Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-12
From tha nailx of ihn laih.


From the Daily Of tho 10th.
Eleven years ago yesterday Lee
surrendered under "sour apple tree"
to Grant.
Scycnty-five car loads Olive stock
was fed at the stock yards in this city
yesterday.
One hundred and Dincty-seyen
teams crossed the wagon bridge conf
ing into the city Saturday.
John White, drove very fine lot
of fat steers through the streets this
morning. A finer drove has not been
seen for some time.
VIM. c. Carlton, and Mr. Hooker,
of Boise City, Idaho, arrived in this
city to-day. The former goes to
Washington, D. c., and the latter to
COMPETING township, in this county,
to visit relatives
Sim. CLANCY received telegram
this morning from Evansville, Ind,
stating that James Brown,a former
resident of this city, was killed
there. The dispatch gives no partic-
ulars of his death, but requests Cha
ney to inform his friends here. Mr..
Brown will be recollected by many of
our readers as considerable Of a coal
operator in this and adjoining conn
ties.
The tramp nuisance is one that is
occupying the attention of city gov
ernments all over the country, and
from present appearances is now no
nearer settlement than il was year
ago. Like flies in the summer time,
they are everywhere, and the success
they meet with emboldens them to
follow their nomadic life in prefer
ence to labor. This city has been
cursed with them almost beyond en-
durance. They never miss a meal,
and have never paid cent so far as is
known to this date. They are in every
house at all hours of the day. At
nightfall, or at the time when bust
ness men generally return to their
homes, there is not one to be seen. and
where they sleep has been mystery,
which has been solved at last.
The North Missouri railroad con-
pany have a furnace in the commons
near the depot in which they heat
sand for use on their engines. They
have a large amount of sand piled up
around the furnace and inside this
hollow, and by the fire, these tramps
to the number of eight or ten, have
been sleeping for several weeks. Last
night the regular dodgers made their
way to bed in the usual place, and
found one Of their beds monopOlized
by a stranger. Then row COM
menced in earnest. The new conner
had possession, and being big, bur-
ly fellow, was disposed to contest the
3 right to the warm side of the sand
. pile. The man who had staked out
; his claim, proved his right to thu
place By Ave ar six Of his comrades
:. and from words they were likely te
, come to blows, the nine taking sides
/, against the one. The difficulty, how
ever, was settled by the intcrlopel
!, about as follows:
, 9{ou fellows say you. have beer
:. here for two months, You are regular
tramps, that know, and why shonlt
brethren disagree? Now propose,
said he, ssto settle this difficulty b.
agreeing to let you fellows go to be-
|, ! first, and then I'll sleep behind"
The matter was settled accordin!
i to his suggestion, aud the party wen
: to bed as contentedly, perhaps, a
: anybody in town.
II From the Daily OF April lith
ii G. &. Robinson, of Robinson Bros
N & Co, left for New York this after
<, noon to purchase Q large stock Q
d goods for the Panic Store. When h
d returns you may look out for lots Q
]. bargains in good goods.
of Sanford Eastburn, Of Fremon
X drove into the city yesterday cycnin
4 fifty-two head Of fat steers. They wi
y average between 1900 aud LAC
he and are real beauties. Mr.. E. wi
re ship them 10 Chicago himself to-da,
t, and we hope he may make a goo
Sc thing out Of his venture.
DOES ADVERTISING PAy.-Abont
7 week ago Chambers n McElroy il
serted local in the COURIER sayill
re they had one hundred and TWEEN
by acres Of land to rent. Yesterday The
ma received . letter from J. kincaid,
u Hamilton, Ohio, saying that in 70
of days no would be here to rent tn
IL land, and he wanted it for two year
We The WEEKLY COURIER circulates fro
IS. San Francisco to liverpool, Englan
Vt and you can't tell what fortune You
nd strike by advertising in II,
~ We are informed by passenge
- from the West that CrestOn was Wis
nc ed last night by terrible storm,
rain, wind, and hail. Our informa
80, states that he never witnessed 4 stol
N, that was more fearful in his II
Ike The wind blew perfect hurrical
III Several small houses were blow
IRE down, others Of more sAbstant
we nature were unroofed, trees were II
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