Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-09-13
LUCKY oIL-sPECULAroRs.
Pittsburg special to the Chicago Times


The excitement in oil circles is still unabated and
Duquesne way to-day is alive with dealers. 1t is
price of OIL and that before many days the bottom will
fall completely out Others deny this, and say the
advance isthe legitimate demand Of German brokers,
freely and now find the production in way sufi-
cient to meet the demand. However, be this may
reports are in circulation of immense profits and for
tunes some operators made during the past week.
Dr. Hosteter of bitters fame, is stated held person
ally, 100000 barrels, which he cleared $2 per bar
REL A number of operators here who held 10000
barrels sold Yesterday, at profit of $3 30 per BARREL
Schriver of Oil City, closely connected with the pipe
coo. Thumb & Company, brokers', who hold a large
quantity Of oil reported to have clear
ed ON its sale 100000 One broker here has bar
rels which cost him but little 81 per barrel He
still refuses to let it go at 81 Another gentleman
bought quite low some time ago, paying about 80
cents, and sold for $3l5 Another transaction much
larger, that of dealer who sold 5000 barrels at
$780, for which he paid 65 cents but afraid the
market would collapse. Everybody in the oil region
the rise commenced and were made happy. At Oil
City, of the spectators is about $4,000 ahead,
and several others nearly quite much. Many of
them count their profits realized by of thousands
and few of them by anything less than thousands.
large number of outsiders, who rarely, if ever
have anything to do with the market have been in
dnced to take chance and have realized good profits.
Young men with limited capital and board bills to
pay have purchased calls at prices which they little
expected the market to reach and have realized profits
ranging from $50 to II is safe say Of the oil
exchange that there was a OF so much
was the same. Geo. A. Chase went to the exchange
in the morning, and came out at night with 81 200 more
money than he entered with. Chief of Police Rouse
made $3.50 net during the past three days. Policeman
Kane is worth 81, 800 more than week ago. boy
put $40 into the hands Of broker to be used with
other money, and in two days time drew out 500.
Some of the dealers and brokers might report some
thing large. One Ttusvie operator since Friday
morning last has made $l5 another
$3O,OOO. Others have made various sums from $500
to $1,000. Will prices stick, Is now the absorbing
connndrnm to operators in this city and residents in
the oil regions.
deacon living in Berkshire town requested to
give his prayers in behalf of poor with large
family, and who had broken his leg II can't stop
now to pray" said the deacon who was picking and
barreng his early apples, "bnt you go down into
my cellar and get some corned beef salt pork potatoes
and bntter-that's the best l can do'
certain class of actors and actresses it is well
ried. several times over without taking the pains
obtain the deaths divorces of their former spouses
This habit is illustrated in the card Of Amanda
Archer, published in theatrical paper of recent
date, to the following effect: ~ that Nc Turner
writes that he has commenced suit for divorce from
ME. He is foolish go to the trouble as have al
ready got one from him. and anyhow there is need
of divorce, he had two wives living when he mar
red me-
Jesse Pomeroy, of Boston, the boy murderer will
cape hanging, as this Executive Council in session
Thursday voted to commute his sentence to mprson-
When dog barks at night in Japan the owner is ar
that disturbed. The dog gets of easier. being
simply killed. Our enlightened country has still many
things to learn from that favored but less cvz-
ed people.
As soon as she was able to leave her bed, Boston
wl1e knocked down her husband with nursing bottle
domestic incident Is proper to mention here that q
Cleveland man whipped his wife because the baby did
NOT take the frst prize at the recent baby show.