The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-12-25
THE FAILURE RECORD,
An Iowa Firm and a Michigan Bank tn
Principal Cola ses Reported Saturday.

An Iowa Firm and a Michigan Bank the
Principal Collapses Reported Saturday.
Sioux CITY. a., Dec. 22.-Mortgages
aggregating 1000 were filed Saturday
on the real and personal property of
Strange Bros. dealers in hides, commits
sion merchants and contractors. Strange
Bros. have been extensive contractors
for Indian supplies and very large Dor
rowers. They put large amount
of money into the new Central Stock
Yards here to compete with the old
Union Stock Yards. They were unable
to sell the bonds and they put up most
of them as collateral to the Sioux City
banks, which hold large amount of
their paper. It is believed that their
assets largely exceed their liabilities.
EAST TAwAs, Mich, Dec. 22.-The
assignment of the Schmcck banking
firm to Hartingh &, Nesbit was an
nounced Saturday. The banking house,
under the name of J. H. Schmeck & Co.,
was private concern, composed of
Joseph H. Schmeck and Charles F.
Smith. 1t had no stated amount of
capital. Mr.. Schmeck says he has am
pie assets to meet liabilities, which are
about $4,000.
WEST SEYMOUR, Wis, Dec. Cav. H.
Slack, as receiver of the defunct Bank
of Commerce, filed with the clerk of
the circuit court a statement showing
the condition of the affairs of the bank
The schedule of assets shows a total of
1866, 516.5O, against 1916, $3.50 So of liabili-
ties, an excess of assets over liabilities
of 19,177.47.
BLOWN UP By DYNAMITE.
Two Men Killed and Ten Others Serious
ly Injured in West Virginia.
WHEELING, w. Va, Dec. 22.-News
has been received here of a terrible &C
cident on the Norfolk & Western rail-
road in Wayne County Saturday. A
gang of men had been at work on the
line blasting and several sticks of dyna-
mite had been placed around the fire
to thaw out. In some manner they
were exploded, tearing every thing to
pieces in the immediate vicinity. Two
men were killed, an Italian and a ne
gro, names unknown, and ten others
were injured, several of them seriously.
A MURDERER PRAISED.
A Tennessee Grand Jury Exonerates an At
torney Who Had Killed Fellow-Lawyer.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 22-Some
time ago H. r. C. Foster, an attorney of
fernando, Miss. shot and killed another
attorney, c. Il. Brice, owing to domes-
tic trouble, in which the name of Fos-
ter's wife was implicated. After thor
oughly investigating the case the jury
declined to return an Indictment against
Foster on the ground that the act was
that of a ''sensible and sane man, who
indicated the law, and in accordance
with the sentiments of every sensible,
brave, true, noble and virtuous man."
HURT AT A FIRE.
Several Firemen Badly Injured While
Fighting a Blaze at Athol. Mass.
ATHoL, Mass, Dec. 22.--The most dis
astrous fire ever known in Athol oc-
CURED Sunday. The Masonic and Central
blocks were completely destroyed, five
merchants, the post-of1ice, Masonic
rooms, ETC., being burned out. A. C.
Porter, George Durham, L. c. Perry
and William Conner, of Orange, were
seriously injured by falling walls, Perry
probably fatally. Alexander Mcleod,
foreman of Star Hose, fell from a ladder,
fracturing his skull. The property loss
Wa about Slss. 200: Insurance. t7s,ooo.