Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03
THE OTTuMWA COURIER
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. MAR. Sd. 1875.


He OTTUMWA COURIER
rEpNEspAY MORNING. MAR, Sd. 1875. v,
Gen. j. G. PARROT has been recap :.
ointed post master at Keokuk. .,
John Nelson died at the Ballingall
House, Tuesday evening, OF infiama.
DRY rheumatism. He was resident :
If Keokuk when at home. t.
II. J. Cramer has Just obtained judg- I
nent for 5000 damages against the {
lily of Burlington, for injuries receiv- 9
ID by falling from sidewalk into
creek. .
Nearly every other man we meet
wants to know If we know of anybody
that knows of somebody that does 9
know of a house that is for rent-and
we don't. If yon want house hdver-
tiee.
The rumor that Major Downing of
hotel fame, in Oskalooss, has failed is
confirmed. He is said to be about
$40, 600 on the wrong side ofthe ledger.
Sorry to hear it, for Downing is a.
clever man.
We understand Mr.. Barber who was
run over by North Missouri railroad
car, and severely injured few weeks
since, has commenced suit against that
company claiming damages TO the
amount of $4,000.
j.. j. Willard has sold his residence |
on Second street and his interest in |
the lumber yard, in this city, to his |
partners George Willard and Mr. Tom
linson. Mr.J. B. Field will be in charge
of the lumber yard for the present. |
Persons having grain to chip to
Nebraska or Kansas can send it If
consigned to the land commissioner of
the B. & M. railroad in Nebraska free |
of charge. All donations for sufferers |
will be transported over the G. d. e. |
@. railroad to Plattsmouth FREQ of |
charge.
=. An excited individual from the /
country threw stick of wood at
cow this morning which was forsging |
out of his wagon. The missile missed
the COW, bnt knocked over four candi,
dates for Alderman who were congre.
gated on the corner fornenst the Post
Office
An ambitious Young lady, hailiDg
from Iowa, writes the following to the
Chicago Tribune, and asks how much
this will cost to put in tho editorial
column:
miss Augusta Moore, the lecturess
lie quite Young possesses fine mental |.
culture; Few ladies now on the stage |
equal her and, none surpass her, she |
is the Jewell Of the stage"
Railroad this winter are having |
fearful time with snow, and the
average western railroad man will
dream of snow drifts and hot whiskey
punches oil next summer. The Des
Moines and Fl, Dodge road has again
gone into winter quarters from the eff
fects of the late storm aud their trains
are generally abandoned and travel
over that road suspended.
IcE.-J. F. Cummings, Of Port
Richmond has built new ice house
and now has stored in it 800 tons,
of the clearest and best ice, which he
proposes to deliver to the citizens Of /
Ottumwa at the lowest living rates
Leave orders with 0. X, Abels or ad.
dress him through Ottumwa post
Office (box 604), and they will be
promptly attended to. feb "a wit DIT
The X. & D. M. railroad have q
new combination lock on their Office
door. We publish this description for
the benefit of persons who do not live
there: Take hold of the knob with
your right hand, turn it to the left |
seventeen times, reverse tho thing |
half way round, hit it lick with your
right fore foot and by that time Char
ley will come and open The door
That's the way we get in.
We received call today from D.
W. Young, of the Commission house
of Faith, Ewald & Co, st. Louis, who
is here for the purpose OF cultiyating |
the acquaintance of our business men.
If st. Louis would regain her trade |
here she must advertise and work for
it as Chicago and other competing |
cities does. Trade does not 60 to any
place unsought.-Daily Feb "a.
The X. & d. NJ. Railroad have al.
ways been troubled with the heavy
grade few miles this side of KeokHk,
and have decided, we understand, to
abandon the old route, and as soon as
the weather will permit, to commence
the construction of new track fol-
lowing the river bank as nearly as pos.
sible from Keokuk to Belfast or some.
where near that place. The new route
will be shorter, safer, and will save
much time in getting freight over the
road.
The petition in bankruptcy against
the Allen estate has been finished. The
Register says: "The amount of claims
represented in the petition is 1920, 600.
The unsecured claims are fixed at
about 100000. The petition will 60 I
to Judge Love, who is compelled by |