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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
our Northern Railroad

John S. Wolf, whose name is ia
miliar to our readers, writes to W
A. Blair, of this city, that for fifty
thousand dollars he will put the cars
running into Sigourney on on,
old north and south railroad grade
money to be paid when the work il
accomplished. =
DO you ask seriously, are we in ia.
vor of the proposition? We answer
yes, and the NeDs will give its best
endeavors for the success of any safe
proposition, but we don't propose to
play the part described in JOHN X
II. 1t is proper to state that com.
mittee has been appointed to cores
pond with Mr.. Wolf, giving him the
exact situation in this county as near
as possible, and requesting Of him q
clean breast of whatever may be tan
gible in the intimations contained in
his letter to Blair. If it should APP
pear that there is milk in the cocoa
nut for the people of Keokuk county,
then Gabriel is at liberty to hand US
his trumpet.-SiQoasmey Netcs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
"Germaan Syrup.n


No other medicine in the world Wal
ever given such . test Of ito curative
qualities Of Boschee's German Syrup
In three years, 2,400, 600 small bottlea
Of this were distributed free Of charge
by Druggists In this country to those
afflicted with Consumption, Asthma
Group, Severe Coughs, Pneumonia
and other diseases Of the Throat and
Lungs giving the American people
undeniAble proof that German Syrup
Will curo Her. Tho Teeult ~ been
that Drue 1T - every toWn and vii
laGe in the United States are recon-
mending Il 10 their customers. 90 t.
your Druggist, and ask Whist they
know about It. Sample bottles l(
cents. Regular sizs 70 cents. Three
dOees will relieve any case.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
pRop0eAla

OrTuMwA, Iowa, Dec. Is, 1877.
Sealed proposals will be received at
the Auditors Office, from this date
till the 7th day Of January, 1879, for
Stewart OF the Poor Farm, Stewart
to furnish teams, farming implements,
and the necessary help to run said
farm; County Physician and Surgeon
to furnish all medicines,
l9-w2 n. B. lyzns, Auditor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

An extract from New York let
ter says:
Mesde's exhibition of tho Midgets
still continue to attract crowds. It is
hard to describe on paper how won
derful these two little beings are.
The boy, Gen. Mite, il thirteen years
Of age, and weighs nine pounds. He
is perfectly proportional, being the
only dwarf / ever saw whose head
was not too large for his body, Heis
. perfect little blonde, with light hair
and blue eyes, and until he walks and
speaks, you think you are looking at
q not very large sized doll. He sits
in dolls chair and answers all ques-
tions intelligently. in squeaky voice
such as . cats, could she speak.
The eight or ten different suits worn
by the general were made by the best
tailors In New York and Boston, and
the extra trouble required in making
patterns and fitting brought the price
up to that usually paid for adults for
the same articles. In the matter Of
hats, caps, boots, shoes, slippers and
stockings, articles usually made for
children upon standard blocks, or in
regular sizes, these for the little gem
eral have to be made to order, and
after q special model. There is
probably not ready made hat, glove
boot or stocking in the city Of New
York that would fit him.
There IL certainly not q healthy
child of year old who could wear
his rings. While in Boston diamond
ring was made to fit his finger, and
offered as gift to any child of that
age who could wear il, hut none was
found, though hundreds appeared
and made the attempt. Little Min
MES boots, though a trifle larger than
the generals, are a curiosity in them.
selves in consequence of their minute
size. They are such as are used on
dolls, and no child of the period
would accept doll with smaller feet
The girl, Minnie Obom, is also
thirteen years Of age and weighs
twelve and q half pounds. She has
pretty face and looks like small
baby that is just learning to walk
Her head is somewhat too large fol
her body. though othcrwisc siho /.
well proportional. 1t is amusing to
see this little couple together
as fine Irritation is evidently going
on between them. The tiny woman
dresses in bl.ck silk velvet with q
train, which the general occasionally
takes . flying leap over, or reverently
lifts it out Of his way. He never
trips over it. The girl has only beer
in this country about three months
but she already speaks enough Eng
lish to make herself understood. AT
ter looking at the midgets the mex
anxiety of the spectator seems to b,
to see the fathers of these curiosities
They are both rather large men ant
appear in NO wise different from TIL,
rest of mankind, although peopl,
seem to think that they ought to be
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Hard Tines Mako Low prlcee.

j. G. Meek, opposite First Nat.
Bank, is the only store in Ottumwa
that replenishes his stock twice a
week. Buying for cash, he can offer
you the lowest cash price on Dress
Goods, Ladies' Hats and Cloaks, Boots
and Shoes, FIannels, Prints at cents,
Muslin Ga cents, good Boots $3.50;
full line of Hosiery, fancy goods for
Holiday trade.
Meek is determined to keep up his
reputation for selling goods as low as
any house in Ottumwa. Satisfaction
guaranteed in every instance. 1Sw2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Notice..

The undersigned take this method
of informing all parties that are in
debted to them, that they must have
full payment Of all their notes and
accounts by the first day OF January,
1878. Govern yourselves according
". G. G. WARDEN & Son
Nov. "a, 1871 david. 4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Agricultural teens.

Beef in refrigerator cars is to be
shipped from Dallas, Texas, to Gin.
cinnati.
Last week two millions bushels of
wheat were shipped from New York
to England.
Texas made this year zoe, 900 bales Of
cotton, from which will be made S4O.-
co., 600 pounds ofseed. This seed, con-
verified into oil, would bring over
$l4OOOOO0.
The farmers in the vicinity of Ly-
ons, Michigan, have formed Mutual
Protective Union. They propose to
protect themselves against horse
thieves, tramps, clothes-line agents,
lightning-rod men and all other chaps
that prey upon the guileless farmer.
A stock-grower, writing to the
New York Club, gives his mode of
destroying lice ON cattle. He says,
destroy them with brine-any kind
Of salt water will do it. find two
kinds of lice, the blue lice, and
think the other is hen lice. I tried
red precipitate one year it killed the
lice, two yearlings, and two-year-
old. But washing the cattle with
brine is easier, and they get into the
habit Of licking one another, and are
more gentle toward each other.
Farmers and dealers frequently
have occasion to sell turkeys by live
weight, and wish to know what is the
fair relative price between live and
dead weight. In turkeys dressed for
the New York market, where the
blood and feathers only are removed,
the loss is very small. For the East
ern market the heads and the entrails
are taken out: This makes 4 Loss ~. sS
gobbler was recently killed which
weighed BIZ pounds. After bleed
ing and picking he weighed 29lk
pounds, q loss Of two pounds or one
sixteenth. When ready for the spit
he weighed 2SL pounds, loss of 3A
which is little over one-tenth Of
the weight.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Revivai Of Prosperity.

Since the indianapolis club has
Deen admitted to the National Base
BAH League we may confidently look
Forward to that return of business
layed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

The editor of the Clay county Ne,r.
will furnish his paper and the les les
Moines Weekly Register, for one wear
for fifteen bushels of good corn
DEBORAH Republican.
But if meanwhile potatoes should
be cheaper than corn, we suppose
there, are some men in Polk county
who will insist upon the Register
taking its pay in potatoes. If not
why not?-Hdackeye.,
But suppose the Clay county Nc,os
had agreed totake either potatoes or
corn, at the the time of the contract.
would there be anything dishonest
in his subscribers paying now in either
At their option? If not, why not?
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
The Old story.

1t is the old, old story of mans per-
fidy and woman's v eakness, that came
to our notice yesterday, through Mar
shall Trotter.
A family by the name of Barnes,
respectable people and we'll to do in
the world, liqing near WOODBURY., a
few miles west of Charlton, have late
ly come to the deepest grief through
the fall of a daughter scarcely sixteen
years old. 1t is the old story Of low
ing, not wisely, but too well, and the
once happy home has received a
blight from which it will never, per-
haps, recover. 1t seems that the
amour had been going on for some
time between the daughter and man
by the name of Wilder, as the story
goes, and as unpleasant circumstan-
ces were soon likely to occur, it was
thought best to remove the girl from
her home to this city, where it was
supposed she would be able to hide
and lose herself in the city where
her shame would attract no atten-
ton and occasion no remark. He
furnished her with twenty dollars in
cash, bought her a railroad ticket
and few days ago she arrived here
finding a home on upper Second
street. She left home without the
knowledge Of her parents, and in
spite of all her faults, parents love
itself, forgetting all and fearing more
and few days ago her father made
his appearance here, and told the sto.
ry to Marshal Trotter and asked .hii
assistance in the search for his errine
daughter. The town was pretty
thoroughly gone through, withou,
finding trace of her until
Monday, when policeman Cummings
discovered her hiding place on Sec
ond street and sent word to the fami.
| ly. Yesterday word was received
asking that she be taken home to
| WOODBURY.. At first she objected to
going home, preferring to bear her
disgrace in strange place rather
than in the home of her childhood,
still insisting that her betrayer was
coming to fulfill his promise of mar
riage. However, she finally listened
to arguments and consented to go
with the policeman to her home, and
left last night.-Daily Of the 18th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

The Council Bluffs NoapayeN says
"The Burlington and Missouri River
railroad company sold during the
quarter ending Nov. 80, 1877, 1Ol, 76s
acres of land belonging to them for
the sum of $551 ,SO0.s6, or at an aver
age Of about S5.42 per acre. These
lands lie in Southeastern Nebraska.
and were sold in part for cash, and
some on two, six, and ten years, at
six per cent interest.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

The st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern r.. r. Co. will put Sunday
passenger train on the road, arriving
and departing at same hours as the
week day trains. A through mail
will be carried on this train each way.
This arrangement will take effect
next Sabbath. This will make it
necessary perhaps to make some diff
Ierent arrangement about opening
the post Office here on Sunday. Tn
to-morrow's paper we shall anno,oo
the change if change is made 'e'
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
M INs UM y NJ .
Editor La Crosse Dea12ocr0j

New YoRR, Feb. %, 1867. W.
SEWARD, Department of State: All
right. The work is done. The coun-
try is safe. The administration is es-
tablished. Its enemies are nowhere.
Look for me on Monday unless you
IN - WILLIAM Ell. SEWAK
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

PATRoNIzE THE DEALERS that handle
the kirkville flour. They are our
country's benefactors, the fosterers
and sustainers Of our manufacturing
interests. You will find them honor
able gentlemen to deal with, who do
business on the principle of '1ive and
let live" A. RooP 81 Co.
10 J9r,y1
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
SPECIAL ! NOTICE.
a 0arsd.

~ I'll Who areaunering from tAs:errors and in
dieHstaors of:youth, nervous. weakness, carry
decay, loss Of manhood. 49,. viii md receipt
thas wtn cure you. FRm OF CHAR0D. This
Grsae remedy IVES discovered BY niasienAry n
South America. Send sssit-adAresssd envelope
70 ~ Rsv. Joseph1T. Inmaa : 1tGEion D. Bible
House. New York City : sept 1s-dsod-wly
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

The number of teachers employed
in the public schools of Iowa aggre-
gates 1866, Of whom l2.5lS are fe-
males.
There are 567, $3.50 children in the
public schools.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

Fat raccoens are among the present
Injuries of the Des Moines Market
Register.
"Rackoon Forks" is the right place
to market coOns.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

Jay Gould, of the New York Tri-
bMne, smells a rat. He thinks he is
about to be paid interest and princi-
pie according to the contract which
makes him howl out thusly.
Gin any case there must be no
quarrelling among the Republicans
at Washington. The country is in
danger in greater danger than it has
been at any time since Gettysburg
and President Hayes, with the Re
publicans of the senate and the house
must save it,"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Reform wanted.

An address has been published by
the board of supervisors Of Clinton
county, asking for help to secure
from the next legislature certain | q WIS
toward reform in the management of
county affairs. Some Of the changes
asked for are the following:
l. We would ask that the grand
jury be abolished or modified SO as to
curtail expenses.
2. That the courts be required by
law to open by 8 o'clock a. M, and
continue in session until O'Clock,
with the exception of not more than
one hours noon, and that whenever
the docket is called and no case ready
for trial the court shall be Immediate
ly adjourned sine die.
3. That the court require all parties
in casee to state whether1they wish q
jury trial or trial by the court on the
first day of the term when the docket
is called, and the court make entry
on the docket acosr dinghy, and if any
parties do not call for jury trial on
the first day of the term, it shall be q
trial by the court and all jury cases
shall be tried first and the jury dis
missed, and afterwards the court shall
proceed with the trials Of cases by the
court thereby saving the expense to
the county for paying "a jurors for
lying around the court doing nothing.
4. That the vagrant laws be so
amended as to allow vagrants to be
summarily dealt with Rbefore . JUS
tice of the peace, instead Of the dis
trict court for trial, as the present
laws require, which creates expense
and prevents Migrants from being
promptly punished.
5. That all fines collected by the
district court or justice of the peace
be paid into the county fund instead
of the school fund, as the public
schools are provided for by law, and
that justices of the peace be required
to account for fines collected ~ each
regular session of the board OF super.
visors. r
Z. That all jury fees in civil cases
be taxed to the losing party in the
suit, which will tend to discourage
litigation. Ne
8. That some restraint be put upon
justices of the peace 30 that they will
not entertain 80 many petty, paltry'
cases merely to make q bill Of cnsts
against the county; that in all cases
of drunkenness the justice and con-
stable shall make their fees ont Of the
party, and that in no cases Of drunk
enness shall their fees be . charge
against the county.
8. That the fee bill be revised and
that some limit be placed upon doc
tors extortionate charges when called
upon to perform any service for the
county, and also that The Sheriff. fees
for taking person to the Insane.
asylum be more clearly defined.
We most earnestly call the atten-l
ton of your Board to the considera-
ton Of these propositions, and desire
correspondence with you in regard to
bringing the united influence Of every,
Board of Supervisors Of every county
in the State to bear upon the Legisls-
ture to secure all or SO much of these
needed reforms as we possibly can.
thereby saving thousands Of dollars
to each county in the State eyory|
year. aS & 9 4K
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Eev g tell 0snuaas Fsesaas wassr.

B TIA true Florida Water always comes with .
litle De1phet wrapped around each bottle, and
In thD84pef Of tbi9 pamphlet are the words,
sIanman 4 Kemp, New York, = water marked, 81
oeA1nped N pale Transparent lottesa. Hold . Leaf
~ t0the light, and u genuine, Jon VIII zee the
above words. Do not buy II the words Are nos
efo, because it Is not tho real artlcls the water
0Ask Ie1eols may be very pale. hut BY looking
c1osaly aeaanst the light y0u cann0e tail the
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
From Trtdayb Dafly.
John Devine, injured at Keokuk
by being knocked of train, died
yesterday morning.

We forgot to record the fact that
At u m. yesterday, the thermomete.
Of DR.. Cridsr, hanging on the sunny
side Of the brick building he occupies,
denoted temperature Of 50 degrees.
This, according to our recollection.
has few, II any, precedents in this eli
mate. On that evening 1t about s
O'Clock, tree toad chipping ~ gaily
= in june, IN soft maple tree on
second street, kept up his music for
long time.
T. A. Chamberlain, of Kirkyille.
Who has bssn attending the National
bAiry Convention, returned TODAY
= noon. He reports the convention
ose 81 the most interesting occasions
q he kind ever held in the United
etAtse. "a brought with him piece
% tie premiUm cheese, manufactured
~ Littls gAlla 1lelE York, which. Il
- opinie6 = M nuch better, ii
nv, thna $50 nann1A otnred BY Mr.,
\ q K1T1S1lls. 10 infbr1ns % thai
s
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Mr.. Wood seems to be in earnest

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. %, 1S6S.-Pres-
ident JOHNSON: One hundred th0us-
and young democrats of the North
and West are ready to volunteer and
fight in defense of the President and
the discharge of his duty. The Pres
ident is the government, and by the
government we stand at all times and
under all circumstances.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

just one price and that the lowest
at PHILLIPS.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
MortRaee Notes wanted.

/ will purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgage.
wifi O. M. LADD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
ANDY JoHNsoN,sLErr
A Few Specimens from the Pa
pers of the Late Elk
President.

Redfield, the correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial, recently Wis.
tied the johnson homestead where he
was shown the correspondence re-
ceived by Andy johnson while Pres
ident. Among the letters he found
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
Fe mium ncx,

sssEe thinks, with a fair show
ssr succcss, Judging by the cxhibi-
tions 1t this convention.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

BosToN, Nov. IL, lS65-ANDREw
JOHNSON, President of the United
States: AS friend and supporter
Of your administration, I most re-
specially petition you to suspend
for the present your policy toward
the rebel states. / should not present
this paper if / were not painfully
convinced that thus far it has failed
to obtain any reasonable guarantee
for that security in the future that is
essential to peace and reconciliation.
To my mind it abandons the freed
men to the control of their ancient
masters. and leaves the national debt
exposed to reputation by returning
rebels. The declaration Of indepen-
dence asserts the equality of all men,
and the rightfnl government can be
founded only on the consent Of the
governed. / see small chance Of
peace unless the great principles are
practically established by our gov
eminent. Without this the house
will continue divided against itself.
CHARLES SUMNER.
Cono+nsp cF tho TIn;toA CkaAAn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

= 800 v .
Anssesa OF 'ns'' some OF our citizens
=. l..'ns seconu crop OF iet'uce
u1 o'ns' ss'uen 'luck'
The Lylns-in tsespita, sus,ness.
In the opinion Of the COURIER
something ought to be done pretty
soon to break up the lying.in hospi-
tai business that seems to be flourish.
ing in Ottumwa. II has become en-
tirsly too common for the married
and unmarried rakes of both sexes
in many Of our neighboring cities, to
palm on their spawn upon our peo-
pie. Only yesterday we published
an account Of the Woodburn atrocity
In this line, and to-day we are placed
in possession Of the following skele-
tom Of ! story which We. win fi,l ont
with tho names Of az the parties CON-
nected With the case. witch wa are
now In : fair vay Of obtaining 70.
Wit. A lascivious old roostar or M
Pleasant the Athena Of Low. ana h;s
too confidino v,ct,m . h;.ha.., -.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26
SnANLhS SUNNI Ehs
Senator of the United States.

New YORK, April 5, 1S67-Presi-
dent JOHNSON If Dana is determin-
ed against positively, l want Francis
A. Thomas for Collector, Ninth Dis
trict, and Thos. O'Callahsn for As
SCISSOR. Please nominate to-day.
FERNANDO WooD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

New ORLEANS, Aug. 16, 1866
PRESIDENT JOHNSON: / deem it the
interest of Louisiana that should be
appointed provisional governor. "A
uniform system of reorganization 10,
in my opinion, nationally indispensi-
BILE. j. MADISON WELLS.
Governor of Louisiana.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

Everything you can think of in the
shoe line at PHrLLIPs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

Old Probs. has been terribly fooled
For several days past he has been
predicting colder weather and snow.
Instead Of that some Of our citizens
are raising second crop of lettuce
and other garden truck.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

From Thuf51ay DAILY.
Our old friend Richard Butcher, Of
Eddyville, has 80 far recovered as to
be able to walk around the house.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

Conductor George Beckwith, of the
G. B. b @. r. r. was married 1T Bur-
lington, last evening, to Miss Alice
Burhnna.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

1t is the old, old story of mans per
fidy and woman's v eakness, that came
to our notice yesterday, through Mar
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-26

The Charlton Patriot, under the
management Of Geo. ii. Ragsdale, has
put on a new dress, and is full of
spice and neat as pin. We understand
that Jim Belzer does the local, which
10 q guarantee that the Patriot will
contain all the neighborhood news
going.