The Worthington advance., 1900-06-29
WEST AND SOUTH.

BY his balloon falling into the water
Arthur LeGyard, perhaps one of the
best known aeronauts in the United
Toledo, o.
Utah's ex-congressman, Brigham H.
Roberts, was convicted of polygamy
by jury in Salt Lake City.
The democrats of the Twelfth ILL
nois district have nominated /. NJ.
Briggs, of Hoopeston, for congress.
Fire destroyed the Southern Pacific
roundhouse at Kern City, CAL, and Pat
rick Quinn and Byrd Gilmore, en-
ployes, perished in the flames.
j. A. T. Hull was renominated for
congress by the republicans of the
Seventh Iowa district.
Lois S. Hall, who celebrated her one
hundredth birthday anniversary on
May % last, died at her home in Can
ton, Ill.
One of the most prominent lawyers
Of Indiana, John H. Butler, Gied in In
dianapolis, aged 81 years.
The Florida democrats nominated
William S. Jennings for governor.
Farmers in South Dakota, by digging
a short cut for the Missouri river at
Renniger's Neck, changed its course.
Two-thirds of the North Dakota
wheat crop has been destroyed by
drought.
Miss Jessie Morrison killed Mrs.
Olin Castle with razor at Eldorado,
Kan, and then fatally wounded fer
SELF. Jealousy was the cause:
In Indiana rainstorm did great
damage at Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Peru
and other towns in the Wabash valley.
At Gillingham, Wis, lightning struck
church while services were in prog
ress and Louis Peckham was killed, the
entire congregation shocked and the
building wrecked.
In St. Louis cars now run regularly
in the daytime on all lines and at night
on many.
At the age of IS Rev. John Philip Con-
radi died at his home in Baltimore,
Md. He was the pioneer of Lutheran
ism in America.
About July 20 national republican
headquarters will be opened in New
York and Chicago.
Near Poseyville, Ind, John White
head, farmer, killed his wife and him
self. No cause is known for the crime.
Fire nearly destroyed the business
portion of Huntley. Minn.
Cattle were killed and much property
Eocfrnvo1 NV lc<o
Blanchardville, Wis. =,
In Salt Lake City Brigham H. Rob-
erts was sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50
or go to Jail for so days for "unlawful
cohabitation."
Fire destroyed the residence of Mrs.
Collier, at Thatcher, Ariz., and five
small children perished in the flames.
In the cemetery at New Prague,
Mnn., Maj. Schaefer, a retired army
officer, committed suicide.
In Livingston parish, La, a mob
lynched Frank Gilmore, a white man,
for the murder of anaged woman.
Atthe Washington Park race track in
Chicago the American Derby was won
by Sidney Lucas, twenty to one out.
slider, in 2:40A.
Four men were killed in a mine ex-
plosion at Champion, Mich.
On the Chicago e Northwestern road
trains collided at .Depere, WIS, and six
persons were killed and SO injured.
On all St. Louis lines traffic was re-
sumed and neither passengers nor
crews were molested. ~~',''~'- -~.. ''.
BY cyclone in Beaver county, Okla.
five persons were killed and great dam.
age was done to property Z =
In St. Paul Henry Finehout. believed
to have been the oldest railroad con.
ductor insthe world, died at his home
aged 81 years. ..
In wreck caused by a washout on
the Southern railroad near McDpn.
ough, Ca. IS persons were killed.
In Cedar Rapids. Ia, Charles Milford,
a crazy man, killed James Fitzsim.
mons and wounded Mrs. Fitzsimmon.
and her daughter, fatally shot Joseph
Drake and then killed herself.