Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-24
JoTTINGS.

The name of the Fairfield Democrat
has been changed to Fairfield Tn
buae.
The soldiers Of Appanoose county
propose to have reunion this sum-
mer.
Isaac Rogers was killed at Council
Bluffs, on Wednesday, while coup
ling cars.
The Supreme Court has reversed
the case of the State oc Iowa vs.. Hem
ry, from Wapello county.
Human heads grow until the age
of 40, which explains how some peo-
pie get the big head so bad.
New York papers say that David
Dudley Field, Tilden's right hand man,
got $3.50, 600 of Tweed's stealings.
A mixture of Plaster Of Paris and
corn meal ia said to be dead shot on
rats. Try il. 1t can't do no harm.
The Iowa Peace Society will hold
its annual meeting at Iowa City, May
Goth. Rev. DR.. Healy will preach
the sermon.
Rev. S. M. Osmond, who has been
pastor of the church in Iowa City
since 1861, has rendered his resignation
Of the pastorate.
Thomas Duval, a young man living
in Burlington, accidentally shot him
self on Thursday while out hunting,
and died on Friday.
The first base ball victim of the sea-
son is Albert Walker, aged Ia, Cleye-
land, Ohio, who on Saturday had his
skull mashed with bat.
Morayia, Appanoose county. has
regular old-fashioned, German wind
mill that grinds corn for all the far
mers in the neighborhood.
The widow of the late Senator
Grimes, of Iowa, has recently purch-
ased residence at Washington, on
Vermont avenue. for $4,000.
The Board of Supervisors of Polk
county have decided to bond the
county for $4,000, to bear Z per cent
interest and to run three, seven and
ten years.
Charles Dimmitt, Democratic Dep
uty Auditor, Of Clermont county,
Ohio, has just been tried at Batavia
and found guilty Of robbihg the
county treasury of $4,000.
The Office of the X. & ID. M. al
Sand Prairie was burgla Il Satur-
day night aud All express package of
jewelry valued at $l65 taken. En-
trance was effected by removing
pane of glass.
james Leighton and j. +. Dixon
have leased the Colfax Springs hotel
and all its appnrtcnances TO l.. Il.
Gray, who will be the sole proprie-
tor for.the next year to come. Mr..
Leighton will probably remain in
this city.
Macedonia, Potta wo!tamie county,
is reported 10 have thirty -iive cases Of
small pox. Ii was introduced there
from the Black Hills, by "A stranger
bringing in lot of buffalo robes
This stranger took the disease and
de6 with it.
Harry Cheetam, of Dubuque, took
Miss Molly Quindall out boatriaiug
on Saturday, got into the waves
formed by a passing steamboat and
both were drowned. Ii is supposed
that Ghce.am was intoxicated az he
was good oarsmau.
Suit has been brought against DR..
Crsis, late Warden of Fit. Madison
penitcntiary on his bonds, for $780,
600. The amount Of his bond is $780,
600 for each term, aud he served for
three terms. The suits are brought
in Fremont county, where Craig has
an extensive farm.
THE Des Moines Register says the
latest rumor in railroad circles is that
the c., r. 1. & P. Company propose to
extend their Audubon county branch
to Creston, on the b. 4 NJ, and from
thence to some point on their South
western road; and from Audubon
north to Sioux City. ...
The wife of II. b. Chamberiin, Bur-
lington, made an attempt to commit
suicide Saturday by swallowing five
grains of morphine. The act was OBJ
served by her husband but not in
time to prevent her swallowing the
drug. He soon had physician on
hand and the life OF the woman was
saved. No reason is assigned for the
rash act. So says the HdWkeye.
The beauty and wisdom of the
present State fish law is becoming
very apparent. There is not day
but the boys are taking the finest sort
of game fish out of the river by the
aid of hook and line aud fishing is
better than it has been for twenty
| five years. Nose koon,z caught sew
en- fine salmon, and Mort Heath
caught one between two and two and
half feet long.
just what you want in the shoe line
at Phillips. 5-l0wtf
OttumWa Wooden Mills.
The Ottumwa wooden mills, we are
glad to learn, are to be started up
about the first of May aud will run
through the season by that excellent
| work man. Henry Zulaufi ,Jr flo