Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-09-18
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A Grundy county woman, the
mother of twelve children, eloped last
week, with young fellow of twenty.
Sioux City has = new hearse and
the Journal thinks II "would do a
.man-some men-good to ride in it."
The receipts of the Scott County
Fair last week, amounted to about
$s,000-while the premiums paid, and
expenses, foot up about $1,000.
The Wheatland Ne,cs, . Greenback
paper, is dead, after very brief ca
reer. The same can also be written
Of the Marshalltown Porcupine. II,
too, cried itself to death for imitation.
The Chicago Times wants to know
"why doesn't Mr.. Tilden get married
and learn what it is to get up and in
the middle Of the night to heat catnip
tea over gas burner to be applied in
ternally for infantile collie, and let the
presidency alone?"
The vote for and against prohibi-
ton in Newton, Monday, resulted in
its favor by q majority of LAT. The
ladies voted in separate ballot box,
and cast 1872 ballots, of which 38l
were in favor Of prohibition. By
agreement tho license men paid the
expenses of the election.
The Granger-Democrat, who for
about six years has been Treasurer OF
Woodford county, ILL.,, Ayers Whita-
ker by name, is reported among the
defaulters. He has absconded and
up to date, the ascertained amount OF
his defalcation is $4,000, of which
$780, is due tho state.
John j. Mastin, Howard NJ. Hol-
den and E. H. Allen, cashier, presi.
dent and vice-president, respectively,
of the defunct Mastin bank, of Kan.
sas City, have been arrested to answer
indictments founded on the law max
ing it a felony for bank to receive
deposits when In failing condition.
The Sioux City Journal says "a
gentleman who saw Rarus trot at st.
Paul, said he measured his PAGES on
the track and found one stride TWEEN
ty-one feet and nine inches long.
Sixteen feet is considered . pretty
good stretch. He wears heavy
weights on his feet to throw them
further than he would ordinarily
step"
The organist of Hoboken IN. "
church has been summarily dismissed
for kissing the pastors niece against
her will. The girl was pupil of the
organist, and the latter gave as his
reason for the osculatory act, that he
'sthought in that way to make his pu-
| pill attend to her music lesson more
closely"
There seems to be more interest ta-
ken in our agricultural fair at present
than has been known before for sew
ersl years. Almost everybody looks
forward to the time Of the meeting,
and q great many people are prepar-
ing to exhibit something. five have
good weather there is no doubt of
having q good fair.
Under date of Memphis, Sept. 9th,
J. H. Smith, Secy. Of the Howard As
ISOLATION, acknowledges the receipt
Through w. B. Bonnifield) from cit
liens Of Ottumwa, the sum of $50 for
the relief of yellow fever sufferers.
Secretary Smith aays: eve return
" you our heartfelt thanks for your
sympathy in this, our hour Of afflic-
ton, aud pray that God may bless
"you for it."
Mrs. Kinsel, Of Knoxville, Marion
comfy, mourns the loss of q daugh-
ter who left home Wednesday last,
bought ticket for Des Moines, from
there she went to Davenport where
all trace Of her was lost. She 10 but
sixteen years old, and the now near
ly distracted mother says she knows
Of no reason why her daughter
should have left her. The myster.
ious disappearance has caused deep
grief to the mother.