Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-02-19
This and That.

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its licenses.
Atlantic, Iowa, had a $40, 700 fire on
Sunday night. The property burned
was mill and elevator.
Josh Billings says, classy children
allwas have sassy parents" and as
samival Weller says, "wicey wercy.'
Doc. McCuE has the brick on the
ground for . handsome residence on
Second street just beyond the resi-
dence of N Baker.
The Council Bluffs Nonparfel thinks
the awkwardest sight in the world Is
that OF q man with lcaky boots waltz.
ing across . muddy street on his heels.
|. Four hundred car loads, or about
100000 lbs, is the amount Of Ice that
St. Louis draws from tho benutifu
Des Moines this winter, to cool their
summer drinks.
Twenty-one men In Des Moines be-
lieve their services are needed by the
city to run its government, and an
nounce In the papers their willingness
to be sacrificed "for their country's
good"
Some weather-wise people predict
that because during February the
weather has been mild, March and
April will necessarily be rough. Don't
cross river until you came to II, Il .
true axiom.
Wapello County Agricultural Socie-
u We think has struck the right man
for . Secretary. lfBilly will put Bis
shoulder to the wheel, In the right
way, hs can do . great deal to build
up the society aud make II what II
should be.
MARrsvItLr, Ia Marion county. has
had = case OF practical Woodhullism.
The wife of > highly respected citizen
Of that place, alter living with her
husband for twenty years, discovered
that shc didn't love him, and has ab-
sconded With the proprietor Of no
madic daguerrean gallery.
Remember the Ward msstings on
Saturday night, Republicans. Turn
out 70 them and nominats your best
men, and then elect them. Don't stay
away from the nominatiag msstings
and then dnd fault because the man
you wanted waa not nominatsd.
Lou, who furnishes the steam powor
that propels our presses, has suggsst.
ed plan for sstslIng the great turkey
suit. His plan 10 that the contsstants
give the turkey to him, - hs has .
tooth that 10 especially adapted to
tnasticating turkeys that havn't sense
enough to stay 1t home.
VIM. +. Berry. foreman or the repair
shops Of the Central Railroad Of Iowa,
al Msrshalltown. WAS on Thsraday. In
stantly killed. He was 1t work under
. dat car on side track, when switch
engine sent another cor down the track,
striking the standing car with such
force, that before Barry could escape,
the wheels passed over his breast.
BY the Janesvills (Drsmer Co, lay
Clipper, We see that W. Fl. Morehouse
ami wife, formerly Of this city, cele.
brated their China wedding, 1t that
place, ON the slst Of January. They
were presented with rare cot Of .'old
china" among which were . sugar.
bowl brought over In the Msy1ower,
q coup set from which Gen. Scott ate
/" hasty pudding" and the original tea-
cup from which william took his first
dose of cat-nip tea, and many other
valuable relics and for present use, .
magnificent get Of new China, valued
at go. Il isssaid William /" was too
tuli for utterance," but the account
AOn c"yt ~ A0saOS ~ ~ - Vi tuO kVO0
things he cat or Of gratitude, 30 we'll
say It was Of both.
DusiAess College.
Tho Ottumwa Business College,
under the successful management Of
Prot. Caldwell, 10 stiii growing in
popularity, and has . class Of over 800
scholars, who are receiving business
education that will AZ them for the
active duties Of life, whatever may be
their chosen profsssion. Tho propris-
tor does not spare pains or expense to
make this institution 6tst-class in
every respect. We learn he has made
arrangements for having . city tele.
graph In connection with tho oflce
here, and that Mr.. G. A. Plummer,
manager W. y. Tel. ONCE, togcihsr
with Mr.. Throne, also . practical
operator, will give lessons In actual