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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

Of Representatives, and that he was
member of the 43d and 44th Con-
crosses (the last two) and that he used
to be nearly as conspicuous Gran
ger as brother. Ives. He ought,
moreover, to know that this Wilson
is one Of the leading and most sue
cessful farmers in his section, and
that in Congress he was one of the
prominent and leading legislators on
all matters touching Agricultural at
fairs, introducing among other meas
ures, bill to make the Commission
err Of Agriculture Cabinet officer
He ought to know that for these reas-
ons, and ON account Of his high per-
sonal character, Mr.. Wilson was sug-
gested as the man to represent Iowa
interests at Paris, by almost unsni-
nous consent at Washington and in
Iowa. And finally, Is we have init
mated, the intelligent journalist
ought to have known that James F,
Wilson, the old member Of Congress
who was there when the Credit No.
bilier legislation was passed, IL moi
eligible to appointment to Paris un.
der the law, ~ that he 10 extensive'
ly and lucrstively engaged in practic'
ing law, and not candidate for any
Office, either elective or appointive.
And now having done something
towards Strengthening mp our friend
Of the Times, and others, on the Viii
SON justification business, we desire
to thank him for giving to the world
the information that Iago Moulton II
q democrat.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

A Gentle lie.

l will purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgage.
WITT o. NJ. LADD.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
The Poor of our CITY.

We have many children in the city
that are barefooted and almost naked,
that the amount allowed by law will
not provide for. There are many
families here that have old clothes
which they have discarded that would
cover the nakedness of these children.
Won't you donate them to the poor.
If you will leave such as you can spare
at the Office of Inskeep & Co., or at
Mr.. Gorsuch's, corner of McLain and
Second streets, they will be properly
distributed.
Please think Of this while gathered
around your comfortable fires, and
give what otherwise might be wasted.
Christmas in this city was generally
observed and but little business out.
side of the holiday trade was trans.
acted. Services were held in the
churches, generally, and in most Of
them the exercises were interesting
and imposing. Christmas trees were
loaded with presents for the little
folks. Splendid suppers in some in
stances were served, the tables loaded
with the choicest viands of the season
and altogether the holiday was ush
cred in good style. The day wa
cold, sloppy, muddy and generally
disagreeable, few people caring t
venture out of doors except when i
was absolutely necessary; therefore
business was, under the circumstance
rather dull, and much less stir on tn
streets was visible than usual. TAX
ing all circumstances together how
ever, we should think that Christina
in this city was observed with abou
as much enthusiasm as could be ex
pected and possibly as heartily as il
any of our neighboring cities.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

LATER-At = quarter past five an
accident happened to the bulk-head
of the head race. The, loose dirt
settled by the soaking Of the
water and in spite Of every effort to
stop it, the water broke through
This will delay the. trial Of the water
works till Monday, II not later. ~
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

From Fridays Daily.
Willie Baker. grandson of Uncle
Gurley Baker, has left on our table
two branches of honeysnckle almost
In full Leaf, and the blossoms ready
To burst forth. Vegetation is grow
ing right along q though Spring had
come, and . severe spell of cold
weather would In al probability kill
ali the fruit,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
The Weather.

ITO W00yO0vs
The following are Prof. Ticc's pre-
dictions of the weather for January
1873:
First to Sd, rising or high barom-
eter, clear or fair and cold; 3rd to
9th, clouding and threatening wealth
err, with heavy rain or snow storms !;
9th to 9th, clearing to fair and very
cold. An electric storm, or earth
currents will pass from west to east
in the telegraph wires on the Plains,
about 9th 9th to 18th, clouding and
threatening weather, with heavy rain
or snow falls in places; 18th to 18th
clear or fair and cold !; 10th to 18th
warmer, clouding and. threatening
weather, with heavy rain, snow and
wind storms; 10Th to 2lst, clear OF
fair and cold 21sf to oath, warmer
clouding, threatening and falling
weather, with heavy snow and rain
storms in places; oath to Goth, clear
or fair and colder; Goth to 3Oth, war.
mer, clonding, threatening weather
with heavy rains and snow falls il
places: 3Oth to 3lst, clear or fair and
colder. The coolest or comparatively
colder days will be about LIST, 9th
18th, 10Th, Oath and 10Th. The warm
er or comparatively warmer day
win DE about 9Th, 18th 18th, 22nd
and 26th.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
just one price and that the lowest
at PHILLIPS.

The arizona Miner tells q story of
two friends who were recently at.
tackled by Indians in that Territory.
They were both on mules, and the ar
rows were whistling by them in
clouds. The mules were of unequal
powers of speed, and the foremost
man sung out, "Joe, why don't you
come along?' Joe, whose arms and
legs were flying like runaway wind
mill, replied, as an arrow grazed his
ear, "Do act like . man who 10
throwing OFF," ## &
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
Jo4r1Nos.

This wet, nasty, murky weather
would delight a web-footed Orego-
nian.
The man that don't believe there
was ever any flood don't live in this
region.
w. A. Jordan 4 Sons sold 81 500
worth of holiday goods the day be-
fore Christmas.
The last bank to go under is the
Passaic County Savings Bank, of Pat
terson, N. j.
The Slavery House in Des Moines
was recently sold under the hammer,
bringing $4,000.
Frank M. Posegate, formerly Des
Moines printer boy, has been appoint
ed Postmaster al st. Joe, Mo.
If it is all the same to the people of
California, we should like to swap
climates back again with them.
j. Prugh & Co., sold more goods
the day before Christmas than they
ever sold before on similar occa.
sion.
A correspondent of the Registe,
says it will cost Marion county $780,.
600 to catch and prosecute her saft
robbers.
We have found one man in the city
who says he likes this weather, ant
he from old associations, only. H,
spent several years in Oregon.
According to the daily Reporter,
took halfcar load of Ottumwa lagc
beer to do the rural city of Mt Pleas
ant on Christmas.
The farmers all drive four horse
and are taking to the use of broa
tread sleds as means Of getting cor
from the fields to feed their stock.
The c. B. & @. Division bushes
seems to worry the Abba Union.
says: "Short division-from Burline
ton to Ottumwa. Long division
from Ottumwa to Creston.''
!, The annual meeting of the low
State Temperance Alliance will /
held at Des Moines, Iowa, on Tues
day, January ~, 1873, at 2 O'Clock !
NJ. at Temperance Hall on We
Fourth Street. e..
Il Porter, the much married man
q Marshalltown and Davenport hi
been convicted Of bigamy in the Di
trict Court al Des Moines. Both
his wives were in Court when Il
!. verdict was rendered. His couns
/. attempted no defence. Such villa
as he is ought to be imprisoned f
life.
II One of our citizens spent Christm
: in neighboring town where tn
!, don't allow anything sold that W
intoxicate, and he says he saw mo
drunken men in the streets in tn
one day than he has seen in Ottumy
in three months. There is no liqu
sold there, but the druggists have
= immense trade in alcohol.
A little the boldest thing we ha
heard of lstely occurred q few nlgl
" ago. One of our neighbors keeps
= couple of horses and had what
= thought was hay enough to last I'm
, the roads got better, but he was m
: taken. Some villainous whelp dro
70 wagon up to his stable and load
into it pretty nearly his whole sto
= of hay, some 700 or 800 lbs. and c.
ried 1t of. This beats anything Z,
'e have yet heard of.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
From Thursday Daily.
Fine Hogs.

Fine Hogs.
Dick Aringdale, formerly a carpen-
ter and citizen Of Ottumwa, but for
years prosperous farmer, four miles
northwest of the city, brought in to-
day, AZ elegant Poland China hogs,
which will weigh about 375 lbs. gross
on the average. They 60 to Chicago,
and were purchased by Frank Bell,
at 1896, gross.
VIM. Louden, the manager of the
Louden Manufacturing Co., Fairfield,
has been indicted by the grand jury
Of Jefferson county and was arrested
on Saturday last, for the larceny Of
some machinery. He gave bonds in
$1,000 for his appearance. The Led
ger also says he is charged with forg-
ing bonds of the Company to the
amount Of 81, 500,
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

About 80 "Christmss gifts" came
through the express Office, from OF
tnmwa to Bloomfield parties, care
fully sealed in earthenware packages.
Bloomfield Democrat.
Yes, and when that saloon is start
ed on the covered bridge over Big
Soap you will have halfway house
from which to get your "Christmas
gifts" and your fellows won't get SO
dizzy walking the trestle-work of the
North Missouri bridge at Ottumwa.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

While Bradford carried on bust
ness in Philadelphia, and after he re-
moved to New York, he used the pa
per made at Rittenhouse's mill. 1t
was made from linen rags, the pro-
duet of fax grown in the vicinity,
which had been manufactured into
wearing apparel.
The second paper mill in America
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
RRizG HIGHT.

In this country prize-fghtlng is not
considered especially ennobling, or
calculated to elevate the human race,
yet it 10 indulged in occasionally by
men of whom better things might be
expected. At Happy Hollow the
majority of the Inhabitants are mi
ners and generally foreigners, who,
in many instances cultivate the man
" art of self-defense and take pride
in their skill. In the mines belong
ing to the Union Coal & Mining Co.
they have . Seotchman, scientific
seboxer," who, we believe, has made
. creditable record in the "ring," if
such . thing can be, and who has
been giving Lessons to the boys in
the mines. They hold the opinion that
the Duke was boss and the bulliest
boy on the dump. In the Postlewaite
mines they have man Of nearly the
same size and nearly - well skilled,
who too was backed by nearly every
man ct work in the mine. The prin-
cipals are good-natured men and good
friends, but their partisans talked over
the matter until nothing else was
thought Of in the village. A few
days ago it was concluded that the
only way to settle the much vexed
question was to have q trial Of the
science, strength and endurance of
the two men.
The men were consulted and while
protesting the utmost friendship for
each other, agreed to the proposition
to fight for the doubtful honor of be-
ing considered the "best man."
Yesterday morning the men and
their hackers to the number of sever
al hundred, men, women and child
rem, gathered at q suitable place q
ring was formed, the ropes stretched
and q referee selected. The men
stripped to the waist, SHE'D their cas-
tiers into the ring and the bruising
commenced, and continued about 80
minutes. The excitement was in
tense, the ladies cheering their favor
ties ss loudly as the men. Thirty-one
rounds were fought, and the .'Duke,"
the winner, was knocked down TWEEN
ty-one times. :
1t was temperance fight and good
humored throughout, as not q
drop of liquor was on the ground.
The Duke was duly clothed with the
honor Of being the "best man" and
the Union men are happy. Both men
were badly used up and will bear the
marks Of the fray for several days.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
DIR. j. w. Stewart

Treats Cancers, Tumors, Ulcers, or any kind Of
sy, Spinal Diseases, an, all Chronic Diseases.
My treatment 10 Medical and Magnetic Power
combined. Will cure you II yOn can be cured
Residence and office on the corner of Second and
Green Streets, Ottuniw8, Iowa. ocld&w6m
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
MODERN INVENTIONS

MODERN iNNENTlONS.
What is called the foolscap paper
gets its name from the fact that, after
the trial and execution Of Charles l.,
in front of his .own Palace Of White
hall, London, in January, 1919, the
Parliament party, to throw contempt
ON royalty, changed the watermark
of paper from the Kings arms to Q
fool with cap and bells The mark
ceased when the monarchy was restor-
ed, but paper Of the particular size on
which it had been placed retains the
name Of foolscap.
Post paper is said to have been
called from the post horn, which was
its distinguishing mark at one time,
When the general post was establish
ed in England, about the year 1910, il
was the postman's practice to an.
nounce his coming by blowing horn.
The production Of paper in England
was small and the quality not good
until after the revolution Of 1885,
Prior to that date the fine paper had
been largely imported from France
and Holland. Scarcely any but
brown paper was made In England
at that time.
| AN AMERICAN MILL.
The war with France caused very
high prohibitory duties to be placed
upon all paper brought into England
from that country, whereupon some
French Huguenot refugees came ovel
to England and introduced the max
ing Of good white writing paper.
William Ill, moreover, who was {
Dutchman, encouraged some of hi
countrymen to emigrate from Hol
land-always famous for the fin,
quality and good color of its paper
and transfer their art to the conntr.
i which he had then been called on t.
govern.
1t is owing to this that company
was formed in Scotland for Shaking
white writing and printing paper.
To this, also, we owe the establish
ment Of the first paper mill in Amer
lea, which was done, not as general.
stated and believed, in the year Ill
but in 1850.
| In the latter year William Rittin
ghuysen, now modernized into Ritten
house, emigrated to the New World
and was one of the early settlers il
Germantown, now part of the city o
Philadelphia. In conjunction will
William Bradford, who was the frs
printer in Pennsylvania, he set up {
paper mill at Roxborough, on ,
stream thence called Paper Mill Run
which empties itself into the Wissa
hickon, a couple of miles before i
ljoins the Schuylkill.
/ OTHER MILLS.
i
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02

GOODS assortment in all grades Boots oes
great purchasers Fnnes Jean Cmere
Hosiery Blankets Yarns much below last p Ger
Notices, in All kinds
cheap Table Linens Musns Prints Chevo Shirtng' We
goods Notions
goods We have had the reputation
selling Goods
city and by continuing customers better bar
gains than they get elsewhere. ~ aH t Q&s 1e'
Robinson Bros. & Co., PrOprietOrs.
Richards Block sa No. IL, West MNinSt.
ott11mvva. Iowa
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-31
A Dramatic Suicide.

A Times special from Capron, Iii
says that a dramatic suicid occurred
there on Tuesday night. Early last
May, George w. Burleigh, who is an
old resident of Ohio, having lived in
various :parts Of the state. came to
that town ostensibly to start a tonsor-
ial establishment. Burleigh was a
man of varied accomplishments, fine
education and versatile in conversation
while at Capron he was often in de-
pressed spirits. Last Sunday, he pub
lishea a card, informing the citizens
that, in order to crafty an often ex
pressed curiosity on the part Of his
townsmen to witness some such tragedy
as the hanging of Sherry and Connolly
in Chicago, he would, on the evening
of the 23 inst, deliver a lecture in
Thornton Hall, and at its conclusion
crafty them by shooting himself
through the head The price of ad
mission would be one dollar, and the
amount realized should be used in his
funeral expenses aod the remainder
be used in works of Huxley, Tindell
and Darwin, for the town library. His
idea in ending his life was to secure
eternal peace by annihilation. At the
appointed time the Hall was crowded
and after delivering an inidel lecture
Of wonderful power in manner and
tone, which marked him as an adept,
he suddenl y drew a derringer, placed
it to his head, and despite all the at
tempts to prevent the rash deed, fired
and fell into the arms of two friends
who were on the wings of the stage
for the purpose Of hindering the exc
cUtion of the design. The large-s'zed
ball literally tore his brain to pieces
He left a request that his body be
forwarded to Cincinnati friends.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-31
Is it a Scare.

New YORK, July pa Wilkes
barre letter in the New York Tribune
gives the conversation Of a gentleman
engaged in manufacturing business
in one of the northern counties of
Pennsylvania. He says the chances
are that we shall have much more
serious trouble within the next two
months than that which came upon us
so unexpectedly last summer. Prepar-
ations are being made for simultaneous
strike all over the country-on the
railroads, at the mines, and in many
of the largest manufacturing establish
ments. and nothing but the utmost
vigilance on the part Of the State au-
thorities, and such preparations as will
make it possible to crush out such
movement instantly, will prevent one
of the worst calamities that has ever
befallen this country.
The 18th Of June had been origi-
nally fixed for the strike. and the out
break would certainly heve taken place
then of soon after, but for the prepar-
ations made to preserve the peace by
Governor Hartranft. When he called
out the militia and made arrangements
to obtain uniforms and equipments for
them at Frankford arsenal, those who
were to have managed the strike called
a committee meeting in Philadelphia,
and voted to postpone the attack to the
ID of August, when it was hoped the
country might be taken by surprise.
A Chicago representative of ..th 2
strikers, on his way to New York,
stopped over at Hornellsvile, and said
to his friends: "They ought to take
the property of the rich, and they
ought especially to break open the
banks, take all the money and divide
it,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-31

The INSANE HosptrA1.- MADISON
July 24-The July quarterly meeting
of the board of Trustees, State Insane
Hospital, took place to-day at the
Hospital. DR.. d. F. Boughton, super
intendent, made quarterly report by
which it appears that the number OF
patients at the close of the preceding
quarter was 376. Since then have
been admitted, males 20; females 20.
Discharged, males 10, females Ia;
leaving the population 383. OF those
discharged, IL recovered. 10 were inn
proved, were unimproved, one eloped
and six died. There is only one case
of acute sickness in the hospital. All
the improvements for which special
appropriations were made by the late
Legislature are we'll under way and
were satisfactory to the Board. The
general condition of affairs of the hos
pital give evidence to the board that
they are under capable, efficient and
faithful management BY the officers and
employees.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-31
FIVE CHILDREN AT One BIRTH :

FIVE CHILDREN AT ONE BIRTH -
The most remarkable birth ever known
in the history of ACCOMPLISHMENTS occur
red at or near Salesville, O., on last
Monday night. Mrs Mccormick gave
birth to five healthy children, four
boys and one girl The medical works
have but few instances Of such won
derful births, and when they do occur.
the children have scarcely been known
to live. In this case the mother and
children, in the common language on
such occasions, are ''doing WE'LL, The
community there is excited, and the
famous father is the hero of. all the
country around about, and his fame
will spread on the wings of the news
papers from one end of the country to
the other. His home is already an
object of pilgrimage for all the old
women nf the region. Two births Of
four children have occurred within
the LIST fifteen yeals near this region
but this outdoes all recorded occur
repces perhaps in the United States.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-07-31

Mr.. Clarke Treasurer and general
manager for McKll!op, Sprague & Go.
has returned from Boston, and McKil-
lop authorizes the statement that the
entire obligations Of the company are
exactly s57, 500.
The Times tomorrow publishes the
following: Lester L. Clarke, manager
of the McKillop 4 sprague CONNER
cias Agency returned from Boston yes
terday morning. He claimed that the
Agency is financially sound and that it
will continue as usual. This assertion
is sustained by the opinion cf those
who are best informed of the matter.
Outside merchants who have paid their
subscri ptions in advance or who have
past due claims in the hands of the
agency for collection, have, on investi-
CATION, become satisfied that every
thing is all right. The s4l5,O00
which Tappad advanced to the con-
Germ is not liability. The capital
stock having been increased three
weeks ago from 100000 to $500 900
and he having accepted the surplusage
in lieu of his claims. This stock is
now in the hands Of his creditors and
their interest lies in accepting the sit
uation, as any other course would cause
a stoppage of the earning power of the
agency which is its only available asset.
Besides thousands of subscriptions hav-
ing been paid in advance, stcraage
would give pretext for demands ag-
gregating probably S50O,OOO or un-
satisfied balances, which the stockhold-
ers would be required to meet. The
expenditure of Mr.. Tappan's S415, 600
has doubtless placed the agency upon
firm basis for the transaction of busi-
ness for some time at least, and there
must be large aggregate amount due
it in small sums from small agencies,
and as commissioners from merchants
for collections made. This is the view
taken of the case by business men
generally and even by rival agencies,