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


Stubbs accepts the Greenback NOM
nation for Governor.
There is but $4,000 more of this
years appropriation for the capitol
to DO spent.
The Abba Plaindealer says 'nicc
ripo corn is in the market" Yes; last
years corn.
The saloon keepers in Iowa City
ask man for a written pedigree be-
fore they will sell him anything.
Newell Il Lively have lot of cattle
at Ogden, Utah. They will bc brought
in as soon as the market will justify.
A little girl by the name of Brom-
ley fell from Briscoe's barn loft Sat
arday afternoon and sustained Sc
we're fracture of an arm.
Tho residence of Thomas McClel-
land, at Winfield, Henry county, was
destroyed by fire on Sunday evening.
Loss, $2,7OO; insurance 81, 500,
We learn from the advertiser that
Mrs. Joseph Chiffon, living miles
northeast of Eddyville, died August
LIST, from canccrous ovarian tumor.
J. L. Harvey, Esq, has bought a
half interest in the Leon Clipper, and
that paper is thus relieved of its f.
nancial difficulties. Glad to hear it.
Measures are being taken to have a
postoflicc established six and a half
miles north of Bclknap, on the ST. L.
Il. G. & N. II. r., and we hope they
will succeed.
Isaac n Brown, living miles
southwest of this city, in Green Tp.,
will have large sale of stock, farm
implements, etc, on Thursday, Au-
gust 10th.
The great problem in this city is
how family can live all summer and
do their cooking without buying any
wood or coal! But some OF them do
it nevertheless.
The Atlantic Messenger says: If we
lived in Dcs Moincs and had nickle
to deposit, we would put it in a sand
bank. Heightened bank failures are
too popular there.
We are in receipt of the Premium
List Of the st. Louis Fair and Expo
sition, which is to be held Sept. 10th
to Oct. 9Th. Fifty thousand dollars
in premiums are offered.
The Ottumwa City Guards will
give grand ball, at the City Hall, on
Tuesday evening, August 14th. They |
intend to make it the ball of the sea-
son. Turn out and give the boys a
good send off.
If it was generally known that hide
dealers pay from % cts to $3.50 for
dog skins, there would be less sheep
killed in this country than now. 1t
is said dog skins are A No. l, for
glove leather.
A tramp licked the city editor of
the Cedar Rapids Republican recent
ly. He Immediately apologized for
it by saying che thought he was
lawyer, and he always did hate a
lawyer
There are few copies of the Wap-
clio County Agricultural Premium
Lists for gratuitous distribution at
this office. Farmers, artisans or 9TH
CT people who wish to keep posted
MS to what our Fair promises in the
way Of premiums, will please call
and get copy.
The Abba Plaisdealer says a young
man named Gallagher has been pro-
curing subscriptions in that place for
New York papers, and has skipped
out with the money without sending
thC puPCis W tAC suDcSllpCiS. w hSu
you want to subscribe for any kind of
or paper, 60 to your resi-
dent newsdcaler, and then you will
not lose your money.
A grand centennial base ball tourn-
ament is to be held at Ccnterville,
18th and 10th. The following
clubs are already entered to contest
for. 500 in prizes: Centennial b. b.
c., Trenton, Mo. Memphis Regulars,
Memphis, Mo-; Valley City, Cedar
Harvards, Ottumwa, Jefler-
son Juniors, Fairfield, Blue Stock
ings, Corydon, Charitons, Charlton,
Centcrville, Iowa.
From the Great Bend Kansas)
Democrat we see that Bob Russell is
down there. The Superintendent of
Schools of Barton county has lost his
"kowe." Ben Pratt, formerly of this
city, is opening out a grocery in
Great Bend. Dewitt and Irwin John
son are also at Great Bend. Better
rcchristcd the town and call it OF
tumwa No. 3.