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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
IOWA ITEMS.

Frank Beard, the cartoonist, will
give q "Chalk Talk" at Burlington, OF
the 10Th inst.
Hardin county has a moDstrosity
which is said to be q hog with two
horns, one Of which is seven inches
long and the other thirteen. The hos
is only four days old.
The West Liberty Enterprise is 60
ing to establish "rogue's column,
in which it is going to put everything
dirty and mean that happens in tina
locality.
Two farmers named Betty anG
Swanson, residing near Minden, Pot
tawattamie county, got into an alter
cation last Monday, the 9th inst, and
Swanson struck Betty with woodeI
mallet, which rendered him insensi
BILE, and up to Thursday night he wal
unconcious. An Avoca physician
who was called, pronounced the cas-
a critical one. Swanson was arrested
and put under $1,000 bonds which
promptly furnished.
Charles Mcclure, OF DEBORAH, hal
been adjndged insane, and sent to thu
asylum at Independence.
A stranger forged the name of II
P. Beattie, wealthy Davenport mil
Ter, for $500, and had two days star
before the forgery was ascertained
The Abel Ne,os says: 'Tf all go te
the Black Hills in the spring who are
now talking of it, there won't be
enough men left in Abel to make uE
a town council.
Mrs. Isaac Lytle, Of Philadelphia
has obtained q pardon for her hus
band, confined at Anamosa. This
deed of clemency was one of Gov
Newbold's first executive acts. He
should remember that 1t takes only q
few pardons of convicts to make o
Governor unpopular these days.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21


An apt illustration of the willing
ness of the people to be humbugget
by anything which assumes the nays
terious, OF claims to be religious, il
found in the case of that stupid as!
who dubs himself Pope Pickell. Al
ignorant half-witted idiot, whe
hasn't the merit of being called crazy
because it takes some sense to &c
crazy on, he has nevertheless succeed
cd in making some forty converts a,
Burlington, and every place he goes
to succeeds in dipping more or less
people, who, upon all other, except
so-called religious subjects, exercise
q reasonable amount of common
sense.
Pope Pickell's name wouldn't be
worth cent to note or otherwise
His opinion upon any rational subject
would be secuted.
His presence wouldn't be tolerated
in any respectable house, but he
claims to be inspired, and have a cor.
ner on religious knowledge, looks
wise, wears long hair, groans audibly
in public places, and lives in the
sweat of other peoples faces, and
hence he has plenty Of followers.
And SO it has been from the foun-
dation of the world. Frauds, charla-
tans, quacks. humbugs, and pretend
ers, have thrown the cause of true
religion into disgrace, by claiming to
champion and expound it, and plenty
of people, at all times, have been
found ready to lower the average
standard Of human respectability, by
becoming their followers.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
Chickens by Artificial Heat.

One of the interesting features OF
the great poultry show now under
way at Chicago, is the steam Matching
apparatus, by the use Of which peo-
pie can have spring chickens the year
round. The following is what the
Tribune says of it:
The main feature, outside of the
fowls, is the "steam hem" One CT the
largest turkeys had on his box card
which reads, 81 had no mother"
This "bird" was Matched by steam.
The machine, for it is nothing else,
can hatch 400 chickens at once, the
eggs remaining in it the usual time
-twenty-one days. Eggs were put
in over two weeks before the show
opened so that the chicks might make
their appearance during the exhibi-
ton, and they are picking their way
out of confinement every few min
utes. Ten drew their first breaths
last night, and four had begun to
break the shells to free themselves.
The temperature inside is 1O3 degrees.
The chicks are allowed to. remain
here ten hours, and are then trans-
fcrred to box especially prepared
with wooden cloths hanging from the
top SO as to delude them, they hud-
ding under the cloths rs if they were
a mothers wings. The chickens thus
artificially Matched are healthy, and
grow as fast as those not drought up
by hand" and the advantage Of the
machine is that one can have "spring"
chickens in the fall or winter. As q
whole, or in sections, the exhibition
is we'll worth visit. 1t will be open
until Saturday evening sure, and
perhaps until Tuesday night. There
is some talk of baby show by way
of an epilogue, but this has not yet
been determined upon.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
SuSPE DIED..

Wednesday, the 14th of February
had another shock for this communi.
ty. A card appeared in the window
of the Bloomfield bank-"Suspended
for thirty days." OF course such
news caused an excited crowd to
gather on the sidewalk, and soon ev.
cry one was freely expressing his
opinion. The bank has assigned tt
DR.. Findley. 1t is not simply a sus.
pension-it is an assignment. A gen.
tleman in position to know, assur.
ed Us that the assets were more thar
sufficient to pay in full. We hop,
that is 80. We do not know enough
to express an opinion on the subject
Our confidence in the honor of thu
managers of the bank is so great tina
it will require proof to cause us t.
believe them guilty of mismanage
ment.
We understand that the bank is il
debt very little to Davis county PEG
pie. Nearly all the indebtedness i
to other banks. For months Their,
has been steady pressure brough
against the bank which has cut dowr
deposits and caused q withdrawal o
funds which probably accounts fol
the assignment.-Bloomfeld Repub
lican.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
AWorthx AnnoIn4noan..

Charles II. Ham, one of the edi-
tors of the Inter-Ocean has just been
appointed Appraiser of merchandise,
at Chicago, which is a subordinate
office Of the Treasury Department,
of considerable Importance in such q
city as Chicago is.
Mr.. Ham had the same position
when Bristow commenced his whisky
war raid, and because Mr.. Ham and
the Inter Ocean would not sing the
praises of the Kentucky sour mash
Reformer, he promptly lost his he ad
Mr.. Ham in an accomplished jour.
nalist, an honest man, and a perpen.
dicular republican, who will orna-
ment the office to which he has been
properly appointed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
Fish Facfas1

There are now at the State hatch.
ing house 100000 lake trout fry, ready
to distribute; $4,000 speckled trou,
now Matching Out-ready for distri.
button in about six weeks; 10000
California salmon, two and a hall
inches in length; 10000 land-locked
salmon, all Matched and to be ready
for distribution in two months, and
5000 white fish. There are also fit.
teen specimens of brook trout from
to 16 inches in length, and a Penob.
scot salmon Is inches in length and
weighing three pounds. This latter
is one Of the first lot of Penobscots
Matched at this institution three years
ago next March, and is a perfect
beauty.
Mr.. Shaw informs us that the Cana.
dian Fish Commissioner has offered
to send this State quantity Of Onta-
rio salmon spawn free of charge. II
is scarcely necessary to add that this
act of courtesy is duly appreciated by
our Fish Commissioner and that the
offer will at once be accepted.-Ana.
mOsG Eureka.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
TO Make Hens Law.

A writer in the Ohio Farmer gives
the following method for making
hens lay:
Put two or more quarts of water
in kettle, and one large pepper, or
two small ores, then put the kettle
over the fire. When the water boils
stir in coarse ground Indian meal
until you make thick mush. Let il
cook an hour or so. Feed hot. Horse
radish chopped fine, and stirred int
mush as prepared in the above direc.
tions, and for results we are getting
five to ten eggs per day; whereas
previous to feeding We had not had
eggs for q long time. We hear 8
great deal of complaint from other
people about not getting eggs. II
such we would warmly recommend
cooked feed, fed hot. Boiled apple
skins, seasoned with red pepper; OF
boiled potatoes, seasoned with horse
radish, is good for feed-much better
than uncooked corn. Corn, when fec
to the hen by itself has tendency t.
fatten hens instead of producing the
more profitable egg laying. A spoon
full of sulphur stirred with their feed
occasionally will rid them of vermir
and tone up their systems. 1t is cs
pecially good for young chickens OF
turkeys. Out of a flock of ten hatch.
ed last November, we have lost blu,
one. They have been fed cooked
food mostly, and are growing finely
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
from last Wednesdays Daily.
The Ailerton Shooting.

| me A'lerton Shooting.
we are Informed, to-day, by gen.
tlcman who was at Allerton when the
shooting took place on Monday. that
the man Richardson was almost in
stantly killed. 1t seems that an old
fued existed between Richardson and
Belville, the man who killed him, the
nature of which we are not apprized
but our informant says that there was
q woman in the case. The terrible
tragedy occurred in broad day light
and was witnessed only by the parties
at interest and their wives, who with
their husbands, met in the road, and
one of the men remarked to the other
that they might as well settle their
difficulties then and there. The story
is that Belvillc retreated for some
distance, Richardson following him,
until he thought he had gone far
enough, when he shot his brother-in-
law with the above result. Richard
sons wife was Belville's sister. What
must have been her feelings to stand
by and see her husband shot down in
his tracks by her brother?
The actors in this tragedy are we'll
known citizens Of Wayne country,
Richardson being somewhat noted as
q live stock dealer, and was we'll
known in the southern tier of ccan-
ties. Bellyille is a brother Of the
editor Of the Wayne county Ne,cs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21

bushels of wood ashes per square rod,
applied in addition large shovelfui
of rotten hen manure and two hands,
full of ashes to each hill, besides sew
eral surface dressings with other
fertilizers. But oil this must appear
but small attempt at enriching the
land to our Scotch friend, Mr.. Rob-
crtson, who would not intrust his seed
to black sandy loan, four feet deep,
underdrained and trenched to prob
ably the entire depth before spading
under coat of well-rotted COW man.
ure, and applying afterward to the
hills three carloads of wood ashes,
two of sheep droppings, and several
other fertilizers.
In some cases the pound of seed
was cut into as many as 300 pieces or
eyes. And in almost every case the
result was attained by irrigation.-C.
II. Clarkson, in Register.
Potatoes, in Ottumwa, are now
worth $l.OO per bushcl, on the streets
by the wagon load, and they retail,
from the groceries, at $1.25 per bush
| ell
With our railroad facilities for
sending potatoes to a southern or
eastern market at cheap rates, we be.
lieve that potatoes are not only one OF
our most certain but also profitable
crops.
We don't know where the theory
maintains which Mr.. Clarkson speaks
of, to-wit: that potatoes do not re.
quire manuring. It's our experience
that they are crop which will repay
heavy manuring better than any
other.
In the meantime our columns are
always open to our agricultural
friends to exchange opinions upon
this and all other questions which
may add to the general stock OF
knowledge.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
Rubber Boots at Phillips.
Read and Learn for yourself.

Many valuable discoveries aud much
useful knowledge Is kept from the world,
because of the immense expense in making
them known to the people. This is not the
case with BoscHEE's GERMAN SYRUP, al.
though but few years introduced intc
this country, its sale now reaches in every
town and village in the q. 8. Its won.
derful success in curing Consumption, se.
we're Coughs, Asthma, and ell other dis
eases Of the throat and lungs, was first
made known by distributing every year
for three years, over 400, 900 bottles to the
afflicted, free Of charge, by Druggists
No such test Of merit was ever given be.
fore to any other preparation. Could you
ask more? Go to your Druggist, j. i
Taylor 4 Co.. and get bottle for 70 csnti
tand try It. Sample Bottles 10 cent?.
dkwalt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
TO BUlLDE R =.

Sealed proposals will be received
from January Goth to February oath
1877, for the building of an eigh
room brick School building, in Bed
ford, Iowa.
Plans and specifications will b.
found at the real estate office of f. E
Walker & Co., Bedford, Iowa, ant
office of w. X. Ball, erosion, Iowa
No bids received after IL o'clock, m.
February Oath. The Board of edu
cation reserve the right to reject any
or all bids.
J24-w4 d4sat F. E. WALKER, Sec.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21

The Baptist Church, of the colored
people, on Center Avenue, is fast APP
preaching completion. 1t is a nice
building, 2lx30, with a vestibule some
ten feet square. II is only about three
weeks since it was commenced, and
now it is ready for plastering. We
were over there this morning, and
found the pastor, Rev. Armsted Coils
ton, mounted on ladder busily en-
gagged in giving the church a coat of
white paint. Mathew Turner de-
serves great credit for the energy
which he has displayed in securing
the means to erect the church, but
Mat. has such winning way" in his
begging that few men can resist his
appeals. They still will need some
help in paying for the plastering and
seating of the building, and we hope
that all who may be called on will
respond literally. We believe in
helping those who will try to help
themselves.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21

Every good citizen feels common
interest in the moral reputation of
our growing city, and as very much
depends upon the firm and fearless
administration of law, it becomes a
matter of vital interest to all that
such men should be chosen to watch
over the public welfare as will COM
mand the respect of all. Let every
citizen then see to it personally, in
the various wards. Be there to aid
in making wise nominations. Let
men be chosen because of their known
character. would be glad to sup
port Judge Porter for Mayor, with.
out any pledges. l am willing, on his
good character, to trust him.
FnvrN, ~, CnoD n-,~,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
Richard Ia himself Aeain.

And so is o. Tower in the General
Commission, for buying on orders or
selling Forest, Field, Garden and
Flower seeds, Bslbs and Floral Roots
also nursery stock, as deciduous
Trees, Usage Seed and Plants, with a
great variety Of small and large Fruit
All at the lowest rates and the most
liberal terms prevailing.
Wanted-For immediate delivery
for home and distant orders, Clover
seed, Timothy seed, Buckwheat, Hun.
garian, Blue Grass seed and Corn, all
of which will be handled on the mos
liberal terms. Call soon on 0. Tow
er, Front street. opposite VIM. C
Moss Jr. Il Co. 27-d&w2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21

5. Lilburn is now shipping two car
loads of butter and eggs per week.
1t takes eighteen hands, constantly
employed, to prepare these articles
for shipment. While other men are
complaining Of their trade during
the past year, he tells us that his trade
has been entirely satisfactory. Mr.. l.
gives his entire attention to his bust
ness, and deserves success. He paws
out an immense sum of money annu-
ally for eggs and butter and is a pub
lie benefactor.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
We wish II distinctly,

We wish it distinctly understood
that we are not responsible for Father
Clarkson's story, found elsewhere in
an article entitled, "Bliss and Pota.
toes" to the effect that 1882 pounds Of
potatoes, or Is pounds less than ton
had been raised from one pound Of
seed. We have no doubt that they
raise big potatoes at Pitcairn, New
York; also big liars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
last Wednesdays Daily.
The Lenteu Season.

To-day is Ash Wednesday, the COM
mencement of that season of the
Christian year known as Lent, which
is observed by the Catholic and Epis-
copal churches throughout the world
with great solemnity during forty
days, ending with Easter Sunday.
This interval of forty days, the six
Sundays not being reckoned in the
time, is supposed by some to be in re-
mcmbrance of our Savior's forty days
fast in the wilderness, and by others
in allusion to the forty years wander
ings Of the Jews before they entered
the promised land. Although the
claim has been made that Lent was
established by the Apostles, its insti-
tuition is not believed to date back
further than the second or third CEN
fury Of our era. Ash Wednesday is
so called from the custom which still
prevails in the Catholic Church Of
sprinkling the head with ashes as a
sign of penitence. For several days
preceding Ash Wednesday the whole
population in the cities of Southern
Europe engage in a round of feast.
ing gaycty, and Venice, especially
was formerly famous for the splendol
Of her carnivals. Shrove Tuesday
the last day before Lent, called by thu
French Mardi Gyas, or Fat Tuesday
is an occasion of fantastic parade IL
many of the Southern cities of ou1
own land.
An exchange, in commenting upor
the approach Of it, says: "Lent come.
to the thoughtful mind with lesson!
of deep significance. 1t asks for {
pause in the busy round of business
and pleasure, and invites solemn at
tention to the concerns of the life tha
lies beyond. As Young beautifully
says in his "Night Thoughts p
.-'Tis greatly wise to talk with our last hours,
And ask them what report they bore to heaven.
The Roman Catholic Church, fol
the suitable observance of the time
enjoins upon her members series o.
regulations for their daily living, ani
in the Protestant Episcopal church
frequent services are held to lift tn,
affections toward the skies. Prayer
and meditation are, indeed, the grea
duties of this sacred season. Its twt
most suggestive days occur at tn,
close-Good Friday, with its precious
memories of Savior crucified, ant
Easter, glorious with its testimony O
a risen Redeemer, of prophecy full
filled, of gospel sealed with atonins
blood. Lent is the long Sabbath 0
the year. Its proper observance no
only purifies the heart and invigor
ates the mind, but in its cessation
from common enjoyment, furnishe
the body that true repose which re
news its powers for future useful
ness.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21

Council Bluffs Nonpariel says: "A
gang of counterfeiters were captured
in Avoca on Sunday last by Marshal
Beswick, assisted by the night watch.
man. The parties arrested all resid.
ed in the place. One of them was an
engineer named brakes, who worked
in Murray's elevator, and in his room
dies, material, ETC., for the manufac.
ture of spurious silver coin was
found. Besides himself we under.
stand two other parties were arrested
against whom the evidence is said tc
be very conclusive"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
rHE OTTUMWA COURIER
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From last Wednesdays Daily.

FROM last W ednesdays Daily,
The preliminary examination of
the Shannahans, at Eldon, Yesterday,
for the murder of Flynn, resulted in
the discharge of Mike, while his wife
and Jas. Shannahan were held to
answer to the District Court in the
sum of 81, 900 each, which they failed
to give, and were brought to this city
and locked up in jail.
Mike was no sooner released than
he was rc-arrested on a charge of
selling intoxicating liquors, aud was
fined 800 and costs, very properly,
and in default was sent to Jail for
thirty days.
Eugene Moore has gone to Platts..
mouth, Nebraska, where he has a
business engagement.
A. Y. Mccullough, of Highland
Tp., is removing to Wayne county,
He called to-day and paid for the
COURIER a year in advance, so that he
may keep posted
Attorney NJ. B. Sparks, of Batavia
called to-day. He informs us that
McIntire, one of the assailants Of Hill
had his preliminary trial yesterday
and was bound over and sent to jail
at Fairfield, in default of $1,000 bail.
Mr.. Sparks has q dispatch from
Sheriff Hughes, of Jefferson county,
dated four o'clock this morning, at
Moulton, who was then at the head
of posse of ten persons, rapidly pur-
suing Henry and Wright, the othe,
two outlaws, with every prospect Of
capturing them.
Mr.. Sparks reports Hill in a critic
al condition, but hopes are entertain
ed of his recovery.
A man by the name of Piper, from
Queen City, Missouri, was robbed a
the depot, last night, of SAG cash ant
two emigrant tickets to San Francis
co, California. His pockets wer,
picked while at the depot about hi
business, and he has no idea wh'
filched his purse. If some of thos
miserable vagabonds and thieve
were caught and strung up to LAM
post few tears would be shed.
Daniel Swickard, valued patron
of the COURIER of over twenty year
standing, was in to-day from Keokul
county, and renewed his weekly sub
scription.
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MAP PIED.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

MILLER-STANDERFER.-Febru
airy 18th, 1877, by 7. Riordan,
Justice of the Peace, II. w. MILLER
to CATHERINE v. STANDERFER, both
of Wapello county, Iowa.
ALBAUGH-MARING-Feb. 10th.
1877, by T. Riordan, Justice of the
Peace, DAVID ALBAUGH to ANNA
JANE MARING, both of Wapelle
County, Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21

This has been an uncommonly ia
vorable winter for railroading on &C
count Of the solid condition of thu
ground, superintendent Potter in
forms us that three hundred dollar
will cover all the expenses of acct
dents incurred by the B. & M. il
lows since the frost setin. Mr.. Linn
Of the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern makes an equally favorable
report.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
REoIarEnl arnlarEp.,

The Board of Registration for the
city, will meet at the city Hall on
Monday, Feb. 26th, and will set only
two days. Voters should all see that
their names are properly registered
or they cannot vote. Each voter
should attend to this matter in per-
son, and not trust to any one else to
do 1t.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-02-21
sos. J. HADFIELD,

DEALER IN HIDES, PELTs, Wool, FURs,
TALLow, RAGS and FEATHERS.
Twill pay in the future, as in the
past, the highest market price.
have no street buyers-they costmon-
ey, and farmers have to pay them
Bring your Hides to my store, corner
Of Court and Second Sts., and get full
prices in cash. 12-15w6m