Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-10
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Richard Butcher, of Eddyville, is in
the city, the first time for ten month.
Mr.. B. is looking much better than
might be expected.
Mr.. Wiley returned from the East
this morning, looking as gay as a
meadow lark in August He informs
us that he has been awarded the con-
tract for building water works at
Tiffin, the county seat of Seneca coun-
ty, Ohio. The works there will be
similar, somewhat, 10 those in this
city, and water power will supply the
water works. The Tiffin folks have
given their contract to gentleman
who will crowd things through and
fill the contract to the letter. Mr..
Wiley will superintend the new
works in Ohio, while his interests in
this city will be cared for by Mr..
Parks.
Mr.. Peck, Blakesburg mail carrier,
brought to this Office, to-day, a sam
pie of oats. They were grown upon
the farm Of Richard West, of Adams
township, and the stalks measure six
feet two inches, cut off just above the
roots. They are the common white
oats variety, and there is field of 20
acres standing just as thick as oats
can grow out of the ground. The
sample was not selected at all and
represents jus. fair average
growth.
One of the proudest men in the city
is that old locomotive engineer,
Mark Strausler, and the occasion Of
his pride is the return to him, this
morning, of his old engine, No. 269,
which is just out of the shop as
bright and pretty as the most artistic
work could make it. The old
man, this morning, after careful ex-
animation of every bolt, nut and bar
about the concern, mounted the foot
board, the happiest man, perhaps, in
the employ of the road, and if he
don't take her to Creston on time il
will not be his fault nor the fault OF
the engine either. Mark ia an accom-.
plished engineer, the oldest, we be.
lieve, on the road, and is a living GU
riosity in that he went through the
Tyrone wreck few years ago, with.
out permanent injury, as his engine
was literally torn to pieces. We hope
that he and No. 269 will keep insep
cradle and out of the ditch fol
many years to come.
From Fridays Daily.
Yesterday was one of the mos
peaceble days ever known in the cit!
on such an occasion.
R. N. Harlan, after several month
absence in st. Louis and other south
ern cities, returned last night.
James Beatty lad Is years ole
and mail carrier on the line between
Knoxville and Otley, was drowned
Saturday while trying to ford creek
Richard Williams and family re
turned from Labette, Kansas, yester
day. VIZ. w., we are sorry to say i
in very bad health, suffering will
rheumatism so as to be hardly abb
to get around.
Samuel Buchanan, farmer acros
the river, laid upon our table to-day
aspecimen of his rye, this year. /
lie immense. How jolly it makes u
all to see the farmers smiling out o
the right corner of their mouths thi
year.
OOAA oAoy, yCbtCAu oy SVShAuS W AAA
driving out to the picnic received
severe fall which fortunately resulte,
in nothing serious. He in compan
with his brother L. E. was drivin
along at pretty good speed when
wheel came off the buggy and threw
the entire party out. John tries Il
walk lame but will soon be all RICH
again.
MOST BEAUTIFUL WHEAT.-A. Stu
Der, of Columbia township, showed
us to-day q sample of the "ClaussoI
white" wheat, raised by him. H,
obtained it two years ago from th'
Agricultural Bureau at Washington
We are sure we never saw handsom
er wheat. The head is very large ant
the berry gerry large and white
Mr.. Stuber has raised about fou
bushels of this wheat and intends t
SOW it all this year.