Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-01-08

II The Attention Of business and
monied men IL invited to the State
ment Of the First National Bank, in
to-day's paper.
Cedar Rapids has act to work and 10
n determined to have the SEATS Fair a. |
that place again. The nsce ssary funds
arc reported = nearly all pledged.
Y CEDAR Rapids is ont $l3,50O on At
ting up the State Fair grounds. Who
# wants the next chance to make a per-
It manent investnsent Of that amount
!. II required more than three hun
!. dred and fiity million pounds Of coffee
!. and fifty million pounds Of tea to cup
ply the breakfast and tea tables in this
country last year.
TIE Pella Blade has weekly an ex-
10 cellent column Of items in ita aStreet
! Car" The way we know they are
good il that we write number or /
' them.
The new Sheriff, Treasures and
County Superintendent Of Schools,
b gave bonds and were inaugurated into
II Office yesterday.
The prevailing high prices Is indul
4 cling our farmers to bring great quan-
y titles Of oats, corn and wheat to town.
For tho season Of the pear, the ssAi
trade was never more lively. - 7sss
AMoxe the old citizens and frna /
friends Of the CouhlrR who called to-
day were Hon. chss. Dudley, Thomas
Foster, 11snry I1swusv wm.M. Dim.
c mitt, j. !. Johnston and George " I
What iittls sleighing there 10, IL u.
. Ing improved by oil who can muster
any kind OF rig that will Glide. Tire 7
boys are having an immense quantity
Of fun Gliding down ihs. hills d even
! ings.
u A sleighriding party Of young Ia.
dies and gents are going to Agency
!, tonight. sWecan recollect when thai
kiad Of 8 same was about IA the
amasement young people had hero, In
winter.
The State Reotsser says : It would
appear from the report Of the doings
Of the Circuit ODurt Yesterday, thsf
the vsaiey Railroad matter Isn't vi
settled. Two executions were order.
ed and half bushel OF mosfona made, |
aud the end Is not YETI
We hope TO hear from our cores
pondent Xxx often. We would like
to hare . short letter occasionally
from . correspondent In each town ii
the county, giving the news current In
their localities. A. W have said here.
tofore, We don't want any long, dry,
diequisitions ON sabjscts tl,at have
bees worn out ftom 100 70 LOCO years
ago. ~ " sfgs9 sTs.rf
Iswa Rassnts. 20 N
| The following Iowa patents were IL |
sued from the United States Patent
Oface, for the week ending Dec. 10,
1873: fEfS Il
| Harvester-D ropper-J. s. Fowler,
Davenport. 80 RI
| Rotary Eugine w. r. Maxson, In
dependence.
Bridge--A. Reilling, Bellevue. ~ III
| Punch 4 6hears--C. Swanson, New.
ton.
iHx Baltimore Clothing House, next
to the Iowa National Bank, from this
date forward, will soil overcoats ana /!
all kinds Of wintsr clcthing It manu-
tacturer's prices, to make room for
lsrgs spring stock now bsing manu-
featured In tho East. n ron want to
cave from rs to 80 per cent. on your
purchsses Of clothing you should bear
this in mind and call early before the
bargains are oil gone. w
The Hon. J. W. Dixon, of this city .
Anti-Nonopoly candidate for Speaker
Of the House, was on for Des Moines
yesterday. "
The Hon. John H. Gear, of Burlipg.
ton. prominent - The Republican can-
didats for Speaker Of the Heuse, went
through this city to-day, onhis way
to the capital. 1t is quito probable that
as early a. tomorrow or the next dsyi
the hive will be quite busy IN Des
Moines. sss ssssY, sss.
| For over twenty-five years Esq
Rupssof Keokuk .tewnahip, hos dis
pensed juseicc y ~ peopls4of that
bailiwick. The Squire has always
been trus.blue Wing or Republican,
and, though the majority Of tho pco-
i nlo Of that township have generally ,