Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-10
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a hnO0c lolan0 court mas uccldOQ
that pigeons are not covered by the
word "animals'' In the Prevention Of
Cruelty statute.
It is proposed to hold an Editorial
Conventions, for this Congressional
district at Oskaloosa, on the 18th OF
October. Good idea.
The Consultation wants preachers
to hunt up : text.appropriate TO water
works, and hammer that doctrine into
the people" Of Kcokuk.
The possibilities as we go to press
are considered decidedly favorable
for the election of Mr.. McGlashon re-
publican candidate for Surveyor.
The attempt to beat tho democratic
party In Wapcllo county by running
three or four tickets against II. has
proven An ignominious failure.
Sile Cough, Of Eddyville, 10 board
ing 10 days at the Spilman by request
Of Mayor Nosler, Of Eddyville. Sile
was too belligerant to suit that place.
The X. & y. M. are building two
new and elegant sleepers in their
shops at Keokuk, which will take the
place Of the reclining coaches now
run on that road. The latter will be
converted into passenger coaches.
One thing seems 10 be plain, and
that is, that the democrats Of the labor
refom party voted-as We predicted
Tho straight democratic ticket,
while the republicans kept faith, and
threw away their votes on that ticket.
The Woman suffrsgists have stsrted
. small paper ct Ees Moines called the
"Woman's Hour" Il will be publish-
ed for an indefinite time, weekly, by
the Polk County Society, aud the pub
fishers request ladies 10 send Is Scents
and try it.
The Treasury department warns all
people against new counterfeit IS |
bill that is to be thrown upon the mar
kot. Tho issue countcrfeited is not
given as this il withheld until the
counterfei,ers can be caught. Trades
people are warned 10 ecrutiniza every
IS bill offered them by strangers.
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Ed. Vcodcr, tho gay and happy
baggage smasher for the g. D & G. R.
r.. lives in anticipation OF better
days An assistant has already been
selected, and. although it only weighs
eight pounds the old man wouldn't
trado It for ono that would weigh 40
pounds.
Sheriff Hethcrington, of Oskaloosa,
Iowa, was at Ottawa, Canada, last
Thursday and had an interview with
the Minister of Justice regarding the
extradition of q criminal whom he
traced to Ontario. Tho party in
question is a wealthy farmer Of Ma
haska county, who forged q note for
5000 ON an Oskaloosa bank
The Holly Manufacturing Com
pany of Lockport New York, have
contracted to put in water works at
Burlington. The works will have q
capacity of over three million gallons
of water daily, and will throw water
from hydrant and hose to height
of 100 feet on the low grounds, and Is
feet on the hills. The present con-
tract calls for thirteen miles Of pipe
and will afford fire protection to the
principal portions Of tho city, the
work to be begun at once.
The Burlington HaWkeye pro-
pounds the boss conundrum and that
is why should tho policy papers of
Iowa continue to blaze away at the
disloyal record of John p. Irish while
they are covering with their mantle
of charity and pacification the HAmp.
tons, Nichols, and all tho other rebel
leaders OF the south, who both preach
ed with their lips and prac.iced treason
with their bloody hands. We give it
up.