Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-20
JoTTINas.

The Abba Democrat thinks Ives
will be appointed postmaster at OF
tumwa "when Hayes Turns Green
backer."
The result OF the case of Gephart W
Briscoe in the Circuit Court, we learn,
was verdict of about $1,000 against
the defendant.
Jimmy O'Connor, living Z miles
southeast Of town, offers bis 80 acre
farm for sale very cheap. See his ad-
vertisement in this paper.
A threshing machine caught the
coat Of WIN. Hans, in Calhoun coun-
ty, last week, drew him into the ma
chinery and crushed him to death.
The Phil Reiter and John fancy
arrested at Keokuk for counterfeit
ing were formerly saloon keepers in
this city and were always considered
hard cases.
We arc informed to-day that John
Morrell & Co. will commence killing
hogs at the new pork house on Mon
day, tho 18th, perhaps, and will COM
mence buying about the middle Of
this week.
The Chicago, Burlington and Qnin-
cy railroad is pushing three branches
toward completion this fall, one from
Charlton to Indianola; one from
erosion to Fontenelle, and one from
Hastings to Sidney.
The Democrat is the name of new
paper started at Abba; No. | Of which
ia now on our table. T. e. Leonard
10 editor and proprietor. II Is
sprightly six-column sheet and We
wish il financial success.
Morgan Gilmore has commenced
the construction of two story frame
business house just below E. J. Nc
Laughlin's grocery, East Main street.
Tho building is to be 1880 feet and
will be used as restaurant.
Charley Hickenlooper, an old time
citizen of this city, butnow of Monroe
county is in the city. Hc has been
looking around town and says hes is
perfectly astonished at the progress
and improvement Ottumwa is max
ing.
Tom Harrington is pushing the
flume for the big rs inch water wheel
that is to run the pumps of the water
works. The flume is ten feet In di-
ameter, and will have of course, an
immense volume of water. Frank
Fidler is also building the fume for
the Starch factory.
The Sigourney Ne,cs says: "Thos.
Ford, of Van Buren, township, has
five acres of corn which has yielded |
100 bushels to the acre. The corn is
pure yellow, and was brought to the
from Ohio by Yves. Miller, of
Eng. River township. A twenty acre
field AVERAGES 50 bushels to the acre.
Who can beat this?
The inventive genius Of man, 10
the language of "Josh Billings," is
"trooly CRATE" A Nevada man has
invented a combined churn and &C.
cordeon. The cream is placed in the
lower part of the accordeon, and
while the player Is drawing "Carry
me back TO Old Virginny" out Of the
wooden attachments to
the keys are churning butter out of
the cream.
Charley Dorm had a little accident
while at work in the rufiier
works. He was cutting heavy sheet
brass that had been bent little, and
somehow the ends of the two first
fingers of the left hand got in the way
of the shears and were Topped off %
smooth as the surgeons knife could
have performed the operation. The
wound is little painful, but not at
all serious.
IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The suit of
the Devin Estate Us The City of OF
tumwa has been decided by Judge
Knapp in favor Of the plaintiff. This
suit involves the title TO all that por-
tion of ground south Of Main street
and bounded by Washington and
Court streets, and commonly known
as tho "Wharf Ground" lis UNDER
stood that the city will appeal the
case to the Supreme Court
Rev. I. p. Teter, we are happy to
learn, is about to close out the entire
indebtedness Of Main Street church.
This speaks we'll for our community.
taking into account the stringency of
the times; and, also, for the interest
our citizens take in church mstters.-
We congratulate our Main street
friends on their success, and predict
career Of usefulnes to the future of
that, equal to any of the churches Of
the city.