Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-22
JOTTINQS.

Grasshoppers are devastating flow
er gardens in this city.
Oskaloosa Gas Co. has reduced the
price of gas to $3.50 per thousand
feet
The plant commonly known as
"Snow on the Mountain" should be
handled carefully, as it is deadly
poison.
The Oskaloosa Herald says there is
talk of starting two new papers up
thcre--one Republican and the other
Democratic.
We understand that a game of base
ball between the Cheese Factory club
at Kirkville, and the Ottumwa Heath
en- Chinese is on the taps.
The District Court opens on Mon
day. the Goth inst, with a smaller
docket than usual. Some seventy-si
new cases only, are docketed.
Steel belts and steel collars. about
two inches wide, and flexible like a
mailed warriors plate arnior, is the
latest style among the young ladies.
Major Woodward and Mr.. Ed
wards, of Charlton, have purchased
Bleakmore's Fairfield Democrat and
will Immediately take possession of
it.
Jesse Peck and Martin Moody, have
leased ground at the corner of Second
and Washington streets and COM
menced the erection of blacksmith
shop.
The passenger travel on the rail-
roads centering here never was as
good at this time of the year as it is
now. Every train is loaded with
passengers.
A Mrs. Denbeste, near Otley, Iowa,
on Tuesday afternoon, while kind
ling a fire with coal oil, was burned
to death. The house and contents
were also consumed.
r. A. Wilson is painting sign for
the Ottumwa Business College, feet
wide and 80 feet long. It will adorn
the west wall of the COURIER Office,
above the third story.
John Brown, who shot Major G.
II. Fletcher, at Keosauqua, is to be
tried there the present term of Court
His attorneys will urge the plea o.
insanity as defense.
i A Jasper county man has obtained
, judgment for 1900, against the Pro
3 lection Life Insurance Co., of Chica
4 60. There is no earthly prospect o
his ever getting the money, but h
can keep the judgement.
The grain trade has commenced il
: earnest on the X. & d. NJ r. r.. G. I
Boude informs us that the chief diff
c Guilty experienced by the company
: in securing sufficient rolling stoc
S with which to move their freight.
Il A Davis county widow has crecte
$500 monument to her "late lamen
ed" and is now looking around fd
h another partner Of her joys and Sol
e rows" for whom she can "do lik,
e WISE when the proper time arrive
The School Board have hired th
e following teachers for the ensuin
g year: A. Hull, Superintendent an
r Principal; j. Conelly, intermediate
Miss Loes E. Hill, End Primary Mis-
Mary F. Ross, of Ottumwa, lst Pr
I. mary.-Agencs Independent.
! What's the use in Burlington pa.
: ing $4,000 for a rolling mill, whe
she can go down to La Grange an
buy one for half the money? The
have one there that cost 500, 600, an
! that can be had at half price, ninet
per cent. off TOR cash, and no ques
tions asked.-Gate City.
n The Gate City says: 1t is reporte
that of the fifty freight conductor
and one hundred and twenty-fiv
: brakemen employed on the Gales
I, burg division of the G. Il. & G., fort
d of the former and one hundred Of tn
d latter were discharged for participa'
s ing in the strike.
Some people say mule never die
: 'Taint SO. A mule at Lyons has foun
:. his match. He could digest barr
doors and live on nails as snbstitut
for fodder, but he struck mess Q
Paris Green accidentally sprinkled O
the grass and turned up his toes.
+. The Republicans of Van Bure
county have nominated the followin
n ticket: For Representative, B. I
l. Vale; Treasurer, r. L. Clarke; Aud
itor, b. F. Rehpkof'; Sheriff, j. v
Shane Supt. Schools, J. w. Rowley
Supervisors, Ira Claffiin, J. S. Sloan
k Coroner, DR.. Stutsman.
:. The store room being fitted up fo
" Harris Bros. & Friedman, in Mad
sons new building, will perhar
Il be the finest in the city. 1t is bein
is fitted up in splendid style and whe
e our friends move in with their me-
|. and splendid stock of goods now Q
r the way from New York, look o,
Il for the handsomest establishment
,e the west.
e. The case Of Charles Cole VS. Il
70 Central Railroad, claiming $l5,C.
r. damages for injuries received in
wreck on that road, some time sine
u was tried at Hampton, before JUDI
IN Lomax, Master Of Chancery, as re
y cree. Decision has been reserved u
a. til the October term of the U.
Court, to be held in Keokuk.
W The immense business Of the G.
:" & @. road is at present largely ma
y" up of grain. trains. The farmers
the western part of Iowa and n
of braska, fearful of the ravages of I
ID grasshoppers, stored away immen
to quantities Of grain, which, owing
hit the favorable crops of the prese
W season, has become burden to the
ID and they are sending it forward
d. fast IS possible. We are credibly
,e formed that there is corn enough
G. the western part Of the state to Ike
the road running constantly for &c
eral weeks.
Marshal Davis requests us to 9
n that he has quit peddling dog "checl
r. The tax is not properly paid on a d
If unless he wears one of these trinke
ID no matter if you have paid your d
in lar. Therefore you may possit
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