River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-09-30
WEST AND souTH.

James III. Eckels. comptroller of the
currency. in speech at Colorado
Springs. Col. said that he believed a
great wave of prosperity was sweeping
over the country.
John and Richard McGriff. twins.
celebrated at Geneva. Ind. the ninety
fifth anniversary Of their birth.
Nebraska gold" democrats met in
Omaha and nominated James Wool
worth. of that city, for supreme court
Judge
Judge Vincent made the opening adj
dress for the defense 10 the Luetgert
murder trial in Chicago. in which he
claimed Mrs. Luetgert was seen after
May /, that bones found in thevat were
not human. and that rings found did
not belong to the missing woman.
James Lane died at his home i'm Chi
cago. aged l02 years.
Judge G. Buckley Eilgore. n member
of the Fiftieth. Fifty-first and Fifty
second congresses from Texas died in
Ardmore. /. T.. aged So years.
Almost the entire business portion Of
cambridge. o.. was destroyed by fire.
and W. T. Beardsley and Thomas Hig-
gins were burned TO death and seven
other persons were badly injured.
Three miles from Livermore. XIV. the
sawmill boiler of Z. D. Dex blew up and
three men were killed and ten Injured.
VI. J. Sholey. Henry Feldshaw and W.
J. Grunsten testified IN the Luetgert
murder trial in Chicago that they saw
Mrs. Luetgert alive in Kcnosha. Wis,
May 3 and {.
Flames destroyed the major portion
of the John Gund Brewing oompauy's
plant At la Crosse, Wis. entailing loss
Of 100000.
David Ridge sheriff Of the district;
Jesse Sunday. Sherifr-elect Cloth Indi-
ansl. ar>i Thomas Baggot (white) were
killed in a drunken row at Saline. 7. T.,
by Samson Bait
Rev. l. ID. Morris. ofGreencastle. Ind.
was delivering an address to a conven-
tion of Christian churches when he was
fatally stricken with paralysis.
In runaway near Coy. Ark. John
Trafford and his wife were fatally in
jurel and their 14-year-old girl killed.
For assault Sylvanus johnson was
hanged al KEY West. F!a.
In Kentucky and Tennessee frost
seriously damaged the tobacco crop.
The seasons of the " estern league and
the Western association baseball clubs
closed. the Indianapolis club winning
the pennaut IN the former and the
Cedar Rapids club In the latter.
There were 9S eases of yellow fever
in New Orleans and IS deaths. up to the
2fth; IL eases at Mobile. Ala and
deaths; 1913 cases at Edwards. Miss. and
20 deaths. and IS cases at Biloxi, Miss,
and deaths
Fire nearly wiped out the village of
Riverdale, Mich
Archibald Blakely. OF Pittsburgh,
was elected national commander At the
national encampmeut in Columbus. O.,
of the Union Veteran Legion.
An explosion Of black damp in the
Williamson county coal mines at Johns
ton City. H.. killed five men and sew
eral others were badly injured.
At Flat Rock, Ind. Wesley Nading, a
grain merchant, shot and Killed his wife
and then attempted suicide. No cause
was known for the deed.
In the town OF Alton. /. T.. every bust
ness house was DESTROYED by fire
The doors of the State Bank of Dav-
export, Neb.. were closed because it
could not secure borrowers for its de
posits.
The Society Of the Army of the Cum
berlaud in session al Columbus. O..
elected Ger. ". :. Rosecrans as presi-
dent.
or the Dyea trail in Alaska a land
Side killed Is persons.
This season the rye crop will be 25,-
100000 bushels 100000 more than
last year and 100000 les than in 1895.
y mob Of 500 men at Hawesville. Ky,
lynched Raymond Bushrod. a negro,
accused OF sssaulting 14-year-old Mag
gle Roberts.
At Whiteside. Mich. Victor Ander-
son. weIl-to-do farmer, killed his aged
mother and himself. No cause for
deed was known.
At Vincent. Ia. Mons Minson fatally
shot two brothers named Peterson b.
cause they objected 70 his marrying
their sister-in-law. and then killed him
self.
In southern Kansas a strange disease
is doing great damage to hogs and they
are dying by the hundreds.
As euualized the valuation of the
state Of Michigan IS S1.i0s.10c 900.
In Chicago five acres Of buildings
comprising the works Of the Chicago
Bridge and Iron company were burned.