River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-01-30

At Pomona, Cal, James Rogers, aged
"a and wealthy, was married TO Miss
Ida Nelson, ayed IL years.
Theodore c. Search. of Philadelphia,
! was elected president at the convention
in Chicago of the National Association
of Manufacturers.
The democratic caucus Of the Missis-
sippi legislature nominated Congress
man ii. ID. Money as United States
senator to succeed j. Y. George.
Farms and plantations in the lower
Mississippi valley were inundated by
heavy rains. fences destroyed, bridges
s,rept Gway, and the damage to prop
CITY was heavy.
Ia Chicago Henry Foster, negro,
% years old, was banged for the muir
der of George w. Wells on Octobes 4.
1855.
In session at st. Augustine, Fla, the
National Editorial association elected
X. III. Thomas, of Mechanicsburg, Pa,
as preside:.t.
Congressman John C. Cowcn, of BAL
timore, was elected president of the
Baltimore &, Ohio railroad.
The legislature of Mississippi elected
ii. ID. Money as United States senator.
at Van Buren,. Ark, George Ward, a
Cherokee Indian, was hanged for muir
dering Henry Bacon in July of last
year.
In Randall county, Tex, Joseph
Wicker, his wife and two children at
tempted 10 ford q stream IN a wagon
and all were drowned.
Jacob Hobbs was sentenced at Mum
Gle, Ind. 10 three years in states pris-
oil. fined $25 and DISTINGUISHED for five
years foT stealing three pocketknives
valued at IS cents.
In San Diego county, Cal. gold was
found which assayed Sl67,250 20 the
ton.
Herbert Ii. Gehr was awarded $4,000
damages in the circuit court in Chicago
against the Mexican Central Railroad
company for false Imprisonment.
At Coldwa.er, Miss, Rev. L. Il. Har-
grove fell dead in the pulpit in the
midst of his sermon at the Methodist
church.
Andrew Michigan and George
Thorne, both married, and residents of
North Lawrence, o., were struck by a
passenger train on the Fort Wayne road
and instantly killed.
While temporarily insane John Good
win, an aged and wealthy planter of
Birmingham, Ala, murdered his wife
and committed suicide.
Judge Advocate General w. l.. Starl;
declared the Nebraska statute exempt
ing state militamen from federal
service void in that il violates the consti-
tuition.
Al McDonough, Ga, Hiram Lester
died in his 129th year. He was born in
North Car Dina in 1868.
During a family quarrel at Kyle, w.
Va, Mrs. Lizzie Savage was shot and
instantly killed by Thomas Burns. her
stepSon. who also took his own life.
AZ Marseilles, ILL.,, the .idams-Mar-
settles Manufacturing company made
an assignment with liabilities of $780,
COO.
During a conflict between farmers
near jefferson, Ia, John Brown, Jr.,
and John Fleck were killed and Mrs.
John Brown, ST., George Fleck and Miss
Mary BroTn were badly wounded.
In Chicago a woman's six days BIZ
cycle race commenced with ten start
ers.
I'm Milwaukee James Morgan d Co.,
dry goods dealers, failed for sljO,0OO.
Fire destroyed large part of the
business portion of Green City, Mo.
I'm jealous rage George w. Baxter,
aged 50. killed his wife in Minneapolis
with hi MINER. and then cut his own
throat with razor.
Thorlas Higgins, w. I. Jacobs and
George Props were drowned at Sewall,
". Va, while crossing New river in a
boat.