Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1896 — News of Minor Note. [ARTICLE]

News of Minor Note.

The pontoon bridge across the Missouri river at Chamberlain, S. D., has been completed and the structure opened for traffic. E. It. Tyler, proprietor of the Brooks House at Bralfleboro, Yt., and his wife were drowned while bathing in the Connecticut river. Abram Tinke.v, postmaster, and Robert Stark, merchant, died -at Sequoia, Wash., from the effects of drinking alcohol made from wood. Albert Bridgeman, of Moorehouse, Mo., abducted from his home in 1894,* was found at Logansport, lad., by bis grandfather and will be returned to' his parents. A cornered bicycle thief, who had within two'day* left two stolen wheels in a »hop at Providence, R. 1., through a large plate glass window and shot two men who stood in his way. of escape. There were numerous prostrations and five deaths during the hot spell at Cincinnati. The victims were: Belie Bright, a laundry girl; Mary Brown, infant; John Crone, moulder; Barney Dickhors and John Schulte, tanners. Lightning set fire to the barn on the dairy farm of William McGregor, west of Findlay, 0., and the structure was destroyed. It contained twenty-five fine Jersey, cows, and all efforts to Save the animals were unavailing and they ware eremaUA