Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-01-21
General News Notes.

AT Minneapolis Woodside fails to beat
the ffty.mile bicycle record.
Gov. Hin recommends that the STATE
lend New York city money for public i'm
proyements.
Gov, Swineiord OF Alaska writes regu.
larry for the Detroit Free Press articles
descriptive OF Alasaka.
An inceudiary fire destroyed the new
school house Mt Chippewa Falls, Loss
S22 900; insurance, SIS, 900.
The failed leather firm Of Biselow e. Co,
OF Boston have liabilities OF S24o, 900.
Some OF the money was sunk in a silver
mine.
The net earnings OF the Northern Pacific
for the first six months Of the fiscal yeaI
aggregate 50, 709,iST, an increase oiS439,.
800.
Tho lengthy trial OF Dan Hole Jmb, son,
in-law OF the murdered old man Crouch, for
perjury at Hillsdale, Mich, terminated in u
verdict VI not guilty.
Hon. III. G. Thurber sells &c. oO
acres on the Dead river to t. III. McGraw
a Co, OF New York; consideration, $500.
900 cash. The land is estimated to have
zoe, o00, 600 ieet OF standing pine.
In Salacoe, Gs., lives Col. Huehsrson, six
feet seven inches high, and his three sons,
measuring respectively six feet seven and \
half inches, six feet six inches and six feet
six inches. each weighing about 2e0pounds,
Before the court martial at Fort Keogh
tho trial OF Lieut.. Avis, of the Fifth infan.
try Is nearing the close, with a prospect
| that he will be acquitted. The charges
against Lieut.. Tiltson In connection with
the above have been withdrawn.
England has accepted a %nraee-et t1.-
| Rusaia thai the powers insist on disarma.
ment by Greece, Seryia and Bulgaria. The
powers have summoned Servia, Bulgaria
and Greece TO disarm, promising them that
Turkey will follow the example.
The grand jury at New Orleans has in.
| dicted the presidents OF the trades union,
OF the typographical union u OF the
pressman's union for criminal libel in hay,
| Ing carried In the trade parade OF Nov. 90
n banner bearing the device, Fined $500
Tor being union men,
At the type setting tournament In Chica.
| 20 Barnes took the lead on number OF ems
set, as well ~ for good workmanship, by
setting 2 ,sS0A in an hoar and a hall. This
was counted IRON uncorrected proof. Nc.
Cam came next, with 2,S2S net, and Hud,
son third, with 2,475.
Considerable snow is reported through.
out Eastern Oregon and Washington
Territory. and the weather IL quite
cold. There has been no Interruption u
travel. Trains over the OREGON Short Line
Northeyn Pacific aud OREGON Railway &
| Navigation roads arrive from the Eastand
depart on thee.
The stock OF general merch, ndise OF w
T. Heichert at Lakota. OAK, was sold nm.
| der attachment OF A. w. Norton OF North.
field, being bid in by a. w. Norton for So,
$40, about one-third Of the invoice value.
There are -titl some S5,p q or So. 900
Claims unsatisfied. Friend Bros. OF Nil.
waukee having one OF 81, 900.
Monday night the 18th inst. was the
coolest OF all at Jaeksonviilc, Fla. The
thermometer at the signal office recorded
10 above zero. This Is over & deg. lower
than ever before recorded there. The
young orange trees are probably killed,
II IL not thought that the older trees are
much hurt. The temperature is slowly
rising.
The Ohio senate aud house met in join
convention recently and reelected JohI
Sherman to the United states senate. II
required "a votes TO elect. sherman re
ceived So votes, and Allen g. Thurman G2
The house OF representatives adopted
resolution and appointed a special com
mitt.e 10 insestigate charges against lou
members OF the present housc that the,
accepted bribes to vote Tor Henry b. Payn
for United States senator whils menber
Of the last general assembly.