Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21

abundant crops from the trees and no
curculio. He says he removed the
sod for about two feet all around the
body of the tree and then deposited
wood ashes in the cavity about two
inches deep and left the trees in this
condition. This process he goes
through both spring aud fall of each
year. The specimen plums are large,
perfect and delicious.
From Thursdays Daily.
Rev. Edward Dudley, who for two
years past has been located at Prairie
City, Ills. is in town, and called to-
day. He has returned to Agency
Township to live, and his old neigh
bors and friends will give him a cor
dial welcome.
From Fridays Daily.
There was a good deal of discus
sim and no small amount of the 9TH
er kind of "cussin" around the Ball
ingall House, last evening, in regard
to the action of the Democratic Con-
gressional Convention. Col. Trimble,
Weaver's groom, appeared to be par
ticularly anxious to smooth the mat
ter over, but there were good many
angry democrats to conciliate, and he
had big contract on his hands.
Mrs. Ida J. Dale, wife of James M.
Dale of Appanoose county, suicided
on Friday last, by taking strychnine.
She had been married but short
time and appeared unusually happy
up to the day of her death. The Cor
oner's jury could find no reason for
the rash act.
The wicked editor of the Newton
Journal remarked that "the green
hackers absolute money is like Bob
Ingersoll's religion-has no redeem.
err"
Coon WHEAT. - Thomas Caster,
south Of town, raised twenty-nine and
one-half bushels Of wheat to the acre.
This was winter wheat. Other far.
mers might profit by Mr.. Casters ex.
ample.-Montezuma Republican.
James p. Forsythe, of Richland
township, wants democratic nomi-
nation for Clerk of Courts, and Hem
ry Garfield, of Polk wants to be nom.
mated for Supervisor. We have
heard it intimated that Cooper
Thompson is the "dark horse in the
race for Clerk.
ALL WHO SUFFER- FROM DrOpsy and
Kidney Diseases can be cured by US
ing HUNTS REMEDY. the great
Kidney Medicine. HUNTS RENE
DY is purely vegetable, and used
daily by our best physicians in their
practice. All Diseases of the Kid
neys, Bladder and Urinary Organs
are cured by HUNTS REMEDY.
We are in receipt of the Premium
List, of Monroe Agricultural Society
for 1878. Their fair is to be held Oct.
2, 3 and 4. A liberal amount is Offer
ed in premiums, and they will have q
good fair, as they always do. The
printing was done at the Union office
and as consequence is well done.
Winter Wheat Flour $l.25 per sack,
every sack warranted.
Good Family Flour $l.l0, warranted.
Half Dbl New Whitefish, $1.9O
do do 'Pickerel, 300
au3-d&w3t E. j. MCLAUGHLIN,
Corner Main and Union SITS.
FAST THREsHING.-Geo.W w. Stevens
and Abe Stuber write to Mr.. Clancy
from whom they purchased their
new Aultman & Taylor threshing
machine, that on the morning of the
18th inst, they threshed one hundred
and thirty-two bushels of oats in fifty
minutes, for gentleman in the
neighborhood of Dudley, by the
name of A. Roberts.
Judge Williams has purchased of
Rev. Anthony Robinson, 100 acres of
land adjoining his farm on the south,
for $4,000 cash. We understand that
Mr.. Robinson will remove to Ottnm-
Wa with his family, and make it their
permanent home. Our citizens will
heartily welcome them among us. We
regard this as an excellent invest
ment-time will, we think, abundan
ly sustain our judgment.
Wanted.
A good mixer and good business
man generally, understanding how
to keep accounts and not afraid of
work. The best of references requir-
ed. None other need apply. Ad-
dress P. O. Box, No. Ala. 25-w4w
The Fairfield Ledger says: ant.
Pleasant is q strictly temperance town
in fact, has been for many years.
However, her people will have beer,
and always found way to avoid the
prohibitory ordinance. In Mt. Pleas
ant is brewery, and bottling es-
adjustment. The beer is manufac-
tured, bottled, taken to saloon out
of town, and then delivered to any
part of the city. In this, as in other
places, prohibition doesn't prohibit"
Mortgage Notes Wanted.
I will purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgage.
WITT O. M. LADD.
The best of our American colleges
bear no comparison in the strength of
their faculties with the German uni
versities. The University of Leipsic
for the presen tyear has q corps of 1913
professors, 46 tutors and IS assistants.
This university has $500 students.
1t will DO > surprise to many to
learn that Frank Sleeper mas gone to
Ottumwa, Iowa. to take charge of the
erection Of starch factory at that
place. He has received handsome
,ffer of stock in new company, and
he management of the factory, and
eft yesterday to take charge. He
will sell his stock in the Elkhart
'tarch Co., and transfer his home to
be new location. Franks friends
ere will be sorry to lose him, but he
cells that his prospects are excellent
here. Good luck to him.-ElkAark
Ind) Daily Express. 4
American horse-cars are,the Iiphtest
nd the strongest in the world. and
re bought by aeveral countries. ID