Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-10

this year.
Green corn lie becoming plenty in
market, which together with the plen-
tiful supply of cucumbers and green
apples, is causing the doctors to be
Unusually sociable and happy.
| Temperance meetings will be held
Sunday, july IA, at 3p. M, at Point
Isabel and Dshlonegs. Speakers and
workers from Ottumwa will be pres-
emit at both places.
John Bull doesn't believe ia woman
suffrage. The bill to this effect re-
Gently pending in the British Parlia-
ment, was rejected by the House Of
Commons by vote Of l4O ayes to 2l9
noes.
The Agency Independent says har-
vesting is going on at rapid rate
around that town. Several new
buildings are being built at Agency
and new depot will be commenced
in short time.
We learn from the Gate City that
Mrs. Matilda McCreary, the mother
of the Hon. Geo. w. McCreary, Sec.
of War, died at her home in Vernon,
Van Buren, county, Saturday. She
was nearly so years of age.
Howe's Great London Circus and
Menagerie will certainly be here on
the oath inst, and therefore it will
be in order for the boys TO establish
savings banks SO as to be in time.
The bills will be posted Monday,
perhaps.
| A. j. Headly one Of the prominent
fruit growers in this section, exhibi-
ted to us some branches with cherries
from his English Morello cherry
trees. They are very full Of cherries,
rich and luscious as cherries ever
grow.
+ A Blue Ribbon Club was organized
at the Reveal School House last Sab
bath. VIM. Farmer was elected
President, Mr.. Peters Secretary, and
Mrs. Harrison Treasurer. r. L.
Tilton and Brother Teter addressed
the meeting.
The Secretary of State has CLEANED
the fact that Iowa has 1884 newspapers,
70 public libraries, and % College,.
Polk and Linn counties are ahead of
all the ether counties in newspapers,
having ten each. Dubuque and DAY.
export are credited with four each
DR.. McAllister, of Mississippi, has
invented a new gun which shoots
four thousand bullets per minute.
We shall now keep close eye on the
telegraph news to see whether It will
take the government over three
weeks to arm all the Indians with
this excellent weapon.
J. W. Carpenter has laid on our
table bundle of white Russian
Spring wheat, grown by him on his
bottom farm adjoining the city. The
heads are very long and we'll filled.
That bottom farm, go long thought
worthless is big thing it pans out
a cure and big crop.
The recent purchase of the Sabula,
Ackley & Dakota and the DUBUQUE
s. Southwestern railroads, give the
Western Union division of the Chica-
60, Milwaukee d St. Paul railroad
prominence that will undoubtedly
make their interests in the state bet
ter realized, and we trust will also be
of benefit to our state.
| The keokuk Constitution says
'Tke X. s. d. M. has commenced an
inventory of the fixed and movable
property of the company, which will
be the most complete they have ever
had. 1t is being taken preparatory
to turning the road over to the Rock
Island. 1t will take about two
months to complete 1t.
Some Keokuk gentlemen had an
interview with Mr.. Riddle, president
Of the Rock Island railroad, who
stated that the X. & d. NJ, after the
transfer, would be run as branch of
the c., r. l. 4 p, run in the interest
of Keokuk az far as consistent with
the interests Of the road. This def
mite statement has greatly elated
Keokuk.
| In few days the water will be
Withdrawn from the race and the
water works run by steam for time.
The proposition 10 to raise and
strengthen the banks, and make such
other improvements as will be neces-
sary to increase and improve our
magnificent water power. The work
will probably be commenced % soon
as the water subsidies little more.
| One Of William E. Jones' little
daughters is suffering with an extra
ordinary and painful affection
About ten days ago she was playing
with an old fashioned two cent coin
which she swallowed, the piece lodg-
ing for several days in the child's
throat. The doctors have finally
forced it into the stomache where il
is still causing much trouble.
We are pleased to announce to our
readers that an other public enter
prise of permanent nature 10 on foot
in this city which will be of consid-
cradle importance, not only to the
people Of the city, but the farming
community as well. We shall give
the full particulars in short time
Business in OttumwA never goes
backwards, and this new movement
will be . long step forward.
We understand that man at Ed.
dyville, on the Fourth thought to
take some old grudge out Of the Mar
shal and undertook to give the afore-
said peeler trouncing. The matt
nee commenced promptly on time,
and in less than minute the bruissr
was carried off the field helpless
The Marshal used only such weapons
as nature gave him, but the fellow
was a sorry looking object when the
, Marshal got through with him.
The school board of Eddyville
have employed Prof. j. e. Stephens
of Bonaparte to superintend theil
! public schools.
The AdDertiser says man by the
! name Of Robert Whitney, Of Abba
took poison at that place one day THU
week, he says through mistake, but
that paper thinks it was taken pur.
. posely. He 10 all right now
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