Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-25

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MoRNINe, SEPT. Is, 1878.
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Thomas Mulvaney, on . change Of
venue, had trial before his honor
the Mayor, yesterday evening, on the
charge of selling intoxicating liquor
at Dudley, contrary to law. A fine
of 500 and costs amounting to about
$50 was assessed up to the aforesaid
Thomas.
FELL DEAp.--A man familiarly
known by his friends As Dick Rose,
of Eddyville, fell dead in that city
yesterday. 1t seems that he has been
troubled with the ague for some time,
aud while he was enjoying his ordi-
nary health 1t is supposed that he re-
ceived an attack of apop'exy, which
caused his sudden demise.
From Thursdays Daily.
Twenty five or thirty "prairie
schooners" passed through the city
to-day, generally from Illinois to
Kansas, and Nebraska, with a fair
proportion heading towards Northern
Iowa.
This morning Hugh Mcdonald and
Chas. Atwood, in company, stole .
gold watch and chain, valued at $125,
from q man by the name of f. T. Sage.
They also captured from him small
sum of M ney and silver fruit knife.
The case was put in the hands Of
Marshal Trotter and the parties &C.
cused of the theft were arrested this
afternoon.
The citizens of Ottumwa will nat
urally feel little pride in knowing
that Jas. D. Ladd's horse ''Bsshaw,"
in the 2 40 race, took first money at
the State Fair at Cedar Rapids in
three straight heats. Conn Lewis
gray horse, Smuggler, is entered to
trot to-day, in the 2 80 race, and will
give good account of himself. He
is . splendid horse and the time 10
not far off when the Smuggler will
take rank alongside of the most not
ed horses in the State.
From Fridays paiiy.
T. P. Ballard, editor and proprietor
of the Glenwood Opinion, died on
last Saturday, at Denver, Col, where
he had gone for the benefit of his
health, he having been fol-. some time
past afflicted with that dread disease
consumption.
Atwood, one of the watch thieves
arrested for stealing . watch from
Mr.. Sears, had trial to-day before
Mayor Porter and was held to answer
to the District Court. He could not
give bail and was. sent up.
The Agency City Fair.
The Agency City Agricultural So
ciety terminated its third annual ex.
hibition last night.
It was patronized literally by PEG
pie from Agency, Dahlonega, Com
pstine, Pleasant, Washington snd
Center townships, and was an exhi
bition in every respect creditable t.
all concerned. The showing of fruit
and grains would have been credita
BILE to State Fair, and we have wit
messed County Fairs in this county
inferior to it - to quantity and quail
ity of exhibits. In fact as far az i
went it was rs good q showing o
fruits, grains, stock, and fine arts q
one ever sees anywhere.
Avery Jealous and highly com
mendable spirit Of enthusiasm pre-
walls among the people of that envir
onment, which induced them to brin,
together the best productions Of thei
farms, shops and households, and tn
result was an exhibition of whicl
they were Justly proud.
The Society wound up the thirt
year of its existence with every pre-
MUM paid not . dollar of indebt
edness and plenty of money in tn
treasury to start in on their next fair
The managers Of the temperance
jubilee could not during the whole
year, perhaps, have picked on a NOR,
uncomfortable time for their celebra
ton than they did. Yesterday wa
about as uncomfortable as it possibly
could have been, and last night abou
the time for the meeting to begin
it commenced raining at such q rat,
that the most courageous felt little
timidity about venturing out and a
a consequence the house was no
crowded. The meeting was address
ed by Messrs. Drew and Ken worthy
in their usual happy style, and al
though the meeting was not large i
WAS enthusiastic and sc netting like
the meetings in the olden time. Tn,
temperance folks should study the
moon little more before they an
nounce another Jubilee and try and
strike good weather.