River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-08-27

r. r. HUTCHINSON, of Chicago,
familiary known as "Old Hutch"
made over $500, 900 in the recent wheat
furry.
FLAMES swept away the Petcock
canning establishment and some adj
joining structures at st. Louis, causing
a total loss of $3.50 900.
II Birmingham, Ala, Willie Arm
itage and his two little sisters were
drowned in a creek. The little girls
were trying to save their brother.
AT Carbon. Wyo., j. Crompton, a
railway agent, while drunk set fire to
the depot and persisted in the flames.
All the records of the Union Pacific
Company and large amount of money
in the safe. the doors of which were
left open by CrOmptOn, were burned.
Mrs. DICKINSON drowned her IL
year-old child and herself near New
Auburn. Mimi, on account of domestic
troubles.
1T was discovered that Edward Lam
bert. Jr., bOokkeeper of the San Juan
Smelling & Mining Company and
mayor of Durango, Col, was de-
faulter in the sum of $4,000.
IL the Kiowa and Comanche country
in Oklahoma gold and silver have been
found in paying quantities.
GEORGE A. GILPATEICK and Henry c.
Dahncle, the bicyclists who left Hell
ena, Mont. July 1, reached Chicago on
the 10Th, having travelled 1850 miles on
their wheels.
In the eastern portion of the city of
indianapolis houses were flooded by
the rising of Pogue's run and three
boys were drowned.
INDEPENDENTS of Nebraska in state
convention at Hastings nominated j.
W. Edgertou. of South Omaha, for SUI
preme Judge, and w. A. Jones, of
Hastings. for regent of the state uni
versity.
At Lima. o., over 500 pieces of skin
have been grated TO the body of Will
liam Shaw. who was scalded in the
STANDARD oil refinery July 4. This
eclipses all previous slkin-grafting oper-
ations.
At Hanover, y. H., Frank Amy,
who most brutally murdered Miss
Christie Warden. a beautiful young
lady, several weeks ago, was captured
in a haymow on the Warden home
stead
AT Dallas. Tex, fire originating in a
telegraph office destroyed business
property to the value of $4,000.
II Chicago the American Wheel Com
pany failed for 81. 500. 600.
NEAR Sanborn. y. D.. hailstorm
DESTROYED over 1000 acres of grain.
Is Minnesota and North Dakota the
Red River valley was the last 10 gather
its wheat crop, but the returns are said
10 discount any previous year. OF
wheat alone there Is a crop of over 40
600. 0Jo bushels not TO speak of millions
OF bushels of other grains. besides other
crops and live stock. resulting IL a per
capita income TO its people greater than
that received by the population of any
equal agricultural area of America
AAHI. WILLIS died at Terre Haute,
Ind. at the age of o. years Tie was
the oldest veteran of the rebellion in
Indiana and one of the first mem berS
of the &. 4. L.
II the penitentiary at Columbus. O.,
Edward Blair was hanged for the muir
der of Arthur Henry at Harrisburg
March l., 1851.
FoUR men-William JAM. G. A Nc
Neil. Robert blackburn and Alexander
BaIron-were killed at the Black Bear
mine in Idaho by falling earth.
NOTICE has been issued by the Great
Northern railway TO its agents in
Minnesota. the Dakotas and Montana
10 not only observe the game law
themselves. but report any violation of
the same coming TO their notice.
AT Milwaukee Cardinal Gibbons con-
ferred the pallium on Archbishop Kat
ger.
THREE masked men robbed an ex-
press ear in charge of ]. T. Byne near
Collins station, Ca. of so. GOO.
The largest carrier of wheat from
original points in the world is the
Great Northern railway of Minnesota
and the Dalotas. Last year single
stations in the Red river valley shipped
over million bushels each This
wear it Is expected to beat any previous
record.