The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1896-12-10

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fat
ERNEST GoDARET, of Emlenton. Pa Z,
was on the ice on a lake at Celipa. o.,
on the Cd when the ice broke. Arthur
Palmer, of Montezuma, O., ran TO his
rescue, but the ice gave way beneath
him and both were drowned.
HALF a dozen steamers were bound
tight in the ice along the north shore
of Lake Superior on the ID and it will
be impossible to release them. The
steamer Victory. loaded with wheat,
was icebound near Superior Wis, and
the efforts of tug TO release her were
useless
THE Potomac river near Washington
has been lined with torpedoes for the
protection OF the national capital.
A LETTER Of appreciation was sent 70
Maj Mckinley by the corresponding
secretary of the National W. c. T. u.
concerning the total abstinence prin-
ciples which the major is said to have
maintained for many years and as to
the belief entertained that intoxicat-
ing liquors will be excluded from the
white hoEse during his administra-
tion.
A DISASTROUS fire broke out in Mrs.
Turner's confectionery store at Otta-
wa, Ont, and before 1t was subdued
several other stores were destroyed.
The losses will foot up s4OO 600
DICK MOORE, OF St Paul. was award
eG the decision over Abe Ullman, of
baltimore, in a well contested 2O-round
bout before the Eureka Athletic club
at Baltimore, Md, on the 30. Both
men lasted the full 20 rounds, but
MooTe's fast work in the last two
caused the referee TO give him the de-
cision upon points.
WILLIAM BARRY and his brother
farmers near Harvard, Ill, in the alb
sence OF their mother, resolved to have
-four gravy for dinner and they found
a saucer that contained flour and used
it, not knowing that strychnine had
been mixed with IL TO kill rats. Two
hired men and a nephew joined then
at dinner and all five shortly after
wards were taken sick and three will
probably die.
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of De Kalb, H., killed his wife and at.
tempted to kill his daughter and
mother-in-law. He then cut his throat
with n butcher knife and died in few
minutes.
THE courthouse of Randolph county,
Ala, situated at Wedowee, was burned
to the ground, with all of it's records
for the past 80 years
THE Elnsiel block at Mason City, la.
containing the post office, was de.
stroyed by fire and a large amount OF
mail matter was consumed
AT a meeting given at the First Spir
itualist temple of Boston on the Goth
by o. L. Concannon, q materializng
medium, dozen men jumped on the
platform, tore down the cabinet cur
tains and revealed the medium. Then
ensued a fight between the believers
and the raiders and about 25 on both
sides suffered blackened eyes and
bruises Fifteen policemen afterwards
cleared the church. At the evening
service so policemen were on duty to
preserve order.
The steamer City of Kalamazoo was
| burned at her dock at South Haven,
Mich, early on the morning OF the
/ 30th. Robert Van Ostrand and Joe
Lang, fremen, were burned to death
and the stewardess was missing and
it was believed she was dead. The loss
on the steamer was $40, 200; the insur'
ance on her had expired.
II. PRITCHARD WOODWARD left New
| York on the 2sth on donkey to ride
to San Francisco in payment of an
| election bet.
FIRE broke out in the Jail at Wabash,
| Ind, at midnight on the Goth and con
sumed that structure and the sheriff.
| residence adjoining. Loss on build
| ings, 100000; insurance, SI3,OO The
! Il prisoners in the Jail were rescued
and taken to the city hall.
AN incendiary fire was started at the
dry goods store Of IL. Rosien at Italy
! Tex, ut midnight which destroyed
that place and six other firms. Loss
! SEQ, 600.
SAM HENDERsoN's house and his five
children were burned at Conway, Ark.
on the 3Oth. When the fire was dis
covered it was too late to effect res
cue.
A DUEL was fought near Middlesboro
Ky, between Johnny Branhan. q
mountain desperate, and william
Moore, desperate character from
Lctcher county, in which Branhar
was shot and instantly killed. The
| fight occurred over an old grudge.
Two children were cremated a.
North Alton, Ill They had beer
| locked in the house alone and played
with the fire and the house was burned
| down
ROBERT GEORGE started down the
/ Hill at Columbia, Tex, to the ferry
with load of corn when the team took
/ fright and plunged into the icy water
and all disappeared.
THREE girls, going home from schoo
/ at Lyons, Mich, in their buggy, were
/ struck by train and two were instant
/ ly killed and one dangerously injured
The Indians of Red River and Eagle
/ counties, Choctaw nation, ]. T., whc
were playing a game OF baseball,
| quarreled and used the butt end oi
| their bats on one another, 20 or 30 be
| ing injured. Two have died and sew
/ eral more were in serious condition.
FIRE started in the coal sheds of the
| Boston & Maine railroad at Charles
town, Mass, on the lst. The fire wa:
/ confined TO the sheds, but may burr
for several days as the sheds contained
10000 tons of bituminous coal
A STATEMENT has been issued which
| shows that Iowa has s450,O0 outstand