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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Reforner Arrested.

One A. r. 2. Dawson was arrested
at Washington, Iowa, yesterday, and
bound over to appear at the next term
Of the United States Court in Dakota,
in the penal sum of $4,000. 1t is al
legged that he secured the appoint
ment rs Deputy Collector for the
Black Hills District and went. out
there and collected all the licenses he
could from wholesale and retail
liquor dealers, cigar dealers, and
others liable to pay government
taxes, and that this money to the ex-
tent of some three thousand dollars
he expended in riotous living, instead
of depositing the money as he was in
duty bound, into the treasury
of the Uniiedi States.
1t is furthermore alleged that the
said Dawson since his return from
the Black Hills with his swag, has
been one of the most loud-mouthed
'Reformers in the country and that he
insists that reform is necessary in the
manner of collecting and accounting
for the Internal revenues Of the coun-
try.
We have this information from Mr..
w. X. Hollenbeck, collector Of Inter-
nal revenue for Dakota, and
who is responsible for these
alleged Interpretations of govern
mcnt money and who was induced on
good Endorsements, to appoint Daw-
son as his deputy for the Black Hills
District.
The credit of working up the case
and securing the arrest of Dawson, is
due to the very efficient Internal Rev.
enuc Agent, Capt. Charles r. Brown
of this city.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
FROM THE LAND Of FLOWERS:
SAN FERNANDO, Los ANGELES Co..
CALIFORNIA, Dec. 26th, 1876,

DAN Il EkNANDO, LUIS ANGELES SO.,f
CALIFORNIA, Dec. 26th, 1876. {
EDIToRs COURIER: While the good
citizens Of Ottumwa are enjoying the
luxuries of skating, sleighing, and
coasting, at a temperature Of twenty
degrees below zero, we Of southern
California, are basking in continued
sunshine-no rain having fallen as
yet the granger's vizage is elongated
to the full length of Presbyterian
deacon. However, the hopeful are
predicting that it will rain DO cotempo
Some very excellent crops of grain
have been grown past seasons when
no rains have fallen until the first
or middle of Jan. This is peculiar
climate and soil. An average crop
can be grown with less rainfall than
in the more northern portions of the
State. If we get 8 inches of rain,
divided into four or five showers, du.
ring the months Of December, Janu-
airy, February, and March, we feel
sure of an abundance of wheat, bar.
ley, corn and potatoes. We are quite
independent as to garden "sass," al
that is produced exclusively through
means OF irrigation.
Yesterday being Christmas, we
dined out and in addition to the ever
indispensable turkey, we had green
corn, peas, beans and tomatoes, all
fresh from the garden, and grown in
this valley. In order tina. may know
how it is yourself, I send you a
boquet taken from my sisters garden
MRS. MandelD, now living at Passa.
dena, seven miles from Los Angeles.
These flowers grow and bloom thro
the entire winter, and are lovely.
have seen fruit trees on their place
that have marked the extraordinary
growth of eight feet in twelve
months, including walnut, orange,
lime, lemon, fig, peach, apple and
pear, some of them yielding fruit the
second year after setting out. AL
kinds of trees seem to be evergreen
here--as soon as tho old leaves fall
new ones take their place, giving the
appearance of continual summer.
fa&e4 H. T.. s.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

A letter received, Friday, by W. E.
Chambers, from J. w. Higgins, late
Of this city, says that he and A. G.
Huggins have closed the bargain for
purchasing, near San Jose, California,
an 800-acre Rancho, for which they pay
$4,000 in gold, and $50 for growing
crops. OF the Rancho, 24O acres are
in cultivation, $50 acres in grass, and
the balance is chiefly timber of good
quality. The Rancho also has some 8
or 10 excellent springs, the water
from which can be used to irrigate
shout 200 acres. He writes that
orange trees are in bloom, with fruit
partly matured and others ripe on
the same tree. It would seem from
the tenor Of his letter that he is
pleased with the country. He says
Mrs. Huggins' health has steadily i'm
proved since their arrival there.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

A man went through the bankrupt
cy court. He had owned q fine horse
and gig, and they both disappeared
fora time, but by and by the horse
and gig were doing service for the
same owner again. On being asked
Mnat this meant, the mans reply was,
went through the bankruptcy
round" ""u sss
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
ALL SORTS.

4 7
Pay as You 60, but don't go to-
slow.
No man can do business withou
letting people know what he is at.
The motto of the Chinese race il
"No chln-chin." 1t is a good motto
for any one.
Shakespeare spoke of "the sleep Of
winter" but he didn't take much &C
count Of the shower.
"a cast iron grandmother" is not q
term of reproach, but only new
machine for darning stockings.
The Danbury News suggests that q
profanity car should be attached ia
every railroad train, as well as smok.
ing car.
Some Cincinnati proprictors of re-
tail dry good stores have the lady
clerks searched before they leave for
the day.
A statistician in Scribner mentions
q cultured" New England town that
P1yc Jaw AuoAC CsCAy yCuA IoI uUS IL
censes than for ministers.
Probably the sickest man on the
face of the earth is the Photographer
who, reading his own column, discov-
ers that a joke isn't half as smart as
he thought it was when he wrote it.
-Neso YORK. Herald.
The local editor Of the Mt. Pleas
ant Journal is a perfect heart smash
err. He is a bachelor, and his eyes are
cut bias. Every girl thinks he is
looking at her, and he can keep a
dozen girls feeling happy, at an even
ing party, just as well as one.
The very latest and most ridiculous
case of the ''insanity plea" has occur
red in San Francisco, where a member
of q gang of professional bondsmen,
indicted and tried for furnishing
''straw ball." pleaded insanity as q
reason for signing q 1000 bond, and
swearing that he was worth 5000.
A Boston dry goods firm was clev-
erly swindlcd out of $500, recently,
by fashionably dressed woman, who
offered q good $1,000 bill for 500
shawl, and when the clerk sent it to
the bank and found it genuine, said
she was insulted and left the store,
but finally came back, took the shawl,
and got the change on bad bill.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

They say San Francisco auction.
Ger recently sold parrot to preach.
or, who came in just in time to hear
that the bird could sing all Of Watts
hymns. The old gentlemen started
highly elated with his prize; bu1
when the disreputable bird told hin
TO pull down his vest and 60 to-no
heavcn-he went back to the auction
Ger and wanted to swap for a came
or something that didn't talk.-Cin
climate Commercial.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
Read and Learn for yourself,

~0A0 eAbuu S00Uvu W. uVotOSth
Many valuable discoveries aud much
useful knowledge is kept from the world,
because Of the immense expense in making
case with BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP, al.
though bot few years introduced intc
this country, its sale now reaches in every
town and village in the u. 8. Its won.
derful success in curing Consumption, sc.
we're Coughs, Asthma, and all other dis.
eases of the throat and lungs, was first
made known by distributing every year
for three years, over 400 900 bottles to the
afflicted, free Of charge, by Druggists
No such . test OF merit was ever given be-
fore to any other preparation. Could yor
ask more? Go to your Druggist, J. l.
Taylor & Co., and get q bottle for Is csnti
and try II. Sample Bottles 10 cent?.
dGwAlt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Mark Strausler, who was so severe
ly injured in the Tyrone disaster on
the C. B. & @ railroad nearly two
years ago, has again assumed control
of an engine, and now bosses matters
ON the Colorado" No. 26l, ON the
day passenger run from here to Cries.
ton. Mark is one of the oldest and
most successful engineers on the road
and his friends will be, pleased to
know that he is again at his old po-
sition in perfect health. He will
watch the corners with redoubled
vigilance hereafter, without doubt.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Mrs. Scully, widow woman living
in the east, has proven to be the sole
heir of Bernard Slavcn's estate at Re-
okuk. She has lived heretofore by
keeping q small henery, and now she
will have about $4,000. She is sis.
ter Of Slaven.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
ANOTHER HORROR.
SHOCKING RAILROAD ACCIDENT
NEAR QUINCY.


Our city was startled yesterday by
the news Of another shocking rail-
road disaster, which occurred on the
CD. 4 OR. r. near Quincy about
10 o'clock Monday night, resulting in
the loss Of three lives and the serious
injury Of other persons.
On Monday evening, there were
thirteen cars Of hogs at Clayton to be
transported to Quincy. There was no
opportunitysof sending them until
morning, and as it was feared that
they would freeze before that time, it
was determined to send. -
through with them, and conductor
Fred. H. Gage and his crew were de-
tailed for, that purpose. They went
through all right delivered the hogs,
and started on their return trip with
tho engine and caboose. When at the
Twelfth street crossing, near Eubank
station, about eight miles from Quin.
tcy, they collided with the c. ID. y @
passenger train No. 1Ol, going south
As both trains were running at full
speed, or nearly SO, the result of the
collision can we'll be imagined. The
locomotives came together with ter
rifle force, and were completely
wrecked. Ia !.
The trains were SO close together
before either one discovered the ap-
proach of the other, that only q few
seconds warning of tho catastrophe
was given. Conductor Gage and one
of his brakemen named w. A. Stiner,
ran out Of the front door Of the ca.
boose and reached the platform just
as the collision took place. Stiner was
caught between the water tank and
the caboose, and actually forced thro'
the end Of the car, crushing his body
into q shapeless mass, and killing him
instantly. +# saa
/ CONDUCTOR GAGE
was also caught between the tender
and the caboose and cut in two Just,
below the trunk, severing both legs
ffom the body and otherwise injuring
him. He lived about three or four
hours and then expired, suffering in
the mean time the most intense pain.
Mr.. Gage resided at Hamilton, and
leaves q wife and two children.
John Dougherty, the engineer OF
the Wabash locomotive, was severely
hurt about the head, q splinter hav.
ing been run clear through his Jaw
from one side Of his face to the other
His injuries however are not consid.
cred of dangerous character.
The fireman of the G., B. & @. pas.
senger, whose name we were unable
to learn, was instantly killed.
Samuel Clark, the engineer, who
resides at Galesburg, had his left arm
broken, and was otherwise bruised
but it is thought he will recover. =
Nothing could be ascertained as tt
who was to blame for the accident
Gate CITY.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

THE KEosAUQUA TRAGEDY.-It seems
that the unlawful intimacy between
Lizzie Brown and Major Fletcher
which resulted in the death Of the lat
ter at the hands Of the brother Of the
injured woman, sprung up while Miss
Brown was attending Major Fletcher
through spell of sickness at Keo-
sauqua.
Abrother Of Major Fletcher, who
lives near Grand Junction, Iowa
went down on the train last night
and we are informed by fellow pas
senger that he is just the kind of a
man, and in just the kind Of humor
10 avenge his brothers death.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Sugar and coffee are on the up
grade, have advanced cent or two
per pound. Somebody is bull-dozing
the market,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Michigan sends Ferry, Maine sends
Blaine, and Minnesota sends Win
dom back to the Senate, by the unan-
imous choice Of the Republican legis-
latures in these states. If Illinois
will follow suit by returning Logan
tho country will be satisfied.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
He has his plows and harrows all

He has his plows and harrows all
under cover, and his cattle, horses
and hogs comfortably housed at
night, and when he comes to town
with load Of produce he takes back
q load of manure, which is worth as
much to his land Is the load of stuff
he brought to market Next year, he
will have stuff to sell, weather or no
weather.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

What man need to complain Of hard
times and no work to do, when rab-
bits bring Il per dozen, saying moth
ing Of the fun catching them.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

J.. H. Aldrich, of the Des Moines
boot and shoe house Of Aldrich 4
Langley, seems to have been the on
~ Iowan who persisted in the Ashta.
bula railroad wreck.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

The COURIER and Journal have
been selected by the Board of Super.
visors, Is oficia1 papers of the county
in which to publish the proceedings.
The question is not yet settled as
between the Densocrat and Times.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Leap Year has passed, and several
girls are yet unmarried.
Mr.. Moody says that salvation
comes through Repentance and Re-
paration, two graces that r insepsr-
able. -
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

We are informed that the celebrat.
ed Jacques case, at Keosauqua, has
been continued generally, which
many Of our people will be glad to
learn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
the kEosAuovA SHOOTING
SCRhoE

Il
night read a brief account of the
killing of Major Chas. III. Fletcher at
Keosauqua, yesterday afternoon, by
man named John Brown. The ac-
count was very brief it is true, and
even now we have not all the par
ticulars, but sufficient to give our
readers a better. idea Of the tragedy
than they could have from our re-
port Of yesterday.
1t is not necessary now to UNDER
take from the limited information at
hand to give full and succinct ac-
count of the causes that led to the
tragedy or anything Of that sort but
we may be permitted to give the ac-
count as it has been given to us, with
out coloring the story, or excusing
or condemning the parties. The
Browns are said to be reputable
family of people who have lived in
Van Buren, county for some years
and the one who did the killing,
John Brown, lives within few
miles Of Keosauqua, on the opposite
side of the river, and we are inform
ed, is very quiet and well disposed
person. The man who was killed,
was also well known citizen of Van
Buren, county, and acquired short
lived celebrity as Super intcndent
or President Of the narrow
Gauge railroad running from Keo-
sauqua to the Summit, which long
since has gone into disuse. The
causes of the ARRAY as we learn them
are about as follows:
About year or moro ago Fletcher,
by some means succeeded in seducing
Browns sister, lady Of about thirty
two1years of age, whom he took to an
obscure hotel in st. Louis, where, after
her child was born, deserted her, leav-
ing her in destitute circumstances.
This, it is said, occurred last summer.
Fletcher was indicted by the grand
jury at the last setting of the District
Court, which met in Keesauqua last
August, and bound over to Court.
The case was called at the
beginning Of the present term in that
county, when and where he asked
and obtained a change of venue to
Mahaska county. Soon after this oc-
currcnce it appears that Brown met
Fletcher in the clerks Office. Brown
approached the Major and asked him
if his name was FletcheE and being
answered in the affirmative, drew a
revolver from his pocket, shot and
killed Fletcher almost instantly, the
shot striking him close to the nose
|just below the eye, ranging upward
and penetrating the brain. Fletcher
only lived moment or two after the
shot was fired.
Fletcher is described as reckless
sort of a man.
We are informed that Brown made
no attempt to escape, but stood his
ground. He was shortly after arrest
ed, taken before Esq. johnson, and
was admitted to bail for his appear
ance to the District Court in the sum
of five thousand dollars. There is
no excitement in Keosauqua over the
affair, the populace generally taking
the side Of Brown, who,is regarded
with esteem and respect by all of his
acquaintences.
AS the matter is to undergo legal
investigations, we forbear comment
for the present. preferring to await
| the verdict of the courts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

A Lucas county clergyman died
last week in the county poor house.
Last November he was well-to-do
happy man, with . home Of his own
and money in the bank, but they got
up five donation parties on him in the
month OF November, and the racket
laid him out. Darlington HasOkeye.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

The highest market price paid for
produce at tho grocery corner of
Court and Second streets, Ottumwa.
& JOHN C. STEVENS,
may @-wtf. Manager.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

DR.. q. r. Hubbard, Of Polk City,
Iowa, was one of the victims in the
Ashtabula horror. EkAsSs
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

THH GRRAT Magnetic HEALER will
be ct his residence the first - days OF
each month during the year Of 1875
Ottumwa, Iowa. dA dAwly
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

We have had now about forty day.
of desperately cold weather, with the
mercury during that time more Otter
below than above zero. During this
cold period the ice has frozen about
eighteen inches thick, and the ground
abouttwenty.
Prof. Hinrich of the State Univer.
sity who predicted an open winter
oughtto be called Old Improbable.
ties. H~7
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
INFORMANT CAUTION.

None are genuine unless the signature OF j.
rounds each box Of Pills and Ointment. A hand
some reward will be given to any one rendering
such Information az may lead to the de- ectiOn OF
OF vending the same, knowing them TO be spu-
..sSold at the mandatory OF Professor HoI..
LowAY 4 Co., New Fork, and by ali respectable
druggtsts and dealers In medicine throughout the
81 each.
n-There is considerable saving by taxing the
larger sizes.
NIB Directions for the guidance OF patients
In every disorder are affxedto esch box
Nov % d&w1y
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

Stoves AT CosT.-Spear will sell
Cook Stoves at cost to reduce his
oyerstock. 9-26wtf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

VIII do Wall to remeube, tho, q ,, 49,
LIsuRS pays CASH Tor III the hnt.s.
and eggs he can get.-Brins ~" tbs Uu'. ~
opposite the Post Office, Ottumwa. A "
MarlAv,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
RoM the nnmber of murders CON

FROM the number Of murders COM
mitted all over Iowa, we opine that
the time is not far, distant when the
death penalty win have to be restored
to our statutes, with the drunken
clause barred out. The man who gets
drunk to give him a pretense to take
life, ought to be the first man hung.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
AwIMrERsEr HORROR.
An unknow n Man Meets a Horrible
Death.

WINTERsET, Jan. LA tragedy OF
an unknown character took place four
miles north or here last Saturday
night.
About month ago man giving
his name as John Parker, came into
that neighborhood and took job OF
clearing some timber land. Instead
of boarding with the family he went
into the woods some distance from
the road and cons tructeda "dug-out,"
In which he lived alone. The general
appearance of the man, however, in.
Dictated that he was not laboring
man. The "dug-out" soon became
the resort of class Of men who spent
their earnings in drinking and card
playing. The silent hour of midnight
had often witnessed their revelries.
On last Sunday morning the scene
was changed. The "dug-out" was
found, with all that was combustible,
burned out and John Parker was
found within, having
HIS HEAD BURNED OFF
and his limbs somewhat charred. A
coroner's inquest was held, and the
following facts were brought out
Witnesses testified they had been there
the night previous and had remained
till midnight,drinkin and card play
ing. Parker was somewhat intoxicated
during the forepart of the evening,
but when they left he was compara-
lively sober. A family living near by
testified that about midnight they
saw fire at or near the "dug- out,"
but supposed it was pile of brush
burning. At about two o'clock sew
eral
PISTOL SHOTS
were heard in that direction. This
was the sum and substance Of the eyi.
dence taken by the coroner. DIR. Cher
ny, the physician who made the ex-
animation, informs your correspond
ent that lhe... found the body partly
covered by the earth that had fallen
from the side Of the dug-out, and was
but little burned, and in full dress,
except his boots, which could not be
found. His revolver large navy
Was found between his feet dis
There was no mark Of vio-
ence on the body and the headless
runk was
HORRIBLE SIGHT.
Who the victim was, Or where he
was from, IL unknowIt .as he persist
emily refused to give any Information
on that point.
Ne never came to town and always
sen. the money by some one when he
m,aao anything, and never went any
wac son aha Parker * as he called himself |
VIZ Mas aoont 30 years old; was six feet
agd' ana weighed about two hum
areo pounds; had side whiskers iicht |
hair and blue eyes; was a solid INNS.
Whether a criminal fled t,o,, ~.
tice, or what not, there is = mns JUS |
connected with his life as well as . ms.y
his sudden death.-C Correspondent. , IN
Estate Register. ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10
THE 0ITUMWA COURIER
LOCAL nEPARTMENT.

II Ia nip-and-tuck between Bloom
field and Burlington on the number
of bankruptcy cases filed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-01-10

II. Zaubitxer.

HAs sstabiiahsd Boot btnAsry n Osennva, md
solicits wsfk nom ~ The citissas Oia Booss r.
bound. NaSssinss bound Il gooa sUie q ~
usioes. Rooms n Dr.. Do1e,e Nso,d rssiaeaos q
Gsssa ssssst ssvsssigss-AAv1y.
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Tho Testine.y oftAc whole wor
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Use EalOOn,s Liver Pills

The best and most for the money. Price 25 cts
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