River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-07-18
MEsT AND SOUTH.

IL convention at Des Moines the re-
publicans of Iowa nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: For governor, +. NJ.
Drake, of Ccnterville; lieutenant gov
ernor. Mat Parrott. OF Waterloo; SUI
preme jNdge. Josiah Given, of Des
Nuoines; superintendent of public in
strueti1n, Henry Sabin, of Clinton;
railroad commissioner, W. G.. Perkins,
of Farragut. The platform congratu-
lates the people upon the evidence of
returning prosperity, which is at
tributed to the prospective return of
the republican party To power; de-
plores the destruction of the reel
prOcity agreements by the democratic
party; affirms the declaration of the
Minneapolis national convention on the
currency question and urges interna-
tiOnal agreement on tho silver prob
lem. and heartily indorses the work of
Senator Allison in the senate.
NEAR Fostoria, o., a train struck a
velocipede handcar, killing Mrs. J. y.
Goodrich and her son and badly injur-
ing Mr.. Goodrich.
The death of DIR. ]. +. Cowan, ex-
member of congress from the Four
teenth district, and member If the
Ohio legislature in 1853, occurred at
Ashland. o.. at the age of - years.
TUE republican caucus nominee, w.
6. Cochran. of MOultric county, was
elected speaker of the Illinois house at
Springfield
IuwA's wealthicst land owner, Seth
Richards, of Ottumwa, died at Oak
land. Cal, aged 81. His wealth was
estimated 1T s6.OOO.O1O.
4 LIGHT frost was reported all over
Nebraska. South Dakota and north
" estern Iowa.
AT La Crosse, WIS. Robert ]. paced
a mile ip 2:0i.
THE floods in Kansas drove 500 peo-
pie from their homes in Salina alone
The valley of the Smoky river was
desolated beyond description. Hun
dreds of farmers and their families had
to flee for their lives and crops We're
destroyed and buildings were washed
away.
For the murder of Policeman Ed
Minor on April last Alexander Simms
Jcoloredl was hanged at jacksonville,
Fla.
IL Chicago George Montague & Co.
failed
4 BoAT containing 2 marty of thir-
teen was capsized near Wauchapreague,
Va. six of them being drowned.
All the western railroads were put
ting on more men owing To improved
business and big crops.
An alarming increase in yellow fever
in Cuba and other West India Islands
was reported.
INSURANCE men of Oregon. Washing
ton and Idaho completed an organiza-
ton at Portland 10 be called the North
west Insurance association.
Ar the annual meeting in,Denver. y.
.C. Dougherty. of Peoria. Ill. was
elected president of the National Edu-
catiOnal association.
FLAMES wiped out the Canton stone
ware plant at Canton, q. Loss. S1O0,OO0
PEDESTRIAN ALFRED i. CLINE com
pleted his walk from Denver. Col. TO
Detroit. Mich. Cline left Denver MAY
l. having wagered 81. 500 that he would
walk 10 Detroit in seventy-two days
without a cent Of money.
Is Michigan forest fires wiped out
the villages of Wallin and Clary, and
many country houses north of Petos-
key were burned and the crops ruined
STELLA SCHLAUDECKER and Lena
Groh were run down and killed at
Cleveland by an electric motor.
JUDGE CHARLES WEBB. of the Eighth
Judicial district, was appointed To fill
the vacancy on the supreme bench of
Wisconsin caused by the death of Chief
Justice orion
INcENDIARIEs burned the business
portion OF Williams. A. I.
THREE railways. the Cincinnati,
Hamilton K Dayton. Cincinnati. Day
ton Il Ironton and the Cincinnati. Day
ton \ Michigan. ve-a consolidated into
one company - be known a. the Gin
einnati. Hamilton i Dayton RE ..oad
company.