Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-04-19

AGENTS FOR THE COURIER.
w. 8. MYRrcK, Chillicothe, Iowa
r. M. BUSH, p. NJ, Chillicothe.
II, B. WAeERs, p. NJ, Agency City.
II. GREENLAND, P. NJ, Batavia.
Centennial Shaw is going to Phila-
delphia. And now what will become
of that $500 that 1t cost $4,000 to col
lect? M
Since they have adopted the plan OF
putting them to work OH the streets
the tramp nuisance is pretty m"c'
played out.
You can buy your i'i'l"'s' 'ons,
Glass, &c, Kelly at the lowest
prices. - W.
A fashion writer reports that STAR
snangled banner under skirts will be
worn by the ladies during the centcn-
NAL year. 40, say, can you see r
The ST. Louis Kansas City & North
crn railways earnings for March were
$274,35s,3l an increase Of over $4,000
over the corresponding month last
wear.
We arc glad to meet Mr.. Cooley,
county clerk, ON the streets again.
He has been wrestling with the cry
sipelas for week or two, and has
had quite serious time with it.
5000 Usage Plants, $3.50 per
1000. 10000 at $500 per THOUSAND.
w5t GRAVES & RoBERTs, Ottumwa.
The last number of Joe Gossagc's
Sidney (Ncb.) Telegraph comes to us
enlarged, made up in octave form,
and otherwise improved. 1t also
contains a map of the Black Hills and
all the best routes thereto.
The Prairie CITY Echo, q new pa
per started by Wilkinson Bros, is on
our table. 1t is neat and newsy six
column sheet, and merits the support
of the Prairie Citizens. 1t is Repnb-
lican in politics. Success to you.
Saturday night last burglar forced
an entrance into the residence of r.
N. Harlan. He seems to have been
a bungling sort Of fellow, since he
made noise enough to awaken the
whole family. He got away, however
before being caught, and without Sc
curing anything.
Remember TO call on Ed. Turner
& Co.'S, for Implements-near the
Court House Square.
New GooDs.-C. G. Warden n Son
are new getting in large and choice
stock of spring goods to which they
invite the attention of purchasers.
They propose to sell good goods as
low as any other house. Read their
advertisement III to-dAy's paper, 60
and see their fine stock, and then be
made happy.
TRY 1T BY ALL MEANs.-N apy of
our readers have been troubled to
make light and uniform biscuit, it is
more than probable they do pot use
d. B. DeLand & Co.'s Best Chemical
Saleratus. That is pure article, not
detrimentl to health, and sure in its
effects. Try it by all means.
twas Wyacondah Davis county, }
man who when sent to town by his
wife with two pounds OF butter to
buy some towels, put the proceeds OF
the butter where it would do the most
good, by buying his dinner with one
moiety, and procuring 2 plugs of to-
.bacco with the other. He now wipes
ais face OH an old piece of carpet.
--;Bsoomfeld Democrat.
Gray & Kirkpatrick, are the an-
thorized agents for the sale of Bauer
u Kiester's goods ut Iowa Pump
shop on Second street all-wti
Thomas and A. G. Miibnrn, sons OF
our old friend John Milbnrn, OF
Abba, have purchased the Robinson
Bros mill, at Coalfield, Monroe coun.
ty, and take possession next week.
These young men are born and edu-
Gated millers, are sober, industrious
and reliable, and we predict for them
entire success in business. The
Coalfielders, we are sure, will lose
nothing by the change of proprietofs
There have been shipped nearly A.
600 carloads of ice from Clear Lake
to st. Louis, or about $4,000 tons, and
there is still left at that point in tho
neihborhood of 5000 or 6,OOO tons tt
ship. Shell Rock has shipped abou
1900 carloads to the same market, al
of which stream of frigidity floatet
through Ottumwa. Is it any wonder
then, that we are now having coo
weather?
The young beautiful city of Law
renee, Kansas, had but year or tw'
ago completed water-power i'm
provement in the Kaw river, and i
had been to some extent utilized
The people of that city expected mucl
of it and were very prou'
of it. The bosom of destruc
zion has fallen upon II, however
Last week about one-half the dan
went out and also portion OF tn
wagon bridge,the only one spanning
the river at that point.
Two new editors, having take
charge of the Yorkville, Qll) Neecs
they forthwith indited a salutatory +
the public, but headed it as 'vale
dictory.o It commenced, most appro
priately, however, with the following
paragraph:
During our few years acquaint
ance with the fraternity, we have al
rived at the conclusion that 1t doe
not take much OF man for an editor
and we shall endeavor to prove it t
you in due season.
He was inconsiderate enough t
<'come i'm after he had escorted on
of our city bellies home from churcl
on last Sunday evening. Famil
prayers came on soon, and he stopped
hoping to have good time after
wards. The pious head of that hous
among other things, prayed that 18th
young man, who, for the time being
is one Of our number, may be direct
ed toward his Fathers house." TIL
young man seized the first opportu
nifty to grab his hat and bow him
self out Eddycille Adcdace.
The Register says: murphy, til
temperance Moody, who revivalize
Ottumwa till over q thousand peopl
signed the pledge, and who then wen
To Webster CITY. where over six huu