Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-24

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They had . light snow 1t Muscatine
Friday morning.
Scion Gray, Of Great Bend, Kan,
is in the city, on visit to his friends
and relatives.
Quincy A. Wood, Marshal Of Agen-
cy City, is to be Deputy Sheriff un-
der DR.. Stewart.
The almanac maker, hereafter,
wants to set down the cquinoctlal
storm for month later In this lati-
tudo.
All talk about free bridge at Ot-
tumwa, viii now be postponed until
after another Supervisor is to be
elected.
We hear it reported, unofiicially,
that the Sunday saloon law ID to be
rigidly enforced from this time for
| ward.
Iowa will have two Stones in the
lower House, to wit: Ex-Governor
VIM. NJ, Of Marion, and Capt. John
", of Mills.
1t has been decided that there will
be a baby show at the next State Fair
at Cedar Rapids. A prize of$5O in
cash, a pony, etc, arc among the pre-
miums.
Capt. John Y. Stone, Representa-
tive from Mills county, who has been
in the Senate and House continually
twelve years, is likely to become
Speaker without opposition.
School teachers don't allow scholars
to use any slang nowadays, and when
1 any one of them ofIends in this way
the teacher willis them right down by
saying "Now, John Henry, if hear
any moro Of that I'll come right back
there and take the starch out Of you"
Bridgeport Standard: "There are
10 establishments In the United States
devoted to the manufacture of win
dow glass, and millions Of small boys
to break it, and it's nip and tuck be-
tween them all tho time, with the
odds in favor of the boys"
The New London Independent ed
tied by our old FREUD, C. L. More
house, formerly of tho Agency Inde-
pendent, has suspended publication.
Lack of patronage is said TO have
been the cause. The New Londoners
will go a long time before they have
better paper.
John w. Young, third son of Brig
ham Young, has taken q new wife
named Luella Cobb, and his first wife,
by whom he has had several children,
wouldn't stand any such nonsense,
and has left him and gone to her pa
rents in New York. She says she
loves him but will never live with
him again.
Three murder cases, one rape case,
five burglaries, three assaults with in
tent to commit great bodily injury,
and some fifteen lesser crimes, will
furnish business for the coming term
of the Polk county District Court,
says the Des Moines Register. And
yet there are some people who don't
approve of hanging!
The Secretary of the Agricultural
Society, o. G. Graves, wishes us to
say to those farmers who received
sample copy of the Rural NeU York.
er, that he is the authorized agent for
that excellent agricultural and fami-
ly paper, and any one wishing to SUBJ
scribe can do so by calling upon him
at the COURIER office.
S.P. Baker, ofiHighland township,
who has spent5 years feeding cattle
in Nebraska, is home, after years
absence. to see his family. He reads
the WEEKLY COURIER and pays regu-
larly for it in advance. His feeding
grounds are forty miles from North
Platte, and he Keeps an average Of
300 head of cattle ON hand all the
time.
The residence of Mrs. Darnell, in
Council Bluffs. was entered Thursday
afternoon, in the absence of Mrs.
Darnell, by man who, after taking
everything of value, was abont to
leave the house, when he was con-
fronted by neighbour Mrs. Racer,
who caught hold of the fellow and
made him disgorge. She then arrest
ed the thief, and was going to con-
duet him to Jail, but his pitcous cries
and entreaties for mercy saved him.
When you buy Homeopathic med
icines, be sure you get the regular
preparations such as physicians use.