The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-02-24
sIlscellaneous items.

18Cc11uuSUuO
A fatal case Of smallpox is reported
at Peoria. Ill.
In Kansas the snow is drifted to a
depth of twenty feet.
Two cases of smallpox are reported
at South Hammond, Ind.
Society people in Cincinnati gave a
circus entertainment.
The Midwinter fair at San Francisco
may be continued until October l. q
The ice bridge at Niagara Falls is the
hIgest ever Known.
Unemployed men at indianapolis re-
fused to shovel snow for food or
money.
Retail grocers are in session at Pc
oria, ILL.,, for the purpose of forming a
state organization.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Grand Army men
favor holding the national convention
at Atlanta, Ga.
The eighth annual convention of the
National Association of Builders is in
session in Boston.
At Canton, Ill, c. e. Snively, Of the
Register is made defendant in Il $4,000
damage suit by Mayor Walker.
Unknown persons threaten H. H. An
trim, cashier Of a Freeport, ILL.,, bank,
with death unless he gives them 500.
Experts claim the ore found on the
farm Of NJ. w. Carpenter, near Brazil,
Ind, is rich with silver and gold.
There is a bread war at Valparaiso,
Ind. Pound loaves have been reduced
from S to 3 cents in price.
The Standard Oil company deposit
ed money to cover it's tax debt at
Grown Point, Ind, and will I'LL for it's
recovery.
w. X. Victor Of Chicago lost his in
junction suit to prevent the perform
ances of ''Victor's Vaudevilles" in Gin
cinnati.
A resolution protesting against an In
come tax was adopted by the st. Paul
chamber of after a warm
discussion.
A %protracted meeting has just closed
at WoDurn, ILL.,, at which forty-twO'
converts were baptized in three weeks,
six through the ice.
Martin Mohler, eX-secretary of the
Kansas board of agriculture, after a
thorough examination Of wheat In
nearly all OF the Northwest counties,
saws the cereal is in fine condition.
The Charleston, S. c., Chamber of
Commerce passed resolutions against
the income tax and in opposition to the
Patterson bill amending the inter-
state CT mmelce act.
The supreme court Of Missouri re-
fused to O the case Of Jacob
Braun. a negro sentenced to be hanged
Ns,,< y, ~ foryy 11rdnr .4Ns
A movement is on footin Pittsburg to
consolidate the United States Oil Com
rsny and the Producers and Refincrs'
Pipe Line Company.
The Phoenix White Lead ard Color
company Of San Francisco, Cal, has
made an assignment. Liabilities, $780,
600.
NJ. Simon & Bro. Of Altoona, Pa,
clothing dealers, failed. Executions ag-
gregating $4,000 were placed in the
hands Of the sheriff.
About twenty foreign insurance CON-
panies doing business in Ohio have
united in a test case enj0ining the col
lection of the 2 IL per cent. of gross
receipts license fee.
Horticulturists say that the recent
severe cold weather has ruined the
peach crop in Central Illinois, and that
some varieties of grape and apple have
been seriously damaged.
@. r. B. McCown, formerly superin-
tendent of Bradstreet's agency, Phila-
delphia, is missing from his home at
Berkeley, Cal. His wife fears he has
committed suicide, while others believe
he has met with foul play.
A mad dog caused great excitement
1t Naperville, Ill, but did not serious
II bite anybody. Fifteen dogs were
bitten and others that were running
loose, were ordered shot