River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-03-14

The fOur-Story building IN new 1Ork
occupied by William Green, a printer
from whose presses Smart Set" and
Town Topics are printed, was
burned, causing a loss of about $780,
900.
I A suit asking for 100000 actual
and 5000, 900 tentative damages was
commenced in the United States cir
cult court at New York by the Penn
| sylvanfa Sugar Refining company
| against the American Sugar Refining
company as an outgrowth of the fail
| ure of Adolph Segal.
The report on the operations of the
rural-delivery service up to March 1,
1907, made public at Washington, D.
c., to-day, shows that there are now
in operation 1898 routes on which
37,174 regular rural letter carriers are
employed.
That William F. Walker, the de-
faulting treasurer of the Savings bank
of New Britain, Conn, is also forger
to the extent of several thousand dol
lars is now asserted and grand jury
will consider this charge.
L
school near Gotebo, %. T., who had
whipped boy in school, was assault
ed by a number of the male students
| and injured so that he died.
Two men suspected of robbing the
Farmers Savings bank at Masonville,
Iowa, are under arrest at Manchester,
Iowa.
Logan Guthrie of Fulton. Mo-, was
awarded the prize of $4,000 won in
contest, guessing the nearest to the
total number of paid admissions into
the worlds fair. Guthrie guessed 12,-
8O4,616, the exact number announced
by the management.
After robbing the fine summer
homes of John Cowles of Cleveland
and w. B. Pratt of Elkhart, Ind, To-
Gated on the Lake Shore drive, south
of ST. Joseph, Mich, burglars set them
afire and both were destroyed.
Hugh O'Brian of Michigan has been
appointed marshal for the United
States court in China in place of Or
vile Leonard, also of Michigan, re-
signed.
Former Mayor Nelson Ames of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, is dead.
Col. a W. Lawson, who organized
the first Ohio regiment for the civil
war. died at his home in Delaware
county, Ohio.
A severe blizzard ragged throughout
Newfoundland, blocking trains and
damaging shipping. A fishing vessel
with crew of seven went down.
Judge James J. Dick of the Thir-
teenth Wisconsin circuit died at Beav-
err Dam
Thirty five men, women and chill
dren were killed by an accidental ex-
plosion of dynamite at San Andoes,
Mexico.
The United States circuit court at
ST. Louis rendered a decision over
ruling the motion of attorneys for the
defendants in the governments case
against the Standard and auxiliary oil
companies and specified individuals
to vacate the order to bring in non
resident defendants and to quash the
service upon them of subpoenas.
George W. Perkins, former first vice
president of the New York Life Insur-
ance company and now member of
the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co., sent
to the New York Life his personal
check for $54,019.19 to reimburse the
company for the Republican campaign,
contribution made from it's funds in
1904, in connection with which Mr..
Perkins recently was made defendant
on charge of larceny.
E. HI. Hartman declared he was
ready to make the advancement of a
scheme of cooperation between the
government and the railways his chief
interest.
The revolution in Honduras was
said to be increasing rapidly, but
President Bonilla was making good
Roadway against the Nicaraguan
troops.
Railways retaliated for the Nebras-
ka two-cent fare law by abolishing all
reduced rates in that state.
The Michigan house passed the bill
designed to prevent the copper
merger, though the senate tried to re-
call it.
taurant and store and damaged the
Burdick hotel, where two chamber
maids were reported missing.
Twenty persons were injured when
Rock Island passenger train was de-
rallied at Topeka. Kan.
The jury in the trial at Wallace,
Idaho, of Steve Adams for the MUIR
der of Fred Tyler disagreed and was
discharged.
Mrs. Herman w. Quernheim, wife
of st. Louis merchant, was brutally
murdered in her home.
The senate of Kansas passed the
anti-fraternity bill already passed by
the house, which makes it unlawful
for high school students and teachers
to belong to fraternities.
Col Albert S. Tower, assistant pay
master general, has been placed on
the retired list of the army on his
own application after more than 80
years service.
The famous Masonic silver trowel,
which is on its way around the world,
reached Omaha from Sioux City, S. D.,
in charge of five past grand masters
of the Masonic order.
Saratoga, n. Y, has been definitely
decided upon for the national encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
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