Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-12-20
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For the Wool EndIng Dec. 11.


Flora Frankenstein died in Detroit,
Mich, aged los years.
The greater part of the village of
Mount Stewart, Pc l., was destroyed
by fire.
A tornado did great damage at White
Castle and Ascension, La, and killed
three negroes
The Exchange bank at Goodland,
Kan, closed its doors with liabilities
of over $4,000.
More thanilOO houses in the poorer
portion of Port au Prince were de-
stroyed by fire.
The president issued proclamation
announcing the taking effect of the
new Chinese treaty.
Claus Spreckels has purchased 10000
acres of sugar land. town and rail
road in southern California.
Mrs Lucy Edwards (colored). who
was born in Lincoln county, Va, in
177O, died at Springfield, Ill
Provision has been made for a five
cent postage rate on letters to nearly
every foreign country. effective Janu-
airy !.
Ross Kenyon. his wife and their 3
year-old daughter were fatally burned
by gasoline at their home near Lowell,
Mich.
Bicyclist LEM, who was on a tour
around the world, is believed to have
been killed by brigands in Asiatic
Turkey
Preliminary steps have been taken
by California republicans to contest
Budds election as governor on charges
of fraud.
The Southern Magazine company at
Louisville, Ky, made an assignment.
Gen. Basil Duke was editor of the
magazine
Paul Fierbacher German boy of
Guthrie, O. T., has invented a railroad
tie and has been offered $50, 900 for the
invention.
A proclamation declaring forfeited
lands granted the st. Paul in the Sioux
reservation has been issued by the
president.
George BROKER. sheriff of Mason
county, Ill, was fatally wounded by
John Fuller, whom he was endeavor-
ing to arrest.
Congressman-elect Andrew j. Camp
bell, of the Tenth New York district,
died at his home of Bright's disease,
aged 60 years.
John J. Decker member of the
piano firm of Decker & Son, died sud
denly from pneumonia in New York,
aged 70 years.
President Diaz, of Mexico. has de-
clined many offers of men and money,
believing there is no danger of war
with Guatemala.
Sam Evans, connected with prolni-
nent Fort Worth families, has con.
fessed TO participation in the Texas
Pacific train robbery.
Gen. +. Parker Scammon is dead at
Audubon Park, n. Y. He was a wide
Unknown soldier, a writer and promi-
nent in college work.
Names Of society women in New
York and Chicago who were detected
in smuggling were to be published by
the customs authorities
Er route for home from Bowling
Green, O., Isaac Stein, farmer. was
HSAu up hHd Ebboed OF - 10 IN cash
and notes by footpads
DIR. Hills Browne. ex-medical di-
rector and ex-surgeon general of the
United states navy, died in Washing
ton of paralysis, aged 6S
Miss Annie Grace Lippincott. daugh-
ter of Grace Greenwood, the author.
and Herbert Hall Wiuslow, the dram
atist, We're married in Washington
The First national and Helena ma
tional banks at Helena, Mont, have
consolidated. The general balances OF
the new concern are nearly s., DOC, 600
Mrs. John A. Williams, of New
Britain, Conn. who left a sick bed TO
horsewhip her husband and his para
mour, died as the result OF her exer-
tions.
W \ Barbour, elected attorney gen.
eral of south Carolina, is perhaps the
youngest attorney general in any
state OF the union, being but 20 years
of age
Trustee John Hickey confessed To
swindling the Chicago Policemen's
Benevolent association out of s2152
by representing that Henry A. Forgie
was dead