Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-04-17
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known seaside resort, has been changed
to East Greenwich.
The daughter of Capt. Canida found
his body in the pickle vat OF Cincin-
natl medical college.
the largest Protestant church in the
world, is to have spire 524 feet high.
PoLrT1cAL clubs are being organized
in all parts of Mexico for the purpose
of promoting the candidacy of Porfrio
Diaz.
BEN. THOMPSON, the Texas desperate.
leaves property to the amount of Sl6,-
600. He had insurance on his life for
S., 1000.
& Texas scientist, who has seen the
big meteor dug up in J.os Angeles, CAL,
describes il as "about the size of
trunk"
A MAINE girl, who is graduate of
Vassar College, has built porch and
reshingled her fathers house just for
the fun of it.
The negroes of Burlington, N. j., are
wild with fear over rumors that medical
students are coming after them for dis.
secting purposes.
A BILL compelling manufacturers of
canned goods to put the date of canning
thereon has been introduced in the New
York Legislature.
The stylish young ladies OF Philadel.
phia wear little gold kangaroos on their
watch chains to remind the gentlemen
that it is leap year.
The supreme court of Tennessee has
decided that person within the sixth
degree of relation to the defendant is in
competent as Juror.
The hi]lsides near Marshfeld, Ore.,
were recently strewn with dead robius
that perished in the cold and snowy
weather of a few weeks ago.
A BANGOR woman has Just discovered
that the man to whom she was married
eight years ago is mulatto, and she
wants divorce in consequence.
ONE of the plans to make Paris sea.
port is to convert the River Seine into
canal ninety-eight feet wide. The cost
of dredging, etc., is estimated at $780,
100000
The country around Atlanta is har-
rassed by woman tramp who carries
revolvers, tells fortunes, and if held in
awe by the superstitious people, black
and white.
EWING IbBE1b, OF Warren County,
KY, was born on Washington's birth
day, his wife was born ON the Fourth of
July, and their only child was born on
Christmas.
A 4.YEAR OLD SOB of Albert Quirriple,
living near Port Monmouth, N. j., was
carried to sea in small skiff. "A clam
mer found the child fast asleep in the
bottom of the boat.
An English traveller says that the
chief characteristic of New York people
is that they look one way while walking
another, and that others have great
trouble in dodglng them.
AN ocean pier, to cost $50, 900, is to
be built at Cape May this spring. 1t is
to be 1000 feet long and SO feet wide.
A steamer is to run from New York
every other day during the season.
A NEGRO woman at church in Helena,
Ark, became excited and began shout
ing, continuing without lntermission.
Efforts were made to quiet her but with
out avail, and she died IN few minutes.
The fair authoress of the popular lit.
tie song, In the Cleaning" is said to
have realized clear profit OF $4,000
for its sale. Her lover evidently left her
in the cleaning to some purpose. e.-Ea.
THIS, from the Louisville Courier
Journal, is the first intimation that we
have had that Mr.. Watterson married a
Vassar girl: "Ihe Vassar girls have
fire company. A Vassar girl puts out a
fire best when sheis trying to kindle it. !"
A SCHOOL district in Vermont has chos-
en- the same man treasurer and auditor.
Another district has chosen the same man
treasurer, auditor, school committee and
collector. There are trustful people up
in Vermont.
COMMENTING on boiler insurance, the
Engineer says it is noteworthy fact
that none of the companies has ever put
forward any statistics to prove that the
practice OF insurance has decreased the
number of boiler explosions.
Mr.. RODNEY WALLACE, of Fitchburg,
Mass, has given that city lot of land
on Monument Square valued at 500, 600,
and will build upon it at bis own
expense free public library, reading
room and art gallery to cost 100000.
DURING the late storm the course of
the San Gabriel River has been entirely
changed, caused by the accumulation Of
brush and debris. The new channel
crosses the railroad track near Savan-
nah, and El Monte is on an island be
tween the old and new rivers. Pomona
Courier.
The Hornellsville Times sagely re-
marks, evidently after sad experience,
that sit will presently be necessary to
pass law prohibiting the manufacture
and sale of roller. skates, except for pur-
poses Of war. 1t cannot be doubted
that an army provided with this means
of locomotion would be invincible.
JOSEPH NEWMAN, of San francisco,
claims that in 1870 he presented to the
United States Senate an American flag
twenty feet by thirty.six feet, made by
himself out of Californian silk, the first
flag ever manufactured of American
grown silk, and he has sent a letter to
Senator Miller asking what has become
of it.
The manufacture Of needles and pins
constitute one of the most Aourishipp
industries in Germany. The eight man
ufactories OF Iserlohn alone consumed,
IN 1882, no less than 600 tons of wire.
employing also working force of some
500 male and 700 female and juvenile
operatives, besides seven steam engines
and four water wheels of 23O horse
power.
A CELEBRITY OF a certain sort in Brus.
sells known as La Manchotte, from her
having but one hand, was lately found
with her dog dead from charcoal fumes
IN her room, an incident which was the
talk OF the town for twenty.four hours.
A romantic story was previously circu-
lated SO to to the loss of her hand, to the
effect that she passionately loved a young
officer, who, taking her beautiful hand
IN his, caressed aud admired 1t, SAYING
he wished he had such hand. sit is
yours, she is alleged o..haye said. aas.
Indeed, is everything else I have, . and
the next morning the hard was sent to
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