Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-28
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.


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LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
From Wednesdays Daily.
Morrell Il Co. are in receipt al
ready of some Of the machinery for
their large pork house in process of
erection in this city. A number of
very large lard tanks arrived yester-
day. The brick work is commenced
on the building and being pushed as
rapidly as possible.
Michael Tullis has sold his resi-
dence on upper Second street, to
Mr.. Tool, Of Keosauqua, for $1,000
cash or its equivalent.
The purchaser has been for years
employed with the capitalist, Ed.
Manning, and comes to the metropo-
Lis of Iowa, to avail himself of our
educational advantages for the bene-
fit of his children.
From Thursdays Daily.
Mr. Ed. Dibble, for years agent of
the Express Co.'S. and the X. & D.
M. railroad, at Eldon, has accepted
the position of agent of the St. Louis
& Cairo road, at st. Louis, under
Superintendent l.. M. johnson,
and will remove there next week.
Mr.. Dibble is . perpendicular man,
understands his BUSINESS to perfec-
ton. Eldon will lose a good citizen
and the companies faithful employee.
From Fridays Daily.
The 9Th Regiment held an election
yesterday for Lieut.. Colonel and
Major. Maj. Jacques is supposed to be
elected to the first position, and Capt.
Reagan, of Bloomfield, to the latter,
o. they are not known to have had
any opposition.
--.-5oseph Myers, of Agency City,
one Of the oldest settlers in Wapello
county, is dead and was buried yes
terry. He was at one time County
School Fund Commissioner of Wa
pello County, and for. many years
postmaster at Agency. He was an
honest and upright citizen.
The State Register says: "Collier
the uniped laundryman, was taken tt
Ottumwa yesterday by the Marsha
of that city. The Marshal says Col
lier is bad lot. The Marshal cor
roborates Mrs. Golfers statements
about her husband being con tht
marry" and says he is now engaged
to . dozen or less women in Ottum ".
and oil the counties are not yet heart
from either"
In BAD LUCK AaAIN.--It is only q
few days since the White Breast Goa
and Mining Company lost $1,000 I.
$500 by fire. On yesterday morn
ing the elements combined agains
them, lightning striking their larg,
barn, totally destroying it. They go
their mules out safely, but the loss Of
the barn is about $1,000. 1t was ca
pacious structure and would stable q
horses and mules.
TILL TAPP1NG.-Ye sterday evening
about 8 o'clock the clerk at the st. L.
K. c. & N. passenger depot stepped
ont doors q minute. Mr.. Sloan, tn,
agent, was absent at the freight depot
While the clerk was out he heard tn,
door open and close, but supposed
that it was Mr.. Sloan. After littl,
he came in, and Is he did SO he say
the backs of two men disappearing
around the corner of the depot tow
ard Green street. A little further in
vestigation developed the fact ths
two sneak thieves, the same who's
coat tails he saw disappearing, ha
ransacked the money drawer and ha
obtained $25 or $50. No clue to tn
rascals has yet been obtained.
MoRAL.-Don't 60 out unless 20
know somebody is in your place {
business, or that the money drawer @
outside doors are locked.
Business men keep your eyes peel
ed for till tappers, and housekeepel
look out for sneak thieves, who wi
slip into your houses and capture an
valuables they can lay their hands OF
The best medicine to administer I
sneak thieves was given to one by
butcher at Cedar Rapids, few day
ago, viz. a lead pill and the felloy
now 10 very sorry, is on the stool 9
repentance, in fact he is about to di
thinks he is going right straight
heaven. It don't matter which wa
they 60, when they shuttle off thi
mortal coil, and if you can hurt thel
so that they will have just tim
enough for repentance, and to max
their going off comfortable, SO niue
the better. But by all means Civ
them chance to go.