Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-08-16

On Tuesday, at Des Moincs, in ~
road day light, a tramp attempted -
o ravish an year old girl. ~
Yonge's new brick, on Second %
treet, has been ornamented with a w
metal cornice, which adds material nc
Y to its appearance. on
The Eddyville Adraace says Porte -
WEIGH is "a kind of second John :"
The Baptist in the wilderness, crying "
greenbacks III
1t costs a man in Montezuma $40 to &c
all another dead beat" but in a,
they give barbecues to q,
he dead beats. a,
The Democrats complain of the u
Haunting the bloody y
shirt. The Democrats, per contra
have raised the dirty shirt, with Dean
inside Of it. Guess that will make
things even.
Judge Hendershott, Judge Trimblc s
r.. II. Harbor, VIM. 4. Smith and
Col. Mackey are mentioned for Con- Y
gress in this district by the hard and s
soft money democrats with green d
back attachment. h
The delinquent tax sale will take
place October End. All delinquents
will remember that the penalty on all
unpaid or delinquent taxes for July
is seven per cent, for August nine,
for September twelve, and for Octo-
her fifteen per cent.
Mr.. Harbert left Ottumwa, Iowa,
two months age, for Nebraska, to To- .
cate. He is back again to Ottumwa
to stay, not having been particularly I
fascinated by the Grasshopper state
beyond the Big Muddy.
Several stock men returning from
Chicago to-day inform us that they
have quit the stock business until fall.
The market was never in worse con-
ditiOn than it is now, or that is their
opinion.
The balance of the new Richards
Block has been ornamentcd with a
handsome metal cornicc. 1t is now
one of the neatest and best arranged
business blocks in this city, and is
bringing good rental.
A New LOT OF jon STocK-Just
received at the COURIER Office, among
which are Folio Post, Flat Cap, Let
ter Heads, Note and Bill Heads.
Some very nice Cream Laid Congress
Ruled Letter Heads; all of which we
will print to order unusually cheap. |
Call and see samples. Il
The Council Bluffs NonpareH is
happy now. One w. r. Vaughan
has sued it for libel and places his
damages al $4,000. The Nonpareil
published an advertisement signed by
Ephram Lewis warning the public
not to buy note given to said
Vaughan as it was obtained by fraud.
That's all.
A democratic friend Of ours sug-
gests that if all the city dads could
be corraled and compelled to try to
sleep for one night where he rOosts,
and is compelled to listen to the dis
NAL dingdong of dozen or more cow
bells, all night long, they would adopt
an ordinance shutting up the cows of
nights, in short order. So they
would.
If you meet man OH the street
with nose which would entitle him
to vote the democratic ticket without
challenge, at any voting place in Ken
lucky, don't be too hasty in your con-
illusions. He may be a reputable cit
izen, who has only been over on
Skunk for few days picking black
berries and getting his proboscis
cooked while hunting the festive
"snipe," under meridian sun.
The democracy hoisted Tilden
and Hendricks flag yesterday. Not
being acquainted with flags very
much, nor having great deal of ven-
Grafton for this glorious emblem of
freedom, they got it mp "union down"
After having good deal of fun
poked at them by republicans, two of
the Morrissy reformers mounted the
building and turned her right side up.
We suppose they will try to keep,it
SO till election, after which they can
pull her down, as the Hayes and
Wheeler flag will continue to float
triumphantly on the breeze.
We are sorry to hear it but it seems
to be true, that the Morrissy reform.
ers are divided among themselves
They can't agree. One part of the
party say that the present organiza.
ton was organized wrong. The Off.
GERS were elected first and the clul
formed afterwards now they pro
pose to form club of their own and
elect their officers afterwards. They
are having some trouble over the af.
fair. and just how il will end, cannot
be told at present.
Wap ello County Normal Institute
began at Eddyville, on last Monday,
with larger number of teachers
present than at the commencement q
year ago. Both teachers and pupils
appear to be earnest in this work.
The instructors for this session are
Miss Dora p. Clay, Rev. Roswell Eos
ter, Prof. A. B. Markle, Geo. w. Hol
land and IL. c. Hollingsworth. TIL,
term will continue for three weeks
during which time it is expected t.
have number of lectures. Count,
Superintendent Wood has supervis
ion of the Normal, SO we learn from
one who has been there.
G. Inskecp u Co., have sold within
short time so acres Of land in Keo
knk Tp., for Rev. J. Z. Ryan, to Mat
tie Briggs. Al acres adjoining Cas-
ties addition, for Mrs. Samantha Z
Harlan to Xantippe Harkes. Thre
ho,ases in Blake's addition, for Nor
ris Dickel, to Mrs. Eliza II. Swigget'
One house i'm Blake's addition TO
Pauline Zangs, to Morris Dickel an,
one for Pauline Zangs to Georg
Sewer. House on Jefferson street 70
+. NJ. Thompson to Mrs. Goldsmith