Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-05-24

The Gate City says a bet OF new
silk hat was made yesterday in keo-
kuk that the X. 4 n. NJ. will pass into
the hands Of the c., II. n Q. either by
lease or purchase, before August LIST,
1876.
Quite number Of new houses arc
now erected or being erected in Ham
ilton, Chambers 4 Bailey's, and Cas-
ties additions. Some new houses
also have been erected in Mrs. vii.
liams addition beyond the cemetery.
Charlie Stcbbins, a boy about ten
Years of age, while playing in a
saw mill at Bonaparte, on Sunday last,
met with very serious accident. He
was turning the large wheel that runs
the saw and riding on it, when, by
some means, the power got started
and he was thrown between the wheel
and the belt, breaking his leg and
bruising him up considerably.
Deputy Marshal Alsop last night
picked up a peddler, who, in addi-
ton to peddling without license, was
as drunk as fiddler. John carried
him up to the nest, and this morning
ISpilman fed him mess of greens
out of tin pan. At 9 o'clock, the
\ Mayor set him up to the tune of about
Twenty dollars and now he hunts the
shady side of the stone pile.
The Agency Independent says that
on Monday last, A. E. Lyon took up.
on himself to indulge in hunt and
started out on horseback, and before
he got outside of the city limits, he
Ispied a rabbit and fired away and
killed the rabbit; his horse became
frightened as he fired his gun, and
landed him on the ground, with one
of his legs broken in three places.
| June first lightning train vii
leave New York City, having 81
board sixteen persons. The train il
Expected to make the trip from New
York to San Francisco, distance o.
1895 miles, in 50 hours. For tn,
pleasure of making this break-necl
"trip, each person pays $500. and fol
each guide book, bound in "guilt,
the party pays $40.
. A Fine Stock Breeders Convention
is to be held in Vinton, Tuesday, Jun,
18th. Arrangements have been mad,
, on broad scale by the wide-awakt
breeders of Benton county for 6
J grand Mass Convention. All citizens
5 who are breeders Of improved Liv,
5 Stock, or who feel an interest in il
are invited and expected to be pres
emit Many of our best thinkers, wri
ters and most practical men, of thi
and other States, have promised to b,
present with essays or addresses. and
to discuss these interesting and i'm
portant subjects. Our State is ma
King rapid strides toward the lead il
this business. Don't let it fall behind
Members of the press are invited.
Early next week the Ottumw;
! Carbonate Stone and Pipe Compan,
will commence the erection of thei
: works on the lots purchased yester
a day of Hinscy Il Hedrick. They will
e Immediately erect one building 25x6'
e feet, and two other buildings O
. smaller dimensions for carbonatin.
+ purposes. The buildings will be o
wood. They expect to have machin
t cry on the grounds and ready to OPP
G crate within 80 days and will manu-
I factnre all sizes of drain tile from 3 (,
e 80 inches in diameter. They will al
e SO manufacture well tubing, ston
e trimmings, chimney tops and hues
in fact all kinds of wares usual,
made in such factories. They hav
/ ample capital and the factory will b
: a success beyond question.