River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-05-22
County, and W. J. Buchanan. of Sioux

County, and w. J. Buchanan, of Sioux
City.
On the 18th s. Kirkpatrick. WE'LL
known revenue agent reached Nash
vile, Tenn. from North Carolina with
both eyes shot out, the work of a moon
sinner.
AT Spokane Falls. WASH. fire on
the 18th destroyed half block of frame
buildings and burned two persons to
death.
THE Southern Presbyterian General
Assembly convened at Ashvil!e, n. c.,
on the 18th.
FLAMES destroyed the winona
tMina.l Mill Company's Touring mill
and elevator on the 18th with $4,000
bushels of wheat and 1000 barrels of
-four. Loss, $500. 900; insurance. $780,
600.
On the 18th the village of Columbus.
Tex, was inundated by an overflow of
the Colorado river.
THE Governor on the 18th appointed
Charles ii. Deere, of Rock Island
(Repl, and A. Il. Ewing. of Chicago
tDem.D, commissioners to the worlds
fair from Illinois
On the 10th Arthur Bell. Frank Grit
fifth and James Wilcox were drowned in
the Fox river at Yorkville, ILL.,, by the
upsetting of boat.
AT Lake Park, Mimi. a fire on the
10th burned two store buildings and cre-
mated two children of merchant named
Ebeltoft.
THE big volcano at Bogosloy, in Alas
ks, was reported on the 10th to be in
eruption, filling the surrounding coun-
try with ashes.
IN portions of Kansas and Missouri.
heavy frosts on the 18th did immense
damage to crops. At Marshall, Mo-,
ice formed one-elghth of an inch thick.
AN incendiary fire destroyed the i'm
mense furniture factory of the oriel
Cabinet Company at Grand Rapids,
Mich, on the 10th. The loss was over
sI25, 900.
SwINDLERs buncoed John Mcguire,
wealthy farmer of Lima, o., out of
SIS. 900 on the 10th.
On the 10th Alpheus Bull, we'll
known California millionaire. fell from
a brealwater at San Francisco and was
drowned.
FLAMES swept away the village Of
Covington, Neb., on the 10th.
TUE death of Thomas Drummond, ex-
Judge of the United States Circuit
Court, occurred at his home at Wheaton,
H.. on the 10th, aged 81 years.
FoR the week ended on the 18th the
percentages of the base ball clubs in the
Players League were: Chicago, SIS;
Boston, SCI; Brooklyn, 81; Pitts
burgh, seq; Cleveland, 1866; New York,
.444; Philadelphia, .421; Buffalo, 1851.
The clubs in the National League stood:
Philadelphia, .666; Chicago, .562; Gin
cinnati, $40; Brooklyn, 500; New York,
500; Cleveland, .46s; Pittsburgh, .444;
Boston. ABS.
JENNIE Fox, is years of age, daugh-
ter of Squire Joe Fox, of johnson town
ship Clark County, ILL.,, on the 18th re-
ceived check for $1,000, 900 left her by
the death of an uncle at Galveston. Tex.
FLAMES on the 18th among business
buildings at Toledo, o., caused a loss OF
$4,000.
ID. Z. MAPEs, aged 81 years, one of the
founders of the Republican party and
who gave il its name, died on the 18th
at Winneconne. Wis.
THE death of Writ Dexter, the leader
of the Chicago bar, occurred at his home
| in Chicago on the 18th, after only two
hours illness, aged 81 years.
AUGUST f. PUTZEKER, aged so years,
died at Massillon, o., on the 18th. Ii
was claimed that he was the oldest vol
! unteer soldier of the rebellion.
MARION TUCKER, farmer, with his
two children, girl of Q and boy of IA.
were drowned on small lake on his
farm near Stanton, Neb, on the 18th by
the upsetting of boat.
JOHN G.. CARLISLE was on the 18th
elected United States Senator by the
Kentucky Legislature in joint session.