Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-12-13
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Meek EndIng DEC. 8.

For the Week Ending Dec. 4.
The business Portion,of Tingley, Ia,
was destroyed by fire.
The Tacoma WASH national bank
closed its doors with liabilities of s2l2.-
600.
The North Platte (Neb.) national
bank closed its doors with liabilities of
SIS, 200
Mrs. Jacob schoppenhelm and her
two children were burned TO death in
fire at st. Louis
Rain in southern Illinois has broken
drought of two months and benefited
growing wheat crops.
Col. Oates (dem. and Capt. Kolb
(pop.) both took the oath of office as
governor of Alabama
Gen. Juan n. Mendez formerly gov
ernor of the state of Puebla, died in
Mexico City, aged "A years.
King Humbert opened the Italian
parliament and expressed confidence
in the maintenance of peace.
The Wisconsin legislature will be
asked to- pass law compelling saloons
to be closed on Memorial day.
The first rain for four months fell in
Arkansas, putting out Il forest fires
which had done great damage
Miss Maud lone Gabriel, aged 90,
and Samuel Ward Parshley. aged 20,
were married at Chicopee Mass.
The American ship Richard Parsons
was wrecked on the coast of Mindora
and six of the crew were drowned.
Another cut of one-eighth of a cent
per pound was made in sugar, bring
ing it to the lowest price on record.
East-bound shipments from Chicago
We're at lower ebb than at any cor
responding period for fifteen years.
George and Hannah Cord. aged 10
and I respectively. were drowned in
the Wapsie river near Littleton, Ia.
Frank Waller, Of Chicago. won the
neutrality-suspicious. professional bicycle
race at New York making 434 miles.
The city council Of Abingd On, H.,
has prohibited the practice Of hypno-
tism on anyone under q years of age.
Rev. DR.. NJ Storrs, who defended
Prof. Briggs before the Pres 1yterian
general assembly. died at Orange, n. J.
At Galliopolis. O., Oliver Anderson
was murdered by Elswick Boster and
Harry Martin was shot by Boster's son.
Four men who robbed the post Office
at Ticonderoga., n. Y. were captured
by sheriff 5 posse after desperate
fight.
John King resigned the presidency
of the Erie railroad and Vice Presi-
dent Thomas was promoted to the
place.
A Detroit firm of chemists is making
preparations for the manufacture of
anti-toxine, the new remedy for diph-
liberia.
Engin GERS are at work surveying for
the Atlantic 81 Pacific railroad, which
is to be an air line from New York to
Chicago.
Twenty Armenian refugees who
reached Athens confirmed published
reports of the atrocities committed by
the Kurds
Metamora, village in Ohio, was al
most obliterated by fire, seven stores,
a church and several residences being
destroyed.
DIR. George R. Fortiner, of Camden.
n j., died of bristles from a tooth
brush that lodged in his throat eight
months ago.
Mrs. Maria II. Whiting, principal of
Knox seminary, died at Galesburg,
Ill. She was 81 years old and became
teacher at IS.
One of the finest buildings in Utica.
n. ". occupied by Comstock Bros
wholesale druggists, was burned, the
loss being SIPS, 900.
J. s. Zerb, New York electrician
and inventor, has brought suit for
100000 against the Westinghouse com
pany for infringement of patent.