Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-29

yard, but that she had been busy and
had not seen it for an hour or more.
Mr.. Huss was alarmed, and started
to look for the boy. Passing an open
swill-barreI which was sunk into the
ground, he looked in, thinking that it
might have fallen into the barrel. Not
seeing anything, he reached down
and found the body OF the little one,
cold in death, having probably been
there for some time. The grief Of the
poor parents can be Imagined, but
not described.
IOWA ITEMS. ~
There are L396 postollices in the
state.
Marshalltown calls upon her water
works for 5000 gallons daily.
Cedar Rapids has lerectcd 100
dwellings and 20 stores, this summer.
There are upward of 1900 MEM
bers of the Masonic fraternity in
this State.
The Union Pacific Depot. at, Coun-
Gil Bluffs, will be finished before
Slow flies. 'e t"EN ..I
w. ii. Bulge, druggist of Rock
Rapids has got the temperance peo-
pie after him. Ft'"
Miss Kate Jones, q Clay county
school teacher, lately died from swal-
lowing a pin. 4A"
The entire expenses of the city of
Cedar Rapids during the last fiscal
years were $27,357.l2. ieti-Hosf4
A. Snyder, of Marshalltown, was
chloroformed and robbed Of about
$25, on Thursday night.
Mrs. DR.. Eddy, of Marengo. who
don't know much about revolvers.
caught bullet in her ankle.
Several daughters Of the aristocra-
cy of Storm Lake, recently organized
society for the purpose of learning
how to cook. '.'ef
Eliza Scarrett, of Iowa Falls, is the
only Revolutionary pensioner in
Iowa, her age being 95. She receives
ouiN WV d Cat.
A boy broke his leg in trying to cs-
cape from the reform school at Edo
ra a few nights since. Four other
boys got away at the same time, three
of whom were retaken.
The Greenbackers of Council Bluffs
arc to have an organ of their own.
Mr.. Mann, editor of the late Beacon
light, being the victim to be immo-
lated on its editorial shrine.
The j. Ii. Palmer arrested i'm Ohio,
on Thursday last, for obtaining mon-
ey under false pretcnses, was in the
confectionery business in Iowa City,
lately, and left many unsettled debts
there. ,-.....ss.. ..a
On the 9th at Cedar Rapids, Hub
bard Bullard, aged 8, fell from the de-
pot platform and under the cars as
train passed by, and had his left leg
cut entirely off close TO the thigh. He
may recover.
Eli Elliott, the assignee of Jacobs,
the bankrupt stock man Of West Lib
erty, has set apart as exempt from
sale property valued at Sl3,45157.
80 .n.. - q GOO va'' '''uo" a. F-''oo al" .
"" a. 'i''oo. g .'.N1 y
Francis Rogers, young man of
Duuu4uS ,.u:' oouh' Mas uipWneu
WHILE ne nsnins III Inc Maquoketa river
on lhulsuay. he is 'ae last OF liifee
oio',eis, an y, "ho'h nave COME 10
acoiu'ii'''l aea'hs'
Among the losers by the failure of
the Des Moincs bank off. r. West &
Sons, was Lamp Sherman. United
States revenue collector. who had
$500 government funds on deposit.
lie was Obliged to mortgage his home
the day following the banks closing
to raise money to send to the deposito-
at Chicago. izti - e.n
- One George Rod;ne alias p
Smith. recently swindled TT Shuttle
worth Of New 4 hin On, ofa livery
stable and stock valtled at S3,2oQ by
giving hlm fraudulent tconvcyances
to land IN iiieha Vista, county. Inc
fraud. was not discovered until Mrs.
ShuttleWorta went 70 Storm Lake 10
inquire abont the property. AT last
accounts bodlne mad run the stock IN
TO Minnesota, ana ShnttlcWorth was
close after MIN.
| A S,Na,I.Ar AcetnrNr Of the
| most singular accidents that we have
over chronicled. abcfe, voung man
named John Ruble. of Liberty Town.
shin. This county. on, Wednesiay last
Yonno Rnble was cnuacad in haul
ing sheaycs of grain from the field
4 ana bavino 4 pitthrrrk in his hand
struck one OF inc horses with the nan
aic wmch tneirightcnec animal re-
scnted by Kicking and striking the
fork; the Prongs or which were TO
ward the unfortunate man. iht
sharp steel was forced into his body
lnillcting injuries from which death
resulted in a short time. lie was
buried on The following day.TChaf'
ston Pap1ot- ~ l.s ...... p4
| ITrdsr ,tha4haoa or ~Fortv.on.
Wears in Iouo,p Tho Washinotnr
Preee az Mic Stst, snys .grhc Md
low 81 lion Mathew Morehcad vii
ho AZ tho I,d cot.lo,s ,neet;nm, On,
has lived m tho or;g;nal fnrm tbre,
miles south af Crs words sviIIe ifortv
ono yeors aloe,h or last JuJyA Eta
there vet N and % means ~ to live there
Sbn ;r w;thamt anuIt the oidrsf fe
maIa sctt,ar ;ng.t;s aopntv Tbat,s. !,
lono wh;je ~ star; IN one n,ace He
neishhor Mrs Major Clifford Z /
about to visit her Old home in yir
~;nia wb;ch she I Iof, forty ycarst ago
Mnnoa @ ",ii pc her n's' 'Si' ~ III ~
-sgsts 2.ls5f.f.r a, hsksaa3
On Thursday last, few mule
south of Dubuque, Wilhelm Meistea
aged 20, was resting under tree
when he was attacked by three men