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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
OVER THE RAILS.


WOODEN sleepers on railways last
about fifteen years.
THE railroad companies of America
get So, 100000 for carrying the mail
bags of the nation.
THERE is distinct movement toward
uniformity in the gauge of the steam
railroads in this country, for in ten
years the increase has been from 81.1
per cent. of the whole to 93.3 per cent.
THE completion of the Savannah,
Americas 81 Montgomery railway, a
Georgia enterprise, adds another to the
interesting list of railroad nicknames.
The line is already known as the Sam"
road.
THE magnitude of the railroad bust
ness may be imagined from the fact
that it gives employment to one in every
twenty-four men in the United States,
and whose prosperity is one-sixth of
the national wealth.
A GERMAN engineer concludes that if
the speed instead of the load of freight
trains be increased from fourteen to
twenty-eight miles per hour, the ex-
penses per car mile at the higher speed
would be one-fourth less for repairs,
and only one-fifth more for fuel.
AFTER the locomotive department of
the Argentine Great Western railway
had mastered the question of using pc
troleum as fuel and most excellent re-
suits had been attained, the supply of
oil gave out, owing to the behring's not
going deep enough, and wood and coal
are again being used.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Vel Endlng .Iune u.

tut bAe week A-AnAtA& June
The whole business portion Of Roche
port. No, was burned.
Fire destroyed the Peoples theater at
Denver, Col, the loss being sl0o, 600.
Bob Ford, Jesse James slayer, was
shot and killed at Creole, Col, by Dep
uty Sheriff Kelly.
The hemp spinning works at Barmen,
Germany, was destroyed by fire, caus-
ing a loss of $50, 600 marks.
A cyclonic wind swept over Orno
Point at Lake Minnetonka, Minnesota,
and wrought great damage.
In quarrel over a woman at Arkan-
sas City, Kan, J. A. Mccormick and D..
c. Jones shot each other dead.
Jack Bliss, the king Of the rustlers
was killed near AR I'd, Wyo., by
Deputy Sheriff Trey and a posse.
gTerrific thunderstormS prevailed in
various parts of Spain. causing loss of
life and injury to property by lightning.
A committee of vigiiantes were in
charge of affairs at Guthrie, o. T., and
the threatened race war had been
averted.
Joel Edwards and his little son aged
Il years and David Edwards were
drowned while bathing at Crescent
City, Ill
A fire which started in the George
Ruder Brewing comYany's mammoth
plant at Wausau, Wis, caused loss OF
100000.
The Crescent paper mill at Hartford
City, Ind, owned by Fort Wayne cap
italists, was destroyed by fire, the loss
being slOo,o
The Brazilian electoral college has
nominated Senator Saenz Pana for the
presidency and 6enor Uribure for the
vice presidency.
Herr Gunther, master dyer al Weiss
enfels, Germany, murdered hs three
children to spite his wife, with whom
he had quarreled.
The aggregate volume OF trade, in
spite Of all obstacles. was said to be
per cent. greater throughout the coun.
try than year ago.
lobe Cook (colorsd) was hanged 10
the jail at Bastrop, Tex, for the out
rugs anu uAh4 uEh "a MISS hAh AAbuIE5 q
young white woman.
A miner named Havelka has con
fessed that he caused The fire in the
Przibram mines in Belgium by which
hundreds of lives were lost
Silas B. Cobb who built the first
frame house in Chicago, has given to
the university OF Chicago the sum Of
$3.50, 600. Mr.. Cobb is so years old.
An insane man ran amuck on q
Grand Haven 81 Milwaukee train nea
Durand, Mich, and fred several shots
at the passengers before he was cap
ured
In the United States the visible sup.
ply of grain on Monday was: Wheat
1851, 900 bushels; corn. 1893, 600 bush.
els; oats, 8,S97, 600 bushels. rye, $50, 900
bushels; barley, 1876. 900 bushels.
Floods in Havana, Cuba, inundated
residences and warehouses aud thou
sands Of bags Of sugar were lost Many
small vessels in the harbor were
wrecked and four lives were lost.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
Death ina wrecls.

Awashout attributed to a cloudburst
caused the wreck Of freight train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
near Hartford, and resulted in the
death OF b. f. FAIL, engineer; George
Rood, fireman, and James Roach
brakeman. The engine went through
a culvert and into pit about Is feet
below The engineer, fireman and
brakeman were III the cab and were
instantly killed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
The Grand Lodge and the Daughters of
Rebekah Elect Officers.

Wisconsin's grand lodge Of odd fel-
lows in session at GAINESVILLE elected Of
ficers as follows: Grand master, +. II.
Griswold, Lake Mills; deputy grand
master, J. l.. Joergeson, Green Bay:
grard warden J. W. Watson. Fond du
Lac: grand secretary, Richardson Hoe,
jefferson; grand treasurer, David Adler,
Milwaukee; grand chaplain, W. J..
Fisher, Horizon; grand representative,
II. +. Dickinson, Milwaukee; trustee,
John Bentley, Milwaukee. The Wis
consin association Of Daughters Of Re-
bekah also elected officers as follows:
President, Mrs. H. ~ Smith, SPARTA
vice president, Mrs Sarah L. Hutchin-
son, Green Bay; secretary, Mrs. Eliza
McFarlane, Eau Claire; treasurer, Mrs.
Anna Telford, Ashland.
The report submitted shows that
there are IS, OGO odd fellows in the state.
being a net gain Of 597 members.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16

Louise Z. Francis, editor and proprie-
tor of the Castroville Enterprise, writes
every line that goes into her paper, To-
Gals, editorials and all, is her own bust
ness manager, keeps her own books,
solicits her own advertisements, and
not long ago when her foreman was
away on vacation and her second best
man suddenly quit, she rolled up her
sleeves, set type, run the press and
mailed the papers to the subscribers.
She is only twenty-five and started her
successful paper with little money
Chicago Post.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
ne Manted to pie.

Peter Larson Ensrud, a man 65
years old and bachelor, living mile
east of Stoughton, attempted suicide by
cutting his throat. The instrument he
used was rusty piece of old iron, a
part Of corn-chopper, and he made
such poor job of it thai the doctors
think he will ultimately recover 1t
will be several weeks before he can be
removed 70 Mendoza asylum, where it
has been decided TO send him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16

There will be state fair this year
and it will be held in Milwaukee. The
$40, 200 needed by the agricultural so
ciety TO complete the buildings on the
new grounds has been raised, and the
committee on buildings announce that
the fair viii be held. The total ex-
penses Of putting the new fair grounds
in shape viii be about SIS, 600. The
agricultural society has $40 600, which
with the $4,000 just subscribed by the
citizens of Milwaukee leaves about
So, 900 to be yet raised. This is needed
for the grand stand.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
Ahducted a girl.

Two weeks ago Signor Declair, a
street fakir, deducted a handsome
young lady named Lillian Fielding from
her home in Ashland The couple
reached Marsholltown. Ia. where the
police, having been notified to look out
for them shadowed the pair, but De-
clair escaped from town. The girl was
taken charge of, and upon the arrival
Of funds from her parents at Ashland
left for her home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
Found in a Cistern.

The sensation caused throughout
Rock county few weeks ago by an
assault upon the wife Of Daniel Stone,
wealthy farmer in the town of Full
ton, who has been blind for forty years,
is revived by finding the body of Mrs.
Stone in a cistern. A post-mortem
showed no water in either the lungs or
stomach. Whether she came to her
death by suicide or violent means was
to be investigated by coroner's jury.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
The Way to WORK.

The forewoman in our sewing
room, said manufacturer of mems
necllwear recently is likely to be at
the head Of an establishment Of her own
some day She came to Us as an ap-
prentice. and is an excellent illustra-
ton Of what a woman, Or man. either,
mav cemp'i>h Who gives her mind en-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
one Hundred Homes Rurned.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, June IA, a. m
A dispatch just received from Chicora,
Butler county, Pa, says 100 buildings
are already burned and the whole
town may be destroyed. The water
supply has given out
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16

TrTUsvTLLE, Pa June Up to data
sixty-fve dead bodies have been taken
from the ruins here, caused by fire and
food, and more are missing
OIL CRY. Pa, June 13.-The fifty.
fourth body was found here Sunday
This completes on citys dead, all OF
the missing having now been found or
accounted for
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
a Fatal BLAST.
An Explosion Mt Mare Island Navy Yard
Kills Fourteen Men.

VALLEJO, Cal, June IA report
which shook the town like a sharp
shock OF earthquake was heard here at
1880 O'Clock yesterday morning. and
was followed by the ringing Of alarm
bells at Mare Island navy yard When
a great volume of smoke at the
yard cleared away it was found an
explosion had taken place and that
fourteen members of the crew of the
cruiser Boston had been killed All
were at WORK in the filling room of the
magazine under charge of Gunner Hit
finger Ii IS supposed one OF the party
dropped she'll and the conclusion
caused the explosion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
A Leader Conc.

WASHINGTON, June l3-Col l.. L.
Polk, president of the National Farm
ers' Alliance. died at Garfield hosplta.
Saturday, aged 50 years. The remains
were Inferred Sunday in lakewood Gem.
etery at Raleigh. n. c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
Nancy Ranks After sunol,s RECORD.

PHILADELPHIA, Jnne 14.-The Bel
mont Driving club has made arrange
ments with Budd Doble to trot Nancy
Hanks at Belmont park, Philadelphia.
Thursday, July Z, against her record of
200 for a special purse of $1,000,
with 81, 900 added If the record of Rob
ert Bonner,s Sunol, 9:OSH. is benton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
- sTATE-5AMEs L. woODRrrr. decd.

State Of Wisconsin, County Court OF Grant
County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special term
of the County Court, to be held in and for said
County at the Court House in the City of Lam
caster in said County, on the I'd Tuesday Of
July A. D 1892 being the 18th day Of July
1892 at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon,
the following matter will be heard and consid-
cred:
The application Of Harley Sprague to admit
to probate the last will and testament of James
L. Woodruff, deceased. late of Bloomington,
Grant County, Wisconsin.
By order of the Court.
i7-l9 GEO. b. CARTER.
Dated June Is, 1892 County Judge.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
Hot at the Seaside.

AsBURY PARK, n. j., June 14.-At IL
a. m. Monday the thermometer at Long
Branch registered los; at Asbury Park,
102; at Ocean Grove, los; at Spring
Lake lOl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
CONGRESS.
Work Of the National Lawmakers
at Washington.
A Daily Summary or the Proceedings IN
the Senate and House - Bills
Passed and New Meas
introduced.


WAsHISGTOS, June 9.-The pension
deficiency bill was laid before the
senate yesterday and referred to the
committee on appropriations. a bill
was introduced appropriating $50. 600
for branch home for volunteer dis
ablcd soldiers and sailors at or near
Beatrice, Neb.
WASHINGTON, June 10.-In the senate
yesterday the urgent deficiency bill ap-
propriating over 81, 900, 600 for the pres
ent fiscal year was passed. Two Of the
general appropriation bills-the legis
lative and agricultural and the two
bills for the admission of New Mexico
and Arizona as states were received
from the house. Adjourned to the 18th.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-In the senate
yesterday the pension appropriation
bill (s146. 737, OOO) was reported. Mr..
PETER spoke in favor of his bin to
increase tie currency and provide for
its circulation. to reduce the rate
of interest, and to establish bureau of
loans
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINEES.
Candidates Who WIZ strive 90 Secure
seats in the Lower House.

seats in the Lower House.
ABILENE. Kan, June t0.-The PEG
PIES party Fifth district convention
yesterday nominated John Davis fos
congress
COLUMBUS, O., June 10-James A. d.
Richardson, of Philadelphia, on the
fifty fifth ballot yesterday became the
democratic nominee for congress In tina
Seventh district
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
HOUSE

WASHINGTON, June Elm the house
yesterday the agricultural appropria-
ton bill was passed.
WASHINGTON, June 10-Bills were
passed in the house yesterday permit
ting poor persons to sue in the United
States courts upon affidayits, and au-
thorizing the courts to appoint counsel;
defining the crimes of murder in the
first and second degree and manslaugh-
ter in places and on waters under the
exclusive jurisdiction of the United
States, and modifying the revised stat
utes so as TO dispense with proof of 10y
atty during the war of the rebellion as
a prerequisite TO being restored or adj
mitted 70 the pension roll.
WAsHINeTOS, June lin the house
yesterday the day was spent in the con-
sideration of unimportant measures
and the evening session was devoted to
the consideration of private pension
bills. Adjourned TO the 18th.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-Bills were
passed in the house yesterday provid-
ing that Indian children shall be de-
clared to be citizens when they have
reached the age of 21 years; TO protect
settlement rights where two or more
persons settle on the same section of
agricultural public lands before survey
thereof.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
New Advertisements.
oUMMONS.
~

oUMMONS.
CIRCUIT COURT, GRANT COUNTY.
THoRE OLEsoN, Plaintiff.
OLE THoRsEN, and ANNIE
THoRsEN, his wife. AN
DREW THoRsEN. SEVER
THoRsEN, ISABELLE OLE
SON DINA HELsoN and
PETER HENSON, Defen-
dauts
The State OF Wisconsin, To the said Defen-
dants.
You are hereby summoned TO appear within
twenty days after service of this summons. ex-
elusive of the day of service, and defend the
above entitled action in theCourt aforesaid and
in case of your failure so to do judg ment will
be rendered against you according to the de-
mand of the complaint.
LOWRY & BROWN.
Plaintiff Attorneys.
P o. Address, Lancaster. Grant County, Wis.
17-22
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
Chicago Il RendN.

CHICAGO, June 14-About the ONLY
things that have vet been arranged in
the way OF convention work aae the three
meetings of the national democratic
committee. These win take place on
f..dHy, Saturday and Monday next.
The meeting on Friday evening Will in
clude the presence of the local commit
tee. and the formalities Of turning the
wigwam over to the national body will
be gone through with.
Broke the Bicycle Record.
OAKLAND, Cal, June Is Prank
Waller. Of the Acme Bicycle club Of
this .ity rode 3oS miles on bicycle in
tweuty-four hours. breaking the world S
record of SOL miles held BY NJ, A. Hob
bein
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16
nroke the nIcycle Reeord.
Ctrnr-Rox FartorY Rnrned.

CINCINNATI. June IA fire Sunday
afternoon caused about SEQ, 600 damage
10 the eigarbox factory of Meyer Il
kagel, So and 81 East Second street
"he insurance is $40, 900.
Wrecked by a Cyclone.
GALvA, Ill, June 14.-This town was
wrecked by cyclone yesterday and
several persons were killed and msny
buildings were destroyed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-06-16

We aim to carry
a full assortment
of all shapes and
blocks.
You will always
find our Furnish
ing goods depart
ment stocked with
the latest styles
and best qualities.
We would also BEG
your attention to our
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08
HOTEL FIRE IN DENVER.

One Ledger Cremated and Several
scorched--Brave Patrick Mitchell.
DENVER, Sept 3o.-The Buena Vista
hotel. q two-story frame bidding Mt
the corner of Sixth and Lawrence
streets, was destroyed by
fire at o'clock this
morning. Gustave Kearsa, "a ledger,
persisted in the flames and Anna Gun
dersen. A. McDougall and Tom Arnold
were severely burned. The latter may
die. The flames appeared simuitane-
ously in several parts OF the building
md only the brave work Of Patrick
Mitchell, who first awoke, saved
those who escaped The forty
dodgers wero quickly aroused and
they had to jump from windows. as
the stairways were impassa bic. In
twenty minutes after the fire
was discovered the structure was
in ruina Mitchell. whose BRAY.
cry saved q score Of lives
broke both arms aud both legs in leap
ing from o veranda when his work had
been accomplished. The hotel was an
old landmark. The loss will amount
TO $40. 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08
THE COL, CANADAY TRAGEDY
Belief Growing That He Did MOI
Commit Suicide
An Expert Glazier Says the window
In the Room where Canaday
Wa Found Was Broken
From the Outside.

WASHINGTON, Oct Colonel w i.
C~anaday, cx-serEeant-at-arms of the
United States senate, whose death oc'
CURED last Tuesday, was buried Sat
urday. The case has taken on some
mysterious features and the theory IL
advanced that the colonel did not
commit suicide. An expert ClazleI
says the window in the room where
the deceased was found bound to the
door was broken from the outside nnt
the gentleman who cut him loose say
he had no idea that Canaday had tiec
the cords himself. Other occupants O.
the house state that they heart
voices in the some time
In the night These facts
together with the fact that certain
personal property the colonel wa
was known to have in his possession
cannot be found, and tho other fact,
deemed TO be pertinent, that the
charred papers found on the floor o
the room, prove to BE- remnant
of notes for money Loaned
by him warrant his friends ir
asserting that there was 1
genuine burglary, and that IL thu
SeloaSl 1i1 L,iii himself nc was driver
to it by the consciousness that he wa,
unjustly suspected
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08
IT MAY BENEFIT THE WEST
A Rise in Coal Rates Between
Buffalo and Chicago.
TN October 10 tho Ccntra Tranho As
ISOLATION WIN Advance Coal Tar
iffs- Western Railroads See
an Opportunity.

CHICAGO, Oct lon October Is the
lines in the Central Traffic associs
tion will advance the rates on hard
coal from Buffalo to Chicago from
81. rs to 50 per ton, and it is said the
lines east OF Buffalo will advance
the rates from the mines
to hat city from So. 25 to 50. 81
per ton, making the ratio from the
mines to Chicago 81 so per ton. Thi,
will cause an advance of at least 50
cents per ton in the market providing
the combine does not raise the price,
as is threatened. # II does, then the
price Of coal will go still higher.
The situation is being ~canvassed by
the managers of the western lines to see
what chances there are of bringing
hard coal in here. The conditions oil
the roads east and west of Chicago are
very different. The farther west tho
greater the cost of operation. The
lines between Buffalo and Chicago are
hauling hard coal at about 80 mills
per ton per mile and claim tina,
1t costs them about Al mills per ton
and the Missouri river must get al
least 81 mills per ton per mile. while
the roads west of the Missouri river Ia
the Rocky mountains cannot haul
for less than z mills per tor
per mile. Even at these figures
they have been enabled to haul coal
TO all points In Kansas and Nebraska,
west Of and including Topeka and
Lincoln. and when the rates are ad'
vanced by the eastern lines will be
enabled to put Colorado coal in a,
Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchi'
son, St Joseph, Sioux City and
other points If the Colorado
mine me do not spring
their prlces any higher the people on
the Missouri river and at points west
will be enabled to shut out Pennsyl'
vania hard coal from that section alto
gether. One of the difficulties in the
way between the mountains and tho
Missouri river is that the mines are 10,
Gated at an altitude OF between 1900
and 1000 feet, while near the
eastern Colorado line tho altitude
is about 1000 feet, which would
prevent the hauling Of heavy trains to
that point. East of there, however, il
is down grade to the Missouri river
and the cost of hauling would be much
less IL the managers think the vol
ume Of business will DO sufficient and
permanent, they may figure out rates
that will be a kreat relief to the coun'
try west of Chicago on the fuel gues
finn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-10-08
Causes CONSERVATION.

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Oct. 1.-The whole
sale arrest OF the members of the adj
visory board on the charge of reason
has spread CONSERVATION among the
locked out men. They do not even
now fully understand and are in a
more or less dazcd state. 1t is already
noticeable that those residents OF
Homestead who heretofore took no
active interest in the existing
trouble are loud in denunciation Of the
act resorted to by the Carnegie com.
pany. They CeneuEced discharges
as i'll advised, unwarranted and I'M
tenable. and through it claim to dis
cover In what desperate straits the
company is aud claim to believe the
purpose Is to intimidate the locked
out men and cause a general
stampede. 1t Is believed here
that the result will be but to solidify
the ranks of the men and arouse gem
eral sympathy with those who are now
considered the victims of persecution.
The search for the members of the
advisory committee Is in progress this
morning. A number of deputy sheriffs
are on the watch for the parties not
yet in custody, but up to the hour Of
noon no additional arrests had been
made.