The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-04

The famous mill in Menard county,
Ill, erected in $50 by William G. Greene,
who afterward took Abraham Lincoln a.
partner In running il, has been destroyed hy
fro
Mr.. George =. Barnes, known in
Dakota and Minnesota ~ great wheat
farmer. says Of the wheat outlook in the Red
River valley that the average yield viii lie
fully eighteen bushels, while the grade will
be very good on the whole Throughout
Northern Minnesota he estimates that the
yield viii average less than eighteen
bushels, but will be Of very good grade, all
things considered The Kansas corn yield
II estimated by the Secretary of the state
Board Of Agriculture at sdolU,oN bushels,
or 5o,,oo,ao bushels more than last year
At street-crossing in Grand Rapids,
ing across the Michigan Central track.
A peculiarly sad and terrible acct.
deut occurred in Chicago. resulting in the
death OF Mr. Lyman blair, one OF the old.
eat members of the Beard Of Trade Mr.
Blair was prominent member Of the Iol-
lesion Club. and, while handling his gun,
preparatory to shooting excursion, the
piece was accidentally discharged, killing
him almost instantly.
BY tho bursting Of the boiler Of a
steam threshing machine near osika, Ia
kota, four men were instantly killed and
two others dangerously hurt
Sitting Bull has caused an indefinite
rostponcment OF the ceremony Of uniting
with the Catholic Church AT Fort Yates, 10.
cause he cannot decide which OF his two
wives 10 set aside
The Illinois State Fair, which was
held this year in Chicago, proved a great
financial success tho attendance far exceed
ing that NJ any previous exhibition Over
5eonpeople paid admission to the grounds
In one day. All methods Of conveyance
TO and from tho grounds were strained
70 the utmost capacity in the effort 10 fur
nish transportation 10 the great throng OF
humanity, II Is said that Chicago has not
been 50 crowded since the knights Tcmplar
Conclave was held there three years ago
Jacohus 4 Werner. retail notion
dealers Of st Louis handed to an assignee
goods valued at sSssoa Tor the henent Of
creditors
The north express train ON the Eel
river branch of tho Wabash and Detroit rail-
way, when near Peru, Ind !, on the night Of
the 18th uit, VAS boarded Ivy three men
wearing dark masks over their faces They
confronted Bart Leemis, the messenger of
the Pacific Express Company in his car,
lcveled reyolyers At his head, and
demanded the keys Of the safe The
robbers oyerpowered him, and heat him
with the butts Of their IcsolNess At last
no surrendered the keys 10 the safe lie
was then bound and a gag placed in his
mouth The robbers then opened the safe,
abstracting some sla0eo in express Pack
ages, besides other yalaahles, and jumped
from tho platform, locking the express car
behind them When the train reached Peru
the agent and others forced the doors, AMI
found the messenger msensihle kilograms
were immediately sent in all directions
st. Paul and several other places in
Minnesota experienced mild ial Of snow,
At the foot of steep grade near
Shakopee, Mimi, freight train ON the Nin-
neapolis and ST. Louis ROAD broke into Sec
tons, which crashed together, killing ensi-
neer Snow, Fireman Necana, brakeman Ma,
lony, and drover named T. H. NeAalit
Nine cars were completely wrecked