River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-02-05


THE Nevada Legislature on the Zytn
elected John p. Jones (Rep.) United
States Senator for the fourth time.
In Kansas City, Mo-, Charles Goble
MORALLY wounded Anna Luther and
then killed himself. The young lady
had refused to marry him.
TRAMPs attempted to take possession
of passenger train at Tippecanoe, o.,
/ but the train crew finally drove the
tramps out of the car after shooting
three of them. two mortality.
AT Kalkaska, Mich, three counter
feiters were arrested and quantity of
dies, casts and spurious nickels were
/ found in their possession.
The celebrated Jones County Ia.)
calf case after twenty years of litiga-
ton was brought to a close. The
calves over which the litigation ensued
were originally worth si5, and the to-
tai cost of the case was over 49, 200.
The plaintiff won the victory.
THE National Farmers Alliance in
session at Omaha reelected John III.
Powers, of Nebraska, as president.
THE dry-goods firm of James r.
Boyce, Jr., Il Co.. Butte, Mont, made an
assignment with assets of s125, ZOO and
liabilities of 100000.
A CoLoRED man named Logan McAfee
while walking along street in Indian
apolis with his wife shot and killed her
and then blew his brains out. Jealousy
was the cause.
Ex-MAYOR ROCHE, of Chicago, was
robbed of S., 900 by safe-blowers.
FLAMES destroyed nearly all the bust
ness portion of Cygnet, o., and two men
and S-year-old girl were burned to a
crisp.
Two CHILDREN of William Reinert-a
boy of years and girl of months
were burned to death while alone in the
house at Drexel, Wis.
Is Mason City, Ia, Lieutenant Fred
eric: Schwatlxa, the Arctic explorer.
fell downstairs at a hotel and was
probably fatally injured.
THE Wisconsin Board of Health re-
ceived notice of a case of leprosy in
Buffalo County. The patient is a Nor
wegian woman.
SEBASTIAN PETERS, of Lima. O., while
crazed with drink murdered his wife by
hacking her nearly to pieces with
large knife.
In Montana John Niles and three
other horse-thieves were fatally shot
while resisting arrest.
In Chicagoa man aged go years, name
unknown. was robbed of 81 900 in the
Washington-street tunnel on an Ogden
avenue car.
FIRE destroyed the hour-mill of Eve
rett, Augenbugh & Co. and the two
- 80 81
Mimi, causing loss of Sl00,00O; insur-
ance, $751; 900.
Mrs. JACOB PEREw, living near New
Albany. Ind. was dragged from her
bed by White Caps during her hus-
bands absence and whipped nearly to
death.
NEAR Horton, Kan, Mrs. Henry wy
song took the lives of her two little
children and then killed herself. Pow
erty was the cause.
+. GuIIAND and T. T. Cook in n quar-
rel over over calf near Marathon,
Tex, were killed.
AT Carbon Hill mines in Walker Coun-
ty, Ala, four negroes were shot dead
and five others fatally wounded because
they took the places of white miners
during strike.
The calaboose at Friar's Point, Miss,
in which there were three negro pris-
oners. was destroyed by fire and the
negroes burned to death.
FLAMES destroyed the Union Com
press Company's building in Argenta,
Ark, with its contents. causing loss
of SIS, 600.
WILSON HOWARD, charged with kill
ing over twenty persons, was placed in
iail at St Louis