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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

From Mondays Daily.
The Ballingall House, to-day, was
practically transferred to the lessee
s. Sanford, Of Washington, who will
take possession on the 18th inst. Mr.
s. bought the furniture outright, fol-
which he paid $500. He leases the
house for three years, with the priv
lege Of keeping it Eve years, at an an.
nual rental Of $4,000, four hundred
dollars per annum to be expended in
repairs, balance cash. The Bsllingall
House has been quite an institution
in the past, and we shall refer to the
matter again at an early date.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
LEGAL.
SHERIFE,S SALE,

BY virtue of an execution to me directed from
the Clerk of the District Court of Wapello county
Iowa, on judgment obtained in said court, OF
the 9Th day Of September, 1877, In favor of Ali,
Ann Foster, as plaintiff, and against Ma, Ida Fool
and oliver Foor, as defendanst, for the sum O
and costs taxed at sci Is, and sccruing costs,
have levied upon the following real estate takeI
ss property OF said defendant, to satisfy sale
execution, to-wit.
Lot % in Grants subdivision of part of Lot.
20 and q of Gimore's subdivision OF the cas-
half Of the northeast quarter of Section "a, IL
io AVA MP - 1c norm TN OF nahge ~ west.
bidder for cash in hand on the 2Sth day Of January
1878. in front of the Court House, in OF
tnmwa, Wapello county, Iowa, at the hour Of
attendance will be given by the undersigned.
Dated at Ottnmwa. Iowa. Dec slst, 1877.
T. p. SPILMAN,
ang.2W.4O Sheriff Raid Co
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
NOTICE. OF AnaTCNMRNT

To all whom ii may Concern:
Notice lie hereby given that l.. Fl. Wilson, IDEAL
er In Boots and Shoes), of Oftumwa, Iowa, ha
made an assignment to me of all his property FOL
the benefit of all his creditors, under Chapter 7
qualified ~ such assignee and filed an inventor,
aud valuation of the said property assigned witt
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court Of Wapello County
Iowa.
All persons indebted TO the said Wilson are mott
fed to make payment to me -and all creditors O
the sid Wilson at the date of said assignment
to-wit: January LIST, 1873, are notified to presen
their claims, duly verified, to me as such assignee
within three months from this date.
Dated at Ottumwa. Iowa. this 5th day of Janu
airy, A. D., 1873 JOSEPH LOOMS,
janI-dl-w6t Assignee
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
MOrlarty 4 Mclaughlin
Sell the Premium AXXX, Lincoln
Flour at 81 80, l2-l4-6td&w

The roads are improving so that a
good many farmers are coming in
with produce, and our town is begin
ming to look like Ottumwa used to
before the food of rain and deluge of
mud.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
DR.. shiloh's System vitalizer.

We are authorized to guarantee this
remedy for the cure of Dyspepsia. In
active Liver, Sour Stomach, Constipa-
ton. Loss OF Appetite, Coming up OF
Food, Yellow Skin, and General Lam
guor and Debility. You must acknow-
ledge that this would be ruinous I'M
less We had positive evidence that II
will CURE. You who are suffering
from these complaints, these words
ere addressed-and will you continue
to suf1er when you can be cured on
such terms? 1t is for you to deter
minc. Sample bottle 10 ccnts; regu-
lar size Is cents. Sold byJ. L. Taylor
& Co.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

What is home without baby ?
Many children have Coughs and
Colds just now, and should have the
greatest care, and bottle of DR..
Marshalls Lung Syrup. Price IS
cents bottle. Sold by j. L. Taylor
a Co.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
MARRIED.

MARRIED.
On ARP-COFFMAS-In this city, Dec. Goth, by
Rev. nr. Healy, Nh. WA. SHARP aud Mas.
JEFFRlES-DKyOL-By Rev. 1. p Teter, Mr..
b. r. JBfFRIRs and Mrs. MAHY b. DsvoL,
both Of this county.
DECENTRALIZATION Tuesday january lat
1873, by Rev Graham, Of klrkyille, Ia, at tbs
residence Of the brides parents Mss Addie
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Harlan to Mr.
Alexander Spesrs, OF Kirkville
Lysr OF PRESENTS. Mr.. O Nosler, silver but.
ter dish; Mrs. Mary Bedwell, preserve dish Mr.
Geo. Bedwell, pickle dish; Mrs Mary Evans sill.
yer cake basket; Mrs Geo. Mitchell, silver vase;
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Nos!sr. set napkins; Mrs
B. Harlan, silk Handkerchief and tidy; Charles
Milford, pocket book Frank Davis, two dollar
bill; j c. wycon, silver butter knife; Charles
Harlan arm chair.
KtN0-CRAIN-.At the residence of the BRIDE ;,
fhssSeF sec; Crala KssS MIan' lsts ISIS. b
KING and Miss AMANDA JANs Grain. both o
Green Township, Wapello county, Iowa.
lCHAMBERs-LER- In Des Moines. Jan. 1, b,
Rev. q. n. DE Long, assisted by Rev VIM
Gill, IL Y. CHAMDsRs, Of this city, and Rosl
BIsHOP-KNIGHT-By Rev I. p. Teter, at tn
Bon Ton, Jan 1. 1875, Mr.. +. j. BisHoP an,
Miss Allie d. Knight. Both Of this city.
YoUNG-BowEN-on Jan ist. by D. schlaga
| Yer ESQ, Mr.. J. ]. fouNd to Miss CARotiS
ABERNATlIY- COTERELL-By the same, 0
Jan. ID, Mn. T. n. ABERNArHY to NAEALA .
! CorT1R1xL, all of Wapello County.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
8 Per Cent. Money

l can loan in sums of $500 and up
wards, to suit borrowers, at per Ct.
and smaller commission than any
person in the city.
el7Wtf w. ii. Z. JAQUES.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Hides, Pelts, Wool, and Tallow
Jos. J. Hadfield, has removed his
hide store to Daggct & Edgerly's
building on Second Street, where he
will continue to paw the highest mar
ket price in cash for Hides, Pelts,
Wool, Furs, Rags, Tallow and Bees
wax. Farmers can make money by
selling to Hadfield. sep 26-w6m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

The CensNur Lfnim entS are of
two kinds. The WHITE is for the Hu.
man family ;the yellow is for horses,
sheep, and other animals. Testimo.
malls of the effects produced by these
remarkable Preparations are wrapped
around every bottle, and may be pro.
cured OF any druggist, or by mail
from the Office of THE CENTAUR CON-
PANY, 46 Dey Street, New York City.
Jan WY
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

We refer our farmers to DIR. For
sha's advertisement. The ALTERA-
TIVE BALsAM proves to be tho best
family medicine in use. Call on your
druggist for a supply.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

When you buy Homeopathic medi'
cines, be suee you get the regular
preparations such as physicians use
A full line Of these on hand from
Luyties' Homeopathic pharmacy. St
Louis, and for sale by
JOHN L. Moore, Ottumwa.
august rs deod&Vly
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

s. r. Snyder will quit the feed
business about the 18th inst. Will
sell stock on hand down at bottom
prices. Persons indebted must call
and settle. S-d5-wl
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
Money to Loan

On real estate security, on long time,
in sums of 5000 and over. Lowest
current rates of interest and commits
sion. Call and get terms.
l2.lO.'77-dAwtf. q. II. LADD
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
ADMlNIsTRaTp,x NOTICE,

Notice Is hereby given to all persons interested
thst on the 81 day Of January. A. D., 1873, thu
Circuit Court OF Wapello County, lows, Adnin.
istratrix of the estate of William Garrison, de-
ceased, late Of said County. All persons indebted
signed, and those having ella ms against the sam,
will present thsm, legally authenticated, to sale
Court for allowance.
Dated January Sd ISIS
HANNAH GARRISON,
janew}t Administrative.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
You Can Make Money

You can wake Money
By buying at j. G.. Meek's store on
the corner Of Market and Main Sts.,
your Dry Goods, Fancy Goods,
Boots and Shoes, SC. Blankets
and Flannels at cost. Meek
buys for cash Of the best houses,
and can and does sell all kinds of
goods as low as any house in Ottum-
wa. He invites the best trade.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
please Give Attention

The old books Of the COURIER are
now set aside and new books opened
We desire to settle all the old &C.
counts at the earliest practicable time
and we invite parties to call upon III
for this purpose. These accounts
must be balanced in some shape. ]
become the owner of all the accounts
and assume all the debts Of the con
Germ. A. IL. HAMILTON
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Ottumwa is utilizing her water
power. She now has means Of work.
ing three hundred horse power of
aqua pura.-Ransas CITY Times.
Yes, ten times three hundred Mr..
Times,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

The Eddyville Advertiser gives the
following as the last exploit of "that
Dunlap boy"
"We notice in the "Colorado" items
of the daily Kansas City Times an &C
count of Willie Dunlap, evidently
the son of J. c. Dunlap, of Park Co.,
going out buffalo hunting alone, kill
ing one, wounding another to mad
ness; his horse being killed and he
wandering around several days. and
finally being picked up by passer-
by with his feet badly frozen"
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

UNION COAL AND MINING coMpANY-oF-
FICERs.
J. C. Peasley, Prest., Burlington.
J. Fl. Brooks, Sec'y, Boston, Mass.
J'L. Lsthrop, Treas. Hannibal, Mo.
S. A. Flagler, Supt., Ottumwa.
VIM. Pierson, Cashier, Ottumwa.
The capital stock is 100000.
Shipments for year ending Nov.
80, 1877, which includes coal taken
from Fix II Postlewaites, 2,497, 600
bushels.
Amount paid for mining and han
ding coal, mine supplies, permanent
Improvements and all other expenses,
$l65,OO0.
During the latter part of 1876, a
strike occurred among the miners
which decreased the business for the
year about one tenth.
Have mines on main line, Z. b. &
O.: Mine No. 8, at Shocks six miles
west of Ottumwa.
Mine No. 2, at Avery, 90 miles west
of Ottumwa.
Mines No. 5 and 6 at Flagler, on
Abba branch, 5 miles east Of Knox
vile.
Capacity of Co. Is now l25 cars daily
of 800 bushels each, or 1850 bushels
daily. Employ 375 men.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Mr.. Andrew Trussell, of Urbana
township, last week, sold 50 hogs that
averaged 35Ola pounds in weight.
one Of these hogs weighed us
pounds. This hog walked all the
way from home to the bridge this
side Of Mr.. Isaac Watson 'sfarm-say
70 miles-through the deep mud and
could nave walked the rest Of the
way.-Albid Union.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

A WORD OF CAUTIoN.-Would il
not be we'll for some of the cousum.
ers of this CHEAP COAL OIL, to take .
small amount of 1t to chemist and
see what dangerous article they are
using; 1T IS WORSE THAN GrNPowDER.
Why endanger your lives with 1t,
when you can buy NoN-ExPLosIyE
SANsPAREII. OH at
tia j. L. TAYLOR & Cos.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

.. Tower, in Market street, is TAX
ing orders for garden seeds, in sums
Of i've dollars and upwards, at the
growers catalogue rates, for the crop
Of 1877, grown on the oldest seed
farm in the United States, and would
be pleased to have a call from old and
new friends. Each order will be
packed independent of all others and
labelled accordingly. Cali on him.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
Cheap Wagons

Durfee s. Pollard have on hand q
fine stock of Spring Farm Wagons
which they will sell for the next six
ty days at lower figures than was ever
made on wagons before in this mar
ket. Now is the time to buy as they
must be sold. levitt
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

All of our merchants seem to have
had an unusual large Holiday trade
in spite of the cry of hard times. j.
L. Taylor & Co. had greatly increas.
ed trade over last year. They sold
wagon loads Of books, albums, toilet
articles, and toys, and yet, having a
jobbing stock to replenish from and
having received from the east, sever.
al invoices of goods, their stock offers
great attractions for New Years pres.
ents. Having by all odds the largest
and handsomest assortment Of Holt.
day goods in the city, they cannot fail
to please every one.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Capt Lamme will pay the highest
market price in cash for buckwheat
at the Wapello Mills. Oh 3m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
G. Il. & Q. RAILROAD.

Ss De " NAtiauoabs
The following comprehensive com.
pilation of the business Of the c. d. 4,
Q. Railroad was made out from the
company's books by Mr.. Armstrong;
chief clerk, Jacob Phillippi, and sho W.
the large local business Of that road
FREIGHT SHIPPED OUT.
Hog prodnct 63 cars, butter and
eggs los care, cattle 81, hogs 50, sheep
10, powder 8, tallow and grease IA,
malt 2, grass seed "a, horses and mules
Is, cooperage4, oil cake 10, linseed
oil II, wool 20, oats 81, salt SO, SCRAP
iron 4, lime 2, green hides SO, general
merchandise AGO, all other freights
23l, coal oil $500 barrels.
FREIGHT RECEIVED.
Sugar 35 cars, salt 80, hard coal %
cooperage 20, lumber 1S4, hogs for
packing II, corn SO, barley %, flax
seed ia, coal oil so, wheat s, flour 40
coffee 4, coke 8, mill stuff IA, agricul.
tural implements Ii, powder 7, cement
8, iron castings "a, metal 2, general
merchandise 1880, received from X
& ID, NJ. r. r., for Chicago, S64 cars
stock, delivered to X. & d. NJ. r. r..
from Chicago 475 cars merchandise
TIA lumber, "a salt, Is other freight
Whole number Of tickets sold 25,,
856.
KEOKUK AND DIES MONIES RAILROAD.
Business for II months ending No.
yember, 1877.
Shipped East--Horses and mules
$40, cattle 1,4OO, hogs 5,S42, lard, tai.
How and hides $50, 5lO lbs, wool 81, SOC
pounds, wheat 560, 79O pounds, corr
40, 400 pounds, oats, rye and barley
1900 pounds, flour, meal, etc. 4O2,
$40 pounds, grass and other seed.
230, 800, green fruit 3,775,l20 pounds
lumber, timber, lath and shingles
8, 368, 600 feet, stone, brick, lime, ce.
ment and stucco $4,000 pounds
salt $4,000 pounds, coal and COX,
!, 10000 pounds, implements ant
machinery 545,52b pounds, eugu, but
ter and poultry 1880 pounds, bee
297, 150 pounds, merchandise 1854,
30 pounds.
Received during II months endin)
November, lS77-Horses and mule
200, cattle $3.50, hogs y, $50, sheep l,
600, pork and beef l,00S, 600 pounds
lard, tallew and hides $50, 500 pounds
wool 1880 pounds, wheat 5,9O4, 90
pounds, corn l,272, 600 pounds, oat,
; rye and barley l1.600,OO0 poundl
-four, meal, SC. 4SO, 200 pounds, gras
and other seeds ], 10000 pounds, pc
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
ADMINISTRATIONS NOTICE

Notice ts hereby given to all persons interested
| that on the 18th day Of Dec, A. d. 1877, the un
dersigned, was appointed BY the Clerk Of theC1rcui
court Of Wspello Co, Iowa, Administrator Of th,
| estate OF Mary Kennedy. decd, late of said coun
payment to the undersgned, and those having
claims against the same will prsa snt them. legal
! ly authenticated, to said Court for allowance.
Dated December eth. 1877.
Ja2-w2 I. j. NELSON, Administrator
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

For SALE CHEAP.-A house and lot
in Blake's Addition. Apply to Jacob
Schwartz, one block south Of Carey
Inekeep. 1-1W4
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Few Thoroughbred
Berkshire Bears, also some Poland
China Bears, for sale at bargain, by
Z. L. Randel, ~ miles north Of Of
tumWA. l-lw3
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
1reasurer,a Report.

To the Board of Directors of the
Wapello County Agricultural So
ciety.
I herewith submit to you my report
as Treasurer Of your Society, for the
year ending January Sth, 1873. DR.,
to cash received, as follows, to-wit:
Oct. 5, of proceeds Of Fair, in
Guiding amount borrowed. s67S.lO
Dec. 10, Of State of Iowa -. 10000
Total amount received. -. $3.50
BY cash paid as folio ws, to-wit:
For expenses including police,
&c. S 62l5
Printing matter. .......... $500
Sec'y salary and postage. 1915
Premiums. 4lO.0O
For new building applied on
rent .....'..... 5000
Totai.................. 1869. &c
REHABILITATION.
Total amount received $S7R. lO
Total amount disbursed 500 80
Balance on hand. ....$ SIC
All of which is respectfully sub.
mitted. N. c. HILL, Treasurer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

HAcKMETAcK, a popular and fragrant
perfume. Sold by J. l.. TAYLOR,
Ottumws, Iowa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Use Orr's Baking Powder, best in
the market-30 cts. per h. DIV
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

A choice farm adjoining the city of
Ottumwa; 100 acres, good house, or
chard, pasture and meadow. Known
- the BENZ. Ladd place.
Apply to CALVIN MANNING.
i2l2dHtf
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Samuel Lilburn, the butter and egg
king, has shipped, during the year,
one hundred and six car loads of but
ter and eggs, principally to New
York, and his business foots up the
sum of $273,S92.l4.
Nick Baker. our principal grain
dealer, reports receipts fully up to or
better than at any time during the
last three years, We have not the
figures.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
From Tuesdays Daily.
Hogs are selling to-day on the
streets at $3.40@ $50.


The residence of Frank O'Neil, in
she upper part of the city, was bur-
glarized, last night. The house was
rumaged pretty generally and
Franks pants carried off. He lost
about $12 or SIS.
The new county officers were in
augurated yesterday. w. 1. Poag
takes w. II. II. Asbury's place as
Treasurer, Geo. Bane, Hosea B. Jones
place az Deputy. ID. w. Stewart
succeeds T. P. Spillman as Sheriff
and Q. A. Wood succeeds John
Slaughter as Deputy Sheriff. Capt.
Hardy and George Fair succeeds ID.
H. Michael and 8. M. Wright as Su-
pervisors, and John Postlewaite sue
ceeds D. ii. Michael as President OF
the Board. w. ii. Resor has quail
fed and will again be Deputy Auditor
IS soon as his health will permit him
to resume his duties. The new
Treasurer informs us that about
81, 200 has been paid in on the tax OF
1877. The board of Supervisors are
to-day engaged in settling with the
outgoing Treasurer.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

G o ~ m no
for
Rent
Cars, Screens, Scales, and all complete
9-d&wtf j. u. BRlsCOE.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Farmers will do we'll to call on j.
L. Taylor & Co., and get supply of
Forsha's Cure for Hog Cholera. 1t
is guaranteed to cure or money re-
funded,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

Use Orr's Baking Powder, best in
the market-30 cts. per ID.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
COAL BUSINESS.

The number of bushels of Goa
mined in this county during the yea
1877 is as follows:
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

m !:
N r77is NOS easily earned In these
UvU{VH times, but 1t oaa made IN three
months by any one of either
sex, in any part OF the coun-
try. who 10 willing to worn
lM steacilY at tbs empioyment We
W furnish. $50 per week In your
own town. Ton need not Do
away from home over night. You can give your
whole time to the work, or only your spare mo-
ments. We have agents Who are making over 120
ptr day All who engage ct oncs can make money
so easily and rapidly st any other business. II
costs nothing 10 try the business. Ter0s and Is
outnt free: Address at once, HALLETr q co, .
Portland, Maine. Juiv ed Avf3rn
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
BREwERIEs.


Bauer & Hansman, Improvement
in their brewery during the year, 81.
900. This company have manufactur.
ed during the year, 2,246 barrels OF
beer, the barley for which was .prin
cipally for Nebraska and Northwest
ern Iowa.
Schafer & Hoffman have made
some improvements ON their extern
sive brewery, and have manufactured
during the year $3.50 barrels of beer
Business Aourishing. Barley bough
principally in Northern Iowa and
Nebraska. Sixty cents was about
the average price paid.
Among the most extensive i'm
proyemsnts in the city this year 10 thu
large brewery Of the VIM. Krame1
Brewing Company. This compan,
was organized May 10Th, lS76, and tn
buildings finished sometime In Janu
ary, lS77. The first brewing wa
made on the 18th Of January and tn
first beer of their manufacture wa
sold in the city, March 23d. Til
building which we have previousl
described, together with land and fiz
lures, cost something over $3,OO(
They have, a. we learn from their set
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

TOTAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR TIE YEAR
S274,2 200.
The following sales, made by our
merchants, have been carefully COM
piled and they will rather run over
than under the amount, as there are
some persons whom we could not see
to get their sales, and we have made
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09
oTTUMWA OIL MILLS.

Messrs. Daggett & Harper, of the
Ottumwa Oil Mills, have handled TO-.
600 bushels Of fax seed during the
year. and have manufactured $4,000
gallons of oil since September last.
They still have q large quantity OF
seed ON hands. Their business has
increased 80 per cent. over 1876.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

We have our figures from F. L
McNair, mine inspector for wapello
county.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-09

ALTERNATELY COTERELL.-By the came, on
Jan. Sd, Mn. T. n. ABERNArRY to NAHALA n
CorTlR1xL. all Of Wapello County.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-19
A f4fDeraI Offer.

NOR SALE :-Tw hundred and fifty
E three and half acres of and, on
the Bayou Nez- ique, in this parish.
in See. 43, r. 9, S R. 8 w, La.
Terms Cash, rs cents per acre, or
equivalent IN lumber sawed TO order.
Address Lake Charles Echo.
feb 81, 1878.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-19
NIMeS FERRY
AND STORE.
One mne above Lake Charles on tne
Calcasieu River.

One mile above Lake Cnitflcs VI pnS
,Caleasieu River.
The undersigned wishes TO inform
thetraveling public and Stock Droyers
that he has put his Ferry and beef pens
III good repair, and is ready TO accom-
modate all who may wish TO cross with
him, with everything that ls generally
required by stock men and travellers
He has large safe Flat, suitable for
crossing any kind of stock; also two
chain booms torswimming. Pasturage
On each side of the river, free OF charge.
Keeps constantly on hand ftlH sup
ply of Groceries, Provisions and For
age. at the very lowest prices!
my9-tt 81 D. NIX