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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

From The adoption Of the Constitu.
ton, and the periods which they held
the Office: 93sfssgsg ;;ts.sS w
l. George Washington, Virginia
from April 50, 1889, 10 March3, 1891
.. John Adams, Massachusetts
from March 4. 1897. to March 3. 1901
|. 3. Thomas Jefferson, Virginia, from
March 4, 1901, TO March 3, 1909.
4. James Madison, Virginia, from
March 4, 1909, to March 3, 1877.
5. James Monroe, Virginia, from
March 4. 1877. to March 3. 1925.
6. John Quincy Adams, Massachu
sets, from March 4. 1926. to March :,
1929.
Z. Andrew Jackson. Tennessee
from March A, 1929, TO March 3, 1887
8. Martin Van Buren,, New York
froln March A, 1897, to March 8 1871
8. VIM. III. Harrison,s Ohio, non
March 4, 1871, TO April A. iS4f.sM n
40. John Tyler, Virginia, x3yolI
April A, 1871, 10 March 3, l845.gse4i
III. James Knox Polk, Tennessee
from March A, 1916, TO March 3. IS49
IL. Zachary Taylor, Louisiana, iron
March A. lS49. to July y. $780, sE
IA lB. Willard Fillmore, Nav York
from July 3, 1850, TO March 3, 1888
Ia. Franklin Pierce, New Hamp
shire, from March 4, 1858, to Marth 3
1857. gtaa t4 il1as2
Is. James Buchanan, Pennsylva
mia. from March 4. 1851, to- March .
1861. ,.ae $500,
I6. Abraham Lincoln, Illinois, iron
March A, 1861, to April IA, 1867 /
liz. Andrew johnson, TENNESSEE
from April Is, 1866, to March 3, 1855
Is. Ulysses S. Grant, Illinois, from
March A, 1869.
sDied in Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
REmE1lBEn THIS.

Now Is the time Of the year for Pneu-
monia, Lung Fever, Coughs, Colds, and
fatal results Of predisposition to Consuinp-
ton and other Throat and Lung Diseases.
BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP has been used
in this neighborhood for the past two OF
three years without single failure to cure.
II you have not used this medicine your
self, go to your Druggist, j. L. Taylor &
Co., and ask him of its wonderful success
among his customers. Two doses will re-
lieve the worst case. If you have no faith
in any medicine, just bay Sample Bottle o.
Boschee's German Syrup for 10 cents and
try it. Regular size Bottle rs cents. DSn'i
neglect cough to cave IS cents.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

sAidohc, "Pray tell me. II you can,
WHY men 20 bashftfl are;
They lAll In love And dream and sigh,
Ana worship rs afar:
But when they strive to tell the tale,
They stutter hesitate and fall.
1--WE ladies like man, you know,
One not afraid to speak"
And here l thought blush appeared lE
Upon the maiden's cheek;
Then to myself i said, 81 see
This maiien's heart belongs to me-
Then out epake---" Oh lady fair,
My heart, my life ia thine,
And since bold y speak my love,
Pray wilt thou moi be mine:'
''No, sir !" said she with wondering stare,
strange how presumiDg some men are. :"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

FROM pt1t0Oe Oh NevvBp0pef Debtors.
The experience of the Findlay Cou-
yicr man is sad and mournfnl. He has
lost faith in the profession of his
fellow men. Hear how he, talks:
Last week man stepped up to rs
and said he would pay us every cent
he owed, if he lived till Saturday
night: we presume that man died.
Another said he would pay us in a
day or two, as sure as we were born
query-did the man lie, or were VIC
born? Another said he would settle
his bill rs sure as shooting; we arc
led to believe that shooting is dccid-
edly uncertain. Quite a number said
they would see us tomorrow: those
men have been blind ever since, OF
else tomorrow has not come. Ono
man told MS, six months ago. that ht
would pay lis as soon rs he got some
money; that man would not lie, and
of course hasnot had a cent since.
But the experience of editors il
about the same all over. says the Ere
mont Journal.
Last year we stopped one mans pa
per who owed 81. lie was SERVING
the pnblic and we met him while il
the discharge of his duties. He aver
red that as soon as he got through
and received his pay, he would max,
il all right, he would, indeed. Ill
told us the same story this Spring,ant
we presume he is still assessing. An
other came all the way. five miles, L
town to assure us that he was al
right, and thai we need not be afraid
He would have some money soon,an,
would pay-yes, he would. Som
time later we "saw" his none
at distance. He was putting it in
bank. Ii was the last and only glinps
we had of it. He never had hatche
and ran around hacking cherr
trees, or they would have died with
out anybody knowing who killc'
them. Another would pay us afte
, strengthening. His sheep are lon
woods, and il takes long while 70
the wool to mature. Another woul
pay after wheat harvest, but his whes
like the century plant, is of slo,
J growth and don't ripen often. An
other had poor health, but was i'm
proving. lie would get around 500
and raise some money and pay ns.--
lie has had a relapse. for though h
eats hearty and works hard he don
get ground" worth cent. We won't
have some hopes of getting even wit
such folks some day, when an admin
istrator is appointed, il they had any
thing to administer on.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
From the Daily Of Jan 18th,

g. y
Cedar Rapids has been chosen as
the next place toshold the State Fair.
Seven m2nand boys and bobtail-
cn 1ssy ~ one procession, were inter
viewing the city to-day.
Hiram Hart was arrested here this
morning, accused of breaking open a
school house in Village township
Van Buren, county, not long since,
and carrying off a lot of school books
and a watch. The crime was COM
mitted Tuesday night, and Hiram
was picked up this morning by Hem
~ Stephenson of the same locality.
C. A. Bircher has just returned
from a visit to Ohio. which State Inc
{ left twenty-seyen years ago. He is
totally cured of any hankering after
that State. lie SAYS they have to pay
from 81 10 s per cent. taxes, and moi
many of the people are able tc
meet them. lie would rather live ii
+
Iowa, where we always have good
crops, and where taxes are only IL
Ii per cent. Peach blooms were
ready 10 burst, and dandelions were il
blossom i'm the eastern part of Tho
State, but that was no indneement fol
him to live there.
Il. b Woodruff, L. Wright and L
+. Sperry, of Knoxville, were in thu
] city yesterday on their way to Chica
go. They have been selected by thu
citizens of Marion county TO contrac
with the officers of the Chicago, Rocl
Island 81 Pacific Railroad for its ex
tension into and through Knoxville
and also through the county, we be
licve. They report the extension o
the c. b. & @. into their city as max
ing marked difference in the bust
ness of Knoxville, and hope by Tho
extension of the C., Il. /. Il +. road t,
still further improve their pleasan
little city, and also theircounty. TIL
KnoxyiIlians are plucky, and after al
these long years of waiting for
railroad deserve success.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
From f,,c Daily OF Jan 18th.

From the Daily oil Jan 18th,
The machinery for the new Foundry
has commenced arriving, and will be
put in place as fast as possible.
Daniel Moore, arrested for resisting
Policeman Russell, and who was the
canse OF the charges preferred against
Marshall Davis, was tried, to-day, and
fined $40 and costs, or a total Of $32.
Daniel viii. we hope, be a wiser and
I better man in the future.
Our old friend, II. II. McGuirc, OF
Pleasant township, came into our Of
flee To-day Witha big box of apples on
his shoulder, as a present to the
CouRIER family. He calls them
Young Mems Blush, in contradistinc-
tion to the Aaiden's Blush. On his
next trip he promises 10 bring us
some Pearmaiils. That's right, such
things should go in pairs.
Adj Coyan, who was injured al
Creston yesterday morning, was
brought home last night. He is badly
sralded about the face and hands, bni
not dangerously. III seems that he
was in the oil house getting supplies
and some man, very foolishly, threw
rag saturated with oil into the stove,
which ignited the gasoline oil and eN-
ploded the tank. scattering the burn.
ing oil all over the house. The man
who was the innocent cause of the ac-
cident is fatally injured, il is suppos-
ed. No one else hurt.
THE WATER WoRKs.--We are in
formed by persons who are well cal
culated to know, that the damage ia
the water power works by the recent
high water, is not nearly so disastrous
! as was at first supposed. The top OF
Tic cufler-dam is known TO have been
washed away, and the piling is dam
aged 10 n considerable extent; b,rt
that matter can be easily remedied
The actual damage TO the work is cs-
tilnated al from $1,000 TO 5000. The
delay occasioned by The present con
dition Of the river IS the greatest OBJ.
ptacle the contractors have to contend
with. Preparations are being made
as fast rs possible, and as soon as the
river rccedcs sufficiently, and the
4lOafing ice ceases TO interfere, work
will again commence in earnest, and
will be continued without intermis-
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

The Cedar Rapids Republican says
IF you get a IS note of the National
Bank Of Usage, Iowa, numbered over
1850 don't take ii for il is forgery.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
THE OTTUMWA COURIER
WEDNESDAY, MonNrNe. JAN. IL. 1916


From the Tally Of January 10th.
A Presbyterian church to cost Sl6,-
CO., is TO be built al Charlton.
We are Indebted to Hon. Buren, II.
Sherman. Auditor of State, for u
copy OF his annual report.
I'm SO Tired" is the title of q new
song. 1t ought to have been dedi-
caIed TO the free lunch iicnd.
A man created quite an excitement
yesterday in the city, by riding o COW
kritter ofthe male persuasion through
the city.
Several car loads Of building stone
for the new State Capital passed
through The city to-day for Des
Moines. Did the leader include this
stock in their building estimates?
Susan D. Anthony will lecture in
this city, about February first on
"women want work and bread, not
ballots" II is said that her lecture is .
admirable one. All who have heard
her know that she can talk most eff
fectively and eloquentlv.
The State Register says: "Tht
Iowa Granger case, ms il is called
reached the Supreme Court of thu
United States yesterday. Ii is thu
case against the G., u. X Il. Railroad
and involves the constitutionaiitv o
the Iowa tariff law. The State is rep
resented by Attorney General Cuts
The Times is very much exercised
because the COURIER docs not hast
up the Greeley-Hinsey law suit
This is all the news the Times ha
given lis readers for three weeks pas
and we would not deprive il of tn
sweet morsel which ii seems TO relisl
SO much. The editors can run thei
paper to suit themselves and we vii
do likewise.
A..yisitio Abba. the capitol Of Mon
roc county, yesterday, was not alto
gciher uminieresting. The city bear
the impress of vitality, and many c
the buildings built last summer NJ
very fine indeed. They have goo
sidewalks all over the city, a splel
did school bnilding, very crcditabl
churches, and plenty of them. The
feel proud of their new railroad
Knoxville, and generally send up
delegation 10 see the cars como il
They claim, among other induce
ments to locate. that within the COZ
poratc limits of the city lives the fir
white child ever born in the State.
We arc a little disposed to contrt
vert that claim. however. Mrs NJ
Phcrson, living in this city, was boz
in this State near Keokuk before in
b. Gray moved to the State, and W
can prove this assertion by Dan. Mi
Ter, of Keoknk, The Oldest man
America.
Lovejoy printing press, too. we b
lieve, which is disputed by on
about two hundred other towns
the State. However, Abba is pref
town, healthy, and with its improve
facilities for business, viii soon TAI
favorably with the best county sea
III the State.
The Keokuk Gate CITY says: "Js
Shannahan, of Eldon, and JOSEF
McNally, of Brooklyn, were brong
10 the city yesterday by Goyernme
officers and lodged in Jail, for viol
tion of the revenue laws. Shannah:
was arraigned before e. S. Commi
sioner 1ichcnor and held TO ansW
in the sum of $500. Failing to gi'
bend. he was remanded to iail
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
previous TO the VOTE etgg
FORMAL, RAJIaT.

Box MEAsUREMENTs.-- follow.
ing table will be found very valuable
to many of our readers: rs
A box "a by l6 inches square, and
IA inches deep, viii containta barre
Give bushels).
a box 26 by l5ls inches square, an(
s inches deep, will contain one bushel
A box u by liz inches square. ant
rs inches deep, will contain half :
| bnshel.
A box s by So inches square, ant
inches deap, viii contain one peck
A box s by s inches square, and A.:
inches deep, viii contain one gallon
A box by s inches square, an,
Az inches deep. will contain half
gallon.
A box 4 by 4 inches square, and A..
4 inches deep, will contain one quart.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
Reputation Of che world.
GENEKAI. GRANTS SChOOLDAY NJ
"Reminiscences of the Ola Log school
House In CleFHsOnt county. Ohio.

Away up in small hollow, just
this side of Amelia, in Clcrmont
county, there stood, a few years ago,
an old country school house, weather.
beaten, tumble down, and disused,
which the old Inhabitants pointed out
as the place where Ulysses S. Grant
received his early education. The
building has since been torn down,
we believe, but there are recollections
connected with ii which have become
Of historic interest since Headley's
"Hero Boy" has figured so largely i'm
the history of his country.
s'Nobody thought when Grant was
a boy" said an old citizen of Cler-
mont county, who attended this school
at the same time the President did,
s'that he would ever amount to much.
The most promising boy in the school
at that time was one. named Henry
Wattey. He was at the head of the
class in mathematics, geography spell
ling and all the other studies, and
everybody prophesied great things OF
him but he is now running a forty
acre farm up in Warren county"
How did Grant average in his
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
EDsronIAL coRREspoNDENcr.
hrs MONIES. Jan. IL, 1876

Arriving here at 4 p. m, Yesterday,
/ found the contest for officers of the
Legislature practically ended. The
Senate Republican caucus had made
its selections. and the House caucus,
with very little contest, made choice
of its officers in the evening. The re-
suit for Speaker was surprise TO q
good many, in that Stonc did not get
more votes. Well informed parties,
however, think that really al no time
had Mr.. Stone as many votes as were
claimed. John ii. Gear is peculiarly
a man TO draw TO him the respect and
even the admiration of his fellows,
In this regard he is far superior to
his opponent, and this tells very large
" in campaign for Speaker.
This Legislature, in point of intel
ligence, if we can judge from obser-
WALTON, is quite much the superior
of the last one. 1t is composed of q
very fine looking body sof men, and
they start of in business readily and
in good shape. DIR. Craig is having, il
seems, contrary TO my superstition
considerable opposition as candidat,
for Warden OF the Pcnitentiary.
cannot think. however, that he can b,
beaten.
Mr.. Husscv, of Carter, Husscy 4
Curl, has entered the list for Stat,
Printer. and this probably msurcs :
struggle over this place. This cleo
ton viii, however, be held som'
weeks in the future. and il is not like
lily the canvass will be warm for some
time yet. - -
/ Murphy (Dsm.l of Scott Co, essay
led to make some capital in the Senat
this morning by the introduction o
an amendment to the Constitution
| on the school question, and also ia
voring the Blaine amendment. ]
was weak effort to steal Republican
thunder, and SO il was treated by CIV
terybody as pointless buncombe. Nun
fpliy asked forathe Immediate consid
Grafton of his resolution, and. wha
was remarkable. the tactics of til
+ Senator were regarded to be SO foo
! ish and indefensible that even Sen;
! tor Merrill. of Clinton, and Senate
McGinnis, of Murphy's own part.
votedagAinst him, and mot one of HI
brother Democratic Senator had
, word to say in his behaM 1T is foil
for a man 10 place himself i'm a pos
ton where he SO fastens upon h
character the charge of insincerity ,
5 did Senator Murphy in this matte
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

The Board of Supervisors have de.
signatcd the COURIER and the Demo.
Graf as the official papers of Wapcllo
county in which TO publish their pro.
lceedinGs,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
Total, thirty plsces.......,

Now for a ripple in the gold button
market They've cut down the West
Point cadets pay fifty dollars per am
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

sion until 1t is completed. Let us
hope that MIR. Sears win have no more
trouble Of this sort. and also let us
each come down with what we owe.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19

TO q bachelor whose affections are
without an anchor, perhaps there Is
nothing more aggrayating than The
spectacle Of a beautiful woman, with
her sleeves rolled up, scratching her
husbands back.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
.Only lniddling. He would never
lie called dull hut III, was never b,.il.

liant. He used to spend great deal
of his time in reading the life of Ma
poleon, which interfered considerably
with his school duties, until the teach
Ell. destroyed that book by putting il
| into the stove.'
WAS he pnnttual in his attend
ance ~
Every. He never stayed'nway from
school unless compelled to by circum-
stances. lie was never late either,
but was among the first to reach the
school house in the morning."
! "Was he noisy boy 7"
"No, sir. Although courteous to
everybody, he was not loud-mouthcd
like the other boys, but spoke in low
and quiet tone Of voice, with unusual
dignity for one of his years
| I'VE always called him Hiram al
lAchool," continued the old stager
"Nobody ever thought of calling him
Ulysses; and after the capture oi
Vicksburg, Whcl we had not heard
from him for years, a great many OF
us did not know or even imagine that
| ii was the boy who used to go to the
old log.school house in the hollow
Was Grant 4 playful boy 2
Not byany means. You never
could get him to take part il, any
game or sport except. a SNOWFALL
fight. in that he delighted. But as
far as bnll-pen' or ball-playing was
concerned, he would never take any
part, but would sit ON a fence or d
stump and look on
During his school~flays did he eyer
exhibit signs of the perseverilg spirit
FOR which he has since become not.
edY a. r
II can remember but one occasion
and that was when the schoolmastel
logged him to make him give mp q
ijack-knife, with which he had beer
cutting. the side of his desk. Tho
schooimastef demanded the knife
butErant refused to give ii up. Tht
teacher tried to TAXI il away, bu1
could not doiit He then sent out ints
the woods and got a long black hick
ory switch with which the bclaborel
the future President, 10 make him sur
render The knife. But Grant persist
emily declined, and at last The peda
jgpgue WAS forced to stop from sheer
1exhanstion. This Incident was fofci
bly, recalled to my mind when ht
made The famous remark: N Il vii
flight IT out on this line if it takes nj
snmmer, md by many other similar
incidents in his future career
4 4 saw Grant when he was here. al
1.-THE B,lrnet House in 1872 continued
our interviewer, land heswasgheatirs
/ to recognize me md give me p e6fdia
hand shake. lie even came tff(U I'll
To- large crowd of dignitaries totsEakt
hands with an old school-mate. Gin
ci,anati Post.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
Hog Packing In Iowa.

The Cincinnati Price. Current OF
December 3lst, gives the following
table of the number of hogs packed
in Iowa for the months of November
and December:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-01-19
A Cheeky CAanarnau,.

/ Says a San Francisco correspon-
dent: There is a family living at the
mission, the head of which is n life
Insurance agent. The success or his
calling is much accelerated by the
vast amount Of .'facial area orchcek.
which is possessed by a majority Of
men in his line of business, and lie is
d successful man. But he has come to
grief. He has learned a lesson from
d Chinaman in this check business
that hc will not soon forget. Tie hired
a servant, a putty-faced, rawhide-col-
ored, Acknowledged heather. The
Chinaman laborcd well and faithfully
until his week was up. when, about
eleven o'clock, he was ordered to
wash the floor. He looked with cold
tiisdain upon the floor, and, striking
a tragic attitude, replied:
"No lillee; me gonow see my fren.
and disdaining further controversy
he went to see his friend, and return.
ed about eight o'clock in the evening
when the lady of the house paid hin
three dollars, and said
CHOW, John, you can go !; don't
want you any more"
Then John spoke up:
"No, me no likee go; too muchet
sleepy: to-moller me co." and II
spite of the lady's orders he went III
to his little bunk and turned in.
AT nine o'clock the life insurance
man got home and took in the situa
ton. He went up to the Celcstial'
room, and says he:
"John, git up" 5
"No sabe." says John.
AT this the irate insurance MAJ
graspcd the Monaghan by the ca,
and gently raised him from the bed
and, picking up the Chinaman'
clothes in one hand. led him. hal
clad, TO the door, and drawing hi
boot back. SO that tie heel thcreo
nearly touched the back of his head
brought it forward with most tcrrifi
force until it came in contact with III
Chinaman's person. He then wen
into the house and told his wife O
his most praiscwortly act, with III
! remark:
81 guess YOU won't see that fello,
around soon again. lie then s:
him down to perllsc the paper, whe
a ring was heard at the front doc
He answered the summons, and thel
: stood his Chinaman. lie was astol
ished, and asked:
"Well. what do you want now z"
The reply staggered him.
! John, yon catchee car ticket N
likee ride down town."
The life insurance man turned pal
The exhibition Of cheek was Il
much. He gave the Chinaman ii
car ticket and mildly closed the doc