River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-09-13

castle at Mainau, Lake Constance, re-
ceived a deputation of German Ameri-
cans who crossed the ocean for the
purpose of presenting him with an adj
dress.
In an exhibition at the Maine state
fair grounds at Lewiston, the stallion
Masconoma (by Arien) broke the
worlds two mile trotting record for
half mile track, reducing the time
from 4:59 to 4:46.
John Mielke, laborer at the plant of
the Railway Steel company, at De-
troit, is dead after having been par
boiled in pit of hot water. Mielke's
shoes had become greasy and as he
was passing the pit he slipped and
fell headlong into the scalding liquid.
The state supreme court handed
down decision in the case of the
state of Minnesota versus Mabel c..
Evans, upholding the decision of the
st. Louis county court at Duluth,
which held that the state law govern
ing mineral leases is constitutional.
This case involves the title to the ia
nous Virginia silver mine, located on
the Minnesota range and which is
said to be worth several million dol
lars.
Mrs. Margaret Evans, widow of
John Evans, formerly governor of Col
orado, died at Denver at the age of rs.
She had been a resident of Denver
since 1862, when she came here from
Chicago with her husband.
A statement made by George Fl.
Bowers, United States commissioner
of fisheries, of the operations of his
bureau for the past fiscal year, says
that the aggregate output of fry from
the commissions hatcheries during
the year was only trif1e less than
100000 The actual figures were L.
931, 854,6 an increase of nearly
200000,000 over the output of 1905
Miss Dora Bright, aged Is, of Eos
ter, Mo-, who killed herself at Wichi-
ia, Kan, directed that her body and
that of Ray Stevens, of Schell City,
Mo-, should be buried side by side
On the theory that suicide pact ex-
listed between the couple, the county
attorney has sworn out an informa-
ton charging murder in the first de-
gree.
The executive committee of the
American Civic association elected to
honorary life membership Congress
man Theodore E. Burton, of Ohio, in
recognition of his services in the pres
ervation of Niagara Falls.
Fourteen Doukhobors confined in
the Regina (Man.) Jail absolutely re-
fuse to eat. The police are compelled
to force food through their teeth by
scientific means.
Ticket scalping' in Minnesota is
business of the past. The ticket brok-
ers of st. Paul, Minneapolis and Du-
luth, against whom an injunction was
issued some time ago, directing them
to refrain from dealing in cut-rate
railroad transportation, came into the
Ramsey county district court and the
United States district court and prac-
tically admitted defeat.
The steamer Milwaukee, of the
| Western line, collided with the steam
er Nelson Mills in the St. Clair river
near ST. Clair, Mich. The Mills sank
Immediately, and it is reported three
of her crew were drowned.
The navy department has decided
to concentrate all the battleships in
the navy on the home stations and to
replace those on the Asiatic station
with afmored cruisers.
A cablegram received from Secre-
tary Root stated that he would arrive
at Panama on the Charleston on the
10th inst, and would cross Immediate
ly to Colon.
Ernest and Otto Neidhart, aged 13
and IL years respectively, were
drowned while bathing in a small
stream on their fathers farm near
Kansas CITY, Kan.
The national assembly of Panama
elected J. D. Obaldia first vice presi-
dent of the republic, Federico Boyd.
second vice president, and Rafael Aiz-
purp third vice president.
The third of the series of races be-
tween German and American yachts
for the Roosevelt cup was won by
Vim, owned by Commodore Park, of
the American Yacht club, of New
York. The Vim was the winner OF
the second of the series.
The work of DISCRIMINATING the cat
tie tick in the southern and some of
the western states is progressing sat
isfactorily, according to statement
made by Secretary Wilson.
During the combined land and sea
maneuvers at Constanza boat load OF
soldiers, members of a battalion OF
chasseurs, was capsized while being
towed by a torpedo boat Eleven pri-
Yates and one officer were drowned.
Capt John Lowe, who served on
board the confederate cruiser Alabama
during the time that vessel was prey
ing on the commerce of the United
States during the war of secession,
died in Liverpool
Federal officials lodged John Brown,
a land dealer, in the federal Jail at
Ardmore, l. T., charged with murder
ing M. Swancy, a prominent farmer
at Loves Valley Brown alleges that
he shot Swancy. in self-defense.
Orders have been issued at the navy
department to place the cruiser Mar
blehead out of commission at the
Mare Island navy yard, California, and
to transfer her officers and crew to
the gunboat Yorktown.
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