River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-01


At2.30 Monday morning, Prof. Charles
Merriman, principal of the Beioit, Wis.
high school, was awakened by the pres
enre of two men in his room. Rising in
his bed, hs was confronted by two men
from eighteen 10 twenty two years q age
with their faces masked with their hand
kerchiefs. They came with the intention
OF securing some money which they sup
posed he he had in his possession. One of
the robbers asked him where his money
was. An evasive answer was returned.
a struggle ensued between tine professor
and the thieves. and during IL one of the
robbers drew a revolver and shot the pro-
fesscr through the neck. Afterward the
thieves escaped. IL Is feared the professor
Will not live.
John Convey, town marshal Of Detroit,
Mimi, was murdered ia cold blood on the
;sarG by VIM. Kellaher a gambler and
keeper " an iufanlors house The muir
ierer in A street quarrel With au0lheg
gambler used his pistol when convey in
terserred and was shOU down dead. fhe
assassin lied but was captured some hours
after and put in Jail. About I'D p. IN. 500
men took him from sail. hung him in an
adjacent grove aEd rlc9iei bis body Eith
bullets.
Or. h. ). Gale, the physician, Cobieskill,
~ a
Rich Of the same town last February. caUs-
ell her husband to murder her and commit
suicide at s.. Paul, has been forgiven 10y
lis wife A. the time Of the elopement the
popular ddignatiou, both at st. Paul and
CObieskIil. was ye~v bitter against DR..
Gale, but he has returned 20 Cobicskiil, and
Is now practiciug with success. having eP-
parently more friends than ever.
W Z Sm,th. assistant secretary Of the
treasury has resigned to take the position
II solicitor Of the 81. PauI ana Manitoba
road az St. rlul He is a Young nla. only
a little over So years Of age. HUgh Smith
Thompson, governor OF South Carolina
has res gned that position and accepted
the place InsW ashingtou vacated by Mr..
Smith
The Minnesota and northwestern road
cor-p.1-lv known as Stickney's railroad
has lei a contrac4 s5~ lire from Freeport
70 Chicago. one hundred niles This will
only leave him sixty-eight miles TO BALD 70
have . tIrsugh line from st. Paul &C Chi
cage. BE viii ase tue illinois Centrt-4 Tor
that gap until he build@
Mrs. Sabin, wife Of senstor sabla o.
Minnesota has been summoned 10 High
Lard Park, Ia. by the death Of Mrs. w.
Chambers, a distant relative OF the
Senator. Senator Sabin himself Is still
quiss ID t-'t improving.
The mayor OF -. ta4s hsv received the
following from the mayor CT anoou.er. =.
C.. Through tue destruction Of our city by
Ere our citizens are in extreme want. We
appeal - you Tor aid -
The f, ). Corse. l,erator az Carmen,
Mimi, wiJh 51.0Jl bushels tsqarl.y, fen on
the 10th. letting 25Ooo bushels OF ~heat
ont % the ground. Ii was weakened Is
heavy wind
The Preston, MINI. post-ofice has fallen
of in receipt until It IS reduced 10 a fourth
class oIace. As the present postmaster is
still unconfrmed this viii require a new
appointment
In the tslFes mile boat race ct - hite Bear
Lake. near ht. PsUi, on the 26th Jake
Gaudaur of 81. Louis. won ia 1854. John
Teemer Of AeKeesport, Pa, was seaOud in
20st7.
Que hundred Dakota editors rom the
Aberdc "a convention are on visit to st.