Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-02-08
MINOR EVENTS Of THE WEEK
Items of General Interest Told in
Paragraphs.
COMPLETE NEWS SUM MARY.
Record of Happenings of Much or Little
Importance from All Parts of the
Civilized World Prices OF Farm Pro-
duce In Western Markets.

A company has been organized to
construct an irrigating plant near
Wichita Falls, Texas, with capacity
of irrigating 10000 acres of land in
Wichita valley. The plant is to cost
100000, and the reservoir will be To-
Gated one mile from Wichita falls.
The route of Gen Lawton's body
from Indianapolis to Washington has
not yet been selected, as the bringing
Of the body here changes the original
plans completely. The route may not
be known until the funeral train
reaches Chicago, but it will probably
be over the Pennsylvania.
Commissioner General Peck said that
a Washington dispatch printed in a
daily paper Friday morning to the et-
feet that he had opposed the appoint
ment of the Mrs. Potter Palmer as one
of the twelve honorary representatives
Of the United States at the Paris ex-
position, was false and absurd. The
dispatch stated that social jealousy
was the cause of the opposition in ad-
dition to the reason that the French
republic is disinclined to receive wom-
en- as government representatives.
Patrick Jones, John Norton and
Joseph Linden were declared guilty
by the jury of robbing the safe Of Nc
Ginnis, Teel & Co., at Owensville, Jan.
u, of $4,000. The men will serve from
two to fourteen years under the in
determinate sentence law at Michigan
City prison.
The provost marshal has taken
charge of Frankfort, KY, at the re-
quest of the republican adjutant gen
eral. The president refused Taylor's
request for interference. Democratic
legislators met at the Capital hotel
Friday night, and by formal yea and
nay vote declared Goebel and Beckman
elected. Both were sworn in again.
Blackburn will take charge of the
democratic fight. Notice of injunction
suit has been served on Taylor The
courts are democratic, and the Goe-
bellies count on their support.
A jury has been secured at La
Crosse to try the Kehr murder
case in the Circuit court. Dis
trict Attorney Thomas Morris, in
how he expected to convict William
Kick, John Miller, William A. Trap
and Dick Wees of killing William Kehr
The murder occurred some months
ago, and as far as developed, was en-
tirely without provocation.
Two men were injured Friday night
at the Standard Oil works at Whiting
Ind, by the explosion Of tar still.
Fire which originated in McElroys
furniture rooms in the business portion
of Youngstown early Friday morning,
destroyed property valued at 100000.
Daniel Mills, a barber, while attempt
ing to save his employers effects, fell
dead from heart trouble.
julius Courtney is under arrest at
Memphis, Mo-, charged with the muir
der of William Hill, by giving him a
drink of beer containing strychnine.
Courtney was charged with keeping a
gambling house, and Taylor was a wit
ness against him.
Timothy NJ Walker of Omro, Wis,
and his son, Willard T. Walker, a ma
chinist in Oshkosh, Wis, have received
notice that they are sole heirs to
fortune of nearly 100000 in cash and
gilt-edge securities, left by the elder
Mr.. Walkers sister, Mrs Nancy Maria
Dikeman of Castleton, VT. who died at
Omro a few weeks ago while on visit
to her brother.
William s. Wright, one of the most
popular and influential men in Letcher
county, Kentucky, was assassinated on
Boone creek, about twelve miles from
Whitesyille, Thursday night. Five
balls from a Winchester rifle pierced
his body, either of which would have
proved fatal.
The jury in the case of Charles
Wilder, charged with the murder of
Arlie Hughes Thursday at Charleston
H., returned verdict of manslaugh-
ter. Wilder will be taken to Pontiac
being under age. This was his second
trial, the jury disagreeing the first
time.
The republican national executive
committee, it is announced, has ar
ranged to print and distribute Senator
Beveridge's speech on the Philippines
as a campaign document.
The jury in the Mrs Edith Quick
case at Peru, Ind, returned a verdict
ne acnl.;tt.3l lato Friday obt