territory,
asking that an arrangement be made
by which their insane may be kept at
the Iowa Asylum. The request can
not be granted as we are Strengthened
for room for our own crazy ones.
Mr.. Bailey, at Des Moines, met
wich severe accident by falling
from his crriaye upon the frozen
ground, day or two since. He suf-
fcrcd severe concussion of the skull,
was terribly bruised and remained I'M
conscious for over twelve hours.
lows Corn and the Centennial.
At a meeting of the United States
Centennial Commission in Philadel-
phia on the 9th inst, the Commission