The southern argus. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kan.) 1891-1???, 1891-08-06

| in
Dane county, Wis, with the inoculate6
ch1nch bugs from Kansas. The inocu
lated bugs were placed in the fell
July s and the insects are dying by the
million. '-S
D. I. AVERY, of No. is Broadway.
new York, who recently failed in
the brokerage investment business was
Kansas City man and organized the
Equitable Mortgage Co. of Kansas CIV
900. -''0O'
FIFTY kegs of gunpowder exploded
Ia the Great Southern railroad depot al
birmingham, Ala, doing considerable
damage One man was slightly injured.
FIRE in Seattle, Wash, DESTROYED a
large livery stable, saloon and forr
stores. George Williams lost his life
and negro couple were badly burned
1T is reported that the Big Four-Stock
ards trouble, Chicago, has been set
tied The packers will not 90 to Toll
lesion, Ind.
LIE new Balmacedan cruiser. Presi-
oente Errasiurez, has left Lisbon for
Chilli. D AoF
oYLvEsTER YOU'VE, cashier at Louis
Vile, KY, for the southwestern division
OF the Chesapeake e. Ohio railway. is
missing, and is alleged to be defaulter
for $50, 900.
DURING heavy thunderstorm near
Dry Run, Franklin county, Pa, the
Darn OF Phillip Skinner was struck by
lightning and totally destroyed by fire.
Two children of Mr.. Skinner, aged 12
:. To- were playing in the barn at the
time and both were killed instantly.
MISS Ida KEITH, young woman |
VINO lived at Sydney, N. Y, was taken |
WIN severe illness some time ago. |
her parents are believers in the faith
cure and would not allow a doctor tn
De summoned to attend her. She suf-
tered long illness, during which she
wasted 10 mere skeleton and finally
lied.
THERE was quite serious accident
1ear Bellaire, O., on the 31st, train of
ne narrow gauge running off at a
'urVe' fourteen persons were serious
y injured, some, it was feared, fatally.
GRAssHOPPERs are doing considerable
Iamage to the oats, pastures and mead
WIS near Van Vert O. MANY farmers |
ave cut their oats before fairly ripe in
rder to save the crop, but the pests I
YORK on the grain in the shock. No
amage to corn is anticipated.
BUSINESS failures (Dun's report) for c
ne seven days ended July 80 numbered '
H. compared with 254 the previous +
eek and 1S9 the corresponding week 2
f last year.
WILLIAM CALDWELL a negro. was ,
anged at Houston, Tex, for murder. +
C was "Woodpecker" in the notori- =
US Jay bird Woodpecl1er feud of Fort II
end county and was the only one of O
lie murderers to grace scaffold. h
REPORTS from North and South Da- d
ota and Minnesota arc all that the v
heat crop is in the finest shape. O
APPRAISER MARvELLE W. COOPER, of Il
e New York custom house, emphatic
iy denies the rumor that he has re- 4,
yned. u
WICHITA firm has been awarded ~
e contract for the iron work on the -
bile building at Denver, Col, at S16,- -
HE Norwegian schooner LORNA was III
nix IN collision in the British chan %
and eight seamen were drowned. III
4 PETITION has been filed in the fed "N
IL court at Fort Smith, Ark, for a re- I'D
yer for the Fort Smith, Paris & Oar an
nellie railway. go
IRE IN the cotton wareh ouse district
Liverpool destroyed property worth rec
0, 900 an
. kIMMELBERGER's large flour mill no
Wis, was destroyed by Gu
). Loss, $50, 600. sui