The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-10-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mrs. PHILIP OMEARA, the oldest
resident of Ottawa and probably of
Canada, died on the 18th, aged Ill
years. Eight children, "a grandchil-
dren and over 200 great grandchildren
survive her.
EIGHT persons were injured by the
derailing of an electric car on the
Madison street line at Chicago recently.
Some of them may not survive their
wounds.
THE United States supreme court
met at Washington on the 18th with
full bench and opened the term of
1867. They soon adjourned and then
the white house.
The Bank of Clatonia, Gage county,
Neb., was robbed of $500 by being
blown open.
THE returns to the statistical divi.
sion of the department of agriculture
for October make the general condi-
ton of corn 90 per cent, against 81
for the month of September. The per.
centage of the crop in Missouri is s5,
in Kansas, 81. The returns of yield
per acre of all wheat indicate a pro-
duction of 11.9 bushels. The rate OF
yield in Missouri is 10.7; in Kansas, IL.
The estimate of the yield of oats is "a 8
bushels per acre, against 29.6 year
ago; quality, 1919, ranging from 55 in
Kansas to 1O4 in Montana.
The anniversary of the great fire
was celebrated at Chicago on the 9th
by an immense parade of the friends of
the gold standard, about 1870 men
being in line. At night the friends of
free silver had their innings and
marched over practically the same
route. Two great mass meetings were
held at night by both parties Chaun-
:ey NJ. Depew spoke at the gold stand.
ard meeting. He was escorted to the
Coliseum by 1,5OO wheelmen.
DUN's review of trade gives the num-
Der of failures for the week ended the
9tn in the United Sta ties as 296, against
26S last year, and in Canada 46, against
So last year.
FIRE at What Cheer, Ia, destroyed
the Reporter newspaper office, the post
Office and several adjoining buildings.
ALBERT BRAY, aged 80, prosperous
farmer and very religious man, living
near Noblesville, Ind, cut the throats
OF his wife, his nine-year-old son Carl,
his two-year-old daughter Edna and
himself. Bray. owing to sickness in
his family and some financial embar.
rassment, had lost his reason.
Two of the best business blocks in
Corning, Ia, were entirely wiped out
by fire on the 9th. The blaze orig.
mated in Reinold's elevator The
flames made quick work of this and
spread to two box cars in the c., B. &
Q. yards. When one of the cars was
almost consumed it was discovered
that an unknown man had either per-
ished in the flames or had been muir.
dered and placed there by tramps. In
less than two hours the blocks were in
ruins and $500, 1000 worth of property
had been destroyed
NOTICE was posted on the doors o.
the Cape Ann Savings bank at Glouces
ter. Mass, on the Sth, stating that the
institution had been closed. Soor
after came the news that George j
Marsh, for more than a quarter of 6
century the trusted treasurer Of tn.
bank, had shot himself at his summer
home at Annisquam. He was short il
his accounts.
THE Brainard (Nch bank was prac
tically demolished by burglars, VIII,
attacked the safe with dynamite
Cashier Smith engaged in battle will
the burglars and drove them away
No money was lost. but the safe an.
building were wrecked