Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

Foriy-two miles of the Manitoba roads
branch frop Helena to Butte are CON-
pieted. There are thirty miles left and the
line will probably be completed by the
middle OF July.
The excitement over the big disaster to
0oquet, Mimi. still continues. Inyestisa.
tion shows that the create part OF the
logs which came down there were caught
Very few OF them got into Duluth harbor
The boom at Fond du Lac was broken
and they came down into st. Louis hay.
ii the logs could be handled to advantage
at Duluth, the loss would, perhaps. hardly
be so great as estimated. Owners OF the
logs are already figuring with saw mill men,
there on saving the logs at Duluth.
Shotwell, Clerihew & Lothmanu, whole
sale dealers in drygoods and manTlfaetur
ers of clothing. Minneapolis, who have sns
pended. have an Office in that city. Some
time ago they got into difficulty from
which they were released by loan of
$3.50. 600 which has not been repaid Their
creditors there think their liabilities viii
exceed $500, 900, the greater part OF which
is due in New York.
The postoffice department is now pre-.
pared to consider the claims OF pcstmas-
tiers who haxe sn cred loss OF postal funds
by fire, burglary I, i. transit. or i.y una
- O..
All claimants mua prpsent their claims
within six month after May 3, 1ssSS the
date of the apf rceai of the act under
which payment III be made. Blanks and
all needed infor,d alton will be supplied by
the assistant attorney general for the
postofiiee department.
The Millers National Convention in SEES
sion at Buffalo, New York is in favor Of
removing the import duty on Canadian
wheat.
The marriage OF Miss Mollie Garfield To
j. Stanley Brown and that OF Miss Belle
Mason, OF Cleveland. to Harry Garfeld,
eldest son Of the dead PRECEDENT took
place at the home OF the family. The Ger.
eiaony Was performed IN the Garfield me-
mortal room by Rev. ". V. w Davis, of
the Euclid Avenue Presbyterian thurch,
of Cleveland. Both the brides were MEM
hers OF his congregation during his paste.
rate in Cleveland.
A bronze equestrian statute OF Israel
Putnam. the revolutionary hero, erected
by the state, was unveiled at Brooklyn,
Conn. Hon. Morris w. Seymour,
OF the statue commission, made the
prest ntation, and GOV. Lounsburs
the address, receiving il on behalf OF
the state. Prof. johnson, OF Trinity
college. read "A poem and Henry G. Robin
son OF Hartford, delivered the oration A
grandson and great-grandson OF the old
hero were present, and the latter did the
unyeiling in the presence ola large con-
course OF people civilian and military
monument to the soldiers OF the late war,
the gift OF a private citizen, was subse-
quently unveiled.
A Saltwater jury has giyeu ex.pfarden
II he -.
81 900 in n civil suit for damages against
Warden Stordock for libel in giving pub
LEFTY to charges OF improper intimacy
with female conviets against his predeces.
sor in office. 4 motion for a new trial
viii he made. and the case will be taken to
the supreme court II necessary.
John MeYey and John Mccarthy, of
Cleveland, o.. were guests at The Windsor
Hotel in Bingham;on, n. Y. On retiring
they blew out the gas and when discover
ed next morning Mccarthy was dead and
his companion in an unconscious condi.
tion. He may recover.
Grover Cleveland is Winona bull dog.
One night burglars attempted to break in.
to Mr.. MeNie's house on East Fourth.
street. The dog grabbed the first one by
the leg. when the other came ttp and
him over with a club. The two
then escaped
Mrs. Margaret Conlon is in jail at Troy,
N. Y, charged with the murder OF Mrs
Ellen Laundrigan. Her aceo9plices, her
husband. Patrick Conlon, and Patrick
MullhoIland. are also in custody.
Miss Grace Stevenson, aged eighteen
herself in the Ohio reyer, rear her
home in Delhi. She was the DAUGHTER OF
". l.. Stevenson. and bright and prom
Using girl. No motive for her act can be
assigned by her parents. Her conduct
after she left home WAS peculiar. she had
n man row her across the river, aud after
he had gone she deliberately walked into
the water. Her body was recovered.
Notwithstanding the reports circulated
about the Mullan tunnel that caying was
OF frequent occurrence, and that 10 was
TO complete tho work. the an
nouneement is male that the work Is
nearly completed, and that trains, will be
running through by Monday, jane Is.
The work has been carefully and well
done and is considered an excellent piece
OF engineering.
At Fairbaull, MINI, The other night Mrs
Walsh was aroused by some one moving
around in the room adjoining the one she
She started up to learn the
cause OF the intrusion, when a man. who
had entered the house dashed by her and
escaped al q parlor window. Upon inves-
tigation, IL was found that the william
came for mischief. A bottle OF chl,roform
and burglars outfit was found in the
parlor. Mrs. Walsh informed the author
tiles.
A disastrous wind storm and cloud burst
in Oregon. Willow creek became
a furious torrent. Seven buildings at Lex
ington were wrecked. The storm first
struck grove below Lexington and blew
a house down belonging to II. j. Brooks.
Mrs. Brooks was fatally injured, and soon
died. 4 house and barn belonging to III.
a. Perkins were totally wrecked. Perkins
sustained very serions injuries. His Httle
child WAS killed. Mrs. Perkins ind two
childred were also Injured. A school
house containing pupils was partially de-
stroyed and several children injured, two
fatally. Several other persons were in.
jnred.
Peter Eklund, an escaped inmate from
the insane asylum at Rochester, was taken
back to that place from Red Wing. Elk.
lund was committed to the ASYLUM from
county four years ago. Last
March he eseapad. since which tirns moth.
Jag has been heard nf him until his appear.
snee several days ago. fie claims to have
walked from Rochester to Milwaukee aud
rom The latter point to Red Wing