Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-10-03

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j Tho lax salss in this county com
lmsnoed o. Monday.
A sure cure for drouth ID for labol
to bs resumed on our water power
It never fails.
The next session of the Iowa Lcgis
lature will convene on tho 14th o
January, 1873.
The Central Railroad Company ha
determined to rebuild their round
house ct Marshalltown.
i Brigham Young's widows should
Igo into the show business. They
would never miss fnll house.
| "A good plank walk has been bull
from the @. B. + @. track to the Fail
Grounds, A nice little car ride fol
the children only ten cents.
Henry Rhinehart 10 in Des Moines
His visit is purely political, and he
lssys he expects to deliver two OF
three speeches before no returns.
Frank Warden has returned from
| Chicago, and now the patrons of thil
excellent firm may look out for an
immense supply Of well selected dry
| goods.
REPUBLICANS, remember in each
Township to give us your Township
tickets, not later than Saturday
morning, so that we can print what
tickets you want.
Tho fair, now under the favorable
and pleasant weather, should be q
success. Every mechanic, artizan or
business man should have something
there to add to the show.
The river 10 lower now than II has
been for two years probably. The
boys can now get across without GO
ing by the bridge these moonlight
nights.
All our business mon, on inquiry
OF them, speak hopefully OF revival
OF bnsiness. Most Of them say that
the past few days has given notable
evidence Of such revival.
Those townships whore Republic
cans have regular. organized force
for work on election day, will show
the best results. This organization
ought not to be delayed until the last
moment.
All the buildings in the new block
opposite the Ballingall House have
been rented and will soon be occupied
with Grocery stores, Restaurants, SC.
This shows well for the prospect in
the future.
Hon. E. s. Sampson is making .
most excellent canvass. We hear
warm concentrations Of his speeches.
Particularly do we hear praise Of
the manner in which he handles the
financial question.
The Marshall Times says ssThe base
ball boys say that while in Ottumwa
they were treated az well o. they
could ask, aud that the people of OF
tumwa are not like those of Cedar
Rapids in the treatment Of visitors.
They are civilized"
The trouble between the X. & d.
M. r. r. and the d. M. & Fl. Dodge
Road, at Des Moines, has been amic-
ably settled, and now new depot
and other improvements are to be
made at once, which, of course, pleas
es the Des Moines people.
John Kelley, the vio!inist, proposes
TO give on special invitation one or
two Of his inimitable concerts At Ed
dyville this week. Mr.. Kelley ia mas
ter of tho violin and people up there
will receive tho richcst musical treat
they ever had.
1t is not pleasant thing to say, but
1t 10 nevertheless a fact, that the i'm
mense and rank growth of vegetation
in this county this year, has given us
moro ague this fall than we have had |
in twelve years past. In fact, ague
had come to be almost unknown
among us, but tho present season
gives us . little taste Of old times in |
this respect.
George Sewer, business manager
and one of the proprictors ofthe Mar
shall Times, had one of his hands
caught in q printing press on Thurs
day and badly crushed. One of his |
fingers had to be ampntated. This
is very unfortunate for Mr.. Sewer as
it makes him cripple in both hands
and both unfortunate accidents caused
by printing machinery.
This fine weather so long continued
without frost, has made the corn crop
tho best in quality we have had for
many year. Wherever corn was
not drowned out in the fore part of
the season, or where il was kept along
in even moderate condition up to the
first of July we shall have most splen-
did corn. Tho excellent quality of
the corn will 60 far to make up for
shortage in the number OF acres.
From the Marshalltown Times we
learn that the Central Railroad IL do
ing business at present that is only
limited by their capacity to furnish
rolling stock to accommodate the
moving Of the crops. Coal will soon
begin to move. and how all the bust
ness the road will be required to do,
can be done, is more than can be d.
vined.
Some person has commenced now
ing the erase and weeds from the Gem.
etery which should DO continued until
It 10 put In . presentable shape. That
silent city, it seems to M, has been
sadly neglected this summer, and We
are glad to notice that the authorities
are paying some attention to the mat
ter even now.
The Government has retired, DUR
ing the month, $l.06l,232 Of United
States notes, and has in the meantime
authorized the issue Of $l,326,54O in
national bank notes. The Treasury
will not mako the usual sale of gold
for this month. The Comptroller
Of the Currency expects to issue over
81, 000, 600 Of additional bank notes
during October and November, to
supply banks with currency necessa-
~ TO move the crops. Chicago Jour-