Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-09-17

THE OTTUMWA COURIER
THuRspAY MORNING. SEPT. 18th, 1874.
The Bloomfield Republican has put
on handsome dress Of new type.
Rev. j. M. McElroy 10 building an.
other nice cottage, to rent, in his addi.
ton.
The walls of the new addition to the
Ballingall House are nearly compile.
ted.
j. B. Miller, is building two nice
cottage houses on the lots he purchas-
ed of E. Washburn.
Judge Bigham has removed 10
Agency City, and is now running the
Harden House at that place.
If the increase of school children
is any index our population has in
creased in the year past at least LOCO.
The Jury in the case of Stewart vs.
st. Louis, Kansas City 4 Northern
railroad rendered a verdict for the de-
PENDANT.
Cyrus Sinnard, OF Kirkville, has re-
ceived a permit from the Board osSu-
pervisors to sell liquors for medicinal
and mechanical purposes.
S. II. Worcester has completed q
good u foot sidewalk along the en-.
tire length Of his lot on Court Street.
We say Ego thou and do likewise"
The unusual wet weather lately, has
Matched out large crop of mosketos,
whereat merchants, who have had un-
ealeable musketo nets on hand for $40
these many years." are glad.
The Eddyville Advertiser has been
enlarged and changed to quarto
form. 1t presents very respectable
appearance, and will, no doubt, be
duly appreciated by its patrons
Jesse Wallace, as usual every season
contributed to-day for the CouRIEH
boys fine lot of luscious watermel.
ons, for which the typos wish him long
life and luck in raising melons.
Mr.. r. Shackelton, formerly propri
etor Of the st. James Hotel, Oskaloosa
has rented the largo boarding house o
VIM. Lindsay, on Second street, ant
become q citizen of Ottumwa.
In the case of Jacques VS.. Wicker
tried on q writ of habeas corpus 70
the possession of child Of Jacques, il
possession of the latter, the Court ha
decided that Wicker is entitled 10 tn
possession of the child.
We have received copy of the II,
publican Valley Sentinel, publishc
and edited at Orleans, Neb., by We
Eaton and e. NJ. Hungerford, with
request to exchange. Of course, v
will.
The Dubuque Daily Times has bet
enlarged TO tine columns. The Tim
is one Of the best CONDUCTED and mo
s.ls-shtforward Republican papers
Iowa. AID we are glad to note !,
sign OF eviden. prosperity.
). i. Emery, OF Highland towusb
Drought into our Office TO day q sam
OF his corn crop. The ears aver,
over foot in length and are filed ,
tol the extreme end of the cob.
never saw sonnder or more peri
ears at this season of the year-D,
10Th.
PERSONAL.
Eugene Fawcett, Esq, Formerly
this city, and for two years or NOR
resident Of Santa Barbara, Califorr
was in the city to-day, on his way
Washington City on business.
will remain at Washington, perha
two weeks, and will return again
Ottumwa on short visit.-Daslv II
Mr.. c. E. Widger informs us Il
John Weaver, of COMPETING Tow
ship, had his leg broken below [
knee by sand bank caving in IN
him Wednesday. DIR. Lathrop was ca
ed and set his leg, and he is report
as getting along well. Mr.. Weaver
building a fine two-story frame re
dence, and at the time his leg was bl
ken, he was getting sand from a ca
to use in his house.
In his speech before the New Jers,
Republican Convention Senator Fir
linghuysen said: "The people of til
country are quiet; hope there W.
not be any occasion for their beir
aroused; but ifthe rights of these me
(the freedmen) who are true to us, a
not respected, the present quiet is Il
lull that precedes astorm." [Prolon,
ed cheers.
Cornelius Hurley, living at 'Agen
City, last night, while in state of i
toxication, concluded to take q nap.a a,
laid himself down by the side of t
b. Il M. r. r. track with one arm oy
the rail. Sometime afterward a ira
came along which could not
stopped in time, and the arm was r,
orer between tho shoulder and elbo
DR.. Lathrop OF this city was called /
and amputated the stump close to t
shoulder. The injured man is said
be getting along m we'll "a m;Oh%