River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-01-05
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LfsA uN~AuE>H AAhu-t Al sNAl0W IlAAls
Ala, except one. was destroyed by fire.
The death of Orange Judd, the veter
an agricultural journalist and philan-
thropist, occurred at his home in Evan
stOn. H.. at the age of 30 ie has
been in poor health for several months.
AT the age OF 100 years and 10
months Jacob Dischart died in Wash
iugton. Ind.
AT Muncie. Ind. the Delaware coun-
u courthouse was burned, the loss
being S30O 900.
Is Milwaukee incendiary fires de-
stroyed the IanBeries of the William
Becker Leather company and Conrad
Bros. causing loss of $3.50, 900 and the
death of three men, and the street car
barns and electric plant of the Willard
line, the loss being $500, 600.
At Omaha George Faust. who muir
dered his mistress. Laura Day, was
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
For the first time in many years the
Allegheny. MonOngahela and Ohio riv-
ers were frozen over and river traffic
was entirely suspended.
FLAMES wiped out The sugar mills
and warehouses on the Darlington
plantation in Fort Bend county, Tex,
owned by Mrs. Narcissa Willis, entail
ing loss of $3.50, 900. and tine Chinn
plantation owned by Mr. Brown suf-
fered similar disaster, his loss being
sI00. 600.
\ MOB at West Liberty, O.. took John
jackson. a colOred man who eloped
with Lessie ilinkle, a pretty white
waitress, from Jail and tarred and
feathered hin.
IL the Continental block in Omaha
fire destroyed property valued at $780,
600. ) ; Orchard. carpet dealer, and
Freeland. Loomis & Co. furniture deal
ers. were the heaviest losers.
In portions of Kansas terrible losses
among stock owing TO cold weather
and deep snow were reported.
The University of Chicago received
a Christmas present from John ID.
Rockefeller OF s.. 900, 600, making total
of 5 1000. 900 that he has given to that
institution.
FLAMES ruined the new music hall of
Pillsbury academy at Owatonna, Mimi,
which had just been completed through
the generosity of George A. Pillsbury,
of Minneapolis.
Coal gas caused the death of a fam
ily named Rasmussen. consisting of
husband. wife and child. in their home
near Bradley, ;. ID.
JOHN GRIFFITH. who resides in Crop
sey, Ind. was presented by his wife
with three girl babies.
On the east bound Lake Erie &
Western passenger train a parlor car
blew up near Lima. o., fatally injuring
the conductor and passenger.
AT the age of so years Loring
Pickering. senior proprietor of the
Morning Call. died in san Francisco.
Tie was the oldest pioneer newspaper
man on the Pacific coast
DURING a fight among miners IN the
san Juan lCOl.l mining camp over
claims eleven men were killed and
many others were wounded.
IN session at Indianapolis leaders of
the peoples party issued a manifesto
denouncing fusion with either domi-
nsnt party for the election Of senators.
4. EwING. his wife and son were
fatally POISONED at Omaha by drugs
placed in ,heir coffee by son-in-law
with whom they had quarreled.
Isaac IRwIN's house at Kirklin. Ind.
was blown into kindling wood by the
explosion of natural gas. and Mrs.
Irwin and her daughter Retta were
Totally injured.
A MOB lynched a negro who assaulted
Miss Anderson (whitel at Bowling
Green. Ky.
II Ossawatomie, Kan. three dwell
ings owned by William Chestnut
caught fire from natural gas and
burned four persons To death.
The doors of the Bank of Fairfax.
Nina. J. \. Beard. president. and T.
\. Gray. cashier. were closed and its
officers gone TO parts unknown. De-
positors will lose over Sl2. 600
\ LEvEE broke IN Suffer county. Cal. /
and over 81, 900 acres of the most fertile /
land in the state were several feet I'm
der water The damage was estimated I
at 81. 900. 600.
THE home of Thomas Grifiths at /
Leon. Kan. was burned during his alb 1
Senoe aud his three children persisted /
in the flames.
INSPECTORS Of the treasury depart /
ment have discovered an opium snug I
glers' rendezvous in Boston.
N Springfield, o.. Mrs James Blu