River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-01-17

OF ILLINOIS convened at Springfield and
effected permanent organization.
THE death of Gen. Alfred w. Ellet.
prominent figure in the war of the re-
bellion. occurred at E. Dorado. Kan.
IN Ohio Gov. Mckinley sent a car
load of provisions to the starving min
ers of the Hooking valley.
THE legislature of Illinois in Joint
session canvassed the vote for state Of
ficers and declared the republican cam
didates elected
By nitro-glycerine explosion at Sc.
Mary's, o., three men were instantly
killed.
AT their home in Belleville, Ind,
Rev. w. f. Hinshaw was seriously and
his wife fatally wounded by thieves.
FIRE destroyed the Wveth horse coll
lar factory at St. Joseph, Mo-, the loss
being $4,000.
4 RECEIVER was named for the Fidel-
ity Loan and Trust company at Sioux
City, Ia, the liabilities being S4,-
100000.
AT their home in Minneapolis orson
w. Rollins and his wife were found
dead under suspicious circumstances.
THE legislature of Indiana met in
fifty-ninth session, Senator Newly be-
ing made president pro TEN. of the
senate and j. c. Adams speaker of the
house.
GEORGE MAPLE and "Boddy" Wooden,
both colored and murderers of Marion
Ross, We're hanged in the Jail at Chat
tanoOga, Tenn.
FLAMES wiped out twenty buildings
in the mining town of Foster. la.
FIRE destroyed the Norwegian Luth-
eran seminary, located in the suburbs
of Minneapolis.
THE execution of William Taylor
(cOlored), who murdered Squire David
Dotty in Madison county on December
. last, took place at Richmond, Ky.
IN Chicago resolutions calling for the
revision of football rules to prevent
brutality were adopted at a meeting
of presidents of northwestern univer-
sites.
AT a joint session of both houses of
the Indiana legislature Gov. Matthews
read his biennial message.
AT New Ulm, Mimi, Samuel ID. Pc
tersOn was given a verdict for $4,000
against the Western Union Telegraph
company. which transmitted an auony-
nous libelous telegram.
IL the trunk of George Streephy,
arrested at Youngstown, o., for post
office robbery, were found over a thou
sand love letters from young women in
every state.
AT Indianola, Miss, an unsuccessful
attempt was made to hold up train.
Two passengers were wounded by
fusillade from the would-be robbers.
a SLEIGH containing a party return
ing from a wedding near Lebanon,
Ind, was struck by an engine, and Ja-
cob Moss and Miss Mary Overleese, the
groom and bride, were killed.
Is Ohio, a canvass of the Hooking
valley disclosed 1900 families in urgent
need of aid.
JoHN MoHNEY, aged CO, and Eliza |
Mohney. aged G6, after a married life |
of forty-five years, and having ten chill |
dren, were divorced at Harrisonville, |
Mo.
FIRE destroyed the Cunning block !
and a number of other buildings at |
GAINESVILLE, O.. the loss being S125. 600. |
AT Reno, New, Mrs. Alice NJ. Hart |
man. who killed Senator NJ. ID. Foley |
last July, was found guilty and sem
fenced to eleven years in prison.
Is Deception bay, off the coast of
Washington. the schooner justine foun-
dered and her crew of fifteen were |
drowned.
j. ii. BALDRIGE's home near Jeffer-
son, Ia. was destroyed by fire and his
nine children were badly frost-bitten.
MASKED men entered fha exnreSs
car OF Burlington train near
Ottumwa, Ia, and after tying the
hands of the occupants robbed the safe
of about =. 900.
9FFI0 ERs captured Bill Cook. the
leader of the outlaw band which bears
his name. at Fort Stanton, y. NJ.
WHILE at breakfast Col. Ulysses @.
former member OF
Gen. Grants staff. died at Galena, Ill.
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