The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-01-04
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Mason & Cobb, shoe manufacturers
of Auburn, Me, have assigned. Liza
bilitieS, 100000; assets, $4,000.
The Royal Shoe company, retail shoe
dealers of New York, have assigned.
Liabilities, $4,000; assets, $4,000.
Kray, Reynolds Il Co., wholesale
grocers of indianapolis, have assigned.
Liabilities, $300,0CO; assets. 100000.
Veins of gilsonite in sufficient size to
warrant development are reported to
have been discovered on Willow Creek
in Middle Park Colo.
Herman Finkelstein, dealer in toys,
novelties and fancy goods at New
York, has made an assignment. LA
bilities, $43, 900; assets, $4,000.
A call has been issued for the ninth
annual convention of the United
Mine Workers of America to meet in
Columbus, Jan. II, 1898.
A Melbourne advice says: The Vic
torian duties on wooden and silk ma
terials, wearing apparel and wooden
goods will be reduced per cent after
February / next.
A sensational marriage took place at
GaleSville, Wis. Mike Mack was re-
united to his divorced wife. He was
granted an absolute divorce from the
woman only few months ago.
Chris Won der Abe, the president of
the st. Louis Base Ball club, has filed
suit for divorce. This was his second
matrimonial venture, and the petition
AYERS that it was not a success.
Fred S. Finster, and William f.
Muir, deputy collector and inspector at
Port Huron, Mich, were removed
from their positions for violations of
the civil service rules in soliciting
campaign contributions.
William W. Lamborn, aged 78, is
dead at Lexington, Mo. He was born
in Wilmington, Del, in 1919. He was
initiated as a Mason in Cincinnati fifty
years ago, and has been member in
good standing ever since.
Mrs Sackett Meade, sister-in-law of
Admiral Meade, and mother of Will
lam Meade, commander of the United
States warship Norfolk, died at her
home in Covington, Ky. after brief
illness.
Baroness Rogue, the mother of Mrs.
Maybrick, has just paid a visit to her
daughter in Aylesbury jail. The baron
fined in the infirmary and is in an eX-
tremely feeble condition.
The jury in the case of Samuel c..
Perry, a Philadelphia pugilist, charged
with manslaughter in causing the
death of Edward j. Gibbons during a
boxing bout last May, rendered YER
dict of not guilty.
The warship Mohican, which has
been thoroughly overhauled at the
Mare Island navy yard has been
turned over to the training service and
will be put in commission about Jan.
10 under the command of Commander
Book.
John osgrave, a well known athlete,
| died in the city hospital at Albany, n.
Y. after an operatioCn for appendi-
citis. He was a member of the New
Jersey Athletic club. the Ridgefeld
Athletic club and the Tenth Battalion,
A. A. of the national guard.
The Missouri Electric Light and
Power company and the Edison Elec-
| trical company, two of the largest con-
Germs of their kind in st. Louis, have
| been consolidated. The concern it is
stated, will issue $4000,0O0 gold bear
| ing bonds.
/ The reduced rate Of postage between
| Canada and Great Britain will not
| come in force on Jan. /, as arranged.
| 1t was deferred at the instigatiOn of
| the imperial authorities so that the re-
duction, whatever it will be, may be
| made reciprocal