Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-07-23
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important Intelligence From All Pats.
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United States on the 18th was: Wheat,
II, sos, $50 bushels; corn, ., 1864, 467 bush
els; oats, 4,5G3,3l0.
SAM GILLESPIE. a negro desperate
who had been terrorizing the people in
the vicinity of Loves Station, Miss,
was lynched by a mob.
A CYCLONE struck the neighborhood
OF Zwingle. Ia, and number of barns
were demolished and dwellings un-
rooted.
OLIVER =. STUcKEY, a farmer living
near South Bend. Ind. was blowing
when he with his two horses were
killed by lightning. No rain was fall
ing.
THE count of money in the vaults of
the treasury on the transfer of the Of
fee of treasurer from Mr. Huston to
Mr. Nebecker was concluded. II be
gan April % and involved the actual
handling and counting piece by piece
of S614,5ll, 5s2.3 -. Every cent called
for by the books was accounted for.
THE seventh annual meeting Of the
National Editorial association con-
vened at 1t. Paul with over 500 Jour
nalists in attendance.
RICHARD NAGEL, a mill operative at
East Dedham, Mass, went home in a
rage and chopped his wife to pieces
with an AK.
BENT Bios. carriage works and five
stores were burned at Pittsdeld, Mass,
the loss being 500 600.
JONI DHLARD and his wife were
struck by lightning and killed near
Sedalia, Mo, and every particle of
clothing was stripped from both.
IN saloon at Tacoma, Wash,
Thomas IIinckley. while drunk, shot
and killed William Brannon and George
Martin.
THOMAS VACHoN, aged 20 years, shot
and fatally wounded Mrs Nora Landry
at Gardiner Me. and then committed
suicide.
POLICEMAN RYERsoN fatally shot Will
liam Brennan and his wife in their
home in Jersey City, \. j., in self-de-
Tense.
THE large gas tank of the Municipal
Gas Company in Rochester, n. Y. hold
ing 500, 900 cubic feet of gas, exploded,
causing two deaths and great havoc.
Ar Winona, Mimi, the appraisal of
the estate of the late Secretary Win.
dom was filed The estate was valued
at 5000 600.
A BOX of dynamite cartridges in the
hold of the steamship q. r. Booth ex-
ploded at Brooklyn, killing two men
and fatally injuring four others.
THE total value of exports Of beef
and hog products from the United
States during the month of June was
S6,944, 7s3
THE big Leary raft Of logs, four
fifths of a mile long, containing $780,,
600 feet of lumber, and which left st.
John, n b., June IS, has arrived at
New York
FOREST fires destroyed the hamlet of
Whitney, Mich.
FIRE destroyed the principal business
portion of Mount Vernon, Wash.
Mrs. Lucy PIATT, a young widow of
San Francisco sold a strip of skin from
her body 9x5 inches for SlO0 The skin
was grated upon the leg of patient
in a hospital.
THE three children of George New
berry, of Joshua. Tex. and his aged
who plundered the house and secured
$500
FOURTEEN patients have been dis
charged from the Koch hospital at Den
yer as cured of consumption
THE national convention Of the Afro
American league of the United States
met at Rushvitle, Tenn.
AT Richmond. Va, Lewis Booker,
guardian for Hanna Winchell. who en-
bezzled 500, 600. pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to three years in the
penit. ntiarv Booker was rector Of
St Pauls church and prominent man.
SALToN lake on the California desert
continues rising, until now the over
flow reaches 1000 square miles. The
lake viii be permanent and viii
change the climate and topography of
the surrounding country
RAILWAY postal clerks met at Cincin-
natl and formed national organiza-
tion with G. A. Guthrie Of Chicago. as
president
AT Saratoga. Wyo, a rich body Of
gold ore was struck in = Grand En-.
campment mine.
II tne kDunu Lake meeting OF the
New York Christian Alliance Miss
Louise Shepard, a converted society
belle, offered the rings from her fingers
to aid in mission work Her example
was followed by the congregation until
the collection aggregated 81 ,5na.
SPooNER Il. HOWELL q Co, lum Der
dealers in Chicago and other cities,
have failed with liza bilitics of So. 600, 600
THE tenth national temperance con
vention met at Saratoga Springs, \.
y, with about 200 delegates present.
The Chicago city directory for 1919
contains over 800. goo names and indi-
Gates total population of ,25O, 600
ROBERT WILLIAMS was hanged at
Pine Bluff, Ark. for the murder OF
Albert Hayes in November, 1890.
THE pulp mill owned by the Shaw
NUT Fiber Company at Shawmut. Me,
was burned, causing a loss OF $3.50 600.
JUDGE ]. 4. WARpEH. who was
under indictment for the murder of his
son-in-laW, committed suicide at Chat