Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-05-02
JOTTINGS.

county, has filed volun- o
tary petition in bankruptcy.
The Agency Independent says:
David Lanning fell from scafliold
last week and broke his arm.
Ira A. Myers has repaired his
Main street building recently dam
aged by fire, until it looks about as
well as ever.
The bonded debt of keokuk, which
at one time exceeded 100000, has
been reduced to 1901 800. This is q
good thing for that city.
John 1Tamlin, of Fairfield, is in
prison, at Kcokuk, for violation of
the revenue laws. People Cup North
can't fool with Uncle Sam.
Mcssrs Gray & Madison have COM
pleted their auction room, and will
soon be ready for business. People
will run no risk in ratronizing them.
We are informed that George W
Creath, of Agency township, will be
urged by his friends as a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
Sheriff.
BUzz.-David Swails, of Sigourney,
is the last victim of the gentle buzz
saw. He felt Of the saw to see if it
was holland he is minus three fin
gers.
The boys when they visit Eldon
now may rely on being very hospita-
bly, entertained. They have just fin
ished a calaboosc, which is fire and
burglar proof. Stay at home, boys.
q We understand that Judge Knapp
l has raised on the price of fines for
h selling whisky, and at the recent term
J. Of court in Abba, charged $3.50 to
: 5000.
+ Muscatine is agitated over whis.
0 ky war. Several lawsuits have re.
suited, and without solitary eXeep.
g ton have been favorable to the whis.
+ ky men.
L. Maatun an pdrro: Iowa tramp te
lady of the house; "Please, missus
# won't you give me something te
d drink, Pm so hungry ] don't know
q where I'll stay to.night.-Haach-E Ve
: The Supreme Court has decided
y that all bridges less than forty feet il
y length are township bridges, and tina
. the township road tax mnst be ap
10 piled to building and repairing them
David Calhoun has sold his inter
i est in the Ottumwa House to gen
p tlemau by the name of Wykofi, 0
~ Des Moincs County. We learn tina
Mr.. Calhoun will surrender posses
"a sion in a short time.
A young man in this city takes hi
: lucent Havana delicately between hi
fingers and refers proudly to the fac
that his shirt is washed in the sam
r. tub with the garments of some of on
most prominent citizens. 1t may eA
- plain matters TO say that his mothe
takes in washing.-,Siou1 City Joul
:. nal.
nj The following are the officers
- the Masonic lodge at Eddyville, CHI
~ sen on the evening of the 25th:
"a Levi Baldwin, w. NJ; Thos. Sca'
y enger, S. W.; A. Manifold, J. w
~ F. M. Epperson, Treasurer; W.
W. Hunter, Sec. James Farley, S. d
~ F. M. Shane, J. D.; VIM. Thompso
bo Tyler.
IN. Ralph Robinson, formerly of Il
Fairfield Ledger, and late of the Ola
6 india Herald, has bought one half
- the Newton Journal. That pap
'" will hereafter be published by Sal
S. and Robinson, and the firm and p
mt per win be greatly the gamer by M
Iot Robinson's acquisition.
of Four families living on the borde
lily of Wapello and Mahaska countie
left this city for Dennison, Texas, yc
terday evening, viz: Z. w. Aide
.ae man jr., w. w. Thompson, T.
% Phillips and d. Schock. These pc
pie will do their part towards ma
to ing Texas flourishing and prospe
,ot GUS. We hope their brightest anti
ipations may be realized in their ne
!. homes.
The entcrprising manufacturers
" Robaugh's Little Giant Pump, al
- meeting with great success, not on
~ at home but abroad. These pun,
We are manufactured in Ottumwa G
ed clusivcly, and none of them are {
eft lowed to leave the shop until tn
have first been tested, and everythil
found to be absolutely perfect. Hen
for they all work well no matter whe
DIS. they are located.
IN A Sunday School Congress of I
lie. Methodist Episcopal Church will
on held in Des Moines on the 18th, 90,
and Both Of May, 1877, under the
ns pervision of Rev. j. ii. Vincent, Ct
~ responding Secretary of the S.
Union of the NJ. e. Church. Leadi
der clergymen and lay workers CT t
,ri- State have been assigned to the pre-
an. aration of papers and addresses
Ted the most vital questions of Sund
OF School work.
hat
er- A Cheeky" tramp got squa
hat meal off one of our citizens this wet
l,,,, Entering the house when dinner "