Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-29

III average cold weather. Why will
not wood haulers learn that good dry
Z wood viii always bring 90 per cent
more than green or dead wood that is
water-soaked until ii win take whole
summer in a wood she'd to dry it out
and besides this they can haul nearl,
twice as much al load of good dry
wood as they can of green or down
timber.
From the Daily of Dec I'D.
The roof is now being put on the
n-w.foundry.
People from the country say the
roads are very bad.
The stone masons still have plenty
Of work to do and they arc happy.
The Water Power Company arc
now prepared to issue certificates OF
stock. Pay up and get one
Howard Hedrick, w. ID. Tisdale
and Ley. Swiggctt are al home from
he State University and will remain
NTH after the holidays.
Clothing men in Burlington are
iusy selling off the remainder OF
heir summer goods. The clothing
men of Ottumwa are engaged in the
anne business and have nearly closed
nt.
:. X. Creamer sold so head Of hog,
fhis own raising to j. ID. Ladd & Co.
nc average weight of which was 355
ounds. They were of the Berkshire
ersuasion and so far, considering the
lumber, are the boss lot received this
ear.
We clip the following notice from
ie Eddyville Adrance of to-day:
MAaRlED-In Eddyyille, at the Amos House.
81 18th inst, by Rev: Il. nassel, Mr.. Frank 3.
astings and Miss Anna NJ. Wagers, Of OF.
mwa-
IL appears that we are to have a
retty waiter girl saloon" We find
e following advertisement in the
asrx,eye..
Girls Wanted--One to play piano
Q as waiter, immediately. at Tivol
loon, Ottumwa.
We understand that the Marshals
Mt through a keno ranch in this
last night and captured the outfit
)cpnty Marshal Davis made de.
ri ona poker party" in saloon
night, and was just in time te
ture a 9Jack-pot." The party was
stcd in less than o minute.
he finishing touches are being put
tho cornice Of the new Richard
X, and when the painting is fin
d the work win be very hand
&.
III thanks are due Hon. Josiah r.
ng, Secretary of State, for a copy
le Iowa census for the year 1875
) valuable for reference. and one
be most complete compilations
issned.
q delegation 10 the opening oi
lew Chamber of Commerce at St
:, from this city, returned to-day
they bad general good time
is 40 manner of doubt, and il il
rs good asa circus to hear them
tarize the incidents of the trip.
out seventeen men in this city
repairing to 'sswcar OFF, New
], consequently the wholesale
~ are having an increased de-
for de,nijons. Their good res
MS will probably go to the land
a with good intentions as soon
aforesaid D. Us arc empty.
e O'Nei, not the X. Il ID. NJ
I'd conductor, last night goi
eously drunk and with his little
aife wanted to white some
ne did not seem to care much
"a Yas splnrging around At Il
aus rate. He was captured by
Ter aud lodged in jail.
ilas' been brought against The
Burlington a. Quincy rail-
vJ. Tracy, for $25, 900 damages
aalty as soyerchargcs on grain
j over the road in this State to
,tpA, I'M violation of the Rail-
triH law. The case will be
fore the. United States Dis
art, at Keokuk, in January.
Denpcrdt ycntilatcs the City
and fhc police of the city in a
-As$icjc.s II ii had not sand
into the belly OF its article a
h0nt its personal grief at not
ne city printing, it might
more effect. But when it is
to everybody that for the
lons II charged the city Just
@tcA for the printing as the
low charges, II takes all the
of its fulminations.
nothing like fame, and the
no receive it Is away from
Dis idea Is made apparent
" 10 the personal col
NJ St. Louis Globe Democrat
day, In which we find the
ke Hon. j. r.. Hawley and
Ballingall, Of Ottumwa."
9ay that Peter was first
e2 neglected in 1910, and
lbd For the third term in
He's waiting room at the
day, was SO crowded that
dies were unable to obtain
were compelled to stand mp
ing for the train. It seems TO
he arrangement should be
fnruish better accommoda-
hat at once. 1t is tiresome
I'D train, the best that can
be circumstances, but for