The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-23
News Items.

There are 1885 postmistresses under the
United States government, the largest
number in any state, 46S, being in Penn
sylvania, and one in Alaska. The Oldest is
Miss Martha Stone, of North oxford, Mass,
who has held her Office AZ years.
Northwestern ohio's awful cyclone Of
Thursday evening carried sudden death to
at least 10 persons many more were injured.
Some of the latter will die. There were
furious storms in half dozen Western /
States, and great damage was wrought by |
them
A week ago Moses StrickeT. Of Mt. Pleas
ant, Pa, stepped upon rusty nail, which |
penetrated his shoe and pierced his foot. |
A doctor dressed the wound, which caused |
no more trouble until Wednesday Mr.. |
Stricker then complained OF severe pain.
Lockjaw developed and he died Saturday.
Bertram Curtin. 10 years old, died in
Washington, d. c., Monday, from the ef-
fects Of burns received while tied to stake
playing "Ynd West" Indian tortures with
number Of other children. He was incased |
in a sack, which was accidentally set on fire. |
The children ran away. Curtin could not
free himself and was literally roasted.
The difficult operation OF fcutting the gun
boat Castine asunder amidships and hauling
apart the sections of her hull was accom-
plished at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on
Thursday last This was the initiatory step
in the work of lengthening the boat fourteen
feet, as recommended by the Naval Stability
Board, in order TO remedy her topheayiness.
Guilty of murder in the second degree
was the verdict rendered at New York Fri
day in the case of DR.. Henry C. F. Meyer,
accused of poisoning Ludwig Brandt, on
whose life four policies of insurance had
been secured Eleven of the jurymeu
favored q verdict in the first degree, but
finally made this compromise with the
obstinate twelfth.
Judge Knowels of the United States
District Court at Helena, Mon, Monday
disposed of the $50 Coxeyites who stole
a Northern Pacific train April "a Gen"
Hogan was sentenced to six months in the
county jail and other leaders received 90
dsys in the same place. The Others will be
brough; into Court in squads OF 70 and on
pleadging their word not to engage in any
more such proceedings viii be set free
Lake Michigan's worst storm within the
memory Of living men killed certainly 10 or
%, and probably SC or 40, persons, who
went down with wrecks of Chicago Friday
Thousands OF persons along the beach saw
them perish Military and iremen were
summoned as rescue brigades. Scenes Of
terrific struggles in waves 40 feet high, and
few thrilling rescues, were viewed by all
who gathered on the shore, anxious but
unable to afford relief The wrecks are as
yet unnumbered. So also are the unfortu-
mates who perished.
Some small Boston boys set themselves up
as rivals to Mrs. O'Leary's COW on the B0s-
ton baseball grounds Wednesday and as a
result the city was visited by the biggest fire
since Thanksgiving. 1892, and a conf agra
ton covering greater area than any since
the memorable one in 1872. While the
financial loss is not a circumstance 70 that
of either of the above mentioned fres yet in
less than three hours some twelve acres Of
territory we're burned The baseball grand
stand and bleachers, large school house, an
engine house and l64 wooden buildings were
| burned and 900 families rendered homeless.
| The loss is c0nseryatively estimated at from
| 5000 to S500.O 600, although one authority
puts il at 81 100000.
! In an old memorandum book belonging
10 Thomas Rupert, ofSOuth Bend township,
| Armstrong county, who died in March last,
his executor found reference TO a buried
treasure in the cellar. Search made last
week revealed box containing $50 in gold
and silver. Some were foreign coins bear
| ing date Of 1900. Another note in the book
spoke Of SI27 buried under particular win
dow This, however, cannot be found Rn-
pert leaves a wife and II children. Some
years ago he divided his farm into two parts
| with house on each part Ia summer time
he lived in one house aud his wife in the
other. In winter he occupied a room in his
wife's house, she doing his cooking but he
eating al 4 separate table.
1t is estimated that 100000 will not
cover the losses caused by the great storm
of last week in Minnesota and Wisconsin
The downpOur Of rain was the greatest ever
known in that section, and in many places
was as destructive as a waterspout The
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Eaugalle and Chippewa rivers, where the
rise in the water was SO rapid that bridges
eOuld not resist it and dozens of them were
washed away. In several places dams were
washed out, and the food did large damage
TO business property. The death list in
cludes seven, one being killed by lightning
near Anoka, Mimi, and another near New
Richmond, Wis. A woman and two chill
dren were drowned in the EIugllle river,
near springvalley, Wis.
Jonathan Young and his son Livy, well
known and reputable farmers Of johnson
| county, Ind, were out in the woods las;
week when their dog spied small ground
squirrel and chased it undera log. The faith
er and son drove the little animal from
beneath the log with pole, the dog standing
at the side Of the log ready to grab his prey.
Suddenly the squirrel dared out from under
the log and the dog made a grab at him
Like flash the little animal disappeared
| down the dogs throat. For an instant the
dog stood and trembled as il suffering great
pain, and then began to howl and roll over
and over in agony. For half hour he con-
tinued bis signs ofdisiress and then gradual
| ly returned to his normal condition. The
master expected to see the dog die, but he
bas now fully recovered and appears as well
as ever. Il is supposed that the squirrel,
after struggling in the stomach OF the dog,
was finally smothered. Mr.. Young and his
son both vouch for the truth of the story.
The OdG Fellows Meeting.
After the formal opening Of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows at Altoona, last week.
the reports ofthe various c9mmittees and Off
GERS were read. The Secretsry's report shows
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