The Iola register., 1883-07-06
THE WEST.

T. Er. THE WEST. NtE.r
BUD HUNGERFoRD, a farmer, while blow
ing up stumps with dynamite, near Shelby
vile, Ind, recently, was mortally injured
by the premature explosion of q cartridge
FRANK ODELL, a farmer, thirty-two years
of age, who lived near Springfield, Mo-,
was drowned recently. in Wilson Greek, a
short distance below the old battle ground.
RECENTLY Northern Pacific gravel
train, with about 40 Cinnamon on board,
ran into wood train at Heron Siding,
Montana, instantly killing eighteen China.
men and wounding twenty-five others.
The engineer of the gravel train was killed
and the fireman badly hurt.
The Meridian Lumber Company's mills,
situated sixteen miles below Eau Claire,
Wis, on the Chippewa River, were de.
stroyed by fire recently. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, 10000.
AT a late picnic near Dubuque, Iowa,
several children while at play fell into Cat
fish Greek, all of whom were rescued, ex-
cept the ten-year-old son of James Hurley,
who was drowned.
SEVERAL weeks since Mike O'Laughlin, a
farmer, killed Ed. Gallagher near O'Neill
City, Neb., the latter being one of party
who went to O'Laughlin's premises to res.
cue some cattle that he was holding for
damages for trespass committed. The
other day O'Laughlin was himself shot
dead in the road by an unknown person.
He was out on bail at the time. When
Gallagher was shot his friends vowed ven
geance.
THE New Hampshire Legislature has for
ten days been at deadlock on the election
of United States Senator.
PROFESSOR n. II. ENsLEY, negro, of
Howard University, Washington, D. c.,
was elected from a public restaurant at
Chicago, the other day, on account of his
color.
THE Minnesota State Convention met at
st. Paul. Governor Hubbard was renom-
mated by acclamation. c. A. Gilman was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor; Fred.
Won Baumback for Secretary of State
Chas. kittleson, Treasurer; W. j. Hahn,
Attorney General, and j. H. Baker, Rail-
road Commissioner.
THE Iowa Republican State Convention,
recently in session at Des Moines, nomi-
II. Manning, Lieutenant Governor; Prof.
Akers, Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion, and Judge Reed for Judge of the Su-
preme Court.
WILLIAM RAY, proprietor of boarding
house at Pullman, suburb of Chicago, re-
Gently shot and instantly killed two young
men, Thomas Dowdle and George Fox.
THE editor of the Cincinnati Price Cur
rent publishes the result of an extended in
vestigation through the producing States
of the West concerning the corn and wheat
crops. He places the aggregate of wheat
at 100000 900 bushels, against 504 ,000, 900
last year. The corn crop is reported in
good stand generally, the acreage is con-
siderably increased, and the condition
averages well. Though backward in many
sections, it is now having drawback from
excessive rains, which interferes with till
ing. Seventy per cent of the returns re-
port fair to good supplies of old corn on
hand.
THE four-year-old son of Philip Rainey,
of Petersburg, Ills, was recently burned to
death while playing with matches with lit
tie companions in theirplay-house.
a DOCK with 900 feet of lumber fell
into the lake at Muskegon, Mich, the other
afternoon, precipitating about twenty men
at work on it into the water. Three or four
of them were missing. A boy named Frank
Barhardt was crushed under A., 900 feet of
timber. Two immense piles of lumber
adjoining which threatened to fall prevent
ed search for the bodies.
Tur nfbar rporpinor xybsIa <ba uola,,,
bound Deer Lodge coach, was crossing the
main range of the Rockies, eighteen miles
west of Helena, NJ. T., two men with hand
kerchiefs tied across the lower part of
their faces, stepped from the brush and
ordered the driver to halt. John McCor-
mick, post trader at Fl. Missoula, was
on the box with the driver, and drawing a
six shooter quickly opened fire on the high-
waymen. One was badly hurt and crawled
back into the brush and the other returned
McCormick's fire seriously wounding one
of the wheel horses. The team took fright
and ran and was soon out of the robbers
range. The treasure-box was on another
coach following.
The creditors of NJ. s. Nichols & Co.,
Chicago commission merchants who were
down by McGooch, Everingham &
Co., will not get fifty cents on the dollar.
THE attorney for the Chicago & North.
western Railroad Company recently made
before the Postmaster General in
support of the application of the company
for remission of fines and deductions for
of contracts to carry
mail. The company allege they are not
responsible for delays caused by
foods.
A MUscoGEE, Indian Territory, dispatch
states that the settlement of the Greek
trouble is to be made through military
A company of cavalry will
establish a camp at Okmulgee and a COM
pany of infantry at Tulsa. A general sur
veilance will be made of all parties and the
killing of Pawnees and any like offense
will be adjudicated by court martial
which has been arranged for. This is the first
assurance of peace since the outbreak one
year ago. Spioche's band are 20 be moved
from Fort Gibson to their home at once,
under protection of the military.
THE SOUTH.
j. J. PICKETT, brother of Lieutenant
Governor Pickett of Texas, was recently
attorney in suit involving few hundred
dollars, at Grabesville, that State, which
went against his client. The latter abused
him for the mismanagemento of the case,
when he went on spree and finally killed
himself by taking morphine.
The Planters Cotton-Seed Oil Works at
New Orleans were struck by lightning
during a recent thunder storm and en-
1irely destroyed. This was the largest
,otton-seed oil mill in existence. The loss
Is roughly estimated at one million dollars,
building, stock and machinery.
Several cottages adjoining the oil works