Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-11-10
from Tie Daily Of saturday, stu inst.

From the Daily or Saturday, 6til Inst.
Deputy Marshal Davis arrested q
fellow giving Ills name as John Fox,
Friday, for completely in the rob
bling of the Gas Co.'S. Office, in this
city, a few days ago. He had a trial
before the Mayor this morning, and
was bound over to court i'll the sum
of $500.
Yesterday evening George Godfrey
and his wife we're ont riding and
when near the railroad in the upper
part OF tho city, the tcam took frigh,
at a passing train, turned short around
overturned the buggy, throwing boil
occupants violently TO the ground
Mr.. G. considerably bruised and
Mrs. Godfrey had n OF her ankles
so badly sprained that she ID not ablt
to walk at all.
John Baker. living near this city
sold thirteen head Of pigs to A. y
Boyer to-day, hat were a few days
over six months old, and their aver,
age weight weight was 240 BIS. Dave
paid Mr.. Baker seven cents per Ii
gross. bringing him the handsome
sum Of $alS.d0. They were certainl,
d very handsome LOT Of hogs and WI
doubt whether a better can be found
in the State. Of their AGE.
A stranger in this city to-day, in
formed our reporter that he had been
travelling all over the country for some
time past and that no where he had
been did any town present so many
evidences Of thrift as Otiumws. No
where hc had been had he seen go many
new buildings in process of erection.
in proportion to the size OF the place,
and no where are merchants 40 well
satisfed with their surroundings As in
this city.
This time he was from Hampton.
Iowa, where people are supposed to
know dark from daylight, and TO
know black from white. He was a
tall, fair appearing fellow. but coon
swallowed the bait. and started on a
Welt TO the little brown saloon on
Samantha street, to see the "Califor-
mia Lion The general superstition
il that he found the lion, although be
denies it. He says that it had inst
been sold, but that he was TO old to be
caught by the fellow setting there
with green goggles on playing with
three dirty, greasy cards, and that he
told the party so. However, when be
came away he walked very slowly,
and was carrying his under lip in both
MISUNDERSTANDING on the fo!lies OF
this sinful world, no doubt. lie
stopped before he got to the depot and
took an account of stock, and we be-
lieve had just enough left to pay his
way home. lie Is older now but will
have a terrible story 10 tell his wife
when he gets home how he had his
pocket picked.
N. J. Miller, Esq, of Des MoiDes,
called upon ms today. He is the
gentleman who was so terribly in
iured in that fearful accident on the
b. u M. Railroad West OF here, on the
night Of the ID of April last. lie wal
an agent of the Post Office depart.
ment and in the same car with VIM
NJ. Gardner, the Express Agent. who
was killed. Miller fell under the hot
stove and had his face most terribly
burned, SO bad that every body. physi'
clans and all, gave him up to die
Probably nineiy-nine persons out of .
hundred would have died. but Mr.
Miller is possessed of that indomitablt
pluck which never, never yields and
itIwas this which brought him through
As wo shook his hand to-day, tina
iron grip seeming to forbodc the
crushing Of bones, gave indubitabls
evidence OF the nerve and unconquer.
able grit that he possesses. Ilis wound
Ia not entirely well, bnt is getting on
well and the Disagreement of the face
viii h now appears, will eventually bt
greatly relieved. He is cheerful and
hopeful, being full of life and good
feeling, just such a companionabit
gentleman as one would like to meet
Notwithstanding HIS severe misfor
tune. His case shows what al
ardent, hopeful nature and nnconquer
able viii power will do to lit a mar
almost ont Of the grave itself.