River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-02-28

THROUGH inc OedlD o. biVtliCf III
New York John Geiger, pioneer res
ident of Norfolk, Neb., has become
possessed of fortune of S1,50o,0o
IT was said that Kolb was preparing
to carry into execution his threat 70
seize the reins of government in Ala
bama.
REPUBIIcASs in convention at De-
troit, Mich. nominated Judge Joseph
L. Moore, of Lapere, for justice of the
supreme court. and Roger w. Butter
field. of Grand Rapids. and Charles III.
Haelxlay, of Muskegon, for regents OF
the university.
MISSISSIPPI has, for the first time in
its history, surplus of corn, and it
was being shipped to the west.
LIQUOR distillers of the United States
met in Chicago and formed an associa-
ton which includes every distillery in
the country of any Importance except
one.
MICHIGAN prohibitionists met al Lam
sing and nominated Myron III. Walker,
of Grand Rapids. for justice of the SUI
preme court, and ID. II. Reed, of Hills
dale. and Noah w. Cheever, of Ypsi-
lanti, for regents of the university.
CHARLES MATTHEWS shot his wife at
Omaha, Neb.. and then killed himself.
Family trouble was the cause.
RESIDENTS of Montgomery and neigh
boring counties in Kansas were eating
horsehesh. not being able to get other
food.
WILLIAM ScorT celebrated his Goth
birthday anniversary at Delphos. o.
VIOLENT snowstorms rendered citi-
zens OF eastern Colorado destitute and
they have appealed for immediate aid.
Is fire which destroyed four and a
half blocks of the best residence and
business portion of Hot Springs, Ark,
six persons were burned To death.
SAN Francisco officers captured a
gang of pirates which had been oper-
atina on a large scale for months
AT la orange, Ind. Enos Randell. 2
! farmer 6s years old, died of heart dis
ease. and one hour later his wife, aged
| IS, died of the same complaint.
Az investigation of the condition of
Ol lilo miners in the Hooking valley
showed that great distress generally
prevailed.
Ar Jacksonville, Fla, John l.. Sui
Ivan entered upon a protracted de-
bauch and his theatrical company de-
serted him.
Az aged man at st. Joseph, 10,
William Walsh. was terribly tortured
by robbers who thought he was hoard
ing money.
Is Chicago the police raided secret
society hall where prize fight was in
progress and captured $50 men.
Fox reasons unknown Emanuel
Bar l1cr. an expressman in Chicago,
shot and killed his wife and fatally
shot her brother, Harry Bonner, and
escaped.
NEAR Mansfield, o., Ella and Fred
Brooks brother and sister, were run
down by Baltimore 81 Ohio train and
killed.
On the thirtieth ballot George W. Nc
Bride, ex-secretary of state, was elected
by the Oregon legislature as United
States senator to succeed John Dolph.
1T was said that 5000 French-Cana-
dams were willing to return to Canada
from Michigan if furnished free trans
portation and bonus.
JUsT before mis- death at Halsey. Ky,
Frank Wood (colored1 confessed to the
murder of five men, and said that in
one ease an innocent man was hanged
for the crime.
Bl- fire in a mine near Birmingham,
Ala. which was set by incendiaries
two convicts and twenty-three mules
were suffocated
WILLIAM and James Toole, brothers,
who for twenty years had been es-
trangcd, were reconciled at the bed
side of their dying mother at English,
Ind.
TT was said that Walter G.. Hammer,
for twenty years the trusted teller of
the First national bank at Lynchburg,
Va, had embc lied So, 900 of the
BANK funds.
4. g. WALKER. prominent business
man of Terre lIaute, Ind, while tenn
porarily insane shot at his wife and
then killed himself.
IN fight between the Smith and Cox
factions near Osborn's Gap, Va, three
men were killed and a fourth mortally
wounded.