River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-12-06

burg. Miss, failed for s1ss, 600.
EMPLOYEES who went on a strike
burned the Shelley hoop and stave fac
tory, at Holgate. o.
AT Carey. o., Ambrose Woods. a
farmer, and his wife were killed by
the cars.
IN Oklahoma drought had dried up
everything and prairie fires were do
ing much damage.
A. NATHAN's clothing store was de-
stroyed by fire at Great Falls. Mont,
the damage beng s2oO.00O
AT Howard, ). d.. the Kendall Bank
ing company closed its doors.
In Chicago Lawyer Edward P. Hill
lizard was shot and killed at his desk
by Henry c. Hastings, who claimed he
had been defrauded of his property.
On its line running through Indian
territory the Missouri, Kansas &c
Texas Railroad company as put adj
ditiOnal armed guards on e.. express
cars.
FROM the Cherokee legislature a
strong delegation will go to Wash
ington to oppose any statehood meas
ure.
THE Legislature of Alabama reelected
John 7. Morgan (dein.) as United
States senator Warren Reese (pop)
will contest the seat.
IL the bradshaw mountains in Ari-
iona the most wonderful village Of
cliff jewellers extant was discovered.
UNDER masonic auspices the corner
stone of new 500. 900 courthouse at
Winamac, Ind. was laid.
ARMED men went into a faro bank at
Baker City, Ore. and took all the money
on hand, abOat 81, 100.
FLAMES destroyed the business part
of the town of Athena, Ala, the loss
Icing $4,000.
The supreme court of Indiana de-
cided the fee and salary law uncon-
stitutional as applied to county treas
urers.
AT Palerm, Ark, Mrs. w. X Walters
locked her three children in the house
and returned TO find them all burned
TO death.
FIRE destroyed the business portion
of Murdoch. MINI.
SOME l. 800 feet of the water front OF
Tacoma slipped into Puget sound,
/ killing two persons.
FIRE destroyed the Lozier bicycle
factory at Toledo, O., where $1,000
machines were being constructed. the
loss being $500. OO0..
FLAMES nearly wiped ont Meta
mora, village in Ohio, seven stores,
a church ana several residences being
destroyed.
The James Lick monument at San
/ Er-s.y MI 4 NJ n 90 -
600. was unveiled.
In a fire at st. Louis Mrs. Jacob
Schoppenhelm and her two children
were burned to death.
IN the Indian territory the Missouri
Pacific abandoned night trains because
of the prevailing terrorism.
! AUGUST MILLER and wife, living
near Gettysburg. s. D., were away
when their home was burned, together
with their three children.
AT the age of 70 years ex-Gov- Jo-
seph Z. Brown died i'm Atlanta. He
was the war governor of Georgia, was
chief justice Of the supreme court, and
since the war was United States SEN
ator.
FRANK SMITH returned to st. Louis.
No. after a mysterious absence of
three years. and found his wife mar
ried to James Burns.
IL southern Illinois rain broke a
drought of two months and benefited
| growing wheat crops.
! IL Chicago the Great Western Elec-
trical supply Manufacturing company
| failed with liabilities of $500. 600 and
assets of 100000.
! THREF-CARD monte men swindled
Henry Stunkle, probably the wealth.
est farmer near Wichita, Kan, out OF
! $1,000.
! IN Arkansas the first rain for four
months fell, putting out the forest fires
which had done great damage.
CAPT. KoIB (pop) ami Col. Oates
(dem) both took the oath Of Office as
governor of Alabama.
THE Legislature of Wisconsin will be
asked to pass a law compelling saloons
to be closed ou Memorial day.