Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15
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The Marshalltown Times wants
Ackley blotted from the map Of Iowa.
The N. Y. Clipper reports the death
of Col. Temple, of "Union Spy"
fame.
A majority of the people Of Ohio
will take Grcely's advice, this Fall,
and $50 West"
There are fifty-seven applicants for
the principal of tho high school of
Dubuque, with several states yet to
hear from.
Business in the city is rapidly i'm
proving and merchants report the
prospect as Frightening in every re-
spect.
Two trains on the X. & ID. M. col
lided At Douds Station, Sunday morn
ing. No one hurt but the pilots of
the locomotives.
Blom's Soap Factory, At Keokuk,
was bnrned on Sunday morning.
The Gate estimates the loss at 800,
insurance $500.
The loudest- mouthed labor reform
or and striker in the late Indianapolis
imbroglio, was . horny-handed Sew
ing machine Agent. @
J. d. Fulton, architect, Of this city,
has been awarded the contract for .
IS, 600 school House, ct Milan, Snlli-
van county. Missouri.
It is reported that at Osceola, in
Clarke county, within . few weeks,
seven families have dissolved part.
nership, and two more are talking Of
II. sBs FT
The Hotel de Spilman has fifteen
regular and one transient boarder.
After Court it is presumed that some
of them viii change their boarding
place.
During the year ending with the
3Oth Of June last, there were 975
railroad accidents in this country, in
which 800 persons were killed and
Loss injured.
A gentleman who has travelled en-
tensively over the southern part of
Monroe county, says that he never
saw crops look better than they do
now in that section.
On Thursday last, Geo. w. Norton
Il Co., proprietors Of the Atlantic
Flour Mill and Elevator, made an
assignment to Isaac Dickerson, with
liabilities amounting to about 81, 900.
One Of the squad Of tramps died
ut Cedar Rapids last week. He was
no sooner dead than HIS companions
commenced begging for his clothes
and to know IL he had any tobacco
left.
LAST fall the Republicans of Dallas
county, Alabama, had majority of
400. This fall the democrats have
carried that county by 400 majority.
The Republicans have been duly shot
gun pacifled.
We are in receipt of the Premium
List of the Keokuk county Agricultu-
raj Society which is to be held in
Sept. III to IA. Like all
work done at the Ners Office, it is as
neat and clean as new silver dollar.
The assets Of the Protection Life
Insurance Company, of Chicago, are
figured up at $276, 257, liabilities $780,
OPT; capital nominally 100000 cap
ital actually $92,542; total liabilities
$556,57l leaving worthless debts Of
$2SO,3l5.
+. nj. Utterback has left with us
sample Of Odessa wheat grown by
DIR. Thomas Bell, of Lancaster town
ship, Keokuk county, that is very fine
indeed; also a sample of flour made
from the same wheat that 10 very
handsome.
The following postoffices in Iowa
were established during the month
by the Postmaster General: Walnut
City, Appanoose county Idaho, Har-
din county; Oak Grove, Poweshiek
county; Belle Air, johnson county,
and Olivet Mahaska county.
A fellow named Purcell has been in
Keokuk getting subscribers for Cath
Ollie paper at Detroit. Each subscri-
Der was to have . portrait of the
Pope. He got about 500, the Consti-
tuition says, and has lit out. Don't
subscribe for papers that are repre-
sented by tramps.
We are informed by John McGee
that a man was killed by lightning
near MelrOse, Monroe county, Satur-
day. He was in the field haying,
when the lightning struck him, kill
ing him instantly. A man working
with him was so badly stunned that
he was not expected to live. A horse
was also killed by the same stroke
We did not learn the names Of the
injured parties. - ~
DRowNED.-We are informed by
Mr.. Charles OFT, OF Slagle. Keokuk
county, that Louis, son Of Christie
pher Rocker, living near SlAgle, was
drowned in Skunk river Saturday
evening last. He was q promising
youth, aged about Is years. He was
in bathing with three other boys, and
got in beyond his depth and went
down, not being able to swim.
At COST,
Ioffer my entire stock Of Caskets,
Cases, Collins, Handles, Robes, Lii
nings, Trimmings, &C., at cost. Call.
a2d&w2w j. NJ. RANsIER.