Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-17
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The argus, the democratic paper at
Webster City, has suspended.
A laugh is worth hundred groans
in any market.-Charles Lamb.
The kind of dentists the country
wants are those who extract teeth
without payin'.
| Rev, DR.. Burns has rendered his
resignation a. President Of Sir pson
College, at Indianola.
| w. A. Van Orman, of Union, Mar
shall county,is under arrest for being
too numerously married.
Ackley has young lady who
weighs four hundred and fifteen
pounds in her summer clothes.
Davis County Normal Institute be-
gins July 3Oth, and continues four
weeks. o. A. Shots will conduct 1t.
An exchange says, "Not one man in
thousand marries the girl he most
wanted" Now, that's too bad. What
did you tell us for?
Bishop E. r. Ames, of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, is Ill from dia-
betes, at his home in Baltimore. He
is seventy-two years of age.
VIM. Going has been held to bail
at Des Moines in the sum of $500 tor
Going off with horse that didn't be-
long TO the aforesaid William.
State Leader "GrOund was broken
yesterday for the Polk County In
sane Asylum. 1t is to be located on
the Poor Farm and to cost about $5,-
OOO"
We are informed that Robert Al
cock, living ~ milos southwest of
town, was seriously overcome by heat
a day or two ago. but is now recov-
ering.
The first ripe apricots of the season,
as far as we have heard, have been
gathered from Gen. Hedrick's or
chard. They are perfect and Of very
! fine flavor.
The Sigourney Revie,o democrat
icl has two column article telling
why it don't want Weaver for Con-
gress. 1t is bitterly opposed to the
tail swallowing the head OF the ana
conda.
We are in receipt OF the premium
list of the Kansas City Exposition,
which comes of September 18th to
2lst 1t is open to the world aud Of
fers $4,000 in premiums.
1t was about this time of year
when the little boy expressed the
wish that he was built like q hen
coop, out of lathes, 80 that the breeze
could blow right through him.
The Sioux City journal thinks that
beer, cucumbers and young onions
make nice, wholesome lunch to go
to bed on this warm weather, provid-
ones conscience is clear, and his will
made
A tramp attempted to rape wo-
man near Norway, q short distance
from Cedar Rapids, when her
screams brought ueighbor to her
rescue who shot the villain dead in
his tracks.
| The Fourth Iowa Congressional
Convention met at Mason City on
Wednesday,. Ii WAS very harmoni-
Gus Hon. N G. Deering was lenom-
mated by reclamation. There was
not dissenting voice.
j. Ii. Convers, of Damariscotta,
Me. has kept record of the temper
aturo in that locality for over thirty
years, and says that in that time
no such extended heated terms
as the present has before occurred.
Dispatches of the 18th inst. to the
Chicago papers from Madison, Wis
consin, FIT. Wayne, Indiana, and Du-
buque and McGregor, Iowa, relate
extensive damages to growing crops
by destructive storms Of last Friday
and Saturday.
| A Georgia paper having said :
alexander II. Stephens still defies
the democratic party of the eighth
district. Will they succumb? That's
the question" The Augusta Chroni-
Gle says: "They will suecumb. Ask
us something hard
Ues MoineS Ne,cs: Gen. Hedriek
is pushing forward the Cedar Rapids
and Ouumwa railroad project vigor-
ously, and has enlisted somo of the
leading capitalists of the State in the
enterprise. That road may be con-
sidered as fixed fact.
We are in receipt of the premium
list of the Lucas County Agricultural
Society. Their Fair is to be held
September oath to Goth inclusive.
The job was done at the Patriot office
and is the neatest thing of the kind
we have seen this season.
Lem Dotson and Isaac Feeney, who
were arrested on the charge Of horse
stealing, took change of venue from
Esq. Roberts to Esq. Utter, of Eldon,
had their examination and were dis.
charged for want of evidence to con-
meet them with the crime.
A soldiers reunion is to be held at
Des Moines, Sept 4, 5 and 6. Gen.
John A. Logan is to be invited to de-
liver an address, and Gen. Sherman,
Secretary of War McCrary, Gen.
Williamson aud Gen. Phil Sheridan
will have invitations to attend.
| PoIsoNED.-A daughter of Miller
Ford, living miles southeast OF
Blakesburg. aged IL years, was pois-
oned on Friday from eating May
iapples, and died the same day. She
was buried at Blakesburg at ten
O'Clock Saturday. Children had bet.
ter beware of eating this poisonous
fruit.
Mrs. Louisa Bryant, wife of Rev. J
1 w. Bryant, died at Etna Mills, Sis.
EpvoIl county Gal IN tho 10Th nj