Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-12-13
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.



For the Week Ending Nov. FL.
Mrs. Bridget Duffy. 1Ol years old,
died in Denver, Col
Three citizens of Brookside, Ala,
were fatally shot by moonshiners. who
took them for officers
At Louisville Wheelman John s.
Johnson cut the 2-mile bicycle record
from 1901 Is TO 3:54 As.
During a quarrel Jacob Mohow shot
Mrs. Kate DOMAIN at Lancaster, Pa,
and then killed himself.
The centennial of the birth of Will
liam Cullen Bryant, the poet, was cele-
brated at Princeton, Ill.
The barns of the Traction company
at Allegheny. Pa, were burned and
forty-nine horses persisted in the flames
The firm Of Switzer, New. Witter &
Co, one Of the largest dry goods
houses in Vicksburg, Miss, failed for
s14s, 900.
1t was estimated that 10000 Chinese
soldiers were killed at the defense of
Port Arthur The japanese loss was
not heavy.
TO be killed in order to secure her life
insurance, was condemned TO hang at
Mandan, n. d.
Henry G.. Sidle, ex-president of the
First national bank of Minneapolis,
has made an assignment, with liabil-
tiles of 100000.
Surgeon General Wyman reports
that 50, SOB seamen were treated by the
marine hospital service during the
year ended June 80
Because of numerous quarrels Mrs.
Godfrey Weinholtz killed her brother,
Ernest Weisner at Eldora, Ia. and
then poisoned herself
CASTOR Cazenavette was arrested in
Chicago with 10000 bogus lottery
tickets in his possession which he had
arranged TO dispose Of
Prof. L. G. Mason, of Manhattan,
Kan. who disappeared from train at
Mirage, Col, November 10, was found
dead ON the prairie near Mirage.
James Cochrane, the richest man in
Fayett" county and the pioneer in the
coke business in the Connellsville re-
gion, died at his home in Dawson, Pa
Three miners. convicted of incendi-
arism in the Pennsylvania strikes of
June, have been sentenced to seven
years solitary confinement and hard
labor.
Senator Butler alleges the South
Carolina election laws are unconstitu-
tional and asks that the state treas
urer and comptroller be enjoined from
taking office.
Frank Payson and George Brill,
American prospectors, discovered an
old Spanish gold mine of fabulous
richness 90 miles north of Sierra Mo
jada. Mexico.
Women whitecaps at Keokuk, la,
have ordered the disreputables there
to leave the city or take the conse-
quences. Many have gone and others
will follow them
An attempt was made Sunday night
to rob the Citizens state bank OF
Monticello Mimi The burglars blew
open the vault, but were then detected
and forced to flee.
Samuel G. Seely, charged with de-
frauding the Shoe and Leather bank
of New York, would, it was said, sur
render and make a confession, involv-
ing several prominent men.
Rev Frank l.. Goodspeed was in
stalled as pastor of the First Congre-
gational church at Springfield, Mass
lie is the eleventh pastor in 257 years
to occupy the First church pulpit
The annual meeting of the Illinois
State horticultural society will be
held at Dixon, H.. December Il to -
Eminent horticulturists and specialists
of Illinois and neighboring states are
on the programme
The movement of standard silver
dollars for the week ending November
"a was S597, 434 and for the correspond
ing period of 1898 so35,67f. The ship
ment OF fractional silver coin from No
vember l TO q. 1924 81, 01O, 069