The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-06-18
Pension Bills Passed,

Two hundred and twenty bills were re.
Gently passed by congress granting pensions
to old soldiers and the widows OF the dead
OF the war who had failed to get justice
done them at the pension Office. Among
them are: Nancy Mason, widow OF Villa III
A. Mason, Third Wisconsin cavalry; Allen
Jacobs, II veteran OF the war OF 1912,
eighty-nine years old; Mary Names, mother
OF William Names, Fourth Wisconsin cav
airy; Eliza Robins, mother OF w.
X. Robins, Seventh Iowa; Martin j. Rcy-
nolds, Third Iowa; Lucy G. Butcher, widow
OF Nat Butcher. Twelfth Wisconsin; Mrs. A.
T.. 10y, widow OF Joseph 10y. Fourth Wis.
consin; Sydney Denton, Thirteenth Wis.
consin; John +. Warren, Eighth Wiscon-
sin; Alonzo Raymond, Fifth Wisconsin;
Eliza Garrety, widow OF w. Gnrrety, For.
ty-fourth Wisconsin; Ida Wilkins, widow
OF Oren Wilkins, First Iowa caval-
ry; William Gagnon, Hntche's Min.
nesota cavalry; Maria T. Bierney, wild.
ow Of the late Gen. d. D. Bier
ncy, $50 to $50 per month; William Bar.
den, dependent father of Henry Barden,
First Wisconsin cavalry; Andrew D. Hill.
borg, Fourth Minnesota; Clark Boone,
Thirty-second Iowa: Frances Mosher, wild
ow of Hiram Mosher, Tenth Minnesota;
Isaac Fossett, First Minnesota; Louisa
Paul, widow OF the late Brig. Gen. G. r.
Paul, $50 n month; Mary II. Farquar,
widow OF late Lieut.. Col. r. ID. Farguar
and daughter OF the late general and ex-
congressman, A. S. Williams OF Michigan,
$40 Il month.
The Yellowstone, Rosebud and other
rivers OF the Northwest arc running bank
full. The heavy sectional rains and hot
weather have caused most OF the snow to
melt in the mountains, and in consequence
the June rise is Il little ahead of time this
year. Some OF the cattle roundup parties
are being delayed by high water.
There were 159 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week ending 9TH, against 17Oin the preccd-
ing week, and 162, 1872, las md 1O4 in
the corresponding week OF 1885, 1884,
1888 and 1882 respectively. About S2
per cent. were those OF small traders.
J. G. Schaupp's Planet Roller FIGURING
mill at Grand Island. Neb., was burned re-
GENTLY with an adjoining elevator. Loss,
S35, 900; insurance s13,5OO.
The Chicago, Burlington & Northern an.
nounccs that it will shortly open Tor busi.
ness that portion OF the line between La
Crosse and the Chippewa river. The Chip
pewa river is about twenty miles north OF
Alma. Two trains will be run daily each
way.
At Bridgeport, Conn, William II. Adams
was shot and killed by Charles w. Whip.
with Mrs. Whipplc, and, it is alleged, was
on intimate terms withhcr.
At Brownsville, Ind, John Gentry, while
drunk, cut DR.. Agee's throat, causing
death. Agce is a brother OF the lieutenant
governor of Nebraska.
A contract has been let for the building
OF the Duluth & Iron Range railroad be.
tween Duluth and Two Harbors, to John
5. Wolf Il Co., OF Ottumwa. Iowa. The
exact figures are not known, but are in the
neighborhood OF $3.50, 900.
Rev. DR.. John W. Nevin, the great church.
man, is lying at the point OF death ut Ian
caster, Pa.
George |. Seney, the New York ex. million
aire, has recovered from his financial diff
f%iculties. having paid off the greater part
Of his debts.
The Davis block in Louisville, contain.
ing the Grand theater, WAS burned recent
lY. Loss, $4,000; insured. The theater
will be rebuilt.
Senator Spooner submitted q proposed
amendment to the sundry civil ]appropria-
ton bill. appropriating $4,000 for the
public building at La Crosse, Wis, in ad.
dition to the 500, 900 already appropriate.
ed. Senator McMill.ln has introduced in
the senate n bill to authorize the construc-
ton OF IL bridge across the st. Louis river
at the most accessible point between Min
nesota and Wisconsin.
The commissions OF twenty-four post
masters OF the presidential postofice will
expire this month. Among the number are
the postma ,ters at Minneapolis, Mimi,
and Ripon, Wis.
The Vatican accepts the obligation i'm.
posed under the ecclesiastical bill OF notify.
ing Prussia OF all permanent ecclesiastical
appointments made by the church within
the kingdom.