Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-13

nesota, mas pecn notined by the pension
office that the claim Of Betsey johnson, of
faribault county, for a pension has been
allowed. This case has been dragging along
for years but Mrs. johnson win henceforth
draw Sl2a IN onth With back paw amount
ing to snug little fortune. Mr.. Wakefield
has also secured favorable action on the
claim Of b. J.. Randall, of Vernon Center,
Blue Earth county. Randall has been al
lowed a pension at the rate OF S14 month
since 1854. His hack pay will amount to
about 81 $50.
The following postmasters were appoint.
ed in Minnesota: Bird Island, F. Hodgson,
vice Lorraine, removed; Odessa, II. }. Hill,
vice Fraser, resigned.
Owing to the cut railroad rates the cost
of the funeral OF the late Senator Miller of
California does not exceed IS, 600.
The senate committee on privileges and
elections held meeting to consider the
case OF Senator Payne The committee adj.
iourned to give opportunity Tor u more
thorough examination OF the papers, and
will hold a meeting to decide upon a line OF
action.
Bishop Robertson of the Episcopal do
cese OF Missouri, dies.
public dinner is given at Albany, n. Y,
to United States Judge L. X. Church OF
Dakota.
The Central Labor unions mass meeting
in New York is largely attended, but the
crowd is orderly.
]. A. Lyons, an indianapolis merchant,
isshot dead by s. Marley, an employee, in a
quarrel.
At Cincinnati Wolf & Lowman, shoe man.
ufacturers, ass gned. Assets, $50, 600; liza
bilities, $50, 600.
At Beloi Wis, a large frame dwelling
house owned by William Fitzgerald and
occupied by Harry Ames was burned. Loss,
nearly $4,000.
On the night OF Tuesday, April 6, s. b.
Moore, prominent citizen OF Des Moines,
Iowa, aged sixty -eight was assailed by two
sandbaggers in front OF his own residence,
knocked down, robbed and left uncoa-
scious. lie has recently died from the
effects OF his injuries. There is no clue to
the murderers.
Mary Anderson closed her Western tour
ut the Chicago Opera House a few nights
ago. The box receipts for the week were
little more than $4,000.
AZ New York, Michael Stroh, a bartend-
err. Hans Holdnif, a musician, and Paul
Wilzig, a waiter, all members of the Carl
Sahm elub, recently engaged in a systema
tic boycotting OF n concert saloon, were ar
rested on a bench warrant charging them
with extortion. They were indicted by
the grand Jury. Ihey not only poycotted
the concert saloon, put imposed a. hne oil
81 900 on the proprietor, which he paid.
The maximum penalty Tor the oifense is
five years in prison.
AT Appleton, WIS, the Jury IN the case OF
the state vs. fiush Dotls, alter peihg out
sesem p. 80 nbo naad Nil, tsa 49,, ~
yum rrhn:.,,o Erd,nr I,st naoa,,he. i'''''
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lawyer oil Milwaukee mas commenced
sult against br, ihoniarson, also known
as T. IL. Schuse' Tor the recovery OF szo,-
600 alleged 70 nave oeen Obtained py eon,
sPIaSy to"' ' rs A'''"' nv" ie''''"s
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iatai quafrei between 1hree nro,hers
named Leland, near oIeeh Day, WIS, ,e9
10 a Datue uuing "hich one was pouiueu
TO aeath wiona neavy ehair' anu shooher
propap'y i"'"''S '
Inc ensagemeht Oh L, n,. =. N puNall'
sikteenth 10 MS, ,s oIaee D't'u mn
aaughter Oh an oineer OIL the same 'ssi'i'eh''
is announcer.
The house committee on public lands
has reported the bill OF Delegate Clifford