Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-24

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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From SATURDAYS Daily.
w. G. Wheeler was arrested to-day
by Deputy Sheriff McCue, on the
the charge Of gross lewdness. The
indictment was found by the last
A.,rand jury, and as said before, the
nch warrant served to-day. The
i,ond for his appearance was fix
y $500, which was given and he
US released.
Samuel West, of Richland town
ship, called, to-day. He says that he
sowed, this spring, twenty.six BUSH
els Of White Russian spring wheat
on about sixteen acres. He says it
was a. fine field of wheat as he ever
saw it stood breast high and he has
It now al in the shock. He feels con-
fident that it will 60 over thirty
bushels to the acre and that he will
harvest from the 26 bushels 400 Of as
beautiful, plump whe6t as ever grew.
We dropped into an ice cream sa-
loon, last night, and opposite to US
sat two gentlemen, between whom
the following conversation occurred:
"Did you notice those street foun.
tains ?"
eyes; ain't they nice? Burlington
ought to come to Ottumwa to learn
something. This town is live one,
they have three drinking fountains,
and are always ahead in nearly ev-
cry kind of improvement"
Burlington will please take notice.
And by the way, how does that joint
stock company progress, which is to
secure you wholesale dry goods
houseP
Charley, son of N. A. Coday, aged
10 or II years, was sunstruck to-day.
It seems that he accompanied his
brother short distance in the coun-
try, and while sitting in the wagon
was overpowered with the heat, fell
over and for time his condition was
extremely critical. He was brought
to the city Is soon IS possible and left
at the office of II. NJ. Fair, it being
deemed unsafe to take him home at
the time. Medical aid was sum mon
ed at once, and while the boys con-
dition was but little improved the
parents took him home about one
o'clock.
Collision.
The only driveway worth a cent
in the city is on Upper Second street,
where of cool evening you can see
many of the finest turnouts in the
city. People have some gay sport
up there and while horses are fire.
quently put down to their best speed
no accident has occurred until last
night, when from some unfortunate
circumstance. q buggy driven by Mrs.
d. T. Miller and one in charge of
Miss Caster collided. Both buggies
were badly broken up, that Of Mrs.
Miller especially. Mrs. Miller and
Mrs. Goodrich were thrown violently
to the ground and the latter so se-
verely injured that she had to be car
ried home. Mrs. Miller, with q very
creditsble exhibition of pluck, held
to the lines and was dragged several
yards before she succeeded in stop
ping her horse. She was considers
bly, bruised rs was Miss Caster. 1t
was serious affair, but it was fortu-
nate that the accident was no worse.
We like to see people enjoy pleas
ant drive of an evening but to avoid
accidents it is necessary that proper
amount Of caution should DO exercis-
ed.
From Mondays Daily.
Jas. Jordan, of Iowaville, is in the
city to-day. He informs us that he is
not farming much this year. He only
planted about 400 acres to corn, W hich
he says is looking first rate. He also
has about 300 acres of small grain, q
good part of which is harvested and q
good deal of it in stack. His grain is
very good, but corn is needing rain
badly.
r. L. Tilton, Rev. /. P. Teter,
Frank Simmons, and Mr.. Boston,
went over to Happy Hollow yester-
day in the interest OF temperance,
found good audience. organized
. blue ribbon club, and got forty
three signers. Messrs. Shock, Flet-
ches and Lewis were elected officers.
This was in the right place, and we
hope may result in great good to the
denizens of Happy Hollow.
We were told this morning that
two young ladies, some II or Is years
Of age, were drowned in Skunk river
five miles northeast from Oskaloosa,
yesterday. 1t seems that q couple of
young ladies from Oskaloosa were
visiting in the country, and party OF
four, all ladies, went to the river to
battle, and two getting beyond their
depth were drowned. One Of the
Oskaloosa ladies first got beyond her
depth, and one of her country friends
went to her assistance, and both went
down together. Our informant had
forgotten the names.
LATER.-Since the above writing
we have received an extra from the
Oskaloosa Herald Office from which
we learn that the names Of the young