River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-08-20
NEST AND SnuTH.

Independents and democrats of North
Dakota nominated a fusion ticket at
Grand Forks headed by r. b. Richard
son, of Pembina. for governor.
At Hollywood. n. C.. a ten-year-old
boy named Mills killed the Two little
children of Frank Powers because they
would not stop crying.
During a flood in the Uptown riger In
the vicinity of Bourbon, Ind, houses,
barns and crops were destroyed and IS
persons lost their lives.
The death of Robert AIcKelley oc-
Cured at Upper Sandusky. o.. at the age
of 81 years. In 1s45 he was appointed
register of the United States land office
by President Polk.
Lucy +. Moorehouse, who was nomi-
mated by the national prohibition state
convention in Michigan for the office of
superintendent of public instruction,
cannot make the race, as the attorney
general says that woman cannot hold
an Office for which she cannot vote.
Tennessee republicans in state con.
ventiOn at Nashville nominated G. n
Tillman, of Nashville, for governor. The
platform reaffirms the St Louis plat
form and Endorses Mckinley and Ho-
bart.
Congressional nominations were
made as follows: Michigan. Fourth dis
trict, F. L. Hamilton (rep.). Missouri.
Sixth district. David Dc Almond (dem }.
Kansas. First district. Rev. II. Z. BalIou
(pop); Fourth, john Madden (pop.).
Virginia, Eighth district, j. F. Rixey
(dem.). California, Second district, G. l..
johnson (rep) renOminated.
In all mines in Ohio strike has been
ordered where the men are working for
less than the rate established at the last
scale meeting. and all mines operated
under the contract lease system.
The Iowa state central committee Of
the sound money" democracy has
called a state convention for August 90
in Des Moines.
Celia Rose, "a years old, is in Jail at
Mansfield, o., charged with killing her
father. mother and brother with poison.
Engineer James Griffin and Fireman
Michael Roach, both of Elkhart, Ind,
were killed in a wreck on the Lake
Shore road near Otis. Ind.
Flames wiped out the Michigan
Buggy company's factory at Kala-
mazoO. the loss being 100000.
At Toledo. o.. Lena Gurley, aged II.
went out of her depth while bathing
and George Danterman, a prominent
merchant, tried to save her and both
were drowned.
At Acton, Ind. Edward Duffy and
Edward o'Connell. of Cincinnati. each
aged Is, were l,illed Ey the cars.
III, .g&,~ % Es,s.o.r., To- 49,, - n-a..
headquarters of the democratic nation
al committee.
A wreck on the Lake Shore road at
Chesterton, Ind, killed 20 head of
blooded cattle.
The populist convention in Raleigh.
y. C.. nominated William a. Guthrie, of
Dur ham. for governor.
In Chicago Hale johnson, of Newton,
Ill.,. was formally notified that he was
the nominee of the prohibition party
for vice president of the United States.
From all arts of the country whole
sale liquor dealers will meet in Cleye-
land on August 81 to organize a Ia
tional liquor dealers association.
At Peru. H.. the state bank closed
its doors with liabilities of about $780,
COO
The Encouragement of Illinois says
that women can be legally appointed
township treasurers.
Reports of township assessors give
Kansas a population of 1,336.659, q gain
ever last year of 1925.
Sound money" democrats of Michi-
gan will meet at Lansing on the goth
inst. to nominate presidential electors
and 10 elect delegates to the Indianap-
oils convention.
The republicans rcnominated s. Il.
Bishop for congress in the Ninth Michi-
gan district and W. 5. Mssick IN the
Eleventh on the seed ballot.
At Lieksburg. Ark mOonshiners
killed two sons of Il. g. Jones because
Of testimony given by MIR. Jones against
them in court.
At Owosso. Mich. George Russell.
aged S. year.. cuarreled with his wife
over the disposition OF some property
and fatally stabbed her and then served
himself in the same manner.
The Tennessee legislature will meet
September in extra SESSION for the
purpose Of providing against : threat
ened treasury deficit.