Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-21
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Des Moines has appointed . coal
oil inspector.
The Polk county Institute IL attend
ed by POI teachers.
Notice the advertisement Of Ottum-
wa Business College.
Dubuque 10 to have the racer Ra-
rus to trot in September, for special
purse Of $1,000
Iowa raised $4,000 more hogs than
the sucker state last year, and $4,000
more than Ohio.
The republicans of Monroe county
have re-nominatedJ. VIII. Griffin for
Clerk, and C. w. Prindle for Recor-
der.
Barnum says his newspaper bills,
in season, amount to over $4,000
and that If he didn't advertise he
wouldn't make anything.
The Charles City Intelligencey says
the cheated term" cost Floyd county
ct the rate Of 100000 per day, In the
damage done to the wheat crop.
A. w. Cook, of Charles City, Iowa,
sailed from France on the 7th inst,
with nine Norman Fercheron stall
lions. So the State Registev says.
If you want to find mirth, music
and happiness combined, come to DR..
Roots convention in the Congregs.
tional church, August 9th to 3Oth.
A Pella correspondent Of tho State
Register suggests that an excursion
train be run from Ottumwa to Des
Moines on the day that Blaine speaks
there.
The stone foundation for the NAM
moth pork house will be completed,
this week. The workmen have al
ready commenced on the brick work
Of the main building.
John N. Behan, native of Iowa,
born in Fairfield, but now resident
of Burlington, is the successful appli-
can't for the West Point cadetship,
from the First district.
The New York Times says that
Dennis Kearnsy il IN Irishman, but
not . Roman Catholic. The Catho-
lies are to be congratulated if this re-
port is true.-Chicaqo Journal.
Marshalltown has canning fac
tory that manufactures during the
fruit season from four to seven thous-
and cans daily. 1t is now engaged
in canning . large amount of sweet
corn.
Wapello County Teachers Instr
tute has q less number Of teachers in
atten dance than any institnte yet
held this season. a. far as we have
seen through our exchanges. Why
is this?
Col. Bates, of Dubuque, Colonel of
the First Iowa regiment, will proba-
bly, be the orator on the occasion of
the Soldiers Reunion. 1t is UNDER
stood now that General Pope cannot
be present.
We return our thanks to George
Wallace for the largest and finest
musk melon we have seen this year.
The Wallace family, old and Young,
are noted for the excellent melons
they raise every season.
The address of Hon. Sam NJ. Clark,
Of Keokuk, will be devoted especial
ly to the labor and financial questions
Mr.. Clark is fluent and able speak
er, and the public will hear these
questions fully ventilSted.
Gen. Olmstead, of Des Moines, has
q navy of twenty row boats. The
Register says "This is probably not
more than one-third of the row boats.
Besides these there are two steam
yachts and seven sailing yachts.
Ifyou expect to take the benefit of
the bankrupt law, you want to pitch
in before the lst of September. At
ter that people are expected to pay
dollar for dollar, hence the rage
among some men for fiat money.
If no unforeseen accident occurs
Messrs. Kiser & Pearson will have
their new oat mill ready for business
in a short time Their machinery
has commenced the arrive in car load
lots, and i. will soon be put in posi-
ton.
The people of Iowa paid out last
year, for life and fire insurance 81,
265, 5000; of this amount 1871, S74.O4
was paid to lows life companies and
s262,l77.O5 to companies OF other
states. 1923, 503,67 was paid for fire
insurance to Iowa companies and
81, pol .036.26 to other companies.
There is colored inmate in the
Lee county poor house, who is over
one hundred years old. He is the
grandfather of the spotted boy, for
whom Barnum paid $1,000 year.
Notwithstanding his age, he works
hard in the field, from morning till
night. He does this from choice.
We have received the annual
statement made by Col. c. c. Gilman
President of the Gilman Terra Cots
Works, Eldora, Iowa, made to the
Company, which shows that the prof
it's of the company, for the nine
working months of the current yeaI
amount to "a, 1869 on y construction
capital Of $4,000.
The Ia We of Iowa provides that aft.
er due notice in writing has been
served on the road supervisor of any
district, Of the unsafe condition Of the
roads and bridges in his district, and
he refuses to repair the same in a
reasonable time thereafter, he shall
be liable on his bond for oil damagei
resulting therefrom.
There are more people seeking to bs
united now than there are to be unit
ed in the holy bonds of matrimony
Thirty divorce casea adorns tha dock.
ct of the Circuit Court, which com
mences ON Monday week, and nine
teen of these are new applications. L
does not look we'll for the judgment Of
people who marry, nor their temper
either. Matrimony is lottery thes,
DAYS, for certainty.