Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-12-07
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK
items Of General interest Told in
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY.
Record of happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the
Civilized worid-Prices of Farm Pro-
duee i'm Western Markets.

Boone, Iowa-The livery stable of
Payne & Sons burned and forty -orses
were cremated. Loss $4,000
Baraboo, Wis-Alfred Richardson
was killed at Layille by his son, who
was examining a rifle and a. know
it was loaded.
Kewanee, Ill-Roy Tharp, the 10
year-old son of John Tharp, was acct
dentally shot and killed by bullet
from rife held by his little sister.
Black River Falls, Wls.-E. c. Allen
was found guilty Of throwing sulphuric
acid in his wife's face and was sem
fenced to five years in the state prison.
Des Moines, Iowa Charles A. spie-
gel was sentenced to eight years in the
penitentiary for arson He confessed
that his real name was Charles Cohn.
Minot, u. Hans Thorpe, car
reparer for he Great Northern. shot
and killed his wife and then attempted
suicide He is not seriously injured
and is in jail.
innipeg. Man While several
normal students were skating at Re
gina on the reservoir two of their NUM-
ber-J. Clarkson Of Sea Forth, Ont,
and Miss Montgomery Of Edmonton
broke through the ice and were
drowned.
Muncie, Ind-The Jury found Cliff
ford Morris guilty of manslaughter and
he will he sentenced to states prison
on the indeterminate sentence of from
two to twenty-one years. Sept Nor
lis was convicted of killing Elmer
Hamilton.
Ashland, Wis Chris Raudby, an en-
gineer Oh Cooks logging road, was
burned to death. Ills engine jumped
the track and fell over an embank-
meDt
Ia Porte. Ind George a. Ashley,
assistant state geologiet. has submit
TED a report which says lie found mari
deposits in eleven northern Indiana
counties. which, If properly worked,
viii give a great yield.
Washington MAYOR General Miles,
commanding the army. has returned
after tour Of inspection, which in
Guided the Notifications On tie Pacific
coast and the gulf Of Mexico.
Boston George A. Townsend, a.
salesman, fled a petition il bank
ruptey. Liabilities, $74405.72. princi-
pally due to New York and Chicago
clothing concerns. No assets.
London Wallace Ross. the oars
man died ct Charing Cross hospital
after brief Illness. He had been at
the Earlscourt exhibition and was just
preparing TO return home
Chicago Junction, ohio Ezra Moore
shot and killed Constable William
Smith and seriously wounded Deputy
Sheriff J r. Conklin, who tried to levy
on an execution at his home. Moore
is at large, with sherin's posse in
pursuit
MONTREAL Turner Routledge, an
Englishman well known in Canada So
cial circles, committed suicide at his
country residence at Georgeville. near
here.
San Francisco. The transports Dol
ny Yostock and Columbia sailed for
Manila with the Forty-second infan-
try on board
Liverpool, England-The failure of
Bryson. Cooper e Co.. a small firm OF
cotton brokers, is announced.
Caracas. NATURALIZATION Waltz &
Co, importers and bankers. dealing in
wholesale and retail dry goods, have
suspended payment. They had a
| branch house in Paris.
Washington-Th cruiser New Or
leans has caught up with the cruiser
Brooklyn for the first time since their
ocean race to the Philippines began,
having just arrived at Colombo one
day after the Brooklyn, which is there
coaling.
Philadelphia-At a meeting in the
interest of the Parnell monument fund,
Gov Stone presiding, a uarge number
of subscriptions were announced.
Montmagney, Que.-The branch OF
La Banque Rationale was robbed of all
its funds, about $4,000 The vault vas
blown open.