Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-28
JoTTIr0s.

The New York Graphic thinks the
cry should be: "Whoa, Embezzle-
mentI"
Our readers will please notice and
peruse quite lengthy article entitled
pertinent Questions"
Senator VIM. Pitt Kellogg, of Lou
isiana, is to deliver the address at the
Prairie City Fair, September Is.
The Des Moines alcohol works are
to be sold on the 18th of September,
for money due the United States on
taxes.
Hon. w. B. Allison's appointment
at Newton, September 9Th, is with
drawn, and Ames is substituted for
that date.
O. D. Tisdale, of this township and
I. P. Asbury, of Adams Tp., each
want Democratic nomination for
Clerk Of Courts.
The Democratic County Conven-
ton is called for Saturday, Aug. 3lst.
The primary meetings are to be held
on Thursday previous.
Country people are already asking
our grocers for "Ottumwa Starch"
Now you can See what comes of be-
ing advertised in the COURIER.
The stock of wheelbarrows in town
is exhausted. The demand for them
is unusually large, ~ so many excav-
atoms for buildings are being made.
Chambers Bros, lumber dealers Of
Muscatine, fled petition in bank
ruptcy, yesterday, at Keokuk. Their
liabilities are $92, 600; assets el52, 900.
A Muscatine man fell through q
hole in sidewalk, few days ago,
spraining his ankle. He now wants
81, 600 worth Of city Imminent to cure
it with. @
The standard local witicism of the
country press, "the meloncholic days
have come," is going the rounds of
the country press. II is as staple as
cotton yarn.
;. A correspondent of the State Press
asks: 20, why should the spirit of
mortal be proud?" It is all foolish
ness when the thermometer ranges
at SO deg.
Our mills are now running all
; day ON custom work and six hours of
night on merchant work, which is
about all the work they want to do.
They turn out No. flour.
w. c. Thompson announces himself
in the Democrat, as Democratic can
, didate for County Clerk. Uncle Dan
lei and Cooper will make heavy race
Of it before the Convention.
Pella Blade: Ottumwa is not sat
isfied with her big pork house and
! other Improvements being made in
. that enterprising city, but will also
build mammoth starch mill.
We are in receipt Of the premium
. list of the District Fair, to be held al
Agency City, September II, Is and
: 10. 1t bears the imprint of the Inde-
: pendent Office and Is : neat job.
At the Hotel Keepers Assoc ion,
formed at Marshalltown on Wednes.
3 day, P. G. Ballingall, Of this city, wa,
), chosen President, and E. C. McCart.
! ney, of Des Moines, Secretary and
e Treasurer.
!. New Sharon Star: Ottumwa il
erecting big pork house and has al.
so decided to start monster starch
factory. Such enterprise is highly
commendable, and Ottumwa is Z
"boss" town.
The correspondent Of the Dubuqu,
Times is after parson Lozier again
y He says: "If it were possible Jchr
. would contract with Heaven for ,
percentage on the air visitors to tn,
camp ground breathe"
y The Gate City says: "The friend
:, Of Nicholas Wierenga, who was rul
r over by baggage car and killed Il
- the X. & D. M. Yard q short tim
since, have instituted suit against th
company for $4,000 damages.
q Miss Lizzie Wilson, for many year
II . popular and successful teacher il
Y our public schools, has accepted q sit
D. uation as teacher at Lake Fores
o Academy, Ill. Her many friend
a will regret her departure, but viii
8 rejoice in her promotion.
v Frank SOAK, of Iowa City, aget
# q, while intoxicated, Sunday night
9, tried to commit suicide by shootin,
% himself through the breast and lef
y lung. The Republican says he vii
Is die. 1t was all about q girl.
III An intelligent citizen of Burling
10 ton, in conversation with q gentle
% at our depot, day or two ago, frank
10 ly admitted that "Ottumws had go
70 the heels of Burlington" An homes
confession is good for the soul.
A lady writing from one of tn
# fashionable watering places declare
n that "the low-necked dress is an abom
ination into which it Is the duty o
the press TO look" The average edi
tor will have to consult his wife first
Bedford Republican: "There 10
rumor current that the C. B. & @
- road will shortly build bridge owe
the Missouri river at Plattsmouth
and run its trains directly into Oma
ha, thus avoiding the U. P. Trausfe
swindle."
y Five dollar counterfeit notes upol
- the First National Bank of Tsmaqua
Pa, have been widely circulated
through the East, and will, NO doubt
be pushed in the West. All note
l. numbered above 1891 are spurious
:: 1t will be we'll to ba on guard.
A young man named Joseph Nc
Crazy has been arrested for the muir
der of Doran and Tynen, at Hsynie
Switch, in Mills county. The Mill
, county Journal thinks there is n,
:. doubt of his guilt. He committe.
- the foul deed for the purpose of rob
berry.
A prominent greenbacker says VI
we're mistaken about the number at
. tending the greenback convention las
Saturday. There were three dele
. gates from outside Of town, and alto
: gcther IL or IL present. We cheerful
ly give his statement. ~ We dom
wish to make any misstatements il