Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-11

.sfH9nJo TT1Nos.
The brickmakers are the busiest
and happicst men we know of.
The Monroe county fair comes of
at Abba, on Oct. I'd, Sd and 4th.
Keokuk has sent nearly thousand
dollars to the yellow fsver sufferers
Tho King Of Siam has 5000 wives,
He don't have TO pay 500 for . lee
ture. 81
Messrs. Kiscr and Pierson are 10
the oats market and are buying In
large quantities.
II will take 100000 brick, kiln
count 10 build the walls Of the Of
tumwa Starch factory.
A gresnback 10 worth within y Of
cont q much ~ : gold dollar, and
now nobody wants gold.
The prospects now are that We will
have the finest Agricultural Fair ever
known 10 Wspsllo county.
Morrell 4 Co. have commenced the
erection or their stock pens. Work
on the pork house Il progressing rap
idly. 5000 s
G. Templin has left In our Office q
bunch Of Hyslop crabs that are the
finest We have seen anywhere this sea-
son.
Datns w. Coon. formerly Major Of
the Second lows Cavalry, 10 among
1t oss having the yellow foyer at
Grenada, Miss.
The Pork House and Starch Facto-
ry are we'll under way at our sister
city, Ottumwa.--Oskaloosa Standard.
One time you are right.
There is hot dispute going on In
an eastern debating club - to who il
the oldest, Sojourner Truth or Susan
B. Anthony. The adherents Of Susan
rather have the lead.
The elevator Of Messrs. Fix and
Postlewaite ct the foot Of Market
street 10 progressing we'll. The foun-
datien is completed except that part
to be used for . cellar.
The next thing anybody knows
some one will have . patent on q
bnnghole and collect royalty ON oil
the old barrels In the country
There's millions in it-Hasckeye.
"Do not marry = widower," said
the old lady. "A ready-made family
10 like . plate OF cold potatoes"
"Oh! I'll soon warm them over" re-
piled the damsel- che did.
Judge Thomas, Of Jacksonville,
H., was married recently, in the
ninety third year ofhis age. He exc
planned to the heirs that he couldn't
get along any longer without some
body to scratch his back.
j. A. Reeves, Of uahlonega Tp.,
threshed 271s bushels Of Green Noun
tain Spring wheat from 81 dozen
sheaves. 1t Is No. l wheat. The
yield is about Is bushels to the
acre. Hc says corn 10 going to be splen-
did.
The Board Of Supervisors of Ply
mouth county passed resolution last
Tuesday ordering that traMps ard
Migrants be set to work on the county
poor farm. The brotherhood will
probably pass by on the other side
hereafter.
The Agency Independent says: "Mr
James Lynn was brought home from
Ottumwa, Monday, sick. He has NOT
been well for some time and was in
Ottumwa on the jury. He was taken
violently i'll and was brought home
where he is now very sick.
The Greenbackers of Nebraska
have on their State ticket former
member of the State Legislature who,
for certain peculiarities, was faceti-
ously elected by his fellow repressn-
tatives - committee Of ono to revise
the Lords Prayer and amend the
Ten Commandments"
The Chicago Journal say there has
been very great increase in the de-
mand for standard silver dollars OF
late, and the prospect seems to be
that the large stock now on hand in
the Government vaults will be very
materially reduced, Notwithstanding
the large amount being coined contin.
nally.