Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-24

Va Ac0SSut IlAlu anu Shllna WAS
dissolved,
The attendance was large and all
the sessions full of interest. II. b. X.
JoTTINas.
The question now is: Will Coskrey
lecture?
The Ne,cs says Mr., Drew has select
ed Des Moines as his place Of resi-
dence.
1t costs one dollar in Cedar Rapids
for one lady to spit into another la
dy's face.
One hundred dollars fine is the
penalty in this state for selling kero-
sene of less than one hundred and
fifty degrees fire test.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, widow of
the late Gen. w. Duane Wilson, died |
at the homo of her son at Grand Is
land, Neb., last Sunday.
The Mt. Pleasant Reporter Gays
that not solitary tramp has been
seen in that vicinity since stone break
ing on the streets commenced.
The temperance reform movement
has struck Osceola. The Sentinel
says all the saloons are starved out
but one, and it is on its last legs.
The water rates of Ottumwa are
considerably less than in the follow
ing cities: Cedar Rapids, Muscatine,
Anamosa, st. Paul, Kansas City and
Davenport.
The city Of Marshalltown has char
tered a street railway Co. The con-
ditions Of the charter are hat one
mile is to be constructed and run
ming by the let of January next.
Mrs. David Kingery, of Monroe
county, has two sweet potatoes rails
ed year before last and they are as
plump and sound as ever. She kept
them in the house done up in rag.
So the Union says.
| Mrs. Hayes wears comb which is
only a size less in it's dimensiens than
q two-horse potato digger, and now
all the Washington ladies are adopt
ing the same utensils, excepting Ma
ry Clemmer, who has weak neck.
There are one hundred and twenty
seven lawyers in Des Moines. and the
Register says there is fair opening
for two or three hundred more &C.
tive, bright attorneys. There are not
enough now to furnish two lawyers
to case.
The Bloomfield Republican says
enough counties have instructed for
General Weaver to insure him the
greenback nomination. According
to the Journal, Jasper county g. bs.
instructed for him if the delegates
could find no better man. That was
mean.
The Premium list of Wapcllo coun.
ty Agricultural Society is now ready
for distribution. 1t was printed by
w. II. Caldwell, and geographically
considered, is good job. Copies
can be had by calling at Gen. He'd.
rick's Office or on o. C. Graves the
Secretary.
/ An exchange says: "Tell me, "
angelic hosts, We messengers of love
shall swindled printers here below
have no redress above?" The angels
tapped their wings and said ITO ut
a heap is given-delinquents on the
printers books can never enter heav.
en-" Delinquents will please read
and be governed accordingly. Re-
pentance is at hand.
| Dubuque is convulsed with excite.
ment over this circumstance A wo
man of that village has had prayer
answered. Her sponge was ready te
set and she had no yeast. In her ex.
tremity she exclaimed: II wish ia
the Lord l had All emptins cake.
just then the bell rang, aud going 10
the door no one was there, but neat
ly wrapped yeast cake lay OH the sill
An agent was taking that way to in
troduce his yeast, of course.
The editor of the Democrat ayoWs
himself rs the correspondent Of the
Chicago Times, and says he got his
information about the wheat crop OF
this county from N. Baker. Mr.. Baker
is we'll informed man, and no doubt
knows whereof he affirms. If the
Democrat man would get more in
formation from Mr.. Baker it would
be a good thing for the readers OF his
paper.