davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Millions ofIoes Adrift.

Several boOms at the mouth of streams
all around Chequamegon bay broke recent
ly by the force of the wind and high water,
and between fifteen million and twenty
million feet OF logs We're at the mercy OF
the winds, with chances of their being en-
tirely lost The boom of Captain Pike at
his Bayfield, mill was torn to pieces by the
gale and ten million feet in il escaped.
Nearly two million feet escaped from the
Bear Trap boom of the Superior Lumber
GOmnanV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Tile FaIlure Record.

NRw YORK, May & The business failures
occurring throughout the country during
the last seven DAYS number Tor the United
States Isl, aud for Canada ~ or total of
2l4, as compared with a total of 2l3 last
week and 246 the week previous 70 the last
For the corresponding week OF last year
the figures were PA. made up of 209 in the
United States and - in the Dominion OF
Canada
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

Mamma 60 her little bowl. Nov,
Bonnie. il yon'll be good and z" 10 SLEEP,
mamms'n give you one of DIR. Ayers
nice sugar coaied Caihariic Pill'. next
time Won need medicine Benni-, smiI-
ing sweetly. dropped on 10 sleep st once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

COLUMBUS, Ind, May AT Zenas, o vii
lage near here, last Friday Norton Elliott
was killed in a runaway accident The day
previous Thomas Lowe was killed by a
horse falling upon him, and Lee Lehman
committed suicide by poison, and boy
named Hahn was thrown from horse and
KILLED
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Big IRE IN In Crosse.

Fire broke out in Iistmans flour mill y
few evenings ago from overheated ma
chinery in the upper story. The Will,
which had capacity OF fifteen hundred
barrels, was entirely destroyed Loss,
Sl1 600; insurance, 5000 The fire leaped
70 John Paul's lumber piles, quarter OF a
mile away. and five TO six million feet were
burned Loss, sG0000 TO So 0O0; fnlly in
sured The fire was got under control at
eleven o'clock
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Cincinnati saloons close sunday

CINCINNATI. MAY d over 40 saloons were
closed here sunday There were no ar
rests The Law and Order League Is re-
ported to be getting evidence against sa-
looms that keep omen
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A BIG PRoLEcT.
Three Large Steel Companies Now Under
One Management.

Three Large Steel Companies Now Under
One Management
CHICAGO, May 3There was hled with
the Secretary of State at Springfield yester-
day by the North Chicago RolIng Mills
Company amended articles of incorporation
Increasing their capital stock from %, 900,
zoo to s25 900, 900. II is understood that the
agreement provides for the consolidation of
the North Chicago Rolling Mills Company
and the Union Steel Company and the
purchase outright by these two Of
the entire property of the Joliet Steel Com
pany The new company will be known as
the Illinois Steel Company. When 1t gets
into operation it will have entire control of
five OF the best plants in the country Two
Of these are I'm Chicago, one in Milwaukee,
One in South Chicago and one at Joliet
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A new breed Of hens: BIobson- n

A new breed of hens: Blobson- "Do
your hens belong TO the Maud breed,
Popiniay?' "No, sir; they are Leg
horns. Why did you think they be-
longed TO the Maud breed? -ha, har
BlobSon Because they are all the
time coming into my garden Bur-
lington Free Press
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Killed In Cold Blood.

GALEEA, Ill May g.. Prof H. J. Matchett,
principal of the academy at Hanover, in
this county, was shot dead Sunday after
noon by George Skene, son of Township
Supervisor Skene. The murderer escaped
and has not been apprehended The motive
for the crime is said to have been refusal
on the part of the murdered man to permit
bis sister to receive attentions from Skene
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Ernm PatrIniic stncll.

Mrs. DR.. j. A. Jackson. of Madison, had
forty-four relatives who served in the
Revolutionary war eleven II whom were
officers aud thirty-three priyates She had
in her possession an invitation TO dinner
from General Washington to General Mi
chael jackson her great-great- grandfather,
who had also been q Lieutenant in the
French war
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
CATARRH,
Catarrhal Deafness and HAY Fever.

Sufferers are not generally aware that
these diseases are contagious, or that they
are due to the presence of living parasites in
the lining membrane of the nose and Gus
tachian tubes. Microscopic research, how
ever, has proved this 10 be fact and the
result is that a simple remedy has been for
mulated whereby catarrh, catarrhal deafness
from one to three simple applications made
at home by the patient once in two weeks.
n. B-FOr catarrhal discharges peculiar TO
females (whitesl this remedy is a specific.
A pamphlet explaining this new treatment
Is sent on receipt of ten cents by A. III.
DIXON & Son, 364 West King ST., Toronto,
Canada. Scientific American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Ica-Hnnses turned.

LA PORTE, Ind, May 6-The tool house
OF the Washington Ice Company and six
teen iee-houses, together with 24,0OO tons
OF Ice and twenty Lake Shore freight cars,
at Stone Lake, near this city, were destroyed
by fire at au early hour Sunday morning
Loss $4,000; insurance small Charles
Ohles Son OF the superintendent OF the
company. "a. It is feared. fatally burned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
BUCKLEN's ARNlCA sALyE.-

DVNhLEN , AhNIUA SAIN "
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns,and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re.
lnired II is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded Price
% cents per box. For sale y,
Dg. A. II. BARBER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

The best spring medicine or blood
purifier you can take. is few doses of
ST. Patricks Pills. They cost % cents
Il box and accomplish more good than
$l.O0 invested in any other medicine.
Guaranteed and sold A. H. BARRIER
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

BERLIN, May 6. The subcommittee OF
the Samoan conference has been directed
to devise and report to the conference
means by which order may be established
in Samoa. together with adequate guaran-
tees for maintaining it, The inquiry Of the
committee includes examination into the
question of the claims of the different
Kings OF the Samoan islands TO leadership
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
or for Enrnna

NEW YORK, May 2 Hon. John sherman,
Hon. John G. New, Consul-General at Lon
don; Hon. W. W. Thomas, Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister Pienipotentiary to
Sweden and Norway, and Lincoln Valen-
tine, Consul to the Honduras sailed for
Europe on the steamer City OF New York
Wednesday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
welded His Eighth wife.

FoRT WAYNE, Ind May 2 A wedding of
more than ordinary interest was performed
here Wednesday by squire France. The
groom, Aurelia Payne, is just 50, while the
bride, Miss Alice Coleman, is scarcely 10
Years OF age. Mr. Payne has an enviable
record in the matrimonial line He has
been married eight times, has buried six
wives and was divorced from the seventh
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

Pittsbnrg Chronicle Telegraph: The
wild rumor is borne across the seas that
Queen Victoria ~ excessively fond Of
tapioca pudding Now let some one
cable TO London that Baby Mckee likes
sugar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
George Francis TRAINS Fast.

New YORK, May L. George Francis Train
yesterday passed his fourteenth day OF
total abstinence from food and drink-ex-
cepting water and little weak lemonade.
He says great pestilenee is soon coming
anu he will be able to meet it better by re-
dncinp his Mei0ht
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

Epoch: Erasmus. you are sure lha
these are spring chickens?''
Yes, missus Dey whar hrnnohicl
mp rite under my own eye
You watched them growing All las
spring ?''
Yes. missus an all spring ;,lor'
dat! Yah-dey is spring chickens
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A Child Burned 10 Death.

AsHTABuLA, o., May !. Three children OF
q Portuguese family named silvery were
left alone in the house Friday morning
The building took fire. One OF the children
was burned TO death and the other two
were fatally burned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

a DOUBLE HANGING.
Two Murdorers Executed at EInperIa,
Ono Makes a Comics sion.

Two muruorers Executed at Enpef1a' VA
Ono Makes Confession.
BALTIMORE, Md, May J. The Suns
Petersburg VA special says At Emperia,
in Greenville County, Friday two colored
men named Walker Harris and Robert
Williams were hanged for murder Both
men died from strangulation. The crime
for which they were hanged was commit
ted on February % last Their victims
were Anthony Parham aud Emerson Mason
(colored1, both of whom were killed with
axes Williams made a confession and
said the murder was the result Of an old
err11dna
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
The NATIONAL GAME.
Standing of Three Associations for thu
Week Ended NAV A.

Below will be found the percentage Of
the baseball clubs in the National League
for the week ended ON the 9TH: Philadel-
phia, IA; New York .625; Boston, Gas
Pittsburgh. 600; indianapolis, 800; Cleve-
land, 434; Chicago, ~; Washington, 200.
American Association St Louis, 764; Ran
sas City. .G66; Baltimore, 642; Athletic, .6l5;
Brooklyn, go; Cincinnati, .333; Columbus,
.307; Louisville, 200 Western Association:
Omaha, 500; 81 Paul. 80; Sioux City, 500;
st Joseph, .A55; Denver 500; Minneapolis,
100: MiLwamkee 200. Des Moines 300
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A Cyclones Work.

WARSAW. N. G., May "a terrible cyclone
struck this place and many small houses
were blown away almost bodily and large
houses were torn up SO that they were not
habitable. Several persons were seriously
hurt by flying timbers. Strawberries are
the principal article OF early production
here, and hundreds OF acres are ruined
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Io.t Win All on Board.

GLOUCESTER, Mass, May THE schooner
Shiloh sailed from this port on fishing trip
to Georges banks March -. since which
time nothing has been heard from hex
Her owners have given her up for lost
She carried q crew OF fourteen msn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
An Arm, nf ImmIernnls-

NEw YORK, MAY 6-Nearly 4,-a1 immi-
grants We're landed at Castle Garden sun
day ,Ga from Iiyerpool 9S from Glss-
gov ~. from Copenhagen. 10 from Ant
werp, u from iiI,ls anu ''l from Ham
burg.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

CHICAGO, May Several copies OF an In
rammatory secret circular recalling the
Haymarket tragedy in this city on the 4th Of
May, 1886. and eXtolling the deeds OF the
Anarchists, were found by the police yes
terday. A monument TO the murdered
officers is TO be unYailed MAY 30
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
TO succeed RYAN In Congre.s.

EMPoRIA, Kan, May 4.-Harrison Kelley
of COffey County, farmer and a resident
Of Kansas since 1875. was ON Friday nomi-
mated by the Republican convention to sue
coed ex Congressman Thomas RYAN
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
-Four Children Cremated.

BALTIMORE. Md, May 4. The house of Mr.
epd Mrs. Charles Williams was burned
Thursday night, and their four children,
whose ages ranged from to II years, per
ished in the flames Mr.. Williams and his
wife. with babe in her arms, managed to
escape, but they were severely burned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
several AnnnIntmants.

Governor Hoard recently appointed l.
Grettam, of Grantsburg, district attorney OF
Burnett County, and the following lumber
inspectors: District No . Elliott c. Young,
OF La Crosse No. II. Robert Buckstaff, OF
Oshkosh; No Il, Albert Hurt, of Merrill
and No. 10, Frederick Hanson, of Toma-
hawk
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
MonEsr AMRlrlnn

New Haven Palladium: Stern Parent
(to y Young applicant for his dang hter's
hand) Young man. can you support =
family? Young man (meekly)-I only
wanted Sarah.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

An eye 10 business: Mrs. Taylor, sn
FL Paso lady. fell thirty feet from =
Memphis Crenn J elevator on her bnstIe
and escaped unhnrt Old newspapers
for sale ~ this office Tombstone
Epiiaph.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

PHILADELPHIA, May AT BridesbuTg
crossing. near this city, a coach contain
ing eleven men was struck by a train yes
teTday, and two OF the occupants, F. X.
Wonerath and James DUNCAN, were killed
and the others were badly wounded, three
probably fatally.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A Malt House Destroyed.

LEROY, n T., May a. Matthews Cos
malt house was partially burned Friday
night, and an immense quantity of malt
was soaked and spoiled The damage 10
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Fred Grant visits the Queen.

LONDON. May AT the Queens drawing
room Friday Colonel I. ID. Grant, United
States Minister TO Austria. was presented
by Mr. W. H White, secretary OF the Amer
lean legation. and Mrs. Grant was presented
by Countess Van Bylandt, wife OF the Meth
srlands Minister TO England
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
nanth nf Mainr Rauarda

JEFFERSON Mo, May g. Major John N.
Edwards, one of the editors OF the Kansas
City Times, and one OF the best known
newspaper men In the West, died suddenly
I'm this city on Saturday OF paralysis
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A Farmer SwintiIed.

COLUMBUS, o., May GA special FROM
Washington Court House, o., TO the Press
says that Samuel Coffman. very wealthy
farmer living near there. Was swfndled out
Of $4,000 by two confidence men. Both
were spprehended. but one made hts es-
cape Coifman Is 81 years OF age.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
A KiIling FroSt,

CHICAGO, May 3-eep0rts from many
points in Illinois and Indiana state that the
heavy frost of Wednesday night did great
damage to fruit especially peaches, which
promised SO well. Vegetables were badly
injured while mach OF the young corn
was bitten off level with the ground
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
snlnnn I,lnnnrn

NEwToNyHIE, Ind May6 The saloon OF
John Sinkhorn, at this place, was blown to
atoms ON Saturday key of powder
with some fuse had been placed under the
building This was the only saloon in
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
one Hundred aud One Years OF.

CBAwFoRDsynIE, Ind, May David
Smith (colored) died here Saturday after
noon. He was born in Glasgow County,
Tenn, l0l years ago He lived in slavery
in Kentucky until after the war, when he
moved to Charlottesville and lived here
ever since
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
- be ltw allow me a dollar

Rheumatism j. cansed T., m acid in
the blood therefore, external treatment
affords no permanent relief 10 elm
mate the poison and make II thorough
cure OF The disease, nothing else is "a
efficient as Ayers Ssrssparilla. Give
it trial. Price 81. Worth s. a hottie
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

SPRINGFIELD Mo. MAY ! -Four fine resi-
dences were burned here Friday afternoon.
Loss, about so, 900; fully insured An in
FAINT child of J. NJ Kinney was burned 70
death in one Of the houses
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

WHEELING " Va. May 6-By the cap
sizing Of boat in Braxton County the
family of r. y Harr consisting OF himselt
wife and two children, were drowned
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

CHICAGO, May 3-The famous trotting
mare Fugue, valued at $4,000, died yester-
DAY at the Washington Park track She
was owned by Major H. C. Mcdowell, OF
Lexington, Ky. and had record of a191L
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
sunday rrain. nIscontinued

HURON, D. T.. May d sunday trains
have been taken off from the entire
Dakota division of the Chicago 4 North
western railroad 1t covers trackage OF
100 miles
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

NAPLES, May i The ,0icanO of Vesuvius
is in an alarming stale al eruption Streams
of lava are coursing down the mountain on
the pompgii side.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Mnrder an.l sniciie.

ALBANY, Ga, May William Gilmore .
prominent young man of this place. shot
and killed his l7-yeaT- old wife ON Saturday
and then killed himself Domestic trouble
was the cause
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.

To THE EDITOR Please inform youl
readers That have u positive remedy
for the above named disease. BY its
timely use thousands of hopeless eases
have been permanently cured. | shall be
glad to send Two bottles OF my remedy
FREE 10 any of your readers who have
consumption if they will send me- their
express and postofiice address.
Respectfully,
T. A. SLOCUM, NJ G.,
Nov. !. l31 Pearl ST., New York.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
The intense itching and smsr,

The intense itching and smsriine
common TO letter and sail rheum may
be almost instantly relieved by applying
Chsmbeflain's Eye and Skin Ointment.
Many bad cases have been cured ny IL.
For sale by DR.. A. IL. BARBER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
Notice.

We wish to contract with
thc farmers in and about Ian
caster to furnish POPLAR
and LINN WOOD. Cut FIVE
loot long and peeled. To be
delivered at our Factory when
dry For price and further
particulars call and obtain the
same at our Factory.
TwIcHEIL & OSBORNE
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
The aANsens.

Chicago Herald: lyon want q girl |
hear ma ann
Yes. Yon are a Norwegian, shnnld
say"
"Yes, ma am
What is your name?"
Christina Hansen
Land alive! Sill right do"n and tell
me all about The wreck nf the Danmark. "
II wasn't on board the ship. ma sm
what. | read the lisl. and dldn I
suppose their WAS Hansen alive ihat
wasn't on board :
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
ANTICIPATED 1soueLr.

Tinr: How much do ,uu g,n r4llA
gil for j',b like lhi>?e asked a rnrpl
bridesr' om of The minister WIN nsrrird
him
"Ihr itw allows me a dollar
Wei. great Seoll, man, here's Yer
d"Itr | don't wanier 90 Ter law
bout il. Reckon IN havp trnnhl..
enough nov. anyhow !
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09

Sufferers from catarrhal troubles should
read The sboye carefully.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-05-09
European Restaurant !
GEO CAsUTT, Poprieior,
265 & 266 MAIN ST.
Dubuque. Iowa,

Having rented my Central Hotel at Glen
Haven. Wiz. 10 Bishop Il Thumer. OF Beeiown.
Wis, and purchased the European Restaurant IN
Dubuque, lows. and Will take charge between
now aud March /, 1889. thank my old patrons
in Glen Haven. and trnst my success sof- viii
merit their constant support. Any who may
come to Dubuque will hnd q cordial welcome at
the European, where ] will have good furnished
rooms Yours truly -
5Ys GEO CASUTT
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-01-08
To tho knights of Labor.

PHILADELPHIA, January GA cir
cular, addressed to the Knights Of
Labor throughout the country, and
signed by James L. Wright, R. S. Keen,
R. G. McCauley and Joseph S. Ken
nedy, has been issued. The signers
stvIe themselves the surviving founders
of the secret order of the Knights of
Labor" and state that after due DELHI
Grafton they have come to the conclu-
sion that under the present autocratic
form of government. the order has de-
narted from the original designs, to the
destruction of the principle of SELF
government lying at the base OF Amer
Pan institutions; and being determined
to return to the original text OF the
principles. the signers extend the hand
q fraternity TO all who believe
in the principles formerly promulgated,
viz: secrecy, obedience, mutual assist
ance and the placing of industry on a
scientific basis. The s 6 ersI have d =
termiped to eliminate all The opposi-
ton detrimental to the principles and
nroo-ess of the Knights of Labor as the
fen6ders intended. The circular stated
II is issued through the press to notify
those at a distance and in answer to
many letters received on the subject.