Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-12-23

"A riInDer OF the larger gas toHipa-
MES of Boston were purchased by the
New England Gas and Coke company
recently. The price paid for the com
panies was S14,000,0c0.
Joe Craig. the heavyweight OF Ire
land, who Is said to be a clever boxer,
is coming to this country shortly. Tom
Sharkey. who boxed with him in Ire
land. stays Craig is not only a stiff
puncher but scientific.
Edward Hanlon Ten Eyck, who last
year startled the rowing world by win
Ming the diamond SOULS mt the Henley
(Eng.) regatta. his intention
of again competing in that regatta.
His entry will be found in the list
when il is opened.
The Michigan Copper Mining com
pany, limited, has filed articles Of in
corporation AT Marquette, Mich. Its
capital stock is S3.500,000. The COM
pany is to operate the Ridge mine, on
Ontario range.
The heaviest woman in Kansas lives
at Fort Scott. She lives with her
niece during the winter, and travels
with some big circus during the show
season. Her name is Miss Clare; she
is thirty-six years old, and wighs AL
pounds.
The case of Lizzie l.. Villas CT al, by
William Il. Villas, guardian ad litem,
for $500 against G. L. Bundy and j.
Il. Fleming, who are Eau Claire law
yers. has commenced in the circuit
court at Eau Claire. 1t arises from the
estate of the late Levi NJ. Villas.
President Bolden Week. Of the Chi
cago drainage board. says that h big
drainage canal. which Is To connect
Lake Michigan with the Illinois river
at Joliet, will be completed hv the au-
tumn of 1899. SO far over S2.i.tsW,iE0
has been expended.
Charles Il. Smith. who has rented
the Milladore sawmill plant at Milla-
dore, Wis. for the Sherry Lumber
from James w. Cameron, the assignee.
Mr.. Smith will put in 100000 feet
Lore OF logs this winter.
In the executive session of the SEN
ate a treaty between this country and
Mexico, extending for a year the time
for marking the boundary line be-
tween the two countries. was received
and referred to the committee on for
eign relations without being read.
Bankers at Dubuque. Iowa, are re-
ceivipg letters protesting against the
involuntary bankruptcy clause of
Congressman Henderson's bankruptcy
bill. The correspondents say it would
abolish the custom of preferring home
creditors, and thus operate against
local bankers.
A sensation was caused in Chicago
political and police circles the other
day by the announcement that GO out
Of the 40 policemen of that city had
been refused civil service examination
because they were of foreign birth and
had not taken out naturalization pa
Iers. Some Investigations are likely
to follow.
Castell Bridges, lately of Chicago,
operate and minstrel tenor, was found
dead in his bed at the Sherman hotel,
Mount Clemens, Mich. He is Supposed
to have died Of neuralgia of the heart.
He was forty years old, a native of
England. He was taking the baths for
rheumatic affection.
Several matches between American
and foreign boxers are scheduled to
take place at the National Sporting
club Of London within the next three
months. The Americans are George
Beyers, Danny Mcbride, Billy
O'Donnell and Joe Bernstein. The lat
ter may receive the first chance against
Ben Jordan.
A deficiency judgment for S1,040.9
was entered in the United States cir
cult court at Helena, Mont, against
the Oregon Short Line 81 Ut~l North
ern Railway company. being the
amount due on the BOMBS issued after
the property vas sold under fore
closure.
The dispatch sen out to the effect
that w. A. Clark had sold his Butte
properties TO the Colusa Mining and
Smelling company of Spakane, is in
correct. The Clark properties, mines
and smelters, have simply been con-
solidated into n company, known as
the Colusa-P PARROT Mining and Smelt-
ing company. 1t Is a Butte conce14
and Mr.. Clark has all his original IN
tcrests,