Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-01
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So"uCA DluHs has slAky llquoE sn-
oons, which beats Ottumwa badly.
I. G. Catlett. of Burlington, is the
youngest Justice of the Peace in
Iowa. l.
See A. d. Moss new advertisement
in this issue. Read it and profit
thereby. |
John Morrell 4 Co, have an adver-
tisement In this issue about ice, that
will interest thirsty souls in hot
weather.
Asbury Garner is thorough con-
vert and believes that newspaper adj
vertising is of immense benefit to any
person who advertises judiciously.
A cutting on freight rates shows
that the pool is busted. 1t is report
ed that freights are down to seven
cents hundred from Omaha to Chi
cago.
Thos. Goodall has crab tree now
in full bloom in his garden, one
branch of which is covered with
beautiful flowers resembling white ro-
ses.
A Colorado paper says: "The Cam
non City girls don't take kindly to
croquet. They say it is too high
toned for them. Leap-frog is their
best hold"
Rev. Mr.. Rice, of Bloomfield, has
renounced his connection with the
Methodist church, land las applied
for admission into the Presbyterian
church.
The Abba Era says Judge Knapp,
in charging the grand jury as to their
duty, told the members that the sale
of intoxicating beverages was an evil
that must and shall be suppressed"
| The Ella Barrett murder cases are
to go to Newton from Des Moines on
a change Of venue. There was an at
tempt to bring the cases to this coun-
ty, but Newton was finally decided
upon.
The State Register says Superinten-
dent Riddle has returned from New
York, and rumor says that he failed
to accomplish anything in the negoti-
!, atoms for the sale or lease of the X. &
ID. M. r. R.
The Muscatine Gas Company is
testing an automatic street gas lighter
and extinguisher. by which, if it does
all that its proprietors give it credit
for doing, all the gaslights in the city
can be lighted and extinguished in .
J moment and at the same instant, by
J one man at the gas works. 1t is done
by pressure.
The Burlington Haokeye very
j properly says: eve begin to be-
lieve that Ottumwa is really in earn
est in building railroad from that
city to Cedar Iapids. Because, when
!, the citizens put the energetic and in.
!. defatigablo General Hedrick at the
head of the organization it looks like
f business"
! J.J. Hadfield is the first man in the
\ business part of the city to have hit
Q building supplied with water from
0 the mains. He is well pleased with
the experiment. not only. with it,
e convenience, but with the additional
+ security against loss by fire. Severa
d other buildings will soon be supplied
along Main street.
N The Chicago Chief of Police says il
!, the Journal that s, 600 communists are
arming and drilling in that city and
evidently mean to make trouble. HI
!, urges that the police force should bt
better armed and increased in mum
beers In order that they may be abl,
. to cope with them.
A very successful District Educa
tional Convention has just been con
Guided at Fairfield. Every county il
, the District but one was represented
: President Slagle, of the State Uni
= versity, Hon. G. w. Won Celln, Su
perintendent of Public instruction
= and other prominent educational mel
were present.
The Cedar Rapids Repubhca,
speaking of the railroad organization
effected at Sigourney on Tuesday
says: eve trust the result will bs
that in few months Cedar Rapids
will be in close connection with Goa
fields only 50 miles away, and also
with Ottumwa, the prosperous rail
;. read center of Southeastern Iowa.
The Agency Independent says thai
on last Friday morning, when Mr.
and Mrs. Feidlar were in the field
with a wagon, Mr.. F. got out of thu
wagon to drive some cattle out of tht
field. The noise of the bell on tht
cattle caused the team to run away
and throwed Mrs. F. out of the wag
n on, injuring her severely.
The firm of w. Z. Moss, Jr. & Co
composed ofW. c. Moss Jr. and A. d
! Moss, after doing business in this city
}. for Is years have dissolved. w. G
: Moss, Jr., has left our city and State
+ for more temperate climate and ex.
9 poets to engage in business at TT
;, Worth, Texas. His family will re
), main with us till he gets settled and
e it will be prudent for their removal
Z He has leased his dwelling to Jos
!. Chambers, former citizen of thil
O place.
/ Mr.. A. ID. Moss succeeds to the bus
i liness of w. c. Moss, Jr. & Moss Bros
q ACTS, having purchased the stocl
e and will continue the business at tht
h old stand, Moss Building on Mair
It street. He says his faith in the pros
n perity of Ottumwa and Wapelle
r county is az strong and hopeful Al
10 ever, and he intends to stay righ'
n here and fight it out on this line
d The grocery store is leased to A. E
o McCue, formerly in the employ Of
the old firm. He keeps nice, fresh
stock Of goods and sells them at bee
, rock prices. When in want of Dry
Goods, Boots aud Shoes, ETC., or Gro
= ceries, you can't do better than cal
on A. D. Moss and A. E..McCue.
!, Gen. M. M. Trumbull, of Dubuque
!. who was an honored officer during
g the late war, and sergeant in ths
Mexican war, has been Collector o.
Internal Revenue at Dubuque since
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