Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-02-06
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Coal is somewhat of a drug in mar
ket at 10 cts. per bushcl.
Boston has feted Bristow and is now
all agog over a cat show.
Eddyville rejoices In having reduc-
ed it's saloons to two in number.
Corn is selling in some portions Of
Missouri at 10 to Is cents per bushel.
Notice Moriarty & McLaughlin's
new advertisement and profit there
by.
The President has appointed g. F.
Lecompte postmaster at Allerton,
Iowa.
Twenty persons have united with
the Main Street M. E. Church since
the present meetings began.
The latest news from Hon. B. +.
Wade, of Ohio, is that he is slowly
getting better and will probably re-
cover.
Gov. Gear has issued his first par
don to Sylvester Fritchee, of Du-
buque county, who was sentenced for
grand larceny.
Galusha A. Grow, once SO promi-
nent in Pennsylvania politics, but lost
sight of so long, is now talked Of for
Governor. He is only 55.
Daniel d. Grsyson Esq, of Alton,
Iowa, has been appointed by Gov.
Gear, Circuit Judge of the Sd Judi
cial vice Judge Hewett, resigned.
Chicago retail merchants are com
mencing to pay out gold in change to
their customers, and at Denver green
backs are at premium over gold.
The Jacksonville Journal suggests
that some one get up . pledge, the
signers of which agree not to giggle,
talk aloud or eat peanuts in public as
semblies.
Let it be remembered that the cold
est day in JAM, 1878, the 7th, the Their
mometer stood at zero, and that the
warmest day, the 18th, averaged 40
degrees above zero.
John Morrell & Co., have killed
and packed to date about $4,000 hogs.
Pretty good when we consider that
flowers have been blooming out doors
most of the winter.
Some Of the counties are comparing
figures as to the salary paid to county
physicians. Clinton county holds the
palm so far. She pays her physician
just $500 per annum
N. B. Sparks, the man convicted of
stealing j. w. Carpenters hogs,
some time since, was sentenced, to-
day, to two years in the Pe%nitentiary
at Fl. Madison, by Judge Knapp.
The Commercial National Bank of
Kansas City, the Topeka Savings
Institute, and the Merchants Nation
al Bank Of Fl. Scott, Kansas, closed
their doors on the 3lst of January.
A correspondent of the Eddyville
Advertiser says the people of Monroe
county had the "most e1piicit conf
dence in Rev. John Darrah'before he
feeced them out of $1,000.
E. A. Daugherty will have a large
sale of stock and farm implements
at his place 6 miles north Of Ottum-
tumwa,on Wednesday, Feb. 18th. Joe
Fulton, the popular auctioneer Of that
section, will do the crying.
President SIagle gives notice that a
Science Institute will be held at the
State University in Iowa City begin
ming June 25th and closing July 9Th.
The privileges of the institute are Of
fered to the educators of Iowa free.
DR.. A Miller, formerly editor o.
the Burlington (Iowa) Hawkeye, was
shot, at Breckenridge, Texas, the 9th
er day, by DR.. H. s. Broils, during
quarrel about DR.. Miller's career at
: Vice Commander Of the Odd Fellow
in that place.
Marshalltown has another scandal
/, A lady arrived there from Amboy
Illinois, to look after her husband
whom she found living with another
and threatened his life. He had he,
arrested and in default of bail sh,
was sent to jail.
The Grand Jury after a ses
sion Of two weeks adjourned sine die
i We arc informed that they returned
0 between sixty and seventy indict
. ments of various kinds. And nov
tho boys who have been away from
8 the city visiting uncles can return.
0 Receiver Grinnelrs annual repor
i of the operations of the Central Rail
road Of Iowa has just been handed il
. to the Secretary of State. The gros
earnings for 1877 were $4,000, a.
. increase Of ST., 1000 over 1876, with ne
4 earnings above expenses of $225,OO(
Taxes are now delinquent. II nc
paid previous to March lst, the inter
est is charged from the first of Eel
ruary at the rate of n per cent. pc
month; May, June and July, at tw
per cent. per month. All lands upo
which the taxes have not been paii
are sold on the first Monday of Octe
Der, for tax.
al The Latter Day Saints, or the fol
n lowers of Joseph Smith, of Maquokt
ia, have purchased the old M.
church of that city, and are putin
N it in thorough repair preparatory I
its being used by them as q place
worship. They have engaged q mil
fl lister from Scotland, who will arriy
"a in a couple of weeks.
u Frank Phillippi, well known in tn
rs city, lately acting as express messel
=. ger, baggageman and brakeman G
- the Leon branch Of the g. BIS @. raj
road, met with quite Q painful acc
rs dent at Charlton Saturday. We ha,
In no particulars, but understand tn
his right foot was caught by Il
ts. wheels Of the cars, he was throw
down and his leg from his ankle
the knee badly bruised. No bon
were broken.
at
III. NJ. Cockrell has moved his T
Store from Market st. to Main, in Il
room formerly occupied by Phillip
whore he has largely added to b
stock of TEAS, and is prepared to 9,
nc goods at the very lowest pric,
o. l,en't fail to call and see him 2d6y
The Dubuque Times has been col
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