Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-04-03

ment ucATly HOVU.
A new style of walking dress,
shorter than ordinary and more sens
ible than ordinary, is, tho fashion au-
.thoritics say, rapidly coming into IA
vor.
Tho Moss Bros. are about to re-
move from Oskaloosa to Great Bend,
Kansas. Henry has boon do I'm. there
and thinks they have struck the right
place. KS sElH
The Davenport Gazette calls the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
road "incomparably tho best rail
road management that ever touched
Iowa soil"
Gould's Directory Of st. Louis for
1878, claims for that city q population
of s503 6s5, and thatit is the health-
I.iestc in the world. Now let's hear
from Chicago.
Pope Leo sends this word to the
tramps and beggars who call at the
Vatican for aims: "It is Gods will
that man should earn his bread by
the sweat of his brow"
Welea from the Des Moines Reg
lister that Mr.. Jacob Rich, chairman
of the Republican State committee,
Fhas been called to New Jersey, where
his father is at the point Of death.
1t is said the popular comedian,
John Dillon, has got things down to
. point now that there is never o
postponement of his engagement
from cause of Sudden ill.health. !"
Jined the blue ribbon.
The Greenback candidate for Gov
ernor Of New Hampshire got 223
\ votes which indicates that that party
will carry New Hampshire if they on
ly give them time enough. They only
have to gain about Sc, 900 more votes.
Police-Judge McHenry, Of Des
Moines, is in bad fix. He helped to
capture that place with the blue rib
bon army, and was then elected to
his present office, and now he has
nothing to do--no DRINKS, NO rowe,
no fees.
The democrats have got a munich
pal election row on hand at Council
Bluffs. The Globe, the democratic or
gan, refuses to support the democrat
ic nominee for Mayor, and another
daily has been started that does.
| The Marshalltown Times says,
"Hon. j. B. Grinnell is still receiver
Of the Central Railroad Of Iowa, not
outstanding our exchanges are free
ly copying the report that Hon. Milo
Smith is now acting in that capacity"
The Connecticut House of Repre-
sentativcs has passed bill, by vote
of "a to G7, authorizing women who
pay tax on $500 worth of property,
to vote in town, city, school aud bor-
ough meetings. Over 100 members
declined to vote.
/ John w. Drew, the blue ribbon re-
former left Des Moines for New
Hampshire, Monday evening. He
was accompanied by Fred Getchcll,
and they will remain several weeks.
Mr.. Drew will bring his family with
him when he returns.
4 f. ii. Owen has sold his residence,
opposite Gen. Hedrick's, to Charley
Telleen for $500. Owen takes, in
the trade, Tclleen's place on Fourth
street, between Jefferson and College,
and will at once proceed to erect q
nice residence theron.
As near as we can learn it is the in
. tontion Of the city authorities to make
some good and permanent street i'm
provements this season, aud to let it
out to the lowest bidder. This is .
good idea and one that will meet the
hearty approval of all Taxpayers.
T. X. Scotthorn, q saloon-keeper al
, Traer, has fallen heir 10 fortune in
England, consisting Of a landed es.
tate near Birmingham, valued al
$4,000. There are saloon keepers
here who would rejoice if they could
fall heir to tenth Of that amount, al
in these blue ribbon times their trade
{ is awful duh.
Here is the place for old maids tC
go: "Kittatis Valley, Yakima County
! Washington Territory, has . terrific
!, ~ embracing 800 square miles, ha'
six schools, two stores, two saw mills
two smith shops, one saloon, on,
, church (the graves are Gods frs
, temples), and 1000 inhabitants. one
. half Of whom are bachelors.
Gov. Gear intends to spend at leas
half Of his time in Des Moines. HI
ii will appoint certain days Of the weel
, when he will alwaysbe there to SCI
visitors from other parts of the State
and will spend as much additional
! time there as may be needed. So VIZ
, are informed by the Register.
8 A reporter of the State Register re-
g Gently interview Eli Perkins ON tht
f subject of the Mexican dollars now il
b circulation, and Eli said: 81
q "At Ottumwa, yesterday, the ex.
press car was almost loaded down
with Mexican dollars addressed to
the different western banks"
: We have taken occasion to inyesti.
!. gate this matter and the facts 20 t.
! prove that the story is entirely with
, out foundation so far as Ottumwa i,
q concerned. Eli Isl good romancer
II Some of cur patrons have an ide,
that they can-get advertisements in
serted in the WEEKLY CogRIrR 1
! they hand them in on Wednesday
This is a mistake and often causes dis
appointment. The Weekly isprinted
early on Wednesday morning and il
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