Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-17

ST. T.. y
GAINESVILLE, Tenn. had a $500, 600 Ace
last night. Fifty seven houses de-
stroyed.
The Inter- Ocean calls Confederate
Doorkeepcr Field "the Khedivo Of
the Democratic party"
Several Des Moines men are ar
ranging to remove to Texas to engage
in the stock raising business.
From the Red Oak Erprsss we learn
that Nick wager has taken out On
$500 license to vend xwei lager 10 that
village.
Caroline White, recently tried q
Sigourney, for the murder of W. n.
Holland, has been acquitted, ON the
plea of insanity.
From the Abba Union we learn
that Sam CASTOR has turned out to be
blue ribbon organizer, and is bush
whacking around at the country
school houses.
The readers of the COURIER are 70
quested to notice the card Of DIR.
Blade. oculist, aurist and catarrh spe-
cialist, which will be found in an.
other column.
The Gate City says "a petition was
filed with the Clerk of the bankrupt
court yesterday asking that w. D.
VOORHEES,, Of Leighton, Iowa, be de-
clared . bankrupt.
The law requires the secretary Of
each school district in every county
to send to the County Superintendent
a list Of the officers of the district as
soon as they are chosen.
The Eddyville Advertiser says:
"The many friends of Major Wilcox
will be heartily glad to learn that he
lie able to ride out. He will no doubt
improve more rapidly how"
Gen Hedrick has left in our Office .
bunch Of rye taken from . patch
growing on his place, that is full 30
inches high. Who ever saw the like
at this season of the year, in Iowa.
A coal oil lamp exploded In the
mouse of VIM. Cousins, living near
Blakesburgh, one evening last week,
Mr.. Cousins face and shoulders were
badly burned, and his clothing badly
singed.
A steamer left Keokuk 10 como mp
the Des Moines river, Thursday
morning. When last heard from it
was hard aground eight miles from
the Mississippi. That is what the
State Register says.
Israel McBride's store, at Webster,
was burglarized last Saturday night,
Of $500 worth Of goods. A man nam
ed NJ. E. Clark, q recent inmate Of
Anamosa penitenteary, committed
the deed, and has been arrested.
A letter was mailed in the post
Office at Burlington, Saturday, direct
ed TO "Keoughsaughquagh.' Tho
Hawkeye says the clerks studied 1t
for some time and concluded to send
it to the capital of Van Buren, county.
When calico shirt becomes useless
as a garment down in Missouri, they
utilize the remains for wrapping roll
butter, and pretty much all that arti-
Gle that Keokuk gets from there now
wears wristbands and collars, 80 the
Gate City tells rs.
Major Wood ward, Of Charlton, has
sold his interest in the Fairfield DEM
ocrat to Frank Green, agent of the
Chicago and Southwestern railroad
at Fairfield. MIR. Green is an old
ne . spaper man, we believe, and will
take possession on Monday next.
The Eidyvi,lc advertiser mourps
over the dilapidated condition Of the
cemetery at that place and urges the
citizens to contribute means to put II
in good condition A town is gener-
ally judged farorably or unfavora-
bly, by the condition in which the
cemetery is kept.
Mr.. Drew has returned to Iowa
and his campaign for the next few
weeks is planned as follows: Wa
verify, Waterloo, Charlton, Fairfield.
The meetings at Waverly are to COM
mence this. week Wednesday. He
lectured at Des Moines on Saturday
night to an immense audience, which
received him enthusiastically.
L. NJ. Cooley sees brother flsw's
cherry twig and goes him 100 better.
lie has left in our office y cherry
twig, of English variety, that has l53
blossoms and germs of cherries in .
single cluster, occupying one inch Of
the twig. If they all could form per-
feet cherries, there would be fully q
quart, but nine tenths Of them " i'll
have to fall off or bust.