Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-06-06
JoTTINGS.

WA A&NN0'
Capt. Tim Eagan broke ground
Tuesday, for handsome residence
on his lot on West Fourth st.
The Sigourney Recier says that the
"cupalo' of the court house at that
place is in danger Of falling.
Gov. Cullom, has vetoed the bill
passed by the Legislature of Illinois
silver coin legal tender.
Messrs Bauer 4 Keister are having
big run on their Total Eclipse Cnl-
tivator and orders are coming in
from all over the State.
Jake Chiffon is erecting a large and
handsome brick residence on the four
acre lot west of the cemetery grounds.
1t will be two stories, have eight
rooms and will cost about $4,000.
When you see a man on the street
shaking hands with another and whis-
pering aflectionately in his ear, be-
think you he is not drunk. He is a
candidate.
The Homeopathic state convention
held at Oskaloosa, on Wednesday
and Thursday, elected DIR. seidlitz,
of keokuk, as President. Well, seid-
litz is rood medicine.
i Louis Melius, formerly editor OF
the Burlington Gazette, has become
editor of the Sioux City Tribune
Melius is whole soulcd, genial pen
Gil pusher, and will make friends fas
with the Sioux.
| Mr.. Ramsey, agent, informs us tina
he will soon be in Ottumwa to deliv
er Johnson's Encyclopedias. The At
! volume is just out, making the wor1
complete and it is a grand success
: Wherever introduced it takes prece
dence of all others.
Mrs. Ellen VENT, of Belle Plain'
has recovered judgment for 81, 600 i
y the District Court at Vinton, Bento
: county, against Peter Even, for sell
l. ing intoxicating liquors to her bus
band. She also has suits pendin
against two other liquor dealers fo
n the same offence.
n We understand that the amount {
y barley sown in this county is unusr
g ally large and. promises a splendi
o. yield. AT this time of year, it is sail
, barley never looked better, and as
1t consequence prices even in Chicae
e. and st. Louis, have suffered very mi
!. terial decline.
at AN IMpRovEMENT.-The plans al
81 now in the Secretary's office for
II addition, two stories, TO the Dougla
ID school house, which is to be 3Ox35.
e. This will give that school house s
j. rooms, and will make it very mn'
d better looking building. 1t is to
r. let soon and will completed in tin
h for the fall term of school.
G. We are indebted to r. N. Harl
es for late Houston, (Texas daily
he pers. BY them we learn that Ho'
er ton has had terrific rain and HI
n storm and murder to keep up
of usual excitement down there. A m
he by the name of Harry Grissom ent
h ed hotel and shot one DR.. Bro'
Mt, dead in his seat at the supper tai
of without a word of warning. I
cause was difficulty about betti
ar on horse race.
at Our old friend Henry Wilson,
he ing in the upper part of the city, n
vo with quite a serious fall yesterd
N afternoon. He was in the barn !
on looking after matters, stepped il
tc. an open hatehway and fell to
m floor below, distance of 8 feet.
Use was quite seriously bruised, but
ity able to be around the city to-day
he the use of cane. Henry's actiy
On, will be the death Of him yet.
es- We are in receipt of The Auror6
ms ten page literary paper publish
iai monthly by the students of the a
'es ricultural College at Ames. 1t has
len editorial corps of eight ladies a
ny gentlemen, and Board of four M
ial ayers. Among the latter we see
- name of J. b. Hungeford, ofthis CT
es TERMs.-One dollar per annum
w. Is cents per copy.
~ One of the saddest sights in t
~ city is that of little boy living W
his parents near the North Misso
railroad bridge. The little fellow
not more than five years old, perha
ON and has had one leg amputated NJ
lhe the body by the cars, and now is
ng lowed to hop around on his hal
nd and one foot, seemingly uncared
%, 1t is very sad sight.
in --
ont Cooper s. Hammond are prepa
n call Enrnsft,ra chaa nor than q,