Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-09

AVcsy JoNuVt UuO mutu0t Al ttee ieuu
speaking from "a honest heart, would
give = the chiofest and most important
advice . his osshsr soo Ansvsr 60 to shs
places where Che tsmptsr Il likely to steal
sway your bsstas. =
From the Datiy q fsbrussy7sh
Sixty freight trains passed through
the city over the &. B. & @. Railroad
Saturday night.
They are thirty persons confined in
our county jail charged with almost
ell the crimes in the category.
A full train of twenty car loads of
sheep passed through the city to-day
over the x. & D. NJ. Railroad. They
will be shipped through to New York
direct.
The season for horse and jacko-
types has arrived. We had the first
application Of the season to-day for q
lot. The CouRIER Job Office can get
them mp in style.
Capt. J. A. T. Hull, editor of the
Bloomfield Rspxbkcan and Chief
Clerk Of the Iowa Senate for many
years, dropped into our sanctum to.
dAycnroute p his post Of duty At Des
Moines. Capt. Hull IL . prominent
candidate for Secretary Of State, and
being well and favorabiy known viii
doubtless make = good run.
Greenville Hale came in this morn
and. renewed his 18th annual sub
scription to the Weekly COURIER.
We are pleased to hear that this meme
Der Of the old Gusrd ID prospecting In
his new home on Big Soap. He sub
scribed for the CoURIER before its
first issue and has taken Il uninter-
Iruptedly since August 9Th, lslS.
The Caster House In this city IS nm
commonly wen patroutzcd just now.
The register Of the hotel shows risi-
tors and patients from almost every
State. in the Union, as well as from
the most Of the Territories. This
morning we found both Drs.. Caster
and Ringland busy with their pa
ticnts and with but little time to talk.
They have recently added bathrooms
to the hotel and various mechanical
devices for improving the health and
amusing their patrons. A visit to
this famous establishment will amply
repay the trouble, and persons may
rely on being conrteously received.
A team belonging to q gentleman
from the country, this noon, took
fright at passing train near the
Union depot, and ran away. The
horses, after reaching Main street,
started toward the city at q lively
rate, scattering the hay rack here and
there, and Frightening other teams,
The wagon finally locked wheels with
Wheeler's delivery wagon, tore q
wheel of and otherwise damaged 1T
ran into another team started it wild.
ly up the street, 1t frightening Others
until at one time four teams were
rushing pell nell through the street
and others were only prevented from
joining the stampede by the utmost
exertion Of their drivers. Wagons
were scattered around rather promis
cuously, but fortunately no person
was injured by the mishap. Person.
i visiting the city cannot be too careful
with their teams, aud should never
leave them unless properly fastened
i Owing 70 mistake In his patro
nymic, made by an individual no
well acquainted with him, for som'
weeks past Judge Porter has beer
called Mr.. Walker,as he was though
to be fac simile Of an individual o
that name. But his name IL change,
now.to one Of a more cuphouious char
acter. He was recently appointed CIT,
Il Assessor, and on Saturday was dow
in First Ward looking after the mum
Der Of cows and swine owned by res
idents of that section. He tapped o
the door Of an unpretentious dwellin
. good portion Of which was burie
: under ground to keep out the chi
: frosts of winter, when the door W.
opened by buxom woman VII
]. greeted him with:
81 "Coom In Mr.. Sullivan. Why 20
: are quite q stranger. Take chair an
be sated."
After taking good look At hi
9 and his big book, she again exclain
y led:
o "Be cd / thought It was Mr.. So
III livan, but I bslave ! am mistaken,
!. amt him ~ III, ~ all"
ell He told his errand, assessed Il
Cow and pig and went on his way
Mr.. Sullivan.