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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

lis often the case tha. persons who
write. ON the whole, a legible hand,
sign their name 20 cArelessly that q
stranger can scarcely make ont what
Il 10. Any Of our readers who have
fallen into such Q habit would do we'll
to learn q lesson from the anscdote
told of Rev. W. 6. Potts. ID. d.:
When clerk In Philadalphia, he
took bill TO . Quaker, and had ssign-
cd the receipt with ono Of those hero.
glyphie cartouches sometimes seen on
bank notes now. Tho Quaker, taking
up the paper, said biandly, "Friend,
what 10 this at the bottom ("
"Thak, sir, 10 my name"
sWhat Il thy name?"
civilian s. Potts."
"Well, William, will thee please u
write it down under hers plAinly, @
that Q witness in court would know
n7r
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

LOWRY CITY, April 18th, 1919.
Ed. CoURIER:-Wo the destitute
people OF Saint Clair county, No, beg
space In your columns to express our
heartfelt thanks to the good people OF
Competine and Highland Townships,
Wapello county, and Steady Run
township Of Hs~A~A county. iowa.
for their liberal response to tho solici.
tations of VIM. Hook, in our behalf
You have been instrumental in allevi-
ating great amount Of suffering in
our families, we will ever feel grateful
toward You. and may God bless and
prosper you oil, is the humble prayer
Of FoRTY-FIvE EAMrIIEs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
Knoxville Township, Marion Cour-
ty, has subscribed sSs,000 to the Des
Moines, Knoxville & Alba Railroad.
The PeopIc want Proof.

There Is no medic prescribed by ply.
sicisns or druggists, that carries saoh evil
dence OF IDS suscess and superior virtue as
BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP for severe
Coughs, Colds settled on the Breast, Con-
sum p,ion, or any disease OF the Throat aad
Lungs. proof Of that fact is that any pe'-
son afflicted, car get a sample bottle ier 10
cents and try its superior effect before buy
ing the regular size At 'h cents, |, slate,
~ been introduced in this eonutry frem
Germany, apdits wonderful cures are aston
ishlng everyone that usc IS faree tloscs
will relieve any case. Try.it. Sold by j,
L Taylor s. Co., wholesale agents 0,tun-
| wa, Iowa. al4d&w all
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

The Hon. Chester G. Cole, Of the
Supreme bench Of lows, In the Vest
sTn Jarist for April, has . lengthy
article on the subject Of temperance, in
. legislative point ofvisw. He touches
the subject carefully, treating oil views
with courtesy and finally arrives At
the conclusion, 90 far ~ he gives any
advice or leans toward any view, that
perhaps We had better try the local
option law. Giving, say to the people
Of each county the right to determine
by their votes whether they win have
prohibition or license.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

A farm In Califonia, consisting Of ST.
600 acres, has bean lot for annual rental
OF $4,000. The farm il stocked with l..
900 head OF cattle, 100 horses,50 mula and
!, 800 hogs, costing the lessee, with crops.
874.25O.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

The Methodist Bishop Bowman
draws q lesson from the Brooklyn
scandal, and advises the ministers Of
his Church to "be careful Of their
words, their temper, their habits and
their social relations; )" and, above al,
"to converse spsfingly and behave
prudently with women"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
From the Chicago Jou,nol l9,h in,

From the Chicago Jowsndl 10Th inst |:
The trial OF the libel suit of the
daughter Of Hon. John Early, of Rock.
tord-a young lady-against Wilbur
f. Storey, of the Chicago Zimes, was
commenced In the Circuit Court OF
this city to day, Judge McRoberts, OF
Joliet, presiding. $50 600 damages are
asked for. The libel was contained in
an anonymous letter, accusing Miss
Early Of . scandal in connection with
Mr.. Crawford, of Rockford. Both the
lady and the gentleman are among the
most respectable people in Rockford,
and the Times subsequently, acknowl-
edged, sditorially, the falsity ofshe &C.
cusation, which was . most heartless
and inexcusable slander.
Mistakes will occur In the best regu-
lated papers In the world, but Of the
kind mentioned above, they win be
few and far between in oil honorable
journals.
Retractlon Of . diabollcal fAlsehood,
defAming the good name ofa person,
does not e6ace the slandcr nor repair
the damage in full The Chicago
Times II reckless and indeed more
than reckless In it, want Of care In as-
sailing rspntations, because Il 10 evi-
dent that for the sake of sensation II
will mot stop to enquire Of the truth
or falsity Of slandsrous reports. II
courts and jurors have regard for
the good Of society, they will enforce
the law to the letter and punish such
heartless offenders - the Times with
the largest penalties.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

Rev. James Sunderland having re-
ceived call to tho Baptist Church at
Ottumwa, has resigned his position 40
chaplain ofthc Iowa Pcnitenti tiary, and
Rev. G F Williams, of the Fort Madi-
son Academy, has been appointed AZ
his successor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

Samuel r. Wells the great Phrenol.
ogist, Psychologist and publisher, has
just died, while only little past the
prime Of life, viz: IS years. If be
took his own advice formed upon
years Of study, he ought to have lived
BY bis care and vegetable diet many
years longer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

r. n. Stittlsr, Of Davenport, Iowa, SEQ
retary Of the National Butter and Egg As.
sociation. says The aggregate value Of the
dairy product counts moro dollars annually
than the wheat or Aour value-nearly two
In NM
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
NEW YORK.

New YORK, April 2l,-Congress
man Lawson last night made speech
before the Lincoln Club urging them
to nominate Senator Conkling for
President.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

they are tho most tractable puppets
that ever existed in following the die.
tum of the leaders. This new revival
of the hermaphrodite party is the sill.
liest and weakest step yet promulgated
by the Democratic leaders.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
4 Letter RFom R0v. ~ l.. Brown OI
water Power In wtsco0sln.

MEssRs. EDIroRs.-I WAS surprised
on my return, yesterday, from Wis
consin, to learn that an allusion I had
made in . letter to my friend, Carey
Inskeep, to tho water powers in Beloii
and Jsnesville, had found it, way into
the CouRrER. I did not think Carey
was 10 leaky, or should have been
slow to say anything on the subject
or careful to sustain what I did cay,
by accurate statistics.
The manufacturing industry Of the
two places excited my interest, Per.
hsps the moro, - what saw wss
the development in successful work.
ing OF the chiet source of prosperity
and strength in my own New En-.
gland. And Jet their water power
would be Of little worth In New En-.
gland. from the small head and fall oh.
tanned. In both places this IL only
about four feet. In Jsnesville they
have obtained . special act from th<
Legislature to enable them to raise
their dam an additional four feet tho
to accomplish this, privilege, will
two feet head and fall shove, must b
purchased, and . levee must be bull
to protect certain low lands, which
would otherwise be overhowed, and I
canal or culvert built past the present
dam for the drainage Of these low
lands. That what 1 said OF the pros.
pectivc increase of population in OF
tumwa, was not extravagant, . mo
mcnt's thought viii show; An en-
ploys In manuisctory represents. o,
an average, three others In his family
or occupied otherwise In tho supply
of his wants, 60 that the $50 person.
employed In Beloit and Janssville
each represent 5000 Inhabitants. A
Janesville . cotton mill 10 now jus
beginning to spin yarn, and whici
vii: In Q month, run 200 looms and
employ shout 200 operatives. We ar.
three hundred miles nearer the cotloz
market THAN they are. They are nov
resorting to steam tosupplemsnt thsi
power, using coal from Pittsburgh, .
moro than double the cost OF coal Il
Ottumws, per pound of stoam. l
less than 500 horse power will sustail
5000 people, and compel them to -
sort to steam power to meet the ir
creased demand always resulting from
the use Of water 20 . basis. how larg'
an industrial population must ESQ
horse power bring to Ottumwa-ssy
nothing of the facilities for supple
menting that power by steam, here II
the center of tho Iowa coal fielda
The utilization of the Des Moines riv
or at this point, combined with th,
great railroad facilities enjoyed here
and the low cost Of fuel, opens to th,
business men Of Ottumwa and th'
owners OF real estate . means o.
growth and prosperity, and Of ulti
mate large returns 10 those who aha!
carry the enterprise to successful is
sue, such - few places either east o.
west enjoy. w. L. BRowN.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
NEW JERSEY.

ELIZABETH, April 21.-The Eastern
manufacturing companys oil cloth
factory burned this morning. Loss
$lOOOOO. Insurance $4,000.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
Movsrsa Sos mrpAnrmGN1
Complete with new
TYPES AND PRESSES.

stance had Delano interfercd with
them in public business, nor overrulad
any decisions made by them With
full consultation the President de.
clarcd that these explanations were
unnecessary as he had tho utmost
confidence in Secretary Dei&no.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
ESTABLISHED 1848.

General James G. Blunt. accused OF
conspiracy to defraud the Government
has been discharged from custody.
lie is now in Washington.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

Dubuque Masonry 10 in . fomsns
over dancing In the halls Of the order.
Two eminent citizens of that city,
and Masters Of Lodges, have by the
order of Iowa Grand Master Chapman
been stript of their jewels Of Office, by
reason of their violation Of the Grand
Master's injunctions In regard to dane
ing in the Halls Of their Lodges.
Their respective Lodges have re-
elected each one Of their deposed
Masters and the battle WAKES hot. Tho
cases arc appealed to the Grand Lodge
OF tho State, and It is not fArfetched to
conjecture that heated contest will
arise over the question In the order at
lar0a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

Hon. John G. New, the recently sp.
pointed United States Treasurer, haa
given bonds In the sum Of $l60, ono for
the faithful performance OF the duties
pertaining to tho Office. The gentle.
men who went on hn bond were Hon.
W. 81. English, e Martindale, Harvey
Bate, G W Parker, and Fred KneAer
Tho men represent sbout $2y 600 600.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
FROM WYOMING.

OMAHA, April 22-Reports from Ft.
Fred Steel, Wyominy, says that II
Indians ran of all the stock at Terris
Mines on the goth inst. The news is
reliable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
OUR WATER POwER.
Civil Engineer AFy's Report.

TO the Committee on the improvement
Of the Water Poper on the Des
Noines River, at Ottumca. Io,ca:
Having been employed BY you to
mako . survey and an estimate of the
cost Of the Improvement TO esidwater.
power, I would make the following
report:
From the proposed location of the
dam at Turkey Island to the county
bridge the natural fall Of the river is
two and ono half feet, and the distance
by the proposed line for race 10 $500
feet. From she county bridge to the
bend Of the river, at the lower end Of
tho city, . distance OF 1900 feet the
fall Of the rives is four feet, making in
the whole distance Of II SEQ feet from
Turkey Island to the lower end Of the
city, fall ofsix and one half feet.
The estimates for the improvement
are based on raising the water at Tur.
key leland six feet with q dam located
on each side of the Island.
The cost of the improvement ptop.
ping At the county bridge with . head
of eight and one-half feet OF water il
% follows:
Dam across south channel . ............& $50 90 90
Dam scross north channel :......-. 900 @
Excavation for $500 feet OF 1ce, Sc 200
cubic yards 1t Is Sents per yard. 5000 %
cubic Yards Yards Il II Is % oents per ar ysr. s 500 90
Rock excavation for I,SO6 feet Of tail race,
10000 cubic yards At 81 so per yard. Is, 900 90
Slo0 900 90
The cost OF the Improvement contin-
usd to tho lower end of the city, Civ.
Ing q head Of twelve and one-half feet
Of water IL 90 follows:
From the foregoing estimate of 500 600
deduct the amount Of rock excavation
ZOE W1 race... .No ,oW %
ss5.5oo 90
AnS s.Sn . ss c. saSe SsnS y.ras fs% n
ens mG1a absns n !Raf ri yard:
Two cniverts under race with il feet feet y
W. se%srs U rom streets under r.c ~
Total...-...... ............. el73, 500 %
By measurement of the river ct it,
present stage Of water find that there
10 under eight and one-half feet head
TAG horse pewer, and under twelve
and one.half feet head 1858 horse
power.
Accompanying this report is . map
showing the location of all points
mentioned In the same.
also made survey and estimate
for continuing the race to another
point on the river 5000 feet lower
down, but found only two feet fall,
and the cost Of utilizing the Same to
be from $4,000 to 10000.
JOHN D. AIRY,
Civil Engineer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

The American Pomological Socisty holds
its next meeting in Chicago, oommenc.
ing September sth, and continuing three
davs,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
ILLINOIS.

CHICAGO, April 2l.--The Jury in the
case Of Nias Alice A. Early, Of Rock.
ford, Ill, against Wilbur 4. Storey,
OF the Chicago Times, for the publica.
tlon, nearly . year ago, of story as
sailing the character OF the plaintiff.
brought in sealed verdict which was
opened this morning. Itawards Mics
Early $25. 600 damages. Tho article
ON which the case is based was pub
lished under the belief that the story
was true. several spurious letters az
firmiDg its truth and signed by the
names Of prominent citizens Of Rock
ford having been received at the
Times Office. A retraction was subse-
quently published by the Times, but
proved insufficient to satisfy the
plaintiff who resorted to legal means
Of redress with the above result.
CMCAGo, April GA DUBUQUE
special says the Eastern and Western
creditors Of B. F. Allen, joined issue
there yesterday and in Judge Loves
court . decree was issued throwing
Allen into Bankruptcy. j L Cook, OF
Dee A0ines, appeared for the West
ern, and Z. III. Busbee TOR the Eastern
creditors and for Cook Co. Nat. Bank
which holds $4,000 debts agains.
Allen. 8. 8. Etleridge was appointed
Receiver until IN assignee is provided
BY the State Registcr. In the opinion
Of Mr. Busbee, Aliens estate will not
yield ten cents on the dollar,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

NEW ORLEANS, April 22.-The SEN
ate passed the joint resolution sus.
pending Auditor Clinton from Office,
pending the impeachment trial.
A resolution TO extend the extra
sessi0n 20 May 5th, was passed. The
House passed the city relief bill au-
thorizing the city to hypotheticate and
lease city property also to lease the
city water works for 40 years payable
in city obligations Of any kind.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

The Ohio State Grange has $27. 900 in
its treasury. and the Tennessee Grange ea,-
AS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

CfNScINNAT1. April 22-The war of
rates between this city and St. Louis
ends tomorrow.
Managers of roads interested have
agreed upon $3.50, which is 80 cents
less than the former rate, and Sl50
greater than the rate fixed at the pas
senger agents convention, held hero
in March.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
OHIO.

CINCINNATI, Ayril 81 The CONNER
ciol publishes advices MS to the cen
dition of the fruit and wheat crops
from 61 towns in Ohio and 81 in In
diana. In Ohio peaches will be a com.
pletc failure; apples are but slightly
injured; of other fruit one reports o
good crop; - report a half crop, and
forty eight report no crop at all OF
wheat "a report the crop uDinjured ;
% o half crop; II no crop. In Indi-
ana IL report the wheat crop uninjur-
ed nine no crop. In fruit, three report
good crops, Z half a crop, andi 81 no
crop. Adviccs from ten towns in
Western Pennsylvania indicate about
abont half crop each of wheat and
fruit.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
WASHINGTON.

WAsHiSaroN, April 22.-Attorney
General Williams has rendered his
resignation to the President to take
effect May 18th. His resignation has
not yet been accepted, therefore no
successor ID named. Williams friends
cay he intends returning to Oregon
and entering into the contest for U. 8.
Senator from that State.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

WAsnINGroS, April 2S.-The cabi-
net eession to-day Was attended by
al the members and all the Bureau
officers OF the Interior: Dep, beaded by
aesietaut secretary CowAn, called on
tho President previous to the meeting
Of the cabinet aud each Bureau officer
Substantially ssssrtsd that In no In.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

WAsH1SGroE, April 22-The report
that the President has requested the
resignatfon Of Secretary Delano, even
BY intimation, 10 positively denied at
the Executive Mansion.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

wAsHrSGroN, April 22-Secretary
DelAno returned this evening AN d
stated to numerous friendly Inquiries
that last fall he notified the President
Il WAS his intention TO retro from the
Cabinet, ~ he wished to devote him.
self to private affairs, but tho Presi.
dent requested him to remain as long
- possible, and therefore he defer
rod his withdEawal until the first OF
the present month. He went 10 Ohio
shortly after tho close OF tho special
session ON business and has not had
communication with the President, ,ex-
cept ON his return from Concord when
the President expressed surprise at
the statement in the papers aud de.
nied il explicitly, ~ does Secretary
Delano tonight. The Secretary gives
| no definite answer to the question
whether he intends to resign now.
II is believed that Secretary Bristov
will be appointed Attorney General
In the place OF williams.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28

No maddenfng thirst for blood had they,
No battle jDs was theirs who set
Against ths. allen bayOnet
Their ], ,omcspun breasts IN that old day.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-04-28
0. w. EMERY,
Architect Contractor J Builder.

Rlans End Specifications made on short nosice,
fer ~ kinda Of buildingL once opposits Pan.
tns MN. On Main Street ian IS 7S-d&wlS
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!NonfieeiiO.

Monticello.
VIZ are now prepared to hurl bacs into
the teeth Of our enemies the injurious i'm
putation that Wayne county was too mar
row in her views to build new Court
House. ] was there myself--and just to
witness the Roman dignity and liberal
spirit that characterized that deliberative
body was refreshing, and now instead OF
being cooped up in small aud announcement
rooms, where impotence might overlook
justice, We will have ample room for dis
pensing il with leisure and deliberation. -
The house will be located ON the Somerset
road, on the lot occupied by Mrs. Bobbitt,
which has been purchased for that purpose
and We have assurances that other build
ings will be erected in that quarter. C. W
Giagg and II. 4. Phillips are going right
to work on business hauso just opposite
from the site of the Court House, which
with the new brick house recently built by
Francis Il sallee, and other buildings In
prospect. Monticello seems to have aban-
doned the iethargy Of several years past
and has now caught the living manners as
they rise.
The old song of railroad, turnpike and
Point Burnside which disturbed our equi-
nimity sometime ago is about To be quick
ened again, aud the spirit that builds new
a., II..,.a may L., tho infraluafnrv M
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-06-11

PRESIDENT GRANT, with his retinue
of retainers, his fine horses, carriages,
etc, has gone to Long Branch, to
s Sand the Sumuer,free from tn, cares
of Office and importunate Office seekers.
May he iindi that recose which is 50 &C.
seutial to the good health of one who
has made such trem .ndious "sacrif.
ces" for the good of his country, at u
salary of $50, 600 per year. We know
many who would have borne the bur-
then he has borne, and not think they
had made any sacrifice at all.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-06-11

THE correspondent of the Danville
.idpocate, writing from Hustouville
last week, stated that we were in error
as to our statement in recent issue,
touching the death Of old man Routen
near Highland, in this county. The
correspondent based his opinion upon
hear-say evidence only, and that, too,
from nor-professional source, when
he stated that Mr.. Routcn died OF
Iaeumonid. We admit our error in
stating that he had typhoid fever, but
assert on the best authority that he
did not have pneumonia. The CORE
spondent is further in error when he
states that Mr.. Routen "was not mar.
co,ized. or had ANYTHING STIMULATING
narcotism." We presume he got this
information from the same on-proies.
sional source, and makes the foregoing
broad assertion from hear-say evidence
as lie admits that he did not see the
deceased. Since reading the article
IN the Advocate We have taken the
pains TO consult enc who saw the case,
aud he assures Us that Mr., Routen
had all Of the symptoms Of nareoiism,
L. Las he. Il lat
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-06-11

The Cetennial Committee of the
Baptist Church in Kentucky have de.
cided to hold a series Of meetings in
different parts of the State prcparato-
ry to the Grand Centennial Celebra.
ton in 1876. The first OF ;nesc meet.
ings will be held in me Walnut Grow
Of MIR. rayns, near Harrodsburg, on
the 18th Of this month. The meeting
will be under the auspices of those dis
tinguished preachers, Broadus, Bur.
rows, Boyce and Manly, and glori.
Gus time is expected.