Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-26

Sutton parties--whatever they
may bc--are now the rage.
The expenses of The city of Keokuk
for the year ending April 18th, were
Sl79,275: receipts $l35,5l3. Deficit
S43,67l.
The Cedar Rapids Republican, ex-
claims: "Shall we have scwer?"
BY all means. Do you want a male
or female sewer.
John S. Wellman is building a
blacksmith and wagon shop 22x32 in
Pickwick. John will soon be at home,
and we are glad of il.
John Alsop has been appointed a
special policeman, whose duty it will
be to take charge of and work city
prisoners on the streets.
The President has signed the Silver.
Coin bill, which is now a law, and
now we will soon have silver Change
for the fractional currency.
REvERsED.-In the Supreme Court
Yesterday The case of the city of OF
tumwa, applt., VS.. Parks, from Van
Buren, District, was reversed.
''You that have tears to shed pre-.
pare to shed them now" The fra.
grant and understanding onion has
made its appearance in market.
VIII r.. Daum "goes it alone in the
steam cracker business. Will is q
whole team in himself, and will make
the business "get up aud git right
along. Success to him.
Merchants and everybody else
should read and profit by the notice
elsewhere of a big stock Of clothing
for sale, wholesale and retail, at the
Big Bonanza. Now is your time fol
a bargain.
Miss Sue Harry Clagctt, daughter
of Judge Clagett, recently deceased,
has assumed editorial control of the
keokuk Constitution. She is fine
writer, has excellent business qualiti.
cations and viii succeed.
Wilson Palmer. of Wapello county
is being talked of for State Superin'
tcndcnt of Schools. Prof. Paine,
would I'LL The bin in every particular
and we hope he will prove to be the
coming man.-Koulton Record.
| We notice that the Supreme Court
in session at Dubuque on the 18th
inst. affirmed the decision of the
Court below in the following cases
from this county viz: Sweeney VS.
O'Hara, and Stodghill VS.. c. B. 4 q
Railroad Company.
Burlington is on her muscle, and
proposes to have the biggest celebra-
ton this side of Philadelphia. They
propose TO spend $4,000 on the
scheme, and if the proposed pro.
gramme is carried out they will GER.
tainly do the bird of freedom ample
credit on the 18th of July.
The Red Oak Record has extracts
from sixty-nine of the most infuen.
tial Republican papers in the State
that favor Col. ii. N. Moore, of that
place, for State Treasurer. If the
spirit of the press is any indication
and we think it is. the Colonel will
meet with scarcely any opposition in
State Convention.
Melick, of the Ottumwa Courier
will have to drink his lemonade hot
this summer. The Des Moines river
has been on big "high' down there
and washed out Nosler's ice house and
all the ice it contained. MelicE
watched the huge chunks of ice float
away, while tears as big as goose eggs
rolled down his cheeks-PeHa Blade
Melick has dried his tears, for Nos.
Ter has saved thrce-fOurths of his ice
Come down, Jim, and you can get q
little sin your eye"
Onr Public Schools are to be rep.
resented at the Centennial at Phila.
delphia by their course of study,
history since their organization,
manuscript papers of monthly exam,
nation, drawings for framing, and
possibly photographs of school build.
ings, together with other matters OF
interest belonging to our present
system of graded schools here i'm OF
| tumwa.
Business in this city is, to tell the
truth, very dull. There are many
causes for this. The short crop last
year, aud low prices for the surplus
grain, has brought but little money
into the country, more than what has
been necessary to pay taxes. The
farmers while they, in general way,
have received good prices for their
cattle and hogs are not buying with
the freedom heretofore characteristic
Of them.
From the Ottumwa COURIER of last
week, we feel authorized i'm making
the announcement that Dick Warden
will soon visit our city in the double
character of "Rlp VAN WINKLE AMI
SCHNEIDER" suggested in this paper
two weeks ago.
Admission 5 cents. Reserved seats
a fip-penny-bit 60 ccnts.-Keosau-
ora Republican.
Don't be SO extravagant in prices,
Henry. That would bankrupt your
town on the first visit.
ROBBERS TRAPpED.-The Abba
I Union says: "Noble Anderson, con-
lurf0p on thn n II e. n vvou sn tnun