Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-27

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The Mahaska county Republicans
have nominated the following ticket:
For representative Ohm Dodds clerk,
ID. Il. Moore ; recorder, w. II. Cow
an; supervisor, Samuel Gilmore.
The Burnaugh case, which has been
occupying the attention Of the Dis
trict Court for some days has been
continued. The jury in the case fail
ing to agree it will go over until the
next term and be retired.
In the suit of Judge Hcndershott
VS.. the City of Ottumwa, for damages
resulting from grading Fifth street,
by agreement of the attorneys YER
dict Of $4,000 was rcnd cred in favor
of the plaintiff.
julia Harrington, has recovered
$400 damages from the city of Kco-
kuk, all because she stuck her foot in
hole in the sidewalk. Now all the
Keokuk women will be trying to find
holes i'm the sidewalk.
DIR. Lathrop, has received call, in
the language of ministers of the Cos.
pei, to remove to Marshalltown and
accept the position Of assistant coro.
ner. There is too much business NJ
there for one coroner, and from pres
cnt indications enough for two.
The X. s. ID. NJ. II. II. has notified
the managers of the Industrial Expo
sition at Des Moines that it will plac,
an excursion train at their dispose
October 9Th, to arrive and depart a
suitable hours for the convenience o
visitors.
The Eldon Times says:
"We shall after next week drop TIL,
patent and issue the paper all here a
home, at which time we will chang,
the form of our paper from an Spag
to 4 page paper, and at the sam
time add one column to each page.
e. b. Washburn. of Keokuk, Ia
been sentenced to a 800 fine and G.
days Imprisonment for seduction
Besides this he has $500 in costs Il
pay, with civil suit still pendin.
against him for damages. Dear fu,
for Mr.. Washburn.
An unfecling Southwestern papet
evidently has some cease in point
when it says:
A country paper never looses til,
opportunity of paying an idiot 10
of compliments whenever he goes to
fooling with sensible pistol, and i
goes off and shoots the stufiing out o
him. Served him right we say.
Durfce 81 Pollard have larg,
stock of fine Spring Wagons which
they will sell at very low figures fo
cash or good paper. Also thcil
Standard Farm Wagons, the best il
the market. at prices to suit the times
Farmers will find it to their adyan,
tage to call on them before purchas
| ing elsewhere. 9-20-w2i
Oskaloosa is out of luck. A late
issue of the Standard says: "The ma.
chinery used in boring the artesiar
% well has been removed, and all
the city has to show for her 1000 OF
$40, 600 is little hole in the ground
A person could go out with a post
augur and make just as as ornament.
al and just as useful hole for ten
cents. And yet we are not happy"
Up at Marshalltown, when they
want a sensation or business is q little
slack with the coroner, they just go
ont of the back door of some hotel,
kick over box or two, and dig up a
corpse, or some man will pull out a
navy six and shoot his wife i'm the
chin if she don't happen to get break
fast soon enough to please his royal
fancy. They have fine state of So
ciety up there.
GLOW long, Oh Lord, how long
before people will learn that we do
not publish anonymous communica-
tons, and al. b. NJ will take notice
that he can't abuse somebody else at
our expense. We don't make cats
paws of ourself for anybody, be they
friend or enemy. If you want any
thing published put your name to it
like man, as a guarantee of what
You say is the truth.
b. j. Bartlett, the Ottumwa archi-
tect, took the following premiums
and diplomas at the State Fair:
For design for Court House,
Church, High School, District School,
Farm House, Farm Cottage and plan
for County Fair Grounds, each a pre-
MUM and diploma. Five of these
were regular premiums, and two spe-
cial premiums. Allen DIETRICH.
student of Mr.. Bartlett for three
months past took premium on
design for a district school house.
Through the Kindness of our girl
friends this office has con
Laincd constantly since the opening
Of the season the very finest specimens
Of the products of the soil, in the way
grain and vegetables. Hun
treds of strangers have during the
lime called and examined them, and
went away impressed with the fact
That this bouutifnl and fruitful coun-
try, III spite of Jupiter Pluvius who
seems determined that we shall never
have another out of door exhibition.
Thos. Taylor has been appointed
of the estate of Jas
Taylor, deceased, and wishes to in
'orm the public that he will continue
hc same business at the old stand.-I
He will make particular effort to
please and beingthoroughiy acquaint-
I'd with the business of the house no
lonbt will succeed. Give him call
md examine his stock and prices. w2t
The Philadelphia correspondent of
'he State Register says: "Iowa has on
l,5ll plates, and 3i2 varic-
les of apples; l6l plates. and so va
'ieties of pears 12vaiieties of plums
q varieties Of grapes; varieties Of
ounce. These plates occupy seven
ables, each six feet wide and IS feet
ong, a total length of 2I5 feet. The
ables have uprising shelves, and each
ne is an elongated pyramid of great
'cauty." Iowa is ahead of all other