Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-05-28

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THE OTTUMWA COURIER
THuRsDAY MoRNrxe. NAY 2sth, ls7l.
Sioux City pineth for steam Gre
engine.
One Of our competitors thinks OF
making dictionary. He has got into !
the H's and spells hurt heart.
That was bright little child which
inquired: "Ma, WHEN COVE die do
they all 90 to the milky-way?"
The Moulton Record wants circus
to come that way to accommodate the
men who are too poor to take paper.
John Dog pctitioned the Msssachu-
setts Legislature to change his name
and they made itJohn Kerr, and he
was happy. s%
Mr.. Worcester is getting material
on the ground for his new brick store1
which will be built where his old one
now stands. @ @tff9
Gangs is pushing his new dwelling1
ahead rapidly. Chiffon h Kendall do
the stone aud brickwork and szulauf
the carpentering.
Kingsbaker's Modoc has quit the
war path, but he IL now dressed up
gorgeonsly in 'tinsel paint and feathers
and has . new pair Of breechcs.
Now that the word "hymensal' il so
COMMONLY used in reference TO we'd
dings, II is suggested that births should
be headed 'scrymencal" and deaths
"dismencal..
Tho sum Of $4,000 has been voted
BY the Mexican Congress to provide
for the proper representation Of Mex
Eco at the Centennial Exhibition in
Philadelphia ~ ~ 90
A Colorado paper says that men out
there will ride fifteen miles to ''spark"
girl ON Sunday night, but the women
there will ride double that distance to
zee man HING. p--ss s~gqs ssra
People who maintain any nuisances
about their premises WIN do well toI
read and heed the notice given by the
Township Trustees, which win be
fonnd in to-days paper.
Bprlington y happy oyer the, fact oil
having shippcd = sausage grinder To-
Switzerland. OttumWS shirnN1s a
sansase stuAsf to sweden q louR Willie
ago, but 1t never got into the papers.
Edward Ryan, who was couvictel1
Of an attempt to, commit arson, aud
conspiracy II this city, and was seA-
fenced to the Penitentiary, has served,
his time ont and was released yester-
day, ewfe
In the Mt. Pleasant Journal to G. w.
McAdam, and has purchased An In
terest in the Burlington Hasrksye, and
will hereafter be connected editorially
with,thatpapsr. @ @gz ~ \ n
Yankee RsAinssn.
Has been heard from. He telegraphs
as follows:
DAVENPORT Iowa, May II.
To Telegraph Operator, Ottunra -
Please tell every body We are comingj
with real Htppodrome, fifth Of ai
mile track in tent.
YANKEE RoBlNsoS.
The newspapsrss havsg quit boosting
about big eggs. Babies now are the
braa, and an Adel msn named Woods
en-, boasts gal baby that weighed IA
lbs ct birth. Wooden babies may
reach that weight but meat babies
don't often get s'borncd" that heavy. 4
Laconic funeral Grafton by an Ar.
kansas poker.playcr Gentlemen.
my partner never killed man uu.
less he thought he had a reason for it, I
and whom he stocked the cards it was
done in the prettiest way you ever see.
I'll shoot the man that says he hasn't
gone to heaven" Es r. ss
The Burlington DAILY says: eff =
premium were offered for the biggest
amount Of offensive smells to the
square inch, Burlington would beat
the world. Jefferson street, Main
street, Third street, Washington street
and others, and almost every, alley in II
town, stis.k,-that is the only word. :
T. P. Walker has bought ont Mr.. Leas I
interest in the Remington Sewing Ma
chine business and will hereafter carry
ON tho business alone. People who
want the best Sewing Machine ever
Invented will do well to call on Wal.
ker before they buy, as he will make
it to their interest to do SO. d&wlti !.
Mr.. Post, ~ Wisconsin Christian,
went to church the other morning and
found Mrs. Schlimgen in his pew
Mr.. Post did not follow the plan Of
most weakened Christians-take . |
seat and soowl At the woman through |
the sermon; he took Mrs. Schlimgen
by the ear and yanked her out Of that
seat 80 quick it made every hair pin in |
har chignon tremble. .ssss
We notice tho pspars It Eairliald Il. |