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Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26
Terrible Tulare.

The Visalia Times in its issue of
March Dist tells the tale of how some
adventurous mariners suffered on Tu-
lare Lake. On Wednesday, the 18th,
Messrs. Adams, Bequette and Sanders
started from Creighton's ranch on the
east side of the lake, for Pelican
Island. Their craft was small row.
boat, laden within four inches of the
water. When within a few miles of
their destination terrible storm arose,
and for hours, drenched with water
and momentarily in danger of destruc-
ton, they battled with the wind and
waves in their struggle to prevent the
boat from being driven out to sea.
After protracted effort they succeed
in reaching a small island, where they
passed the night, exposed to the pelt-
ing of the storm. The next day they
proceeded to Pelican Island. On leav-
ing the island to return they fell in
with schooner belonging to Mr.. At
we'll, and transferred their traps to her.
But a short time had passed when
another and still more severe storm
broke over them, in which their vessel
lost her rudder and became unman-
ageable. All night they were driven
about at the mercy of the waves. The
next day they LETT the schooner and
tried the small boat again, and finally,
after ten days of jeopardy on the lake,
three days and nights of which were
spent in struggling with the storm,
they reached the shore in safety, but
worn out and exhausted by their long
exposure to the elements.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26
Our Progress.

Day by day and year by year Los
Angeles is moving steadily on and as
suming more and more the proper
tions of city. Ours is no mushroom
growth, brought into existence and
sustained by the temporary terminus
Of a railroad or the sudden shifting Of
some commercial channel.
As an instance of our material
growth, we here publish statement
of the buildings now in course of erec-
ton or very soon to be built. AS will
be seen they are all of substantial
and permanent kind, many approach
ing to elegance, and their character
speaks well for the future of Los An
geles.
BUILDINGS.
The extension of the United States
Hotel building will cover space of
60x122 feet, extending back to Los An
geles street. Cost of construction,
$4,000. When completed this hotel
will furnish accommodations for 800
guests.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
Is erecting a two-story bank building,
18x71 feet. The building is of the
most substantial kind, built of brick
with iron front and will cost $4,000.
F. Signoret is building three-story
brick edifice on the corner Of Main
and Turner streets, to cost when COM
pleted, $4,000.
The M. +. Church South has plans
drawn for a magnificent church build
ing soon to be erected on the corner
of Third and Fort streets. The plans
are in the office of E. T. Keysor,
architect, and will be open for bids
next week. The cost of the edifice
will be about $4,000.
Plans for several other buildings, in
Guiding block on Main street and two
elegant residences, are also in the
hands Of Mr.. Keysor, but the details
are Withheld by request. Their aggre-
gate cost will be about $4,000.
Jacob Philips is building a frame
dwelling on University street, which
will cost $4,000 completed.
DIR. J. Kurtz is building a frame
dwelling on University street; proba-
BILE cost, $1,000.
A. M. Shannon is erecting two
story frame dwelling on Hill street, to
cost $4,000.
Eugene Meyers has contract let for
frame residence on Fourth street, cost
$4,000.
Messrs. Buchanan & Huskins, build
ers, are now engaged in erecting build
ings for the following parties:
For G. H. Bradley, frame dwelling
on Fourth street, between Hill and
Olive; cost, $4,000.
For HI. Knowles, frame cottage, at
an expense of $500.
For John Hall, frame dwelling
house; cost, ST 200.
Dolores Sepulveda is just complet-
ing a brick dwelling; estimated cost,
$500.
Samuel Norton will build frame
residence between San Pedro and
Main streets at a cost of $1,000.
r. Sotelo is building a one-story
frame dwelling, at cost of $500.
John Mcdonald is erecting an addi-
ton to his boarding house on Com
mercial street.
e. N. Fletcher, frame dwelling on
Olive street.
By this it will be seen that property
aggregating in value something over
one hundred thousand dollars is now
in course Of construction or contempla-
ton in Los Angeles, and this before
the season has fairly commenced.
Contractors and builders predict an
unusually lively season for building
during the coming Summer; better,
perhaps, than Los Angeles has ever
before seen.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26
The Swansea Furnace.

The Inyo Independent says:
AS will be seen by notice elsewhere
John A. Knapp has assumed the
management of the O. l.. S. l.. Co. s
furnace at Swansea, Mr.. Van Arsdale
having rendered his resignation Of
that position some weeks since. Mr..
Van Arsdale retains the management
of the Omega tunnel mines in Cerro
Gordo, which mines, though worked
in connection with the furnace, are
and have been the separate property
of certain New York capitalists con-
nected with but not the Owens Lake
Smelling Company proper. These
gentlemen hold mortgage of some
100000 against the furnace company,
themselves being portion of the
same, and in order to place this matter
in a satisfactory legal shape the mort
gage is about to be foreclosed. For the
time being and on account of this in
debtedness Mr.. Van Arsdale was made
manager for both companies or par
ties, but with the settlement he re-
signs all that portion belonging exclu
sively to the incorporated company,
but continues as before with respect to
the exceedingly valuable mining prop
erty belonging to those individuals.
The result Of all this will be that the
work of the two will be run separately,
but, as we are told, to much better
advantage to both and, of course, to
the country generally. Mr.. Knapp is
we'll qualified for his duties, having
been connected with the furnace for a
long time past. Though we cannot
say definitely at what time the fur
mace will start up, we are assured that
it will not be long first. The ore teams
are now all on the road getting away
the bullion, and the time of firing up
at the furnace is contingent upon the
completion of this work in part, but
chiefly upon the adjustment of the
mortgage sale, notice of which appears
in this issue. We are we'll pleased to
know that Mr.. Van Arsdale is so
largely identified with Inyo, and in
tends to remain with it.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26
Ancient Order Of Hibernians.

The State Convention of the An
Gent Order of Hibernians for the cleo
ton of State officers was held at Hi
hernia Hall on Thursday evening.
Delegates were present from Sacra-
mento, San Jose, Vallejo, Marysville
and other interior towns, representing
(San Francisco included) twenty-five
divisions in all, about five thousand
strong. M. Warde was elected State
Delegate for the third time. J. HI.
Gilmore was elected State Secretary,
and Chas. Dillon, State Treasurer. An
immense amount of business relative
to the affairs of the order was trans
acted, and at q late hour the conven-
ton adjourned.-[S. F. Post, March
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26

They have engaged as foreman of this de-
partment. one Of the most experienced Book
and Job Printers In the country; and the
presses will be superintendent by O Skilled
Freshman from one Of the largest offices In
New England.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26

The Yreka Journal says: The pres
ent Winter has been the hardest on
stock since 1856, when there was snow
on the ground all Winter long, but
at that time there was plenty of high
bunch grass, and the cattle did not
suffer as much then as during this
Winter. The Winter OF 1861 was also
very hard Winter on stock, but not
SO severe as this Winter. Cattle at
that time were down to nothing, and
the following Summer were up to
higher rates, but of late years the
shipping by railroad prevents any
such rise in the price of cattle, no mat
ter how great the loss may be.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Mutual Aid Association,
Los Angeles, Cal.
OFFICERS

Incorporated........ October 80, 1877
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26

incorporated. October 80, 1873.
OFFICERS:
Presidential. f. McCOMAS, Compton.
Vice Prest-THOS. A. CAREY, Los Angeles.
Secretary-L. NJ. HOLT, Los Angeles.
11edsurer-J. II. GRAY, Ell Monte.
DIRECTORS:
]. @. A. STANLEY, Los Angeles.
THOS. A. CAREY, Los Angeles.
l.. M. HOLT Los Angeles.
GEO. C. GIBBS, San Gabriel Mission.
]. H. GRAY, Ell Monte.
]. E. McCOMAS, Compton.
]. A. WALKER, Compton.
DIR. GEO. w. WOLFE, Los Neitos.
G. GRIDLEY, Anaheim.
RICHARD MELROSE, Anaheim.
f. G. BROWN, Riverside.
OHice-No. III Temple Block,
Over the Post Office,
LOS A N O. H L II 8.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-26

1t is said that this will be tough
Spring. We must have. tough
Spring once in while or we would
run short of certain grade of Spring
chickens. II Danbury.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03
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ShsriHs Sale,

BY virtue of an execution to me directed from
the Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of Wapello County,
Iowa, on judgment obtained in said Court, on
the 18th day of November, 1874, in favor OFF w /.
higgins, Trustee, etc, as Plaintiff and against
samuel McomI9 Th pe1enaamti fSr the sum
Dollars and Nine Cents and costs, taxed at S. l5
and accruing costs, have levied upon the follow
ami. to satisfy said execution. to.wit:
The West half of the 5 l. quarter of Section z,
Town 10 north ofRange II west except one acre in
the Southeast corner and bounded rs follows -
Commencing at the Southeast corner and running
10 rods north, thence west l6 rods, thence south
10 rods. thence cast 10 rods to place of beginning
Also the. Southwest fractional quarter of the W
quar-. Of Sec Is, Town -, Range Is West, ex-
cept ten acres sold to the Ottumwa Cemetary As
sociation which ten acres are described as follows
Commencing at point on the line 800 feet east Of
the Northwest corner of said South west quar- Of
Southwest quar-, thence east 40 rods, thence
south 40 rods thence West 10 rods thence north
Trustee has released from the lein of said mort
gage Lots i z, 3, I. and 8, as described on
recorded Plat OF Mclnllough's Addition. Also
block IA of said Addition, together with Lots 0,
10, II and IL, and all that part of the w quar- OF
See. Is, Town %, Range -, contained in BLOCKS
Two and Ten of said Addition the same being
strip eight rods wide east and west by fiity-1ye
rods north and south of east side thereof The
court further finds that the said defendants s q.
& A. w Mccullough plated part of the south
west fractional quarter of the south west quarter
of section Is, township y, nnge l3 west, and
called the same McCuilough's addition to Ottun-
wa, Iowa; that Samuel c. and Annie w McCul-
Tough decided by conveyance LOT ID, of block of
said addition to Enoch Shaw on the It'll day of
September 1868 Also that the said Enoch Shaw,
on the 18th day of October, 1871, executed mort
gage to the said Samuel &. Mccullough on said lot
ID OF block 3, Of said additions; that on the 18th
Cullough executed mortgage to Z. ID. Rand 4
Co on lots No ., 10, IL, and IL in block 2 and all
of blocks No 8, 4, IL II and Is in McCullough's
addition to Ottumwa Iowa, and will offer the
same for sale to the highest bidder for cash In
hand on the 18th day of September, 1874, in front
OF the Court house, in Ottimwa at the hour Of /
attendance will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Ottumwa, Iowa, August 18th 1874
I. II. SP1LMAN, Sheriff of said County.
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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

We noticed two loads of very fine
Weathersficld Red Dutch Onions on
the street to-day from the neighbour
hood of Frederick.
They readily brought $l.25 per BUSH
81. At that price they ought to be one
of the best paying crops our farmers
can raise.
During the war an old rooster made
fortune near Davenport raising
onions, and since then they have be-
come leading crop in Scott county,
and in fact the circulating medium in
Davenport. We noticed a long line of
wagons in that city the other day in
front of produce store awaiting their
turn, all loaded up with fine onions.
One of the farmers told us that he was
getting but eighty cents per bushel and
that his crop was light this year only
averaging him about 200 bushels per
acre. 1t was enough to make our eyes
water to look at the row of onion
wagons, and to consider that these poor
oppressed fellows only get $4,000 per
acre off Of their land.
Onions being worth 45c per bushel
more here than there, shows the diff
erence between Ottumwa and Daven-
port as market. We advise the Scott
county farmers to bring their onions
and in fact all their other stuff to OF
tumwa If they want good price for
them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03
DIED.

Major John Beach, one of the oldest
and best known citizens of Wapello
county, died at his residence near
Agency City, at 6 minutes past o.
clock, on Monday morning, August
3lst, in the 63d year of his age.
Major Beach was a son-in-law Of
Gen. Street, the latter being the first
agent of the Sac and Fox Indians at
the Military Post, which was then To-
Gated near the present site of Agency
City. Upon the death of Gen. Street
Major Beach was appointed as his sue
cessor about 1888 by President Van
Buren,, which Office he held until the
Indians were removed from this
section, and possibly longer.
He was probably better posted about
the early history of Wapello county,
and in fact of the Des Moines Valley.
than any one of cur pioneers, and it is
hoped that his manuscript data touch.
ing these matters will be reserved and
pass into the hands of our Old Settlers
Society for publication.
After retiring from his Indian agen-
cy, Major Beach devoted himself for
many years, and down to late period,
to mercantile pursuits at Agency
City. He was an enthusiastic and dis
tinguished member of the Masonic
Fraternity.
Major Beach had thorough and
classical education strong mind, en-.
richcd by much reading and close OBJ
servation. and an honest character.
He will long be missed by his neigh
bors and friends.
His funeral services were held at his
residence on Wednesday, Sept. I'd, al
l O'Clock, Rev. w. C. Mills, Rector Of
st. Mary's Church, this city, officiating
A large concourse of people attend
cd the funeral, including several from
this city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03
JORDAN 4 SONS,

The attention of our readers is in
vited to their advertisement in to. days
paper. BY the judicious use of print
er's ink and close attention to business,
they have built up trade second to
no other retail house in Iowa, their
sales frequently running from 81 600
to 1900 per day. Realizing the bcne-
fits of iudicious advertising, they have
contracted with us for large space in
both our DAILY and WEEKLY editions
for a year, and they propose to "keep
it before the. people" that they will
sell goods at very low rates. They can
At you out from top to toe, and we arc
very sure you can deal with no more
liberal merchants, 60 where you will.
Two of the members of this firm, to-
wit: Walter and John Jordan, are
now in New York buying goods for
the branches of the trade they repre-
sent. They will probably remain
therc for month, and they informed
us before leaving, that they should, in
Wow of the good crops and the prom
Using outlook for trade, bring on q
larger stock than ever before. Their
new goods are already arriving.
The many readers Of the COURIER in
Wapello and adjoining counties should
not fail to call on Jordan Il Sons
when they como to Ottumwa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

HITCHINa PosTs.-The farmers COM
plain, and we think not without cause,
that there is no place for thsm to hitch
their teams when they come to tho city
for An hour or two to trade. They say
that they either have to put them in
the livery stables and pay for it,or run
the risk Of having them frightened and
run away. II this matter 10 not rem
edied they say they will 60 somewhere
70 trade where they can find some ac-
commodations. Would it not be q
good idea to have some racks erected
somewhere This 10 . matter which
should receive early attention, II we
desire trade to come to our city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

Mr.. Goldenberg, Of The Baltimore
clothing house, has returned from the
east where he has had manufactured
and 10 now receiving the largest and
best stock of clothing ever brought to
Ottumwa. He invites the public ia
call and examine his goods, and gel
them for less prices than ever they
were sold in this country. He will
take pleasure in showing them to you.
d&w-lt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

SUDDEN DEATH. Nancy Shocklcy, q
widow lady living with Mr. Myrick
near the brick yard below the ity,died
suddenly at the residence of Daniel
Pearson, in Haynes Addition, last
night, about half-past 8 O'Clock. The
Coroner is now holding an inquest on
her remains. It appears from the evil
dencc that she had been walking
around the city in tho afternoon, and
among other places visited a picture
gallery and the graveyard. After her
return she remarked that she wished
she was dead. About s O'Clock she
was taken with spasms, and died in
thirty minutes.-Daily, Aug. 3lst.
LATER-Atth the inquest held Monday
the jury returned verdict that the
above named came to her death by q
dose Of strychnine. administered by
her own hand.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

Our Firemen returned from Oska-
loosa last evening where they went to
see the Oskaloosa firemen handle their
steam fire engine. They had tower
built of combustible matter on the
Fair grounds, laid q hose $50 feet from
a well on the grounds, and though the
whole edifice was solid sheet of fire
they put it ont in very few minutes.
II created an immense amount of en-
thusiasm in the large crowd at the fair,
and showed that they understood ex-
actly how to manage their machine.
Our boys speak in the highest terms of
the proprietor of the st. James Hotel,
Mr.. VIM. Brown, who rendered them
every attention and refused any COM
pensation. They advise everybody to
who wants to stop with Wapello
county man and gentleman, to put
up at the st. James.
Two bands of music and tho fire
companies of Oskaloosa met our boys
at the depot when they arrived at Os-
kaloosa, and altoge Their they were
treated like princes. They will never
forget and will try to reciprocate the
kindness shown them by the citizens
of Oskaloosa generally.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03
stamps on sight Chesks.

Stuups Ou Sb8 NJ CmeSkSs
The following has been sent to Col
lector Irwin, of Chicago:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF
INTERNAL REVENUE, WASHINGTON,
Aug. %, lS74.-SIR u. w. Middleton,
Esq, printing and stationery house,
No. SIS State street, Chicago, has writ
ten to this office respecting the legali-
ty of using, without stamps, receipts
and checks payable cone day after
date, without grace" as substitutes for
regular bank checks payable at sight
or on demand.
Please advise him that bank checks,
drafts and order, payable at sight or
on demand, drawn by any party, for
any amount, upon q banker or trust
company, are subject to the stamp tax
of 2 cents. All other papers issued on
or after Oct l, 1872, are exempt.
1t is not to be expected that this of.
flee will aid in inventinE forms for
evading tho stamp tax on checks.
Very respectfully,
Fl. G. Rogers, Deputy Commissioner.
Samuel A. Irwin, Esq, Collector OF
Internal Revenue, First District, Chi
cagO, Ill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

ssLuXuRGme - ssAuXurene sT
Ladies, do not suffer your hair to fall off
or wither, when it can be made to grow
long thick and beautiful by the use Of
"Morse's Luxurene for the hair, the best
and most luxurious Of all hair preparations.
1t is recent invention of refined and deo-
dorized oils, expressed fresh from the Co.
coanut and Castor bean, and scientifically
combined with other co operative and in
MIGRATING ingredients for preserving and
perpetuating the growth and beauty of the
human hair. Its ingredients are entirely
free from coloring properties, and perfectly
wholesome. 1t is believed that there never
has been compound for the hair, of any
description, a. elegant and meritorious
presented to the public. Its perfection
places it beyond rivalry.
ut is superceding the use Of all other
hair preparations. Chicago Tribune.
For sale in Ottumwa by J. L. Taylor &
Co., Moore & Goodall, and druggists all
over the State-Morse Manufacturing Co.
New York sole PROPRIETOR. sep 1d&wlw
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03
se5.OO m MONEY SAVED


This is to certify that Mr.. Thomas K
Shepherd has put up for us, on our farms
Mays Patent Windmill for pumping
water Of the pattern or style called 9TH
Best"
That after using said Mill we can cheer
fully recommend it as good substantial
and durable Mill. and fully adapted to thu
purpose for which it is used-that with {
tank Of sufficient size and an unfailing sup
ply of water, it will pump regularly al
the water required for one hundred head o.
cattle. We give this recommendation
based on our own personal use of and ex'
perience with said Mill.
OTTUMwA, Iowa, August LIST, 1874.
NORRIS j. WILLIAMS, (Judge I'd Dist
]. w. PALMER,J. H. HAMILTON, ISRAEL
TENTS, G. w. DICKENS.
l have two large Mills besides fhe above
mentioned Mill on my farm, and the said
Nays Patent MIL will pump more water
with same wind than both the large Mills,
az d2t2mw j. w. PALMER,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

For breach Of the laws of health that We
commit the stomach inflicts q penalty.
Headache, billiousness, nervous tremors,
constipation, collie, heartburn, debility and
mental depression are only few OF the
punishments which an outraged stomach
Is capable Of imposing upon us. To bring
back this vengeful organ to its normal con-
dition-to placate, invigorate and regulate
it-there is nothing in the wide world so
potent a. a course Of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Under the operation Of this BEN
Efficient vegetable corrective and tonic, the
gastric juice becomes pure and healthful
solvent and resumes natural flow. Tho ef-
feet is the same on the hillary secretion, and
in fact Of all the fluids Of the body, and the
final result is the removal Of every painful
or unpleasant symptom occasioned by. the
rebelllous action Of the digestive organs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03
agCounty papers please copy.

Edward Bayer, Esq, Horton, Kings Co.,
N. s., writes that an astonishing cure has
been effected on his daughter by the use Of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment. The
whole spine became diseased, she lost the
use Of her limbs, and her back was roun-
ded up like bow, in consequence OF TAX
ing cold after having been innoculated for
the kline pock. She is now well.
We pledge our reputation on the asser-
ton that any educated physician, after a
careful examination of the recipe, will say
that Parsons PurgatiUe Pills possess
more merit than any other pill now offered
for sale
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

Engine No. AZ is kept at the round
house here for the purpose of helping
heavy freight trains up the grade to
Agency City. Saturday night it boost
cd train up grade and laid on the
side track at Agency awaiting the
passage of freight train that was be-
hind tho one boosted up. The train
came as expected, and it knocked the
tender of No. AZ into "pie" and dislo-
Gated the dome of the engine attached
to the freight train. Nobody was
hurt, but the fireman. who thought he
had closed the switch on the side track
(when he didnt,) was pretty badly
scared.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-03

Township Meeting In Highland.
Tho Republicans of Highland town
ship will meet in convention at the
usual place of meeting, on Saturday,
September 9th, 1874, at o'clock P. NJ,
for the purpose os nominating of a
township ticket. ELI RICHMOND,
3ltw Chairman Tp. Com.