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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
CALIFO RNIA, THE LAND OF DIS.
COVERIES

Why will you lay awake all night,
coughing, when that most effective and
agreeable California remedy, Santa
Able. will give you immediate relief?
SANTA Able is the only guaranteed
cure for Consumption, Asthma and all
Bronchial Complaints. Sold only in
large bottles.at 81 90. Three for 81 so.
Stone Bros & Hassell will be pleased to
supply'you, and guarantee relief when
used as directed CALIFORNIA CAT
R-CURE never fails to relieve Catarrh
or Cold in the Head.
Yonth's Companion: A man arraign-
cd in an Arkansas court, many years
ago, for stealing young pig out of his
neighbors pen, said pig. or shoat. be-
ing alleged to be worth dollar and a
half.
The evidence was conclusive, and the
jury, after brief retirement, brought
IN The verdict, ''Guilty of hog stealing
IN the first degree
The Judge remarked that the finding
was proper enough. except that ii failed
70 assess the value of the pig, and fur
Their that there was no degree in hog
stealing. lie must ask the jury to re-
tire again, and bring in verdict in due
form.
The jury went out with pen, ink and
paper, but were badly nonplused over
the word form. Finally one of them,
who had formerly been a justice of the
peace. drew up II document to which
The other eleven assented, and with
which ali hands returned TO the court
room. This was the verdict:
We, the jeurey, pusilanimously find
the dcfendent guilty in the sum Of |
dollar and a ! in favor of the hog.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
lowA.s PRAIRIE FIRES.
Thousands OF Acres Hurned Over-Tha
Farmers In Great Distress

Thousands OF Acres Hurned 0ver-Tha
Farmers in Great Distress.
FoRT DODGE, Ia. Oct The annual au-
tuihn fires have commenced In Northern
Iowa. An immense conhagration to the
north of this city did great damage before
II was gotten under control this afternoon.
Several hundred acres OF corn iields and
thousands OF tons of hay were destroyed
Two special trains left here to protect rail-
road property from destruction The dry
season has contributed 10 make such frea
more than usually disastrous
SPIRIT LAKE, Ia. Oct Z The prairie tjges
that have ragged for sew, raj days "a III
eastern part of Dickinson County extendsd
Over great part of Emmett County, rim
ming to the Des Moines river Hay was
very scarce this summer In Dickinson
County, and now the farmers In the east.
ern part of the county are In great dis
tress VIVA, little there was Il
burned. In Emmett County 1t IL
estimated that 10000 tons of hay
and $1,000 bushels OF grain were de-
stroyed. While fighting the fiye lRst night
Mrs A. N Garde. Wife OF a farmer living in
the north end of the county, inhaled so
much smoke and flame that she can not re-
cover The fire was finally checked by the
railroad tracks and the changing OF the
wind from south to north
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
ANTIQUITIES

Interest a great many very learned
people. Fame has come TO Lcdyard
for his explorations Of the ruins OF MIN
evan, and 10 Schliomann for his diScov-
cry Of the site Of Troy, supposed for
many years to be only myth. But 10
The most OF us. who have no fortune TO
spend IN digging among ancient ruins,
nor lime to wait for fame, antiquities
have not much attraction. Al any rate,
We do not want to find them in railroad
management, and though there may be
4 few roads clinging 10 The old time
usages, such Is not the case ON .srhe
Burlington" There al is Of The latest
Sly lie, and all modern improvements are
used to render their patrons comfortable
and safe. The fagoritc route TO Chica-
90 and u. Louis. Apply TO local agents
Tor information, or write To w. j. G..
Kenyon, Gen. Pass Agent. c. Is. e N.
X X, st. Panl, Mimi.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
The Naws cnndansad.


The Joliet Iron and Steel Company will
build canal one and one-ha'f miles long in
Bay View.
TbeIe Is every indication that German
Baptist Theological Seminary and Acade-
my, TO cost in the neighborhood Of $780,
600, will be located in Milwaukee
Preparations are already being made In
the pineries by the lumbermen for the win
ter's work OF logging. The cut will proba-
bly, not be nearly as large as it was last
winter
Adjutant- General Burchard mustered In
the Marshfeld Light Infantry at Marsh
field the other night The company has
SIXTY three members.
The barn and granary Of August
Zelcsvh, two miles from Wausau was
struck by lightning the other night and
burned with its contents. many tons of hay
and five hundred bushels of grain-the en-
tire crop OF this year
The total valuation of the taxable prop
erty OF Brown County is s6,e76, 276, as
against "a, S07, 35l for 1883, an increase of
ei6e,92
Schisbe b Snyder, OF Manitowoc, intend
building o brewery at MRrshfeld with q
capacity Of Ave Thousand barrels day
John Pung and william Schomisch were
struck by train near Kaukatina the other
day, and the former WAS killed and the
latter MORALLY injured
Captain Hood mining expert from
Arizona and New Mexico who did little
prospecting about Eau Claire, expressed
himself recently as confident that precious
metals exist in as great abundance in Eau
Claire az in Arizona or New Mexico.
freight train and a locomotive running
twenty miles an hour collided near Eau
Claire recently and tina engine and several
bof-cars were wrecked The fireman and
engineer jumped, and no one was seriously
hurt
In the case OF John Whiting vs. the town
of Millston, for damages caused by the up
setting of his wagon on a defective road,
by which plaintiff suffered broken leg,
the fury brought in verdict recently for
o., $3.50.
Charles Parks owed a saloon bill of
thirty cents to Ole Hulsrud, OF Amery.
The latter tried to collect 1t recently with
brass knuckles, and the first blow he strnck
Parks proved fatal Several others took
mart Ia the trouble and were more or less
Injured
Eaton Helm0 was instantly killed by
Telling tree recently at Woodville while
working on the new right OF way Of the
railroad
AT GAINESVILLE recently. in running to .
Gre with hose cart, the men thereon and
horses ran into mill race fifteen feet deep
They were rescued with difficulty.
Henry Langhoff. veteran and a baohe-
lor, committed suicide by drowning at
Mishicott the other morning. Ill health
was the cause.
Frank Zeimer was killed the other morn
fng at the Tomahawk Lumber Company's
mill while running the trimming sawa The
saws caught piece of edging and shot IL
back with such force that the stick went
through his body and protruded n foot
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
State News.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


Forty Ninth Annual Meeting Held In
Janssvilis- some Statistics.
The forty ninth annual meeting OF the
Wisconsin Congregational convention was
held recently at Janesyille. Rev. A. II.
Minor, OF Madison, made a report showing
the condition OF the churches In the State.
The membership is Is. 742, OF whom I, e07
are absentees This membership has been
under the care or lls pastors OF the sixty
one vacant churches ten have been sup
piled by licentiates for some portions OF
the year. Besides the las pastors they
have sixty eight ministers employed In
other work throughout the State. Con-
nected with these churches are Sunday
schools with a membership OF n, $50, re-
porting an average attendance OF II, s65, a
gain in membership of 2.0Is Rev. j. f.
Dudley submitted the following resolutions
which were discussed and adopted.
RssOlVsd, That We advise all our churches
and pastors 10 carry on. In some definite and
systematic way, temperance work, especially
aiming in moral snasion AT total abstinence
and In legal suasion at entire prohibition.
Res0losd, That we heartily reaffirm all the
deliverances Of the convention, In the past
years, urging upon our churches and pastors
the Importance and duty OF encouraging and
supporting the temp erancs reform as part Of
their proper and legitimate Christian work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
ExpronEn mn norr.rns

New ORLEANS, Oct 1.-The steamer Cor
ona, OF the Ouachita Consolidated line,
which left here at 1;3l o'clock Wednesday
evening for the Ouachta syer with fun
cargo of freight and a good list OF passen-
gers, exploded her boilers at False River,
nearly opposite Port Hudson, at
Has o'clock Thursday morning, causing
the loss OF the steamer aud about forty ak
lives The Anchor line steamer City OF st.
Louis, Captain James O'Neil was near, and
with her crew aud boats saved many livaa
The surviving passengers aud crew were
taken on board by Captain O Neil and very
kindly cared for by him and hts crew
FIFTEEN PEOPLE DROWNED
New YohK, Oct A special cable from
Sc Pierre. N T.. says; The transatlantic
steamer Geographic, OF the R0ssiero line,
bound from Montreal TO Southampton with
cattle. sheep and a cargo OF general mer-
chandise, which left Sydney ON Tuesday,
collided with the Nova Scotia sailing ves-
sci Minnie swift forty miles of St Pierre
at o'clock Wednesday morning The MIN
ME Swift sunk within two minutes.
drowning, as nearly as can be ascertained,
two women three children and ten men
The others, with part OF crew OF Nor
wcgian vessel who had previously been
picked up, got on board the steamer,
which. despite all efforts also sunk at
II O'clock a M. Two boats containing
about thirtyfve persons which put on
from the steamer early In the morning are
still missing The third boat with the
captain and fifteen others was picked up
by the schooner Sister Bell and brought 70
St Pierre
WENT DOWN ~ A GALE.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct A sad story Of
shipwreok was received in this city ThuTs-
day, which tells OF the laundering OF the
new British steamer Earnmoor In the
West Indies and tho loss OF nineteen men
Those who have persisted are as follows:
Captain Richard J. Gray, Second Mate
Stone, Chief Engineer L9lder and sixteen
men of the crew. Those known to have
been saved are First Mate Painter, Second
Engineer Meldrum and five Of the crew.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
GOOD APPETITE

Is essential to good health; bnt at this
season il is often lost, owing to the poy.
erty or impurity Of the blood. derange'
ment OF the digestive organs. and the
weakening effects of the changing sea-
son. Hoods Sarsaparilla is wonder
full medicine for creating an appetite.
toning the digestion. and giving strength
10 the whole system. Now is the time
to take ii. Be sure 10 get Hoods Sar-
sspsrills.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
A noR.wesTER's FURY.
Damaging Storms ON LakOs Huron ana
Erie-vesseIs Wrecked and Three Lives

Damaging Storms ON LakOs Huron ana
Erlo-yesseIs Wrecked and Three Lives
Lost.
CHICAGO Oct THE heavy northwest
gale that blew over lower Lake Huron
Sunday was disastrous TO life and shipping.
Two seamen were killed on Lake Huron
on Sand Beach and a woman on Wend the
Wave was drowned near the mouth OF the
Detroit river.
The boats ashore or sunk on Lake Huron
and Lake Erie near the mouth OF the De-
troit river are: Rhoda Emily, ashore al
White Rock; G. II, Weeks, ashore and to-
tai loss; Lady Franklyn, ashore at Lake
Huron; Magruder, ashore at Sand Beach;
Glasgow, ashore on Pelee island; Wend the
Wave, sunk by collision
IsHPEMING, Mich Oct "A Hancock
Mich special says: Steamer Bessemer and
consort Schuylkil OF Cleveland were
wrecked at the mouth of the Lake Superior
ship canal Friday night The crew OF nine
teen men was saved with difficulty by the
life-saving crew under command OF Captain
Ain 0cha The loss on vessels and cargoes
is from $50, 600 to 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
MALARIA

Literally means bad air. Poisonous
germs arising from low. marshy land OF
from decaying vegetable matter. are
brealhed into the lungs, taken up by
the blood, and unless The vital ilued i
purified by the use of a good medicine
like Hoods Sarsaparilla. the unfouu.
nate victim is soon oycrpowered. Even
IN tho more advanced cases. where the
terrible fever prevails, this successful
medicine has effected remarkable cures
Those who are exposed 10 malarial OF
other poisons should keep The blood pure
by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. 33-31
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

way. From The boys ante-mortem state
ment 1t was letrned that the father missed
some small articles from his house, which
stands about a quarter OF mile from the
cabin occupied bv his children.
Going over 10 Tho cabin he ao-
cused his daughter OF having taken
them She denied the matter and
the father drew his knife and plunged it
twice into Marys stomach AS the girl fell
she received two more cuts from the fren-
zied father The brother sprang upon his
father, when the old man stabbed him
twice IN the abdomen When the children
were discovered they presented q terrible
sight, and the floor was ~ bloody as q
slaughter pen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
A Miser staryes himself 10 death.

ROCHESTER, N y. Oct 5h Bath dis
patch to the Herald says: David Brown, q
misery tramp was found dead Friday
morning in the yard OF a resident here
Coroner Sutton impaneled jury which
adjourned till 10 a M They found ia tho
dead mans pockets certificates OF deposit
in different banks aggregating $1,000
Banker Hallock says Brown had about 5000
deposited with his bank and that he called
on Monday and wanted seventy-five cents
but did not want it deducted from his ac-
count Brown died from exposure and
starvation being too penurious to buy food.
II is said he has re latives in Warsaw
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
FLOOD AND FAMINE.
These Two Terrors Find Many Victims In
Ianauasa Rrowfuaaa

Two many Victims IN
Japanese Provinces.
San FRANcIsco, Oct. 7--Advices re-
oeiyed from Japan state, according TO the
latest report published in the Osaka Asahi
Shembun that 23s houses have been de-
stroyed and 2l1 persons killed or drowned
by the floods at Totsukawa Several thou
sand people are destitute of food
A telegram from the chief police in
spector OF the Wakayama prefecture, dated
August 80 announced that I,099 persons
were drowned by the late floods, l22 crushed
to death, las injured severely, 5,2i3 houses
swept away and demolished. u, $50 build
tngs submerged and many bridges and en-
bankments damaged.
The Tokyo koron, under date OF Septem-
Der IL, states that on the afternoon OF
September II, at the dock-yard at Toxic,
one OF the boilers OF the steamer Yeiia
Maru exploded killing eight engineers and
fireman and blowing up the vessel
HURRICANES MANY VICTIMS
RoME, Oct "A terrible hurricane swept
the entire length of Sardinia Saturday,
leveling many villages and doing incalcula-
BILE damage to property. Hundreds OF peo-
pie were buried in the ruins OF their own
homes and thirty are known to have lost
their lives.
PARIS Oct The province OF CagIisri
has been rayaged by q terrific storm ia
which $40 houses were destroyed Sixteen
persons were killed and hundreds were in
iured The town Of Csgliari suffered Sc
yerelv
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
- . -
Ine MEkICaN CYCLONE.

The Losses IA tho vicinity Of the City of
Carmen VIII Reach Fully 81 900 900.
CiTY or MExIco. Oct. The losses 90.
casioned in the city of Carmen by the late
storm are estimated at 500, 600 News OF
great destruction 10 other towns near Car
men ts now coming in Psrfscaca aud
Partido have suffered the loss OF many
houses In the vicinity OF the Iast-namsd
town all crops are a complete loss. In
Aquada de Purto Real all the houses with
the exception Of four were destroyed By
trees falling upon them With the rsports
80 far received the loss will not fall short
Of o.. coo 0oo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

A New Railway.

Superintendent Champion, of the Green
Bay, Winona 4 st Paul railway, recently
received word that the contract to build
ten miles o. truck on the Winona 4 South
western road from Rolling Stone to Utica,
had been let to Gallaghau 4 Leary, the
work to begin at once. When the Winona
road ia completed II will, with the Green
Bay a St Paul road form q direct route
from Green Bay to Omaha, distance of
three hundred miles
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

LONDON, Oct "a serious disaster CO.
Cured at Shields Friday morning, where
the Italian armored war-ship Formidable
was loading gunpowder and cartridges.
Through an accident some OF the hoisting
machinery became unmanageable, and q
package of cartridges dropped from a con-
siderable height to the deck of the vessel,
causing terrific explosion. naval Of
fcer who was in charge of the work and
several OF his men were instantly killed
and number of others severely wounded.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

SPIRIT LAKE, Ia, Oct 3 "A prairie fire
started several miles east of town Friday
morning and has been burning all day
Driven by a strong wind fIom the south,
IL has swept over great portion OF Dick
inson County, and seems to be beyond con-
troll. The damage already done is heavy
A great deal of corn in the field and grain
in stacks has been destroyed, and probably
some farm houses
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

When you need a good, safo laxative,
ask yonr druggist for box OF Ayers
pills. and you will find that they give
perfect satisfaction. For indigestion,
torpid liver. and sick headache there is
nothing superior. Leading physicians
recommend them
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
MAssAcHusErrs pEMocRArs.


ST LOUIS, Oct A few minutes after
o'clock SUNDAY morning the body of Cap
tain d. p. Sa tsry, a wealthy merchant
and prominent poliliciln. was found half
stripped and appa entity dead on the side
walk near the co n OF Jefferson and Cass
avenues and the coat. ves;, money, watch
and chain and valuable diamonds which he
wore we've missing Four men are under
arrest for the crime Mr.. Slattery may re-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
A pouRLE Tragedy.

An Apparent Case Of Murder and Sui
eide A Mysterious Anair.
Meager accounts of double tragedy ct
Ogema were received recently Charles
Stevenson and William Johns were found
dead In their beds Ii was not known that
they had quarreled and the motive for the
crime could not be surmised, ~ thsy had
been good friends The appearances indi
Gated that Stevenson, In whose right hand
Arevolver was found. had first shot Johns
who probably died without struggle The
murderer had then placed revolver to his
own head and blown ont his brains
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
An Uulueky Train.

CHEYENNE. Wy T., Oct Alive cars OF a
west-bound passenger train were ditched
near here Thursday afternoon by the
spreading OF the rails ON account of rotten
ties Six persons were injured Four la
dies were seriously bruised, a porter's
skull was cracked and the conductors leg
waa crushed. Wednesday night the same
train collided with freight train near
North Platte, Neb.. and tramp was killed
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

Hugo Steinau, arrested In Milwaukee re-
Gently on charge Of abandoning his fam
lily. claims to be son Of Count Won
Stsinau, a wealthy German nobleman. His
story 10 that he fought duel with CON-
panion and ran him through. Thinking he
bad killed his adversary steinau He'd, his
father providing him with ten thousand
marks Coming to America his money was
soon spent He became 30 poor that he
was forced to ask aid OF the authorities.
He finally learned the painters trade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct The Supreme Court
handed down an opinion late Saturday
evening in the famous Gray County seat
contest between the towns of CimarTon
and Ingalls,. The decision, which declared
in favor Of Ingalls,, was written by Judge
Valentine and sustained by all the Judges
except Chief Justice Horton, who sub
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
BURNED 70 DEATH.
Four Men Lose Their Lives In a Fire at
winona. Miss.

New ORLEANS, Oct "A special to the
Ptcayune from Winonn, Miss, says; About
y o'clock Sunday morning r. F.. Lofts two
story restaurant building was burned and
four out of the nine men who occupied
sleeping apartments in the upper story
were burned to death. The dead are: A.
Thomas, merchant, of Cumberland, Miss.
J. LRwtry and Lon Crouch, merchants,
Of Hopenlenden, Miss, Paul Williams,
farmer, Of Sun Creek, Miss. They were all
prominent citizens in their respective com
munities, and were on their way home
from Memphis, where they had been pur-
chasing goods The other five occupants
OF the upper story escaped by climbing
down the awning or Jumping A. J. Cook
and W. J. Afford who Jumped. were badly
injured The pscuularv loss is not large
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
suffering IN M,n.toha

WINNIPEG, Man, Oct 5.-Reports from
ranching districts along the international
boundary indicate great scarcity OF food
and water, and stock is already suf-
fering in consequence. Owing 10 the un-
usually dry season the amount of hay put
up was small, ana immense stretches OF
prairie have lately been burned over The
outlook is so discouraging that some
ranches offer to give their cattle away,
knowing that death from starvation "a al
most certain
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
Death Of IN. Rev. w. r a.nk.r.

Rev. w. T. Bunker died the other morn
ing at Prescott of cancer. aged seventy-one
years. The deceased entered the ministry
In 1870, preached fourteen years in Phila-
delphia, nine years in the Second Baptist
Church in Dayton, O.. and twenty -pne
years ago went to Prescott, where he filed
the Baptist pulpit the greater part of the
time until his health failed him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Oct Paul Keys
Ccoloredj was hanged here Friday for rape
committed last May. His victim was the
little 5-year-old daughter of Arthur Bal
lard lie walked to the scaffold with a
firm step and died protesting his innocence
The drop fell at i 81. His neck was broken
and death was instantaneous Keys is the
first person ever executed in Fredericks
burg
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10

New HAVEN. Conn. OCT b = Henry O.
Hotchkiss, late treasurer OF the a. NJ
Hotchkiss Company. OF West Haven, who
has been In Jail over year awaiting trial
on q charge of forgery, was released yester-
day without trial by order of State's-At-
torney Doolittle Hotchkiss was charged
with forging ssGO0 worth of checks on the
Yale National Bank
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
A nla Reward Oaered.

NEW YORK, Oct. 5-Seventy million dol
lars worth Of turpentine is floating about
somewhere on the At antic in the hold of
the Norwegian bark Freya The marine
underwriters have offered reward of S25, :
600 for its recovery. The Freya was cap
sized OF Cape Henlopen ON September 10
in cyclone, but where she is now nobody
knows Her crew was picked up
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-10-10
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