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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-14

"A youth read the sentence, "What a
piece OF work is man." "What piece
Of pork is man." which is Sometimes
very just exclamation.
Irish Schoolmaster "Attintion, We
spalpeens Now answer to yer
names. All We that are present say
Here, and all ye who are not prisent
say Absent"
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Money TO loan

At So, Sk96, and 99S interest, (prin-
cipal and interest payable in curren-
Cyl ON long time. City property or
improved farms % security.
We have good facilities for nego-
tiating wster, gas, municipal and al
kinds Of honde.
.julyl2d4wtf LApDk HARROW.
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When you buy Homeopathic medi-
cines, be sp.e you get the regular
preparations such 40 physicians use.
A full line of these on hand from
Luyties' Homeopathic pharmacy, St.
Louis, and for sale by
ScoTT & GooDALL, Ottumws.
august rs deod&vIv
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PROOF OF Will.

STATE OFlOWA.l co
WAPELLo COUNTY.
Notice IS hereby given to whom it may concern
That on the 18th day of August, 1878, there wa
opened and publicly read by the Clerk of the Cir
of writing purporting to be the Last viii and Tes
lament of Joseph " Cald well, late of said county
deceased: and you are further notified that at tn
next term of said Court, to-wit: October 22d ,ls1
has been set as the day for final hearing
and proof of said Will, at which tim
all persons interested may appear an,
show cause why the same should not be admitte,
to probate
Dated August 18th. 1873. I'M COOLEY,
aug l4-wjt Clerk
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P. F. Dana to-day showed us some
Fultz Fall wheat raised on his place
that is % fine as we ever saw. Also
some White Clawson, fall wheat, that
ia remarkable for the size of the grain
and plumpness. He has already sold
. part Of his Fultz wheat, fer seed at
500 per bushel. OF the Clawson he
has none to spare.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-14

sVsOSSbs6
A temperance meeting was held al
Ashland, this county, Sunday, with
the best of results.
Among the party from here was a
young gentleman who is q musician
of fine ability and is one of those
gentlemen who are always ready to
do his part to make any assembly hap
py. According to his custom he STEP
ped up to the organ, ran his fingers
gently over the keys and remarked to
the.local organist that there was some
thing in the organ. They proceeded
to take off the top, lifted the finger
board and found two half grown
mice. The music box was put in
shape again, and again the fingers
were run over the keys, only to dis
cover that something else was in the
organ. OFF came the top, the finger
board was taken out the second time,
and there, snugly coiled, was a snake
fifteen or eighteen inches long.
Whether it had escaped from some
body's boots and taken refuge there
while the congregation was wrest-
ling with the mice is not known, but
it was found in the organ all the same.
The result Of the meeting was the
capture Of 1O3, who signed the pledge,
two mice and one snake,
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We regret to learn that W. II. II.
Asbury il quite sick with An attack Of
fux. We hope to hear of his speedy
recovery. .aE
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National creenbackers.
There will be meeting of the Cen
trail Committee Of Wapello county at
the City Hall, August II, 1878, at p.
m, for the purpose of a united effort
in the work before us in the Fall
campaign. We hope each and every
township will send a representative.
Con DouaHERTY.
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Give us call. All goods deliver
ed to any part of the city or to the
Depot. Particular attention given TO
orders and goods shipped C. o. d.
when desired.
w. A. GARNER,
apr4-d&wtf 2doors East p. o
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Best Thing Out,

O'Harra's Patent Lifting Jack fol
raising buggies, wagons, threshing
machines and billiard tables. Call
at Peck's livery barn and see it.
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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Saturdays Daily.

From SatnrdaY's Daily.
J. r. Mcleod, who left this city
some 6 years ago, is in town to-day.
He is perfectly astonished at the i'm
proyements made since he has been
gone. "Ah," says he, ~ shall leave
Missouri and return to Iowa."
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Iowa COLLEGE, Grinnell, Iowa, Fall
Term begins Sept. llth. For cata-
logues apply to J. M. Chamberlain,
Treas. G.. +. MAGouN, Pres.
INIT
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Bereaved relatives who send in .
lengthy and very flattering piece Of
obituary poetry, ask: "Do you think
We could add anything more2" Yes !;
you might add five dollar bill, as q
guaranty Of good faith.-Rome Seati-
mol
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-14

John G. King, of New York, did
not have confidence in banks or in
vestments in real estate, and kept his
money in an "old carpetbsg in the
closet. This old, worthless bag,
lying on top of pickle-keg, contain
ed $4,000 in greenbacks, $4,000 in a
per cent bonds, and $1,000 in gold
Greenbacks, having come so near par
some fellow thought they should be
circulated, and John King is not hap
py.
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TEN PER CENT

No Commissions,
No Expenses.
On Improved Farms Only.
In Sums of $500, 81, 600, 81, 500, SC.
Call at once. 10. BRISCOE,
OTTuMwA, Iowa. 7-l0wtf.
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PETIT JUROR!

9. A. Lockwood, w. s. Widger,
Thos. Russell, Fred OFT, James M.
Angel, Thos. Newell, Leander Paul.
son, Jno. McLoney, Steven Wilkins,
Harvey Dickens, J. Fl. Cornell, LIE wis
Olney, B. D. Wolf, j. d. Newell, An
drew Pearson, Joseph Ainsley, John
Lautz, Jesse Buckner, Willis Young,
Henry Rinehard, T. Pickett, Robt
Mccormick, E. Long, Enoch Dean.
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O. T.. GRAVES, Sec.

Messrs. Scott & Goodsll have now
on sale, the line of the celebrated DR..
Chas. w. Gleason's Restorative Rem
edics.
DR.. Gleason. a graduate of the Med
ical Schools of the University of
Pennsylvania, of the class of 1872
we'll known throughout the United
States from his lectures and writings
on the Claws Of Health, and stand-
ard on Chronic diseases, gives to the
country the experience of his Sc years
practice, by placing on sale in every
city Of the land his wonderful Res
torative Remedies. These medicines
have been in use for more than 30
years and have been improved from
time to time, as the experience of .
most extensive practice, covering
more than a third of a century has
warranted, until, they are known to
be superior to any remedies the
world has ever known. We conf
IDENTIFY recommend them to our
friends, and call attention to their adj :
vertisement.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-14

The State Register says: "Mr
Whinnery. of this city, has received
word that his brother. living at De
Soto, was bittsn by . rsttlesnake
night before last in . peculiar man
ner. Getting ont Of bed in the night,
he stepped on some clammy substance
and felt himself stung in the leg.
Striking . light he found rattle
snake, and that he had been bitten by
It three times.
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BLACK NORMAN.

Will stand the ensuing season, at
Andy j. Peck's livery stable, Ottum-
wa. Do not fail to call and see him.
4-23-Wtf A. j; PECK.
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erpunl lcAMs or q, 3 vvAer,Lo.


A word to you. Our party came
into life with the encroachments Of
slavery upon the free soil Of Kansas,
and also its demand to 60 wherever q
slave owner might desire to import 1t
upon the soil of any state. This lat
ter was the effect Of the bred Scott
decision. 1t drew Its early nourish-
ment from the breath of liberty fam
ned into flame by so-called democ-
racy demanding that slavery should
be national and not sectional. The
party builded thus upon the grand
principle of right and swept on to
victory. Stung to madness the party
Of anti.democracy, though it stole the
name of democracy, inaugurated re-
bellion and fought IL through one Of
the worlds greatest and most destruc-
tive wars. The republican party,
with the government in its hands, met
this enemy and vanquished it. Re-
.publicanism triumphed because its
cause was so just that there were won
over to it tens of thousands of the
intelligent aud decent members of tho
opposition party.
Immediately following the rebel
lion, the old enemy of the Union
sought reputation of the public debt.
1t was the next point of attack that
treason chose. This was chosen as
deliberately and with the Same vile
purpose that induced rebellion. They
chose with the wisdom of the serpent,
and why? Because following so great
q war; following SO great an imitation
of values, by the forced use of ire
deemable paper, it was certain there
would follow, sooner or later, q sea-
son of commercial depression, . con-
traction of values; in other words,
the fever Of imitation would, una
voidably, subside and be followed by
q weak and panicky public pulse. The
history ofthe world has been uniform
upon this subject. The history of
our country has never failed to verify
this fact. Hence the old enemy of
the republic chose well when it at
tackled the financial policy Of the re-
publicans, which was to pay as they
agreed to, the debt contracted in
whipping traitors. The hour of this
last victory is at hand for the repub-
lican party, and it is to be the cap
stone to that remarkable monument
of noble deeds accomplished by this
grand old party.
1t was always one of the tactics of
Southern democracy to divide the re-
publicans of the North. All they
hope to gain at this hour lie in divi-
sion among republicans in the old
free states. There should be no such
division-there is no cause for divi-
sion. The leaders of such divisions
are demagegues. Be assured there
will be a solid South-democracy will
not divide there, and whore needed,
the shotgun will be made democrat
ic agency and its inanimate steel pos
sesses as much democracy as any 9TH
err portion of the party.
Republicans, let us urge you in this
crisis to be up and doing. Observe
the call for County convention. On
next Saturday the primaries are held
in each township. Turn out and send
up good delegates to the County
Convention, August oath. This con-
vention over, the campaign will be
open for US, and it must be pushed
with vigor. We can win splendid
victory this fall and we must do it.
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Wanted.

A good mixer and good business
man generally, understanding how
to keep accounts and not afraid of
work. The best of references requir-
cd. None other need apply. Ad-
dress P. o. Box, No. Ala. 25-w4w
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.


For Secretary OF State,
j. A. T. HULL,
OfDavis County.
For Auditor OF State,
BUREN, r. SHERMAN,
Uf Polk County.
For Stats Treasurer,
GEORGE w. BEMIS,
OF Buchanan County.
For Register of the State Land Office.
J. X. POWERS,
OfCass County.
For Justice Of the Supreme Court.
J. A. ROTHROCK,
OF Cedar County.
For Attorney General,
j. f. McJUNKIN,
Ofwashington County.
For Clerk Of the Supreme Court,
E. j. HOLMES,
OF jackson County.
For.Reporter OF the Supreme Court.
JOHN 8. RUNNELLS,
sof Polk County.
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proyements made since he has been
gone. "Ah," says he, ~ shall leave
Missouri and return to Iowa"
From Mondays Daily.
Gerheart Aumenhauser, an old res
ident of this city died Saturday eve
ming, and was buried this afternoon.
He has been sick some three or four
weeks Of typhoid fever. He was about
30 years old.
On Saturday evening, about seven
o'clock, at the Empire Saloon, Jack
O'Brien, who was crazy drunk, drew
. pistol on Patsoy Noonan, night
Waterman, and threatened to shoot
him. PAtsey reached for the pistol,
took It from Jack and batted him over
the head with it, cutting considers
Bile cash. In the operation the pistol
went off but luckily hurtno one. Az
ter knocking Jack hors du combat,
Patsey marched him off to Jail.
O'Brien was arraigned before Esq.
Riordan this morning, who, after
hearing the evidence concluded to
withhold judgment for the present.
From Tuesdays Daily.
The Board of Township Trustees
1t their meeting yesterday, appointed
W. Fl. Gorsuch . Trustee to fill
vacancy caused by the death of J. w
Caldwell.
The Lowell Cheese Factory, Com
pstine Tp., to-day shipped 5000 lbs.
of cheese to Chicago and st. Louis.
They are making 7 1000 lbs. of cheese
per month. Their cheese Is A 1.
A. B. Phelps was in from Comre-
tine Township to-day. He says far
mers are threshing now. Wheat is
good and will average about Is bush
els to the acre; oats 33, and also OF
good quality.
Yesterday morning, Morris, the
Abba California brandy man, was
arraigned before U. s. Commissioner
King, ct Keokuk, waived examina-
ton and was held to answer in the
sum Of $4,000, in default of which
he went to Jail.
More people were in town to-day
from the country than there has beer
in any one day for some weeks past
and among other encouraging fea
TIRES, most Of them had something te
eell., We noticed quite q number o
wagons loaded with new wheat.
The favorite song In Cincinnati be-
gins and ends with the following
verse:
His bosom heaved with emotion
A. he sighed 'tWtxt smile and tear,
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HON. s. J. KIRKWOOD.
HON. JAMES HARLAN,
HON. CHARL rs BEARDSLEY.

HON. CHARLES BEARDSLEY,
Knox Thursday, September 10
new 0uarOn ........ff Qay, ~
E1don.. Thursday, 60 &c
heoeanquR... Friday, ~
Where time is not mentioned meetings will be
held ct o. clock %. m.
Local committees are requested to make neces-
sary arrangements for the above meetings. Should
u be necessary or judicious to make any changes
In the tint Of any of the meetings, they will
please address the speaker direct and not this
committee. FRANK HATToN, Chairman.
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HAcKMETACK, q popular and fragrant
perfume. Sold Dy j. L. TAYLOR,
OtumWa. Iowa
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% duly considered.

CHEEKY.-A Chicago firm proposes
to US to let US have mirror, 20x48
inches, walnut frame, and take $25 in
advertising at cash prices, and $l8 In
money for it. When the fact is taken
into consideration, that we can buy
such . mirror here At home, for $40,
our readers can at once see what q
bonanza there ia In the proposition.
We have also been offered q $2S watch
for $50 dollars In cash and $50 in ad
vertising. For genuine liberality in
this line we commend all our cotem-
poraries to the average Chicago shy
ster.
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DIR. G. w. GLEASON'S
Restorative Remedies.

Dr., GLEASON'A LUNG WESrOR A
1uVE Ia y Positive Cure for Coughs. Colds and
Early stages Of Consumption. Take il in time.
sample b tile, 25 cents
Da. GLEAsON'S LIVER RESTOR 4.
eAVE is Sure Cure 'or Liver Complaint, BIl.
ionsness. Ind gestion, etc. Test II. Sample
bottles, IS cents.
DIR. GLeAsOHiS STOMACH NE.
sTOHATRvE Cures Dyspepsia
DIR. 6LEASON'S GOLDEN EtJYln
.sr UNsVERSAI. TONIC, an Invaluable and
nyRPratiog Tonic for the cure OF all c4ses OF
DEB1L lTf and BROKEN DOWN CoNsTITU-
TIONS.
nm GLEASOE'A SALINE APERI.
ENT acts on the Liver, skip, Kidr ay a and
Blood, Cleanses the entire system OF all morbid
matter. etc. Invaluable Spring medicine.
DR. GLEAS0>'S AXaTivE WATERS highly
Aromatic cares HAbitusl Constipation Piles
etc. Sample hox, rs cents. For sale by
MEssRs. SCOTT 4 GooDALL,
suxii""ln-eow-n rm druggists.
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THE CAMPAIGN.

Able speakers will address the public at the fol-
lowing places and times:
HON E.. S. SAMPSON
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temperance Meetings
Will be held as follows:
Christiansburg, Aug. 18th.
sSalem Church, Aug. 18th.
The time for all of the above meet
ings is 3 p. NJ.
Speakers. singers and workers from
OttumWa will be present at all Of the
meetings..
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The Davenport Democrat, a leading
organ of the democratic party of this
State, is stalwart honest money pa
per. II Gays: "a Philadelphia pa
per calls attention to the fact that the
per cent. bonds OF France are SELL
ing in the London market at a pre-
MUM Of 5 per cent. over the price of
United States bonds. There is no
party in France organized with the
avowed purpose of bringing its notes
or bonds into discredit."
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z. tieau' wig WORTH, ClcerS
Sores, rheumatism, Neuralgia, Pain in
the Bones, Side and Head, Female
Weakness. Sterility, Leucorrhna. arising
from internal liberation, and Uterine
disease, Syphilitic and Mercurial dis.
eases, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, Emaciation.
General Debility, and for Purifying the
Blood.
This Sarsaparilla is a combination of
vegetable alternatives = Stillinpia. Man
drake, Yellow Dock with the Iodides
OF Potassium and Iron, and is the most
efhcaclous medicine yet known for
the diseases it is intended to cure.
Its ingredients are so skilfully COM
bined, that the full Alternative effect Of
each is assured, and while it is so mild
as to be harmless even to children, it is
still SO etfectual as to purge out from the
system those impurities and corruptions
which develop into loathsome disease.
The reputation it enjoys is derived
from its cures, and the confidence which
prominent physicians all oyer the coun-
try repose in it. prove their experience
OF its usefulness.
Certificates attesting its virtues have
accumulated, and are constantly being
received, and as many of these cases are
publicly known, they furnish convincing
evidence Of the superiority of this Sar-
saparllla over every other Alternative
medicine. So generally is its superb
orlty to any other medicine known, that
we need do no more than to assure the
public that the best qualities it has ever
possessed are strictly maintained.
PREPARED BY
Or. J. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and analytical Chemists.
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August u, 1873.

The Secretary of the Wapello
County Agricultural Society has re-
ceived proposition from a Chicago
party to pay the Society $4OO for the
exclusive right to run paddle wheel
If anyone knows what that is-dur-
ing the Fair.
We are informed that the directors
and officers of the society have re.
solved unanimously to admit no
gambling devices, or to permit the
sale of any intoxicating liquors, Any.
thing else which will add to the in.
terest or amusement of the crowd will
be duly considered.
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For SALE.-Four good q and q
grade Durham Bull calves. Apply
Immediately TO Geo. Y. Cowan, 2
miles southwest of Ottumwa. 6-itw
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The favorite song In Cincinnati be-
gins and ends with the following
verse:
His bosom heaved with emotion
A. he sighed 'twlxt smile and tear,
esIf ever cross the ocean,
Twill be ina schooner of beer"
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WOOD.

Subscribers 10 the WEEKLY CouR-
TER who have contracted to pay their
subscriptions in wood are requested
to bring it in as soon as possible, be-
fore the roads get bad in the fall.
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sTemperance Meetings

The Fall term of Ottumwa Normal
School commences Sept. 9, 1878.
22-dl-W3t
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Or. J. c. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass,
Practical and analytical Chemists.
SOLD BIZ ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
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District Court
Commences Aug. Goth. The follow
ing arc the jurors for the term:
GRAND JURORS FOR 1878.
VIM. Cloyd, J. W. Caldwell, VIM.
hurry, w. H. Copeland, VIM. OAR
by, G. F. Myers, j. w. Wilson, John
Flemen, John Legett, E. q. Thomp-
son, II. Striker, q. ID. STAFFORD, w.
H. Brooks, John Rector, VIM. Shep-
herd.
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Ayers
Sarsa parilla

For Scrofula, and all
scrofulous diseases, Erysi-
pelas, Rose, or st. Antho-
ny's Fire, Eruptions and
Eruptive diseases of the
skin, alterations of the
Liver, Stomach, Kidneys,
Lungs, Pimples, Pustules,
Boils, Blotches, Tumors,
letter, Salt Rheum. Scald
HaoJ R;,,ro
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GROCERIES
cQE r EE.

Cheaper than everl Buy for Cash and get the
benefit OF Cash Prices. G5-Look at my array of
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Congregational Ticket.
For Congress-Sixth District.
Hon. EZEKIEL s. SAMPSON.
OF Keokuk County.
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District Court

Chairman Co. Cen. Com.