Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-08
JoTrINos.

1t is estimated that Weavers steal
ings, from the National Bank at Ur-
bana, Ohio, will amount to $4,000.
Dan Van Pelt, for many years one |
of the leading farmers and stock
men of Warren county, has gone into
voluntary bankruptcy.
Davis County Republicans hold
their convention Saturday, June lst,
to nominate delegates to the Judicial,
Congressional and State Conventions.
During the month past 265 petitions
in bankruptcy were filed with Regis
ter Hubbard, of Chicago, represent
ing total Indebtedness of ST., OF, 403.
The eleventh annual meeting Of the
Iowa State Eclectic Medical Society
will be held al Marshalltowu. COM
mencing Wednesday, June 5, and
continue in session at least two days.
Mrs. Eggleston bought in at fore
ed sale large number Of organs
which she will cell very low for cash.
1t places good instruments within the
reach of every family. Call and exam
inc them, it costs you nothing.
The State Register says "Receiver
Grinnell, who has demonstrated his
capacity and value in connection with
the Central Railroad management for
two years past, resigned the same
yesterday in favor of Major Morrill,
PoIsoNED.-The Colfax Sentinel
says: "Just IS We are going to press
we learn that man named Ruleford,
living at Clyde, this county, poisoned
his wife, Tuesday night, from the eff
fects Of which she died Thursday
morning.
E. Andrews, of New Providence,
rendered his resignation az trustee of
the Reform School at Eldora to Gov.
Gear on Friday last. The Governor
accepted the resignation, and has ap-
pointed Hon. John Hall, of Eldora,
to fill the vacancy.
Levi Mccoy, of Monroe county,
who stole eight head of cattle last
October, drove them to Charlton and
sold them, had a hearing at Abba,
last week. He putt in plea of guilty
and was sentenced to the Penitentiary
at Fl. Madison, for two years.
Archibald Wilson, of New York,
who failed in 1878 for half million,
has paid off his entire Indebtedness
At one hundred cents on the dollar.
Such way of doing business will
have to be discouraged, and no doubt
Mr.. A. will be drummed out of the
metropolis.
The Iowa Supreme Court has rem
dered q decision in which it holdt
that interest charged bv Loan and
Building Associations on the pre-
MUM bid for the money is usurioul
and that they have no right to charge
more than 10 per cent. interest on the
, amount actually loaned.
The Des Moines Register says tina
, VIM. Bradley who was run over by I
train at that place on the 30th, had hi
right leg broken, knee dislocated, ani
one arm so badly injured that it will
have to be amputated. Bradley is
! resident of this city, and was at De
Moines working in coal mine. Hi
wife is now here.
/ 'HoPPERs.-The Red Oak I'elephon
says "myriads of little grasshopper
have been Matched out by the warn
: weather and their gay and festive ap
: pearancc astonishes the citizens, VIII
are at loss to know where the littl
: varmints came from, as it was gener
ally supposed that the old hopper
did not deposit any egss last fall.
u Receiver Morrill,, of the Contra
' Railroad of Iowa, has filed with Clerl
q Mason an inventory of the propert
j intrusted to his care. The rollin
n stock is rated as follows: Locomc
4 tives, %; coaches, s; reclining chair
cars, L; baggage, mail and expires
cars, 2; baggage and passenger car
10; way cars, 10; coal cars, 206; DO
Q cars, BIZ; stock cars, 30.
Gov. Gear has appointed Mr.. c.
: Watkins, of Davenport, commission
: er to represent Iowa at the Fifth An
nual Conference of Charities, meetin
at Cincinnati May 2lst, 22d, 23d, wit
: instructions make detailed report G
r such of the proceedings as may az
: pear to be applicable, or of interest, t
= our own state and county institutions
The Democrats of this county ar
called to meet in delegate conventio
e on Saturday, May Is, tonominate de-
d egates to the State, Congressional an
q Judicial conventions. Agency town
: ship has 6 delegates, Adams 8, Cen
ter %, Columbia 8, Cass 6, Competin
> 4, Dahlonega 3, Green 8, Highland :
Keokuk 5, Polk 6, Pleasant 6, Rich
land 6, Washington 6. No time is sc
in the call for township conventions
nj Shed no Tears.
Bloomfield Republican.
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