Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-03-01

From the Daily Of the 20.
4 We understand that the farmers IL
this county are busy blowing and put
ting in wheat. The ground is said tt
be in splendid condition.
There is no stock in the country, il
yon believe many people, yet eighty
five car loads, principally hogs, passed
through this city to-day at noon.
| AL. Barnes, to-day received dis
patch from Mansfield, Ohio, saying
that his brother-in-law, John Ford
was dead AL. started on the 4:3O
G. B. & @. train for that place.
/ A stranger would think Ottumwa
had a Centennial to-day, Judging
from the crowds Of people that
thronged the sidewalks and the teams
In the streets. Ottumws Ia ell bust.
ness.
J.T. Acton, Of Washington town.
ship, and VIM. A. Winsell, of Rich.
land township,two Of the old original
COURIER patrons, visited us to-day,
and Of course renewed for the 18th
volume.
Job P. Jay, Of Monroe Co., and q
director of the Abba National Bank,
called to-day and renewed for the
Weekly another year. Mr.. jay has
been reader Of the COURIER % years
and we hope he may continue so for
~ years more.
Dick is of to-day on a Through and
during his absence we take the liberty
Of copying the following notice which
appeared in the columns Of the Coz
rrER twenty-five years ago to-day.
MARRIED
On Wednesday evening last, BY
Rev. D. A. Spaulding, Mr.. II. II. War
den to Miss Virginia c. Adams. all of
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warden during all
these twenty-five years have lived In
Ottumwa, which, during that time,
has grown from an Insignificant vii.
lagc to be a city Of ten thousand in.
habitants.
r. II. w, who at that time was
difiident, smooth faced young man,
has grown to be sedate old rooster,
who wears his years as holiday attire,
and seems good for many years to
come.
Miss Virginia @. Adams, the bride
of that occasion, from the joyous, sun
shiny maiden of Is years ago, is now
matron whose laugh and good
naturcd face is rs pleasant as then,
and to whose happy home, in her
natural Kindness Of heart every
worthy person is always welcome.
And, Dick, say, "here is to the
health Of yourself and your family,
may you live long and prosper"
This forenoon team belonging to
James Peck, while coming down Mar
kct street hill, became frightened and
ran down street at their hest speed.
All the corner of Second aud Market
streets they ran over large box Of
stationery, up set the wagon, and
threw the driver, David Robinson,
down the cellar way at the side Of the
Post Office. He was picked mp in
sensible, carried into the drug store
Of Peter Ttecht. and medical assist
ancc summoned. IIc remained in
sensible for about twenty minutes,
when he revived sufficiently to be
taken home. lie is all right with the
exception Of a little nervousness, and
will be around again in day or two.
He displayed good nerve, and held
on to the strings as long as possible.
The team ran on out Second street
and were joined by a farmers team
that "was tied loose" and the latter
was clearing Second street of oil
Corners and gocrs, as far as we could
sec them. We did not learn Of any
other injury that the runawnys did.
Pcck's team stopped when they got
to the barn where they usually get
their oats.