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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
IOWA wEArhEp sEev,ce


October was warm, changeable and
windy, with more than ordinary rain
fall in the north and east and several
severe wind and thunder storms still,
in the greater psrt of the State, the
number Of fine days was above the
average, especially In the southwest.
AT the Central Station the temper
AZURE of the air was 5O1s degrees,
which is IL degrees above normal.
The rainfall (3.S6 inches) exceeds the
average of October by 2.76 inches,
which excess is entirely due to the
rainfall of the storm of the 18th.
The winds were nearly normal and
aggregated over 5000 miles. Eleven
days were clear, IL fair, and only 7
cloudy, and on 10 days it rained.
In the State, the southwest was de-
cidedly dry, only half an inch falling
in Fremont county. The greatest
rainfall, exceeding five inches, occur
red from Iowa to Jackson county and
down to Scott county. The southeast,
northeast and north of Iowa received
over three inches of rain, while in the
central and southwestern Iowa less
than two inches fell.
The mid-month storm was the
most extensive and brought the great
est rainfall during the month, espe-
cially in middle-eastern Iowa; it was
also severe as a thunderstorm, and a
tornado ran up the Boyer-river track
of this years Easter Sunday tornado,
in Crawford, Carroll and Sac coun-
ties (Oct. 15). The much less extern
sive thunderstorm of the eighth gave
the greatest rainfall in Iowa county.
severe hail and wind storms raging
locally south and northeast of this
point, in Keokuk and Jones counties,
small but very destructive tornado
traversing the southern half of the
town of Monticello, totally destroy
ing 10 houses, two churches and dam
aging AZ other buildings. The storms
of the 10th were also severe in the
northern part of eastern Iowa.
The first general and heavy frost
occurred on the 10Th, slight snow fall
took place two or three times In GEN.
trail, eastern and northeastern Iowa
during the closing and coolest decade
of the month.
Prairie fires did considerable dam
age in the northwestern counties.
No sun spots were seen until the
last day of the month, when . very
large round spot was seen SO far from
the suns rim that it would have been
visible to us on the Goth already, had
the weather permitted the examina-
ton of the suns disk.
GUsTAvUs HINRICHs.
Central Station. l. w s. Nov. 4. 1879.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

An exchange appropriately sug.
gests that should the coming winter
be a long and cold one, as the wealth
er prophets predict, there is proba-
ability that there will be much suffer-
ing among the poorer classes, even in
Iowa. There will be many thinly
clad and hungry folks, little and big,
unless relief of some kind is furnish
ed. The best kind of relief that can
be extended to these people is to fur
nish them work even at low wages.
Therefore, If you have plenty don't
throw any oft away on useless finery
and luxuries, but devote at least q
small portion Of it to assist those who
may demand your benefaction.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The following appears in the pro-
ceedings of the District Court of
Jefferson county, CLEANED from the
Ledger:
State vs. Wright and McIntire, as
sault with intent to commit murder.
Dismissed.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

Efforts are being made to establish
a Temperance League newspaper in
Des Moines. That's right. There's
no place in Iowa so good for starting
newspapers as Des Meines. They
are born and die here with greater
ease and more marvellous rapidly
than any place we know of. So the
Register says.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

VIM. Drake, formerly p machinist
and long time a citizen of Ottumwa,
has returned and has accepted the po-
sition of engineer at the water works
pumping station.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

On the Goth of this month there will
be an extensive sale of cattle, hogs,
horses, mules, ETC., at the farm Of the
Clapp Bros, near Dahlonega. Six
months time will be given on all sums
over s..
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
q ON
Y1SZUV.
rask has Swans note, $50.

Ak0oh A00 y W 0n uVkCs YxOVs
Steadman's judgment, 1877.
They both belong to me.
! love mother so much. This is
hard for me to die. But must do it
now, and have thought Of it for
Fred, collect all the money you can
before the creditors take the books.
Sell Billy for what you can. Give all
the money to mother. Your poor
father, D. B. A.
Upon another slip of paper enclos-
ed in the same envelope was found
the following, which it is supposed
was an inventory of his unmortgag-
ed goods: Billy and his harness !;
open buggy and express wagon Hem
erickson double harness carriage
covers all robes and blankets whips
and tools; clocks and watch and al
Office furniture and lamps. The above
all are not mortgAged.
This in reality settled the fact that
Mr.. Abrahams had committed sui
eide, but there were so many conflict
ing statements that the police were
not satisfied to allow the case to rest
with this partial investigation. 1t
was reported that the son Fred, who
10 about IL years of age. was wild
and ungoyernable, and caused his
father considerable trouble, and it
was suggested that the letter might
have been written by the person who
did the murder.
But the general facts do not bear
out any such theory. Abrahams had
been at one time quite well of, but
was on the rapid decline, and was up
wards Of so years Of age. He had
kept to the house for the last ten days
and all who came into contact with
him have noticed that something
weighed heavily upon his mind. To-
days developments will doubtless
clearly show that he died by his own
hand.
The Inter- Ocean says: How he
came to his death 10 ct present an open
question. A casual investigation of
tho circumstances under which the
docAased was found would suggest
miss dventure, but . minute inspec-
tioR Of details, of the relstionships of
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

We don't feel very much set up
over it, butt amt every county that
has sheriffde jure, q sheriff de facto
and sheriff de .tuncto, as Wapello
county has.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
The fairfield LEDGER saws: "Ottum.

The fairfield Ledger says: "Ottum-
was new pork house is fast approach
ing completion, and our farmers and
people generally rejoice in the good
fortune of our sister city. If the
business is carried ON az extensively
40 present appearances indicate JEFF
ferson county may ship her hogs
west instead of east"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

Spencer Warrington, one of the
first settlers of .Appanoose county,
and the founder of Centerville, died
at his home in Independence town.
ship, on Monday the 4th inst, aged Il.
The Citizen says:
A week ago last Friday he was
kicked on the shin by a mule and
without dressing the wound, rode to
Centerville and returned home on
Saturday in the snow storm without
an overcoat and caught severe cold
which settled in the wound causing
modification and producing death.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
q samuals IA SON

Have just received 100 cases of Men
and Boys boots, which they will sell
at from rs to so per cent. cheaper
than any house in the city. Give
them call before buying. 6w2
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
8 Per Cont Money.

/ can loan in sums of $500 and up.
wards, to suit borrowers, at per Ct,
and smaller commission than any
person in the city.
sl7wtf w. H. c. JAQUEs.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
ITEMS from the State Registe,.

A letter from Judge Rothrock's
family, received in Des Moines yes
terday, Gays the Judge is still under
treatment at Philadelphia, but that
his injured eye is no better.
B. F. Shaw, Fish Commissioner,
left last night for the great lakes,
where he goes to collect trout eggs.
He hopes to plant three millions of
them in the Anamosa Matching house.
The number of gallons Of fermented
liquors consumed in the United States
last year was 3l74656Ol. Estimating tho
population at 45, DOC, 900, calculation
will show that every man, woman,
and child in the United States drank
over seven gallons of beer, ETC., last
year, if each got his or her proportion.
If one-half of the people drank none,
then the other half must have con-
eumed fifteen gallons per head.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The young people Of Fairfield have
started a new amusement at the OPP.
era House, viz: q nut cracking and
taffy pulling.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The Independent says: "A man by
the name of Sylvester, living in Com
petine township, was in town, Tues
day evening, inquiring after II Lead
of cattle that had been stolen from
him Saturday night. He had sent
word to Ottumws, Oskaloosa, Sig
Quincy and went from here to Fair
field, but the last we heard no clue to
the whereabouts of the thieves or the
cattle had been obtained. They were
evidently driven off in the evening az
soon as the family had gone to bed
They were in lot close to the house
and he had been out to look at them
only a short time before. just after
going to bed he heard q noise in the
stock lot but thought nothing Of il
till he found his stock gone in thu
morning"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The Burlington Gazette man has
gone into the resurrection business.
He is out for Tilden a. candidate
for President in 1880!
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
UCSTANUS lin KICHS.
Central Station, l. w. S., Nov. 5, 1878
Saving Fish From Destruction.

The Anamosa (Iowa) Journal, gives
the following account of Fish Com
missioner Shaw's expedition: "Fish
Commissioner Shaw returned home
Saturday night. He informs us that
his expedition down the Mississippi
to rescue young game fish from the
receding waters Of the bayous along
the river shores. disbanded Oct. pa
The expedition was made in steamer
Dart, from Lyons, T. S. Pelton, cap
tain and pilot, and e. Hollinshead,
engineer. The ague and malarial fe-
yer turned the steamer into floating
hospital for days at time, and new
men supplied the places of those that
were obliged to return home. Oper-
ations were begun four miles north
of Lansing, Winneshiek county, and
the bayous were thoroughly seined
on both sides of the river as far south
ward as Burlington. 1t is estimated
that the labors of the expedition have
saved 100000 fish from destruction.
One hundred and sixty solid bushels
of young fish were taken. Last year
it was estimated that there were 10000
fish in bushel, but this year the fish
are larger, averaging from q fourth
of ar inch to four inches in length,
and were estimated at the rate Of
$4,000 to the bushel. The greater
quantity of the fish taken were re-
turned to the waters Of the Mississippi
pi, and the rest were distributed
among the streams in the interior Of
the state, as follows: A car load was
fpf In hA xs-n% 40 ~
line of the Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road, between McGregor and Spen-
GER; car load along the line of the
Turkey branch of the G. d. & NJ, be-
tween Buena Vista and Waudena; a
car load along the line of the Illinois
Central, between Dubuque and Sioux
City; car load along theilin of the
8. A. & D., between Cedar Rapids and
Sabula; car load in the waters along
the line of the Chicago & Northwest
ern, between Clinton and Council
Bluffs q car load in the waters along
the line of the Chicago, Rock Island
4 Pacific, between Davenport and
Council Bluffs; car load in the wa
tiers along the line of the Southwest
ern branch Of the Chicago, Rock Is.
land & Pacific, between Muscatine
and Centerville car load in the wa
tiers along the line of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, between Bur-
lington and Council Bluffs. All this
work was done by the railroads free
of charge. The varieties of fish saved
were croppies, black, yellow and
striped bass, sunfish, wall eyed pike,
white and ringed perch and channel
catfish. The expedition would have
continued its labors further south
ward but the inclement weather COM
PEELED them to disband. The total
cost of the expedition was about nine
hundred dollars.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
Mortgage Notes Wanted .
The following appe

/ will purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgage.
WITT o. M. LADD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

Davenport has more street rail-
roads in operation than any other
CITY in Iowa,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

THIS standard article is compound
cd with the greatest care.
Its effects are as wonderful and rs
satisfactory as ever.
1t restores gray or faded hair to its
youthful color.
1t removes all eruptions, itching
and dandruf. 1t gives the head a
cooling, soothing sensation of great
comfort, and the scalp by its use
becomes white and clean.
BY its tonic properties it restores
the capillary glands to their normal
vigor, preventing badness, and MAX
ing the hair grow thick and strong.
AS dressing, nothing has been
found SO effectual OF desirable.
A. A. Hayes, Md, State Assayer
Of Massachusetts, says, "Thc con-
stituents are pure, and carefully Sc
lected for excellent quality and
consider it the BEST PREPARATION
for its intended purposes"
Price, Ono Dollnr.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
u you want 70 be- strong, he.lth,

UyVo WdUS 20 Do StH0u&, H60utnv,
and Vigorous, take + F Kunkel's Bitter Wine OF
Iron. No language can convey an adequate idea
OF the immediate and almost miraculous change
produced by taking E F Kunkel's Bitter Wine OF
Iron in the diseased, deb,litated and shattered
nervous system Whether broken down by ex-
cess, weak By nature. or impaired by Sickness.
the relaxed and unstrung organization is restored
to perfect health and vigor. sold only in 81 bot
ties. Sold BY druggists and dealers every where.
NERVOUS DEBILITY! NERVOUS DEBILITY
Debility. . depressed, irritable state OF mind, 4
weak, nervous, exhausted feeling, not energy
consequences OF excesess, mental overwork This
nervous debility finds sovereign cure In +
Kunkels Bitter Wine Of Iron. 1t tones the system
dtspels the mental gloom and dependency, and
rejuvenates the entire system. sold only In 81
bottles. Get the genuine. Take only Z r Kun
kels; it has a yellow wrapper around it, biz
photograph on the outside. Sold by your drug
gist. + Kunkei, Proprietor, No $50 Norit
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa Send for circula,
or advice free. Try my great remedy. Get II o.
your Druggist, Fix bottles for five dollars. Il
cannot fail Ii 10 guaranteed 10 do as il recon-
mended
WORMS. WORMS, WORMS!
EFF Kunkers Worm Syrup never fails to re-
move all kinds of Worms. Seat, Pin and Stom.
ach Worms are readily removed by Kunkelt
Worm Syrup. DR.. kunkel Is the only Successfu
Physician In the country for the removal Of
with h. ad and an complete. alive, and no fee un
| til head is passed Common Sense teaches 1
Tape Worm can he removed, all other worms car
readily be destroyed ASK your Druggist for
bottle OF Kunkels Worm syrup. Price 81 per bot
tie. 1t never fails 1t he has it not. have him &c
Ninth Street Philadelphia. Pa. tAdvice at ofiic'
1 free, or by mail)
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
A new sw,indle upon farmers is !

A new swindle upon farmers is re-
ported. tits perpetarted as follows:
A sleek looking fellow calls about
meal time aud represents himself as Q
government agent to gather crop sta
tistics. He is Of course invited in and
fed when, after gathering his sham
report, he offers to pay for his meal
or lodging, as the case may be. For
. single meal he is willing to pay .
dollar, and usually hands the horny
handed son of the soil q $40 bill, TAX
ing So of good money, and leaving !
bogus $40 bill in the farmers wallet.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

From wednesdays Daily.
d. T. Miller returned from Sig
Quincy to-day and reports Ira Myers
- getting along first rate. He 10 a
little restless but is improving rapid
ly.
The case of the State We VIM Car
ter, charge of robbery OF George
Lowe, was decided, yesterday evening,
by Mayor Porter holding Carter to
answer to tho District Court in the
sum Of $4OO.
We hear it rumored on the streets,
to-day, that Ladd's pork house is to
be prepared for business sometime
soon and run this winter. We did not
learn the names of the parties who
propose to operate it.
Adam Schworm is hotel keeper
and his single hangs out over East
Main street. A week or two ago he
had . boarder, In fact, two of them,
who pretended to be exhibiting one
Of Edison's speaking telephones.
These boarders should not be con-
founded with the party who did ex-
hibit one of these wonderful machines
in the room near the Iowa National
Bank, but they we're different set Of
people.
They enjoyed Adam's good cheer
for something over . week and seenl-
ed to be we'll satisfied but one
morning they failed to come
to their feed. Each sue
ceeding morning found them absent,
and Adam felt NO distrust, as the ma
chine was still in the house and was
certainly worth the board bill.
Things went along about - usual,
Adams wriggling the box every day
until this morning when he concluded
he would sss about "dese dings" and
start an exhibition of his own. In
the meantime some of his friends ad-
vised him to be careful, to do nothing
rash, and above al to have the Law
on his side and to look out for infer.
nal machines. To-day he employ cd
an expert and in the presence Of q
competent jury had the box opened
and it was found to contain, not 4
speaking telephone or any Other
phone, but Billy Stellar's broken
grind-stone, carefully wrapped up in
paper to keep it from injuring the
box.
Adam 10 . German of pure blood
but IL IL on record that his Language
bore no resemblance to the mother
tongue, but sounded decidedly pro-
fame and folks in an adjoining room
thought they detected = symptom of
sulphur in the air. The next time .
man has . telephone to exhibit he
had better 60 somewhere else to
board. -
Sheriff McCue returned from Mt.
Pleasant this morning, bringing with
him four incurable insane people ~
follows: Harriet Howard, j. w.
Crutchfield, (colored), Almira Weeks
and Chas. F. Gsrvey. They are no,
Wild or boisterous by any means. but
the evidences of their terrible malady
10 painfully apparent by every move
msnt. They will be taken to thu
poor farm where they will be taker
care Of the best that can be under thu
circumstances. 1t 10 great pity tina
such people could not be cared for .
theasylum built at the expense Of tn
State especially for such purposes
Wspello county can take care of hel
insane % we'll % other counties, and
has no especial complaint to offer, blu
yet We think those poor unfortunat
people could have been cared for a
Mt. Pleasant better than they can b
ct home.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

Large variety of Ladies' Cloaks,
Nubias, ETC., just received by
B. SAMUELs & Son,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
For SIX DOLLARS

We will send by mall One Half Dozen of our
Charter Oak City Shirts, unlaundered, an'eed
perfec first quality WamsCtta muslin, fine pure
linen 3ply bosoms, two styles, finished for collar
stud. bosom for screw stud, cuffs or bands all with
buttons II desired. Give size o. collar. length Of
arm from center Of back to knYckle Of little fin
ger. arm bent; also directions how TO finish boz
SONS, etc MCCu LLouGH & RcBER' SON, Shirt
Manufacturers, Hartford, Conn.
E3-Mention this paper
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

WANTED.-A fresh milk COW, moi
oser 6 years old. Must be a good
mixer, and gentle. Don't care about
size. Address NJ, Courier Office.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The closing sale of clothing Of Lit
tie Nusbaum has been 20 immense
that he has employed additional help,
new invoices Of clothing are being re-
ceived daily. 6w2 +.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

Another New Enterprise.
1essrs. Inskeep & Burnham, yes
terday, sold the Dan Davis lot At the
foot Of College street. to Messrs. Will
son 4 Lowrie, on which they will
Immediately erect what they call .
refrigerator store room. This build
ing will be of brick two and half
stories and basement high, 66x8O feet,
fitted up especially for the butter and
egg business, and will contain large
refrigerator, sufficient to hold sever
al thousand barrels Of eggs and
thousand tubs Of butter at the same
time, and besides will be fitted up in
every other respect equal to the best
establishment In the country. Messrs.
Wilson b Lowrie, during the hot
weather Of this summer, labored UNI
der many disadvantages, owing to
the Inconvenience of their building.
and with their push and enterprise
such Inconvenience were mot to be
endured, hence the arrangement for
the erection Of this new and complete
establishment.
From present appearances the
weather viii favor them and 90 soon
- the material can be procured work
viii be commenced and be pushed
through to completion a. fast IS pos
sible. When they move into their
new quarters their business will be
greatly enlarged, giving employment
10 many hands, besides furnishing .
sure and reliable market for the
products they handle and enabling
them to carry their surplns through
hot weather. We wish the new en-
tsrprise the largest measure of sue
cees.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

The State Register says: "Secreta-
~ Young, everybody in Des Moines
will regret to learn, proposes to re-
move from this city to his old home
ct Abba % soon - his term of Office
expires. He desired to remain in
Des Moines but NO business opening
appears to present itself. Mrs. Young
and the family expectto leave to-day /;
and the Secretary will remain until
after the first Monday::in January.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13
the Dead Alive Again.

Last night, . man by the name OF
Bill Robinson, living with his family
over Fulton's grocery ON the corner
Of Court and Second street, got ont
Of humor with his wife and conclud-
Cd to scare her into some expression
Of affection for him. When he got
about % mad - he could be and his
better half showed no signs of relent-
ing, he tumbled over apparently -
dead % herring. just how we
don't know. but Dr.:Dsvis the..expee-
Ter was ono OF tho first people ON the
ground, and he devoted himself to
the resuscitation Of the dead man, but
no wouldn't resuscitate worth cent.
The pesler sent post haste across the
strest for hartshorn but the fellow
paid NO more attention to it than II 1t
had been the distillstion OF . thousand
flowers, the balm Of which seemed to
sooths him TO rest. In the meantime
! doctor had been sent for and BIO pre-
scribsd the padding Of the follows
bare feet with : paddle and II he was
nat supposed infallible
Va snfs to bring him to life
Ieain. This severe test only seemed
3 causs ! more heavenly smile to play
,vsr his features, and he wss far