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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
Classification Of Hides.

No, l. This class must have no cut, score, u
or grub hole. Must not be hair slipped, mott
eaten. or otherwise damaged.
Nc. 2. This class may have one or two cuts
scores, or grub holes-may be partially hair
slipped or moth eaten.
No. 2. This class embrace all inferior to No.
2, and are paid for according to extent OF dam.
age
A Flint hide is dried without salt.
A ID. y. (dry Salt hide is sailed fresh remains
in salt, for 10 days, when the loose salt Is shaken
or rubbed off.
Toprepare O.. S. hides spread them smoothly
upon a floor IN a cool place, leaving no folds. OF
creaseS, and cover them well with salt, Il is
better to use salt iber&lIy-what the hide does
not absorb may be used again.
To ship q. S. b des. put two or three In
bundle. hair eide out, roll ana tie with a strong
Irvine.
If hides belonging to different parties are
shipped in same bundle or bale, each hide should
be marked plainly with owners name and post
office
Address the package to 7. Ivey, s. B, A. Hills
borO. \. Q, and notify US of shipment, sending
bill of lading.
The prices we pay will be as much as the same
class of hides will net you in the New York mar.
ket. We charge 10 commissions.
Quota lions ~tO-day-subject to market fuctus-
ttons-forh hides delivered at Alliance tanDery
No. J ! Elm Flint q pounds and up, per ,Pounds
Ne, ] j Flint Flint under e pounds
n No ! ] 2 2 s % lbs and. up
+ j. ] : s under aopoqnds
e. : J. 6 s 50 pounds and up
No. J J E E s u Der 80 s pounds j.
Hides will be taken in exchange for IeatberE st
market value for each. T. IVEY, s. B. A.
HiljsbOrO. NJ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18
BRIDE WAS COOL.

While a marriage ceremony was be-
ing performed near Danville, Va, a
kerosene lamp famed up and was about
to explode when the bride seized it and
hurled it through a window. Thegroom
then came out from under the table,
where he had hidden, and the cere-
mony proceeded.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-18

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shows When yOOr subscription WG 0Nt.
yours OWt9 Then reneW, please.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
THE REFORM EDITORS.
Much Excitement at Memphis Over
ChnrRea Anainnt YnnderY00ri.

Much Excitement At Memphis Over
Charges Against VandervOOrt.
Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 25. - The SEES
sion of the Reform Press association
was full of interesting talk. The dis
cussiOn was prccipitated and the nng-
er of the delegates aroused by the
statement of Secretary Barker that he
had received an official communica-
tiOn from the Nebraska Reform Press
association which preferred charges
against ex-Prcsident Paul Wander.
WORT, and asked that Mr.. Wander
WORT be tried and expelled from the
association. Mr.. VandervOOrt de-
n,anded an investigation and COM
mittec of three was appointed. The
committee later rendered = report cx-
oncratlng Mr.. Vanarryoort from any
and all charges:
The Other Fellows,
Kansas City, Feb. Is, - The Union
Reform Press association was brought
into existence and Grand Master
Workman ]. II. Sovereign. of the X Z,
OF *. was made its president. This
is the outcome OF two days work by
the half-hundrel Populist editors who
refused to recognize the right of Pres
ident Vnndervoort to call Il meeting of
the National Reform Press ass0cia ion
at Memphis. and who came here in
response to call OF National Secre-
tary-Treasurer \. NOsellc. The next
annual meeting Of the new asSm'il-
tiun will he held at Omaha a year
hence
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
THE MARKETS.
Lutest Quotations From Grain an,
Live Stock centOra.

l.utest 0u0tattOnn From Grain and
Live stock CentCrs.
Chicago. Feb. ~. - Wheat No. :!
rcd. S:MS:'c; No. 3 red. AlnS4c; No. :!
spring. 75a7Gc; No, 3 spring, 19a75c;
No. hard winter, %OaS2c; no, :. will
ter, 72a777c; No. Northern spring.
&c. Corn = Cash No. =. 222 2223.la42::,c:
No. 3, 10 l-2a20c, Oats-cash No, ..
lGn1i l-2c; No. 3. 11:s-4a17c.
Chicago, Feb. ~. - Hogs Market
active: light. S:s.45a:lG5: mixed. $:i.4O,
3.:I': heavy. $:s.:.tla:i55: rough, $I..Oa
3.2i. Cattlc-Beevcs. $a.N,a5. ~; cows
and heifrrs. Sl.Sna4.15: Tcxas steers.
S3a4.1i: suckers and feeders, $,.1!(nl
4.2O. Sheep Natives. ..:pa325;
Westerns. x3.25a4N1: lambs. $3.775a
5.1O,
Milwaukee. Feb. %. - Flour steady
Wheat unsettled and lower; No. :!
spring. "a Lie: No. / Northern. 7Sc;
May, I-&. Corn firm: No. B. 1!&.
lS3-lc. Barley steady: No. =. Fla
81 lie: sample. :2":;::2 LIE. Rye
steady and quiet; No. I. :,lc. l'rOvis.
ions lower
Minneapolis. Feb. 25.-Whcat - Feb.
r,,ary closed ut 7:'c; May opened at
73 1-2c and closed ut he; July opened
at "a 3-4c and closed at 74c. On tract;
No. hard. Is lac: No. I Northern
T.. 1lc: No. . Northern. II 3-4c.
st. Paul. Feb. -. : Wheat - No. |
Northern, II 1-2a72 1-2c; No. 2 North.
ern. 7Oa7lc. Con-No. 3 yellow, 1Da
10 1-2c; No. 3, II 1-2a1s lie. Oats
No. 3 white, IL 1-2a1Gc; No. 2, IA LA
15c. Barley and Ityc-Samplc barley,
2Oa25c: No. rye. :i..a32 1-oc; No. 8 rye,
31a31 1-2c. S"ctls-NO. l fax. 71a72c;
timothy. Sla1:,O; clover. $4a4.GO.
South 81. l'aul, Feb. .a. Hogs
$:sa3:W. Cattle~Cnlvea. &i.l5; heifers,
800: s;Ockers. $s45a3tU; feeders,
S3.tD; cows. x190a3.225; steers. %:.G:n,
3.7l.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Overflow From the Wire. in a Con.
deMHed Form.

VSSruOW from tne " Tres In etONs
densed Form.
14Oi"nZ Faber was cllOk.sl to death
at Dubuque. Iowa. by Il small piece III
meat.
Count I.efevrc de Iiainc. formerly
French ambassador at the Vatican. is
dead. aged Is years.
Rev. &. \. Kcmp,om. of the Firs.
Baptist church. left Eau Claire. Wis.
for Il tour of Eurnlm and the HuI
Land
One death from yellow fever has m.
Cured at I'ay,a. Peru. and one per,
SON has hcen attacked by the fever il,
Lima.
John +. sater. II wcll-,n-,io farmer
living in Davis county. Iowa. has
been sued hy Miss Emma kimes Of
of promise.
Phil J. McKenna has disposed of his
paper. the Mirror at Escanalnl. Mich,
to his foreman. Mr.. Clark. and hr will
=" to Chicago To conduct Il paper for
th" Catholic Order OF Forestcrs.
John Lewis Roche. son of james J.
Roche. the editor of the Boston Pilot.
shot himself in the right lung at Ros.
ton. His wound is dangerous. 4 love
affair IS thought to he the cause
Rev. :. :. Rurlson. missionary oi,
the Oneida Indian reservation. died ut
Oneida. Wis. at the age Of "a years.
He was Mo,ed as a hard working. he
ncvolrn member of the Episcopal
prclacy.
Venezuelan Consul Herman Mcin-
hard is authority for the s,atcmcn,
that the Illinois Central railroad is
considering the establishment Of Il
steamship line between New Orleans
and Venezuelan ports.
Application was made at Atlanta.
Ga.. for Il receiver for the Georgia
Security and Banking company. and
Il temporary restraining order to pre-,
vent the company from Hlcumbcring
or hiSposins Of its property.
1t is announced that II British mis-
sion will soon start for Abyssinia.
James Kennel Rodd. e. NJ. g.. will bc
appointed special envoy. He will he
accompanied by Col. Wnieatr. Cap
tains Swayne and Glcichen and the
Hon. Cecil Bingham and Lieut.. Lord
Edward Cnit.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Lumber Jacks E.cape.

SpOoner. Wis. Feb 23-An unknown
lumber jack had an experience the
other day on the down train which
seems to b" almost miraculous. There.
was Il whole car of the men for Eau
Claire. and Mrnomonie. and the two
factions got TO ullarreling and then
fighting. One of the MenOmOnie
crowd, more aggressive than the rest.
was set upon by the other crowd. The
fight became too hot for him and be
made for the door The train was run
ming at full speed and those who Wit
messed him jump from the moving.
train expected 10 pick him up as Il
corpse. The train was stopped and
backed mp. lie was not injured in the
inuSt
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
STILL THEY RISE
HIGH WATER CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE
IN THE OHIO VALLEY.
Towns In Kentucky in Great Dam
ger From the Rising Watern-
Many Families Driven From
Their Homes - Railroad TRAFFIC
Seriou"ly lnterfercd With at Cin-
ciunati-A Family Of SIX Drowned

Cincinnati. Feb. c:.-ln the absence
of the great cloudburst ut the head
waters of the Monongahcla river no
one dreamed the river would reach a
maximum of over tifty-iive feet. Opin-
ions changed when /, was learned that
a food in the Allegheny was coming
down just late enough to pile in OH
that Of the Monongahc!a. Reports
from points above show rapid rises
from Nttsburg to CinCi,:.,ati. How
ever, the headwater streams are fall
ing at MorgantOwn. are stationary at
New River and at Elizabeth. falling
at Louisa on the Big Sandy and rising
slowly at several other sources or
tributaries.
At Catlettsbnrg. KY. 100 houses IRE
more or less submerged. and a few
more feet will atfcc, every business
house in the city. Cellars OH Front
and Third streets ut Portsmouth are
flooded and many people are driven
from their dwellings. Portions Of
Maysville. Ky. and much Of Aber-
deem. Ohio. are submerged. driving
families frcm their homes. On the
Big Sandy river the villages of Fast
Point and SOlyerville have been made
uninhahtable. Ii is reported that Il
family Of six were drowned at Solyer-
vile. Al Louisa. Ky, all mails are
stopped and all telephone wires are
down. Here ut Cincinnati and vi
entity the towns of Dayton and Belle
vue and portions of Newport. KY.
are already suffering much incon-
venience. Water in Cincinnati has in-
vadletl the central depot and COM
nellctl thr Rip I!Our and other rO0ds
to seek. higher grounds. Gardens in
Mill Creek valley are already under
water. If the river should rise sixty
feet the loss in all the places men,
toned above will he greatly increased.
Pittsburg. Feb. q. - The flood now
great flood Of 1884 which measured
thirty-four feet. 1t is impossible to
estimate the damage the present rise
is doing, but half million dollars will
be putting 1t mildly to Plftsb,rg and
Allegheny alone. More than 10000
men have been made idle by the rise,
as many OF the mills arc located on
the banks of the streams. The water
has invaded the heart Of the city and
flooded cellars and stopped traffic in
many places. The coal and coke tip
pie of Browne L. Co. fell with crash
above the bridge Of the Wheeling d.
vision of the Baltimore u Ohio rail
road. and feet of eighty coal boats
and bnrges was cut loose from their
moorings. completely blocking Tho.
channel from bank to bank. threaten
ing all the craft for miles below,
Aiput half the feet was saved.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
Objectionable Houses Burned DOv
With l.OaN Of Life.

Objectionable Houses Burned Down
With I.oas of Life.
Wheeling, w. VA. Feb. 25.--Intclli-
gence has just reached here Of u ter
rihle calamity which occurred Satur-
day night in the interior of Tyler
county by which a number of persons
were terribly injured and several lost
their lives. In one Of the interior oil
fields there has been a sleak-easy and
sporting houses which incurred the ILL.,
will of the people living in that Sec
ti"n, and n number Of attempts have
been made to eradicate the places, hut
all to no avail. On the night In tlllcs-
tion a number of the male population
OF the little village went to the two
houses, which are located side by
side, and after warning the inmates
Of what was going to he done, applied
q tOrch to the structures, One or two
girls In the sporting house ure re-
ported to have been burned IN the
house and two men are said to have
lost their lives IN the speak-casy. In
addition to this It. is positively known
that number Of people We're terribly
burned, some of them 80 badly that
1t is not believed that they can re-
cover.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Fourth Asylum Investigation.

st. Paul, Feb. 23.-The Joint legis-
lative committee, appointed to investi-
gate and report with regard to the To-
cation Of the fourth hospital for the in
sane, continued its inquiry. The wit
nesses examined were Henry Hopper OF
stephen, Alvah Eastman Of st. Cloud
and Dr. s. G. Smith Of ST. Paul. men,
hers Of the commission, and Senator
Schailer, who made a statement under
oath. The examination was conduct
ed by NJ. V. Seymour, representing
Hastings interests. and Harris Rich
srdsOn, who appeared in behalf of the
commission. Members of the commit.
tee also took hand in the interroga-
tiOn OF the witnesses.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
CYCLONE IN GEORGIA.
Buildings Damaged to the Extent
Several ThOunand DOllars,

Buildings Damaged to the Extent Of
Several Thousand Dollars.
Athens. ia. Feb. pa destructive
cyclone beat down upon Athens The
damage to buildings will amount to
several thousand dollars. Hendcrson:s
warehouse is Il wreck and The Lucy
Cobb female institute is unrOnfeft.
The young ladies were badly fright
rned AMI u pinis almost ensued. On
the college grounds the library build
ing. Phi Knplm hall. and the Yahoo
building were. unrOofcd by the fierce
wind. In East Athens number of
buildings were blown down. The old
Farmers Alliance warehouse is Il
complete wreck. No loss of life or
injury to person is reported.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
STORM TOSSED STEAMERS.
Frightful Galen ON the Atlantic Du
ing the Past Week.

FrtRhtfuI GaleH ON the Atlantic Dur.
ing the Past Week.
New York, Feb. 81. During the
past twenty-four hours storm-toSsed
steamers arrived in port, bringing
tales Of narrow escapes from death.
The Adriatic arrived from Liverpool
after the most tempestuous voyage in
its career. 1t had Il narrow escape,
from laundering in q gale on We.lnts-
day asst when it's cargo shifted and
the engines became denngei. II was
the climax Of six days struggling With
the elements. The craw worked with
desperation. All available men were
sc, to work trimming cargo. When
that was nearly finished the ma
chinery became minanageable For
six hours. during which the Adrintic
was hove to. It's fate hung in the bal
an,'. On Wednesday evening. while
the seas We're yet making a mill run
OF the decks. the machinery was re-
paired and the vessel again shaped 81
course for this port. The ST. Paul
also experienced Il most tcnlpcstuo,ls
voyage. The vessel was delayed
with heavy seas from the time II left
Southampton on Feb. II until sun
day.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
No OrRanixation i'm Oregon.

salem, Or. Feb. 3.-tocty-0ne days
have expired and the state legislature
10 still unorganized. The temper Of
both sides is such as to warrant the
prediction that no organization can be
had.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Dallas. Tex. Feb. .5. - At Denton.
Tex. George Henry, Arthur Gilmore
and Will Miller. colorel. made a dar-
ing attempt to break Jail. AS IL result
Floyd C0brly. jailor. is. perhaps. f;,.
tally wounded. Coberly went 10 the
cell occupied hy the negroes and when
he stopped to pick up some dishes left
from dinner was beaten over the
head. He was then thrown down the
steps Of the Jail from the second tier
Of cells. and. after his fall. other pris-
OnerS beat him into inscnsibility. The
negroes jumped out of the window
but were rcap,uI"d. There may u"
u lyncling.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
GEN. LEE RESIGNS.
He IL Mad Because Not Given Sup.
port by the State Department.

He IL Mad Because Not Given sup
port by the State Department.
New York, Feb. %. - A dispatch to
the World from Washington says:
Fitzhugh Lee. consul general Of the
United States ut Havana. has re-
signed. but has been requested to re-
Mluin at his post for a time at least.
The following cahlegram was re-
ceived at the state department.:
''Havana. Feb. %. Secretary Of
State: My resignation mailed per
steamer. Ice"
Secretary Olney replied to this al
most Immediately. urging Gen. Lee to
withhold his resignation until some-
thing could be done. and declaring
that his retirement ut this time and
in such manner would cause un-
told trouble"
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
"B,kn" DEALER SKINNED.
And Now Me Charges Conspiracy
Outcome of a Bicycle Race.

Aud Now He Charges Conspiracy
Outcome of a bicycle Race.
Denver. Feb. 25.-.Jack Davis, J. w.
Flynn. Charles Reynolds. Charles
Stewart, j. {. Haines and Frank
Pierson have been arrested III this
city and at Colorado Springs OH the
charge Of conspiracy and grand lar
ceny. The complainant is George T..
Hannah. Il we'll known bicycle dealer
of this city. He bet $4,000 with Pier
son that BERTHE Banks could defeat
Paul Richie in a fivc-mile bicycle race.
l1amcs was stakeholder. lluvis.
Flynn and Reynolds assisted in az
ranging the match. .Ilst before the
race Banks was arrested OH a trulnlcd
up charge. Richie rode over the course.
alone and Hames turned over the x:s'..
NM stakes to PietSon.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

and Takes His Own Life.
Helena, Mont, Feb. u. - William
Worley. a faro dealer and gambler Of
Missoula, shot a woman Of that town
TO death. She was known as Blanche.
WOrley disappeared and his body has
just been taken from the river. He
had cut his throat, and to make sure
the tragedy was played to the end. had
jumped into the stream. Nothing Is
known of the antecetlents of the wo-
mon. Worley was jealous.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Attempted Gr.in Robberx

Muskogce, Ind. T.. Feb. 2:s. - News
has been received at the marshals Of
flee here Of an attempt to hold up n
train OH the Iron Mountain road at
Watova. When the north-bOund ac-
c0lnmodatiOn train took the siding Mt
WatOva two masked men entered the
coach and compelled Conductor Nal
lace to hand over the few dollars in
silver that he carried. At this juncture
the regular passenger train pulled in.
1t had been the intention of the rob-
bers, apparently. to hold up this train,
but the alarm had been given and a
crowd Of citizens gathered 80 quickly
that the outlaws sought safety in
flight.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Bismarck. \. D.. Feb. ::22.-l'cwcrs'
revenue bill, a complete revision Of tht
taxation laws of the state, PASSED the
house unanimously. 1t is the most i'm
rortant bill of the session, and was
recommended by Gov. Briggs In his
first message to the legislature. The
", C. r. u. of the state petitioncd the
senate for the passage of the Davis
bill requiring one years residence be-
fore commencing action for divorce.
Haggart introduced bill appropriat-
ing $4,000 for building a chemical
laboratory at the agricultural college.
The senate passed the following bills:
Allowing the school land board to Joan
money received as rental from the
school lands: relating to the adoption
of children: providing for the organiza-
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Too Mauy Voter, At y.ch.

Tembina, y. d.. Fel,. -. The trial
in the BrynIiolson-AIillcr contest,
which took up the time Of Judge Lnu.
ter all week, is ended as far as tax
ing testimony is concerned. The at
t0rneys will argue the case tomorrow
evening at Grafton. Over forty illegal
votes were cast in Eeche
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
INDIANS KILLED.
In a Fight With the Authorities OF .
Mexican Mining Town.

Mexican Mining Town.
Nogalcs. Ariz.. Feb GA fight oc-
Cured last Sunday between the au.
thOrities OF the mining town ct FL
IlOmO, SOnOrO. Mex, and band of
I'apagO Indians. in which four OF the
latter We're killed and two badly
wounded. \ month ago n posse was
sent to the camp Of the Papagoes to
arrest some of them for cattle stealing.
The posse was driven Off Sunday
morning Chief Pablo. Of the band, and
twenty-five Of his followers, entered
El Plnmo, where they were All ar
rested and lodged in Jail. In the af.
tcrnoOn fifteen more Indinns rode into
town and attacked the Jail. They were
repulsetl with the result above stated.
Tuesday. it is said. Chief Pablo at
tackled the guard nj the Jail With a
knife and was shot dead.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Had Many Troubles,

Bcsscmer. Mich, Feb. 25.--'rhe fail
pre- Of Joseph Pecarl. a hardware
merchant. and at one time considered
worth $:s5,OhL has caused much sur
prise. His liabilities are $4,1W. and
assets S:..1M. Domestic troubles, al
unfortunate business partnership amt
dull business are the causes.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
German, steamer Lost.

Boston. Feb. 2;.-Thc German tank
steamer Diaman,, Capt. WischAusen.
and thrly-iivc men. We're probably
lost with all hands on board. $50 miles
southeast of Halifax Feb. II. or else
she has been drifting at the mercy Of
TIN. elements ever since. Such is the
opinion OF Capt. Forth. Of the Furniss
line steamer Gulileo. Capt. Forth at
tempted To tow the Diamant and save
her crew. but the hawser parted anu
the tank steamer disappeared from
view 50 quickly that it is believed she
Went down.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
NEEDS OF alaska.
Troops Asked to Protect Life and
1bRnnQrtv.

Troops Asked to Protect Life and
Property.
Chicago, Feb. 25.-Eli A. Gage. son
Of Lyman J. Gage, and an employe Of
the North American Transportation
and Trading company, who has just
returned from !hc Alaskan gold fields.
is on his way to Washington with
dispatches from the company setting
forth urgent needs Of the district and
nsking that troops bR stationed
throughout the newer districts to pro,
tcct life and property from The thou
sands Of desperate characters who are
said to DC searching over the wild re-
giOnS for gold.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Revcnuc EmnIoye. Orrani.e.

Cincinnati. Feb. %. - The national
convention of employees of the internal
revenue department. organized here
with Robert NJ. Beecher of Syracuse,
n. y. as temporary chairman and NJ.
J. Durkin az temporary secretary. The
convention adopted Il constitution and
bylaws. 1t is proposed to organize a
mutual protective national Organiza-
ton similar to that of the postal sery:
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
nnniesl nv nalu,nnt

New York. Feb. 25.-Rcganling the
report from Louisville that August
Belmont h Co. have agreed to finance
Il consolidation of the Kentucky dis
tillers to the amount of $15.ODO,OOO, Il
representative of the firm said: "rhis
is false. There is absolutely no fouIl.
dation for such II report"
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
DIR. rARkHrRsr IS I'LL.

Seri"usly Affected.
New York. Feb. -. - Nervous col
lapse. caused by Overworlt is the ply
slcian's diagnosis Of the case of l)r.
Charles ii. Parkhurst. who has been
seriously i'll for over a week in his
home in this city. There is Il slight
change for the better in the doctors
condition, hut his mental and physical
condition are actually affected, and it
will probably be long time before
he can return 10 his pulpit.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27

Cherokee. Iowa, Feb. 25-J. NJ. Star.
buck of this city has secured the con-
tract for furnishing 6,OtO,M0 brick
and 1O.MN yards OF sand to he used
in the state asylum now being built
here. Tie brick are 10 hn manufnr-
turcd here and the works will run full
iimu
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
Cleveland Az Autob,onr.n>.r,

Washington. Feb. ::.3. The POSTS
Washington special says: President
Cleveland told his personal friend amt
admirer. cX-C0mmissioner Of Agricul-
,urc Coleman. that he was going to de-
vote his spare time during the next
few years or an indefinite period to
the writing of IL book on autihiograph-
ical lines. dating from his election to
the mayOralty OF Buffalo down to the
4th of March, 1897.
The Dickinson press., 1897-02-27
SEEDS
FLOWERS
SEEDS
FLOWERS
MENDENHALI,
MENpENHALL GREENHOUSES
GRAND FORKS. GREAT FIRE.
1t Causes q Loss Of Over . Quarter {
Million.

1t CauSes q Loss of Over . Quarter OF
q Million.
Grand Forks, Feb. 23.-This city was
visited by the worst fire in it's history.
The Syndicate blocla costing x115.WEl.
is q total loss. 1t was owned by Will
INN Bulge, who carried but $4,000
insurance. The large dry goods es-
Establishment Of Thomas Bearc. where
the fire originated, was a total loss.
valued at $5O.OOO; insurance, $39,O0O.
Rand Bros. $4,000 stock of boots and
shoes was gotten out with damage
only by smoke and water: also Eph-
rain Bros clothing, $4,000, and Hig-
am Bros hardware, $4,000. The two
upper stories were filled with tenants,
all Of whom lost all household effects,
some narrowly escaping with their
lives. Few of these carried insurance
on their effects. The total loss easily
reaches $25OOOO.