davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
Dud,ey Do,nss.


EDITORS COURIER The c., B. & @.
wound up their business here Satur-
day last and henceforward the work
will be carried on by Beck with &
Winters, Of Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. j.
Winters is we'll known as contract
or ON the G., B. & @. r. r. and we
are much pleased to know that be has
resumed charge of tho " ork and hope
he will make things walk right along
and give the boys plenty Of work.
We are not familiiarly acquainted
with Captain B., IS contractor, but
have long known him in his business
capacity with the c., B. & G., and az
such have always known him to be .
man OF unchalenged honesty and
persevering to the end and always .
friend to the working man.
The work is moving forward Just
40 though no change had taken place.
Mike Murphy, who has for many
years been superintendent Of the
quarry for the company and Winters,
10 still in his old place and is just the
right man in the right place, He is
always on hand and always on foot
and keeps things moving with con.
slant hum and telling blows, the re-
suit of which meets with the undi-
vided appreciation Of all.
The stone cutting figures no less i'm
portant than the quarrying and is
presided over by Matt. McCloud,
whose years Of experience has rem
dered him proficient mechanic. He
understands his business in all its in
tricate branches, as his work will
show. He hires and discharges all
the stone-cutters and keeps none but
the best workmen.
Dan Sullivan, boss of quarry No.
2, is operating the old quarry north
of the track and things in general
wear lively face.
John Dougherty, formerly of OF
tumwa, is thoroughly located in his
new boarding house and everything
bids fair for John.
Ten new houses have been added to
Dudley this past season and Tom
Sloan has his almost completed.
Tom Mullen has his basement COM
pleted and will soon move his butch
er shop down there where he can be
found on hands at all times When he
Is not some Uhere else.
Mrs. McCloud gave her q boarders
q first class turkey dinner and oyster
supper, thanksgiving day. II
Tom Mulvaney says he didn't ask
the boys over to drink his (don't
know what to call it, but that they
came freely.
McCoud's new store is in full blast
and farmers and others visiting Dud-
ley to purchase will do we'll to give
him q call before sgoing elsewhere.
Try him.
LICKsKILLET.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

He'd A0d al o0mpete In Two hours. NO IL
renewed b DR.. Kunssi. 70 North Ninth Street
Advice treo. No fse until hsad and al passssin
one and alive. Ot. kunkel 70 the only snccessfal
physician IN this country for the rsmovsl OF
WOEma. and his wcxN sYxur 10 pleasant sad saSD
Tor ebildTen or grow y psfs0ns. eend for cirea-
SIss Sott,s ,o.s s. n Il 81 youl mG ~:
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

A Bloomfield correspondent of the
RasOkeys, in speaking ofthe marriage
Of Ed Robinson to Miss Weaver, Of
Bloomfield, says: "The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. w. Nc
Donald, Of tho n. E. church, Ottum-
~, . brother-in-law Of the BRIDE
groom. The Invitations were limited
almost sxclusively to the family con-
nsetion, and to the membership Of
The r. E. O. society, very select se-
crst society Of tie best young ladies
Of which the bride is member. The
bride was the recipient Of numerous
handsome gifta among them . hne
toilet sst presented by the 7. E. O.
soeisty.
NJ. Robinson il . member Of the
aAw lrn Of 6teck 4 Robinson, Ottum- |
~. Hs iss graduate Of the I. ". o.
md Harvard law school. Miss Wes-
~ y 8 beautiful and charming
Ressg LADY. There wss no tour.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

The Agency Indspsadent says that
Joe Myers 10 now buying stock for
Lively E,Aowrey Of Ottumwa.
Alse, that last Monday Mrs. David
Bedwsll, Of Bladensburg, was thrown
out ofa wagon by frightened team
and had her shoulder broken.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
ooal and wood Yard.

B. W. sLadd 8 Bro. have now in
sucosssful operation one of tho most
oonvenient and best institutions in
the city In the shape of well sup
piled coal and wood yard. They are
gentlemen Of excellent business quail
itiss, thoroughly reliable and their
goods are just what they say they are,
and In weight and measure they are
always correct. Nobody need doubt
but that an order taken by these gen.
tlsmen will be filed promptly and to
the letter, just % they contract to do.
We regard the purchase Of fuel from
these gentlemen to be really the
cheapest and best channel through
which persons can obtain 1t, for the
reason that the article will always be
just what 1t 10 represented to be. See
their I'd giving particulars in another
Column.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
s ? kunkeI.s eIt :er Wine Of I,

N0Uk0J0 0x or VINO OF IRON
Has never been known to fail In the cure Of
weakness. attended with symptoms, indisposi-
tion to exsrtios, loss Of msmory, difficulty Of
breathing, general weakness, horror Of disease.
weak, nervous trembling, drsadful horror Of
dea'h, night swnsts. cold fest. weakness. dimnsas
Of vislon, languor. universal lassituds Of the
muscular system, enormous appetite. With dys.
peptic system bot hands, flushing OF the body,
0ryness OF the skin, pallld counteuance and erup-
tons the facs. purifying the blood, pain In the
back, heavineas Of the eyellds. frequent bl-ck
epnts flying before the eyes. with temporary snf-
5Ssion and loss Of sight; want Of attention. etc,
These symptons sli arise from weakness, and
Of Iron. Il never fails. Thousands are now en-
Toying health who haye used II Get the genuine
Sold only In u bottles. Take only =. r. Kun
kel's.
Ask for Kunksl's Bitter Wine Of Iron. This
truly valuable tonic has been 20 thoroughly tested
~ al Glasses Of the community thai II 10 now
deemed indispensable as q Tonic medicine Ii
costs but little purides the blood. and gives tone
% the stomach, Eenovates tho system and pro-
I now only ask trial of this valuable tonic,
Price el per bottle EFF KUNKKL, Sole Propri-
etor, No go North Ninth Street, below Vine
Philadelphia, Pa, Ask for kunkels Bitter Wine
Of Iron. and take no other. photograph OF the
proprietor on each wrapper; al others are coun-
Beware Of counterfeits. Do mot lot your drug
gist cell .you any but Kunkels, which is put up
only as above represented. You can get stx bot
tie Tor A5. All Task 10 one simple trial.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

Ffo0 Eriday's Daily.
VIM. Evans, Of Highland township,
died last night, of cramp collie. Mr..
Evans was In town the day before.
and was in - good health as usual.
Mr.. +. had served % one ofthe super.
visors of Wapello country, and wal
an honest man who was respected by
al who knew him. he Was about 6t
ysars Of aGe at the time Of his death
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
Ayers
H0a,' Viyor,
For restoring Gray Hair tc
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dre $ $ in g
which is at once
a gre e a b ! e,
healthy, and ef-
fectual for pre-
8 erving e the
hair. Faded or
gray hair is soon
restored to its
criminal rolor
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

At quarter before 8 o'clock this
morning we were at the pump house
and the large pump was making four
teen strokes to the minute, and there
fore was pumping TOO gallons or %
barrels Of water every minute.
Where this large amount Of water
was being consumed it is difficult for
us TO imagine. It shows, however,
what 10 very true, that the consump-
ton Of water during the first year Of
our water works has reached . very
large figure.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
outrage a. E,don.

u We learn, to-day, that most terri
Bile outrage occurred at Eldon, Mon
day forenoon, which came very near
causing the death Of I very estimable
woman. We are sorry we could not
learn the name Of the family, but as
we understand 1t, Monday morning,
two tramps visited the house of .
man working on . railroad section.
The man had gone to his work and
left his wife sick in be6, after having
prepared his own % we'll ~ the morn
ing meal for his wife. Not long aft.
or he left two tramps made their ap-
pearance and ordered breakfast for
two. The woman informed them that
she could mot accommodate them, that
she could not prepare her own meals
owing to her illness. After the most
outrageous cursing one of the terri
bls outlaws grabbed her by the hair
Of the head, threw her on the floor,
aud informed her that If she could
not get them breakfast she could give
them money enough to buy = meal.
She plead for her life, but while one
Of the miscreats held her ON the floor
sitting her screams tl0 other search
cd the house for valuables, and found
$a5 which the frugal couple had laid
away for = rainy day, every cent they
had. After recurring the money and
Anding nothing else they wanted,
gave her parting kick and left her
moro dead than alive. She was found
sometime after by neighbor in a
very precarious situation.
A large party Of citizens started
soon after the outrage, in pursuit. Of
the rufRans but with what result we
have not learned. Our informant
ssys that II found and identified the
courts will not be troubled much to
Try the case. Onlya short time be-
fore DIR. Alverson, while returning
lFom his store home, was knocked
down and badly treated, but escaped,
owing to . good pair Of lungs, with.
out being robbed.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

i will purchase some long time
notes secured by real estate mortgage.
VT n O. NJ. LADD.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
GoTRAYEp

Bay horse nsar eye out. Liberal re.
ward will ~ psid for his return.
90 wtf) A. j. PECK.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
From wednssdAy's Daily.

From wednssday's Daily.
The Mail Agent on the st. L., K. C.
& N. railroad tells us that the North
Missouri Hotel and four other frame
buildings, mostly small, were burned
at Kirkville, Nc, last night.
Herbert Smith, of Creston, . short
time since had one Of his hands crush
ed by the cars, aud yesterday DR..
Rockey amputated . portion Of the
mangled member. The young man
10 getting along well and will soon
recover, no doubt.
The managers Of the Ladd packing
house commenced killing hogs to-day
at noon. And now with two pork
houses running full timein Ottumwa,
and both Of them above the ordinary
size, there is no reason why this city
should not be tho boss town in the
pork business ~ she 10 in everything
else. We shall endeavor to give q
weekly report Of the number Of hog,
killed here during the season, and le,
people know what, we are doing in
that line. b#
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11

acith the gloss and freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thickened, falling hair
checked, and badness often, though
not always, cured by its use. Moth
ing can restore the hair where the
follicles are destroyed, or the glands
atrophicd and decayed. But such as
remain can be saved for usefulness
by this application. Instead of foul
~. tho hair with pasty sediment, it
WI! heep it clean and vigorous. Its
r.ci<ional use will prevent the hair
IN turning gray or falling off, and
ra@aGuently prevent badness. Free
+ 50 those deleterious substances
,r!, make some preparations dan
snas, and injurious to the hair, the
,,,r can only benefit but not harm
J.. Il wanted merely for a
HAIR DRESSING,
netting else can be found 80 desir-
;fpi". Containing neither oil nor
d.a, i, does not soil white cambria,
~ set lasts long on the hair, giving
i. !. rich, glossy lustre and q grateful
l'r. ;iame.
Prepared by Or. J. c. Aver 4 Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chsmlsts.
LOWELL, MASS.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
From Thursdays Daily.
Painful Accident.

0susS0s VSSuN0tS.
Yesterday afternoon, John Rey-
nolds met with an accident which
came near proving serious. He was
ct work for Henry Williams, in the
blacksmith shop, working piece of
steel, when email piece few into the
corner Of one of his eyes, cutting .
very small cash but large enough to
sever one Of the arteries centering
near the eye. He bandaged the
wound - we'll - he could with such
appliances ~ were at hand and start
Cd fer . surgeon to dress the wound,
He called on DR.. Hinsey, who took
up the artery and made him as COM
Portable as possible. The wound was
not large one but was Of such ma
ture that John tainted from loss of
blood soon after It had been dressed.
He will soon be all right again.
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
TAPE Y ORM REMOVED ALIVE,

gist sell you any but Kunkel's, which is put up
only % above represented. You can get stx bot
tie TOR k5. All Task 10 one simple trial,
Ottumwa weekly courier., 1878-12-11
Professional Cards.
- ------------------------->
MREDsOAR.

OFFICE. topen Day and Night.
On Green Street, below Maln, opposite Ballingall
House. Al Calls In the Country Promptly Attend.
ed. may 22'7s.wtf
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
A GHOST STORY.

MANY years ago, when the city of
lVl Providence was quite a village,
an old house stood in a lonely place
couple of miles from town. 1t was in
the centre of large tract of land that
had once been laid out in walks, and
garden spots, and miniature lakes, for
the occupants of the house had culti-
waited tastes, and the money with which
to crafty them, SO you may be sure it
was very beautiful place.
But one dreadful night a murder was
committed there, and then the house
was vacant for years, for the people,
more superstitious in those days than
they are now, believed that ghosts in
habited it, and no one could be found
who would live in it. There it stood
year after year, uninhabited and alone,
the lovely flowers choked with weeds,
the once we'll kept walks overgrown
with clover and grass, the fruit ripening
and falling ungathered to the ground,
for no school-boy, however daring, ven-
tured to enter those walks.
At the time my story opens, party
of young men, my grandfather among
the number, had planned a moonlight
excursion, on horseback, to neighbor-
ing town, and after some debate as to
the place of meeting, they decided on
the front yard of this old house, as they
did not believe in ghosts, and the Sc
lection of the place exactly suited them.
My grandfather arrived first at the
place of meeting, and, tying his horse,
he sat down on the door-stone to await
the coming of his companions. 1t was
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
Cireumstantial Evidence.

The Charlotte, N. G. Observer"
says: The unreliability of circumstan-
tial evidence has been strikingly ex-
emplified within the last few days, in the
case of the homicide which occurred
here on Thursday morning Shortly
after the then mysterious shooting a
letter was picked up on the floor of the
house where the tragedy occurred. 1t
was addressed to a gentleman of this
city, was from gentleman of a
neighboring State, and was introducing
young man who had but lately come
here.
Suspicion, of course, pointed to the
young man whom the letter introduced,
since it could point to no one else, the
person to whom it was addressed being
absent from the city, and having been
absent several days. The young man
would have undoubtedly have been ar
rested, but the timely confession of the
principal witnesses of the shooting
saved him this.
1t was afterwards learned that the
young man who had done the shooting
had borrowed a coat of the lately-ar-
rived young man and had it on at the
time, with the letter and other property
of its owner in the pockets. Suppose
the slayer had fled, and his comrades had
not confessedY Men have been hung
on much slighter evidence than this
letter furnishes against the innocent boy
to whom it pointed at first as the slayer
of the negro.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
ALL o Ap 8 .
PHILADELPHIA AND READING R. R
OF PASSENGER TRAINS.
May 18th, IsSs.

TRAINS LEAVE HARRiSBUR RG AS FOLLOWS
For New York. at $40, $40 a. m. 2OOp m,
= For Philadelphia, at $40, s.iO oab am.
200 and 3.67 y. m.
For Reading, at $40, $40, 9.45 a. IN. and 200
For Pottsvile at $50, $40 a. M, and 1857
?, M, and VIA Schuylklll and Susquehanna
Branch at 2.4O p. m.
For Auburn via =, n 8. Br. at $50 q. m.
For Allentown, at 5.2O SlOa, M, and at 2'OO'
The. $50, $40 a. M, and '7,65 p. M, trains
have through ears for New York
The $50, a: m, and 200 pm, trains have
through cars for Philadelphia.
SUNDAYS:
For New York, at $50 a. NJ.
For Allentown and Way stations at $40 q. m.
For Reading, Philadelphia and way Statonsat
Lao p m.
TRAINS FOR HARRISBURG, LEAVE AS FOL
LOWS
Leave New York, $40 a. m, 100, $50 and
" As y. m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 9.l5 a. m. 800, and
40 p. m.
Leave Reading, at TAO, 7lO, ii,2o a, m. l.3o,
Leave Pottsylie, at elO, 0l5 am and l.S5
And via schuylkin and susQuehanna Brancrst
3. Is a. m.
Leave Auburn VIA s. X $. BIZ at u noon.
Leave Allentown, at t1.SO $50, 9,Oo a. m.' l2.l5
430 and 80 y. m,
SUNDAYS
Leave New York. at $50 p m.
Leave Philadelphia, at 7.20p. m.
Leave Reading, at d.40, 7lO, a. m. and 1925
Leave Allentown, at2 30 a. M, and 9.O5p. m.
j. e. WOOTEN, GEN. Manager
G. G. HANCOCK, General Ticket Agent.
tDoes not run on Mondays.
@Via Morris and Essex r. II.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
A Wicked Little Boy.

PART IA wicked little boy of the
Chrystle Street Public School yesterday
sharpened his slate pencil and fixed it
firmly to the seat of frankie Frost's
chair. Then he calmly awaited the ar
rival of frankie.
PART 2.--Frankie sits down but only
for moment.
PART BIN the scene that ensued the
teacher took hand and the wicked lit
tie boy played an important but sec
ondary part.
An hour later surgeon of the Cham
bers Street Hospital extracted pointed
slate pencil from the fleshy part of
schoolboy's leg.--N Y. Herald.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
A Scared Undertaken.

An undertaken in New Jersey was re-
Gently called to prepare the body of u
woman for burial. From some cause
the lower limbs had been seized with
cramps just before death and were drawn
up out of shape. In the attempt to
straighten them he was pressing them
into the proper position in the coffin
when something struck him from be-
hind, and turning his head to see what
it was he was confronted with the face
of the corpse close to his own. The
pressure upon the legs had tilted the
body upright, but the poor undertaken
not understanding the cause ran from
the house in mortal terror.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12
Mot Als 1runk.

A stranger sat In corner Of the car
hence to New York, In easy attitude,
his feet upon large black trunk. The
gentlemanly conductor going his rounds
at the first station, politely informed the
stranger that the trunk must be put In
the baggage car.
TO which the stranger nothing re-
Piled
At the third station the vexed con-
ductor more imperatively told the
stranger that he must put the trunk In
the baggage ear or IL would be put Off
the train.
To which the stranger nothing re-
piled.
AT the fourth station the irate con-
ductor had the trunk put Off and left.
To which the stranger said nothing.
AT the fifth station, the Modified con-
ductor addressing the stranger, begged
him to remember that he had done what
his duty required, and that he had done
II only after repeated warnings, and
that 1t was solely the strangers fault
To which the stranger laconically
replied "Don't care, 'taint my trunk
. -1--.-----
Ca The inmate of certain cell in the
Sacramento prison complained that 1t
was haunted by ghosts. He said that
he would certainly go crazy if kept there
any longer, and was removed to another
room. He now confesses that he lied,
his object being to get more comfortable
quarters but his story was the cause Of
much suffering by several prisoners
who successfully occupied the cell in
question. They thought that they heard
unearthly noises and saw unearthly
sights. Each had about the same ex-
periences, being awakened every night
by strange, jarring sound, and then
lights would fit through the cell, reveal
ing professions of ghostly visitants.--
An investigation proved that the noise
was made by passing railroad train,
the lights from which shone into the
cell between the bars of q door, making
grotesquely moving shadows. The prjs-
oner, already influenced by the ghost
story, and scarcely awake, could readily
invest what he heard and saw with
upernaturalsm.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12

eB- Capt. Charles r. Porter sailed away
from Boston twenty-five years ago, leaving
his sweetheart, Amelia Hollis, behind him.
While voyaging on the other side of the
world he received the news that she had
married another. He was crushed by the
disappointment, and never returned to
Boston until last year. Then he received
note from Amelia requesting him to call on
her. He went, and was told by her that
she was a widow, that she had plenty of
money, and that she had never ceased to
love him. OF course marriage ensued.
Up to this point the story is pleasant one,
but there is a disagreeable sequel. Porter
had become drunkard. He and his wife
quarreled, parted, became reconciled, and
parted again and now Porter has commit
ted suicide in an insane asylum.
The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-12

her of his love, and that life would be n
desert without her sweet companion
ship.
AS she listened, the knowledge came
to her that her heart was In his keeping:
but maidenly shyness kept her silent
until he spoke of the loss of his arm rs
a drawback. She interrupted him Inn
pulsively
"That was your greatest attraction to
me. would not love you half so well"
she stopped and blushed painfully, but
her lover drew her TO him and hid her
crimson cheeks upon his breast.
So you do love me Bless you for
the precious confession. My life will be
all too short to fill yours with happiness.
DO you know" said he suddenly, "your
tiny niece has had share In bringing
this to passp Had it not been for her
guileless child's revelation, / should
never have thought of offering you this
battered hulk"
Mamie looked up in surprise: visions
of she knew n OF what floated through
her mind She well knew of Lulu's
powers of observation and fondness of
telling her discoveries. What could she
have said ? Her cheeks burned hotly.
She feared that some of her incautious
praises of the Colonel had been remem-
bered and poured into his ear. She said
energetically;
What has Lulu been saying 2"
The Colonel Redeemed; but she insist
ed on having the speech which had had
such an important bearing on their rela-
tions, and ut last he told her, saying she
might think 1t more serious than 1t real
ly was. For moment she looked in
dignant. Then the amusing side struck
her, and peal on peal of silvery ringing
laughter greeted her astonished lovers
ears.
command her voice. Then she made u
deep courtesy.
So you thought Lulu meant mel |
thank you kindly for investing me with
such unexpected attributes to beauty,
but shall have to occasion u woeful dis
appointment. Lulu has another aunt
Mamie-her papa's sister. assure you,
Colonel, that every individual tooth in
my mouth Is my own natural property.
I've never even had one filled" The
Colonel looked embarrassed, but he said:
I" ! still insist that Lulu deserves large
share of gratitude. 1t was happy mis-
take, and she shall have the largest doll
can find, with a aregular Flora McFlim-
sery wardrobe. Now, jesting aside-how
would you like to be mistress of this
conservatory 7"
"Whyp Do you think of buying
it?"
" It's mine already; and house and
servants are waiting for mistress"
" Yoursl' Mamie's blue eyes opened
wide with surprise. '' 1 thought officers
always lived on their pay, and were
poor"
F" Not always. A rich man can be
patriotic as well as poor one; and
though can not work for my bride, L
can take good care of her. Still, it is
very pleasant to know that you thought
in choosing crippled lover you were
fond Of him to be willing to enter upon
a life of self denial"
1t occasioned great commotion in
Mamie's home when the Colonel asked
permission to address her. Lulu adopt
ed her at once as her uncle, and puzzled
her brain considerably at the quizzical
way in which the Colonel dwelt on the
title of "Aunt Mamie," and at her
young auntie's smiles and bushes at
what she, Lulu, considered the most
natural title in the world.