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8 Per Cent, Money

can loan in sums of $500 and up
wards, to suit borrowers, at s per CT.
and smaller commission than any
person in the city.
sl7wtf w. III. G. JAQUEs.
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j. M. Ransier to-day showed US .
card table, inlaid, that is one of the
finest things in that line we have ever
seen. II is composed of 1880 differ
cnt pieces of wood, of all kinds used
in furniture in this country. 1t is "a
good study to search out the various
figures and piecesof which it is COM
posed. Being valned at $500 it il too
expensive for any ordinary man to
bI1y.;; he therefore proposes to sell
shareFih it, for rattle, and some
lucky man win get a treasure thereby.
He expects to dispose of II at Chicago.
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SWEET oDoRs.

Almost every flower that possesses
desirable odor is used in the Unique
Perfumes made bv DR.. Price. 1t il
from these rich blossoms that DR.
Prices Perfumes Obtain their ,pecu-
liar sweetness and floral character.
His Floral riches, Pet Rose, Lily Of
the Valley aud Evening Violet are
the fashionab BILE odors.
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| The great success and delight Of the people.
In fact nothing Of the kind has ever been offered
10 the American people which has so quickly
found it's way into their good favor and hearty
approval as +. F. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron.
| II does all 1t proposes, and thus gives universal
satisfaction. II is guaranteed to cure the worst
case of dyspepsia or indigestion. kidney or liver
disease. weakness, nervousness, constipation,
acldity OF the stomach, &c. Get the genuine
Only sold In 81 bottles. Depot and Once, 2ss
North Ninth St Philadelphia, Ask for Kunkel's
and take no other. Sold by all druggists.
DYSPEPSIA. DYSPEPSIA. DYSPEPSIA.
e, +. Kunkel,s Bitter Wine of Iron is sure
cure for this disease 1t has been prescribed
daily for many years In the practice Of eminent
physicians with unparalleled success Symptoms
| are loss Of appetite. wind and rising of food.
dryness IN mouth. headache, dizziness, sleeploss-
| ness and low spirits. Get the genuine. Not sold
In bulk only in 81 bottles. Sold by all druggista
Ask for II. +. Knnkel's Bitter W inc of Iron and
take no other 81 per bottle or six bottles for %
All ask isa trial of this valuable medicine, A
trial will convince you at once.
WORMS. WORMS. WORMS.
Z r KuDkel's Worm Syrup never fails to re-
move all kinds of Worms. Seat, Pin and stomach
Worms are readily removed BY Kunkel,s Worm
Syrup. Pr. Kunkel - the only successful physi-
clan In this country that can remove Tape Worm
in from two to four hours. He has no fee until
head snd all passes alive. and in this space Of
time Common Sense teaches If Tape Worm can
be removed. all other Worms can readily bedee.
kel's Worm syrup. Price tl perbo,tls. Itneycr
tails; or send to the doctor for circular. No. 2J9
I8d&wlm
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From EriiaY,a DAILY.

From Fridays Dauy.
The township trustees had a meet
ing yesterday and appointed w. II.
Gorsuch city assessor, vice j. l.. Har-
mas, resigned. A good selection. we
should say.
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Ephraim H. Jenney, for thirty
years in the counting-room Of the
New York Tribune, died few days
ago, and in this way deprived the
metropolis of its best Greek scholar.
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The Helena, Montana, Herald, of
Nov. 2lst, the Fairfield Ledger says,
speaks of the energy and wealth of
A. j. Davis, an old Iowa man we'll &C.
quainted with many of our readers.
For % months Mr.. Davis has been
running a silver quartz mill at Butte,
averaging Is tons of ore every "a
hours. He keeps his business to him.
self, bat estimating the yield at $40 to
the ton. the Herald places his gross
receipts at 100000, not more than
$200, 600 of which has been expended
in expenses.
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The Bloomfield Democrat says: In
the removal Of the remains ofO. A.
Clark to the Odd Fellows cemetery
ut Floris, last week, his body was
found to be in good state of preser-
vation; and as il took six men to
handle the coffin, It is supposed that
the body had petrified. He had been
buried ten years last August.
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MARRIED.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
many interesting events transpiring
in our midst, occurred yesterday the
union of two OF our young people.
The name of the bride, Miss LAURA
ALEXANDER, is familiar to many OF
No ~ the daughter Of our respected
friend, Mr.. John Alexander, until late.
" citizen of Ottumwa. The groom,
Mr.. JAMES f. JoLLIFFE, is q salesman
for our neighbors, Porter Brothers &
Hackworth, having been connected
with them for four years.
The ceremony took place At the
beautiful country residence of the
brides's parents, Forest Ridge Farm
and was performed by the Rev. A. G.
Stilson. The beautiful and impress
sire Episcopal service was made
doubly so by the evident sincerity OF
the bride and groom. Never were
two hearts Joined SO happily; never
were those favored to witness the Ger.
emory more convinced that the fu-
ture ofthe happy couple was insured
q bright and blissful one.
x The bride was attired in q hand
some travelling dress of suiting of the
shade, "dregs Of wine," and looked
lovely indeed. The groom wore the
always appropriate "Prince Albert"
and bore the Laurals Of the occasion
well. The attendants, Miss Rennie
Alexander and Mr.. Louis F. Racine,
attracted Q good share of attention
for their graceful conduct in their
appropriate positions.
After the ceremony, the company
made the occasion one OF rejoicing
by hearty good wishes to bride and
groom and none could fail to see hap.
piness pictured on the countenance OF
our friend Jolliffe. The excellent
repast prepared by Mrs. Dempstcr,
was enjoyed by all. The presents
made beautiful display and were
numerous and handsome. Shortly
after o'clock the fret of the guests
took their leave, the bridal party fol.
lowing, accompanied by numerous
friends, the happy couple taking the
G., B. u Q. train for Chicago. They
carry along with them the best wish
es Of many friends. After short
stay in Chicago and visit to Toledo,
they will return to make their home
with us, our friend Jollife resuming
9 hie position with Porter Bros. &
Hackworth. =
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J. N. Lsmme s. Co, are now pre-
pared 10 grind wheat, buckwheat and
corn, on short notice and satisfaction
warranted. l2.l0w3t
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ot6tc nekihtrT
There are rumors enough afioat to
make Des Moines, in prophecy, the
railroad center of the West. Many
of them are unquestionably true,
while some have nothing to corrobo-
rate their truth except the possibility
of the project. Fret is the contem.
plated union of the Union aud Gen.
trail Pacific roads, which, if accom-
plished, will, as Q matter Of course,
require q direct line through Iowa.
There is no cordial good will between
the c., B. 4 q. and the Pacific lines.
Their interests in Nebraska are di-
verse. The Northwestern is not suffi-
GENTLY direct and is under q man
agement partially hostile. The Rock
Island & Pacific lines have, in part,
similar owners and similar interests.
Rumor says that the union of the
Union and Central Pacific roads has
been agreed upon, that the Rock Isl.
and is to furnish the link between
Omaha and Chicsgo; that before
this union was contaminated the Rock
Island people thought they were not
to be chosen for the connecting line,
and for that reason purchased the lat
eral lines they have recently secured,
and constructed others, for the pur-
pose Of strengthening their own po-
sition against the power such q vol
ume Of business as the Pacific roads
would furnish to = competing line !;
that the reported negotiations for the
Central of Iowa are an outgrowth of
the arrangement by which the Rock
Island became the through line, as II
taps at convenient intervals all the
other Iowa routes and, under Rock
Island management, can be made a
valushle feeder to the Keokuk Divis-
ion
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DAY OF PRAYER.

The Woman's National Christian
Temperance Union, in convention as
sembled ct Baltimore, Maryland, fix,
ed upon the 23d day Of December, ths
beginning Of the crusade work q,
Hillsboro, Ohio, as the anniversary
Of the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, which 10 an out
growth Of tho crusade movement
1t was resolved to spend this day il
thanksgiving and prayer, and the OBJ
servances OF the day, by holding 8
series of religious exercises, 10 earn.
estly urged upon all Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Unions.
We recommend that a prayer and
conservation meeting be held in the
first part Of the day, An open confer.
ence meeting in the afternoon, and a
mass meeting in the evening.
We suggest that where arrange.
ments can be made to secure suitable
persons, the leaders be changed every
hour.
In view CT the wonderful results
that have come from this movement
in answer to prayer, We trust that ev-
cry member of the Woman's Chris.
tian Temperance Union, and all wo.
men who pray throughout the land,
will meet together on that day, and
offer Thanksgiving to God for success
of the past, and prayer for the fu.
ture welfare Of this Society and the
speedy overthrow of the liquor traf.
fic. ANNIE WITTENNEYER, Pres.
MARY 7. Burt, Cor. Sec'y.
MRS. S. M. DICKENsoN,
Vice-President of 7th Congression-
oil District.
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annreuaao naoxos Wantod. .

yoSS8o80 W0S0b Wnuyo0s
viii purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgs &C..
VT y n q. II. LADpA
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MoNrH OF PRAyER.

The Womans National Christian
Temperance Union, in convention 90
sembled at Baltimore, Maryland, re-
solved to devote month t. prayer
and fixed upon the month of January
beginning with the Week Of Prayer
Not wishing to interfere with the
regular services, our Unions are ad
yised to hold only one meeting each
day during that week, soliciting the
attendance and cordial cooperation
of Christian women, and the wives
mothers, sisters and friends of the in.
temperate.
We suggest that the first week be
devoted to personal conservation and
to prayer for the descent of the Holy
Spirit. Let prayer also be offered
that the Master may send forth more
laborers into His vineyard. /
During the following weeks we
recommend that the meetings BIZ
thrown open to all, and special effortf
be made for the salvation of the un.
saved and the drinking classes.
As the attendance on these meet
ings largely depends upon proper
presentation of their claims to the
public, VIC advise that they be previ.
ously advertised at least one week, al
well as during the meetings, and thai
pastors be invited to preach a tenn.
perance sermon the Sabbath proceed.
ing the Week of Prayer.
To create and maintain an inter est
during this long season of prayer VIC
suggest that local unions invite work.
ers from different localities, thus in
terchanging fields oflabor.
In view of tho great possibilities of
this work, we would earnestly urge
our members everywhere, as far as
possible to lay aside other duties, and
devote this time set apart by the Ma
tional Union to faithful Gospel Tenn
perance effort. We hope by this long
continued waiting before God that
spiritual impulse will be given to the
temperance work that q sweeping re-
vival will prevail throughout the
land, and thousands Of souls be
brought to Christ.
ANNIE WITTENMYER, President.
MARY T. Burt, Corresponding Sec
rotary.
MRS. S. M. DICKINSON, Vice Prest. 7th
Cong. District.
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RESOURCES.
loans and Diacounts. sl47 els -:
Overdrafts.. Observation-Disclosures. l,2E 50
u. y. Bonds TO secure Circulation. 81 900 W
Other y. : Bonds on hand. .....,....... $4,000
Other Stocks, Bonds and Mortgages. II, 990. 10
Due from Reserved Ag'ts. ..... IO, T48 so
Due from other National Banks. 3l,a16.6G
Due from State Banks and Bankers....... l57,65
Real Estate, furniture and fixtures. -. o9.O6l ~
Current Expenses and Taxes 6s7.77
Checks ana Cash Items ................ 1922. II
Bills Of other Banks. Observation-Disclosures. H,28l 90
Fractional Currency and Nickels. 1890
Specie--gold coin. ................. sizes 80
Specie-Slver coin. .................. 1854 90
Legal Tender Notes. S0,000.00
Redemption Fund with u. 8. Treasurer. S,OOO.00
Due from Treasurer of U. S................ 400 60
$500, 500 90
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid in. .............. g G0,000O0
Surplns Fund aO,O0000
Undivided Profits. 10 5si 04
Circulating notes reed from Comptroller d0.O0000
Demand certificates Of deposit is,4O4o5
Time certificates OF deposit. 9a,75sss 1sa l3l 0s
Notes and Bills re-discsunted. .... .. $4,000
w STATE OF LOW IowA: lss: ssse,5ss's
tlonal Bank Of Ottumwa, do solemnly swear that
] the above statement is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief. WILLIAM A. NcGREw,
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this isth
day OF Dec. 1873. DIV. TOWER.
CoaRECT-AttesI: Notary Public
tss.1t s 81 J: s9aE Jaw. Director.
L. LIVELY.
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Ayers
berry PICTORIAL

For Diseases Of the
Throat and Lungs,
such a. Coughs, Colds,
whoopins Cough.
Bronchitis, Asthma,
o-l ra~~,r.~t;op
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EaraAYEn.


Bay horse, near eye out. Liberal re
ward will be paid for his return.
(29 WITTY A. J. PECK.
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From Thursdays Daily.
Wilson & Lowrie, the boss butter
and egg packers, are now shipping a
carlsbad Of butter every other day.
For the season Of the year this is a
biz, business. They now pay l3c. per
pound for butter and lsc dozen for
eggs.
T. P. Baker shipped . car load OF
egga east on Monday, and he is ap.
prshsnsiye that the cold snap will
hasdsn those eggs little too much
for proht.o
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The impeoveInents to the ives, dam
Cf ne OttamWa water. power com.
pany Il completed amidst 10 such job
aswillVtSnd - fear Vt ito failure
need be entertained. As all acquaint.
cd with this improvement know, the
construction Of this dam In the first
place was failure. II finally was
greatly injured aud became unservice-
able. This new dam, though consid-
cradle Of the old material is used
therein, is really for the most part
made Of new material and built to
stand q century, with tho exception OF
repairing the cover, perhaps, at long
intervals. The work has been done
under the supervision Of Capt Ed
ward Ruger, assisted by Samuel Rails
ton, Esq, both Of GAINESVILLE, Wiscon-
Elm. These gentlemen both leave for
home to-day. The work is, in every
way job most creditabie to them.
Capt. Rnger has given evidence
here that he IL thoroughly master of
his profession, that of a civil engin-
eer.
II appeared to be matter of some
difficulty to get the splendid Golfer
dam down and out Of the way, which
WAS about forty feet above the dam.
Capt. Ruger hit upon the plan OF
cutting it down 30 as to leave abou,
foot in thickness standing upon the
Upper side and 80 nearly the whole
material of the Golfer was removed tc
I'LL up the hollow space between il
and the main dam. The foot in thick.
ness held the water until the balance
Of the coff6rdsm was removed Their
cutting this slender barrier the watc,
rushed in and soon Swept away
the thin she'll of the Golfer that wa
left. That Golfer dam was first bull
three years ago and has been partial
lyswept away three or four times b.
floods and rebuilt. 1t finally became
perhapa - good . Golfer dam a. wa
ever built and would of itself un
doubtedly have stood for years.
Our people have found in Captain
Rpger and Mr.. Ralston gentlemen
wsh worthy Of their highest respec
and conidencc.
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Yours until DEATH

Everything goes to show that the
act was committed under great mel
ancholy depression, and it was one
of the most deliberately planned sui
cides on record. II is evident that he
purchased the revolver at Shell Rock
on Saturday, as he was never known
to carry one, and Mr.. Conway sage
that he did not suspect that night that
he had revolver with him. Benton
was young man scarce IL, and he'd
broken himself down by too much
mental work. In the Normal he WAS
never behind, never deficient in his
lessons. He had been scholar under
Prof. Gilchrist at Mason City,
Though he graduated last summer
at commencement, he had been TAX
ing private lessons, and remained at
the Normal until he went up TO But
Ter county to take charge of school
three miles from Shell Rock, He was
a young man of strong impulses, and
dwelt too much upon the visionary
and too little upon the practical side
of life. Among the professors aud
all the teachers, he was fayoritc be-
cause of his briIliancy and inteli-
gence.
Benton's father rssidesaN Usage.
The sad intelligence was sent him by
telegraph Monday morning.
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JoTT1lg0s.

Hce IN the second story OF DIR. War
denis building on Main street.
A young man by the name of Reef
a brakeman on the Central, got hi
foot cut off At Hampton on Monday
There is strife in bloomfield, be
tween the Republican and Democrat
~ to which shall fret announce III,
arrival of baby.
We understand that the Eddy will,
water works have been put in opera
ton on small scale, which will b,
enlarged considerably in the Spring
BY recent decision of the Suprem,
Court, it has been decided that me
chanic's lien does not attach to pub
lie property, SUCH as bridges, jails ant
court houses.
Some man should send a car loat
ofeggs to Bozeman, Montana, prett.
quick, where they bring 81 90 PEI
dozen; chickens sell for rs cents
turkeys S. to sc each.
The Pella Blade says: "All tn,
beer-club rooms in Oskaloosa were
closed by prosecution of the city au
thorities last Tuesday. Whiskey a
the drug stores can be had az usual
w. W. Moore, of Des Moines
Grand Treasurer Of Odd Fellows
says he is not a defaulter to that in
stitution. On the contrary he pail
ont 500 Is more than he received from
the order.
| Bloomfield Democrat: A Bloom
field lady, whose worser half is an
noyiugly absent.minded, calls hin
her careless half,- to distinguish hin
from the Council Bluffs Charles
calf" =
| To-day we received the first mum
Der Of the Black Hills Central, pub
lished at Rockford, Pennington conn
ty, Dakota, dated Sunday, Dec II
III. M. Mcguire & Co., are the editor
and publishers. 1t is 8 5-colum
sheet and is published weekly at
per annum.
4 Bishop Perry, of the Diocese {
, Iowa, is a worker. He made sevent,
. foursvisitations the past conventio
lyear, travelled nearly 10000 mile
within the State, was absent from h
work a vacation OF six months, dnl
/ ing which time he occupied himse
in raising nearly $500 for churc
purposes 10 Iowa.
On the first Of January l.. NJ. Coz
! ley and Geo. Griswold will enter VI
on the practice of the law. The
. have secured for an Office the roo
: now occupied by Gen. Hedrick in Il
I COURIER building. Gen. H. will Ell
make the same place his headqua
filters. We predict that g. & G. wi
: do successful business.
Stoke Of hog product in Chicaf
b on Saturday, the l4th inst: Ne
pork, S3,S24 barrels; other kinds
pork, 1890 barrels lard, 6s,9ll tier
> 90; sweet picked hams, 1895 tier
: es; other hams, $685., 5S2 pound
1
! sweet picked shoulders, l,22l fierce
dry sailed shoulders, 12,O7s, 55s lbs
, sides, 6s,l09.374 pounds.-Chica.
8 journal.
al The Register says: But little whe
) finds it's way to this market now
j, days. Millers say that Polk coun
n has not raised enough Of this gra
I for breadstufls for its inhabitants
d fifteen years past, but when it com
to coal, corn, apples, oats, potatoe
e Republican majorities, or al
e other kind of crop. we're rig
there
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
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THE c., B. & Q.

TIRE c., b. & Q.
OF course no measure would be
complete which should omit the great
Iowa road, the Burlington s. Missou.
ri line. Their Charlton branch will
be completed to Indianola, and the
cars running thereon, within twenty
days. What do they want at Indian
ola? The Rock leland branch can
easily do all the business, and the
plum is not big enough for division
between two such powerful corpora
tons. And now comes in rumor and
says the Charlton branch is only q
short link in grand scheme for o
north and south line through Iowa to
st. Louis; that a survey from Indian
ola to Des Moines has already been
made, and line found only ~
miles long that the C., B. & G. are
negotiating for and have the refusal
up TO q certain date, of the Dea
Moines & Fl. Dodge line; that their
purpose is to purchase this line and
extend their Indianola and Charlton
branch to Ashewa, the nearest direct
route to Des Moines, and SO gain &
Des Moines connection. The c., B.
& Q. company are constructing q
branch between Moulton and Chart
ton, which will be completed next
spring. If they should purchase the
Fit. Dodge line, the completion of the
Monlton branch, which IL certainty,
asit is already under contract, will
give them, by way of the North Mis-
souri, from Moultou, . through line,
via Des Moincs, from Fort Dodge to
st. Louis.
In confirmation Of tho rumored ex-
tension by the e.. b. Il Q. r. R., men,
toned in another place. Tuesdays
Chicago Times says: "The sudden
decline of the stock of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy Railroad COM
pany, Last week, was occasioned by
the fact that at meeting Of the d.
rectors held in Boston, on Thursday,
it was resolved to issue On additional
10 per cent. Of stock to the stockhold-
ers at par, the proceeds to be applied
to the construction Of An extension Of
seventy-five miles Of road from Cres-
ton, Iowa, TO Atchis0u, Kansas, for
the purpose of competing with estab-
lished lines in the latter State for the
traffic Of the Southwest. Heretofore
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
has connected at the last named city
with the Hannibal Il st. Joseph road,
and has been dependent upon il for
. large proportion Of its business.
The extension will make itindepend-
emit Of that line. In Kansas it will be
able to make connection with the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the
Kansas City, st. Joseph & Council
Bluffs, and the Atchison 4 Nebraska
roads. Through these it will open a
connection with tho Union Pacific
railroad al Omaha, and will tap the
Kansas trade and general traffic
throughout Texas, Colorado and
Mexico. Such are the prospects,
held out by the agents of the company.
The present shares of capital 10 $27,-
44,3l7, and the increase will there
fore be $2,764.43l. The company Of
late years have gone extensively into
the building Of branches, and the
total capital stock and bonds has been
increased from $50, 200 600 in 1871 to
$67, 800, 600 in 1875"