River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-08-19
WEST AND SOIIrH

IN I uicdGO Judge DuHUe neIu AiutI-
man William Mangler guilty of con
terrpt of court in refusing to tell Who
offered him $1,000 for his vote and fixed
the punishment at $1,000 fine and 90
days Imprisonment in the county Jail.
At Forest Home, Tex, during n quar-
rel !. II. Meadows was shot and in
stantly BILLED and Mai. Watson mortal
~ wounded.
Laboring under the ueiGsion that he
was being prosecuted John Thomas
ran amuck at Spokane, Wash. and rs a
result two men were mortally wounded
and a man and boy seriously injured.
The democratic state convention in
session al Roanoke, va. nominated j.
Hoge TYLER for governor.
David Delrich and wife were found
murdered i'm their home three miles
south of BelIefOntaiue. o. n bloody AK
was found, showing how they had been
murdered
Returns from the special election in
the Fourth Indiana congressional ois-
trict show a plurality Of Lila for Fran
els NJ. Griffith (dem.) over Rev Charles
". Lee (repl. This is against dem
ocratic aiority last year of s25 for The
late William s. Holman.
The death Of Philip Korn, wealthy
coffee planter of San Salvador, occurred
at TallaclI Lake. Cal He was one of the
best-known coffee planters in Central
America.
1t DURANGO. Col. William Arey was
shot and almost instantly killed by Dir.
W L. Winters. Alienation of his wife's
affections was said TO be the cause
Mary and willie Nogel. aged ten and
four years. respectively, We're drowned
i'm Blue river. near Crete. Neb
Harold Mosler aged IS. of Kansas
City. Mo-. while visiting his fathers
-anch near Chamberine. y. NJ. was
hanged. it was supposed, by neighbors
with whom the family have had trouble
over their ranch boundaries.
While jumping on moving train nj
Milan. Mo-, Milton Nirden missed his
footing and was instantly killed.
Maud Your o.. aged lG. shot and killed
her friend, Jennie Meyers red 10, and
then killed herself, e visiting
friends at Montpelier, e. No cause was
known for the act.
IN express train was wrecked near
Caddo Mills Tex, by some one remov-
ing the fish plate. Messenger Rawlins
was illed and several passengers in
jured
Ia Chicago September wheat sold for
S4ts cents. an advance of 20 cents in 80
dl' $. and il was expected the price
would reach the dollar mark before the
eu1 Of the month.
Grady Reynolds and Bud Brooks, con-
victel at jefferson. Ga. of the murder
of Merchant VI. c. Hunt. were sentenced
to ,e hanged Friday, September "a.
Rich gold finds were reported TO have
been made in Trinity county. Cal. one
nugget unearthed weighing 2,40O
ounces. valued At $4,000
Rev. W. T. Howe. OF the Episcopal
church. died from an overdose of chlor-
al at the residence of Bishop Thompson.
his fathcr-in-law. in Jackson, Miss.
Prof. w Putnam. of Harvard. was
elected president Of the American As
sociation for the Arrangement of Sci
ence at Detroit Boston was chosen as
the place Of meeting for 1ScS.
After pleading not guilty to a charge
Of murder. DR.. Winters. who shot and
killed William J. Arey. 4 Durango, Cal.
was released under $1,000 bonds.
Peter MonOhan. a years old. was
hanged in Baltimore. Nd. for the muir
der cf his wife. The crime was commit
ted Nav >. 1897.
While riding his bicycle on the rail-
road track near Schenck's station. o.,
Maxwell Vas Eaton Potter was killed
by the ears.
While trying 10 ford river near
SpOttsville. Ky. Thomas and Peter
Drew. father and son. were drowned.
N Nasbie. Ky. Caleb lane shot and
killed his brother-in-law. Robert stan
ley. for dogginC hogs. Lane fed to Vir-
Siuia. but was captured and lodged in
Jail.
II me age Of Il years James Z.
George. United States senator from
Mississippi. died at Mississippi City.
During a race riot at Palaram, Ark.
two negroes and one white man were
shot dead.
II Wisconsin the tootcco crop this
year shows an increase Of IS per cent.
over that Of last year.