River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-01-07

/ At Struthers, o., Joseph Betz, wife
and child were found dead 10 bed. hav-
ing been asphyxiated by gas from a
stove.
Near Decatur, Ga, Tom Flanagan,
VIII ie drunk. shot and killed G. w. Allen
a4d wife and Miss Ruth Slack.
: The doors of the Second national
bank at Grand Forks, n d., were closed.
with liabilities of $4,000.
In Colorado the production OF pre-
cious metals in 1896 was: Gold, $I6.-
Z 100000; silver Sl2.05s,0 0C. In Utah the
/ production was: Gold, 93,so6 fine
ounces; silver, s,72s,7o fine ounces
IIazen S. Pingree was inaugurated
governor of Michigan.
I The oldest railroad director in the
world, Samuel NJ. Young. died in TOTE
DO, o., in his 9Ist year.
i In ten days the tive children of ia : :
Nogel, of Sanduslxy. o., died from diph-
iberia.
] Charles A. Weyrich, aged "a, and
I Charles ID. Carpenter, aged 20, two close
! friends, ended their lives in the Plant
er's hotel in ST. louis by taking poison.
/ No cause is known for the deed.
/ Cyclone nearly demolished the town
of Mooringsport, la, and killed the
four children of jesse Goodman. Many
other persons were injured, some ia
tally.
/ The Tennessee legislature convened
at Nashville for session to last rs days.
a freight train ran into a landslide
near New Haven, Mo-, killing Engineer
I Homar Evans. Fireman Henry Horkup
and brakeman j. L. Mcqueen.
I The doors ofthe State savings bank at
/ Whitehall, Mich, were closed with liza
! bilitics of 100000.
! In Chicago William a. Hammond, aged
Is years, second vice president Of the
/ National Bank of Illinois, that failed re-
Gently, committed suicide 10y drown
I ing himself in Lake Michigan.
At Fargo. n. d., the Citizens naticn-
al bank suspended payment.
At Omaha, Neb., the savings bank
closed it's doors with liabilities of $780,
600; assets, 81 100000.
/ Flames which started in Lebeck 6
dry goods stors in Nashville, Tenn, de-
stroyed ten buildings. the total loss be-
ing 100000.
After 30 years Of judicial service jus
tice r.. Rothrock has retired from the
supreme court of Iowa.
At DEVILS Lake, y. d., the Merchants
\ national bank closed its doors, with liza
/ bilities of $4,000.
Edward Scofeld was inaugurated "a
governor of Wisconsin.
Advices from different sections %
Michigan say that great damac has
been done by heavy rains.
/ In Chicago an ordinance passed by
the city council viii have the effect of
obliterating the high hat in theaters
and music halls.
Seven miles northeast of Nelson,
Neb.. three stock men were frozen TO
| cath.
Five men were killed by an explosion
in mine at Hartshorne, l. II.
The Germania bank in st. Paul closed
it's doors with liabilities of S1,0O0,o0O
and the West Side bank followed suit
owing depositors $4,000.
Richard Cornelius, cashier of the Ma
tional farmers and planters bank in
baltimore, Md, being a defaulter to the
extent of 5000, committed suicide by
/ drowning himself.
/ Legislatures of California, Montana
and Idaho met in their respective capt
tails. In Montana Robert Il. Smith was
inaugurated as governor and in Idaho
Gov. Frank Steunenberg took the oath
/ of office.
Fire destroyed the Wyoming state
hospital at Rock Springs.
4 Railroads in the Dakotas and the
western part of Minnesota were conn
pletely tied mp by snow.