SAPPHO Grey Draft Stallion Weighing Over Two Tons
A French draft stallion named SAPPHO Grey weighs over 2000 pounds and is described as a horse of great substance and bone central to many breeds.
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Newspaper
Mitchell Capital
Location
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1894
Page
4
A French draft stallion named SAPPHO Grey weighs over 2000 pounds and is described as a horse of great substance and bone central to many breeds.
One imported Shire Stallion described as one of the grandest bred horses ever brought from England. His sire Honest Tom No. 1105, renowned for winning the Royal Premiums in England six times in succession, a feat unmatched by any other animal.
The jury convicts Coxey Browne and Jones of carrying banners in the Capitol grounds. Coxey and Browne are found guilty on the grass charge while Jones is acquitted. A new trial motion is filed. Des Moines reports General Kelly's boats nearly ready for departure and the army set to move soon with food and supplies en route from Osceola.
At its last meeting the state board of investment instructed the state treasurer to invest between 50 000 and 209 000 in Tennessee bonds. Blair & Co. report only 33 000 Tennessee bonds are on the market. The treasurer will report actions to the state board which must manage 500 000 in his hands after buying attempts for Minnesota bonds failed due to high premiums.
A searching party recovering two bodies after a hunting expedition reached San Fraxviio May 49. Francis Murphy an American engineer and mining man arrived in the city from Mazatlan Mexico with a group that left Durinzo a Eve Weeks ago seeking a missing party. Several Americans H Hail Fran Torutac and two Mexicans accompanied the party.
Prospectors found the bodies of Denton and Hall while failing to locate two others. The men likely died from lack of provisions during a 2n¢ hunting expedition in the Sierra Madre mountains, with a burial conducted before the remainder’s fate remained unresolved.
In New York on May 9 Richard Croker stated he has no plan to resign from Tammany Hall leadership and will ask the executive committee to relieve him from routine work of the position.
A lone highwayman halted the Express Safe stage from Anvers to Milton on May 9 and demanded the Wells Fargo express safe, which was delivered without further violence. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigating the attempted robbery.
J. G. Perrautl, once a Catholic priest famed for clashes with Bishop Shanley, has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in Bismarck North Dakota and will begin law work in Lurimore.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers plans a biennial convention in St Paul with Grand Chief Arthur and Assistant Chief Youngson arriving to oversee events. Delegates from Chicago and other regions will attend, with entertainment, carriage trips, and a Metropolitan opera house program set for Thursday and Friday sessions.
A vintage promotion extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative that cleanses the system and relieves colds headaches and fevers while supporting kidneys liver and bowels. It claims medical approval and states the California Fig Syrup Co manufactures the product sold by druggists in 50 cent bottles with the brand name on every package.
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