The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-11-26
the NEWS /. GRIEF.

Fer the week EnAisg xsveaAss -.
Edward Lord Weeks. . well-known
American artist. died In Paria =
Fire destroyed large part Of the
business section Of Preston. Il.
jenkins City. Mo-. . town Of 400 in
habitante. was practically destroyed BY
Ore.
The Farmers national bank ut Hen.
rietta. Tex, closed Ito doors with heavy
liabilities.
Fire at Vera Cruz. Mexico, destroyed
seven blocks Of dwellings. leaving 1900
people homeless.
Pope Brooks. his wife and child and
IN unknown man were cremated in .
IRE at Luverne. Ala.
Helena Of Italy were welcomed to Eng
land by King Edward.
Fire destroyed the Polk county poor
house at Tyron. N. c.. and four inmates
perished in the flames.
The firm of d. Crawford & Co., one OF
the largest mercantile houses in st.
Louis. failed for 100000.
Operation for grating an ear upon
the head of wealthy western man was
performed in Philadelphia.
Gus Olsen butchered his wife and two
baby boys with Ratchet at Laramie,
Wyo.. and shot himself dead.
Germany's consular representatives
at Panama have opened business rela-
lions with the new government.
Roy Dimes, August Wanglan and
William Sharp were killed by dyna-
mite explosion at Sharon, Mich.
American immigration to Canada for
the year, which 1t was estimated would
reach 100000 persons, fell to 3O,O46.
Five Of the six members of the family
OF Peter Hickey died In one week in
Brooklyn. N. Y. Of typhoid fever.
A movement is on foot to revise the
Rush-Bagot treaty of 1917 so as to per-
NIT warships to cruise the great lakes.
James R. Gilmore. we'll known writer
under the nom &c plume, Edward Kirke.
died In Glens Falls, N. Y, aged 80 years.
The Henneberly publishing firm in
Chicago has been placed in receivers
hands; assets, $3.50, 900; debts. 100000.
Because his wife refused to live S.th
him, James Dunn. saloon keeper In
Sioux City, Ia, shot her and killed him-
self.
The Twentieth United States infantry,
stationed at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, has left
for two years stay in the Philippine
islands.
Lee Trickey. aged 30, better known
under his show name Of "Jolly Lee"
died in Newport. Ark. He weighed 619
pounds.
Thousands of sheep are said to be
perishing in Wyoming and Montana be-
cause of the snow and extremely cold
weather.
Mrs. Harriet Maxwell Converse, known
to the Indians as the "Chief of the Six
Indian Nations" died at her home in
New York city.
I've Wolden and an aged man named
Akre were frozen to death at Hegbsrt,
Mimi, and e. Heinrichs met a like fate
near Palmer, Ia.
Mayor Gaus, of Albany, N. Y, or
dered the police to expel from the city
Mormon elders and missionaries II they
attempt to preach polygamy.
Miss Ellen H. Arthur, daughter of the
late President Chester Allan Arthur,
was married in Albany, N. T., to Charles
A. Pinkerton, of New. York city.
John A. Dowie's followers have been
Commanded" by him to add $4,000. 900
to lions capital by selling property and
investing in Zion City land or stocks.
Father Mariana Lepore was assailed
i4 his church in Denver by Joseph Sor-
ice, who accused him Of swindling, and
In the ensuing quarrel both were fatally
shot.
Employers, aroused by the action Of
the teamsters in declaring strike on
the City railway in Chicago, talk of
uniting in q campaign to disrupt the
union.
Robert j. Wynne, first assistant post
master general, in his annual report
recommends that congress authorize
clerk hire allowances at all third-class
post Offices.
The remains of Mrs. James Monroe.
widow of the fifth president of the
United States, and Of her daughter, Mrs.
Samuel Gouverneur, were disinterred
near Leesburg, Va, and reinterred At