Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22

pork house in operation to-day.
Our local markets are we'll supplied
with wild game Of all sorts, which is
now very cheap.
Messrs. Daggctt u Harper shipped
five or six car loads Of oil cake to
New York to-day.
An exchange says that cattle sold IN
Now York yesterday for . less price
than they have before in twelve years
The brick work on the new foundry
is completed. and that penstock flume
Is almost ready for water to be turned
in.
Mr.. Sears has tho Golfer dam on the
opposite aide of the island water tight
and high enough to turn the river
through the race.
The Myers case has been adjourned
again for few days. The probabili-
ties now are that Fetzer will grow
gray headed before he hears the end.
To-day we added about twenty five
new subscribers to our list for the
weekly COURIER. We still have room
for moro and are glad to see them
come.
Two hundred and seventy five
n, n,,ny. r,,l o,n l,o,,, hn,., ;ca,,al a tt,n
Office in this city so far this month.
The number issued for the month. at
this rate. will crowd 500 strong.
The last Knoxville Journal says the
Marion county people will raise the
money required to secure the c., II. l.
Il p. Road, and states that the Com
pany have been notified to send an en-
gincer to locate the line Immediately.
Jacob Rehm, living on the South
aide Of the river, like the Hoboken
dntchman.has ''got two init one chob,"
a boy and girl, and they weigh l71s
lbs. net. Jacob is ahead for the pres
ent.
Billy Armstrong. General Agent of
the G. b. & Q.RR r. in this city has
made change in telegraph operators
in his Office. Mr. Harris who takes a
night situation in Charlton is sue
ceeded by Mr.. Lamereaux Of Gales
burg, Illinois.
DEE. Dean.a staunch old Republican
Of Washington township this county,
renewed his allegiance to the COURIER
in person to-day. Ho said no had so
often paid by proxy that he thought
the mammoth size Of our paper merit
ed that he shonld himself look in upon
us.
DIR. Hinsey has just returned from
the short horn and other fine stock
breeders Convention at West Liberty.
He informs us that about one hun
dred and fifty. persons were present
hVih ioNd uHu AillHOiS, All VI WHohi
were entertained by the breeders in
the vicinity of that place. He reports
a very interesting convention, and
says that West Liberty is headquar-
tiers for fine stock in Iowa.
The library entertainment at the
City Hall, last night, was grand sue
cess in every particular. The supper
was excellent, the music splendid, and
the dance was one Of the most enjoy
able of the season. We are informed
that the receipts will be somew here
between $50 and $75. The Young
folks who were present at this enter.
tainment vote for another of the same
sort as soon AZ convenient for the as
ISOLATION.
They had a regular shindy down at
Connor's saloon, the deserted cage of
the five legged wolf, last night. One
fellow had a biscuit cut out Of The
side of his head about the size of the
end of stove pipe, two or three had
their faces clawed until they looked
as though they had made about sew
enteen trips through ihreshiRg ma
chine, one had his head broke. while
several were only knocked down two
or three times each. They had more
fun To the square inch than they ever
had before in the same length of
time. DR.. Lathrop, with paper Of
needles, a spool Of shoe thread, and a
pocket full of court plasters, repaired
damages as much as possible.
II is remarkable how the good pco-
pie are picking up real estate in and
around 0ttnmwa just now. To the
hangers back on our water power
enterprise when we were struggling
to get il up we would PROFOUND the
question; What in their opinion is
the reason oflively real estate trans
actionss Sometimes il comes to our
mind how some parties plead they
had no money to help along the wa
ter power enterprise, bni when il is a
fixed fact they find money 10 buy
property.
a couple of fellows, the owners OF
the Cinnamon bears brought to this
city a few days ago and taken from
here out into the country, had row
among themselves over at Dahloncga
a day or two ago. IL seems that one
of them held q grudgc against n store
keeper who once lived i'm that place
but is now dead or has removed. The
bear peddlers visited the store with
the intention of giving him trounc.
ing, but found a stranger in his place
who they took a notion to bounce just
because he occupied the room where
they expected to find their enemy
The store keeper tried to persuade
them that they had better leave him
alone, but they they said they had
come there to have fight and fight
they would. The merchant would
not fight them, and for the sake oil
keeping their word they went to fight.
ing each other. They quietly pulled of
their surplus clothing and went at il
in the regular style. They pounded
each other, gouged, bit, scratched and
got down to business like a couple OF
well bred bull dogs.
After wallowing around on III,
floor for some time, bruised and coy
cred with blood, one of the party con
Guided that he had enough Of tina
sort Of thing and squeaIed. The,
quit, put on their clothes and left tn,
store in the best of humor with cacl
other, mounted their wagon and drov,
off in the direction Of Sigourney
Fighting for fun is strange amuse
ment.
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