River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-11
WEST AND SOUTH.


Brooks, farmer of Greensboro, KY,
committed suicide.
For the murder of John Crowder and
William johnson in the Choctaw ma
ton, 1T. Henry Leftridge was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary in Column
bus, o., for 1913 years.
Mrs. Valentine RouIlier drowned
her daughter and herself at Two Riv-
ers, Wis. because her husband intend
ed becoming a farmer.
Methodist ministers of Michigan will
try to stop St. Joseph's marriage in
dustry by having the law changed.
In his annual report Gen. Wood com
mends the conduct of American troops
in Cuba.
Seattle received the first telegram
from Skaguay. marking IN epoch in the
history of business between Alaska and
the outside world.
Near Council Bluffs, Ia. Express Mes
senger Baxter shot and killed a train
robber and prevented the looting of the
express car on the Burlington road.
In Texas the latest report of dam
ge to cotton by the recent floods places
the Joss at 100000 bales, valued al $2O.-
100000.
The pastor of Humboldt Park (Chi-
cago) Baptist church advertised for 100
Young men and women fer evangelical
work.
At Denver, Col, {. +. Galloway, aged
50 years. died from injuries received by
being struck by tramway car. He is
believed to have been the oldest news
! paper editor in the state.
The South Dakota middleof-the-
road populists have nominated L. f.
Stair, of Dawson county, for governor.
In session at Richmond. Va, the
American Bankers association elected
Alva Trowbridge, of New York, pres
! ident
The population of Arkansas is 1,311,-
564 against 1.12S.179 in 1890.
w. j. Bryan, Adlai Stevenson and
others addressed the democratic clubs
at indianapolis.
| \ storm that did great damage cut
Red Wing, Mimi, off from commune
cation with the outside world.
! In the Wisconsin river a flood swept
away lumber and logs at Wausau and
other points, causing heavy loss.
Receipts of Klondike gold at the
San Francisco mint and Seattle assay
office from July 1 TO September 30
aggregated $16.O47,555 and of Cape
Nome gold S2.311,s01.
At the age of - years benjamin
Blackwell Campbell. who drove the
first oil well in the United States
/ died at Santa Barbara, Cal.
John Mcintosh kell, adjutant gen
eral of Georgia. and one of the most
noted men in the south, died at his
home near Suanyside.
Flames destroyed a large portion OF
the town of Byesville, o.
! Near Waelder TEX, boiler explo-
sion killed three children of Stew, vii
son.
Sid Scott and Nicol. owned by c. A
/ Mcmahon. broke the worlds record
for a pacing team on a half-mile track.
doing it in 2:13. at Minerva. O.
/ Eight inches of snow fell at Lead
Vile. Col.
Coleman Gillespie was hanged at
Gold Beach. Ore, for the murder OF
Mrs Edison in September, 1899.
The death of Buel a. Fuller. lawyer
and veteran newspaper man of Iii.
nois. occurred at Joliet. aged 6s years
/ The death of John Brennan, editor OF
/ the Northwestern Catholic and well
known as an orator. occurred at Sioux
/ CITY. la.
| The train robber killed near Council
Bluffs. Ia. is still unidentified. The
eoroner's verdict is that Express Mes
senger Baxter was justified in killing
! the man.
The governor has called a special SEES
sion of the Michigan legislature. 10
meet on the 10th inst, to have the rail.
way taxation amendment submitted to
voters.
B. ]. Pirtle. a Presbyterian minis.
Ter at Jasper. Tenn. committed sui
eide in the church by hanging him.
self.