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

buildings were unroofed and several
private residences were overturned by
a windstorm in Indianapolis.
Mary O'Brien died at the home of her
son. Dennis O'Brier, in Chicago, at the
age of IOI years.
Fire wiped out nearly the entire bust
ness portion Of the village of Berlin,
Mich.
The oldest person in Michigan, Bar
ney McIllrow. died at his home in Wales,
ged 107 years.
The Virginia republicans will hold
their state convention at Lynchburg Dc
tober ) 10 nominate state ticket.
Col. ID. J. Palmer was nominated for
state senator in the Tenth Iowa dis
trict after taking 6,O21 ballots.
In session at ST. Paul the Farmers ma
t:onal congress elected ex-Gov. Hoard,
Of Wisconsin. president.
All rations to the Apache lndiaI in
New Mexico. except -four, have ben cut
Off by the government, and they were
threatening an uprising.
In Jacksonville, Fla. Robert Henry
(coloredD was hanged for the murder of
his wife in February, 1894.
\ fire made 35 families homeless in
the Kaw river bottoms near Kansas
City. No.
II was said that Charles \. Norton,
cashier and general manager of the
Bank Of Durand. H.. private concern,
had embezzled $4,000.
In the annex of the Ohio penitentiary
~ ' Il.
c4;ed for the murder of Mrs. !. W. Mil
Ter. the wife of his employer, on March
- last
Resolutions were adopted at the Farm
ers' congress in 81. Paul commencing
the secretary of agriculture for his eff
forts in behalf of the dairy industry; ia
vOring the grading of butter forexport;
providing for a committee % report to
the next congress 4 plan for cooperation
between the states for the prevention of
contagious diseases among domestic
animals.
The United States government claims
Dawson City is in American territory,
and has instructed Alaskan officials TO
act accordingly.
The doors Of the First national bank
Of Greensburg. Ind. were closed, with
liabilities Of nearly 100000.
To redeem pledge made J. ID. Rookie
Teller sent his check for S250.0OO to the
American Baptist Home Missionary So
ciety
In Jackson township. Mo. Joseph NJ.
Lilly. a wealthy farmer. died at the age
Of 81 years. He had been in bed for 81
years. claiming that he .vosld die Of
heart disease IL he got up.
The president took part in the annual
reunion at Fremont. o.. Of the Twenty
third Ohio regiment, of which he was a
member during the war.
Democrats. pOpulistS aud silver re-
publicans joined in fusion and placed
the following ticket in the field in Ne
braska: Supreme Judge. John J. Sui
livan tdem). Columbus; university re-
gents. Z. Won Forell. Kearney (pop):
George T. REMOVER. Wisner ISL -er
repl.
c. VI. Charnley. for IS years treasurer
Of the Presbyterian beard of aid for
colleges and academies in Chicago. was
SIid 70 be defaulter 10 the extent Of
$4,000
The Colorado republicans in conven-
ton AT Denver renOminated Charles ID.
Hoyt for justice of the supreme court.
arl the silver republicans in session at
Glenwood Endorsed him
W Il. Ward. the Englishman whose
elopemeni with the wife of John Brad
bury. a Los Angeles (Cal) millionaire,
created a sensation last July. ieaped
through the window Of fast train near
WheatIand. Ia. nd was killed.
The oldest Jew in the United states.
Lazarus Creengard. died at the resi-
denee Of his son IN g. I.oNis. aged ie5
years.