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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15
To consunntives.


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167 jefferson street,
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tcg1n7n1ung.
Tho competlne shootlne.

Mr.. EDITOR 81 see statement
in the Courier Of July 25th, in regard
to my shooting man in an attempt
to burn some hay. 1t is right that
the public should be properly inform
ed on the subject. On the night ofthe
10th of May l had two ricks set on
fire. On following the footprints
my people traced them to near Geo.
Spurlocks, which led us to believe he
was the guilty one, he. having made
threats for no other cause than that
he had gotten some money from me
through false pretense, and l had
made an attempt to collect the same.
On the night of the I'd July anoth-
er fire was set which burned piece
Of rick. ! had watches out, but the
hay being near mile from my house
no clue was had to the last burning.
Then on the night of the 10th Of
July one or perhaps more of the
watchers were back in the meadow
near where the last burnewas made,
near where rick of last years hay
was standing. Between II and !
o'clock, the watch having taken up
for the night, George Spurlock rode
up to the rick, and lit match; the
hay being damp it failed to take fire.
He then lit two others which also
failed. The watch then said, "You
consider yourself under arrest.
Spurlock replied, "You God Id
old son Of b-I will never be
arrested" and fired pistol shot al
the watch. Then the shooting com.
menced. As l understand it several
shots were fred from both sides. L
instead of doing the shooting, as your
statement says, was at home asleep
We went out next morning, found
some blood, and the trail through the
grass showed that there had beer
three horses in the meadow, one going
to where the shooting took place and
the other two to two other ricks neal
by. Rumor says that Georges broth
er was one of the two. In justice Il
him 1 will say that my information
| is that he was not there. A hat wa
found in the meadow which we hav,
no owner for, thought to belong t.
the accused, the rumor having beer
that the accused was badly wounded
! perhaps dangerously, and never be
ing able to realize human sufferin:
very well, we thought it best to della.
the arrest q shorttim DIR. Lathrop
of Ottumwa, being the surgeon ant
having the art of healing by first in
tention, the patient was sufficient,
able to start on a small journey tw
: days after the battle, and he has, u
to the present writing, avoided tn
, the officers Of the law.
s. McREYNoLDs.
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Rev. w. 7. Bray, of Clinton, last
Sabbath, preached a sermon in which

Rev. w. 7. Bray, Of Clinton, last
Sabbath, preached sermon in which
he was severe on base ball. He said :
GIN base ball, as conducted by the
managers of the Clinton nine, with
fenced grounds, fees for admittance,
and the attendant betting, the speak
er saw a danger against which he was
compelled to utter warning. Base
ball as recreation by our own boys
at proper times and places he did not
oppose; but to withdraw nine able
bodied young men from all industri-
al pursuits and deliver them over to
the trivial occupation of tossing a
ball was to unman them and afford a
bad example to all other youthful
lovers of the game. If Clinton should
succeed in having the champion nine
of the State it would be to her shame
and disgrace. Her honor could only
be preserved by training her young
men to lives of useful and dignified
labor. Betting and gambling are a
inseparably connected with profes
aional base ball as with horse-trotting
and christian men who would scorr
to be seen admiring the turns of for
tune at gambling house are found
aiding and encouraging the practic'
of gambling by their presence a
these base ball gambling tourna
| menfa.v
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DEATH FROM KERosENE.-Our Pella
correspondent tells this morning of
the terrible death Of an old lady
near Otley, who was burned to death,
and her house destroyed, in trying to
kindle her fire with kerosene oil. The
dispatches of the present week have
told of six or seven similar cases, re-
sulting in death or permanent injury.
These frequent accidents should be
useful as warnings.-State Register.
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Summer Separation.
Hnnm thu nnnhnEr Mawa

June is the month of love, joy, and
August is that of its agony. In June
two hearts knit together and become
one. In August two bodies separate.
She goes away to see her mothers
aunt in the country, and he stays Mt
home, working the treadmill of duty.
This comes hard on all men, but its
weight is the heaviest on the grocery
clerk. His heart is not in his work.
How can il be? Where the treasure
is, there will the heart be also, and
the treasure is far away. He cannot
smile on the customer. He cannot
counterfeit successfully that express
sion of all absorbing interest which
makes a clerkship a thing of beauty.
Certainly his is a most Critical task.
The variety and diversity of the arti-
cles in which he deals require that he
should keep his wits about him. In
this particular he is in as much dam
ger as the drug clerk, while the OPP
portunities for slipping are hundred
fold. A Danbury man who went to
6 drug store to have prescription
prepared, seeing nobody but clerk
present said:
"Young man, are you keeping COM
pany with girl? ?"
eyes, sir" answered the clerk with
blush"
ado you think the world of her ~
~ do" said the clerk firmly, al
though blushing considerably. !.
as she in town ?" pursued the GUS
toner anxiously.
"No, sir she is away on a visit"
"That will do" said the man de.
cisively. "You can't fool around any
prescription for me-" and he went
away.
Butt is the grocery clerk who has to
struggle from early morn till night
with a flood Of annoyances. When
he dips into the sugar barrel he thinks
Of her lips and signs. In cutting the
cheese he is reminded of the strength
of his devotion to her, and when hi
looks into the butter firkin hi
thoughts stray to her hair. When he
would 60 away by himself and give
expression to his emotions he il
obliged to help lift a barrel of cornet
beef, or roll a cask of salt or open ,
cask of lard. 1t is only when he i
dealing out mackerel that he feels a
if he had companion in his sorrow
a sympathizer in grief. There is tina
softened, subdued light in the eye o
q salt mackerel which touches re
sponsive chord in the heart of suffer
ing and awakens it to plainti7e melo
/ dy. How tenderly he lifts it fror
, the kit, how lovingly he fingers i
wrapping it up. Poor fellow H
may put up washing starch for bak
ing powder, draw molasses in tn
kerosene can, and even attempt I
palm off various things for tea. II
may do this. It is more than likel
that he will. But the expression of
mackerel's eye will not change. Til
soft, subdued light of sympathy sti
. remains.
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Be sure you buy your Boots and
Shoes at Phillips. a25Wn

The Marshall Republican says Hon.
j. B. Grinncll was sick nearly all last
week, his sickness having been caused,
as he thinks, from eating poisoned
cabbage, at Mason City, which was
grown along eide of potatoes upon
which Paris green had been used.
Some others who partook of the same
meal were similarly Frustrated. All
have recovered.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15

The X. & ID. M. railroad has adopt
ed the plan of allowing no person to
ride on their trains without first OBJ
tanning a ticket. They lock all the
doors but two and to get seat q per-
son must first show q ticket. This is
done to prevent beating the company
out Of the fare, because in many In
stances professional dead beats al.
ways have a twenty or $50 bill
to change and nothing less except q
few nickels, and the Conductor being
unable to make change they get their
ride for nothing.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15

Tho latest, greatest, and most relable
remedy eyer put together by medical science for
Rheumatism. Wounds, Swellings. Burns. Caked
Breast &C., Is the Centaur Liniment. There are
two kinds. What the White Liniment Is for the
human family, the stronger kind-which is yell
low in color-is for spawned, lame and strained
horses and animals. Their effects are wonderful
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SPECIAL NOTICE.
a GAIT

TO all who arc suffering from the errors and In
discretions of youth. nervous veaknesa. early de-
cay: loss Of manhood 49, will ssn ra ress S:s
great remedy vas discovered, by missionary in
south America Send selfaddressed envelope
70 the Rev. J0eHPH. +. INMAM, Station =, Bt6Is
House Ne,0 York ion4o0kW6m
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Send for ,l,u:sr.,es Guide 70 9.

Send for lIlustratod CuIoO % CeJ'
,orado-froo.
St. Louis, Kansas City, 3 Northern
Railway has just published guide
to the famous Rocky Mountain Re-
sorts in Colorado, containing valua-
BILE information for the Tourist, In
valid and Sportsman, also rates Of
fare for round trip tickets.-Address
G. Q. Lord, General Passenger Agent,
st. Louis, Mo. d&Wtf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15

REPORTED BY SARAH HARRIS.

Teachers convened at the High
School building, Monday afternoon,
August 6. Conductor and assistants
made some preliminary remarks in
which some very good points were
gained. The work to be done was
made clear to all teachers present.
The Institute then adjourned until
the following morning.
Prof. Stuart, Ottumwa, Conductor
of the Institute; assistant teachers,
Miss Clay, Mr.. Hollingsworth, Mr..
Holland.
For convenience and benefit the
Institute was divided into two divi-
sions. Those having experience as
teachers and holding first-class certif.
icates were classed as first or Divi-
sion A; those having no experience
as teachers, or holding second or third
grade certificates were classcd as Sec
ond or B Division.
PROGRAMME OF WORK FOR FIRST TWO
WEEKS.
FIRST Division. Second Division.
Opening Exercises;
Algebra; Arithmetic.
Reading; Grammar;
Grammar; Reading.
History: Geography.
Geography; History.
Prof. Stuart, Conductor of Elocu-
ton and History.
Miss Clay, Conductor of Grammar
Mr.. Hollingsworth, Arithmetic
Mr.. Holland, Algebra and
Geography.
So far, we think the institute quit
a success; and Judging from tn
number enrolled and the interes
manifested by all, we entertain hope
of favorable success through tn
, entire length of Institute.
j, The names and address of thos
enrolled are as follows:
Lottie C Bogen, E Norton, Bell
Norton, Linnie A Ladd, Lizzie Par
ker, Ophie Thompson, Virginia Roem
er, Carrie Jackson, Rinnie Alexander
Della Cole, Jennie Cole, Maggie Colt
Mary Burris, Ellen Hines, Phebe Au
t mack, Emma Finley, Mrs. M. Israe
f Mrs. Susannah Thomas, w. e. Knist
ly, j B Hughs, Flora Ross, Mary Ros
t Lizzie Bier, Maggie West, Emm
h Temple, Ada Washburn, Jessi
Phelps, Dollie Burton, Maggie Ge
III M Corley, Annie Melick, Ina ]
Dana, Jessie Empie, Emma Scott, Ad
Worcester, Sarah Harris, NJ E Jeffer
> Eva Hoddy, Esther Walcott Hele
: Spaulding, Ella Spaulding, Alice Hi
= Anna Hill, S r McCune, Ida Postt
= Eta Stephenson, Belle Postel, Sad
Laura Hammer, Fred Tisdal
tlOH Michael, II F Michael, JOSEF
, McIutire, Edward Tisdale, Fral
= McIntire, S M Pedrick, G F SLAYER
- Angie f Park, Ottumwa.
81 Eleanor Dudgeon, Kate McElro
q Competine.
y Lenna Denny, Lois E Hill, Ali
~ cClung, BERTHE Carson, II G Come
10 ly, G D Robertson, Asa Wood, Jol
' Connolly, George Phillips, Agen
y City.
q Laura Stephens, Anna McDivi
Laura OtcWarL, Lucy harrington,
- r Acton, Mary A Goff, Ashland.
~ Mary Mullaly, Mary Mullumh
=, VIM Haning, Geo w Shields, Lemr
~ Bryant, Blakesburg.
=, L G Byerly, G w Buckner, S
~ Buckner, Mary Anderson, Loui
20 Anderson, Ella Higdon, Belle Ha
az ly, Nellie Lewis, Dinnie Spilms
H. Dahlonega.
Sibyl Dewitt, # NJ Reno, Batav
Sarah Ellison, Lambert Cole, Oh
,v licothe.
~ JE Ewing, w S Henderson, j
a. Haynes, Eldon.
80 -, c E Johnston, John Carson, MI
IA terville.
'e> Columbia Newell, Lima New'
~ Eddyville.
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Tho District Agricultural Societ,

The District Agricultural Society
of Agency City met at the Mayors
office, few days ago, and elected the
following Off GERS for kthe ensuing
year: A.. j. Israel, President; 5. M
Brown, Secretary; II. c. Vanzant,
Treasurer, and w. II. Dillon, John
Fullen and w. C. Reynolds, Direc.
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Prom Fridays Daily.

- eW0 az t1omOs
This morning, just at daylight, the
alarm of fire was raised, and it hus-
tied good many people out of bed
in hurry. The morning was unu-
sually foggy and nothing could be
seen over block away, and the fire.
bell having ceased to ring, a majority
of people retired to their homes, sat-
istied that it was false alarm. Not
so, however, for the COURIER Of
flee had a remarkably close escape
from destruction. In the business
Office on the second floor, in the room
adjoining Porter Bros. 4 Hackworth,
there was box filed with sawdust
used as spittoon. II is supposed that
late yesterday afternoon some visitor
in the office had carelessly thrown 3
lighted cigar stump into this box,
and it ignited the sawdust and start
ed the fire, after slumbering all night,
early this morning. Our reason for
saying that some visitor must have
thrown the cigar stump in the box is
that no one employed in the office
had smoked cigar yesterday before
closing the Office. Mrs. DIR. Cridel
first saw the fire and ID. ID. Calhoun
gave the alarm, and he and Lieut.
Wittsman were first on the scene o.
danger. They hastily procured I
ladder, broke in the front window
and by the use of water carried il
buckets by those assembled, speedily
subdued the flames. The damag,
done was desk nearly burned up
the window castings badly charred
q lot Of bill-heads, letter-heads, etc.
consumed. A number of ledgers
day-books, ETC., in the desk, escaped
with little damage. The total dam
age is probably not over $50, but hat
the fire broken out an hour or tw'
earlier the result would have BEEF
disastrous in the extreme, as it woul'
have insured the destruction of on
whole office, the post-office, and per
haps the entire block from Court Il
Market street, which is the pride o
our city.
The fire company promptly turne'
out with their engine, but good fol
> tune rendered their services unnecef
sary. 1t will teach us lesson an
J. one that should be needed by every
body, to not use sawdnst for spittoon'
q We tender our sincere thanks t
: our friends who SO nobly rushed I
3 the rescue and saved our buildin
Q and Office from destruction.
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Bows Wanted.

Men are wanted-so they are; but
boys are wanted-honest, manly, no.
BILE boys. Such boys will make the
desired men. Some have declared,
and truly, that these boys should pos
sess ten points, which are thus given
l.-Honest. 2.-Intelligent. 81
Active. 4.-Industrious. 5.-Obedi-
emit. 6.--Steady. 7.-Obliging. s.
Polite. 9.-Neat. l0.-Truthful.
One thousand first-rate places are
open for one thousand boys who come
up to the standard. Each boy can
suit his taste as to the kind of bust
ness he would prefer. The places are
ready in every kind of occupation.
Many of them are already filled by
boys who lack some most important
points, but they will soon be vacant.
Some situations will soon be vacant,
because the boys will soon be poison
ed by reading bad books, such as
they would not dare to show their
fathers, and would be ashamed to
have their mothers see. The impure
thoughts suggested by these books
will lead to vicious acts, the boys
will be ruined, and their places must
be filled.
Who will be ready for one of these
vacancies? Distinguished lawyers
useful ministers, skillful physicians
successful merchants, must all soon
leave their place for some one else to
fill. One by ono they are removed
by death. Mind your ten points
boys. They will prepare you to step
into vacancies in the front rank
Every man who is worthy to employ
boy is looking for you if you have
the points. Do not fear that you viii
be overlooked. A young person
having these qualities will shine a
plainly as q star at night.
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AS the hog cholera has broken out

in different parts of the state, we have
clipped the following from the Scien-
tifc american, which warrants it as
sure cure for the disease:
"Take one teacupful of pulverized
copperas and mix with one gallon of
salt; and salt the hogs twice week
regularly. This is said to be o sure
prevention, and has been known to
cure in many instances after the dis
ease has been commenced"
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TOR TITlRTY YEAes0

The dark-eyed and lovely daughters OF Spanish
America have used MORAY D LANNAN's FLORIDA
WATER ~ their only cosmetic and toilet perfume.
1t isthe most fragrant, q wen - themQst lasting
Of al Floral Wsters. and possesseo feffesnine
and invigorating properties not contaioed In any
other preparation Of the kind.
E-For sale BY Perfumers. DruGgists and
Fancy Goods DeAle1. july 13-deod4mtm.
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From Thursday's Daily.

From Thursday,e Daily.
When about three miles south OF
Marshall, last evening, the passenger
train south ran over tramp who was
travelling on the track towards the
above place. He was evidently In
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T,he Elkader .IoMrnnI saws. @,

The Elkader Journal says: "You
may ram fool in a mortar and touch
him of with a ton of powder, he will
turn up the victim of some cloth ped
dler or patent right man." just so,
and as likely as not he will turn up
two, three or four times in the same
way. Some men have natural pro-
clivity for being swindled, and are
never contented unless going through
the process. Neither is the victimiz.
ing confined to commercial transac.
tons. A certain class Of men only
relinquish one played-out political
humbug to seize upon or be seized
upon by another more delusive and
unavoidable.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15

From fridays Daily.
Ten car loads of Kansas and Mis-
souri, flour was received in this city
to-day. Who is going hungry?
Peter Golf, of Washington town
ship, was in town to-day and tells us
that the wheat and oats in that town,
ship are turning out much better thar
was expected.
L. W. Thornbnrg, living one and
a half miles north of this city, bro'i
to market, this morning, a lot of very
fine sweet potatoes-as fine, perhaps
as will be seen this year. He seems
to understand the gardening business
and is always in the market first with
the best.
A. j. Pnrviance, Of Kcokuk, the
gentleman who claims to be the orig
inator of the patent reaper and now
er, but from whom the patent was
stolen by man who has since made
a fortune out of it, was in the city, at
noon. It is said of him that he spent
all the money he or his friends could
borrow and about the time he
had got his machine to working nice
ly, Mr.. Mccormick, now Of Chicago,
produced a patent, duly signed by
the proper authorities at Washing
ton, which left Alfred out in the
cold.
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Iowa COLLEGE, '(Grinnell, Iowa).
Fall term begins Sept. s, 1877. VA.
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Railroad Ra1kings

As gathered up by the Constitution:
At Ottumwa the other day, q poor
but deserving devil approached agent
Boude, of the X. & D. M. r. R. and
asked him to pass him up the road.
The agent being satisfied that the
man was all right, agreed to speak to
the conductor. Meantime Supt. Hahn
put in an appearance, and the mans
story was related to him by Boude.
Hahn told the agent to put the man
aboard, and then went and posted the
conductor. Entering the car the Col.
sat down beside the man and engaged
him in conversation. He expressed
himself as being afraid the conductor
would 60 back on him and put him
off. "No he won't" said the Colonel,
III know the ms and outs of railroad
ing. When he approaches you, just
twirl your hat around on your fin
ger and he'll pass you by" In due
time the conductor approached. As
he came to the scat where the man
was, the Col. nudged him and said,
SNOW" Now it was, and the way
that hat spun around on that mans
fingers discounted the plate-spinning
in circus, and as the conductor
passed right on and never said turkey
about ticket or pass, the man with the
hat was chained to the seat in won
der, and is probably trying to get it
through his wool to this day.
The probability is, as we are in
formed by well posted railroad
Z man, that the railroad companies
. stirred up by the strike, will give thu
grand bounce to fast freight lines ant
sleeping car companies, and apply thu
. dividends these companies declare
} annually, while the roads they ruI
8 over cannot pay interest on theil
bonds, to themselves, and see if they
can't declare dividend once in I
century at least.
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Headquarters for Plow Shoes at
Phillips. a25wt1
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We are selling CHIMNEY ELUED as hal
the cost Of brick OF the same capacity. The
weigh much less, are easiIy setup are safer, more
durable and better than brick dues. Thoss It .
distance from brick, sand and limo, can take ONT
n0e Get Il mp and use itin leas time than they can
hauland handle one load Of brick.
We have also the test and cheapest WELL
TUBING and sewer RApo. 4a
Call ae our shop, near SChick's saw mill, upper
81 WITT IAANGFoRD 4 LADD.
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The Danbury Ne,rs makes an agi-
tated young man attempt to pop the
question to very pretty and self pos
sessed girl. lie shutters and plumbers
and she remarks, "Thomas, wait for
your second wind" Which Thomas
does.