Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-25
This and THAT .

II msn 10 murdered BY his hired
man should thOss eoroncr render 4
verdict OF "killed ~ his own hand ~
= A Maine woman has hair seven feat
and FIVE inches long long. 10 Be
available for use in butter. &
n. A little three year-old down east.
recently said There's two things I !
DO 'spise- Sunday and dyin'~
A little son Of o.. Henry, iivinr
near hlatrstown, Was recently killed
~ taking strychufne Chat shadls been
put ont for squirrels. %1 TD Il
Out of the seven bridgas which
afford entrance 10 the city Of Lyons
only one was left by the late storms.
A log school-house ia s'the timber
near Lima, Fsyette county,F was struck
By lightning and consumed. chiIAreu's
books and all, last Sunday night.
s Near Finchford, Butter county Al
8 year old boy wandered from home.
strayed upon the railroad track, teli
asleep, and was run over bya freight
train, receiving such injuries that
recovery is deemed impossible. S.
Ifyou want to find out I mans true
disposition, take him when he is wet
and hungry. Ii he is amiable then,
dry him, and all him up, and you have
an angel. Fs - Aa&&s sf.3 .esaAfg5 !
The Toledo Blade advises the Phila.
delphians that the way tosnet tho cen.
tcnnial appropriation adopted wonld
bs to couple with il an authority for
members Of Congress to have peanut
and pop corn stsnds on the ground. !
Andrew Swanson and Lewis Smith,
the latter negro, set ont to walk from
Lansing to McGregor: when on .
lonely spot on, the route, the. negro
struck SuAnson q blow on the side OF
the head that knocked him senseless.
and then robbed him of $50 and his
lvAlisc. 1t was some time before
Snanson recovered. No clue has been
obtained ~ to the whereabouts of the
robher. sas4, sss.l ) ~
Undue familiarities between Mrs..
Pryor, Of vinton, and @I3ihS Mount.
20 worried Mr.. r. that he shot at
Mount three times, on the street. HI
then he'd and concealed himself. until
8 IN the afternoon, when he appeared
| at his house, dripping with the rain j:
handed TO his daug ghter, IL years old,
who stood III the door, $22, which ne
told her TO divide with the children.
then drew . revolver from his pocket
and placing Il q the right breast. Arcd,
fell upon his face and expired without
| 8 word. ast8aA = 50 s'ssss \ lsI7
Il A ParieiAn, who was known &c !
tffee.thinker, met i friend the other
j day. and taking him by the hand. said
IT haso boCOme Christian ~, j i IA
I II ~ glad to- hear it,s Ne replied,
i ssuppOse NE now have - settlement
j OF that little account between NJ. Psy
| me stlat thoa owest." .svssas a,saS,
mo. z said the new born child, turn.
4 Ing on HE hssl; sreligion u reiiRion
and businsss h Abusiness "sq ssa ~ si3
! The old Tntonl florist illuasrated 4
| idea very pointedly when he uttered
1.-THE following: WI 81. n, Z ~ n
II have 90 much dronhlo NIT N
laadios ven doy come to bay snfn0 rose
dey wants him hardy. dey Yants hin
nice goolor, dey wants him everything
lin ono rose. hopes am net vok 70,
tcAlls one uncAllAnt mar, bnt r hay'
I e0medlmos to say to y sdoe ladiea
Madame, / never often ~ laIdies al
. lyas beautiful, dat vas Rich, dat "
.fHo0d temper, dat vas perfection Il
One ladies. Isss her much not q !
n 4trt t.ssnsH - &c.,