Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-03-02
General.

Iron and steel bridge manufacturers
practically complete their organiza-
ton.
The Manufacturing Investment Com
pany of Appleton, Wis, has been
placed IN the hands of a receiver.
\ Hartford doctor raised n mar from
the dead recently by burying him in
the
Judge Clancy. of the district court,
from appointing a receiver for the
company upon the petition of Burdette
OCCnnor, a stakeholder.
California has been struck by anoth-
er hot wave, and the state is now en-
joying regular summer weather-70 de-
grees in the shade.
The supreme cour of Montana has
denied the application OF the Boston *
Montana Consolidated Mining compa-
ny Of Butte for a writ prohibiting
The government and the reorganiza-
ton committee Of the Central Pacific
ana Western Pacific have reached an
agreement, and the old debt will be
paiu in full.
3 member of the faculty of the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin invents a sue
cessful method Of thawing frozen wa
ter pipes with electricity ut a tritiing
expense.
.Adyices from Omaha Bee CORE
spondents in Northern Nebraska indi-
cate that the winter wheat crop has
been badly damaged by the recent cold
snap.
The Central Union Gas company has
been organized under the laws of Nir-
ginia. 10 control the natural gas wells
and plants in Ohio, Indiana and South
crn Illinois.
A number of young men in Sacra-
mento, Cal. are organizing a colony to
settle on the island of Guam. They
ropoe to engage in the raising OF the
staple products Of the island.
Simon Dessau, once known as "The
Carbon King and who has lately
been Il theatrical manager, has filed a
petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities,
S215.O00; assets. none.
Owing to the fact that a number OF
American gamblers have G plying
their trade among the soldiers OF the
Seventh army corps, several gambling
outfits have been seized and destroyed
IN Gen. Fitzhugh Lees camp.
The pine timber lands of Southwest
Virginia. East Tennessee and North
west North Carolina have been monol,-
cited by Canadian and New England
capita,ists. The syndicate is capl'ai-
lied at $5,OO0,OO0.
The assignment Of ]. w. Watson "
Co. wholesale liquor dealers, AT MAYS
vile. Ky. TO Ben. +. Pointz, caused d
sensation in business circles. Inc ia
bilities are placed at $So,oo to Slop,-
0e0. with assets less than half mat
sum.
The Lord line steamer Lord Charlie
mont Cant. McVicar. from Ardossan,
which arrived at Baltimore, q on
hoard the crew of the British steamer
Cardinal Of New Castle, which was
abandoned Feb. Il, in latitude ~, y,
longitude GO, w.
Esquimaulf is to have a guard SNIP.
The third-claSs battleship Iemerarlc II
nav being fitted nut at Davenport Tor
her voyage 10 Esquimaalt, TO Whicn
station she has been appointed us port
guardian. :.
The Ieominster Shirt company. at
Ieominster. Mass, has made an as
| sigumeut TO ID. Curtis Nickerson. La
bllities. S150O0o, the heaviest creditors
I heing New York parties. The compa,
nv was started eighteen years ago ana
baa branches In New York, chicago
and San Francisco. !.
The steamer Olympia. about to san
from Tacoma to Manila. has an unu,
sual part cargo, In the shape OF 5oo,vuo
American-made cigarettes. me paper
used IN the wrappers came from Cnina'
AZ Manila there are all kinds OF topac.
! 90 and all kinds OF cigarettes excep'
| American.