Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-01

IN IJrakeSytlic anu Is gong W iarin III
a while.
Williams g. Belmont are manufac-
turing a whole train Of cars--coal
cars.
The report in Yesterday telegraph
about Charles O'Connor being dead
proves to be untrue.
Anna r. Smith ofkeosanqua,w wants
to he Assistant Postmaator Of the
Legislature.
The Mississippi River is now only
few inches above low water mark
Six inches at Quincy ami one At Dav-
export.
They are laying brick on tho new
foundry to-day They are bound to
have IL up "soma how, or snme how
else
Tho street Commissioners is busy
with the improvements on Green
street, and, from present appearances,
viii soon have it in good shape,
Tho brick work OF tho Congrcga-
tional Church is still being pushed
shoad. The workmon have fires to-
warm their fingers by occasionally.
Langford s. Orton.are at work TO-
day on the water power canal. II Isl
pretty cold work, but they are deter
mined to finish this week If pos
siblc.
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ter stood q So below zero in this city,
l0o at Grinncll, l4o al Ackley, l4o
At Marshall, and 49, below at Mason
City.
Marshal Nannamsn is stopping
around the city to-day exhibiting q
new pair Of boots that arc certainly
big enough to be proud Of. Don't
know how or where he got 'em.
The fret time card for the Knox
vile branch of the G. B. s. @. Rail
Read il now ont, and according to it,
persons leaving here a, noon. arrive at
Knoxville at 5 80 PM.
A man left his team unhitched
down street this morning. He bor-
rowed wagon Of a friend to takathe
the remnants OF his to the shop for re-
pairs Served him right.
The Ottumwa Musical Association
to the number of about twenty, went
up to Oskaloosa to-day at noon eid
the Central, to visit the Musical As
ISOLATION at that place, and also to ar
range for joint musical entertain
ment of some sort we believe.
Matt Wright, an old railroad man
and one Of the most companionable
fellows in the world, will leave this
city tomorrow for Palestine, Texas.
We hope Matt will like the country
and strike Bonanza down there.
The pay car on the North Missouri
Railroad, was in the city this morning
early, and il is said the employees of
that company tumbled ont OF bed be-
fore breakfast. and had their faces
washed and boots BACKED in ample
limo to draw their money. They are
tho politest men in town to-day.
Yesterday afternoon a man by the
name Of Surbaugh, working on Col.
S. W. Summers farm. few miles
above the city. fell of load of lum-
Der and was pretty severely injured.
DIR. Hinscy informed MS this morning
that the man would soon bc all right
again.
We are informed by ]. ID. Laid that
the price paid for hogs attheir packing
establishment to-day ia the Same az
observation-disclosures. Their receipts
are quite liberal, almost enough to
keep them running all the time The
weather 10 very favorable and they
anticipate an increased supply next
week.
Why il Is. cannot be explained, bu,
/ it appears to he irHc that whenever a
man GETS drunk, no place will do him
/ TO lay down 10 sleep except on a rail
road track, \ great many of the ac-
cidents charged to the earelessness of
railroad employees happen this way.
Yesterday evening man, who we
understand lives in the city, got drunk
and concluded TO lay down on the
/ North Missouri track 10 take short
nap. One OF the employees rolled
4 him of TO one side and told him to go
home, but instead, he only moved a
little further along and stretched
himself al full length between the
tracks the second time. He was again
removed and told that he must leave
there or he would be killed by pass.
ing train. In few moments he was
found near where he first made hi:
bed, and that railroad man got out Of
humor. He reached down with his
thumb and fore finger took that fel.
low Sy the back of the neck, set hin
on his feet, and then with regulari
ty that was commendable, applied
4 No. 9 boot 10 his basement every stcl
he took until he marched him out o.
harms way