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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
SACRED RIGHTS OF PROPERTY.
An English Curate's Suit for Trespass In
"His" Churchyard.

His" Churcbyard.
A curious fact has been brought to
public notice in England by the con-
duet of Rev. John Vallancy, perpetual
curate of Rosliston, who in the Burton
county court prosecuted the daughter
of one of his parishiouers for trespass-
ing in his churehyard and damaging
his hay, by visiting her sisters grave
and placing flowers thereon. For this
outrage on the sacred rights of proper
ty he claimed damages to the amount
OF one shilling and sixpence. He con-
tended. says the New York Evening Post.
that the churehyard was his private
property and that no one had a right
TO go into it without his permission
He cut the hay and stacked il in mis- yard,
and had by a formal notice interdicted
the defendant from damaging the crop
by trimming the grass over her sisters
grave, which had been done for three
years. When the young lady persisted
in visiting the grave he followed her,
took hold of her, and, with a contempt
uous remark upon the flowers which
she had placed there, knocked them Off
the grave with his stick. The reverend
sCltor lost his case because he was only
perpetual eurate. Had he been a rec
tor he could have recovered. A Lon
don newspaper in commenting upon
the case says: by two sentimental fic-
tions the ehurehyard is Gods acre, and
the church. the national or the peoples
church. But in dry law Gods acre is
the incumbent's freehold, and the only
right Of the people in the national
churchyards is the right TO be buried
there. The rude forefathers of the
hamlets, the village Hampdens,' and
all the rest, when once laid to sleep,
merely serve the purpose of enriching
the soil which produces the parsons
hay crop, and their posterity may only
visit their graves subject to the perrnis-
sion ana convenience of the lord of the
soil"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

THE estate of the late DIR. Henry :.
EigelOw. one Of the most widely known
physicians of Massachusetts. i being
sued for Si51.o0O damages by young
lady who claims that the doctor prom
ised 10 marry her and that he would
have fulfilled his contract had he
lived. This constitutes a rather novel
Irearh Of nrnnist snit
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
swept by FIames.

A hurricane of flames swept over
the Black Brook country. II miles
north of Grantsburg, burning every
thing in its path. Hundreds of tons
of hay, together with other property,
were destroyed, and some buildings
were burned. As that section is com
posed of new settlers it leaves them in
a pitia BILE condition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
VIII Help Fire Sufferers.

A petition was being circulated at
Ashland among the members OF the
county board for the purpose of put
ting to work as many of the burned
out homesteaders as need work and
money to live on through the winter.
The promoters of this petition claim
that the county roads need much work,
and no better time could be taken
than right now, when so many willing
workers are in need.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

The farmhouse of b. b. Pierce in
the town of Wilmot, Kenosha county,
was burned the other night and four
persons persisted in the flames. The
names of the victims were as follows:
William Pierce, aged %; Thomas
Pierce, aged 80; John Pierce, aged 80,
and daughter of John Frank, aged
Is. The bodies of the four victims
were burned beyond recognition.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

IT is said that seven suicides is the
normal daily average in New York and
vicinity. Facts collated prove that
poverty, which is usually considered a
prime cause for self murder, does not
figure as the motive in the ma jority Of
these suicides, for most of the persons
are those in comfortable circumstances.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

a GHOST which had terrified n small
community in Indiana for six weeks
was finally exposed by the simple proc
ess Of setting tie bulldog ON it. The
dog ran the ghost up against gate
and tore off its white robe. and when
the dogs owner came up he found it
To De the wife of neighbor with
whom his spouse had quarreled There
Is no sentiment about a bulldog.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

THE compiler OF the most curious
statistical table Of the century shows
that the average life of physician in
the sixteenth century was 56-5 years;
IN the seventeenth century, As; in
the eighteenth century, 49.s, and at
the present time is 5G.5.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
VIII Sell Pine Timber.

The president has authorized the
sale of the pine timber on the allotted
lands of the La Court de Grizzlies In
dian reservation in Wisconsin under
the regulations prescribed by the In
dian office. He has also authorized
the sale of the dead and down" tim
Der on the unallotted lands of the
same reservation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
INCONSISTENCIES CAPTURED.
Government Officers Break Up Illicit
Traffic IN Kentucky.

Traffic IN Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 4. - United
States Marshal Greer, aided by a score
of deputies, has arrived here in charge
of band of moonshiners captured in
the Big Sandy valley. The present
work of determination of stills and
the Illicit traffic of the upper Big San
dy valley began about six months ago,
but the arrests began three months
later. The intervening time was spent
by Greer and his detectives in the To-
cation of the stills and the identified
ton of their operators.
In the past six months Greer and his
deputies have destroyed thirty-seven
separate stills and thousands of
gallons of their product, commonly
designated 'moonshine." They have
arrested about 125 offenders and
spotted numerous others who win be
taken as soon as the opportunity
offers. In the capture of the various
gangs some thrilling work has been
done and some narrow escapes eX-
perienced. Seven of Greers officers
are now laid up for repairs at differ
ent towns in Floyd and johnson coun-
ties, while about twenty of the moon
sinners are also regaining their
strength in various up-Sandy jails.
These latter will follow their more
fortunate fellows to Louisville and to
the penitentiary as soon as their con-
dition will admit of the change of
quarters.
In the gang brought here were 100
offenders. Their ages ranged from 10
to so, and in the degree of their crime
there was an equal variance. Some of
the men had grown old and gray in
the business, some had followed it but
a short while, others had retailed the
spirits for the makers. and Others had
boldly labeled it sorghum and brought
it out by the barrel in push boats
The boys were usually the sons of the
old operators, who were forced into
the work from childhood and literally
knew nothing else. Several women
were also among the lot
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
OVERDlD THEIR WORK.
Burglar-Proof Safe Shattered at Mediap-
oils. la.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Oct. "A guaran-
teed burglar-proof safe IN the fire.
proof vaults of the State bank OF
Mediapolis, this county, was blown
almost to atoms Monday morning by a
tremendous charge of nitro-glycerine.
The cracksmen forced the vault locks
without difficulty. The safe con-
tanned $4,000 in gold coin, $500 in
paper currency, $500 in silver
coin and s., coo in school district
bonds payable to bearer. The paper
money was torn into little bits and
the coin was battered and bent and
scattered to the four winds. Nine
teen of the bonds have been recovered
intact, the rest being destroyed or
stolen. Fifteen hundred dollars in the
battered coin was recovered. 1t -
nresumed the burglars got the resi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

The New York constitutional con-
vention has adopted the following
clause: .'Nor shall any lottery tickets,
pool-selling. book making or any other
kind of gambling hereafter be author
lied or allowed within this state. and
the Legislature shall pass appropriate
laws 10 prevent offenses against any
of the provisions of this section" The
vote upon this was 100 in favor and
only four against.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

paul DU CHAuLU, who has studied
1900 ancient sage in Denmark. saws
they record the descriptions OF FIVE
distinct voyages Of the vikings from
Iceland 10 this country. Mr. Column
bus. doubtless. just slipped in some
where between them
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

THREE HUSDRED AND sEvENTY-FOUR
persons are To Ae expelled from France
for being anarchists and dangerous
persons. The Philadelphia Ledger,
which has examined the list, says
there is not an American among them,
although all other nationalities nearly
are represented
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

Adam q. Bruce, who is blind, was
walking on the breakwater at the
lake shore in Milwaukee with his s.
year-old nephew, Horace McRobert, as
a guide. The latter missed his foot
ing and fell into the lake. Mr.. Bruce
Mt once jumped in. Guided by the
child's cries he SWAN to him and final
ly got grasp on him and held him
until boat put out and picked
them up.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


Astonishing developments are ex-
pected N the case of Mabel Briggs, the
17-year-old girl who was decoyed from
her home in Eau Claire three weeks
ago and kept a prisoner and finally
found by her fathes and an officer
The girl had been outrageously mali
treated by several persons. who, it was
said, would soon be under arrest 1t
was believed that the girl was hypno-
tiled by one of the persons, who has
made practice of mesmerism, and the
case will present features entirely new
to medical Jurisprudence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

Is Chicago a few days ago a young
woman died in the chair of a profess
siouaI sbeautitier'-uu Of those fell
lows who remove honest frecl-les, en-
small mouths and strajghten noses
The next day a wrinSled old woman
applied for treatment She was told
OF the dangers that attended the oper-
alton OF removing wrinkles and also
OF the fate Of the young woman, but
she frankly confessed that for the
sake OF restored youth She would un-
dergo all the pain and risk all the
dangers Poor woman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
Summer Hotel Burned.

PIATrsBURa. y. y, Oct 3.-The
Mirror Lake house at Lake Placid was
totally destroyed by fire Sunday night.
A strong wind was blowing and all
efforts TO save anything proved I'M
availing. The house had closed its
doors a few days ago. after the most
successful season in its history The
loss is upward of sl5o,OOO and is only
partly covered by insurance. The
cause of the Gre is unknown.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

The summer girl Of l>94-bless her
has passed into history. She was be-
witching and we should be inconsol-
able over her loss were il not that we
have in her place the autumn
girl. Aud beyond the autumn girl
we can catch glimpses IF the
winter maiden dsuciug and throw
ing coquettish glances at us out of
December and January. while-and
what sweet consolation from the
more distant future a figure. some
what hazy 70 be sure, but lovely as a
dream. beckons rs toward another hey
aev. and we know that the figure is
she summer girl Of lSp5-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. G.-krank 7.
Crandon, of Chicago. representing the
Pullman Palace Car company. appeared
before the capital stock committee of
the state board OF equalization and
argued for a low assessment lie said
The capital stock was $50, 10000 600, of
which s.. 4SO. 600 was paid up. The
company operated 2,576 cars. sixty in
Illinois, and a fair cash value of the
stock was s47, 900, 600. His argument
was taken under advisement
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
KILLED IN A RACE FIGHT.

Seven Negroes Reported Dead as the Re-
suit of kentucky ARRAY.
HAwEsvILTE, Ky, Oct. 9.-As the ex-
cursion train from the greensboro fair
arrived at Powers station, few miles
west of this city, at o'clock Sunday
night a terrible race fight oc-
Cured between thirty drunken
negroes and few white men, as
a result of which seven negroes
are said to have been killed. 1t
seems the negroes became angered be-
cause they were forced to ride in the
colored apartment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
The Eminent Poet Passes Away-IIis End
Was Expected.

BosToN. Oct. 9.-Oliver Wendell
Holmes, the famous poet essayist,
novelist, philosopher and scientist,
died at his residence, 296 Beacon street,
shortly before o'clock Sunday after
noon. He passed peacefully away
after an illness of short duration, the
immediate cause of death being heart
failure the result of extreme old
age Ills son, Judge Oliver w.
Holmes, Jr.. the judges wife and DR..
Charles p Putnam, the family physi-
clan, were at the bedside. DIR. Holmes
death was not unlocked for, as he had
been ailing for about ten days, or since
he returned from Beverly, where his
summer residence is located.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
.,,a W., Had,y scaIded.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 5.-The crown
sheet of the boiler connected with the
nile driver on the Louisville Il Jeffer-
sonville bridge blew out on Thurs
day and five men were hurt. among
them two engineers. who are supposed
TO be fatally scalded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

THE governor OF New Hampshire re-
ceIves a salary of $1,000 year The
governor of Alaska gets 5000 with
the scenery and the bracins climate
thrown in There seems 70 be need of
a gubernatOrial board Of equalization.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

BELLEFoNTE, Pa. Oct. 9-Ex-Gov.
Curtin's Illness was terminated by
death at o'clock Sunday morning.
His death had been expected for sew
eral days. This removes another of
the famous war governors of ls6l-5.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
West Wisconsin Methodists.

Statistics of the West Wisconsin
Methodist conference in La Crosse
show membership of l7,776, increase.
las; practitioners, 2,sS6, increase,
1,055; churches. 2s7, increase, s.;
parsonagcs, 10; i.crease, 8; value
of churches, s7O6,625; parsonages,
1888, $50; debt on church propertJ 49,
146 The presiding elders are: Ash
land district, A. J. Davis; La Crosse
district, Henry Goodsell; Madison dis
trict, w. j. Mckay; Platteville district.
John Tresidder; Eau Claire district, NJ.
BENSON
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

HORsE runaways are unknown in Rus
sia- No one drives in that country
without having a thin cord with a
running moose around the neck of the
team The horse stops as soon as il
feels a pressure on its windpipe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

New YORK. Oct. 5.-Late adviees say
yellow fever is raging in San Salvador
and Guatemala. The barracks IN sal
vador have been turned into hospitals.
II is proposed to transfer the govern
ment to Santa Anna. There is great
lack of medicines and doctors.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

A WESTERN baritone, who wished re-
Gently to become a tenor, succeeded
by taking course Of inhalatiOns, be-
ginning with benzOin, going on 70
cal~ire. and chlorOfOrm, and ending
with curacao u is a wonder he had
any voice left
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

PoRr JERvIs. y. Y, Oct. 4.-Thomas
Riernan. a prominent farmer OF Port
Orange. on the Delaware and hudson
canal. and his grandson, Thomas Jo-
seph Shell. we're drowned in the cana
TUESDAY morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

While walking
out during the
morning he suf-
fered W 18th a
; u q 4 e n chill,
W h ! c h w a S
quickly succeed
ed by perspira-
I o n. A few
no urs lat e r
jaundice made
its appearance,
but ow in e to
the ct that
Prof. SWING was
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

The National ToothpiclS association
claims to have an output of fifty-two
car loads of toothpicks annually. But
this does not excuse the toothpiek's
frequent and conspicuous input.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
Farmer. in FataI ouarreI.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Oct. 8. - Two
farmers, Charles Perky and Jones
Oyerton, fought over the line OF
fence. The former was killed and the
latter fatally wounded
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

A JUDGE in Minnesota saws that
hugging girl IS disorderly conduct if
you are caught at it Take TO the
woods, boys and girls, and you will be
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
Dr. Botta. the Author. Dead.

New YORK, Oct. 6.-Dr. Vincenzo
Botta, author and scholar, who fell
from the third-story window of his
home, Tuesday morning. died as the
result of injuries and shock from the
fall. lie was once president of the
Union IeaCue club
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

age. in perfect health. aud intellect
ually as strong as ever She attUib-
utes her green youth u freedom from
the needless cares 81 modern life and
a rational system Of ljvir--" she en-
rertaius when she feels - inclined;
when she Is not IN the mood for COM
pauy the company must 20 Nobody
can make a convenience Of her: life j.
too exacting and vitality too precious
for that. The society Of marrying men
and fashionable women never inter
ests her When she talks about the
quietness. sweetness and economy Of
country lie the artist is very eloquent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

Is Warsaw they are 50 determined
10 stamp out cholera that they burn
down house infected by the disease
without the tprmality OF removing the
patients.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Ihe depart
ment of state has received brief
cablegram from Consul General Luther
Short at Constantinople announcing
the appearance of cholera at that place.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

ALABAMA's supply of red cedar IS ex-
hausted- This state was once the
chief source Of supply Of the United
States
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

Is THE silk worm 10 lose his time
honored job2 II looks that way, for
they are now making a very fine grade
of silk out Of wood pulp
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, Oct. 6.-Jesse T.
Mcclure. for the last eight years post
office inspector, died Friday from in
juries received during the carnival
parade Thursday night. He was
showed by drunken man. striking
his head on the curbstone. His
skull was fractured. and lac died, not
regaining consciousness. McClure's
home was at Gallatin. Mo.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

A PAINTING by Rubeus was discovered
n London auction store the other
hay by an expert IL was a dingy old
canvas. 2Sisx4Ji5 inches, but the un-
mistakable idio>yncrasies of the mas
ter-haud stuck out all over II. Con
cealing his amazement ut the diseov-
cry the finder inquired the price want
ed for the old picture. and the dealer
had no sooner said SO than hc had the
money in his hand and the stranger
the canvas. 4 professional cleaner was
utrusted with the picture. and when
81 emerged from his hands il was u
veritable masterpiece. estimated TO
se worth not less than S5.O11.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11
is NO MORE.
Death Comes to Prof. Swing, Chicsgo's
Eloquent Divine.

CHICAGO. Oct. 5.-Prof. David Swing,
the eminent theologian and preacher,
passed away Wednesday afternoon at
sos o'clock. His death was painless,
and those who stood at his bedside
watching and waiting hardly knew
whether it was sleep or death until
the physician looked up with the story
in his face.
Prof. Swing was taken sick at 8
o'clock a week ago last Saturday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

PRESIDENT S,HURNAN. of Cornell uni
Eersity. in his opening address TO the
students made strong plea for manli-
ness and the abolition Of brutality.
The aim of athletics" he said, ais 10
give every student rounded. harmo-
NOUS physical organism. and college
athletics should certainly have that
aim in view" lie was emphatic in his
denunciations OF hazing and stated
that IL viii not Ice tolerated even Il IL
becomes necessary u eNpel whole
class in order To prevent IT, The stu
dents of Cornell ana other colleges
should initiate the example of Princeton
ard abolish the barbarous practiee-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

STERN Employer-s'I hear YOU We're at the
ball game yesterday afternoonl" Office
Boy-..Ycs. sir Stern Employer-''l sup
pose YOU were on the o,i vIve29 Ofiice Boy
No, sir. was on de fence"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

Mrs. Charles Floyd, of Cedar Rapids,
Ia, has instituted suits against nine
saloonlespers for damages The sa-
loonlSeepers are charged with selling
linnOr To her husband
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

-Brown-'What tobacco are You
smoking most of now?r Bunker
''other Fellows '-Rossoa Transcript
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-10-11

D1xKLE -"Strango You should be over
come by the heat" Dankle-'Great Scott,
mani [ lost ten dollars on it, Buffalo
Courier
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-12

woman, is to faithfully use DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
That is the only medicine that's
guaranteed to build up woman's
strength and to cure woman's all.
ments. In every "female COM
plaint,". irregularity, or weakness,
and in every exhausted condition of
the female system-if it ever fails
to benefit or cure, you have your
money back.
For overworked, "worn out"
"run down." debilitated teachers,
milliners, dressmakers, seamstresses,
"shop-girls," house-keepers, nursing
mothers, and feeble women gener-
ally, DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton is the greatest earthly boon,
being unequaled as an appetizing
cordial and restorative tonic.