Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-08-17
MINOR EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
News of General Interest Told in
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUMMARY.
Record OF Happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the
Civilized world-Prices of Farm Pro-
duce in Western Markets.


Sedalia, Mo.-Paul Brown, colored,
the oldest man in Missouri, and proba-
bly, the Oldest man west of the Mis-
sissippi, died at his home in Lindsay,
town north of Georgetown, aged 10S
years.
Detroit, Mieh.-C. II. Pickering, %
years Of age, residing in Delray, was
drowned in Square lake, near Pontiac.
Pickering was member of the Detroit
naval reserves and served on the Yo-
semitic during the late war.
London-The French schooner Pauo-
boto was sunk in collision off Lowestoff
by the steamer Hercules, and five per
sons were drowned. The steamer res
cued the remainder of the crew.
Toledo, Ohio-George Laskey, an
Ohio pioneer, and the founder Of the
Ohio drainage system, is dead. lie was
rs years old.
Baltimore, Md-George Grauers,
aged IS, and Tony Rixes, aged 81, were
struck by lightning and instantly
killed while sheltering under large
tree.
Washington-The recent seizure of
six Canadian fishing boats near Point
Roberts by the United States customs
officials will probably be settled in
day or two by the release of the boats.
Reading, Pa.-Solomon Quinter. for
merly railroad employe, shot and in
stantly killed his wife, Annie, aged As,
and Edward II. Kitzmiller, aged %,
whom he found in her company.
Carbonate, Ga.-James Quinn, aged
60 years, resident OF Lockout, a sub
urb, was killed in faction fight be-
tween his family and the Gallaghers.
Philadelphia cablegram was re-
ceived by Van Phou Lee, from Hong
kong, stating that $50 Chinese men
and women intended for the Chinese
village feature of the national export
exposition had sailed for San Fran
cisco.
Denver, Colo.-The strike of the en-
ployes of the American Smelling and
Refining company's plants in Colorado
was declared off at a meeting of the
smelter mems union
Tiffln, Ohio-The Rev. ]. II. Bonn.
berger of Columbiana declines to ac-
cept the presidency of Heidelburg uni
versity.
Charlotte, Mich.-The Charlotte
Manufacturing companys plant mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire. The
loss was $4,000.
New Philadelphia, Ill.-Dr ]. II.
Hall is dead He was IS years old and
for many years practiced at Louisville,
Ill.
New York-Louis Pullerson and Mi
chael Mcdonald, two murderers, were
put to death by electricity in Sing Sing
prison.
Morning View, Ky.-Benjamin Fin
nell was shot and killed by his son-in-
law, Austin stephens. Stephens and
wife separated about eight months ago,
and she got divorce Stephens
troubles. Stephens escaped.
Fort Worth, Texas-James NJ. Gar
lington, alias Darlington, was hanged.
He was leader of the men who robbed
a Santa Fe train and killed Fireman
Whitaker and Engineer Williams,
July q, 1898.
Shamokin, Pa.-John Thompson and
his wife, an aged couple residing be-
tween Cable and Bear Gap, we're found
dead in their home with a bullet
wound in the head of each. Murder
and suicide are suspected.
Evansville, Ind.-During a storm near
Oliver, in Posey county. about twenty
five miles northwest of this city, two
men were instantly killed and two ia
tally injured by lightning
New York William M. BOYLE presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Boiler-mak-
ers and Iron Shipbuilders, asserts that
twenty-four firms, including some of
the largest, have granted the demands
OF the strikers.
Erockton, Mass.-It is learned here
that the manufacturers of steel shoe
shanks are forming a company to be
capitalized at $2OO.O 900.
Richland, Wis,-H. T. Bailey. one of
the Oldest general merchants. has made
an assignment. His liabilities are list
cd at 500 600 and assets at 49,, 900.
New York-Burt Fl, Collins and Har-
old Ravens, geological students Of L.e-
land Stanford university, have arrived
from Brazil, where they were arrested
as spies seeking information concern
ing Brazilian Notifications.
New York-By an explosion of gas
the art galleries of Durand & Ruel, in
the old Lorillard mansion. were
wrecked Paintings valued at many
thousands of dollars were damaged or
burned.
Deadwood, S. D-The Detroit and
neadwood Mining company struck gold
Gle averaging $32 a ton, which makes
the second good strike in a month.
Fiume. Hungary,~A boar which
was being used to convey sailors to
a war ship at Budapest was capsized
anu i've VI tue mtH drowned.
Whitehall, N. Y.-The New York
commerce commission resumed investt-
cation of the commerce of New York
state here. Men interested in lake and
canal transportation were examined.
Wausau, Wisdom w. Miller has
been designated census supervisor for
the Eighth district
Hopkinsyille. Ky.--Pet Clardy killed
Will Southall near Lafayette and
Charles Southall mortally wounded
Cardy, Both families are wealthy.
Bramwell, W. Va Howard r. San
son. seeking miners for Missouri and
Indian Territory coal fields, was fatal
" stabbed in the coal fields.
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ME +. Springer of 1925 Howard St.