Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-24
JoTTIN0s.

Dayton, Webster county, has been
made money-order Office.
There will be . temperance meeting
at Dahlonega next Sunday at P. Nj
J.P. Walser, a miller Of Fl. Dodge,
died on Saturday last from overhead
ing himself.
Fourteen persons fell dead in the
city of Lafayette, Ind, on Tuesday, o.
sunstroke.
Mrs Mary Couch, aged GO, died
near Newton, Iowa, from sunstroke,
on Saturday last.
The homo blackberry crop lie album
dant and they bring about 20 cts. per
gallon in quantities.
Get your boots at Burlington II
only costs fine of 80 for stealing q
$l4 pair down there.
The Webster County Gazette ia
now one of the handsomest and best
conducted papers in Iowa.
Rev. T. s. Berry, Of Indianola, has
been rendered the presidency of the
Simpson Centenary College.
John Neitzel, saloon keeper Of
Muscatine, was sunstruck on Thurs
day, and died in an hour afterward.
Mrs Fred Schrauder, a hitherto re-
specialize woman of Davenport, has
eloped with travelling Snowman,
named Buell..
The President has removed j. M.
Parker from the New Orleans post
office. Parker is q brother-in-law to
Ben Butler.
The hot weather has almost laid an
embargo on butter, and in conse-
quence the price has risen considera-
bly, for domestic consumption.
A New Orleans woman lost her pet
dog recently. She took laudanum to
quiet her nerves and allsy her grief
at its death, and died from the effects.
The Osceola Sentinel says: "The
bane of this country is too much ex-
pensive Misunderstanding out in
the fields and convenient fence cor
ners."
Rev. j. S. Jencks, Jr., of Daven-
port, has accepted a call to st. Pauls
Parish, Des Moines, and will proba-
bly, enter upon his duties early in
August.
DIR. Stewart has bought about one
acre Of ground ON Court street of e.
w. Devin. The ground is that high
point in front of the Alexander prop
erty. Price $500.
The San Francisco mint recently
paid out $685., 900 in silver at par for
gold. Now who loses the 8 cts on
the dollar that we have heard SO much
about from the opponents Of legal
tender silver dollar.
Gen. Eppa Hutton, member of Con-
gress, has challenged Columbus Alex
ander, of Georgetown, D. G, because
Alexander charges him with setting
up jobs in connection with affairs of
tho District IF Cnlnmhia
Mr.. ID. c. Cloud, Of Muscatine coun-
ty, the Moses of the defunct granger
party, is now so poor that nobody
s"will do him reverence and an
nounces himself as an independent"
candidate for District Attorney.
Caroline Farrell, of Augusta, as
we learn from the HaiDkeye, attempt
ed to commit suicide at Burlington,
Friday, by taking morphine. She
felt that she had disgraced her family
was the reason given for the act.
We arc informed that two cases of
sunstroke have recently occurred in
Richland township. Frank Witten-
myer was one, and an old gentleman
by the name of McFadden the other.
It is reported that McFaddcn is dead.
An uncle of Anderson, the red
headed truth-teller of Louisiana, says
that be fed and cared for him at his
home in Wooster, Ohio, for three
months, but finally James "stole his
watch and he drove him Off"
State Leader: Fish Commissioners
3. F. Shaw and son have returned
from Maryland. They brought with
them 100000 small shad, distributing
10000 in the Cedar river, 4O, 600 in the
Des Moines and 10000 in the Boyer
Harrison county.
On the evening of July 9th, the
moon will pass very close to Venus
on her way to the solar eclipse which
occurs on the 9th Jupiter is in OPP
position to the sun on the 25th inst,
and is then at his brightest, crossing
the meridian at midnight.
Prof. c. E. Bessey, Bugologist of
the State Agricultural College at
Ames, says the locust has no sting and
is no more dangerous than house
fly. The damage it does to trees is
by the slow process of boring the ten
der twigs to deposit its eggs.
According to the Iowa statistical
pamphlet, printed by authority at the
State Register Office, Des Moines, the
aggregate investment in public insti-
tutions in this State is 50, l04, 200, and
the total amount expended in 1878
for educational purposes was $4,6O5,-
TAO. The value Of church property is
placed at 81, l75,000.
OF the new National party, General
Garfield says in an interview: at
reminds me of an incident in the
granger excitement. An old farmer
who joined the granger party and
who was enthusiastic over its pros.
poets, said to me: wait till we find
out what we want to do, and you'll
see what q row we can make.'"
If your hair is coming or turning
gray, do not worry overs misfortune
lyou can SO easily avert. AYERS
HAIR VIGOR will remove thu
cause of your grief by restoring your
hair to its natural color, and there.
with your good looks and good ma
ture.
Two Deserving 0ttumWans II
| Luck.
Hon. James e. Tolman, formerly
q well.known citizen Of Ottumwa