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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27
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ADOPTED ny wArELLo

RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED ny wAPELLo
yszE 1854 COUNTY INSTITUTE. 81
We, the undersigned, appointed .
committee on resolutions BY the Con-
ductorsof the Institute, hereby report
the following preamble and resolu.
ti0ns:
WHEREAS, Believing the provisions
Of the State tor. I'eachesy Normal In.
'stitletc, the conception Of . progressive
educational spirit among Our legisla-
tors, and the appropriation Of our
County Supervisors . liberal response
and that an attendance of euesy teacher
q the Normal 10 necessary to its suc.
cess in fulfilling the design Of Tie
State, and receiving The benefits Of The
the county appropriation. therefore be
II
Resolved, 1st. That we favor any
judici0us amendment Of the law, that
will raise the grade Of organisations 10
such . standard ~ will cause all desi.
ring TO teach, to thoroughly qualify
themselves for the profession, aud
thereby wisely appropriate the public
fund.
ID. That We are In favor OF the most
judicious expenditure Of tho Institute
funds, and that Ne accordingly bslieve
Il expedieut to employ home tsachsrs
- inStructors Of the Institute.
Sd. That We believe thu uooessity for
third Gloss certificates has posed in
consequences Of the number Of quail,
lied teachers In the county.
4ih. That We recognize IN the large
attendance OF teachers upon our Nor
NAL commendable desire to attain 10
greater proficiency in our profession,
and an omen of the future elevation
Of our schools.
9Th. That our thanks are due the
City School Board for tho Public
School building, during our session 5 to
the church trustees for free use Of
church buildings for public lecture: to
those ct home and abroad who have
addressed Us in the Interest OF educa-
ton, and to the press Of the county for
aiding the cause Of education by tho
gratuitous usc of their columns.
9Th. That our hearty thanks aud Coz
operation are due TO Superintendent
Wood, whose earnest and conscien-
tious efforts have contributed 90 large
" to the success Of the Institute.
j. j. GRIFFITH, Chm'n,
Mrs. M. A. PECK, co,,
Miss OPHEL1A WILLIS, Soi"'
II. q. HOLLINGswoRTH,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

An attempt was made by j. Calvin
Moore on the 7th inst, to commit
rape upon the person of Mary Harnet,
aged Is daughter of Morris Harnet. Of
Bluff Creek township, Monroe county.
He was arrested aud had q preliminary
examination before Esquire Peters ct
Abba, and in default Of $500 bail was
remanded to iaiI.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Reporf q ComnAlttoo For Forming q
R1an - Of1naizasisM -
Township institutes.
! WHERsAs, The members of the COM
mlttee appointed by Superintendent
Wood, for the purpose OF forming .
plan Of organisation OF Township In.
stitutes, realizing the need of teachers
institutes in Wspsllo county for the
purpose Of iuterchanging plans or
teaching and thereby arriving at the
best, most ma aral and uniform meth
DDS, and of obtaining the same pro.
gramme thro lghout the county In Or
der that one teacher following another
would have the same methods and pro.
gramme as that of his predecessor and
believing these institutes would be
beneficial to the teachers, patrons and
pupils Of the county; therefore
Resolved, Thattownship institutes be
held in Wapello county, at such places
as would be convenient to the teachers.
2nd, That we, a. committee, after
duo consideration on . plan Of organ.
ling township institutes, recommend
that The County Superintendent be EN-.
powered BY the institute to appoint
committees from the teachers present
to organize township institutes 1t
places designAted BY him.
Sd, That the County Superintendent
being acquainted with the needs Of the
county schools, present = programme
to each of the committees which he
shall appoint IN order that the pro.
gramme be uniform.
a An. Tl>nA nArh ~ AIao nr>srn m fkaAa an
pointed BY the County Superintendent
practicable.
: 9th, That . report Of the organiza.
ton of each township be published il
some one, or all, Of the teachers col
umne.
D. L. COLE, Chairman,
N. /. PosTEI, Secretary,
G. w. BUcKHEH,
III. A. SNow,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

At least 3,O00 people were in the city
to-day from the country to attendFore-
paugh's great show. How they man
aged to stand around the streets from
8 O'Clock IN the morning till 8 o'clock
in the evening, with the Thermometer
up to $50 in the shade is more than
we can tell. frs 8
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27
The following items Of news Or,
from the Agency Indepeadeat: -

aVsAs suS &AS0HVy A"NeSS"u0~s r
L. F. Newell's little daughter, that
had her ankle 30 badly cut with .
moving sytho some time ago, il about
well, and no stiffness IL left In the IN.
klc joint - IL was feared would be the
case.
Thetost on car load ofgrain from
this point to Burlington, il seven dol
lars and fifty ccnts:greater than 1t ives
three weeks ago. Iflailroad compan.
les continue TO raise the tariff on ship.
nents, 1t won't be long before Il will
take ten bushels instead of ave to get
one bushel to the sea board.
Mr.. Bigham, Of Ottnmws, proposes
70 take charge Of his hotel, The Union
House. the first of the coming month.
Mr.. Harden has always made this
house . pleasant home 70 ~ hi guests
and they win be sorry 70 learn thsk 81
10 going 70 leave Il. However,, Nh,
Bigham may prove himself ) model
landlord. as
We are Informed BY J. Q. A. Daw.
con, who Wa Appeinted 70 solicit
members for the Ola Settlers Assoei-
alton in Agency township. thas shs
number asoertainsd 20 Ear y Sorty-llvs.
1t ie very probable thas Ills tGwssaip
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Mr.. E. T. Coggishall has been ap.
pointed ticket and freight agent in this
city for the Central II. r. Of Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27
Dan Eaton 10 building = tower on HE
new dwelling. s. L. Burnham ditto.

Tama City compels all travelling
physicians to pay a license Of $25 for
each day they practice in the city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The following is the biii of fare pro.
posed by the old settlers Of Louisa Co.
for the dinner at their celebration on
the 18th Of this month: Regular old
style table Of corn pone, sido meat,
venison, prairie chicken, sqnashes, pc.
tatoes with rind on, Sc, all in regular
squatter style of 80 years ago in Louisa
county s, Efe
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The most welcome thing in this lat
itude would be a good, soaking rain.
The corn ia now beginning to need It
badly.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Mccullough & Lilburn shipped
$4,000 worth Of butter TO the east this
week. They are the champion butter
and egg firm in Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

John Ward 10 an employ Of the B. h
NJ. r. r.. and keeps house. John Is Of
a practical turn of mind, 20 he and bic
wife concluded they would take .
boardcr or two to help pay expenses.
The first one they toook was . nioc
boarder, and they thought they had
drawn prize In the world's lottery.
This morning Johns wife directed him
to 70 and wake the boarder for bresk-
fast. John raped loudly and long on
his door without efFecting any reply,
and finally thinking he (ths boarder)
might be sick or dead opened the door.
The window in the room wss open,
the boarder wasn't there, NOR. neither
was John Wards Sunday clothes.
The boarder and clothes had gone ont
of the window together. Now John
wants TO know where that boarder end
bis clothes have gone go early in the
mornihg.n
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The street cars now run across the
great iron bridge At st. Louis, to East
st. Louis. Fare 10 cents or four tick
cts for 25ccnts. Y -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Sam Hendrix 10 putting $4,000 brick
in the walls Of tho Pork HOuse I,ef
day. He will complete the Job ID =
week or ten days. A part Of the house
will be carried up 70 . suhicient height
60 that II can be used - . grain elsva-
tor. e
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Another change has been made BY
the Council in Fifth strcet grade. It
is hoped this vexed question is now
forever settled. 44%Aa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

All the new tenement houses built
In the city this season have been rented
before they were completed. Atgood
rates.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

A hotel clerk q Rye Bssoh was hit
last week by . bullet from : pistol, 40
cidently discharged by . guest But
stop--dont exult; It didn't hurt him
Il only hit him ON the cheek, and then
fell fiattened ON the floor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Tho low water In The Des Moines il
being taken advantage of, and q largo
number of men are busy every day
getting large quantities of building
rock out Of the river bed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The approach made for the IRE EN-.
CINE to the river at Green street 10 now
all right, but If the river keeps falling,
~ it now is, there win soon be no WI.
ter thero Ns M
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The finest watermelon brought to the
COURIER Office this season came from
our old friend Jonathan w. Carpenter
of this city. 1t was raised on his bot
tom farm, and was as good - It was
great In size.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Moulton's statement fills the mora
ing dailics. II is too long for NJ to ct
tempt its publication. When.ws get
il all we may probably give synopsis
Of it. gsR-ss Sss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The city should either have .
'scavengcr cart or else turn the hogs
loose to eat Up the enormous piles Of
melon rinds along tho street.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Judge Williams' District Court con-
venes Monday, 5lst Inst We are now
printing tho Docket, and 1t will con.
tain some three hundred or more ca.
aea.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Geo. W. Harlan has brought US .
mess Of the largest and best sweet po-
tatoes We have seen for years past.
Wilson 10 ono Of our best and most
thriving farmers, never is growing
about hard times, for he always has
something nice to sell and gets the
highest cash price for Il.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The Gate CITY says that the fish in
the Dcs Moines river arc dying, and
wants to know what it means. They
are making room for our shad, so that
they can get their growth. WA
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

When they want to find out in the
country II q girl Is counting or not, an
old lady steps in and remarks: Il say
there amt no one sick in this, here
house or nothin' is thera? ! seen 4
light burnin' nigh onto II o'clock last
night, but l don't smelI no campfire
or nothin' round
This, Fairfield Ledger says: On
Tuesday evening, Prof. Palmer, OF Of
tumwa, delivered an able and very in,
tcresting lecture, Notwithstanding
the warm evening he kept his hearers
interested for nea-ly an hour. His
manner of delivery is good, his
enunciation excellent, and his Ian.
guage well chosen. We heard COM
mendation from various quarters.
Dan King, formerly Of this county,
but now of Warren county, stopped
to-day TO see us on his way to Davis
county. He left with us samples Of his
Team California wheat raised this
season. He says he has 400 bushels Of
wheat that turned ont from IL to rs
bushels to the acre. His corn. or
which he has AZ acres. will turn out
As to rs bushels per acre. He says the
crops in Warren county are better than
in Wapello. Daily, 21st.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The new Pork House walls are GO
ing up rapidly. The Hoosier brick
layer, Sam Hendrix, always makes
things lively where he does the boss
inc AEy
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

j. L. Griggs and Arthur n. Warden
have opened out . Livery, Feed and
Sale Stable on Marion street, 1t the
stable formerly occupied by Platts.
They will furnish ron horses aud rigs
cheap, or board yourstock at a very
moderate price. Give them . call.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

LOOK OUT FOR uIM.-The press Of the
State and the Northwest are advised
to look out for one "Prof. i. O. Cushr
man, Of Boston" who is going sbout
getting up "The Fairy Grotto" with
the children Of different towns. He
left here IN tho night without paying
his printing bill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
THURSDAY MoRS1ra. Aue. 9Th, 1874.

The cause of woman suffrsge--scar--
jty Of husbands.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

King, of the Bloomfield Advocate,
boasts of numerous young ladies Wis
iting his Office. After King is married
The young ladies will trouble him less.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

The loWo Teacberss ASsoebAtAoA.
"A meeting Of THE Association h to
be held 1t Dcs Moines. lows on the
LIST, I'd and Sd days Of 6sptsmbsr next
We are in receipt Of . progEanns Of
the proceediugs, by which W lsarn
that very many distinguished educae
tors are TO be In attendance. We mo-
tice that in the afternoon Of tho second
day. Prof Wilson Palmer, Of this city,
will deliver Z lecture upon "The BE.
lation Of the High School Department
IN lows Al compared with the came
Grade In other States"
The local committee q Dies Moines
have perfected arrangements By which
the members Of the Association will
be returned over many Of the railroads
leading to Dies Moines ct ons-dfth
rates. --hotels will give reduced rates.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

Conductors Griswold and Smith
have resigned their positions on the
x. I'D. n. z. r. Itisireportsd that
others Of the oldest conductors win
resign. .!s M s.aE9 ]
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-08-27

4 good thing % kssp.-coel.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15

Specially reported for the STATE JosRSALl
The rain of Saturday night was needed.
Farmers were complaining of the drought.
The Sunday train TO the Red Lion Camp
was well patronizea, over two hundred per
sons passing out during the day.
Mrs. VIM. X. Bright found a sack of fine
material while on thecamp ground, on sun
day. 1t is supposed to belong to come party
living In Wilmington,
Two steamers have been put on the Sasa-
fraa River Line, for the purpose of carrying
peaches to the Philadelphia market. On
several trips they have been tolerably well
freighted.
F. A. Price and Daniel Colwell, of this
town, on Friday week, caught eighty-two
dozen perch with hook aud line In 4 lew
hours. II has been aaid that Price can
bring the hnuy tribe ftOm n bunch of black
berry bushes. We are inclined to thinlt SD
alter such days fishing AS the above.
A load of six Thousand melons passed
through the canal to Philadelphia, on
Thursday week, from Moth Carolina. Ii
was remarked THAT this was the Largest
cargo OF melons ever seen g@.ns through on
u vessel. II IL supposed thHt wore are being
shipped tale summer than for many previous
iesre.
Capt, Garry, OF the Philadelphia police
force, paid a visit 10 our town nn Friday
week for the purpose of looking after ltti,
Charlie Ross HIS idea WAS to have Ncssei
searched while passing thrndgH the canal
Ii young }oss Is aot taken until found oh ,
vessel here 1t VIII he many days ere ht
! lcturuH,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15

AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD cHILD FIRES
BARN.


Last Saturday afternoon the large barn
Of Eli Thompson, about three miles from
kennett Square, was entirely destroyed
by lire, with all this years crops and
other contents. Joshua Thompson, son
of Eli, has the farm, and has had a
colored boy, about eleven years OF age,
named Morris Mayhue, working for him.
Recently the boy left MIR. Thompson and
went home. Last Saturday Mr.. Thomp-
son went after the boy and brought him
back, left him at the farm and then
started to Kennett Square, leaving no
one at the house but Mrs. Thompson,
two children and the colored lad. IL was
not long after Mr.. Thompson's departure
that the barn was discovered In flames,
and 1t was entirely destroyed before any
thing could be saved. II being just after
harvest the loss will be heavy. Suspicion
at once rested on the colored boy, and he
was arrested and Is now confined In the
Chester county prison. On Sunday The
boy admitted that he had accidentally set
lire 10 the straw beneath the overshoot
by accidentally stepping upon match
but upon further questioning admitted
that be struck the match and threw II
upon the straw, but did not Intend TO fire
the barn. lie says he procured the
matches at home. Thcse was u ver5
heavy rain falling at the time OF the IRE
or two large wagon houses close 10 The
barn would no doubt have been des
troyed, aud probably the house too. One
horse was burned; luckily, the othel
stock was not in TIE barn The barn il
insured in the Chester County Mntua
Insurance Company.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15

specially reported for tue STATE JorRSAG.
The circus that showed here Monday
was indeed worthy OF praise. The big ele
plant attracted especial attention, and the
h0ys led him W ih good things. The elephant
stretched out his trunk tor more s0op as one
piece was disposed OF. The l.uns r0aged 80
rs 10 he heard from one end "a Tie town TO
the other. u 10 oae 90 The hegt tiicuses
that e yer eyLihited here.
there wege some shaIpers around Mon
DAY. Oue of them swiudlei one man our ui
SO, and another swindlod tfifee or four PEG.
pie lie would picl, up = brass ring AID
then cell IL TO some one who SAW him pick
1t up. with others he would play cards Tor a
ring he said he hAi won from the jewellers,
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15
CITY AND STATE.
The Railroad Disaster.

THE VERDICT OF THE ooRoNER's JURY
NOBODY 10 BLAME FOR THE ACCIDENT
THE DRIVER OF THE CARRIAGE SAID TO
HAVE DEEM INToxlcATED.
From BvERl EvRsIsa Of Wednesdays
Yesterday Coroner Winslow summoned
jury OF Inquest on the remains OF Miss
Simon and Miss Kelley, who died from
Injuries received at Newark on Monday
evening by being run iuto while crossing
the track Of the p, W. Il B. X. X. 10 a
carriage.
After the jury was organized the mem
hers thereof took carriages aud drove to
Mrs. Baynard's farm, at Cooch's bridge.
la Mrs. B IS house was tue body of Miss
Vi non, and In the house of Mr.. Kelley
was the llteless form of bis once beauti.
iul daughter. Both bodies were Viewed
by the jurors, after which they returned
10 Newark and assembled in the office Of
Watson Evans, where a number OF per-
SINS who witnessed the collision we're
Cryamioed. Their testimony did not differ
| from the details OF the accident as pub.
ished In these columns yesterday. After
all The evidence in thu case ob,anable
was adduc q the jury rendered the fol
lowing
| VERDICT;
rnat Miss Sallie Simon and Miss Annie
keeley came 10 their death from being
run over by locomotive No. ", attached
10 train No. s, bound sunlh on the F.
W. " B. X. H., Aug. 10Th. Ia rendering
this verdict we fully exouera;e th,
engineer from any blame, and we ais,
exonerate the railroad company from AM
special blaina in This case, but II Ia GU
opinion that the public safety require
that there be n fsglnan constantly em
ployed NJ this station.
wuIsKY TUE CAUSE or THE ACCIDENT
There Is no doubt that rum was tn
cause OF the accident, which makes tn
sad affair more painful. Mr.. Norris. VIII
was driving the III .fated team, and o
whom the inmates of the carriage wer
relying to conduct them safely home, ha
j been drinking during the afternoon an
when he left for home was quite tighi
Aud this is the key 20 the irightfnl acc
/ dent. No sane or sober man would hay
3 attempted 10 cross that track as he did.
THE CoNpITioH Ot THE INJURED
Sir. NOrrls and the two boys, the exa,
character Of whose injuries we has
already stated, are slowly improving, AZ
i as Their nerves quiet down their cows
a leecaiae will be more rapid.
y nueiA; OF THE DEAD.
! The funeral Of Miss Simon will tai
e place to-day, from Mrs. Bayuard's, al
tomorrow Miss Kelley will be buried.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15

IL Is a matter OF great surprise that 80
little attention Is paid to the quality OF
speed In working oxen Our agricul-
tnral fairs have been very generally
turned into mere horses race In the rage
for fast rOadstes. Speed in hors, flesh
ls, TO large extent, the mania OF the
day. Good draught horses sound,
steady workers Of tine form and powers
cf endurance, have had to stand aside
and let the .troltcrs occupy public atten-
ton.
But we have scarcely ever seen the In
portance OF culiivating quickuess of
movement In working oxen alluded to-.
And yet there are farmers who will
follow a yoke of oxen around a field,
plOughing, or drawing loads at a snail's
pace, now and then applying the cad
with shout Of "go along" but making
scarcely more than half IA dozen rounds
Of "A ten acre lot in the course of IL dag.
Oxen are proberblally slow, but they are
capable OF Improvement IN this respect
as well rs other animals, aud mOrt
attention ought tp he psid 10 cultivatiue
IN them Il quick STEP. la Odenlai COun
tries, especially H. lndis, they are USED
ex .eusivtly Tor the road, in place u
horses. aud they may often be sren trOt
ting OIL at fwlnE!ug rail. We do no
need trotiiag oxen, hat u fast walk is O
great Importance. Doubling thcii spec
Would double their value as workiui
cattle.
Why may not our agricultural soclc
et1es olIcr prigas for The fastest walking
oxen as well as ior The tnslc-t horses Z }
would take some years to rear A race @
good walkers, but 10 is wodh an effort
and worthy OF announcement from GA
agricultural societies. DHc Of the strong
est objections to the use of oxen on lh
farm, is that they ere 50 slow. Til
objection eau be- aud ought TO D
remoycd.--N g. Obsresr.
Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-08-15
Glasgow Items.

ESPECIALLY reported for the STATS JOURNAL
On Wednesday night Fred. Racine, Esq d,
living about two miles from Glasgow, had =
horse stolen from his premises and on the
same night, It is supposed by the same
psrty, DR.. William I. skinner, OF Glasgow,
lost a set OF new harness.
The funeral services OF Miss Simon, one
of the unfortunate victims OF the late co.,
lision NJ Newark station, were attended by
Rev. j Rogers on Wednesday morning.
Everything was arranged la the neatesl
and kindest manner by Mrs. Baynard, her
late employer,and tho remains were sent IL
Baltimore Tor interment "a Ms. Baynard'a