The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-07-28
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
For the Week Ending July q.


Rufino Lopez. Of Irapuato. is dead in
Mexico City, Mex, at the age Of l07.
The democratic conferees of the Six
teenth Pennsylvania district nominated
Harry E. Davis for congress.
Former Gov. Morgan G. Buckley will
announce his candidacy for the United
States senate from Connecticut.
The Harrison county infirmary, two
miles west Of Cadiz. O., was burned to
the ground. 1t was valued at 5000.
Henry G. Spencer. prominent banker
OF Grinnell, Ia. and bis son, Clarke H.
Spencer, were drowned in Arbor lake.
The American steamer Ventura, which
sailed from Sydney, N. S. W., for San
Francisco, has on board $1,OO0,OOO in
gold.
Wayside Inn, the home provided for
their aged and infirm by the odd fellows
of Pennsylvania, was dedicated at Grove
City, Pa.
Two persons in Chicago lost theirlivcs
in the lake. Mrs. Vera Smith and Will
liam Thomas were drowned while swim
ming.
The post Office safe at Culhaven, Ca.
was blown open by unknown parties and
about $500 in money and 5000 worth Of
stamps taken.
George Bauer, the oldest grocer in
western Wisconsin, died at La Crosse.
aged q. He started a grocery store in La
Crosse in 1850.
Col. Edward Butler, prominent To-
cal politician, was indicted in st. Louis
by the June grand jury on the charge
Of bribing witness.
Hon. ]. w. Cochrane, Judge of the
North Dakota state supreme court, died
at his home in Grand Forks, N. D., Tues
day from stroke of apoplexy.
]. Marbourg Keedy, New York attor-
ney and former resident of Hagerstown,
Nd, has been appointed prosecuting at
torney for the Panama canal zone.
A tornado passed over the eastern part
Of the city Of Augusta, Ca, doing seri-
GUS damage to buildings, trees and
fences. Two negroes were killed.
Herbert M. Tisdale, professor of Eng
lish In the Armour institute of technol-
ogy at Chicago, has been elected presi.
dent of the University of Wyoming.
w. ]. O'Brien, Jr., of Baltimore, was
elected grand exalted ruler of the Elks
at the convention in Cincinnati by ma
jority of 331 votes
Colombia is again to come into full
diplomatic relations with the United
States and the Panama matter will be q
closed incident between the two repub-
lies.
David Wolfe Brown, for more than
10 years one Of the official reporters of
the house of representatives, died in
Washington, aged 60 years. of Bright's
disease.
Mrs. Lucinda Kupch Marshall. a
colonel on the national staff Of the Sal
walton Army, is dead in st. Louis. Mrs.
Marshall had been a prominent member
Of the corps for 20 years.
George Byers, the first president OF
the Meat Cutters union, Kansas City
has been offered and accepted the place
on the strike arbitration committee to
represent the butcher strikers.
Judge Parker intends to remain al
Esopus throughout the campaign, save
perhaps for two or three absences to
make speeches in large cities, such az
Chicago, Philadelphia and New York.
and possibly Boston.
An explosion in q detached building
Of the Phoenix powder mill on the
Southern railway, midway between
East st. Louis and Belleville, ILL.,, re.
suited in the death of one man. The
building was demolished.
The State bank of East Moline, ILL.,,
was entered by robbers who blew open
the vault. The entire front of the build
ing was wrecked by the explosion. The
officers of the bank declare that no
money was secured.
The notification of Henry G. Davis
the vice presidential nominee of the
democratic party, will take place in
West Virginia at some point yet to be
decided upon, in August, probably
about one week after the notification
Of Judge Parker.
The Atlantic express, east-bound, on
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad.
ran into an open switch at Stanwood, Ia,
and the engine and four cars left the
track. The engineer, Wells, and the fire.
man. Carter, were killed. No passen-
gers were injured.
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