River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-07-18

farmer near Fort Wayne, Ind. was en-
gagged in cutting wheat when he fell under
the reaper and was almost instantly killed
He leaves large family
RAIN and thunderstorm swept over the
vicinity of Bloomington, Ill. on the 18th
for several hours. doing great damage to
the farms by blowing down and lodging the
oats crop.
The President accompanied by Secretary
Window, arrived at Deer Park, Md, on the
18th, where the President and his family
will spend the summer
OK the 18th two Tembers OF the gang Of
counUerfeiters who had been circulatin z
spurious ten-dollar bills were sentenced at
Indianapolis W. Hawley 70 two
years and six months and Mort Howells to
five years in the'Michigan City prisol
Z. NJ SLUTz stables at Kansas City No,
We're burned on the 18th, and five horses
and ten mules were cremated
THE destruction by fire on the 18th of the
Jail at Jacksonville, Ore, caused three
prisoners, Newton Cook, Harry Hoover and
Frank Warner, to be burned to death
HALF a block Of brick buildings at Fresno,
Cal. were burned on the 12th causing a
loss of s20O01O; insurance $1,000
MISS Lillian BEHRINGER a schOol-teacher
at indianapolis was dismissed ON the 18th
for declaring that Lincoln was a hireling
and JEFF Davis a martyr
NEAR Austin, Tex, heavy rains had on
the l2th swollen all the streams, and the
plantations on the low lands were over
flowed. causing great damage.
The percentage of the baseball clubs IN
the National League for the week ended on
the 18th was as follows: Boston. .GG6;
New York, $50; Cleveland. .6O6; Philadel-
phia, .539; Chicago, 46S; Pittsburgh, .4lg;
indianapolis, $40; Washington. .2SS Amer
lean Association: st Louis. $50; Brook
lvn, .633; Athletic. 80; Cincinnati, .542,
Baltimore. .537; Kansas City, .43i; Co
lunIbus. sd; Louisville .2ll. Western
Association: Omaha. .7ol; st Paul .G94:
Sioux City, sos; Minneapolis. 800; Dem
yer, .474; Des Moines, 40; st Joseph, 80;
Mi waukee, .a27.
AT SOmerville. Tenn, Charles Writ fcol-
ored) was hanged on the 18th for the muir
der of Evaline Hester the 24th of December
last
NEAR Evansville, Ind, much damage
was done on the 18th by w rains.
Growing crops were injured. aLd in some
places immense oat and tobacco fields
were completely submerged and the crops
entirely ruined
On the 18th disastrous cloud burst oc-
CURED near Robinson, Neb. The flood
swept down Soldier Creek valley, carrying
all before it, and a woodchopper named
Duncan was drowned, also three of his
children
SWAN BUREs (colored). charged with the
murder of n young white man named
Whitehurst was lynched at Iuka, Miss, on
the l+th
ALL the saloons barber shops, cigar
stores. groceries, meat markets and candy
stores in Cincinnati were closed on the l4th
by order of the mayor.
On the 18th Thomas Jefferson. colored
murderer was hanged at Memphis, eTenn
lie killed William Bagland, also colored, on
October -. ISIS
NEAR Baltimore, Nd, cloud burst on the
18th swept away five road bridges. and two
men were drowned
Oh the afternoon of the lIth tornado
wrecked the little village OF Princeton, O.,
and fifty people were killed or injured
Not house escaped damage. and some OF
them were blown entirely away
OK the 18th the Otis Iron and Steel Com
pany of Cleveland sold their iron works to
an English syndicate for 81 go 900.