Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-02-27
SHORT SPECIALS.

There is said TO be . grain blockade
on the Burlington road at Kansas City.
The republican convention of the
Sixth Illinois district will be held at
Freeport April -
The outlook in the iron and steel
trades is reported to be not so good as
il was few months ago.
John Mote. o years old, fell into >
wheat bin in an elevator ~ La Gro.
Ind. and was smothered.
James Schoville fell through bridge
on the Illinois Central at Woosung. Ill.
Wednesday and was killed.
Mcnssha. Wis. is to have new seo.-
0oe Sour mill with water power and .
capacity of It's barrels day.
A republican county league, to act
in cooperation with the state league,
has been organised 1T Elkhorn. Via
Peter Turney. chief justice Of the
Tennessee supreme court, Is . candi-
date for the democratic nomination for
governor.
The street railway employees OF Mas
sachusetts viii hold convention at
Lynn, March :. to eject coalition. for
political purposes
: The proposed democratic gerrymsn-
der of Missouri creates fourteen demo-
cratic congressional districts and enc
republican district
An unknown vaudal Of Menasha,
Wis.,. cut the main pulley ropes. $50
feet long, at the pulley works in seven
places. causing shut down.
: At New York Thursday gold coin to
the amount of $500. 900 was ordered for
shipment to Europe on Saturday.
Gov. Winans Thursday nominated
George H. Barbour. OF Detroit. a. a
member Of the Nichigan worlds fair
commission.
Hedspeth, the train robber. has been
identified a. one of the participants in
. $500 diamond robbery ut Kansas
City. Mo-, in January. 1891.
At Cincinnati Thursday the factory
and storerooms Of the National Car.
Rage and Reed Company were burned
Loss, $40. ooo; insurance., $50. 600.
J. Stewart. Of Champaign, Ill, fell
through q defective sidewalk on the
right of way Of the Illinois Central and
has entered suit for $4,000 damages
Mrx Helen Jchnstons. Of Kngls
wood, ILL.,, and her daughter, Mira
Hartman, were fatally injured in q
runaway at Minneapolis, MINI, Thurs
day.
Prof. william MeAdams. Of Alton
Ill. Wednesday dug mp . bundle OF
fossilized vegetation which he csti-
mates had been buried nesriy 3.oo<
years
DR.. John Q. Scott, one Of the pioneer
settlers. died At his home IN Watson
Ill, Thursday. He was the father Of
Congressman Scott Of tbs Fourteenth
district.
The congressional committee Of the
Nineteenth Illinois district will meet
IT McLeansboro, March 10. for the pur
pose Of fixing dsts for . nominating
convention
The freight ssesner British Kin,
brought L. us boxes Of tinplate to Bal
timora This is the largest amount tina
has been brought here Ia one carg'
since July last
All but twelve mail bags Of the 10
which were on board the steamshi]
Elder. wrecked January 81. have bees
recovered. The recovery Of the miss
ing bags 10 probable.
A bill has been introduced In chi
Ohio legislature whose object is to pre-
vent spectators securing data as b
grain cropA by which they lay PLAN
for cornsring the market
Thomas vennuu. whese name ha
been mentioned ~ the Iroqueis county
candidate for the republican, nomination
of congressman of the Ninth Tllinok
district, declares he IL not . candidate
Only the two Livingston county men
Chris Strawn and G. w. Patton. ere b
the field.