River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-02-16


the Kansas legislature.
Ex-United States Attorney John
Hall was indicted by the federal grand
jury at Portland, Ore, in connection
with the land fraud cases under course
of investigation.
John B. Guyton, of Missouri, has
contracted with the japanese govern
ment to furnish them 1000 horses TO
be used in the mikado's army.
Rev. w. H. Strout, for nearly half a
century in the ministry and one Of the
best known pastors in northern Hi
nois, died suddenly at his home in
Joliet, aged 70 years
Ex-Mayor J. Samuel McCue was
hanged at Charlottesville, a., for the
murder of his wife September 4 last.
He left a statement confessing the
crime
In wreck on the National railway
of Mexico, which occurred on the San
Luis Potosi division between the
towns Of Carleros and La Ventura, at
least three lives were lost
Charles H. Hackley, who has given
grammar school, library, hospital, SOL
diers' monument, parks and various
statues of civil war heroes, represent
ing a money value of $2,000,00O, died at
Muskegon, Mich. His wealth is esti-
mated at $15,000,000.
Fire wrecked five of the principal
business blocks at Oskaloosa, Ia, en-
failing a loss Of $150,000.
A man and three boys were killed,
one boy is dying and three more were
slightly injured as the result Of bob
sled carrying six boys dashing into a
train at New Brighton, Pa.
Gov Higgins, of New York, has com
muted the sentence of w. F. Miller,
manager of the Franklin Syndicate"
swindle, and he will be released from
prison.
Inga Hanson was convicted of per-
jury by jury in Judge Kersten's court
in Chicago, and if the verdict is upheld
will have to serve an indeterminate SEN
tence in the penitentiary. The charge
arose from the WOman's suit for $50 900
damages against the Chicago City Rail-
way company for personal injury.
Richard Croker inherits the 100000
estate of his son Frank, who was killed
in an automobile accident in Florida and
left no will.
A union street car man was acquitted
in a trial for alleged intimidation during
the strike Of 1903 in Chicago, and won
reinstatement and 5000 back pay from
the Chicago City railway.
The Kansas legislature has started an
inquiry into alleged bribery by the
Standard Oil company to kill the rein
cry bill.
The Iowa supreme court affirmed the
decision of the lower court, which sent
ex-Deputy United States Marshal w. A.
Richards to the penitentiary for Is
years for completely in the hold-up of
Peter Sullivan and wife at Hamilton, Ia.
two years ago.
A fatal rear-end collision occurred on
the Iowa Central railroad between New
Sharon and Moore. Two men were
killed.
Six men are known to be dead, one is
missing, and one fatally injured as the
result of the dynamite explosion in the
Osceola Consolidated mine at Calumet,
Mich.
Conductor w. Fl. Marsh was killed, %
people were injured, eight passenger
cars and an engine piled. in the ditch
and 200-foot bridge wrecked as the re-
suit of broken rail on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad near Mel
bourne, Ia.
The trial of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
in the United States district court at
Cleveland, O., has been set for Monday,
March 6.
Charles Jean Jacques Mazeau, the dis
tipguished French statesman and judge,
is dead
The residence of Carl Hoffman, two
miles from Unity, Wis, was destroyed
by fire Thursday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff-
man were cremated.
Mrs. Mary Borwhk, of the town OF
Westford, near Beaver Dam, Wis, is
dead at the age of ia years. She was
born in Poland.
Two men were killed and third seri-
ously injured in an explosion of hidden
dynamite on the drainage canal at Lock-
port. III.
Former Judge Henry Williams Blod-
gett. early pioneer of Chicago, and for
nearly quarter of century promi-
nent figure on the United States district
court bench in the district Of northern
Illinois, died at Waukegan, H.. aged 81
years.
Judge Kersten, in Chicago, quashed
the manslaughter indictment against
VIII J. Davis, owner of the Inflated Iro-
Quois theater. The decision was made
on the ground that the indictment con-
tanned vitality defective flaws.
The Hotel Alexandria, at Tamms, H.,
was entirely destroyed by fire. Loss,
$4,000.
After being out but ten minutes, the
jury brought in verdict at Menominee,
Mich, freeing Charles Erickson of the
charge of numbering his brother-in-law,
Gust Adams, at Nathan, September 80,
1903
Mrs. George A. Williams, of New
York, secured a verdict for $4,000
against wealthy elderly spinster for
alternating her husbands affections.
In the Wisconsin senate bill was in
troduced to change the seat of govern
ment of the state of Wisconsin TO Osh-
kosh, and appointing committee TO de-
termine the site Of the state capitol