Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-08


NRDNKspAy MoRNrNe, AUG. s, 1877.
L0CAL DEPARTMENT.
From wednesdays Daily.
Yesterday afternoon, David L.
Helm and his sons were stacking hay
ON his farm in Benton township, keo-
kuk county, and had several stacks
from ten to twelve tons |
Just before the storm began
thew went to the house, and had not
been there twenty minutes until
struck the stacks, set them
on fire, and they were entirely con-
sumed.
When the area railing was erected
around the new postofficc building,
an ornamental finish was put on the
top rail, which rendered it unavail-
able for constitutional loafers TO roost
upon and squirt tobacco juice over
ladies' dresses as they passed. This
morning two of that sort OF chaps
came around, viewed the innovation
on their hitherto comfortable seats,
and one Of them remarked: oh
'em, they'd better put spikes in the
sidewalk, tool"
K1RKvILLE CHEEsE.-Yester
Mr.. Chamberlin, Manager of the
Kirkville Cheese Factory, brought us
one of his full cream cheese. We paid
him for it, and therefore can express
an unbiased opinion as to its merits,
and we are free to say that it is far
superior, both as to richness and fla
vor, to any New York or Western
Reserve cheese we ever tasted. 1t is
rich, fine favored, and all that could
be desired. Now that Wapello coun-
~ 10 becoming noted for its excellent
cheese, every citizen should take cs-
pecial pride in patronizing and build.
ing up manufactures of this kind
and thus keep at home large sum OF
money which would otherwise annu-
ally 60 to other States.
Mr.. Chamberlin tells us that his
sales are unusually good, and that his
collections for cheese sold, on yester.
day, were better than they have beer
1t any time within year previous
which il good sign of the revival Of
business. 81 Eli
J. T. Meek, Sheriff of Warner
county passed through the city, q
noon, enroute TO Indianola, having
In charge John Brannon and Ellis
Flanders, of Knoxville robbery fame
and two men by the name of Will
Jams, one arrested and held to an
swer on the charge of burglary, and
the other on the charge of horse
stealing. He also had another horse
thief with him. These parties have
been in the Penitentiary at Fort Mad
ison for safe keeping for severa
months, and now are on their wa.
back TO Indianola for trial, fron
which place they will probably 500
return to Fort Madison, if the evi
dence IL the same that it was at tn
preliminary examination.
Brannon and Flanders are lookin
considerably bleached by their lon
confinement, but Brannon says h
never was in better health in his lif'
He speaks in the highest terms of tn
Deputy Warden of the Penitcntiar
for his treatment of him during hi
Incarceration at that famous lookup
He says he is not so certain about h
trial coming off at this term of cour
but he says he wishes the trial wt
over and done with.
Miss Flanders had nothing to sa
whatever, and occupied herself wit
her fan and staring vacantly at emp'
space. She is well defined blond
and not bad-looking woman. Tt
Sc Sheriff seemed to have his hands flu
but will take them all to indiana
safe without any doubt.
From Thursdsy's Daily.
The muster roll of Capt. Slaug
ter's artillery company was sent in
the Adjutant Generals Office, to-da
The company is full, we believe, al
the ordnance may be expected som
time soon.
Bowen & Co. will start up the
Touring mill in few days, or
soon % they can procure the necess
~ amount of wheat to justify.
p. Bowen left for Pella to-day,
make arrangements for the purcha
of grain at that place for the use
their mill here.
Coon BEEF.-To-day Messrs. p
ter & Chinn sent us choice roast
beef. This beef was killed on Nc
day morning July 23rd, 10 days a!
and placed in their new ice box, &C
structed on Mr.. Alleys plan. VIII
cooked It was as sweet, juicy and te
der as any beef we ever tasted. '
think this is the best ice box yet
vented. &
From Fridays Daily.
Chris Range who was stabbed
Monday night, at Burlington,
John Volkammer, died yesterd
evening at 8 o'clock.
Forty freight trains passed throuI
the city, last night, over the &. b.
Q. railroad, and twenty odd, to-da
The strike seems to-be over.
Hon. Chas. Dudley, of Agency L
called to-day. He says oats al
wheat in his neighborhood are abo
half . crop, and corn not over a thi
Of . crop, many farmers having {
most none. NV
The Coroner was called upon, ye
tsrday, to hold an inquest over Il
RENAME of . concealed fGtus, su
posed to have been born to a your
lady over the river. The Coron'
accompanied by two officers and
attorney, went over and made the
ough investigation but found not
ing to confirm the charge in t
least.
The Oskaloosa Herald says: The
are already six printing offices in tn
city, which is barely large enough
support two, and yet We learn til
some people are not happy but q
crying for more.
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