Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-11-07
NEWS CONDENSED.
History of the Week Given in short
Paragraphs.

| hloulltdih IN the vicinity OF ocrufft0wn
and Blue Ball, Pa. and thousands of
acres of timber land have been burned
| A number of houses occupied by whites
and negroes have been consumed
sydney Slocum, charged with attempt.
ing to murder Peter Hanson at Peoria.
Ills, Aug "a. has been arrested in Hamil-
ton, Ont
The committee on the Dunraven testi-
monial fund met at Cardiff, Wales, and
decided to present silver model of Val
kyrie III twenty inches high to her
owner.
Charles Vollum. alias Ward, an alleged
confidence man, was arrested at Philadel-
phia charged with stealing an overcoat
containing valuable papers. The articles
belonged to Colonel ]. G Calhoun of New
York
At Rochester N Y, Major William
Walhridge. s3 years old, took his life
At Indianapolis twenty-nine policemen
have been discharged by tie new board OF
safety
At Decatur. Ills. DIR and Mrs II. c.
Johns celebrated TIN II golden wedding
! They have been r. sidents of the city
since 1919 and are in excellent health.
They were loaded Town with presents by
their friends
! Comptroller of the Treasury Bowler has
decided that congressman elect are not en-.
titled TO government stationery until they
have taken the oath of office.
| AT Waterloo, Ind, Frank Parrett was
sentenced TO the penitentiary for five
years for killing his father-in-law. John
| Foetz
Three-fourths of the mains in the Indi-
ana gas belt are above ground and the or
| der of the state inspector that they shall
be buried Is to be fought in the courts by
the companies.
! The two islands of Huahine and Bora
bora, belonging TO the Tahitian group in
the south Pacific, have been annexed to
France by consent of the native chiefs
While waiting the arrival of the train
bearing Senator Blackburn. Lee 5. Traafe
an enthusiastic young Democrat and one
of the welcoming committee was run
down by the cars and killed at Sparta
Ky.
The members of the Merchants Bar
Iron association which has been in session
in Louisville, KY, will make tour of the
iron and mineral Industries in the Birm-
ingham, Ala, district.
! j. T. Bowlcs general merchant at
! $4,000. He is an extensive planter and
ran large store.
The pope has granted the French au-
thor, Boyer d'Agen, permission to write
his biography, and for this purpose has
given him access to the family archives of
the Count Pecci, in Carpineto.
A 6-year-old child of George Ramsey Of
/ Cook county, Tenn, fell into a burning
| brush heap and was eremated.
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! George Kallilxcy OF Bottineau, ~ ID
| killed his wife. who had refused to live
with him. He was arrested while in a
barber shop preparing a disguise to aid
in his escape.
Four Of the principal dstilleries at Pc
| oria will resume operations next Monday
The houses will start at a capacity of 10.
600 barrels day.
Fred Johanssen. who killed compan-
ion at Bryant, Ia, while returning from a
dance. was sentenced To sixty days in the
penitentiary and fined 5000 He appealed
/ the case
4 Ex. Banker Burr Of stevens Point. Wis
4 has exhausted three days in an effort to So
cure bondsmen. bat is still in charge Of
/ the sheriff
/ Johann strauss. the composer, who last
4 week celebrated his 10th birthday. has just
completed a new opera.
1 Ambassador Bayards chief English
/ chum Is said To be the archbishop of
York, whose country place he frequently
visits.
George Farley the l7-year-old son of
1 William Farley of Warrior, Ala. was
1 placed in Jail for shooting three men. one
of them being his father. in street fight
The elder Farley and man named
! Strickland will die.
! 1t is announced i'm London Iyneside
| firm has received "a Japanese order to
build three new battleships.
A Toronto Ont. the case of Sydney A.
Slocum. who is wanted at Peoria. Ills. ON
a charge of murder, was adjourned to
wait for extradition papers.
The monthly coinage statement shows
the coinage executed at the United States
minis during the month Of October to
have been as follows: Gold. S7,215, 70O
silver $S20,000 one cent pieces. s23.5o0
total coinage sS,05920J
There is no truth in the report which
originated at Patrick, near Glasgow, that
the Prince of Wales is contemplating
building challenger for the Americas
cup.
Ida NJ and Ella r Nelson of Chicago
who are tramping their way TO Jackson
VILE Fla, a wager. spent Sunday i'll
| Lexington, Ky.
/ Uneasiness is felt in shipping circles for
the British bark Edinsburgshire, 2l5 days
out from London for Tacoma, Wash.
with cargo of cement
| Mrs Fisher, a bride Of two weeks, at
! Canandaiguay \. Y. was given 500 to
! buy furniture. Instead she purchased
ticket for I'll west and is supposed TO be
in Chicago.
! Adolph G. Frick, horsethief, who es-
capped from the klamath Falls (Ore)
prison last week, held up the stage from
| Ager Cal. While he was rifling a mail
sack he was shot By passenger. but his
wound is not serious.