Thomas County cat., 1889-11-28
BREvlTIES.

wheat has come up in splendid condition.
The acreage is larger than ever before.
Mrs. Nathan Strong. of Aoshersvills,
Mich, forced her daughter to
take paris green, of which she partook
Both died.
The contestants in Guthrie. I. T.. cases
have given up and the clouds on the
titles have been removed. There was
great rejoicing.
At Birmingham, Conn. q man is max
ing metal that cannot be distinguished
from gold. The new metal costs 60 cents
pound to manufacture.
Jose Iaegelesiors, cashier of bank in
Mexico, died under suspicious
circumstances, or is in trance. Though
apparently dead the body is still warm.
A rare and serious disease, known a:
hydatidcyst of the liver, is being watched
with great interest by the professors and
medical fraternity of Baltimore, Md.
The pawnshop of w. H. Hedges Co.
Topeka, Kan, was broken open, but the
burglars were frightened away before
securing more than two fine revolvers.
An Enoch Arden case was brought to
light at Rochester, N. Y, the husband
of Mrs. Nellie Blackford, absent fol
thirteen years, returning. The couple are
reunited. ~
Charles Montgomery, proprietor of the
American Exchange hotel, San Francis
CO. Cal, has failed. owing to the rascality
of friend. Assets, about $318. 900; lia.
bilities, 100000
Hattie Cummings, agea II, was sen.
fenced to prison for three months fol
theft at New York. Her father is an es.
quire in England and she speaks three
languages. She is addicted to morphine.
The town of Niagara Falls, Ont. has
in course of construction new system
of water works. The necessary water to
operate the works will come to the weeel
house through a wooden tube six by
eight feet and about 600 feet long.
Jay Gould, the Manhattan Elevated
road and the Western Union Telegraph
company each contributed $s5, 900 to the
New York world fair fund. John D.
Rockefeller guaranteed 100000 from
the Standard Oil company.
Judge Anthony, in the criminal court
at Chicago, overruled the motion to quash
the indictments against James j. West
and Charles Graham, ex-president and
ex-secretary of the Chichago Times com
pany for Over-issuing stock of that COM
pany and signing false certificates.
AT Lockport, N. Y, Martin Spiel was
found guilty of murder of Bar
keeper Gray last June and was SEN
fenced to Auburn for life
Blaine is reported to be working against
Reed for speaker, and Cannon and Nc
Kinley are both hopeful. Mckinley S
chances are said to be the brightest.
A Columbus, O., special says W. E.
Bacon, of Toledo, brother-in-law of
Cleveland, is figuring to have the nation
al ticket for 1892 to be Cleveland and
Campbell.
Minister Ryan was at the state depart
ment at Washington closing up the
business which has kept him in
that city for several weeks.
= Sanger Wells, New York Office deal
ers, have asked for an extension. Their
liabilities are put at $4,000 with only
nominal assets. The firm proposes to
settle in full with six, twelve and eigh-
teen months time.
James Callahan sentenced at St. JOS
eph, Mo-, to Jail for ninety days. in the
court room knocked down and trampled
c. F. Wilson the prosecuting. witness.
Callahan was given year addition for
the assault.
There is town in Michigan called
Redheadville. The people are said to be
partial to blonde girls and pale horses
The Atchison Globe says: THE
trouble with man covering up his
tracks is that he makes new ones in do
ing it."
There is nothing like being consistent.
Rifle is the name of Colorado town and
the newspaper Of the place is The Sharp
shooter.
Letters From HELP have been pub
lished with an introduction by George
Macdonald. According to 'the new YER
sion" the title is misnomer.
Zola. the novelist. has been solicited
to 60 into politics, but he declines. He
says the political pool is too foul for him.
That is very hard on the politicians.
The liberals of America are to have q
new magazine in this country-The Ar
ena. 1t will be IN size and style like The
Forum and the North American Review.
Vegetable flannel is 8 textile material
now being largely manufactured in Ger
many out of pine leaves. The fiber is
spun. knitted and woven into undergar-
ments and clothing of various kinds.