Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-15
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lsr completed.
Three car loads Of silk worms pas.
scd through the city yesterday OF
their way east from California.
There was another row over the
river at the "I4ast Chance Saturday
and one fellow carried homo a bloody
nose to remember the fracas by.
The case of the State VS.. Myers has
been put off until "Wednesday, and
after it Is recalled will probably occu'
pv three or four days longer.
8. L. Pickle, Of Logansport, Ind.
passed Yesterday evening with his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Il
M. Pickle, of this city. Mr.. T. is con-
nected with the press Of Logansport,
and appears to be a very genial gen.
tleman.
James Hawley has sold his resi-
dence, corner OF Jefferson and Fourth
streets to John j. Fox, for 4,5o0, q
lot and a half OF ground 80 by l9s
feet goes with IL, A good bargain
for John.
We understand that Mr.. Sears now
has the Golfer dam on the opposite side
of the Island, almost completed. The
water Ii nearly all shut otfon that
side and will probably be completed
to-day. The permanent dam Will
be commenced Immediately.
Mr.. Hetherington. sherih'of Mahas-
ka county was in the city to-day
looking after a couple of burglars
who very recently broke Jail IN Oska-
loosa. Ii seems that the sheriff was
away at the time and the burglars i'm
proved the opportunity and with an
iron poker burned their way ont Of
Jail. He feels very much chagrined
over the affair. He will recapture
them il il IS within the range Of pos
sibilities.
Alfonso occupied by Mr.. Suhscmil
caught fire yesterday morning and
came near burning down. The fire
caught from a defective flue, and but
for its timely discovery would have
turned Mr.. Suhsemil into the street
at short notice. As ii was, the dam
age was only trifling. The house was
insured in of the companies rep
resented by James Hawley, and the
loss has been already adjusted and
paid. This is u good time of year to
examine your flnes and if there is any
doubt of their safety they should be
repaired at nee.
One of the most consumate nuis-
ances in the world is the situation of
the depot in this city. It's surround
ed by railroad tracks, and to cross is
not only dangerous for teams but al
so for passengers. To-day the rail-
road trains were all on time and cv-
cry track on this side of the depot was
occupied by either q freight or pas
senger train. The buses were sand
wiched in between, and even after
most of the passenger trains had pull
led out the road was still blocEaded
for some time. The business of the
railroads is such that it seems impos-
sible for them to avoid the use Of
these tracks, and while they so use
them ii is not only announcement, but
as has often been said before, quite
dangerous for passengers getting to
and from the place. Some different
arrangement should be made ii posi-
BILE, at once. The time until a new
isbuilt will seem long but we
hope will not be far distant.
A friend OF ours living in the lower
part of the city loves turkey, and re-
purchased to fatten 10 his
notion for Chrisemas, but his calcula-
ton in this case miscarried, through
the kindness OF q friend. About or
8 o'clock last night neighbor discov-
cred the turkey sitting c~omplacentlv
on.the roof Of the house. and was in
formed by some hovs that ii had flew
from the opposite side OF the river
TO where il was setting al that time,
He went immediately 10 his neighbors
house. called him out OF bed and told
him that there wasa wild turkey
roosting on the house and invited him
out to kill il. The owner ofthc house
hastily donned his pants and slippers
and meandered leasurely out in the
moonlight TO see the turkey. II was
there sure enough. but the gun was
up at the store room. three or four
blocks away. Lote started on 3 run
for the store, and every passer would
insist on stopping him and inquiring
what was wrong and whore lac was
going in such haste? The boys hap
pened 10 both he in the store. the
story was told and the gun loaded in
short order and the return march COM
mcneed on the danbic quick. Thctur-
key in sweet content wasreposing un-
suspeetinely, and Illuminating on the
short life aud untimely death OF tur-
keys in general when the party with
the gun appeared. BY this time quite
a crowd had collected. and the man
with the gun began figuring as TO
the best place 10 hit "A turkey TO
kin il. lie finally found 8 location
that suited him, and having an unob-
structed view at five yards range
pulled the trigger and fired both bar
reiR al once. 70 aay that that bird
when picked up was already plncked
what was left of it-would DO un
necessary. The owner of thu prem
ises generously offered il TO his
neighhor, who had run nearly a fourth
ola mile after the gun, telling him
that he, himself, had a fine turkey in
the coop fattening. The turkey was
refused and it remained in tho posses.
sion of the owner OF the premises. In
the morning when no went to feed
his fowl 1t was missing. He stopped
short in his walk and soliloqnized
There, | knew ii--that was my tur-
key that / stood ont in Tho cold last
night to see the boys kill"
We understand he has gone out OF
the turkey business. bnt the boy who
did the shooting has not got over
laughing yot.
From the Daily of Dec. 1ith.
J. O. Hrlscon yesterday sold MrF.
Williams fruit farm, tthe OLD viii.
Jams & Chapel Nnrsery) a acres, for
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