The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-26
WESTERN.

Rumors as to the condition of the
winter wheat in California are to the effect
that the damage from drought will be more
than overcome by the increased acreage
planted, and that a full average crop may
be anticipated Throughout Illinois farm
ing operations show great activity. Crop
reports from Iowa, Minnesota. Wisconsin.
Nebraska and Dakota are Of glowing char
acter
The flooded condition OF the Menom-
inee river has caused great damage above
and below Menominee. Wis. submereing
dams and mills, carrying off structures and
logs and destroying property.
The annual report of the Chicago.
Milwaukee and St Paul railroad shows
the present estimated length Of the tracA
to be I, SIS miles, and by the end of this year
1t will equal 5000 miles The gross earnings
of 1SS2 show an increase of 100000 over
the preceding year, and the net earnings
show nearly sa,oco,oOo increase. The total
earnings are about SO. oo0,oeo
Mexican troops claim to have killed
most of the hostile Apaches in a series of
running fights between the towns of Tres
and Candies A renegade white man, said
to be former Indian Agent, named l. n
Btretcher. was captured. a soldier who was
wounded and left for dead during last years
campaign identifying him as having acted
as chief of band of Apaches.
Mary Henning and kittic Grow. who
robbed John Reed, a countr, man, of $50.
were sentenced at Chicago to two years in
the penitentiary
The chief dramatic attraction iii Chi
cago this week is the production at Mcvick-
ers' Theater of the great Madison Square
success, sEsmeralda,a with the original
scenery and cast of unusual strength. in
Guiding the famous comedian, John T.
Owens, Mr.. Charles b. Wciles. Mr. Charles
Walcott. Mr. ". H. Pope, Mis-. Kate Denim
Wilson, Miss Annie Russell Mrs. Charles
Walcott and Miss Louise Dillon.
Mr.. l.. B. Benton. of the typefound
ing firm of Benton, Waldo 4 Co, of Mil
waukee, has invented a type which. it is
claimed will reyolutionize the tslc setting
business Each letter is "A multiple Of a GER
tain unit of space. and correct spacing i'll
all classes OF work is thus reduced to A GER
tainty. The facility with which thu type
can be used will greatly increa G the amount
Of work performed by each composto-
Fire broke out in the Grand Army
Hall Mt Sacramento, Cal, and Immediately
one of its walls fell on saloon adjoining
which was filed with people who were
Hurled in its wreck. SIX dead bodies were
removed from the debris, and n do Ell per
sons were badly injured
Two female highwayman re con
yicted In the Criminul Court Of Chicago AMI
sentenced each to two years in the p.n.ten-
tiary
Edward Mock, the first man who
puddled iron in the United States, died q.
Youngstown, Ohio, q. the age OF 81.
Kate Kane, Milwaukee's female law
yer, incensed at an alleged insult from Judge
Mallory. in the Criminal Court of that city,
threw glass of water in his face He then
fined her so for contempt, which she re-
fused to pay, and was sent to jail
The body of Maggie Hennecke. the
Milwaukee girl whose unexplained disap-
pearance last October gave rise to all sorts
of theories, was found the other day in the
Milwaukee river The girl was bout l.
wears of age. and as there is no reason
known why she should have committed SUI
eide, it is supposed She accidentally fell into
the river.