Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

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Fran wsanasaTsp.ay.
CoAknctor Mcfarland, who was
injured by the falling bridge at Dav-
enport died Sunday night.
Peter Hirschauer this morning
turned out the boiler for the water
works Complete in every particular.
1t 10 perhaps the best boiler ever built
in the Interior Of the State.
Yesterday, John Deyine, formerly
an engineer of the, st. L., X. & N.
Railroad, but lattsfly in the wood
business ct Keokuk, while climbing
on cabooss Of freight train, near
Keokuk, Was knocked oflby coal
shsd and had his right leg mashed to
Jelly.
Tho American Dairymen's Associ-
alton 10 In annual session at Chicago,
and we notice that L. A. Chamber
lain, of our Kirkville Cheese Factory,
Is present and taking q prominent
part in it's deliberations.
Wendell Phillips delivered double
headed lecture d Burlington last
night, under the auspices OF the Boat
ing Club.
The first hour was devoted to the.
"Lost Arts," and the second one to
politics and finances. In the latter
he went for the President without
gloves, and delivered = rafting argu-
ment against resumption and in favor
Of the undesirable gresnback theo-
~. All Of which we CLEAN from the
Has0k-E Eye.
The Iowa Live Stock Breeders As
-A0niAtion met at Marshalltown, yes.
terday. The following prominent
men are present: The President, s.
A. Knapp, Hon. Fitch B. Stacy, Sec
Rotary; Hon. J. B. Grinnell, Hon.
John Scott, Judge z. G. Luse, Hon.
w. T. Smith, Hon. g. B. Rockwell,
g. w. Brown. Thirty-fve counties
are represented-a large attendance
with . wonderful interest, fully de.
tsrminsd TO develop to the greatest
extent the live stock and agricultura
resources Of the State. Visitors from
Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri ar,
present; many more are expected to
day.
The Iowa Central Poultry Associa
ton open their third exhibition at til,
same place, to-day.
Almost every one 10 familiar will
the sacred song, which says that with
the believer
'sDsesmber b - pleasant as May
But Who 10 there that ever expected
to see the truth Of this refrain verified
here belowf The grass is as greer
now - II frequently IL in early May
and the lilac buds are swelling ani
basstins, and the honeysuckles arr
essaying to bloom. II you don't be
lieve this, we can prove ftby eampl,
twigs sent NJ BY D. H. Wilkinson
Who ever heard Of such q thing i,
this hyperborean region?
Mr.. Bebee, Of Waterloo, Iowa
manufacturer of Turbine Wate
Wheels Il ID the city. He comes t,
set the wheel Daggett & Harpe
bought Of him. The fact that Vile,
3 Co. have bought = wheel of TIL
Dayton. Q. mandatory gives rise /,
. laudable rivalry in the exhibition
Of these two kinds of manufactures o.
water wheels. They differ slightly
but Of course involve the same gener.
.. principles. The Waterloo wheel
has been standing for two years ex.
posed to the weather, and while it il
not injured yet it 10 rusty and hence
Mr.. Beebe sends this wheel back to
the shop to be oiled up, and puts in a
bran new wheel 10 % to give his
wheel : fair chance with its COMPETE
tor. Just how soon or on what par.
ticular day our people win have the
pleasure Of witnessing, 20 most OF
them, the novel and interesting sight
of seeing these wheels move with
the ponderous power they possess,
we cannot say, but 1t il certain that
such sight will not belonger de-
layed than Wednesday or Thursday
OF next week, and possibly may be
witnessed next Saturday.
i From Thursday Daily.
Our old friend Richard Butcher, of