The Dickinson press., 1883-12-01
General News GOSSIP.

Quite a society sensation occurred at
Bloomington, being the announcement that
DR.. D. @. Gideon, a prominent citizen and
editor of the Mail, had been sued for
divorce by his wife on the ground OF adul-
terry, having sustained criminal relations
with certain females, particularly with. a
young girl named Watson, who came to
Bloomington from Peoria a few months
ago to assist the doctor i'm his editorial du
ties. This occurred when Mrs. Gideon was
visiting friends in Cincinnati, but upon her
return home she Dor became convinced
that his female assistant, who is both beau
tiful and educated, hal installed herself in
the doctors affections and the couple were
not walking in virtuous paths. The result
was Mrs. Gideon separated from her nus
band, instituting preliminary proceedings
for divorce. Both parties are prominently
known and E-ove in best circles.
Sheriff.. v. Bogart has captured a de-
serter, who escaped from the cars near
Winona, while in charge of a lieutenant
The man asked leave to go into the water
closet, which was allowed by the lieutenant.
who took off his handouts, leaving his feet
shackied. After standing outside some
time, the officer went in and found that bis
man had escaped. The lieutenant caused .
search to be instituted Emo the man was
caught by Sheriff Bogart as stated. He
was being taken to Fort Smelling, having
deserted fou1 times.
Custer post, at Omaha, g. A. r., of which
Paul Vandervoort is a member, passed res
olutions %denouncing the action ofthe drsnd
Army reunion at Hastings for. attempting
to uphold Vandervoort in the face of his
misconduct in the railway mail service.
The resolutions, which has been pending
more than six weeks, were held over, and
Vandervoort himself made an appeal to
prevent their passage.
Business of the Huron, Oak, land Office
the first year of its existence: Homesteads,
$40 entries; tree claims, 3,725 entries; pre-
emption, 1852 entries; soldiers homesteads,
1,453 entries; number of cash entries, rep
resenting the final proofs" on pre-emptions
and committed homesteads, 5,4l4. The
total number of original entries is 1891.
and the number ofacres entered is approx
imately 1886, 800 acres.
Nichols Friedlander & Co., wholesale
dealers in furnishing goods, San Francisco
and New York, made All assignment recent
ly in favor of creditors. The failure was
due to heavy endorsements for the Henlein
company and L%outenbach, New York, both
of whom recently failed. Liabilities, $780,
600, of which half is New York indebted
ness.
The annual meeting of the National
Ticket ASSOCIATION will be held in Madison
Wis, next July. General Ticket Agent
Barnes, of the Northern Pacific made ar
engagements with President Parker to take
200 members of the association on an ex.
cursion to the National park.
The National bank Of Railway, N. j., sus.
pended business recently. There had been
a ran on the bank for a week. The cashiers
accounts are reported to be straight and no
cause is known for the sudden demand of
depositors. 1t is believed the bank will re-
organize and start off again.
A bill to abolish the internal revenue from
tobacco will be among the earliest measures
introduced. The same provision will, of
course, be included in a bill to wipe out the
entire revenue system.
An elegant monument of beautiful Hal
lowell granite has just been placed in For
est Grove cemetery, Augusta, Me-, in honor
of the late Hon. H. Morrill,.
1t is reported that Ouida is about to join
the Catholic church and it is lsaid that she
acknowledges that her conversion was eff
fected by Manager Capel.
A New York lady has received from Eu-
rope a sable fur cloak. trimmed with gold
ana jewels, and costing $40, 1000.
M. j. Mendelsenn, a Milwaukee cloth;er,
waves the banner of bankruptcy to the tune
of nearly ST., 200, 900.
Sallie Elvin of Mansfield, Ohio, cured her
five years spinal disease by faith and Bible
reading, she says.
The steam yacht Minnie v. is to be placed
on n and taxes from Duluth to
Vermillion lake.
This years statistics make Texas the
richest southern state, with $500, 900, 600.
The total value of the grain ,rop of Kan
sas for 1883 was 1913, 44O, 600.
Chicago has a school of dentistry where
teeth are pulled gratis.
Trenton, N. j., is to have a $l25, COO Ma
sonic temple.
Chicago's death rate is reducing 10 per
cent. a year.
William college has 2S4 students this
year.