River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-11-22
William r. Hearst declared he
would not again run for office.

belonging TO the Bank of Walker.
The iakes-to-the-gulf deep waterway
convention has adjourned, after elect
ing officers. w. X. Cavanaugh, Of st.
Louis, was chosen president.
Henry Rough, policeman, was shot
and seriously injured at Fayetteville,
Ark, during a riot with students of
the University of Arkansas.
The grand jury has returned an in
dictment charging embezzlement
against D. p. Dyer, Jr., paying teller
at the United States subtreasury at
ST. Louis, and son of United States
District Attorney Dyer. The amount
involved is SCI, 800.
Sir Thomas Upton sailed for home
on the steamer Carmania. Just before
the Carmania sailed Sir Thomas said
he probably will challenge again for
the Americas cup, this time in 1908.
The United Daughters of the Con-
federacy have elected Mrs. Lizzie Hen
derson of Mississippi president
The Hotel Goldfield, at Goldfield,
New, was destroyed by fire, and it is
believed several guests persisted.
The floods In Washington are reced-
ing and the damage to railways is be-
ing repaired
Eight persons are known to have
lost their lives, scores of others were
injured, and property and crops suf-
fered great damage in terrific wind
and rain storm that swept over Ala
bama, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Mrs. J. w. Bailey, mother of United
States Senator Joseph w. Bailey, died
after an extended illness.
Frederick A. Tritle, governor Of
Arizona from 1882 to 1885, died in
Phoenix of dropsy, aged u years.
Two robbers wrecked the safe of
the Bank of Purcell, at Purcell, Mo-,
escaping with $500.
Gigantic Union Pacific land frauds
in Wyoming are laid to, connivance of
officials of the interior department at
Washington in direct charges made by
Artemus j. Smith, Colorado mine
dealer, who says patents worth mil
lions were issued in spite of protests
and offers of proof of fraud made by
him years ago.
A Japanese fleet of warships of the
first class is to visit the United States
next year
Celandon Bassett, of GAINESVILLE,
Wis, head of the largest harness con-
Germ in the northwest, fell dead of
heart disease.
Trade expands under the stimulat-
ing influence of colder weather and
mercantile collections improved, al
though rates for money continue
high. Travelling statesmen send in
large orders to leading distributing
points, but movements of merchandise
is still retarded by inadequate trans
porting facilities.
The Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water
ways association became fact when
the plan for permanent organization
and the report of the nominating COM
mittee were adopted at the final ses-
sion at ST. Louis of the convention of
the provisional association, organized
by Congressman William Lorimer, of
Chicago, and several of his congress
sional associates.
versed the decision of the lower court
| by which David e. Sherrick, former
auditor of state, was sent to the pen
| itentiary for an indeterminate SEN
tence of from two to IA years, charged
with embeZZlement of the state funds.
Harry. Lewis, the Philadelphia prize
| fighter, whose battle at Grand Rapids,
Mich, with Mike Ward, of Sarnia,
| Ont, resulted in Wards death at a
| hospital, is under arrest, together with
Referee ID. G. Ryan, of Detroit, and
Frank O'Brien, of Philadelphia, who
| Acted as second for Lewis.
Hereafter certain colors which the
| department of agriculture after inves-
| tigation has found to be harmless may
| be used in the manufacture of meat
| food products. A circular giving the
names of these colors will be issued
The powder house of cement COM
pany at Mitchell, Ind, exploded, kill
| jured. The shock was felt several
miles distant.
The employees of the Penn Iron COM
pany, who have been on strike for the
last five months, have reached an
agreement with the company.
With the fury of a tiger, Minis Dew
ereaux, a negro, fought the sheriff and
his deputy, who entered his cell at
Milledgeville, Ca, to escort him to
| the scaffold. After a hard fight the
negro was overpowered and was later
| hanged.
Citizens of Honolulu have sub
scribed $4,000 to bring back the Ha-
allan royal band, which is stranded in
theh United States.
Lyle Nicol, the 16-year-old son of
Hugh Nicol, athletic director of Pur-
due university died at Lafayette from
the effects of an injury received in a
football game.
Congressman John Wesley Gaines.
of Tennessee, is seriously i'll of appen-
dicitis in st. Louis.
| Louis W. Kirkland, 33 years old en-
ployed in a Pittsburg confectionery
store, had his skull ground off by be-
ing caught in the spokes of fly
wheel.
The tribunal of first instance of the
Seine, Judge Ditto presiding, granted
a divorce to the Countess de Castel-
lane formerly Anna Gould of New
York; and gave her the custody of her
| children, who, however, will not be al