The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-09-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending Sept. e.

For the Week Ending Sept e.
William Chounard, who murdered his
wife at Cass Lake, Mimi. January 26, was
hanged at Walker, MINI.
One hundred thousand workmen In
the United States are idle as the re-
suit of union labor troubles.
John E. Craig, of Keokuk, was unani.
mously nominated for congress by dem
ocrats of the First Iowa district
BY the fall of an elevator in the Park
building at Pittsburg, Pa, FIVE persons
were hurt. one of whom may die.
Perry Lundy and Mrs. Woods, of Lin.
coin, ILL.,, were struck by train near
Lawndale, Ill.,, and instantly killed.
A parcels post convention has been
concluded between the United States
and Norway, to take effect October
next
Rear Admiral John c. Watson has
been placed on the retired list of the
navy, having reached the age of g.
years.
Forest fires have destroyed the ham,
let of Little Bay, N. F., and 800 families
are homeless. Two men have been
burned.
An excursion. boat filled with people
was caught in gale near Volo, Greece,
and capsized. Twenty-Five people were
drowned
The new United States mint in Denver,
COL, was opened with presidents sa-
lutte of q guns and raising of the Amer
lean flag over the building.
The post Office at Piru City, Cal, was
totally destroyed by fire. and Deputy
Postmaster Burnham was caught in
the flames and burned to death.
Nathan A. Frye, for eight years treas
urer of the Watertown (Mass.) savings
bank. was arrested, charged with em-
bezzling $4,000 from the institution.
The democrats of the Thirteenth In
diana congressional district nominated
F. E. Herring for congress after he had
twice declined to accept the nomina-
ton.
An elevator carrying four men and
nearly ton of acid fell at Rabbits
soap factory, in New York city. Two
persons were killed and two fatally
hurt.
The Harvard club, of San Francisco,
has awarded to Yasunoske Fukukita, a
Japanese graduate Of Stanford univer.
sity. a scholarship at Harvard univer
sity.
Mrs. Robert j. c. Walker, widow.
daughter Of William Weightman, Of
Philadelphia, inherits his estate of $780,
600, 900 and becomes one of the worlds
richest women.
DR.. Albert G. Miner, one of the best
known men in northeastern Ohio, and
his wife. Jennie Van Lew Miner, were
killed Wednesday evening in a grade
crossing collision at Warren, o.
Alexander Garnett who on November
Is last shot and killed Mai. ]. M. Nc
Clurg, a retired army officer. at the
Palace hotel San Francisco, was con-
victed of murder in the second degree
Six Fiipinos will enter the state
normal university at Normal, Ill.,, to
take course in pedagogy, preparatory
to returning to the Philippine islands as
teachers The government pays their
expenses.
Gov. La Toilette, of Wisconsin, ap-
pointed Thomas Purtell temporary state
treasurer to act until permanent APP
pointment can be made. For several
years Purtell has been deputy state
treasurer.
Robert Mathley was found guilty Of
the murder of Emma Watkins, and the
penalty was fixed at death by the jury.
Mathley killed James Gregson and
Emma Watkins at Owensboro, KY, June
26, without provocation.
The fourth Of the stipulated $500 900
semimonthly payments to liquidate the
government loan of s4,600,OO0 has been
made by the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition company. The total amount re-
funded to date is $2,4O8,14919
Three thousand or more Smiths gath
cred at Peapack to celebrate the annual
reunion of that famous family in New
Jersey. Every county in the state was
represented and there were visiting
Smiths present from many other states.
Eight hundred kegs of powder explod-
ed Wednesday in the pressroom Of the
Latin & Rand powder works, two miles
east of Punxsutawney, Pa, instantly
killing one man, seriously injuring
three others and costing costly destruc-
ton of property.