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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
MARK TS.
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago 1.-Two Stock.
CATTLE-The market was quite firm to-day,
but rather quiet feeling prevailed. The receipts
were light, about 800 arriving, while the quality
was very good. The adyices from the East were
not favorable. but shippers bought all the desir.
able droves offered at full former prices. Quota
tions for shipping cattle range at s5@6 50 for me-
dunn to very choice smooth steers, and 90 50@6 70
for extra, with an occasional sale ut 81. Stock
cattle were quiet for common, but good lots were
firm at 81 5O@5. City butchers We're light pur-
chasers at prices ranging from % 5O@bSO, accord
ing to- quality Dealers generally anticipate liber-
al arrivals Of still-fed cattle during the coming
week. The market closed steady.
HOGs-The market was active to the extent OF
the offerings, the light receipts causing. material
Improvement Shippers and local dealers took
hold with more freedom than on any Of the pro-
ceeding days OF the week, and the active COMPETE
ton soon cleared the pens of desirable lots. eel
lers were lrmer in their views and took advantage
of the increased demand to establish an advance
OF about l0c all round, and the advance was well
maintained throughout. Sales were made at p 80
as IS for inferior to choice heavy, with the bulk
Of sales at 81 2097 60 for Workers. and 30 !0Ss %
for heavy. The market closed firm. with all
sold.
SIIEEP-The market was steady and firm. with
values quotable ut IS O0S5 90 for shorn and IS
80 for wooled.-Chicage Enter-Ocean Nay losh
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Incorporation. Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on the LIST day Of
March, A. d. j, 1916, a Corporation WAS organized
to be known as the ''Ottumwa Lightning Rod
Company. 1.-THE principal place OF business Of saiA
Company is OttumwA, Wapell0 County, Iowa.
The business Of said Corporation 10 to be the
manufacture and sale Of Lightning Rods and
Pumps. The amount of the authorized capital
stock Of said Corporation Ia Thirty 1--we Thou.
sand Dollars, said stock to be divided into shares
of One Hundred Dollars each, to be paid In Of
such times and in such sumo % the Board Of Dr.
rectors may determine.
Said Corporation is to commence business the
LIST day of March, 1876 and continue for ten years
with power of renewal
The affairs of said Corporation shall be condnc.
ted by Board of Directors which Board shall bs
elected annually on the First Monday or March.
The indebtedness of said Corporation shall at no
time exceed one-half Of the actual subscribed
capital stock.
The private property Of the Stockholders Of said
Corporation 10 exempt from corporation debts.
Oftumwa, Iowa, April 18th. 1879.
Signed, JOHN r. SHEPHERD,
WESLEY RAYBURN,
y. +. ESTES,
Rpr2s-w4t WV. H. GoRsUCH.
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Little girls are beginning to die oi
too much ope.jumping.

Little girls are beginning to die of
too much rope.jumping.
"A Kansas women broke her back
! while making bed recently.
-"Thieving in the outskirts" 10 the
latest for "picking ladies' pockets"
The Cincinnati Times publishes .
list of twenty FIVE candidates for Gov
ernor of Ohio.
The attempt 10 acclimate Califor.
mis- salmon in Eastern rivers and lakes
has proved very successful.
"A female bill poster il doing an
extensive business in New York. The
sex was always goood at running mp
bills.
Baltimore has passed an ordinance
prohibiting fortune tellers plying their
vocation in that city on pain OF . fine
Of llfty dollars.
II say, Pat, what are You about
sweeping ont the room Z" "No," an
swsrs Pat, "I'm sweeping ont the dirt
and leaving the room"
No map Of Omaha has yet been
fled or recorded, and the papers arc
asking, with some anxiety, whether
city property holders have clear titles.
Tho Rochester woman who OK.
pected the world to end the other day
and gave way her brass kettle, IL now
the msddest woman east Of the De-
ttott river.
-Jonn Anderson, Of Indians, didn't
win the prize ct . spelling match, but
he licked the man who pronounced
the hard words, and that was consol.
ing.
"A Pacific slope zephyr blew .
railway train from the track last
week, and swept softly on murmuring
to the tree.tops sweet lullaby about
"Spring, beautiful spring"
why did you name your dog
Back 2" "From necessity; he 10 81.
ways running away from home, and
how could help calling him Back ?"
1t is generally supposed that none
Of the women read the proceedings In
the Beecher case and an avenue grocer
WAS therefore greatly shocked yes
terdAy when . woman said: "lll
take two pounds Of butter and half q
pound OF your best Japan Beecher-I
mean teal"
Tho most perfectly shaped man or
woman Il unsymmetrical-thAt 10 to
Gay, there II marked unlikeness be-
tween the two sides Of the body. Tho
seem and therefore permits OF more 90.
curate study, will be found always 10
exhibit consi1eEable differences. Prob.
ably no two sidss Of aay human lAos
are precisely alike. Ills the same
with every limb. One hand 10 almost
always larger than the other 20 with
the foot, and 20 with the leg and arm.
The sides OF the head are also differ.
ent in size and shspa
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
THE BLACK HILLS.
An Impcnctrnhlc Gordon OF NIilfsnl
Around the sacred Hills

An Impcnctrnhlc Gordon OF military
Around the sacred Hills.
OMAHA, May 8.-Gov. John M.
Thayer, of Wyoming, left here this
morning for Washington, to assist in
dealing with the deputation of sioux
Indians now enroutc, to effect the
ceding Of the Black Hills country.
About April 25th party of men at
the Red Cloud Agency suddenly dis
appeared in the direction of the Hills.
Lieut.. Rogers, heading scouting par
ty, was sent after them, and May I'd
returned with five of the party. The
rest returned the next day. The mill
tary think there are no whites in the
HilIs now, aud that it is impossible for
mining parties to penetratethe Gordon
ofscouts and military.
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Advertisement. vyIthoue Dasc.

The Albany Times calls attention to
q very common occurrence iu publica-
ton offices, remarking that it 10 the
frequent experience of business mana.
gers of newspapers that advertisers
who send in advertisements without
any limit as to time, neglect to stop
them, although they see the paper in
which they arc printed every day, and
then, when the bill is presented, COM
plain thst they are charged too much.
The law on this subject is we'll settled
and ought to be universally known
1t was decided by the New York Su.
pcrior Court in 1870, in the case Of
Aborn vs.. The Standard Life Insurance
Company, Gin ? swecny, 44l), that
sending business advertisement to .
newspaper for publication without d.
rection as to the number of insertions
implies request to publish it in each
issue till it is ordered stopped except
only the advertisements of which the
character (such as a notice Of sale on .
given day. implies limitation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

HIGHWAY NOTICE.

AuprToR's OfFrcE, WAfxLLo COUNTY,
OTTUMwA, Iowa, April II, 1876.
To all Whom Il may Concern:
way rs follows, viz: Commenc ng at the n
corner Of w n Of e \ Of Section 40 .. run.
ming thence south to the half-mile corner on the
feet wide. All in Township No. a, RAnge u,
has reported in favor Of the location thereoK and
be filed in the Auditor ofice ON or be70re noon
Of the 18th day of June A. D. 1875, o. such high.
way will be locatedwithou reference thereto
WN. H. CALDWELL,
AiwAt County Auditor.
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HIGHWAY NOTICE.
AUDIToR's OFFICE, WArxIlo COUNTY,
QTIrMHA. IOWA Anril 10 letS


To all Whom Il May Concern:
The Commissioner appointed to vacate and 10.
cate highways as follows viz: To Vscate tn
highway commencing at the N Z corner Of the
y \ OF the s = x Of SEQ. No. 4; thence running
due south 70 the w corner Of Section No. j;
SEX OF 4 4 OF said Sec. No. I. Also. the
piece OF highway commencing twenty rods north
OF the 8 Z corner OF Sec. No. 4; thence running
OF the u Of Sec. No. =; thonce due soutS
twenty rods 70 the W corner OF said e i Of
the 9 OF Sec No. 4. To Locate-Commencin
Sec No 4; thence running due west 60 rods:
thence due south 50 rods TO intereect with hIrh.
All In Township II. RangelA. The location to be
W feet wide; has reported In favor OF the vacation
and location thereof, and all objections thereto or
claims for damages, must be nled In the Auditor's
ONCE on or before noon Of the 18th day Of june
A. D., 1878. or suchhghway will be vacated and
located without reference thereto.
WIN. II. CALDWELL,
a l4w4t Auditor Of Wapello County, Iowa
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Chicago Market.
CHICAGO, May IL.

CHICAGO, May IL.
by Telegraph
Wheat-Unsettlcd, but active and
higher at 81 O0A cash; 81 0416 June
$40 rs July.
Corn-Weak and unsettled 72Ac
cash 74Ic June; 75554 July.
Oats-Firm, active and higher at Csc
cash 64c June.
Rye-Dull, at 81 O6 cash.
Rarley-Quiet at IL 35 eash II 400
l 80 May.
Pork-Higher SCI 40 cash; sol 81
June $2l s. July.
Lard--Higher at SIS 25 cash SIS 81
June: SIS 5716 July.
Whisky-Higher at 81 II.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
The third term Democratic cry O,

The third term Democratic cry OIL
Democracy ten years ago when Gran,
was pushing Lee through the wilder.
ness, back upon Richmond, took the
form ofthe cry that Grant would de.
clare himself Dictator, enforcing biz
demand at the head of his victorious
legions. Any one who will reflect
for moment will recollect we'll how
Democratic sympathizing journals all
over the North pictured Grant a tyrant,
aspiring to Kingly power, and that be
aimed to usurp national authority Then
as now, the animus sprung naturally
from their rebellious hearts, which
hated the man who led our armies
to victory.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
PROPOSALS ron FEEsH REET.
OFFICE CHIEF COMMIssAEY OF SUBSISTENCE, \
DEPARTMENT OF DAKOTA.

DEPARTMENT. OF DAKOTA,
6T. PAUL, MINI. Nay s, 1875. J
CEALED PROPOSALS, IN DUPLICATE,
- will be received at this ofice, until lc clock
NJ, May "a, 1875, for furnishing the Eresh Beat
required by the Subsistence Department. y. 8.
dali. =. 4. Fort Abrshsn Lineoin, D; q. For
twelve months, commencing July /, ISIS. infSr-
nation as to conditions, quality Of beef. pay
once o. 70 the A e s., At The respective posts
lin the sum Of two hundred and ffty dollars for
Forts Pembina and Seward, and i've hundred dol
lars for Forts Randall and A. Lincoln), signed by
two responsible persons. that 4 the proposal b
good and sufficient sureties, will be executed
within ten days after such acceptance.
The responsibility OF the sureties ON the bond
must be certified 70 BY the judge or clerk Of .
court OF records, U. s. Commissioner, postmas-
ter. or officer Of the Army.
Proposals must be made separately for the dif.
forent posts and bidders are invited to Be present
at the opening Of the bids.
The right TO reject any or all bids Ii reserved.
Proposals should be endorsed, ''Proposals for
Fresh Beef at Fort -" and addressed to the
undersigned. B. DU BARRY
may l2-2tw Major and @. 8,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

HE democracy, we thlnk, ought 70
got their State Convention under way.
We know our advise is ex.cathedra,
but then we will indulge in it. Our
reason is that the Democratic doctors
have been diagnosing their case now
for many months, and they can't agree
at all--in fact no one Of them agrees
long with himself, aud in order to
put stop to all this foolish discussion
before the convention which 10 the
infallible head, the oracle, it ought to
come of soon; when it speaks they
will agree and not till then--then they
will take the dose whatever it may be.
We very distinctly remember of no.
torious loud mouthed vehement DEM
ocrats going up to Des Moines in the
past days Of possnm tickets, affirming
by both tho good and evil One, that
they would have Democracy straight
or nothing-that they would have no
possum in theirs but when the postum
leaders were named, they would come
right home, hide their pure Demo.
cratic battle-axe, and shout long and
loud for the possum candidates, and
for the life of you, you could not tell
in which state they made the most
noise or were the most enthusiastic
Therefore we say Democrats ought
to have their State convention in order
to find out whether they are pig or
puppy, for reasoning from the past,
not one Of them knows till they are
guideboarded by the annual State
Convention, and then let it be which
or tother they will yelp with equal
zeal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Morrison II. Waite, Chief Justice OF
the United States; VIM. NJ. Evarte,
once Attorney General, and now I'll
any one can rightfully DO 80 consider
ed) the greatest lawyer in this country,
and the new Attorney General Ed
wards Pierrepont, were classmates in
Yale College. Three such eminent
men certainly speak woll for single
graduating class of this noted col
lege.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

A prominent fruit grower of Ohio,
announces that in that State the peach
crop will be a total failure apples and
pears will be only partial crop and
that grapes and berries are not much
injured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Bancroft, the great American his
torian, pays tho very high compliment
upon the Western Reserve, of Ohio,
of saying that it contains more intel.
ligent population than any other Ter
ritory Of equal extent in tho world.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

I win sell at public auction, commencing at .
the premises. in Ottumwa, the w u Of Lot BIC
and the 8 Il u of Lot $50, In Ottumwa, lows, for
cash to the highest bidder.
Propositions for purchase at private sale viii BE-
received and considered up TO the morning Of May
99th, 1875. ALEX. G. REED, Admission,
ap28-w4t Estate Of John Reed deceased.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

An exchange paper solicits answers 10
the following: al man is getting shaved
in BARRIERS shop, and Fly lights on his
nose, and he gives his head witch to re-
move the fly, during which tho barber re-
moves slice Of the mans ear, who is to
blame?-the man, or the barber, or the fly,
or the ear, or the razori"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

panied by nine of tho head chiefs,
whose reservation includes large
portion of the Black Hills. The party
leave for Washington o.day to negro.
Black Ellis.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Chicago is yet in the throes of q
great political injunction case, involv.
ing the validity of the late cityelection
1t does appear to US as though it is q
novel method to set aside an election
by injunction proceedings.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
WASHINGTON.

WAsH1NaToN, May 1.-THE Cabi.
net is in session and will 1t is thought
consider changes in the Internal Rev.
enue Bureau In connection with the
great whiskey frauds just made pub
lie
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
LEGAL.
Admiuistrator,s Nstlcc,

that on the It'll day Of May, A. D., 1876, the under
signed was appointed by the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court of Wapello County, Iowa, Administrator
Of said County. AL persons indebted TO- said
Estate will make payment to the undersigned, and
those having claims against the same Will present
them, legally authenticated, to said Court for
allowance
Dated May eth, 1876. W. Fl. FETZER,
may l2.3w Administrator.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

The prolonged railroad war between the
lines running East from Chicago has result
ed in a new reduction Of rates on the part
of the Baltimore and Ohio Company-the
original line to cut On fare-which is now
selling tickets to Pittsburg for 81.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
American Social science Assembly

American Social science Assembly.
DETROIT, Mich. May 1.-THE dele
gates to the American Social Science
Assembly have mostly arrived, and
session Of unusual importance and In.
terest is expected. The Detroit COM
mittee OF arrangements hold meeting
to-day and made proposition for the
entertainment Of large number OF
delegates who are expected The ex-
ercie, will be opened this evening
with an address by Hon. David Wells,
of Connecticut.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Gladstone, the English Ex.Premier
wrote . letter to the American people
upon the occasion Of the celebration OF
the Centennial at Lexington. He took
8 large hearted, broad and compre.
hensive view ofthe situation. Some
OF Johnny Bnll's organ grinders hare
not got the kinky kink out of their
minds, and can't get 1t out on account
of constitutional incapacity to do 60.
berate Gladstone for his candid recog.
milton of our prosperity and greatness
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

New York, May 8-The Erenin9
Post furnishes the following addition.
81 particulars concerning the wrecked
steamer Schiller.
The crew numbers 12O. The pas.
sengers 254, Of whom l20 were steer.
age. Her cargo was general merchan.
disc, valued at $4,000; insurance
$4,000. The gold coin from Ballien
& Co., was fully insured in London
companies.
Ex-senator Schurz was to have
sailed in the Schiller, but was detained
here.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
FROM ST. PAUL

ST.. PAUL, May IL Reports from
Duluth state that the lake II clear OF
Ice, and It's oughtnavigation 10 now
clear ON Lake Superior.
Major Bingham, agent of the Chey-
epns Indians, IL in the city accom-.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Speaking Of the trial Of Major Rankin
the State Register among other things
says:
"The defense was strong one and was
not based on sympathy at all. In the first
place 1t il necessary to understand that The
only charge against Major Rankin, for
which be was put upon trial was charge
Of embezzling the funds of the Agricultural
College and Farm, as the Treasurer Of the
Board Of Trustees Of that institution. He
was not upon trial for taking funds from
the State Treasury. The FIRST defence
made, and which was very satisfactorily
made by the proof, was that whatever Of
funds were used by Major Rankin were
used prior to April, 1871. The indictments
were found April LIST, 1874. The statute
Of Limitation as will be seeu by reference to
the charge Of the court published 10 yester.
days Register, was a complete bar for any
offsnse committed more that three years
next before the finding Of the indictment.
Another defense upon which the evidence
was very strong, il not completely satisfac.
tory, was that the nissing funds were State
funds taken from The State Treasury and
not from the College Treasury; that in
making up his accounts in December 1872,
Major Rankin charged himself with the
amount on the books OF the College, but
never in fact received or drew the money
from the State Treasury at all; that the
motives to do this were very powerful ones !;
that it was the means, and the only means,
by which the dcfalcation in the State Treas
ury could be avoided. The question ~ to
how the hole was made in the State Treas.
ury prior to 1871, was not . question be-
fore the jury. Some evidence was offered
by Msjor Kankin's counsel, tending to show
that others had tempered with these funds,
but the Court held II Irrelevant to the issue
on trial, and on the motion Of the State ex-
cluded the evidence. Whilst the jury were
undoubtedly full Of sympathy for Major
Rankin, As were nearly all the people Of the
State, 1t would be doing them great injustice
to say that their verdict Of acquittal was
found on sympathy alone.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

NEW YORK, May S.-The length of
the steamship Schiller ia 375 feet,
width OF beam 40 feet. She was VAL
ned at 100000, and insured for full
her value. The crew consisted of 124
men. She carried elk kegs of coin
containing $500, 900, shipped E S Bal
lein & Co., bankers, of this city, to + s
Ballein & Co., Paris also $50 mail bags
containing the entire Continental mail,
together with . large Australian car
60 Consisting of general merchandise,
including 500 bales of cotton. $500
barrels Of rosin, 1900 bushels Of corn
and large consignment of leaf to.
bscco.
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ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE distilleries
are in possession Of the government
officials who are making inventories.
There have been no moro seizures.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
Annallxc Cut on.

SALT LAKE, May 10.-In tho case of
Anna Eliza W. Brigham Young, on
the application Of the plaintiff tor q
writ OF attachment to compel tho pay
ment of $500 per month alimony, as
awarded by Chief Justice Mexican, a
decision was rendered to-day by
Chief Justice Low, that alimony could
not be awarded until valid marriage
was either first admitted by the par
ties or proved. The defendant had
alleged in his answer that the mar
riage was bigamous one, and the al
Legations, not being denied, must be
taken as true. AS the case stands now
it 10 not in the judgment of the court
to enforce the payment of alimony.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

The Oshkosh Daily .NorthsCestern,
since the con6agration is no bigger than .
gridiron, but it is made up Of the right kind
of stuff, aud shows that it can stand fire.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
OHIO.

CINCINNATI, May 8.-Sidney d.
Maxwell presents q comprehensive re-
port Of the stock Of hog product in
this city. The winter packing from
November 1st to May LIST shows q to.
tai numberaof barrels Of pork Of o..
600; las. Year 10000. Of bulk meats
this year $4,000, 900 lbs last year 49,.
100000; bacon this year one million
and quarter pounds; last year two
and quarter millions hams this year
nearly twelve million pounds; last
year nearly ten millions lard this year
$1,000 teirces last year 5000 teirces.
TOLEDO, May l0-A tornado passed
over Green Springs, Ohio, yesterday
afternoon, bio wing down three houses
and killing two children at Clyde
The Nichols House was partially un.
rooted and considerable damage was
done between Clyde and Bellevue
Along the Lake Shore Railroad scarce.
ly q building escaped uninjured.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12
st. Louis Market,
ST.. LOUIS, May IL.

ST. LOUIS, May IL.
BY telegraph
Wheat-Higher; No. 2 fall 81 431S
No. 2 spring 81 42A@l 42h bid.
Cordial; 73I@73s4 bid.
Oats-Dull; G3 1631sc bid.
Ryc-Lowe r st.$l O5@l O6.
Barley-Unchanged.
Whisky-Held ct 81 20.
Pork-Dull.
Bulk Meats-Unchanged.
Lard-Nominal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

Idleness, with its attendant growth of
rankest crimes. still continues to prevail In
the Pennsylvania anthracite country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-05-12

NEW YORK, May s. The Schiller
sailed from here with 149 passen.-
gers. A list Of the passengers Is pub
lished on the 10Th page of the New
York Times of April 18th.