The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-12-11
General News,

At Norwich, Ohio, Mrs. Birdie Schroyer,
the young and accomplished wife OF Solo
mon %schroyer,. a wellto-do young man,
committed suicide by taking strychnine on
account OF his drunken habits.
Walter Virgins, railroad agent at Beth
any, Ill.,, was arrested and lodged in jail
at Sullivan, Ill.,, charged with embezzling
$3.50 belonging to the Peoria, Decatur u
Evansville Railroad.
N. II. Harris OF Mississippi was appoint
ed register at Aberdeen, Oak.
About 40, 900 viewed the body OF Vice
President Hendricks in one day.
Gov. Hubbard OF Mimi, writes a letter
to mcconnell OF Duluth. giving his reasons
for declining to call an extra session OF
the legislature.
Alaska gained 10000 inhabitants in the
past two years.
The body OF IL dead man, shockingly
mangled, was found in IL wheat car just ar
rived from Lisbon, Oak. 1t is a supposed
case OF murder.
Montanais having a regular mining boom
and the valuableproperties in the territory
are being developed and the results astonish
even the old-timers.
c. f. Wyman, a noted Western spiritual
istic medium, was proven n fraud in an
Iowa town, and langaishes in Jail for
swindling the faithful.
Mrs. Perry, wife OF a professor in the
Sioux Falls university, on finding her hus-
band occupying II room withalady visitor,
vert into n spasm and died.
Gov. Martin OF Kansas has issued u
proclamation Offering a reward OF 5000
for the arrest and conviction OF j. w.
Greyson, who, at the Grand Central hotel,
Parsons, on Nov. 16, murdered A. w
Collins.
During a quarrel about ONE timber
near Wabash, Ind. Joseph Spencer fatally
beat Sylvester Huff, an old man. Spencer
was arrested.
block of buildings. Loss. SEQ 1000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
Judge Henry +. French. ex-second assist
ant secretary of the treasury, died at
| Concord, \. Vol paralysis OF the heart, aged
scventy-two years.
The first volume OF the personalmemoirs
OF Gen. Grant has been issued to the
world.
Marshal Serrano, the alleged father OF
Alfonso MI. of Spain, died in Madrid on
the 2Gth ult., although the associated press
dispatches sent to the western papers failed
to chronicle the event.
The entire population OF Kassaln, includ-
ing Europeans, Were massacred by ordero OF
Osman Disnt.
The president made the following APP
pointments: John Thompson, OF Harrods-
burg, Ky, to be surveyor general Of w
omins, vice Jonn w. Medium, resigned.
Register Of land Office, Frederick A.. Me
Donald. OF Oregon, at The Dallas, Ore.
John w, Causey, collector Of internal reve-
nue. for the district of Delaware.
AS soon as convenient after the meeting
OF congress-, the measures heretofore spok-
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service bureau to the interior department,
VIII be instituted.
Towards dairy barn, on the outskirts
OF jamestown, Oak, with 20 cows, two
horses and 20 or 80 hogs was burned. Tho
house was badly damaged. Loss $500
or $1,000, partly covered by insurance.
a bill ordivorcc was filed in the superior
court, Chicago, by William II. West, of the
minstrel troupe oi Thatcher. Primrose and
West, against his wife, Fay Tcmpleton.t the
weltknown actress and singerfor desertion,
Phillip Sheehan, u miner employed at
the Cleveland Hermatite mine, halfway
between Negaunee and Ishpeming, Mich,
was instantly killed by falling into the
main shaft.
NJ. H. Lewis & Co., clock makers and
dry goods dealers at No. 1876 West Fourth
street, Cincinnati, assigned. Liabilities,
$50, 900; assets, $40, 900.
Speaking OF John Kelley's health, the
New York Times says: 1t does not look
now as ii he would be able to do any men.
tai work for a long time to come.
1t is said at the treasury department
that there has been an increase instead o
the usual decrease in the public debt fol
November. The receipts have been light
and the disbursements unusually heavy
The payments on account OF pensions
alone amount to about $1l 900, OO9
Asuit was entered by the district attor
ney, for the United States, against JOIN
Lcdyard Hodge, to recover $441 200, witt
interest from May 81, 1875. The ~actioni.
based on an account stated with Mr.
Hodge as former ~paymaster OF the United
States army.
The remains Of Vice President Hcndrick.
lay in state at the court house, lndianapo
lis, on Monday last. Over 40, 0 peopl,
dead.
The Warner house. at Emporia, Kansas
n new and elegant hotel, was destroyed b,
fire.
The Chicago Current has again change.
hands, apparently because OF lack OF money
Frank ThoInas makes serious charge
against Col. 7. S. Morrow, editor of tn
Washington Sunday Gazette, and the Off
GERS Of the agricultural department. Nor
row, he says obtained p place for him il
the department, with the Understandable
that he was to have nothing to d
but get the salary and give it t.
him (Morron). From July, 1884, t,
April, 1855, he says he received 5000
which he gave to Morrow.
Gov. Squires OF Washington territory
in his report to Secretary Lamar, gives tn
population OF the territory ut 1923, oOO, u
increase OF 10000 in two years. The us
sessed value OF property is $4,000, 0Ot
and there are reported $4,000, 900 acre
of the public land unsurveyed, OF whic
100000 acres are good agricultural an
timber lands.
N. H. Harris OF Vicksburg, Miss, was az
pointed re-istcr CT the land Office at Abe
deem, Oak. He is n son-in-law of the lat
, Judge Macallister Of Iowa, formerly OF tn
court claims. Harris went South as n ca;
pet-bagger, ran for congress and was dc
feated.
The five presidential postoff1ces in Mil
2 nesota will become vacant next white
| They are as follows: New Ulm, Dec. l!
e Waseca. Dec. 90; st. Cloud, Jan. 80; w,
basha, Feb. g; Worthington, Jan. 16.
| Iowa five, AS follows: Grinnell, Hampto,
Oskoloosa, Stuart, Dec. 16; New Hampton
Jan. 30.
! The Globe Insurance Company, OF d.
Moines, has effected a reinsurance OF i
risks, and will wind up it's affairs.
p A vein of water at a depth of 065 fe
+ was struck in the artesian well at Coluu
bia, Oak
Indians in the British northwest threa
ened Battlesford "A few days 90. Son
{ Indians and halfbreeds tool an oath nj
to rest until they TOOL the life OF Robe
t Hudson, the mar did the changing. II
police have received instructions from Il
government to exercise the greatest Wig
ance to prevent any overt acts. and to pul
e ish with severity any Indians who dare a