The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-25
miscellaneous.

Sig. Grimaldi. the Italian statesman
and eX-cabinet minister, is dead.
The Pacific coast poyder war is over.
An agreement has been effected be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coast
companies.
Isaac s.. Dement, Of Chicago. cham
pion shorthand writer, broke his pre-
viOus record of 80 words by writing 4O2
words in II minute ut Quincy, III.
II is very probable that the North
California division of the League Of
American Wheelmen will go out Of aX-
iStence.
The De Leeuw & Oppenheimcr Print
ing company in New York have as
signed to Rudolph NJ. De Leeuw. The
company was Incorporated in 1876, with
n capital stock of 100000.
Mrs. MOllie Grady died at Knoxville,
Tenn, from a peculiar trouble. She
had been unconscious for ten days.
One hour before her death her skull
burst open. Then her feet and hands
turned, reversing their natural position.
On going out from a hot qitchen to
hang out a washing Mrs. Leroy Shan
non of Stevens Point. Wis. was taken
with a severe attack of pneumonia and
died within forty minutes. She was
forty years Of age.
The attorneys for Mrs. Craven, who
claims to be the contract widow of
ex-senator James G.. Fair, has filed in
the San Francisco superior court the
original pencil deeds to property val
ued at S2,OOO,OOO conveyed by Fair to
Mrs. Craven.
The cloth WeaverS employed in John
and James Dobson's big mill, Philadel-
phia, who struck about ten days ago
because of a ten per cent reduction. re-
turned TO work to-day, a satisfactory
agreement haveing been reached with
Mr.. DObsOn.
The First National Bank of Sioux
City, Iowa, which suspended payment
Nov. 10. 1896, having complied with
all the conditions precedent to resump-
ton, and it's capital stock being now
unimpaired, has been permitted to re-
sumo business.
The Vermont Marble company of
Proctor, VT, has brough suit against
William w. Winfree and George A.
Sheeban of Washington to recover S10,-
3D., alleged to be due for material
used in the amusement hall of the Ma
tional Soldiers home at the capital.
Mary Anderson De Navarro has sold
for about $4,000 her house at 81 West
Thirty-eighth street, Ne wYOrk. a four.
story brOwnstOne dwelling. The buyer
is a Mrs. Prince, who will occupy the
II was on the stage Mary Anderson
lived there. The house is now leased.
Judge Golf has appointed Y T. Vim
cent receiver for L. s. Buskirk. mer-
Giant and timberman of Logan, w.
Va. Assets, S12J.OO0; liabilities uu.
known. This is Il result Of the recent
failure Of the Sliger Lumber and Manu-.
featuring company.
The trial of twelve women and two
men was begun at Hold MeZo-Nasar-
hCly. on Lake HodoS. Hungary. The
prisoners are charged with poisoning
tlieir husbands or others of their rela.
tives in ored: to obtain insurance
money. Some Of the prisoners are ac-
cused OF four or five murders.
1t is reported that Sir William Van
Horne. president of the Canadian Pa,
citic railroad, and Mr.. Angus, president
of the Bank Of Montreal, have become
associated with Gen. II. A. Alger Of De,
troit, secretary Of war. in operating
the Leurentide Pulp company Of Grand
Mere, Que.
Secretary w. G. Preutt Of the board
Of Montana stock commissioners, says:
THE stock on the ranges has had a re.
markably hard time the whole winter.
In the extreme northern part Of the
state il has not been above zero for
weeks, and stock was In poor condition
when this began"