Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-10
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Notices have been given Of twenty
,nc contested election cases In the next
congress.
The future historian will write: "In
1916 The old Republican hon unwit-
.ingly sat on Democratic cggs."-Coa-
The Newton Journal nominates j. 6.
Clarkson for Governor in 1879, and
the Woman's Kingdom, Marshalltown,
seconds the motion.
The attention of our readers Ia In.
vited TO the circular of the Cedar Rap
ids Normal Training School for Kin
Teachers.
Keokuk is going to buid CTS 100 union depot
Oh. pshsw; what's the use of going to such ex-
pense2 Do as Burlington does, plants little de-
pot and let II grow itself--Hasckeye
Yes, or get Ia grand union depot like |
OttumWa.
Dennis A. Mahoney, of the Dubuque
Telegraph, . simon pure Democrat of
the copperhesd persuasion, has aban-
doned his party and has organized .
greenback party Of HE own.
While in Ottumwa, last Friday, we
cllled on the COURIER folks and
found them fixed up in comfortable
quarters and up to their eyes in bust
ness. The COURIER is one Of the best
papers in the State-the best evening
paper.-Bloomfel Republican.
The United States minis turned out,
during September, M,492,2OO in
double-eagles; sl,677,O0O in trade
dollars $4OS, 400 in half-dollars ;$349,-
GOO in quarter dollars, and $l29, 200
in dimes-making total coinage of
81, 056,2Oo.
Agency is putting on airs and has
gone and got woman barber. The
Independent says:
III; you want clean shave or neat hair cut,
| all on Mrs. Il C, Lyons.
The town also has two brass bands
and now only needs base ball club
to make it supremacy happy.
Dempsey Dethcredge, a brakeman
ON train l6, C. B. e. @. r. r., has two
fingers of his right hand decorated
with fine linen, on account of q dis
cussion with the bumpers of two
freight cars of his train. The r. r.
doctors have more leisure to attend
to them now than ever before, on &C.
count of the distressing state of health
now prevailing.
Through the kindness Of Asa Hog.
gins we are put in possession of fine
lot OF Muscatel grapes or raisins from
our old friend Mack Davis. These
grapes were dried In the sun, and are
fully equal to the best raieins ever
brought 10 Ottumwa. We are pleas
I'D to know that Mack IL doing vel
and likes his new home. De write'
rs . rscy letter and promises another
soon hich We will publish.
, Mre Alvin Gossage, graduate o
the Democrat, but now engaged as ,
typo in the Office of his brother 10
seph, in Sidney, Nebraska, is here OF
q brief visit to friends. Alvin ha
improved not only physically but il
every other way. He was q gooi
faithful workman while he was will
us, and we are glad to hear of his ani
his brothers prosperity. -Ottum,ct
Democrat.
Basil r. Prather, Of Lucas county
has. sued DR.. w. II. II. Lind for $40,
600 40 tho sum justly due him for th,
seduction of his wife, Mrs. Prather
| Our readers will remember that Line
|, eloped with Mrs Prather nearly yeaI
age. She is said to DO bnxom wo
man of about 40 and Lind is a tall
scraggy looking individual of about
60 years of age, and is about the lsst
man in tho world we should charge q
woman with falling in love with.