Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-08-15
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The Bedford Chair Company Of Ohio
has assigned. Assets, SS5, 000; liabilities,
$4,000. Ex-Congressman A. V. Taylor,
president of the company, has also
made a personal assignment for the
benefit Of the company's creditors.
Foglesong Brothers, furniture dealers
at L-ogansport, Ind, assigned, with La
bifties Of 5000 assets, 81. 800.
The oil we'll on the Lohri farm. near
Antioch, o., came in and is flowing
LOCO barrels a day.
Lieutenant Colonel Whiteside relieved
Colonel Purington. who is to be retired.
in command Of Jefferson barracks, St.
Louis.
Herman Glade, of Brunswick, Ind,
Won first place in the competitive exam
fnation for appointment to West Point
in Congressman Hatch's district.
The railroad earnings in Michigan for
May were 80, SOS, S27, or $278,773 more
than in May last year. Up to June l
this year the earnings in the state had
aggregated $11, 52S,4 6S, an increase of
6s7,21O or 5.s4 per CEN over the same
period last year.
John Quincy Adams, a direct Ge.
s%cendant Of the famous Adams family,
was found dead at Niagar falls.
Vicar-General j. ]. Kennedy of the
See Of Syracuse. n. Y, has been invest
ed with the title of Monsignor by
Pope Leo XIII.
There is excitement in the Sisterville
oil field near Wheeling, w. Va, over
the biggest strike ever made there or
in any other West Virginia field.
Whitedale and CULVER, Mich, two
small towns on the 500 road, are in
great danger of destruction from forest
fires which are raging in all sections of
the country. Help was wired for and
t~hirty-five men were at once sent there
on a special train from Manistique.
The corr crop OF the country, it is
estimated. will amount to fully $780,
Gee, 900 bushels.
Joe Patchen defeated Robert ]. in a
race at Cleveland, O.. Thursday.
The Nicholson temperance law has
been declared invalid by Judge Taylor
in IN Indiana Circuit court.
The LeclaIre mill, at Belleville, ILL.,,
employing 200 men, has shut down on
account IF temporary financial troub-
les.
j. II. Stewart, a hardware dealer of
Blair. Neh.. failed. Liabilities, $4,000;
assets. $4,000.
The Dollar Savings bank OF Kansas
City went into voluntary liquidation for
the purpose Of retiring from business.
II is paying in full dollar for dollar.
The banks capital was $10O. 600.
W. L. Bickmore, dry goods dealer of
.Ironton, Ohio, assigned to Lot Davis,
Assets. s25. 600; liabilities, $4,000.
The Des Moines Equalizer company.
manufacturers of fertilizers. assigned
TO ]. Bellanger. Assets, $4,000; liabiil-
ties, $4,000.
The Standard Wagon company of
Cincinnati confessed judgment for $751;
474 to the Merchants National bank.
Several years g the concern made
an assignment with $9O0,0 600 liabilities.
The assignment was raised and the LA
biIities Rave been reduced to $500, 600.
The Hamilton Savings Fund and
Loan association of Pittsburg. with a
capital stock Of $50, 600 900, was closed
by the state bank examiners and placed
in charge Of temporary receivers. The
liabilities are but So. 600 and the assets
s11. 900.
Dead fish by the million are floating
dow h Missouri river, some weigh
ing as much as four pounds.
l.. l. Matthews of Wichita, Kas., has
11~o NAA t IL - ain al
Evans. attorneys, for $40, 900 for Islander.
The Democratic leaders of New York
state have determined to hold the next
state convention at Saratoga, after the
Republican convention.
The Alabama health officer has called
Gov. Oates attention to the frightful
death rate al the Coalburg mines among
the convicts. it being ninety in every
1000.
The executive committee OF the South
western Traffic association CTexas lines)
will meet in St. Louis Aug. s to con-
slider a number Of questions put on the
docket by Chairman Day.
The poultry powder made by A. W,
Hendricks OF Decatur. H.. has been ex-
cluded from the mails on account of
the breaking of the wrappers and not
from intent 10 def-aud.
Thousands Of bushels OF peaches and
apples will be lost in the vicinity of
West Plains, No. for the want of
means TO take care Of them. There are
$4,000 barrels Of good apples in sight
there.
W. a. Sutherland. New York mem
Der Of the Republican national commit
tee. declares in favor Of a short Presi-
Dental campaign and says September
would be a good time TO hold both ma
iional conventions.
Or. Prices Cream baking powder