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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
SIDEWALK RESOLUTION

Resolution ordering SidcraM on III
bang and other streets.
BE ii Reso1rcd by The City Council
of the City of Ottumwa, Iowa.
.thrcc-fourths of thr members of said
Council concurring, that the owners
of lots and parcels of land fronting,
lying upon, or abutting tho south side
Of Albany street, commencing at the
west side of Court street. and extend
ing thence west to the east side OF
Wapello street, and thence south on
the west side of Wapcllo street. to the
south side of the newt street south
thence west OH the south side OF said
street to the east side of fifth street
thence south on cast side of fifth street
to the south corner of lot 1. in Major
and Smiths subdivision of part o.
Gilmans addition TO the City of OF
tumwa, Iowa, be, and thcy are here
by directed 10 construct sidewalks
along, across, and in front Of thcil
respective lots and parcels Of ground
within ten days from tho date of TIN
service ofthis resolution on them. n
requiredby law.
Said sidewalks to be four feel wide
made of two inch pine planks, lait
lengthwise on slecpers 4xl inches
placed not more than four feet apart
and that in case any of said par
ties fail 10 put dow n said sidewalk q
directed. the street oommi ssioner shall
construct said sidewalk along or i,
front of the premises Of the party o
parties so neglecting. and shall rctur
a detailed statement of the cost there
/ Otto this Council, which said cos
shall not exceed 40 cents per lines
foot; said costs ia he assessed 10 III
property Of the party or parties ;
failing to put down said sidewalk.
i Adopted. March 9th, 1876
! (AttesD W. II. Fetzcr.
CITY Clerk.
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where they can ply their trade with.

where they can ply their trade with
in these boundaries.
Also bin was passed allowing II Q
Agricultural College authorities to
invest the money arising from the
sale of their lands in other property
than Y. s. bonds.
A bill was also passed in the Sen
ate, which provides that sight drafts
and orders shall be entitled 10 grace
while those on demand shall moi be 50
entitled. This makes the custom uni.
form as there has been q wide differ
ence in the construction Of the
present law in different parts of the
State.
! The House passed the bin which had
already passed the Senate to establish
home for destitute children at DAY,
export at the present orphans homo
at that place. There was no amend
mcnts to the bill and il passed as i
was when il left the Senate.
!, The Senate evinced their apptecia
ton Of the office of County Supcrin
tent Of Schools, and showed
nothing looking to destruction o
that Office. One bill which abolished
the system Of visiting schools cntircl,
and thereby destroy by indirectiol
this Office, was LOST by a very larg
vote: another bill abolishing the oh
litigation TO visit, but requiring tina
officer to confer and advise with th
school directors; it provides fora gen
cral system of visiting, but abolishe
compulsion TO visit each school once
term. This bill passed and is said I
be acceptable to the superintendent
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
SIDEWALK RESOllTyuN
Reslaotion o Tderin1 .SiaeroM
Bl0kes addition

ReslaOttOn o ydcrinl .Staer0M IN
Blakes addition
Be it Reso1red by the City Council
Of the City of Otiunlwa, (,hree-
fourths Of the members concurring.)
that the owners of lots and parcels OF
land lying upon or abutting the north
side of Plum street for the full width
OfbloCk ten, in Blakes addition to the
City of Ottumwa, Iowa, to the inter.
section ofCherry street in said addi.
ton, thence south on the west side oil
block eleven DID in said addition lie
the intersection Of Locust street in
said addition. Thence west on Tho
north side of block fifteen 15) in said
addition, to the intersection Of Bircl
street in said addition. be, and they
are hereby directed to construct side.
walks along, across, and in front OF
their respective lots and parcels OF
land. within ten days after the service
of this resolution upon them as re,
guired by law.
Said sidewalk To be four feet wide
made of Two inch pine plank. laid
lengthWisc on cross pieces 1x4. PLACED
not more than four feet apart, and
that in case any of said parties fail fc
put down sail sidewalk rs directed
the street commissioner shall construct
said sidewalk, along, and in front OF
of the property ofthc party or partic:
SO failing and neglectine. and shall
return detailed statement Of tn,
cost thereof to this Council whicl
said cost shall not exceed 40 cents pc,
lincal foot !: said costs TO be assessed
10 the owner Of the property so fail
ing 10 put down sail walk.
Adopted, March 9th. 1876
(AunsD W. II. Fcizer.
CITY Clerk.
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March 22--Pennsylvania Democrat
ic convention. Lancaster.
March 22.--New York Republican
convention, Syracuse.
March 29.-Pennsylvania Rcpubl;-
can convention. Harrisburg.
March 29.--Ncrmont Republican
convention, Burlington.
March 29.--Ohio Republican con-
vcntion. Columbus.
April 5.--National Convention of
Colored Men. Nashville, Tennessee.
April l1-aSouth Carolina Republic
can convention, Columbia.
April IL. Virginia Republican
convention, Lynchburg.
April l9.--1ndiana Democratic con-
vention, indianapolis.
! April 2G..-Georgia Democratic con
vention, by Congressional districts,
to elect delegates to the National
Convention.
/ May 4.---Maryland Republican con.
vention. Frederick City.
/ May 10. Michigan Republican con.
! vention. Grand Rapids.
/ May 16.-Alabama Republican con.
vcntion. Montgomery.
May l7.--National Greenback con.
vention, indianapolis, Indiana.
! May lT.--National Prohibition con
vcntion, Cleveland, Ohio.
I May lT.-Tennessee Republican
convention. Knoxville.
May IS-Kentucky Republican con
vcntion, Louisville.
J May 24.-Kansas Republican con
vention. Topeka.
May 2i.--Alabama Republican con
vontion, Montgomery. (Minorit
call.)
May p Illinois Republican con
vcntion, Syracuse.
June l4.-Rcpublican National cor
ucntion, Cincinnati.
June 2l.-Florida Democratic cor
vcntion, Quincy.
+, June 27.--Dcmocratic National co,
vcntiOn, st. Louis.
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IANA 4 lIl. llS

James Williams. OF Marshall coin-
ty. is talked Of rs n candidate for Con-
gress.
A large amount of Wheat was
sown in the State toward the last OF
February.
Geo. A. Armcs. one Of the accusers
of Belknap, is said 10 he a nephew OF
Gov. kirkwood.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Home is lately established in
siitution a! Nalisca.
Mrs. Cotton. of Lyons, wife Of the
cy-Memhcr Of Congress, is giving
public readings in that city, which are
highly spoken of by the Mirror
BlackhawE county has smart school
ma'ams. One Of them has Taught
school three months, married, and
become mother ali within five
months.
The water work. nj Lyons have
been satisfactorily tested. A single
stream was thrown horizontally go
feet, and l39 feet hieh through 1000
feet of hose.
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DIES MONIES. March 9.

DIES MONIES, March 8.
The consideration of the railroad
bill was continued in The House yes
tcrday and nothing else Of general
importance was transacted in the
House.
The same question is the special or
der in the Senate tomorrow morn
ing.
The House passed a bin tins morn
ing prohibiting the exemption Of L.
5. bonds from taxes unless they are
presented and shown.
The following bills were intro
dnced In The Senate this morning to
amend the code so that the President
pro tenn Of the Senate and Speaker of
the House may hold their Office until
tho first day Of the regular session of
the Assembly next after that to which
they were elected. Passed.
Also n bill to create State board
Of examiners of teachers, each board
to consist of the State Superintendent
Of Schools, and four first-class teach
ers. This board to examine teachers
and give State certificates and Iii.
plomas to teachers.
| Also q bill 10 provide that no pc.
trOleum oil shall be sold in this State
which will not stand a fire test of lOC
degrees Fahrenheit; it also provides
for the appointment of an inspector Ia
examine these oils, test them and
stamp them with the test which they
will stand. This bin was referred to
a special committe of which Senator
Merrill of yon-county is member
The House and Senate have botl
lagreed to the appropriation of $500
TO be expended in promoting fish cnl.
turc. The original bill asked for All
appropriation Of $4,000.
The House has passed the Senate
bill to punish Migrants and heggars
by imprisonment at hard labor. by
IN amendment in the House il applies
to female Migrants as well as male.
The Senate passed bin providing
that no intoxicating liquors shall BIZ
sold within two miles Of town OF
city which prohibits their sale within
its limits. This makes prohibition
effectnal and prevents that line OF
doggeries which surround town
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

The Cincinnati Times is making
some suggestions for the Democratic
National platform, 1t says one plank
might as well be made out of The re-
cent speech of Bob Toombs at Allan
ia. 1t would read thus:
Rcsolred, That these miserable
wretches The Yankees--haye in.
jcctcd five millions Of sayagcs into
the stomach of our body polite, ana
The man scho says he accepts negro suf
frdge, sag dccprsed be he.
And that here is another resolution
that il expects to see clearly incorpo
rated in the platform:
Resolred, That i'm the words Of til,
Hon. Ben. Hill, of Georgia, whatever
horrors had existed at Andersonyillc
not one of them could be attributed
to a single act Of the Confederate
government, and that every one o
them grew ont of necessity, and tina
necessity was fastened upon the Con
federates by Federal powers, and tn
I Federal government rds directly re
/ sl,onsible. for al the untold ho7T0rS o
fba js0r}1
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
LAWS or NEWSPAPERS.
From the Daily of the $.

From the Daily of thes.
Thirty-onc new members were
elected at the meeting of the y. NJ {.
A., last Monday evening.
c. ii. Kicker. the mail carrier to
Martinsbnrg, walked all the way TO
that place yesterday and carried 3oias
of mail. He also carried ii half way
back to-day. He says thcrc'is no
bottom to the roads.
The Regisfe, Of to-day says that the
little fish DESTROYS of coming West to
be developed may consider the mat
ter settled now. The two branches
of the General Assembly have agreed
upon an appropriation of $500 as a
compromise measure. and Matching
fish will hereafter be considered an
established enterprise in Iowa.
Conductor Stanchticld on the {. u.
4 O.. Railroad is noted for his polite
ness all along the line of that road.
He wears a pleasant smile. and all
ways has kind word for every per-
SON who may be so fortunate as to
take his train. The fact of his ac-
commodating disposition and agreea-
BILE manners. has become so well
known, that old ladies. young ladies,
and married women with babies in
particular wait for his train with pa
tience. and only in cases of extreme
emergency can be induced to take
passage by any other. Asan evidence
of this fact we may be excused fol
mentioning that on Thursday last hi;
train going west was composed OF {
mail car, two baggage cars and five
coaches, on board of which were onl!
one hundred and seventy babies
To-day he had three coaches ant
only fifty two babies. and he seemed
unhappy because he hadn't more.
A negro by the name Of Jas. Mar
lin came to this city from Charlton
Saturday night, and on sunday h
in company with two other coloret
men visited saloon and they sue
ceeded in getting Martin BEAST,
drunk. and while in that condition
he was robbed. To-day Marsha
Vannaman arrested Albert Ross an,
Joshua Sublette, who were charge,
with having committed the robbery
Sublette was held to answer to III
District court. and Ross was foun,
not guilty.
This evening Martin fled an in
formation before the Mayor chargin;
Fred Corelieus. with having sol,
him the whisky on Sunday. Ere,
when he was brought up first, plea
not guilty, but thinking better of I'll
matter put in plea of guilty. am
the Mayor fined him 10 the full cS
tent of the law. $40 and cost. Ere
concluded that was too severe. pei
haps. and took an appeal to the Dis
trict Court.
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From the Daily Of March

Ottnmwa soon will have the heayi.
est Mayor in the State.
The mechanics are now busy finish.
ing off the main audience room of the
new Congregational Church.
A walk around town discloSes the
fact that mechanics are all busy rs
bees if the merchants arc not.
Our brick makers are making ar
engagements for an early resumption
of business this Spring.
Pinchback's claim to a seat was re.
jected in the United States Senate
Yesterday by vote of 80 to 80.
Geo. Buckner' left for Kirkville
No.. to-day, to attend the State Nor
NAL School. He has already attended
three terms.
Henry Wilson is getting material
on the ground and viii improve the
old Harrow house until it will BIZ
one of the handsomcst in the city.
Harry Gearhart, Treasurer of Mar.
shall county, died in MarshalltowI
yesterday at 4 T. NJ. Many of o,ll
citizens will hear of his death will
great regret.
Redhandcd Mike at the City Hal
last night met quite crowd. Mike
had table cloth stretched across ono
corner of the hall for adressing-roon
and for an orchestra had the newly
organized colored band. The music
was excruciating, and the pertor'
nance indescribablc. AT about s..
O'Clock Mike had most Of his bills set
tied, and he stepped behind his tabl,
cloth and soon emerged dressed il
tights, mounted the platform ant
went through some sort of perfor
nance with some clubs. After that
volunteer parties donncd the boxin.
gloves and the fun commenced. TIL,
performance wound up with spar
ring match between the professor AM
Patsy Noonan. Patsy by the way
got in one on the Professors snoot ant
knocked him about twenty feet, which
cooled him of considerably, and TIL
performance soon closed, amid III
plaudits of the elias sic audience Assem-
hlal
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

The Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw
Railway about the first of May will
reduce their tariff twenty-five per
cent, and will place on sale at all the
principal ticket offices round trip
tickets for Philadelphia and New
York, good for thirty days. The
tickets will be so arranged that per-
son may go via Cincinnati, visiting
Washington and Baltimore, and re-
turn via New York and either of the
Northerly Lines, stopping at Saratoga,
Watkins Glen, Niagara Falls. or Put
in-Bay, and home through Chicago ;
or he may reverse the order of going
and returning. Again: he may go
via indianapolis and thence over tho
beautiful Alleghanies, via the famous
"KEYsToNE RoUTE," and return by
way of Washington and Cincinnati,
or through New York, or he may 60
by one of the latter routes and return
by one of the former. Or, still again,
he may go via Chicago, thence through
Pittsbnrg to Philadelphia, returning
via the Pennsylvania Route and In.
dianapolis, or, via any Of the North
ern or Southern Lines. One ticket,
therefore, will insure the visitor a
constant change of scene for moro
than two thousand miles of travel,
besides allowing him to visit such
places Of interest or beauty as he may
| select
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15
DEs MONIES. March etI

DEs MONIES, March sth.
The Woman Sufirag question come
up in the Senate this morning and
was defeated. the vote standing, ayes
%, nays "a. The Senator from Wa.
polio was sufficiently ungallant. Ia
vote against it. The discussion OF
this occupied the entire forenoon, and
a vote was reached just prior 10 ad.
jonrnment. Senator Campbell moved
10 reconsider the vote and a motion
was made 10 lay this on the table. but
il failed by a lie vote. The consider
alton of the motion 10 reconsider was
made special order for next Friday
when it is possible IL may be success
full, but the probabilities arc thai II
will not.
The McGrcgor land grant bin re-
suming the lands and regraniine
them TO the McGrcgor road was or
dered engrossed, Yesterday afternoon
af.ep q long fight. This disposcs Of
This bill, aud il will probably receive
the favorable attention Of the House.
The Senate also passed bill
amending the Code, providing that
an attorney appointed by the court to
defend a criminal shall moi receive,
in case Of murder, TO exceed 800, for
misdenleanor not over $50.
The IlOHsc has been occupied the
past two days in the discussion Of The
railroad tariy Law. The fight isa
lively one, and the interest IN this ex-
cceds that on any other subject. The
Thaycr bill, or "anti-railroad bill" as
as it is called will probably be passed,
though not without such alterations
that the father OF the bill will not
recognize it. The complexion Of the
Senate Oh this question is extremely
doubtful, though il is probable that
the majority are opposed 10 repeal
The railroad committee have report.
oil bill which is merely the back.
bone Of the Thayer bill with amend.
ments.
The Appropriation Committees Of
The Two Houses arc having q great
deal to do now, and are worried in
the endcavOr 10 make both ends
meet. Cal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

Last year the ultra temperance men
of Oskaloosa ran and elected one G..
II. Baugh, for Mayor, and also n
majority of the Council as temperance
men. This gear. the Herald says;
"The regular city ticket was headed
by II. 7. Bacon. a good man, sound on
temperance, and who was nominated
by temperance delegates; but The
license men beaded by the brewery.
brought out the present Mayor, G. II.
Baugh, (who was nominated last year
by the ultra temperance mrm and
after spirited contest it was found
that Bangh was elected
1--WE have always claimed that
temperance men wouldn't stick up
for their principles when il came TO
the test, and here you have ii. Noe,
Madison and Bacon, all regular nom
inees, nominated principally by the
temperance influence, the first two
running in strong temperance wards.
and the latter in temperance city,
and all beaten by the avowcd license
ticket. 1t will now be in order to
hold temperance meetings, crusade
the streets, and tear up jack general
ly, to make people believe that ynu
are in earnest, because il will be
months before you will have TO show
your hand again; then, if you have a
chance in the meantime to help boost
drunkard into a fat office, do so un-
der the excuse that "it makes no diff
ference, he does not belong to the
Legislature and cannot vote on the
temperance question" Tophet is full
of just such temperance, and we arc
mighty glad that it is not our kind.
We have been abused, lied about, and
almost prosecuted because we would
not crusade, we have been pron0unc-
cd "personally temperate. but polite
ally msound thereon by some OF
the lond-mouthed ones who preach
but do not practice, yet we are happy
10 say we live up 10 our creed there
on. and VIC hope those fellows who
sponted so much at long range and
stayed away from the polls and al.
lowed their candidates to be sacrificed,
will have the deccncy 10 keep still
about temperance men. Next year
we expect to vote. what We have
wanted for years. n REPUBLICAN CRY
TICKET"
|. And Baugh is elected by 269 major
| ity, as also is threc-fourths OF tho
Aldermen, who are license men.
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The Council Bluffs Nonparcu issues
this warning to dwcllers on the Big
Muddy:
at is now in order to prepare for
/ the spring flood. The chickens should
be hitched Immediately to the
chimney the pigs and calves driven
to the mountains, and old wagons
hen-coops, barrels, hay stacks, bridges
crossings. fences. wheelbarrows, and
things" at once removed TO the eel.
lou y
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S2OO.OOO!

To loan City CT country propcrt,
taken as security. Loans made on
TO 5 years time. Interest 10 per cent
per annnm, payable semi-annually.-
No interest taken in advance. Very
small charge for procuring the loan
No loans made OF less than $1,000
Office, Main street. over Bachman's
Jewelry store, Ottumwa, Iowa.
q. NJ. LADD. Il Go.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

LAST CHANcE.-Thc Chicago, Bur.
lington 4 Quincy II. R. Co. desire to
give notice to the farmers Of Southern
Iowa that the last opportunity is of
fcrcd in 1876, to purchase the remnant
Of its Lands (Which perhaps adjoins
their FARMS in this county on 10 gears
Credit and 6per cent. Interest, or al
lcss prices on five years or two years
credit, or for cash.
A full list of the land remaining in
this county, with prices and terms OF
sale, will be forwarded to any one on
application to the Local Agent or to
A. Il. ToUzALIN, Land Commissioner,
Burlington, Iowa. H3-w4w.
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CHEAP LIVING. CHEAP lIyIxGl

hEaAES.
Standard A sugar 9 Us for 81.
Extra Z sugar ~ lis for 81.
Choice New Orleans sugar II Ii Ill.
Cut loaf sugar IA lbs for IL.
Pnlyorized sugar "a ibs for 81.
COFFEE.
Very choicest Old Govt, Java & for IL
. /" Laguyra coffee ~ ~ for
81 co.
Very choicest Rio coffee Al lbs for$ ~.
$ :. roasted coffee in H. pack
ages 3 for 9Oc.
Very choicest ground coffee in 3 b
tin pals SIC.
Gunpow,ler, Imperial. Young and
Old Hyeop, Black and Japan from
40c 10 81. VIII soil Teas cheaper than
any house in the west
ToRAccos.
Genuine Durham smoking tobacco
per ib 75c.
G &c, u q Hunkadori smoking tobacco
Best plug tobacco for chewing, 75e.
Plug tobacco from SO to 55 and G1c.
DRIED FRUITS.
Choice, new Turkey Prunes IL lbs ST.
Choice, new Black Berries Z lbs for 81
N Y dried apples s Ms for 81
Choice new Zanta currants IL lbs 81
Choice layer Raisins s lbs for 81.
| SOAPS.
Kinks White Russian Ii bars ~.
Standard 20 bars IL.
Sterling "a bars 81.
/. Full VT. German Notified Ia bars 81
Full weight Kitchen CASTLE IA bars II
Choice Toilet soap, per doz, T5c,
sUYDRIEs.
Richardson's matches 300 in each bos
boxes for 25c.
AXel Grease boxes for 25c.
Best quality Of new Rice II lhs for III
Baskets, Tubs and all kinds nfwooacl
ware cheap.
!; Farmers and others wanting an,
kind Of Fish will notice our prices.
No. l, full weight, new White Fish II
Family, full VT, new While Fish $4.75
Labrador Herring new and fine IA
nA.hNI ~ III piol'Si tivii.
Best quality of Cod Fish per h So.
All kind of Fish in kits very low.
KingsfOrd Silver Gloss Starch lOc
lOc boxes of Blieing for Sc.
Ground Spices cheap and good.
Bulk Baking Powder per ID 35c.
CANNED GOODS.
iKcnsets BIB Peaches in syrup s cans I'll
kcnscts 2b Peaches in syrup7 cans 81
Tomatoes BIB cans cans for 81.
Standard, full weight, 2 ID cans o
Oysters cans for 81.
Strawberries, Goosberries and al
others in proportion.
Teas !! Teas Teas Cheap Cheap
Cheap! Everything guaranteed al
represented, full weights and very
best quality of goods. Come and SCI
ins. Sign 7. T. r. T.
/ MoRIARTY & MCLAUGHLIN,
lf19-dlw4tw. Ottnmwa, Iowa.
/
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

The two severe storms during the
month, together with measles in some
Of the rooms. have reduced our per
cent. of attendance. Examinations
for class promotions are 10 be held at
the close of the present term. Ten
questions are to be selected from each
Of the studies passed over during the
month and submitted 10 the pupil,
If possible We will have a printed list
Of these questions published after the
examination, so that the parents will
get a better Idea of what is required
for promotion. WILSON PALMER,
Supt. of Schools.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-15

III is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. The wagon bridge company
realize this in the fact that all the
south-sidcrs have paid tribute TO them
nearly all the time for the year past,
in consequence of continued high
water i'm the Des Moincs.