River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-10-24
WEST AND souTH.

TIE doors of the Commercial nation
al bank at Tacoma, Wash, were closed.
THE National League of Republican
Clubs executive committee met in hi
cago to consider plans for the campaign
u 1886.
At Evansville. Ind. Elvira Bcothman
was granted a divorce from Edward
Boothman. She has had seven hus-
bands. has five ex-husbands living and
has been divorced six times.
NEAR Fremont, o. T., Mrs. Carl Hub
erich and her daughter Bertha, aged
IL. were killed bv being thrown from a
buggy bv a runaway horse.
AT Lexington. Ky, Tommy Brltton
broke the worlds 2-year-old race rec
ord, trotting mile in 2:l5l4.
A CIVIC. military and industrial dis
play In the form of great parade was
tie feature of the third day of the cell
tennial celebration at Fort Wayne, Ind.
IT was said that an active volcano
was in eruption in the Olympic noun
tains. south of Port Townsend, Wash.
1T was reported that A. X. Ward,
tire; ,urer. secretary and general man
aser of the Memphis lTenn.) Barrel Il
Heading company. was defaulter to
N. ,xtent of 100000.
THE grand lodge of odd fellows in
session at Lansing. Mich, decided that
no saloonkeeper, bartender or gambler
would be allowed TO join the order after
January l next.
FIRE destroyed the Empire Cordage
company's works at Champaign, Ill,
the estimated loss being 100000.
\ NEGRO named Bob Marshall was
trea ted to a coat of tar and feathers at
Greeley. Col. for abusing Gov. McIn-
TIVE and ordered TO quit the town.
tbs city of Milwaukee concluded the
celebration of her golden Jubilee with
an industrial parade and fireworks.
BY a decision Of the supreme court
there are two democratic parties in
Nebraska.
DYNAMITE expIoded prematurely
near Sharpsburg, Ky, '-illing three
workmen and wounding several Others
who were building a turnpike.
AFTER electiug Z. II. Pullen. of New
York. president, the American Bank
, ers' association closed its annual meet
/ ing at Atlanta. Ga.
OFFICIALS.a crested James j. Coroeti
at his training headquarters in Hot
+ Springs. Ark. on the charge Of con-
spiracv 10 commit a breach of the
/ peace by agreeing to engage in prize
/ hight with Robert FitzsimmOns-
The representatives of leading
clothespin factories of the country met
I in Cleveland and formed a trust.
/ IL Chicago Mrs. Ellen Hegernon died
I at the age Of over 100 years
/ A NATIONAL road parliament. the
( greatest gathering ever held in this
country for the agitation of the good
! roads question, met in Atlanta, Ga
AT Hampton. ;. g. William Blake
sentenced to life imprisonment for muir
J der. was taken from the sheriff by Z
mob and hanged.
FRED AWE. SR-, Fred Awe, Jr., and
John Schmidt. while digging well IL
/ Milwaukee were suffocated by gas
\ PRAIRIE fire swept along the Min
nesota river near Rothsay, Mimi, de
stroving thousands of tons of hav
several houses. barns and granaries-
TIE Fort Wayne lnd centennial
celebration closed with display o.
fireworks after four days of festivities
FtRE nearly wiped out the village o
Manchester. o., the total loss being
over S2OO,Oe0
TIE meeting between Fitzslmmoni
and COrbett was postponed, but 10 wha
date was not announced