River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1905-03-23

The Colorado legislature declared
Peabody elected governor after he had
given a pledge to resign at once and sur
render the place to Lieut.. Gov. McDon-
aid. Adams surrendered the Office.
Peabody has kept his promise to re-
sign the governorship of Colorado and
Lieut.. Gov. Mcdonald was sworn in.
Heavy flour orders from Japan con-
tinue to pour in on Minneapolis milling
companies. One of the big companies
received an order for 900 sacks in two
days.
The National Congress of Mothers,
which has been il session In Washing
ton for week, adjourned to meet in
March, 1906, at Los Angeles, Cal.
James w. Linkous, Sc years of age, was
hanged at Radford, Va, for the murder
of his wife and their adopted son on
last Christmas morning.
Two men were killed by an explosion
of gas in the Pittsburg Coal & Iron COM
panys mine at Sykesville, Pa.
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Barber, first
military governor of Hawaii, who served
many years in the regular army, is dead
at his home in New York from heart dis
ease.
The Wisconsin assembly honored
President Theodore Roosevelt by pass
ing bill for the creation in Taylor
county of town which shall bear his
name.
Secretary and Mrs. Hay left Washing
ton to be absent about two months. They
will sail Saturday for Europe. Mr..
Adee is acting secretary of state until
Mr.. Loomis returns from the west.
Failures for the week ending on the
18th numbered $50 in the United States
against 229 last year, and 26 in Canada,
compared with q year ago.
Five bullets were fired into the back
of Antonio Santon, who was connected
with the worlds fair Argentine commits
sion, during an alteration in st. Louis
with Antonio Cimento, and within an
hour Santon was dead. Cimento was
placed under arrest
The household property of Mrs. Cas-
sic l.. Chadwick was sold at auction in
Cleveland to A. d. Nelson. of New York,
for $25,200. Samuel l.. Winternitz, of
Chicago, was the second highest bidder
with bid of $751; There were 20
bidders
A new French law reduces the term
of army service from three to two
years and abolishes all exemptions.
The nominations of Judges Wright
and Booth, of Illinois, for the federal
bench have been confirmed by the SEN
ate.
The attorney general of Missouri has
begun proceedings to GUST the oil
trust
Illinois richest exponent of the SIM
pie life, Abram Brokaw, who passed
away recently in Bloomington, H., died
childless and left 100000 or 81, GOO, 900.
Fire that caused a loss estimated at
100000 was discovered in the plant of
the Grand Crossing (Ill.) Tack COM
pany.
The government will establish new
food inspection bureau in Chicago, to
begin its work July 1.
Abram Brokaw, pioneer pillow man.
ufacturer, and one of the wealthiest men
in central Illinois, is dead at Blooming
ton, aged 80. His estate is valued at
$4,000. 900.
A. Prott, of Helena, Mont, has been
advised that a fire has destroyed his
corral and 81 500 head of sheep at Ches-
ter, Chouteau county. The fire is sup
posed to have been of incendiary origin
and to have resulted from differences
between cattlemen and sheepmen in that
vicinity.
The charred remains OF Mrs. Joseph
Nance were discovered in the ashes of
her home on the outskirts of Marysville,
Cal. Her husband is under arrest,
pending an investigation.
Castro. it is reported, has ordered the
seizure of the French cable and crisis
may result.