River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-12-24
THE death of Gen. Patrick Edward

THE death of Gen. Patrick Edward
Common. an Indian fighter and veteran
of several wars. occurred at Salt Lake
City.
IL session in Chicago the national
prohibition committee decided to hold
the national convention in St Louis on
June 90 next to nominate a candidate
for president
OK the charge of embezzling $4,000
John l.. Ferguson. bookkeeper in the
National bank of Kansas City, Mo,
was arrested
THE firm of Mcdonald Bros, ex-
tensive umbermen and shipowners at
La Crosse, Wis, failed for $3.50. 600
NEAR Brier Creek, Tenn, the dead
bodies of William L. Spreggins and
George Holiday, brothers-in-law, were
found buried in a a brush heap
SAMUEL GoMPERs was reelected pres-
ident of the federation of labor in con-
vention at Birmingham, Ala.
AT Baton Rouge : l.. McEnery was
nominated for governor of Louisiana
by the regular democratic convention.
owIyG TO quarrel Wright Poland
and his wife were murdered in their
home at Buckhorne, La, by Jack
Smith.
MOB lynched two negroes suspected
of the murder of young Parramore at
Branford. Fla
AT his home near De Soto. Ind.
Asail Thornburg celebrated his Goth
birthday anniversary. He was in good
health.
IL an explosion at the Busk tunnel
near Leadville. Col, three men were
killed, two seriously injured and a
number of others hurt.
EDITORS of the national prohibition
party press met in Chicago and organ
lied National Prohibition Press asso-
citation. with James Lamont, of Rock
ford. ILL.,. as president.
NEARLY the entire gang of silver
coin counterfeiters who had been OPP
Grating in Texas for many months
past were captured.
Ben DAVIS shot James Dunn dead at
Roaring Springs, KY, and fatally
wounded John Dunn, his brother. The
killing was the outcome of an ancient
feud.
AN English syndicate has purchased
the FL Dorado and Ruby Bar sapphire
fields near Helena, Mont. for 81, 900, 900
in cash and an equal amount in stock.
NORTH DAKoTA's population as given
by the official report of the census de-
partment is 1872, 7l9.
THE death of Edward Russell oc-
CURED at Minneapolis, Mimi, aged GO
years. He was editor of the Daven-
port Qa-l Gazette 10 years and post
master there II years.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted by the
Women's Christian Temperance union
at Yellow Springs, O., to boycott all
merchants and storekeepers of the
place who sell tobacco in any form.
WHILE delivering a sermon at Mount
Pleasant, Ky, Rev. j. w. Morgan, a
Baptist minister aged 60 years, dropped
dead
ROBERT BLAIR and Phillip Davis
were instantly killed and George Crews
was fatally hurt by the explosion of
boiler at Springfield. Mo.
NEAR Graceville, Mimi, an explosion
of dynamite blew off the head of Ira
Bell and blew out the heart of Henry
Gordon.
HENRY HISS dairy barn near Bay
City, Mich, was burned, and seventy
cows and three horses persisted in the
flames.
AT Muncie, Ind. a gas well was
struck with capacity of 15,O0O,O0O
cubic feet day.
AT a railway crossing at Pawnee
City. Neb., A. l.. Ferguson and wife
were instantly killed and their little
babe fatally injured by the cars
IN St Louis John Dodd found his
sweetheart, Sophy Antony, in the arms
of his rival. Andrew Chancey, and
killed both of them.