Griggs courier., 1895-09-06

The Wait Savers association in ses-
sion in Detroit elected ex-Gov. R. ].
Oglesby, of Illinois, a. president
AUausr SEL.NoU and two sisters
named Holtzhuler were killed by the
cars at Deerfield, Wis.
JOHN SKINNER, prominent business
man at Bloomington, ILL.,, died while
the funeral of his father was taking
place.
A COMPANY was organized at Denver
to operate the first steamboat line on
the Colorado river. ~
For criticising the United States
courts in the mint cases II. A. Lemon,
editor of the Carson New Tribune,
was fined $50 and sent to jail for ten
days.
On the Fleetwood track near New
York city Robert j. defeated Joe
Patchen and John r. Gentry in three
straight heats, the best time being
2:O4s<.
HEzEKIAH ROBERTS, a young farmer
at Butler, KY, cut his wife's throat
and then cut his own. He was sup
posed to have been insane.
A CALI was issued for convention
of free silver editors at Little Rock,
Ark, September 2.
AT the session in Detroit of the Amer
lean Bar association Justice Brewer, of
the United States supreme court, urged
a better education for lawyera
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the 3Oth aggregated
$Ss5. 55l, 1854, against S9OO.5ls,416 the
previous week. The increase. COM
pared with the corresponding week in
1894, was 1873.
FIRE destroyed fourteen buildings,
comprising the business section of Lib
ertyville, ILL.,, the loss being $1,000
FOURTEEN men perished in the mine
disaster near Central City, Col
ALoNzoJ. WHrTEMAN, formerly mayor
of Duluth, Mimi, ex-member of the
Minnesota legislature, ex-banker and
millionaire, who dissipated fortune
in few years, was sentenced at San
Francisco to nine years imprisonment
for forgery.
The gold mining company at Heflin,
Ala, was incorporated at Chattanooga,
Tenn, with a capital stock of $500, 900.
The circuit court at Parkersburg,
w. w., in a decision held doctor was
entitled to his fee whether he cured or
not.
THERE were 1876 business failures in
the United States in the seven days
ended on the 30th, against 222 the week
previous and 1876 in the corresponding
time in 1894.
AN excursion train was wrecked be-
tween Homan and Pope's, Ga, and
fifty people, among them many Pyth-
ians, were hurt. and Mrs. G. w. Han.
cock and J. A. Kennedy were killed.
AT the closing meeting in Detroit of
the American Bar association More
field Story, of Massachusetts,, was
elected president.
TWENTY men from Penn's Grove, N.
j., were lodged in jail at Wilmington,
Del, charged with violating the neu-
trality laws in having organized hos
tile expedition to Cuba.
A WOMAN named Dora Heilwagon
fatally shot her faithless lover, Henry
Boding, and her rival, Rosa Swearin-
gen, near Quincy, I'LL, and made her
escape.
The firm Of Penfeh Brothers,
printers and publishers, of Asbury
Park. N. j., made an assignment
The capstone of the Iowa sailors and
soldiers monument at Des Moines, Ia,
was put in place. The shaft is $50 feet
high and cost $780,
AT Battle Creek, Mich, Jack Wilson,
hack driver, shot his wife and then
killed himself.
The convention near Winterset, Ia,
to choose a state senator for Adair and
Madison counties, took 1000 ballots
without result and adjourned.
TWENTY houses were wrecked and
600 persons made homeless by cloud,
burst at San Marcial, N. NJ.
The triennial conclave of the Knights
Templar closed at Boston after the new
officers were installed.
A NEGRO farm hand that betrayed
the 14-year-old daughter of John Multi
gan, a farmer of Simpson county, Miss,
was lynched by a mob.
The percentages of the baseball clubs
in the National league for the week
ended ON tho 31st ult were: Balti-
more, $50; Cleveland, .e4o; Philadel-
phia, .57l; Boston. 1858; Brooklyn, .552;
Pittsburgh. $40; Chicago, .5s3; New
York, .524; Cincinnati, $40; Washing
ton, 1927; st. Louis, .311; Louisville,
.24s.
THE supreme court has decided that
women cannot vote at the coming
Utah election in November. This re-
verses decision made by Judge Smith
at Ogden.
REPORTS show total of 199, OPS steers
now being fed for market in Texas and
the Indian territory.
SAMUEL A. EARLE, a prominent resi-
dent of Stamford, Conn.,, and his
young son were drowned by the upset
ting of boat.
JOHN McGR1FF and his brother Rich
ard, two of the Oldest twins in the
United States, celebrated their 91st
birthday at their home in Geneva, Ind.
Both were in good health.
M1LkwEED is being cultivated in
South Dakota for rubber and othor