Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-02-20
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Week Ending Feb. n


Of Chicago failed on Saturday for sl34,
$50.
Catherine Henry, aged 1906 years, died
in Kingston, Ont, on Thursday of influ-
enza.
The State of Alabama is about to en-
ploy Is women and children convicts in
farming.
In New York on Thursday the centen-
NAL Of the Methodist Book Concern was
celebrated
The village of Mahle Lake, Mimi.
was almost swept out Of existence by
fire on Frida7
The Supreme Court Of Colorado has
decided that liquor saloons must be
closed on sundays.
D. l.. Rutherford, a prominent and
wealthy resident of Marion, Ind, fell
dead on Thursday.
Three new frst-class ocean steamers
will contest next summer for the best
transatlantic record.
David Couitrup, years old. broke
through the ice at Belyidere, H., Sat
urday and vas drowned
Bert Walker a young dry goods clerk.
was thrswn ont OF wagon al Aurora.
H.. and instantly killed
City Treasurer John Davis. OF Roches-
| ter, \. j.. was ON Saturday said 10 be
short in his accounts 500 600
Conrad La Grange wealthy farmer.
was killed at Davenport, la. Saturday
night by kick from horse.
The tournament of the Iowa State
Sportsman Association will be held
at Davenport June 1913 next
William Larkin (coloredl was lynched
on Friday at Camden. Ark lie was
charged With kidnapping children.
The harbor Of Marquette, Mich, IS
entirely clear Of ice. q state OF things
never known before at this season.
The Union rendering works near
Bellevue, Neb, burned Saturday night.
Loss. s:OOOO; covered By insurance.
An English syndicate is said to be en-
deayoring 70 secure entire control Of the
soda water factories in this country.
Volcanic eruptions near the town OF
Fukuyama, in Japan, caused loss Of
$4,000, 600. Only one man lost his life
locomotive ran into q hand-car in
the suburbs Of Stanton, Va, killing two
men ana seriously iniurln2 six Others.
Several toaghs broke up farmers
meeting at Lexington. Ind. and WIZ
lam Bolles WAS shot dead during the af-
fray.
-Four workmen were fatally scalded at
the Edgar Thompson steel works in
Braddock, Pa, on Friday by molten
metal.
Captain A. T. Palmer, aged 90 years,
the only surviving officer in Maine Of
the Mexican war, died Saturday at
Bangor,
The Planters Hotel at St Louis
closed Saturday. The building is to be
demolished and a new one erected on
its site.
The postoffice at Homer, Ill, was en-
tered Friday night and robbed Of $500;
most OF 1t belonging 10 the post-ofiice
department.
Jim Butts and Ed johnson. both coll
ored, were hanged Thursday at Perry,
Ga, for the murder Of Captain Miller. a
wealthy farmer.
The Manitoba Legislature on Wednes-
day passed a resolution abolishing the
use Of French as the official language
in that province.
Mrs NJ. Newton. Of Emerson, Pa,
gave birth to four healthy girl babies
on Thursday Mother and children
were doing we'll.
The s1st anniversary Of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln was commemorated
in many cities and towns in the United
States on Wednesday.
The National Canned Goods Packers
Association was organized at lndianap-
oils on Thursday, with L. F. Seager, Of
Gilman, Ia, as president
Philip Mower and wife, of Schuyler.
n. T.. while going to a funeral on
Thursday -,eee atrveL by tD@in at
crossing and both were killed.
Coal agents held meeting at New
York on Friday and decided to limit the
coal output to >, 200, 900 tons each for the
months of February and March
The liquor saloon at Pickardsyille,
Mo, owned by Dury Davis, was wrecked
by women on Saturday and the beer
and liquor poured into the street.
The continued heavy rains through
out Western Pennsylvania and Eastern
Ohio have swollen all the streams and
considerable damage has resulted.
A mountain-slide at Dixon's Bar, Cal,
has completely damned Trinity river
Two Cinnamon have been crushed to
death and much property destroyed.
The Iowa Supreme Court has over
ruled the petition Of Fred Munchrath,
convicted OF completely in the Haddoek
murder at Sioux city, for new trial.
The murder Of an aged couple, Ma
than Jones and his wife, was discovered
on Friday at their home near South
Omaha Neb Robbery was the motive
The schooner Isaac A. Chapman. of
Gloucester, Mass. engaged in the fro
zen herring trade, was on Wednesday
given up for lost with her crew Of seven
men.
The exports Of corn from Baltimore
for the last few days were the largest
for any three consecutive days in the
history Of the port, aggregating 963,603
bushels.
The seven deaths in the Nottingham
PA mines by the explosion recently
were by the coroner's jury on Thursday
charged TO careiessness Of the mine.
owners.
collision between two Illinois Cep.
trail freight trains near Kankakee, Ill,
Thursday caused damage OF $40, 600.
One of the engineers was quite badly
injured.
Albert p. Miller (eolored). pastor OF
Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church
at New Haven, Conn, was awarded $500
damages against an Albany steamboat
captain for discriminating against him
on account of his color.
Fire Wednesday morning in the Ro-
man Catholic orph - asylum a. New
York damaged tao steuyturc Si0 600
The children. mlrVEsiad 81 ft ,istc~
reached place - at-tE lrn#rr fat.
knew Of lhp eyi~ie n,t. - tht ft,t.
Died Aged 10 Years.
SEYMOUR, Ind. Feb l4.-Mrs. Louisa
Elgin died here Thursday. She was
born in Pennsylvania March IS, 1850,