Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
JoTTINGE.

nogs 80 Tar TINS season.
The citizens of Oskaloosa have or
ganized Dime Lecture Association.
G. G. Cox, tho oted fruit and oys-
ter dealer, Of keokuk. is going 10 re.
move to Chicago.
The residence Of Mayor Geo. NJ,
Shelley, OF Kansas City was burned
on the I7th inst. The loss was about
$4,000.
Remember the Charity Ball At Fix
s. postlew aite'shall, Christmas night.
Good music, and good time sure to
be had.
| A Keoknk wholesale liquor dealer
advertises ''fine Kentucky Bourbon
and Pennsylvania Rye Whiskey for
Sacrsmentai purposes.
/ Muscatine county has $G,4lO,973
worth Of taxable property and pays,
this year, $2o3, 443 g. in taxes. Mus
catine city pays *57 900 city tax.
Tho Keosauqua Republican says
that Judge Knapp and d. 9. Beaman,
Esq, will, after the Let OF January
form q co-partnership for the prac-
tice Of the law.
The Jasper County Circuit Court
decided that neither Of the con testant-
ants for the Office OF County Record.
or, in tina, county was elected at the
last election.
Davenport has secret society CALI
cd ths knights Of Maccsbees." A 80
ciety Of knights Of Pharisees" will
be next In order, as tho Pablicans
have already organized.
Mrs. Philip Eby, Dunkard, of
Liberty township, keokuk county,
died there recently from the effects
of fatty accumulation around the
heart. She weighed four hundred
pounds.
The Treasurer of Wright county
has just been proven defaulter and
thief to the tune of from 5000 to
$4,000. Whisky made him reckless
and he became felon, and IL disgrace
ed forever.
Frank Pollard, formerly a brake
man on the X. & D. M Road, met
with a bad fall at. Topeka, Kansas,
last week, by which his leg was brok-
en- three times within a space OF Is
inches.
A correspondent ofthe Eidora Led.
ger writes column article, discuss
ing Ottumwa, Marshailtown and 9TH
or towns. The essence of his COM
mupica,ion il that: "Oskaloosa may
always be good bu; Ouumwa will be
great
A. D. Boges, looking fcf good
crop of ice. has adopted tho policy Of
keeping about two acrss on the river
opposite 'new pint cleared from
snow, and one of these days will
have regiment of men up there tax
ing up clear crystal ice
The Supreme Court has decided
that u Coroner has similar power in
tho matter OF the expenses OF his
court tina, Judge has. He can con-
tract bills In the ordinary course of
his business and tho Board Of Super
visors must pay them, just as il they
were contracted BY order OF Circuit
or District Court
1t il proposed to make the town
ship sssessors obey the law this year
in assessing property by assessing
il at its true value instead Of at one |
fourth and one third, as has been the |
custom heretofore. The State Audi
tor will soon it is understood, Issue n |
letter of instruction to assessors TO |
this effect. Sc asya ,ho Strife Regis
ter
A military sensation Ia Washing
ton has arisen from tho allegation
that In recently marrying Mrs. Gen
eral Gordon Granger, tho say BRIDE
groom, Lieutenant Blair, of Santa Fe,
N. NJ, became bigsmist, having al
ready a lawful wife and children in
Scotland. A trial by court msrtial
will follow
The Monroe Mirror SAYS: Mr.. |
"Joe', Jarnigan go, 1881 insurance
money for the destruction nf the ma
terial Of his ColfaN Sentinel office,
and IA 1t is more money than "Joe'
has seen since he has engaged ia tho
newspaper business, be Is going to
to keep it. and no, spend it by Issuing
more Sentmeis.
Mr.. Charles Waters, ofthe Elmo,
Grant county, Wis, sends the Du-
bnque Times the following: "To
prevent rabbits from killing apple
trees, take paper of any kind and
with it wrap the trunks of the trees
,ieing II with wooden yarn. This ia
the best remedy ever found" Let
all who suffer from the deprcdati"ns
of these pests in winter, try IT.
The Sheridan guards, in accord
ance with their usual custom, are
making preparations to have grand
bali on New Years night. Tho young
folks who are 80 fortunate az to re-
ceive an invitation, may consider
themselves happy, because il is the
intention TO make this the grandest
party Of the season. Every detail ia
provided for sud nothing il to be
anticipated but time
James Deer wester, OF Carroll town.
ship. Tama county, was hunting rnb-
bits with two companions, Saturday,
and while mounting s stump to OBJ
tain better view Of the approaching
game, the gun slipped of and the
hsmmer striking the stump, the gun
was discharged, instantly killing the
man. The charge entered the breast
near the heart. Deerwester leaves q
wife and two children.
The Cincinnati Times says: Zone
good advertiser cnt in a daily news-
paper 10 worth bundle of paper cut
cd by brigade of grotesqneiy sppar-
aled mountebanks on street coruers.--
We make no charge for this remark,
but the hidden advice i, contains 10
worth its weight In gold ten times, to
those whose enterprise is not temper
cd By discretion,
Endorsed by the people as safe,
reliable, harmless aad cheap remedy