Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-07-30


ed at Washington with Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison as president general
JOHN ZIMMERMAN, an inmate of the
soldiers home at Grand Rapids, Mich,
received notice that fortune of SIS, 600
awaited him in the old country by the
death Of an aunt
G. w. MCKAY. the Kansas alliance
Judge who ignored decision Of the
state supreme court, was summoned be-
fore that tribunal and made to prom
Use that he would abide by its decisions
hereafter.
AN engine boiler exploded in the
Burlington & Missouri roundhouse at
Plattsmouth, Neb., killing two men
and fatally injuring three others.
A SEVERE electric storm passed over
Ottawa, Kan, doing much damage to
fruit and shade trees.
Mrs. J. II. JOHNSON, aged 20 years,
and her grandson, aged years, were
killed by the cars az La Noble, la.
THREE men were instantly killed
and five others were fatally injured by
the explosion of boiler near Litch-
field, Ky.
A FIRE in the mines of the Deer
Creek Coal Company at Glenrock,
Wyo., caused loss of 500, 900.
A wINDsToRM at Salem, Ind, I'M
rooted several dwellings, and great
damage was done TO growing crops in
the vicinity.
A HOME for widows and orphans OF
odd fellows was dedicated at Laurel
Station Pa.
The earth caved in at many places
in Edwardsville, Pa, causing houses to
topple over and rendering the land in
the vicinity useless for further build
ing.
JOSEPH P. HoRNER, of New Orleans,
was elected general grand high priest
Of the general grand chapter, Royal
Arch Masons, in session at Minneapo-
lis.
IN the United States the business
failures during the seven days ended on
the cath numbered 354, against 274 the
preceding week and 1919 for the CORE
spending week last year.
A CENSUS Office bulletin shows the
United States TO be the largest pro-
Queer of copper in the world, its prod
uct for the year 1889 being 226, O51, 062
pounds.
THE total internal revenue collec-
tions from all sources during the year
ended June 30 last were STAG, 035, 376, an
increase of s., 44O, $50 over the preceding
fiscal year.
A SHOE factory at Carlisle, Pa, in
which 800 women were employed, was
tuck by lightning and two girls were
killed and several others badly shocked.
THE city officials at Des Moines, Ia,
emptied 400 kegs of captured beer into.
the river
a MASKED mob broke into the Jail at
Billings. Mont, took the murderer of
Joseph Clancy out arNl hanged him to
telegraph pole
AFTER three weeks of suffering from
a dog bite Henry Burkhardt, of A BIZ
lene, Kan, died Of well-deyeloped
hydrophobia.
CHARLES NJ. OzBURN was hanged at
Atlanta, ia, for the murder of John
NJ. Bradley on May 5, 1890.
THE Columbian Oil Company of Chi
cago failed for $500, 900.
rum persons were kuleu anu nine
badly injured by collision on the Den
yer \ Rio Grande railroad near Carlisle,
Col
EVIDENCE was said to have come to
light showing the innocence of Tom
Williamson under sentence to be
hanged August II for wife murder at
Sedalia, Mo.
WILLIAM EWING and Albert Hampton
were killed by lightning near HILLSIDE
ro, Ill
AUGUSTUS LEWIS was placed in Jail
at Rondout n. Y. on the charge of
having eight living wives.
THE immense cotton and wooden mill
Of Campbell & Elliott in Philadelphia
was burned, the loss being 500, 600
WYANDoTrE, horse owned by John
F. Madden of Lexington. KY, and
valued at $4,000, fell dead at the De-
troit races
s GEGBER, of Omaha, an American
citizen, was said to have been banished
to Siberia by the authorities of
Myszyuca Russia. He went to Russia
for the purpose of bringing his family
to America.