The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-12-09
Heav- Failure at Oshkosh.

mentis made Of the failu re of the large sash
anddoor firm OF Car lton Foster & Co., one
OF the largest concerns in the Northwest.
The firm has been carried On largely by the
National Bank Of Oshkosh for tho past
year, and when the firm was unable to meet
a draft Of 81, 900 the bank advised the
firm to make an assignment, which was
announced, when the workmen arrived at
the large factory to begin the days opera
tions. The firm has here one OF the larg.
est factories in the Nor Invest, and 10
also interested at st. Louis. The heaviest
creditors are Oshkosh parties, and the FOL
lowing are the principal claims: Morgan
Bros & Co., $780, 600; Orville Beach, $685..
600; Henry Sherry, $35 ZOO; Buckstaf1
Bros. & Chase, $4,000; Sherry & Cook.
SIS, 900; Marshall Harris, SIG, 800; small
accounts, 3 5000. The to~talliabilities arg
over $500, 900 and the assets are estimated
at $3.50, 900. About two hundred hands
are thrown out Of employment.
The New York court of appeals has con.
6rmed the Judgment OF the court below in
the case of Buddenseik, the New York
builder, convicted of granddaughter, having
been declared responsible for the death oil
q workman employed On a row OF buildings
which fell while in course OF erection under
his supervision.
Mrs. Mildred Adams Of London has in.
stituted an action for Islander against her
father, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, be.
cause of his hints in justifying his conduct
toward her husband, Charles w. Adams,
that the latter had managed to induce her
to assume improper relations with him
before marriage, in order to secure her
hand and fortune.
At Cleveland, Judge Hutchins bound
over for trial, without bah, WHEELER, the
old man charged with numbering his wife.
WHEELER was eighty one and his wife eighty.
seven years OF age.
Application for q supersedeas in the case
of Spies. Parsons and their convicted fellow
tice Scott, of the Illinois supreme court,
by Leonard Sweet and Capt. Black. Their
briefs OF $50 pages and their bulky record
OF the trial, consisting OF 5000 type-writ-
ten pages, without oral argument.
f. At Varness st alton, Winchester county,
N. Y, four unknown outlaws broke into
the depot building, beat William Robinson,
the station agent, into insensibility, bound
him and rifed the Office. Robiuson's inju'
ries are probably fatal.
Gen. Ricketts,, who has been an invalid
for years, but recently recovered enough
to 70 up to New Hampshire and visit his
married daughter, il now seriously indis.
posed, and it is thought will not recover.
Postofices observation-disclosures: Mont
Clair, Griggs county; Nova, Walsh county.
Iowa: Riley, Ringgold county. Minnesota:
Sibley, Sibley county. Postmasters com.
missioned-Iowa: Payne, T. e.. Wood.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed-Da-
kota: Twin Brook, A. A. Story. Miuneso.
tai: Moscow, E. e. Case. W
Ole Anderson, arrested near Bassett,
Nebraska, for numbering his wife and
throwing the remains in a well, confessed
the crime. He says that he quarreled with
her because she would not consent to the
sale Of stock to pay debts. The prisoner
only escaped with the help Of the sheriff,
who landed Anderson in jail at Ainsworth.
There is a good deal OF talk in New York
about the story that in the house OF Mr.,
Arthur Mr.. Blaine refused to take the ex
tended hand OF Mr.. Edmunds, OF to speak
to him. % = '
Prin cess Beatrice, wife Of Prince Henry
Of Battenburg, and youngest daughter o
Queen Victoria, has given birth TO 9 son
A fire in Por tage La Praris recently de
stroyed the fire hall and ell the appara'
tus. The d amage will exceed 81, 200.
DR.. Parker, OF the City Temple, London,
writes that it would be suicidal for thu
English Liberals to incorp crate q discs
tablishment plank in their platform.
While T. NJ. Stevens and .son, 20 year,
| OF age, were filling q drill hole in the Flutil
mine near Idaho, springs, Col, with giant
| powder. the charge exploded, killing thu
| son instantly. The father was 80 badly
injured that he died soon after.
Ike Arnold, . notorious desperado
| quarreled with and attacked Tom Organs
farmer, with q knife, in Washington coun
~, KY, and Dugan shotshim dead with 9
pistol.
There are three persons from Pennsyl
vania who are counted as candidates fol
the Austrian mission. They are Gov. Cur
tin, Lieut.. Gov. Black and ex-C Congressman
Hopkins Of the Pittsburg district.
The engagement Of Miss Florence Whit
ing, youngest daughter OF Commander w
| w. Whiting, to Eneigh J.H. Bernardon, i
announcsdsin Washington.