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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
From last Wednesdays Daily.
Immense Shipments of Cattle

from last w euneSday's Daily.
Immense Shipments Of Cattle
The probability of war in the east
has had quite a decided effect upon
the price of beef in this part of the
country. Sheuld war be declared be.
tween Russia and Turkey, as now
seems quite probable, the demand fol
our surplus beef, pork and bread.
stuffs would be very great and those
people who have cattle, or either OF
the other commodities to dispose Of
will be largely the gamers by the
quarrel in that far-off country. Even
the probability of such an event has
had a tendency to quite materially in.
crease the price Olive stock and those
dealers who struck the Chicago mar
keta few days ago made quite spec
ulation. This increase in'price and a
probable increased demand has caus-
ed quite stir among stock men and
the railroads are now carrying much
more than the usual amount of stock.
During the last twenty-four hours
one hundred and twenty car loads
were sent east through this city over
the G. d. q r. railroad, not counting
two train loads east this afternoon.
The X. & D. NJ. railroad last night
brought down about thirty or thirty
five car loads and an extra train load
cd with cattle principally, will follow
on the same road tonight. 1t is a
fact quite creditable to the state that
her beef cattle, as rule, ranks favor
ably with the best raised in the west
ern states. With anything like q ia
vorable scasonssour farmers may rca-
sonably expect to fare as well or bet
ter than those Of most western states.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
OUR PUBLIC ecHooL
HOPPE m.

PLATTsMoUTH, April IL, 1877.
j. M. HEDRIcK q Co. :--Enclosed
please find two dollars on subscrip.
ton to Weekly COURIER. Please
change the address Of my paper from
Omaha to Portsmouth, Ncb. and OBJ.
lige.
We are having fine weather and the
young hoppers are putting in an ap
pearance in countless numbers. They
are Matching here about two weeks
earlier than usual and many predict
that they will be large enough to fiji
away before doing any serious dam
age, but time only will settle tha
point; the only certainty in regard tt
them is that we are destined to have
a full crop of them in this section.
| Respectfully, w. II. BAKER.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

Mr.. Geo. Cook, of Ottumwa, Iowa,
was In the city Tuesday. He has a
regular route which he travels six
months each year, and which he has
been ON for several years. He is now
Introducing Robaugh's Little Giant
Pump, which is the best and cheapest
pump made, and with its hose attach
ment, affords the best facilities for
extinguishing fires. Messrs. Kennedy
= Fisher, Of this city, have these
panps for sale, and are putting in one
In trent Of Hhsir hardware establish
saeat. Every householder should
have one on his premises, and it
would be . wise policy for our city
council to have . well with one of
these pumps n the rear Of each bust
meas block In the city. The money
could not be used to better advantage
than In making provision against the
probable destruction Of the business
portion Of our city by fire.-B,uas-
scick, Mo-, Nescs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
COUNTY OFFICERS.

We noticed sometime ago in the
COURIER, that the friends of DR.. Dins-
more, of Richland township, were urg-
ing him as candidate for County
Treasurer. We are now informed
that the name Of ex-Alderman w. w.
Pollard, of this city, will be urged in
a similar way for that position. These
are both excellent suggestions.
There may be other aspirants for
these places, whose names have not
come to our hearing. We mention
from time to time, these matters as
news items and not because the CoUR-
TER has any pets, or is championing
any candidate in advance of the re-
publican nominating conventions.
The editors and proprictors of this
paper have studiously kept out of all
county and city conventions, as dele
gates, for years, for the purpose OF
avoiding the very appearance of ia.
voritism. We favor, at all times,
the nomination of the strongest and
best men for Office, and after that We
go in and do our best towards elect.
ing them.
We never, however, take sides in
our columns before the nomination
or in any other manner.
When a man comes around buzzins
you with story that there is a"CoUR
Ter ring" engaged in foisting this Of
that man on the convention for Office
you can safely put him down as |
falsifier.
Since the above was written, W,
are informed that ID. w. Tower, for
merly county Recorder, and now il
the First National Bank, of this city
and Henry z. Wagers, Postmaster a
Agency City, are both being urge,
by their friends to run for Treasurer
| They are good, strong and wei
known men.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

An extensive suit in bankruptcy
has been begun. 1t involves all the
old stockholders of the Bloomfield
Bank, J. B. Glenn, John M. Denny, w.
NICK. Findley, VIM. d. Evans, M. III.
Glenn, Rob't. Douglass, Ottumwa; w.
S. Groom, Van Buren, Co; Dwight
Durkee, st. Louis; D. II. Murdoch,
Regular Army, are the ones sought
to be thrown into bankruptcy. It is
expected that Judge Love will come
here to try the case, as it will save
an immense amount in witness costs
and attorneys time. This will be the
great law suit Of Davis county and
the people will anxiously watch the
proceeding. Whether it will result
in anything of benefit to the creditors
of the bank or not, remains to be
seen. It will cause big stirring of
the waters in any event.-Bzoom1iel1
Republican, april 10, 1877.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

from the IeavenwOrth (Kan.l Timesl
From all sections of the Northwest
come the same reports of expected
grasshopper invasions. All over Ne
braska the ground is full of the
eggs of the locust, which are now
Matching out, and the people aver
that no amount of freezing or thaw-
ing has any perceptible effect upon
them. The reports from Minnesota
Dakota and Western Iowa are virtu.
ally the same. Fears of serious trou.
BILE from the pests during the coming
season arc by no means unreasonable
and farmers look forward to the
coming warm weather with well
grounded apprehcnsions.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Coed Advicc.

Now is the time of the year for
Pneumonia, Lung Fever, Sc. Every
family should have a bottle of Bos
CHEFS GERMAN SYRUP. Don't allow
for one moment that cough to take
hold of Your child, your family or
yourself. Consumption Asthma
Pneumonia, Group, Hemorrhagee, and
other fatal diseases may set in. AL
though 1t is true GERMAN SYRUP is
curing thousands of these dreaded
diseases, yet 1t is much better to have
1t at hand when three doses will cure
you: One Bottle will last your whole
family q winter and keep you safe
rom danger. If you are consumptive
40 not rest until you have tried this
remedy. Sample Bottles 10 cents.
regular size IS cents. Sold by your
Druggist, j. L. Taylor s. CO.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

From both City and Country
should not fail to visit Mrs. Plat &
Highlands millinery Store in Curlew
Block, in L. II. Wilson's old stand,
and see their nice new Goods and
price them before they buy else
where. Especial pains will be taken
70 please customers as to style, quail
ly and price. m1l-d&wtf.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Fruit and Ornamental Trees,

Will keep constantly on hand, TO
. few weeks, OH Second street, mex
to Peck's Livery Stable, young tree
for transplanting, taken fresh from
my nursery, two miles north of the
city. l have Apple, Cherry, Plum,
Pear and Nectarine trees, and an ex-
cellent lire of evergreen and orna-
mental shrubbery. Also Grape vines
Goosebcrry bushes, Conovers Colos-
sal Asparagus and Pie Plant. I de-
sire to close out all my Apple trees,
and SO far as ] can my whole nursery
stock. / will sell cheap for cash.
Please call before purchasing else
where. l also have q fine lot Of
Usage plants.
4 l7-d&w2 Mrs. REBEccA WILLIAMS
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

SSO1s sAV 0o8y " AuvAUuevs
Rhubarb has put in an appearance
to be followed with greens shortly,
winding up with grass for the season,
unless it quits raining shortly.
The storm last night was very Sc
we're and the rain fell in torrents al
most all night From six o'clock last
evening until IL o'clock this morning
the river raised nearly seven feet, at
which time it was still rising quite
rapidly.
Omaha Joe, . cyprian of some con-
s'oesble notoriety ,indulged in a little
row via sssister in the same profess
son. Yesterday, thu result of which
was that jos got slssAed in the arm
with knife. The scar WIN, he bean.
tiful when it heals up as the-snife
was handled by IN artist.
Irwin johnson, one of the enter
prising young men Of this city, fo
several years with Geo. Godfrey, ha
cutloose from the old landmarks, an,
will open . jewelry store at Garde,
Grove on his own responsibility in
few days. He is q very excel1en
young man, q good workman, ant
will, without doubt, succeed well il
his new home, If energy and industr,
count In that country.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Profits Of rermiue N. lll,noI..

Mr.. Robert Rankin, of southern
Illinois, has long time been fruit
grower and farmer, and during the
past sixteen years his sales of pro-
ducts have footed up as follows
Wheat, $l6,963.7l; cattle, M,33S.35
horses, $4,5Ol.l5; hogs, $l3,O98.95
apples, $500. 80 peaches, SIG, 1854 ;
grapes, ~, 1905; or, in round num-
bers, grain, $4l, 9l3l6; fruit, s23, 128..
"a. The amount of land devoted to
grain was 245 acres, and only twenty
three acres to fruit. The average
proceeds per acre he gives for apples,
$3S.O7; grapes $66. 46 peaches, SOFT
grain, $lO.69. A very fair showing.
Chicago Journal.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

ktN0y . OBAAy.
2 A man named Kendall, working q
Ailler's Second Hand Store, yester
day wAs cleaning up small pistol
wAea by some meansi it was discharg.
ed, the ball entering his left brcsst and
glancing of. 1t luckily was only a
flesh wound and wil'deach Mr.. X. not
to fool around with loaded firearms
In the future.
PrxcaED.-George d. Drake, a
bfAkeman on Conductor Wilson's
train, had one of his hands caught
between the bumpers, at Creston,
yesterday, and the thumb and FORE
finger badly smashed. Now, when
Simon says thumbs up George will
come to time with only one.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

1t Ia not without regret that we an
nounce that our young friend, Jud O.
Rogers, for years the efficient book
keeper for w. A. Jordan & Sons, has
taken the advice Of the deceased sage
and philosopher, and gone west to
grow mp with the country. He has
accepted position with Leighton &
Jordan at TT. Buford, Dakota.
Jud Rodgers is one Of our most ex
enplary young men, who has fairl,
earned his position by honest effor
and patient toll. We hope his effor
in his new home may be crowne,
with the most abundant success, feel
ing confident that he will deserve ev
erything that may belong to his pc
sition. He left last evening.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
APRIL NINETEENTH.

One hundred and one years age
this morning, at daylight, Major Pit
cairn, of the advance guard of the
British column of 500 men, the whole
commanded by Lieut.. Col. Smith,
rode up to the village Of Lexington
Massachusetts,, and finding sixty pat.
riots in two ranks, commanded by
Captain Parker, directed them,
with an oath, to dispense, fired his
pistol into their ranks, ordered his
men to fire upon them, resulting in
the death of Jonas Parker, Isaac
Muzzcy, Jonathan Harrington, jr.,
Caleb Harrington, Robt Moore, Sam
uel Hardy, and John Brown.
Twas there the embattled farmers stood
And fred the shot heard round the world,
And these were the first men who
shed their blood in the revolutionary
struggle which released us from the
yoke of foreign oppression and gave
us a republican form Of government.
Historians tell us that John Ham
cock and John Adams were stopping
at Concord, few miles away, the
night previous, with Rev. Jonas
Clark, whose daughter Adams was
counting and who eventually became
his brilliant wife, and that when
these two young men first heard the
firing at Lexington, Hancock seized
his musket, swung his cartridge box
and was about fastening to the scene
of conflict when young Adams put
his hand upon Hancock's shoulder
and remarked: "Don't be hasty my
friend, you and are reserved for the
national councils" whereupon they es-
capped to place of safety, leaving the
Lexington and Concord militia alone
to drive the British inside of the for
tifications of Boston, twenty miles
away, which they did with great
slaughter that same day.
Persons who visited the Centcn.
NAL will recollcct the Colos-
sal statue of the American
soldiers in granite, located between
the main building and art gallery
One year ago to-day an immense con.
course of people from all parts of the
United States, including the Prcsi.
dent, were unwilling the original OF
that statue on Lexington green and
celebrating the one hundredth ami.
versary of the battle Of Lexington
On that occasion Judge lockwood
Hoar presided and the present Attor
ncy General, Devcns, made speecl
of reception, which first brought hin
to public notice.
The 10Th day of April, 1861, becam,
a red letter day in our history again
On that memorable day, the frs
troops raised in Massachusetts,, to dc
fcnd the belcagucrcd Capital of tn
nation, were fastening through Bal
tlmorc, when they were fired upol
by the blood-tubs and rebels of tina
city, and again Massachusetts, bloc,
was the first shed in defending an i'm
pcriled nation.
At this time, when an effort is be
ing made to inaugurate the miller
mum by declaring right and wron
to be interchangeable commoditie
and empty convcntionalitics whe
the patriot is made to give way to I'll
traitor, and the grey is put above til
blue, it is well enough to recall II
sturdy stuff of the men of '76 and Is
,, who first established and then d.
Tended the government, and who!
valcr made this soldering era poss
, ble.-Daily Courier 1911.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

the Cessaur l.iniments allsy pain
sunduc swellings, heal burns. and cure Rheu.
matism, SPAWN, and any nesh, bone or muscle
al'ment. The White Wrapper is for family use
sne felow wrapper for animals. list Of the
Ingredients are contained around each bottle
They arc cheap, speedy anu certain.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

The Fairfield Ledger notices the
CoUR1ER's article commenting on our
failure to secure the C. & S. w. rail.
way and says:
"And Ottumwa's blunder was q
godsend to Fairfield. Where would
we have been to-day without our
Southwestern railroad? And yet
there are men who cry down such
Improvements"
Sure enough! Cttumwa must new
or make such another mistake.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

EXTRAORDINARY GRowTH.-We are
informed by good authority that
within the bounds Of the Iowa Con-
ference, during the present year, over
fonr thousand additions have been
made to the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
extraordinary wheat culture

Extraordinary wheat culture
d. O. Bissell, who resides in Goose
Lake Valley, Modoc county, Califor-
MIA, is a practical as well as theorct-
ical farmer. He holds that the old
mode of wheat raising--that is, Of
sowing 100 to 150 pounds per acre
is wrong, contrary to the true princi-
pies of agriculture, an unnecessary
waste of seed, and exhaustive to the
soil. In conversation with q party
of friends (farmcrs) he presented that
proposition, stating further, that he
could raise forty bushels Of wheat to
the acre from one pound of seed. The
idea being secuted as impossible, he
offered to wager 500 that he could do
lit. The wager was accepted, where
upon Mr.. Bissell, on the 18th day of
last April, proceeded to put his prop
osition to tho proof by having one
eighth of an acre carefully measured
in the presence of witnesses. 1t was
subdivided into spaces about 10 by 81
inches apart, and two ounces of seed
were planted, the seed having been
carefully weighed, the grain sprout-
ed, and the ground spaced SO as to
take but one seed in each place. 1t
was then irrigated and cultivated
like Indian corn.
Now for the result as harvested in
the latter part of September. The
number of heads per stool was from
GO to lis, well developed. 1 send you
sample stool, one of many from the
plat, which contained l35 heads, lis
of which were fully developed. The
number of grains per head in this
stool was so. Over one-half yielded
100 grains each. Owing to an acct
dent, Mr.. Bissel failed to get the ac-
curate weight or measurement, but
making all due allowance for what
was wasted, the yield was ten BUSH
els, or at the rate of 80 bushels per
acre, 40 moro than the proposition
called for.
Now compare the above result with
an average crop sown broadcast.
am assured that the average number
Of heads per stool in an average field
of wheat, sown broadcast, is not over
five of forty grains each, which would
be little less than 80 bushels to the
acre, if all the seed grew. What be.
comes of the seed? In the field where
this plant grew there was sown broad
cast at about the same time 100 acres
1t was irrigated, as was the other, ani
harvested at the same time. 1t wa
put in in good shape, had the best o
care, and an expense of $500 for sect
alone, The yield was not ever TWEEN
ty bushels per acre, or 1900 for thu
crop. Mr.. Bissel informs me that h
will plant 35 or 40 acres next spring
using the seed planter and cultivato
instead of the broadcast sower.-
San Francisco Bulletin.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

The Bloomfield Republican sets W
8. H. Horn, of the Bloomfield "Grea1
Western Well Anger Works." as q
first class fraud. It says 'the plung.
ed into the widest speculations, and
soon become known as q reckless, un.
reliable fellow. Where he could &c,
anything ON time, he bought it
where he could swindle a man ON his
anger, he did it, until no one believ-
ed anything he said"
From this We infer that the RepuL-
tica~ has been bored, and that s. III.
10 nice man-"in Horn"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
Jos. .. HADFIEI.D,

DEALER IN HIDES, PELTs, Wool, FURs,
TALLow, RAGS and FEATHERS.
/ will pay in the future, as in the
past, the highest market price. I
have no street buyers-they cost mon
ely, and farmers have to pay them.-
Bring your Hides to my store, corner
of Court and Second SIS, and get full
prices in cash. 12-15w6m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
MYSTERIOUS DisAPPEAaAMcE.
A Patent Soap Peddler Elopes with
A Montezuma Girl.

On last Monday man living near
this city, by the name Of Farrow, sold
very fine horse, delivering it to the
buyer at Grinnell. On Tuesday he
came to this city for the purpose of
buying another horse. While here
'..e got acquainted with a man by the
~ To-. Shockley, who was strang-
u a., nr LII i'.sS,ing just arrived in this
CITY with the fAtention of starting a
barber SHOP renting roeas and bnyinu
chair Sho 2sTs Yba ;,;e1 for sale IT. =,
near Marshalls, on the skunk, south
east of this place. On the same day
CTuesday) Mr.. Farrow started toward
Marshalls for the purpose of buying
a horse. At or near the same time
Shockley left town, taking his trunk
to the depot and expressing it to New
Sharon. He appeared, at about 3
O'Clock on Tuesday, alta house near
MarshalPs, on the Skunk, where he
had formerly lived, as was ascertain
ed, where he remained till Thursday,
when he left, no one knows where,
going on foot. On last Saturday
Sheriff Farmer started in search of
Farrow, but no clue was obtained.
Sunday a number of men started out
again. among them the Sheriff, but
all efforts to find a trace of the miss
ing man proved fruitless. The theory
of some is that Mr.. Farrow has been
murdered by Shockley, for his mon
ey, as Shockley knew that Mr.. Far
row had money. Others think he
Farrow, has skipped out. Is this
another A. Oakley Hall mystery, on q
small scale?
escaped" IN!
Friday last "soap man" made his
appearance in our city for the pur-
pose of manufacturing the Cheapest
and best soap in the world" After
canvassing part of the city, with but
little success, he contracted with
family over on 'black rock" by the
name of Adams, to make a quantity
of soap for them. Now, it happened,
that they had "sweet sixteen" girl
who concluded to learn the cart" of
making this wonderful soap; and
while receiving the necessary instruc-
lions Mr.. Soap poured forth his soul
in love to the s'fair damsel." and she
reciprocated by failing in love" with
that blossom" on his nose. After the
necessary arrangements were COM
pleted, they "sloped." Such are the
"ways that are dark" ETC., ctc.-Po,c-
sheiE Democrat, Apya 18th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

Neither mercurial ointment, lotions
or corrosive sublimate, nor decoc
tons Of tobacco should be used OF
calves or colts to kill lice. Lard OF
any kind of mild oil can be applied
and after three days wash off with
warm soap suds, and carefully blank
ct till perfectly dry.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25
lewis Cass Carpenter.

Lewis Cass Carpenter, Internal
Revenue Collector for the Columbia,
s. G, District has been compelled to
resign and leave the State to save his
life.
Having been an honest officer and
q radical Republican, Cancellation has
not been extended to him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

Farmers will find, when they are in
the city, one of the most convenient
Wagon Yards and Feed Stables on
Main street few doors above Law.
renee 8 Carriers. Call and zee.
sl4w
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-04-25

The highly injurious caustic effect
Of lime accidentally introduced into
the eye, often suffered by persons en-
gagged in building, may be entirely
nentralized, it is said. by the use of
cold sugar water, owing to the for
nation of a compound of the lime
and sugar, which is without any ac-
ton upon the eye.