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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
A Des Moines corrcspondent of the

A Des Moines correspondent of the
Chicago Journal says:
"a few weeks ago the people in
Northern Iowa were surprised at the
appearance of the noted criminal Dick
Arthur Amony, direct from the Peni-
tertiary, with Governor Newbold's
pardon in his pocket, which it seems
was obtained through the sympathies
Of the Governor, on condition that he
would let whisky alone, 60 to work,
and make q man Of himself. which he
will never do, and did not. He was
therefore arrested andAreturncd to
the Penitentiary. This is the second
case Of misplaced confidence of Gov
ernor Newbold With Pcnitentiary
convicts.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
rom Thursdays Daily.
A Cold Bath.

- SOlO OuStt
To-day about noon, Peter, son of j.
Honn, driving Conn Lewis old spot
ted team of horses, concluded to back
the wagon into the river at the
foot Of Market ST., for the purpose OF
washing it off and to clean off the
horses legs.
He succeeded well enough to speed
lily get horses and wagon out of sight
under water, but the whole outfit
being good swimmers it was not long
until horses and driver were making
good Roadway for the willows which
line the shore below, where young
Honn managed to anchor himself UNI
til large crowd assembled and at
tached rope to the wagon and hor.
ses and at once yanked them on te
dry land. We were not surprised ir
this item, because we expect team
to back into that deep water as regu
larly as the seasons return.
We are however agreeably disap
pointed on this occasion, that no lifi
or property was destroyed, as is usu
ally the case, owing to the pluck o.
Peter Honn.
By and by, we hope that at leas
old citizens will find out that it il
dangerous to back their teams intt
the river, from that point especially
when the water is high as it is a
present.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

AoRIARTY & MCLAUGHLIN sell more
Flour and better article, for less
money than any house in the country.
II will pay to call on them when
wanting anything in their line. They
hare 5000 bags of Flour, all bought
previous to the late rise, and they
give their customers the benefit of it.
-B-l d3t-w2t.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
STRAYED.

From A. ). Peck's Livery Stable,
in Ottumwa, bay mare, s years old.
A liberal reward will be given for
her return, or information Of her
whereabouts. A. j. PECK.
4-17-Wtf.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

A correspondent of the Cedar Falls
Gazette gives the following descrip-
ltion of Texas: "Texas is the coolest
and the hottest, the wettest and the
,dryest, has the most cows and calves,
the least milk and butter, the most
preaching and the least religion, the
most horses and the least service, but
oxen and women catch h. No
wonder Ben Wade would rather live
in the other place."
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

the GentaHr Linipsents alley Haip
subdue sweiilngs. heal burns. and cure RAeu--
matism, SPAWN. and any 0esh, hone or muscle
aiment The White Wrapper lie for family use
the Yellow Wrapper for animals. A list Of the
ingredients are contained around each bottle.
They ara ehear, speedy and certain,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Sherm Baily has opened a regular
newspaper subscription agency and
will furnish any publication, either
home or foreign. This will be a
great convenience to people who de-
sire to send abroad for papers and
will secure them against loss of re-
mitances and save exchange and post
age. See his advertisement else
where in this paper.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

The Certain, speedy and harmless reme
dy for children. 10 Pitchers Osstoris. II II %
pleasant 10 take as honey and ~ certain In il o.
fects % Gator OIL. For Wind Cole, Worms.
Sour stomach, and Disordered Bowels. there u
nothing like CastOria
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
insane.

The Insane Commission of Wapel-
10 county, consisting of w. E. Cham
bers, DR.. Z. G. Lewis and L. M. God
ley, have just declared Geo. w.
Hatch insane, and he has been sent
to the Lunatic Asylum at Mt. Pleas
ant.
Mr.. Hatch came here several years
ago, from Boston, and was employed
in the house Of Lawrence Il Cham.
bers. Since then he has been in the
boot and shoe business in Ottumwa,
and in business at Minneapolis.
1t is alleged that the cause of his
insanity may be attributed to an in
jury to his head received at the
hands of some whisky thieves, Of
Minneapolis, against whom he had
informed.
Of late he has been travelling for
Lawrence & Garner.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Last night the west-bound train on
the G. B. q @, met with very fortu-
nate accident In this city. The sleep
ing car on the night train, while
opposite The Gas house, on the bridge
oSer Blake's Branch, broke down,
,l}aving the car setting safely on the
tack. Some Of the passengers were
a little frightened, but nobody was
hurt, and the delay was only about
twenty minutes.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
Farmer

Are requested to take notice that am
prepared to grind Corn and Rye at
my mill, foot of Wapello Street, OF
tumwa. All kinds Of feed chopped
on short notice. j. NJ. LAMME.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

The highest market price paid for
produce at the grocery corner of
Court and Second streets, Ottumwa.
JOHN G. STEVENS,
may 29-wtf. Manager.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Turner & Stevens have only one
dozen Harrows on hand, and they
will close them out at cost. EIGHT
DOLLARS Each. Now is the time to
get q cheap Harrow. may2w2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

Some man writing over an initial,
W." in the Oskaloosa Herald, takes
pepper in the nasal organ about our
proposed railroad from Muchacinock
to Ottumwa. We never supposed
that Oskaloosa would be delighted
with the prospect of making Ottum-
Va the permanent terminus of the
great Iowa Central Railroad. He
says, among other things:
"Let the Central road keep its
own line, abandon such as do not pay,
run the balance to the proper ter.
minus ct Albis thus living up to the
contract made between this road and
the Eddyville and Abba people, and
ON which contract these people have
paid ont SO much money. Besides
acting in good faith in this move, it
10 obvious to us that the Central road
would at once realize large saving
in the worse than useless rent they
Day for hauling empty trains over
the X. q d. N. road, and eventually
build to the terminus that gives them
four additional connections. If they
want . Chicago connection, let them
extend the loutezuma branch to
Burlington. As for Oskaloosa, 1t
seems to us that we should encour-
age the Burlington Narrow Guage,
and it seems to us feasible to add this
line to our city without any more eff
fort than itreally deserves.
We hope the Oskaloosa people will
continue to pitch into this project un-
til the day of the election, because
that would furnish our people with
the necessary stimulus to vote the
tax.
In railroad matters our peo-
pie would consider Oskaloosa in.
terests very much in the same fashion
that the old hash-slinger regarded
her boarders. Said she to her cook
"Just find out what them boarderl
"dont want and then huff it into 'em.'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

MORIARITY b MCLAUGHLIN sell
Flour by the sack cheaper than it can
be bought tor At the mills by the car
load. How DO THEY DO IT?"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
sos. !. IlADFIELD,
DEALER IN HIDES, PELTs, Wool, FURs


] will pay In the future, as in the
past, tho highest market price. !
have no street buyers-they cost mon
cy, and farmers have to pay them
Bring your Hides to my store, corner
of Court and Second Sts., and get full
prices I'm cash. l2-l5W6m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
the ACCIDENT.
Verdict of the coroaer,s Jury

The following is the verdict of the
Coroner's Jury, called to investigate
the cause of the death of the person
found in The railroad wreck, near
Cliffland:
STATE OF Iowa, e.
Wapello County.S =
An inquisition holden at Ottumwa,
Iowa, in Wapello county, on the Sd
day of May, 1877, before Alfred Lot.
spiech, a Justice of the Peace of said
county and acting Coroner, upon the
body of an unknown person, there
lying dead, by the jurors, whose
names are hereunto subscribed the
Jurors upon their oath do say:
l. That this person aforesaid, came
to his death by an accident which oc-
Cured on the X. & d. M. r. r., about
eight miles east of Ottumwa, by train
No. 2, running east on May I'd, A. d.
1877, about A 10 o'clock, PM.
2. The cause of the accident was a
number of defective ties and a broken
chair, from which, there might have
been no danger in good weather, there
having been heavy rains Immediately
proceeding said accident.
3. We believe the name Of the de-
ceased was A. Ulbrigh, of Chicago, as
the above name was found on his
person. :.
In testimony whereof we, said
Jurors, have hereunto set their hands
the day and year aforesaid.
S. III. WORCESTER,
A. p. PETERSON,
| Jos. HILL.
Attest: A. LoTsPEIcH, j. p,
And Acting Coroner.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

New Family White Fish only $500
per half barrel, at Moriarty & Nc
G.aNghlin's.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
From ThursdAy's daily.

From ThuradAya Daily.
On Monday We stated that man
in town had purchased some property
and that the man he had purchased
Of had taken the chimneys and ship
ped them away. We have since
learned that il is a false report and
may do injustice to somebody. We
certainly did not intend any harm to
anybody. We learn that there were
mo patent chimncys in the house. II
is strange how such stories get into
circulation.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
JoTT1NGs.

j. M. Cunningham, p. NJ, of Slagcl,
Iowa, gave us friendly call this
morning. 4
We are under obligations to John
Hart, p. NJ, Braddyville for list of
subscribers to the Weekly COURIER.
The trains on the X. & ID. M. Road
are arriving and departing with their
accustomed regularity, and generally
on time. The track is fully repaired.
c. A. Bryan, President of the Iowa
Miller's Association and the Boss
Miller of Agency City called on the
COURIER to day and renewed his sub
scription.
The Constitution says: "Julius l..
Hart, of Fairfield, wants to join the
noble army of bankrupts, and has put
his petitind before the U. s. District
Court.
ID. d. Calhoun has purchased Sim
Chaney's residence, corner of WASH
ington and Fourth streets for $500.
David will now live at home and
board at the same place.
j. II. Hatch, of the Chicago restau-
rant. although he recently enlarged
his place to twice its former size, is
still annoyed for want Of room. He
keeps one Of the finest boarding
houses in the city.
Seventy-five head of stock cattle,
bought principally in Monroe county,
by a Mr.. Vannata, of Illinois, were
brought into the city this morning,
and will be shipped to Illinois this
evening.
Messrs. Cook & McCue, the manu-
| facturers of the Little Giant force
pump are having an excellent trade
which is improving every day. They
have the boss pump and advertise
literally and that is the cause of il
all.
| The Lovilia Gazette, p. ID. Swick
publisher, a nice 6 column news.
paper, is the latest candidate for pub.
lie favor in Monroe county. It's full
Of local news and the editor appears
to have good deal of vim. Success;
to the Gazette.
Lon Redenhaugh and w. Isher
wood, two of Ottumwa's best boys
who exactly know their business, have
purchased nice stock of goods and
will open out at Searsboro, Iowa. The
people of that burg will acquire
two good citizens We wish then
i success in their new home.
About four years ago, Professor
Tice of st. Louis, predicted four years
Of unusual wet weather in the Miss
|issippi Valley. We are now entering
upon the fulfillment Of the third veal
Of that prophecy, and it is some con
ISOLATION to know that we are on tn,
home stretch.
Dan Garner is opening fine selec
ton of flowers and fruits in the rea
of the First National Bank, on Mar
ket street. By the time he is read.
for business he will have one Of tn
neatest establishments in the CITY,
Dan has good taste and is displaying
it to the best advantage.
e Mr.. VIM. Christians well to do far
q mer living about five miles north Q
Bonaparte, while attending churc
last Sunday suddenly became raw
ing maniac. Jumping up on the seat
he declared his intention to preach
sermon, and commanded the preache
to sit down. This, of course, brok
;, up the meeting and he was take
= home by his friends where he remain
now in hopeless condition.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

SCHOOL ITEMs.--Mrs. Emmerson is
teaching school at Floris.
The Agency School Board have en-
ployed for Superintendent Prof. Hull,
Of Troy Academy.
The Agency School Board want
teachers for Grammar, intermediate,
Let and I'd Primary schools. Those
desiring to make application must do
80 by May Goth, stating what they will
teach for per month. All of which
we CLEAN from the Independent.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09

On the 9th ult., City Marshal Hale
made q raid upon the various drug
stores of Cedar Rapids, and succeeded
capturing q dray load of wines, whis-
kies, alcohol, ETC., which were being
sold in violation Of law. One prog
nostic drug proprietor anticipated the
gathering in of the spirits to the faith
ers, and made diligent haste to put his
house In order, by drawing off the
liquors and removing them to more
secure habitation, where crusaders
and smelling committees do not con-
gregate, and filing up the empty
casks with rain water.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
rom rriday'e Daily.

Several saloon keepers have taken
out wine and beer license to-day, and
among the rest Stormy Jordan. Now
the year Of Cancellation has arrived
One of the curiosities in the city to-
day was horse with five feet The
horse is FIVE years old and perfectly
formed with the exception of the
right hind leg, to the ankle of which
is attached q well formed foot, hoof
and all. The horse is well broke to
work, 10 Of the usual size and SEEM
ingly travels Is easy as any other
animal Of the. kind. The extra hoof
is nearly as large as the other four,
although it does not touch the ground
except in muddy " Gather.
Matt. Wright, who has been spend
in several months in Texas, returned
to-day. He is looking remarkably
well, and seems glad to be at home
again, where the sun rises and sets on
apeaceful country, and where con.
stable, if only two feet high, holds
higher authority than the pistol and
bowie-knife. Matt however, will
probably return in few weeks, and
resume his place on one of the lead
Ing railroads in the Lone Star State
Harvey Hopkins, the baggageman
injured in the Cliffland wreck, has
been removed to the boarding house
of Mr.. Goldsmith, on the corner OF
Main and Union streets, where he il
receiving every attention that can
possibly be given him by kind nurses
and skillful physicians. His recovery
Is mere matter Of chance-but ex
tremely doubtful.
Martha King is considered by tn,
physicians rs beyond danger. She i
at the Depot Hotel.
Mr.. Chittem is also at the SAM
place. He ia better and will proba
bly, soon be q BILE to 60 home.
Mr.. Simmons, Of New York, is a
the Ballingall House, and is said t.
be improving. These are all of tn
wounded, from abroad, remaining il
tha o{<e,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-09
Iowa saobatn scnoo, Association

Attest: A. LoTspEIcH, j. p,
And Acting Coroner.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-19
How q Farmer got Rich.

The following story is told of Ger
man farmer living in the town Of Calu-
met:
He came to this country from Germany
25 years ago. and preempted piece of
land in the town where he now lives. He
was then very poor, probably not hay
ing $25, all told, but he possessed Won
derful energy and an unparalleled tact
for getting along without any outside
aid. When he wanted anything he went
to work to make it, paying out nothing
for wagons, sleighS, harness or clothing.
In cutting the timber for his Lighthouse he
found bee-tree, and followed up this
d scovery by others of like sort, secur-
ing both bees and honey. The bees he
kept, and for years had honey 10 eat and
to sell. He had no money to pay for get
ting his land broken up, so he bought
five or six hogs, and tying a rope around
the hind leg of each, fastened the other
end OF the rope to stump, and all the
grain he sowed the first year was where
these sharks" had rooted up the ground.
For wagon wheels, he sawed off the ends
of good sized logs, and the rest of the
primitive vehicle he had no trouble in
making. He made rude sleigh, bring.
ing the runners high up in front, and
joining them together. He made har.
nesses of ropes or hides, which answered
every purpose, and although the man is
to-day rich, nearly all the clothing fol
the family is home made. He has now
on hand a farm for one son, and desires
to buy one for another son, saying that
he will pay $4,000 cash for a piece OF
land that suits him. He puts no money
III the bank, OWNS no bonds, but keeps
the cash carefully hidden away.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-19

years of growth, so do the markings on
an oyster tell us how many years he mas
passed in his '.bed" at the bottom of the
sea.
Suppose the oyster under inspection
was born June Is, 1870. he would go on
growing up to the first line we see well
marked he would then stop for the win
ter. In summer, 1871, he would more
than double his size. In 1873 and 1874
he would again go on building, till he
was dredged up in the middle of his work
in 1879; so that he is plainly five and a
half years old. The way in which an
oyster grows his she'll is pretty sight; |
have watched it frequently. The beard
OF an oyster is not only his breathing or
gan--t. e., his lungs-but also his feeding
organ, by which he conveys the food to
his complicated mouth with its four lips.
When the warm, calm days of June
come, the oyster opens his she'll, and, by
means of his beard, begins building an
additional story to his house. This he
does by depositing very, very fine parti-
cles OF carbonate of lime, till at last they
form substance as thin as silver paper.
and exceedingly fragile. Then he adds
more and more, till at last the new shell
is as hard as the old she'll When oysters
are growing their shells they must be
handled carefully, as the new growth of
shell will cut like broken glass, and a
wound on the finger from an oyster
shell is often very dangerous.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-19

MORTGAGE SALE-Whereas default has
1Xl been made in the conditions of a certain
mortgage, dated the Sth day of March, A. d. 1s76,ex.
ecuted by Joseph Chevalier and Mary E Chevaliar
his swife, of the township of Grant. Cheboygan
county, Michigan, to Della Primo, of the township
of Benton county and state aforesaid and recorded
in the Office of the Register of Deeds for said
county OF Cheboygan, on the Sth day of March,
1876, in liber of mortgages, page 2O3 and upon
which mortgage and the anote accom-
payning the there is claimed TO be due to the
said Della Primo, at the date hereof, the sum of
two hundred and eighty $3.50 COY dollars and the
interest thereon from and since The 18th cay of
April 1877, together with attorney fee of twenty
five 1873 10y dollars, provided for in said MORTGAGE
should any suit or proceedings be taken to fore
close the same. and no suit or proceedings either at
law or in equity having been instituted to recover
the amount due upon said mortgage or aDy part
thereof. Therefore, by virtue of the power of sale
In said mortgage contained and of the statutes in
such cases made and provided; notice is hereby
Civ that on Monday, the sixteenth day of July,
a. D. 1877, ct 10 O'Clock Sin the forenoon of that
day. at the front door of the court house. in the
Village and county of Cheboygan, and state of
Michigan, that being the building in which the
circuit court for said county of Cheboygan is heidi
there will be sold st public auction auction to the
highest bidder, the premises described IN said mort
gage, or so much thereof as may be necessary to
satisfy the amount then due upon said mortgage for
principal interest, said attorney fee of SIS CO. and
the costs and expenses OF foreclosure allowed
by law, SAID premises being described az all that
certain piece or parcel OF land lying and being stu
ated in the town of Benton, county OF Cheboygan,
and state of Michigan, and described as follows to-
wit: commencing on the subdivision line on the
side of the north east quarter tn south
quarter of section thirtytwo 32l town thrty.eight
1887 north If range o. west, at point ten Il0)
chains and sixty 6I links north from the south
west corner OF said oorth east quarter of south west
quarter Of section thirtywo t52l town thirty eigih
1881 north of range one ~ west thence running east
fourteen 4lroJs, thence north parallel to said sub
division line twelve 2l rods, thence west fourteen
IA rods to said subdivision line, thence south
twelve (12 rods to the place of beginning reservng
piece of land conveyed by Della Primo to Mar
garet Dofinais dated the 18th day of December, A.
ID. 1875 recorded in iber of dee s. on page 295 in
Cheboygan County Registers Office.
Dated April 20, 1877.
DELLA PRIMO. MORTGAGE.
Grn REr Tor, AIn,.r.r
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-19
How the Ovster grows.

The manner in which an oyster grows
is thus pleasantly described by Mr..
Frank Buckland, an English naturalist
The body of an oyster is poor, weak
thing, apparently incapable OF doing any
house an oyster builds around his deli
cate frame! When an oyster is first born,
he is very simple, delicate dot, as il
were, and yet he is born with his two
shells upon him.
For some unknown reason, he always
fixes himself on his round shell, never by
his fiat shell, and being once fixed he be.
gins to grow; but he only grows in sum.
mer. Inspect an oyster shell closely, and
it will be seen that it is marked with dis
tinct lines. AS the rings we observe in
tie section of the trunk of tree denote
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1877-05-19
Not Afraid Of the Governor.

Most people want the benefit of their
own bargains-though were it not that
the magisterial demand in the following
case was perhaps little too imperious.
we should call the sturdy Gothland rath-
er dIsobliging. Says the Portland Trans
cript:
In the course of very interesting dis
course on the manners and customs of
Sweden, which we had the pleasure Of
listening to few evenings since, MIR. w.
w. Thomas, Jr., told good aneodote IL
Illustrative of the sturdy independence of
the people. An irascible old nobleman,
Governor of Gothland, arriving at post
house, demanded relay of h0l SIS.
None were to be had, the last two in the
stable being at that moment about to be
harnessed to the wagon of peasant. The
Governor demanded that those should be
given him. and was referred to the peas
ant, who refused to let him have them.
Fellow" said the Governor, do you
know who [ an %
"Nay."
IL am general. 1 am Governor OF
Gothland p
Not at all abashed the peasant replied
"And do you know who amp
| The Governor, thinking that perhaps
the man was a person of more conse-
quence than he had supposed. replied
that he did not.
"Well," said the peasant, stepping for
ward with great self-assertion, II am tht
man that hired those horses -
| The Governor had nothing more tC
say.