The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-06-15

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ton Territory.
The body of John Olson Hague was
found near his home in Grow, six miles
from Anoka, Mimi. at the foot OF n small
oak tree, with a rope around his neck. He
was i'm Il sitting posture, with his hands
touching the ground, and leaning forward,
with his head not two icer from the earth,
I Olson WAS Iorty years Old. and leaves n
vile and eight children. He recently lost
his farm through drink, and his financial
disasters were the probable cause. He
reached home from Anoka the night be-
fore intoxicated and lett his home early
next morning, and must have hanged
himself soon after, as decomposition had
set in when the body was found.
young man named Wesley living at
Hamilton, Fillmore county, Mimi, was
kicked to death by a vicious horse. a boy
t"enty wears old named Engcbretson, re.
siding at CHrimOna, same county, while
sitting on the door step handling a rcyol.
yer nccidrntly shot himself, the ball pass
ing through his heart and killing him
instantly.
Richard Carney, n negro under sentence
OF death in Freehold, \. j.. for the murder
Of Mrs. Margaret Purcell, has confessed
that he assaulted Miss Angelina Herbert,a
white girl, two years ago, for which crime
Samuel Johnson, an Old negro, known as
Mingo Jack, was l~yncEed.
An attempt was made to wreck Il train
on the Chicago, Burlington e Quincy rail.
road near Fulton, Ill.,, by placing two
steel rails Eetween the guard rails at the
crossing OF the Northwestern railway
tracks. A freight sOuthbound ran into
them, the engine and sixteen cars going
over all right, but the next two cars being
derailed and torn to pieces.
III l.. A--4l. D,4..-z,. ,r,. f,rr3
in the Wisconsin river, near Schofeld,
Wis, three miles south OF Madison. She
disappeared three weeks ago, and was
then supposed to have been abducted. 1t
is thought she was thrown into the river.
The glass manufacturers OF the United
States have been contemplating the adj
visibility of closing dow this summer,
and by agreement OF the leading manuiac-
turers it was thought advisable to close
down on June 10 indefinitely.
Five OF the riotous students OF the agri
cultural college were arrested in Iowa by
the sheriff OF story county and taken to
Nevada for trial. This action has caused
intense excitement among the anti-seCret
society students, h promptly raised a
purse to defend their eaders. Some OF the
faculty sympathize with the anti'iaCtiOn.
President Chamberlain sustains the so.
ciety men in their rights in accordance
| with usages in old colleges, and it is likely
the trustees will sustain the president.
The arrested obtained bail.
Chas. Schreeves, a hardware merchant
OF Murray, Iowa, killed Louis Mears, a
farmer. Their quarrel grew out OF Mears'
objections to Schreeves paying attention
to his sister. Mears dared Schreeves out
to fight. After they had been out a short
time, Shreeves returned to town and sent
q nh Uaipia N IN Mon 81 who he said Waa
hurt. Mears was brought home, where he
died in a few minutes from the effects OF
thirteen stabs inflicted with n knife.
Schreeves made nc attempt to escape, and
claimed he acted in self defense.
Considerable excitement was occasion
ed at Aberdeen, ID. r., by the announce
meht that eight saloonkeepers and two
druggists had been arrested for violations
OF the local option law in force in that
city. The complaints were made by sev-
eral parties employed. it is claimed, by
the local option league to procure evi.
dence. Saloon men who have been selling
liquor for Cwo months past under pretense
OF keeping pool rooms and temperance
places, charge that various pretenses were
used to procure drinks by informers,
Threats OF tar and feathers and violence
are freely made against witnesses. Local
optionists nave employed attorneys and
say they will see ii the law Of the territory
shall be longer violated. In most cases
the accused rave waived examination and
given bonds. A serious battle between
whisky and order is anticipated.
The ~coroner's Jury in the Brown poison
ing affair at Mason City, 10, made known
their verdict which concludes as follows
The said jury upon their oath do say that
the said Hiram j.. Brown came to his
death by taking arsenic, poison intention
ally placed in his food or drink by some
person unknown, but the said jury are led
to suspect from the evidence before them
that H.. f.. Brown is guilty OF the deed.7'
Matters are 50 complicated that no arrest
win be made. The matter viii be inyesti.
gated again by the graRd jury, which con-
yenes in September. Mrs. II. f. Brown
has left for her fathers home in Wiscon-
sin.
Hon. Peter Wright OF Milwaukee. an at.
torney for the heirs OF Mai. Hooe, II. S. A.,
who was we'll known to the early settlers
OF st. Paul. and who died at Prairie du
Chen more han thirty years ago, has
commenced legal proceedings on behalf OF
the heirs to recover for them property
lett By him Of Prairie du CHEN, MADISON
and other places. 1t seems that Maj,
Hooe left his win giving all his property
to mis- widow Tor lie. with directi ons that
HI nef deaLh ~ Shoutu go TO tueW tnliureH.
She. however, overlooking the coalitions
OF the will, made absolute conveyances,
and the property for tho most part being
OF small value at that early day, purchas-
ers gave little attention to tho question Of
title. The. widow died a short time ago,
and the heirs now seek to recover the
property on the ground that her lie inter
| est having terminated they are entitled to
it. Tho property involved IN the claim IS
said to amount 10 value at present to
about 5000. 600.
A tramp was picked up at Window
Mimi. ha wing IN his possession fifteen
watches, some OF them gold, and All good; D
handful Of gold rings; three good revolvefs.
and a Ynll setsof burglars keys. lie rsIus.
ed TO give his name, saying his iriend'a
were too respectable. Wien called on to
surrender he said he would die firat, and
made motions to draw his revolver The
sheriff was too quick Tor hilD. ard said,
die It is then. whom the krampAsiltef.
He was taken 5inmediatcly where coultt y
in session and he San have justice without
delay.
Returns from I'll parts 81 the state q
Oraaon Accessible BY telegraph indicate
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