Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-01-02
VEEKLYCOURIER
From Saturdays Daily.
This morning ct 9 o'clock it vas
showing rapidly at Macon, Missouri

ouVWlu& TSplUly ~ m6cOn, MlDsOuIl
On Wednesday brother-in.law o
Colonel Beecher, SON Of Henry Ward
ayoung man Of 20, named johnson
shot his wife through the body, in
flicting . dangerous but not necessar
lily fatal wound.
We were told to-day by one OF GU
best physicians that the health Of tn
city, notwithstanding the unsettleg
state Of the weather, was fully fit,
per cent better than It was this tim,
last year, or for many years. So :
last there is something to be thank
ful for after I'll. M
Yesterday patent-right man visit
cd this city selling some sort Of pat
ent burner for Tampa, burning paten
oil7which was said to be for sale ct |
certain grocery store. Old Smarty
! the alderman, the artist, bought hal
dozen Ct s1.5O each, which could hav,
been bought from any respectable
lamp house for 10 cents per dozen
The lamp burned well % long ~ thu
oil LASTED and now he IL hunting FOL
the man who sold him.
Business Changes.
Noble b Cos. shirt factory has re.
moved to Market street in the room
lstsly occupied by the "Board Of
Trade"
J. N. Ransier has removed his &C fin
shop to the room on Market street
formerly occupied by Shelf Hale 81
an auction store.
Tho Express Office got on wheels
last night and moved to the north side
Of Market street, into the room form.
erly occupied by the Telegraph Office
and the U. s. Express Co.
Yesterday, Sheriff Spilman, engag-
cd in driving team up Court street,
met with mishap ~ it were. The
team broke the single trees, walked
OF without the harness, and left the
aforesaid Thomas out in the street in
the mud to his knees. The circum-
stances were = little sggravating,
which viii account for the peculiar
appearance and smell of the air in
the city about that time. In fact, 1t
IL said that Thomas delivered an ex-
tsmpotaneous speech about that
time.
Yesterday q man from neighbor-
Ing town was in the city, who finished
his Guinness and started for home late
at night. He meandered up to the
ticket window Of the X. & D. M. rail.
road, remarked that he Guessed he
would take ticket"
"Where to-" asked Doc Coolidge.
"Well, say to bloomfield"
"That is on the North Missouri
road, and we don't sell tickets there"
remarked the accomplished ticket
agent.
"Well," remarked the passenger, 81
came here to buy ticket, don't make
much matter where. In fact prom
Used peeler to leave at once, and
havn't much time to spare, therefore
sell me the cheapest ticket you have"
The price was made and agreed upon
and the stranger commenced to ex-
hume himself in search of tho money.
The first thing was . bowie knife,
then pair Of brass knuckles, then q
car pin, then the head Of . blacksmitha
BANNER, and then when the window
was full Of hardware he brought
forth from another pocket . bottle.
He then remarked to Doc, '.just
wait minute now. l always keep
my vaiuables together. I will find
my valuables in minute, and sure
enough In the pocket was found his
wallet containing twenty cents with
which he bought the cheapest ticket
ON sale--to Clifiand and went off and
left his armory, and Doc wants to sell
all except the bottle.