Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-01-23
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
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There was a gale on the English chan
mel Saturday that wrecked many yes
sells.
An oil well producing 500 barrels
day was struck near Parkersburg, w.
va, on Friday
j A. Cameron livery stable and thir-
teen horses we're burned on Friday at
Luyerne, MINI.
The principal part 81 the business por-
tion Of Ferdinand, Ind. was destroyed
by fire on saturday.
4 Paris newspaper states that Emper-
or Francis Joseph, Of Austria, intends to
abdicate his throne.
Throughout Minnesota the thermom-
eter registered from 20 to 40 degrees be-
low zero on Thursday.
r. Milton Speer, Of Huntingdon, Pa,
q member Of Congress from 1870 to 1874.
died on Friday, aged 81 years.
The editor Of Fl Progresso, in the
City Of Mexico, has been imprisoned for
OBTAINING Nine. Patti-Nicolini.
Sister Simplicia, superior Of the Car
ney Hospital al south Boston, Mass, for
twenty years died Thursday night
John Ruskin, the great leader in En-
glish critical literature, was on Satur-
day declared to be hopelessly insane
Fifteen thousand barrels Of Standard
oil at Constable Hook, n. j., were
burned Saturday night. Loss, SS5 600
Mrs. Martha Young, Of Earlville. n.
y, died on Saturday at the age of 90
years Her mother lived to be 1902 years
old.
Sheriff Barton of Denver, Col, issued
an order on Friday 70 the effect that
hereafter all saloons must be closed sun
day.
Severe earthquake shocks nave been
experience in the southern part Of ST.
IBERIA, resulting in great damage to
property,
The residence Of Dexter Belknap. OF
Louisville, KY, was robbed while the
family were at the theater of $1,000
worth Of jewelry.
Antoine Sanders, one Of the Oldest
residents OF ST. Louis and survivor OF
the battle OF Waterloo, was buried on
Friday. lie was 81 years old.
Wild hogs entered the cabin Of
farmer in the Chickasaw Nation near
Arbuckle and dcyoured a little child
which was alone in the house.
Four men were killed and several
others badly wounded on Thursday by
the premature explosion Of blast at a
camp near Johnson City, Tenn.
George Wiley, Waterman at the Wis
consin Central depot. Chicago, had his
head blown of Saturday morning by
boiler explosion in that building
Miss Helen Luyene, Of st. Paul.
Mimi, died Sunday from blood poison
ing The poison was communicated
from the black dye on her kid gloves.
While attempting to save a horse at
Rock Creek, Kan, Friday. Frank Mason
and his grandson, Theodore Mickey,
broke through the Ice and were
drowned.
The Clifton Hotel at Mankato, Mimi,
was destroyed by fire Friday night.
Several guests were obliged to jump
from upper story windows. Loss, $50, 600;
no insurance
Joseph Hubbart, farmer living six
miles north Of North Platte, Neb., left
that village Thursday evening for home.
He was found at noon Sunday, half a
mile from his home. frozen stiff.
A bill was introduced in the Canadian
Parliament on Saturday prohibiting the
importation and immigration Of foreign
ers and aliens under contract or agree
ment to perform labor in Canada
The first Universalist church in
America, erected in 1850, was burned on
Thursday 1t was located on the old
Pierce farm at Gloucester, Mass. and
had for years been used as barn.
While Claud Gaspel Paul Louk and
Webb Louk were hunting in Randolph
County, w Va, a rife carried BY Webb
Louk was discharged, the ball passing
through Paul Louk's hat, killing Gas
pei.
The Merchant Publishing Company's
building at Denver, Col, was destroyed
by fire late Thursday night. Many Of
the occupants of the building had mar
row escapes. The amount Of loss is not
announced
Farmers Of New York State are de-
handing that the facilities of the Erie
canal shall be no more extended. They
say it is big enough for State trade and
they don't care to pay taxes for the adj
vantage of the Northwest.