Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-11
JoTTINGS.

ueau at DeS MONIES. on the fn INST.
The Illinois State Fair will be held
at Freeport, commencing Sept. 18th
The Missouri river has made new
cut of near Omaha, and shortened
the channel two miles.
The Page county Democrat is to be
sold at sheriff sale on the 2Sth inst
1t is mortgagcd for $500.
Our old friend Israel tents reports
that there is very slim prospect for
a crop in Richland township.
Chicago has organized hay fever
club. Hay fever has broken out
among the farmers in this vicinity.
The latest form of wedding invita-.
tions: "Come around at O'Clock,
sharp, and see me capture mother.
in-law."
| Hereafter the Keokuk and Des
Moines railway will carry passengers
each Saturday at three-fifths the
usual fare.
The Buchanan county Bulletin has
put ON a new and very handsome
dress, which indicates prosperity with
that excellent paper.
The widow Of Ebenezer Cook, OF
Davenport, has given $4,000 to endow
the public library of that city and
make it self-sustaining.
The Mrs. Shafier who was injured
at Fairfield on the 18th is the wife OF
John r. Shailer, Secretary of the
State Agricultural Society.
The Burlington Hnarh-Eye ventures
the very pertinent suggestion that
"your honest Sam or honest John
will always bear watching"
Sam Hendrix is carrying his hand
around in a sling. Too much fire
rocket on the 18th Of July. lie is a
fire-rockct prohibitionist now,
None of our ministers have yet
sought the seaside. They stand up TO
their work this hot weather with a
bravery that is commendable.
The Keokuk Gate City says that
Colonel Wilson, for many years the
editor of the 1T. Madison Plaindealer,
has been appointed consul at Jcrusa-
| lem.
The Record says, "a little boy in
Bedford while playing with fire.
crackers had one of his eyes SO badly
burned that it is feared he will lose
the use of il.
Since the green apple season has
opened out in Chicago,it has doubled
up the people 50 that n census just
taken gives that city l50,000more pco-
pie than st. Louis.
A fire at the Iowa Orphans home
at Davenport, on Friday afternoon,
destroyed two wooden buildings used
as laundry and school room. Loss
estimated at $1,000.
The Il. & d. M. Railroads new
bridge at Des Moines was tested on
Saturday, and found TO be entirely
satisfactory. 1t is said to be the finest
bridge in the state.
We understand that in addition to
names previously mentioned, John
+. Lewis will be candidate before
the democratic convention for Sler-
III, and T.. Washburn for Treasurer
We understand upon good au.
thority that many friends of 7. ii
Riordan, Esq, desire him to be q
candidate for representative, subject
TO the decision of the democratic
County convention.
The local of The Dcs Moincs Lead.
en- has made discovery. He says
'Isn't it a little strange that man
can get along better with his mother
in-Iaw when he is boarding with her
than when she is boarding with him.
Peter Hirschauer wishes us to in.
form his customers that he is now
prepared to do all kinds of work il
his line and to do il as well as ever
even though he does il ont doors
Do not send your work away. d&w
Fifty Northwestern ballaster
struck work at Marshalltown, Thurs
day. because the company refused t.
raise their wages from Sl.15 to Sl.2,
per day. They afterwards repentet
but the company refused them worl
at any price.
Beecher. Tilton, Elizabeth. Moul
ton and Bessie Turner are to b.
reconciled and all come togethe
again under the pacilication policy
Now let Barnum exhibit them a
the "Happy Family" if lie wants t
make hit.
A few days ago the farmers wer
+ praying for dry weather and nov
/ that they have got it they want rain
! The ground, however, is quite DIR
! and a little shower would doubles
y be very acceptable TO most of tn
+ farmers and materially benefit tn
crops.
The State Register says State ST.
perintendent Won Coellen has hi
summers work laid out for himsel
but no man in Iowa is more compt
tent to carry it on. Among his ell
;. gagements are twcnty-thrce lecture
, on educational matters, to be deliver
: ed in August.
I Decatur county has been having
fearful time of late. One Simo
c Scatlncr, at Terra Hautc, committc
n suicide by taking laudanum. A fe'
y days later, a couple of horse thicv,
is were seen making way with SON
g horses, and one of them was shot
d the leg and captured. And last wee
., Y woman was put into Jail for cuttir
j. a horse with anax.
y Chicago churches carry mortgag
y to the amount of ~, 4ll,l95. OF III
l. sum the Prcsbytcrians have S256,S
p Congregationalists S2li,ll5; Meth
l. dists $lG9, 1888; Baptists $l33,099; l.
, thcran sos, 200; Episcopal Sl26,25
~ Unitarian $4,000; Universalists SIG
T" 400; Hebrew $GG, 600; Catholic $500
Miscellaneous $92,45o; which ind
Of Gates that they get good deal of I
ligion on credit in Chicago.
= A Chicago daily paper of the 8
y dishes up for its Ottumwa rcade
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