River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-04-12

vention at Granu Rapids May 70 seleot
delegates TO the National gathering
FIRE nearly destroyed the business por-
ton of Vassar, Mica, on the 9TH
wrND-sIoRM at Sleeths, Ind. wrecked
several houses on the 9Th, and a freight
train YVES blown from the track.
PRoHIBITIoSI5TS of California mot in san
Francisco on the 9th and elected Delegates
to their National convention
At Marietta, o., the celebration TO COM
memorate the one hundredth anniversary
of the first settlement OF tia territory
northwest Of tie OHIO river. from which
were carved the States of Ohio Illinois,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. COM
menced on the 9TH
THREE coaches Of a passenger train on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST Paul road
jumped the track on tho 9Th while crossing
bridge ne1r New Hampton. n, and
plunged into the raging river Five per-
sons were killed and nearly thirty others
were injured. some fatally.
SEVERAL buildings in Sioux City, la,
were destroyed by tornado on the 9th,
and another cloud tore up the Illinois Gen.
tral track at Marcus City miles distant
THREE young children of Frank Dent, Of
Springfield, o.. died on the 9TH from the
effects OF drinking water fro n old well
into which ra5s poisoned with arsenic had
been thrown.
Az order was issued by Mayor Roche, OF
Chicago, ON the In that after May l no
licenses viii be issued to saloons within
two hundred feet OF churches and schools,
and that all saloons must be closed at mid
night
REPUBLICANS Of Wisconsin viii meet at
Madison on the 9ih OF May to elect dele
gates TO the National convention.
AT Mankato Mimi, many houses on the
fats we.e ~ 9Th flooded up 20 the middle
OF the windows and the river was still ris-
ing West Mankato was submerged
LIGHTNING struck the new $1,000
soldiers monument on the Il in Mount
Hope Cemetery Gt Log4nsport. Ind, and
badly shattered il
EIGHT miles of farming country nesr Con-
nersville, Ind. were swept by a cyclone on
the 9th, many buildings being wrecked and
fences and timber swept away.
OK the 9th the banks of the river at Rock
Falls, Ia, overlooked ana carried away a
mill-dam, barn and three houses
TIE Legislature of Ohio on the 9th passed
n law creating a State Board of Pardons,
which is 10 be appointed by the Governor
Or The evening of the 9TH the founding of
the Grand army of the Republic on April
q, 1856, wss celel rated at Decatur. Ill, by
a reunion of Decatur Post, No. i. the first
Tost instituted.
II Chicago on the evening or the 9th Rt
Rev Bishop Ireland, of S. Paul, addressed
a large ud.ence at Central Music Hail. his
subject being sThe Saloon" which he said
was the evil OF the century and the curse OF
mankind The Bishop said the remedy WAS
TO be found in law, restrictive license and
religious instruction
4 DYSA1uTE explosion killed four men on
the at Ailler's Station, Ind
II the Cedar river at Wayeriy, Ia. a
| food mad on the 9th submerged one-half of
| the city, causing great damage
THE new municipal hoard of Mount Car
roll IL, has decided 20 grant no liquor
| license in that town for one yeIr
ON the 9Th the centennial anniversary Of
! he settlement of Marietta, O.. by Genera.
| Iufus Putnam and other pioneers was cele-
brated Senator Hoar, OF Massachuset. S,
was the orator of the day, and Governor
Foraker made the speech of welcome.
Is Minnesota swollen rivers and streams
| had on the SCh caused The greatest flood
| SHOWN there in seven years Every creek
/ hid become n raging torrent, and thou
sands OF acres Of land were overfowed,
cattle had teen drowned. bridges washed
! away, end railway traffic was suspended
! I every direction. Many persons had been
c mpelIed TO fee from their homes for
lfety.
FIRE destroyed the principal business
block az Cherokee, Kan, on the 9TH. Loss,
{ 800 COO
Is Union and Livingston counties. Ky,
1 n torn do on the 7sh wrecked many build
in-s. swept away large forests and killed
on nan
OK the 9TH the troubles on the Burling-
ton road in Che ago were again declared ct
an end. the recent disturbance not being a
strike but simply dissemination to work
! on the part OF few yardmastsrz
AT Cherokee, Ia, an epidem of measles
prevailed on the 9TH. where there were
over five hundred cases, and several deaths
had occurred