Mower County transcript., 1888-01-18
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Interesting News Compiled from
Many Sources.
The Touring mill Of Moenning Bros, ut
Quincy, was destroyed by fire recently at q
loss OF $$:}3, 900; insurance, sic, 900.
The office of Deputy Surveyor of Customs
at Galena has been abolished by command
Of the Treasury Department.
Rockford had 500, 900 blaze recently,
when the cooperative furniture factory
was burned to the ground
John Blackmore, one of the oldest set
tiers in Northern Illinois, aged eighty three
years, died the other night in Warren, 10
Daviess County, OF paralysis, and Thomas
Rutledge died at Heyworth, Mclean Coun-
ty, aged eighty-two years
jamie Gassoway, eleven years old, son Of
DIR. James NJ. Gassoway, of the United
States Marine Hospital Service, stationed at
Cairo, was blown from a Lake Shore train
in Western New York the other day, while
passing between two cars, and instantly
killed
The total amount Of money paid for cat
tie received at the Union Stock Yards in
CArCtkSO ACC( Was uDOuU SplUO,OOU.-
600. This for cattle alone, saying nothing
OF sheep, hogs and horses
The body of Mrs. Sarah Huffman was
found the other morning In an old hut on
the Wilkin farm, two miles north Of Mar
shall She had starved to death
The First Baptist Church of Bloomington
celebrated its tiftieth anniversary the other
day:
hjv1n -
swindl'ng Mr.: Lishness of Graymont, out
OF $500 a few days ago
The total disbursements from the Chi
cago Pension Office during the past year
We're $6, 1873, 5O7.34 The number OF pen
sioneFs on the roll was SO, 500.
Post-ofices have been established at Nor
tonville, Will County, and Temple Hill, Pope
County, ILL.,
Mrs Mary Swords slipped and fell on a
sidewalk in Nokomls the other night, caus-
ing conclusion of the brain, which resulted
in death in few minutes
A company with 81, 100000 capital has
been licensed to establish an aquarium and
fish market in Chicago
The annual election of officers for the
Chicago Board OF Trade was held recently,
and resulted in the choice of Charles L.
Hutchinson for president
IOWA.
The infant son of William J. Walker, of
Sioux City, drank large quantity of con-
centrated lye recently and died soon after
wards
About eleven acres of the leading coal
mine at Altoona, on the eastern edge OF
Polk County, were flooded with four feet OF
water recently, throwing one hundred men
out of work.
Daniel Nauman l. Co. g block at Waterloo
was burned the other night, causing a loss
OF So, 500
For many years an old lady over ninety
years Of age, known as Aunt Kitty" Pender-
gast lived all alone in little shanty in an
isolated portion of Dubuque. A few nights
ago her home was burned and she perished
in the flames
Sioux C;ty's annual 'possum supper. given
by coIored lady named Auntie Wooden
took place few evenings ago.
Governor Larrabee has reappointed Prot
n Stalker as State Veterinarian with the
following deputies: W. B. Miles, State Cen
ter; J. A. Campbell, Des Moines; R. NJ
Nicholson, Sac City; Charles H Fl ynn, De-
corah; N E Johnson, Red Oak; c. a. Cary,
Keokuk; John Tillie, Ames.
The Dubuque cooperative grocery store
assigned recently. The concern did a fair
business but the profits We're not large
enough to keep it afoat
singular instance of long and faithful
public service was that of the late A D.
Maloney, OF Denison, who held the Office OF
auditor of Crawford County from 1860
until his death few days ago. period Of
twenty-seven years, or since the county
was organized.
1t was discovered few days ago that L
p Hill, recently treasurer of Harrison Coun.
ty, was behind in his accounts to the ex.
tent OF $4,000
The Board of Commissioners of Woodbury.
County has refused permits to three whole,
sale liquor houses OF Sioux City, but made
sort OF compromise which will enable then
to run until May: After that drug store
will be the only place where liquor can bt
legiuimately obtained
An unsuccessful attempt was made neal
Ottumwa the other night to rob the ex
press-ear of the west bound train on tht
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
An incendiary fire at Co.esburg the othe,
day destroyed Thomas Coles general store
and the Walker Hotel Loss, $4,000; in
suran nee, So, 600.
General James Wilson died at his home il
years.
WISCONSIN,.
G. F. Crosby, of Wausau, has been ap
pointed municipal judge of Marathon Coun
ty, vice s. 81. Alban. resigned
Robert Wallace, a machine tender in tn.
Badger Paper Mill at Kaukauna, wa
caught in the gearing the other night ant
killed.
r. A OdeI, of Whitehall, has been ap
pointed county judge of Trempeaulea,
County, vice NJ Mulligan, resigned.
Council Bluffs check forger, name<
Harry Winn, was recently captured i,
Nebraska and brought back for trial
The GAINESVILLE Hospital Association ha
been incorporated, with a capital stock o
5000, 600.
In the woods north of Thorp few day.
ago e. j. Shipman ran across two larg'
deer with their horns locked together, i,