River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-12-31
WEST AND SOUTH.


the wife and daughter of Rud Owens
were drowned in CIasks river by the cap
sizing of a boat
The doors of the bank of West SUI
perior, Wis, capital S5O. 900 and $4,000
surplus, were closed because of the fail
ure of the National Bank of Illinois in
Chicago.
William j. Bryan opened his lecture
tour at Atlanta, Ca, his subject being
1.-The Ancient landmarks"
In Sioux City, Ia, the Parsons-reI-
letter Dry Goods company failed for
100000.
On the Chicago & Alton road train
was held up 10y robbers near Indepond-
ence. Mo-. ard the express car looted.
At the age of 60 years William Henry
Hatch, ex-congressman and author of
the famous Hatch" or ''anti-option
BILL" died at MS home near Hannibal,
Mo. He was a member of congress
from 1878 to 1894.
At Shelbyville. Ind, the wife Of Noah
Scott gave birth to four boys. and all
were doing well.
IL is said that W. ii. Jones. county
treasurer of Barry county, Mo-. for the
past four years, is short $4,000 in his
accounts.
A steam pipe exploded in the city
hall in Baltimore and James Reilly and
Charles Robertson were fatally scalded.
Flames destroyed the Huffman house
block in Rockford. ILL.,, the total loss
being $4,000.
Fire wiped out the Columbia. known
as the old DoNey theater building, at
Anderson. Ind. the loss being 100000.
Al Blue Island, H., the Calumet state
bank closed it's doors with liabilities of
$4,000.
Near Montpelier. Ind. an explosion
of nitrO-glycerin killed George Hickok
and Harry Wood and greatly damaged
the property of the Empire Glycerin
company.
Earl Campbell and Jay Van Scyoc,
two young men of Valley, Neb., were
drowned while skating on a lake.
John Branzell and Lewis IL. James,
oystermen of Annapolis. Md, were
frozen to death.
Because of an old feud John Adams
and Charles Simpson killed each other
near New Madrid. Mo.
have unearthed another gigantic Chi
nese certificate fraud by which hun
dreds of Chinese have gained admission
TO Seattle. Wash.
Six men were killed and eight lady
injured as a result of gas explosion in
the mine of the Maule Coal company at
Princeton. Ind.
On the Birmingham Mineral railroad
a train went through the iron bridge
over the Cahaba river about % miles
from Birmingham. Ala. and was pre-
cipitated into an abyss ITO feet deep.
and % of the passengers were mangied
and burned to death. The accident was
charged to train wreckers.
a. Greensboro. Ky, Alfred Holt (col-
ore1l. the murderer of Police Officer
4. White. was taken from Jail by a mob
and hanged to a tree in the courthouse
ylri.
During 1896 only 1.S02 miles OF lines
were built in the United States. the
smallest mileage in any year since
1878
AT St. Paul the Bank C Minnesota,
one Of the oldest financial institutions
of the state. and considered ore of the
strongest. closed with heavy liabilities.
and as a result the Union stockyards
hank was forced to close
The George A. Weiss Aalting and
Elevator company failed in Chicago FOR
$500. 00O. and Angus q Gindele. contract
ors. Tor S25O.O0O.
Fire destroyed Airs SuppleT's sugar
house al White castle. La. together
with $500 barrels Of sugar. the loss be-
iur ssN.O,O
Fire wiprsi .ui large portion of the
business section OF Somerset. Ind