River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-04-15

Arguments in the case of the gov
eminent against the Standard Oil
Company were completed in the fed
eral court at st. Louis.
The conference of operators and
miners adjourned without reaching an
agreement concerning work in the an
thracite coal fields.
Mrs. Frank Rice of Evansville, Ind,
in divorce bill, charged her husband,
his sister and Texas doctor with
murder.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Geor-
gia Allyn Sampson, charged with
Staying her husband, Harry Sampson,
nephew of the admiral, returned
verdict of not guilty.
Parts of the wrecked tug George
Floss have been picked up on the
shores of Lake Erie, and it is be-
lieved nine persons persisted.
Secretary of War Dickinson was
among the speakers at the banquet
of the Hamilton club in Chicago to
celebrate Appomatox Day.
A trust company and a savings
bank, conducted by Knapp Brothers
of Bingampton, N. Y, closed their
doors.
Before July 1 the services of about
60 temporary employees of the forestry
bureau will be dispensed with, the
dismissals being made necessary by
the fact that much of the work of the
bureau, formerly done in Washington,
has been transferred to the six re-
Gently established field districts.
The Masonic order will convey the
famous travelling trowel from Los
Angeles to the City of Mexico and
back by special train May 5. The
trowel will be started on its trip to all
of the Masonic lodges of the world by
the Justine Masonic lodge Of New
York City.
The body of Oliver Bray, an Ameri-
can student of medicine, who disap-
peared last month and for whom dill
gent search had been made, was taken
from the Danube river in Vienna. He
was the son of a manufacturer living
at Industry, Pa.
Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson de-
cided that the claim of the New York
Central railroad for $4,000 for ex-
penses in fumigating it's cars under
the foot and mouth quarantine order
is unjust and has declined to pay it.
Reports from Africa said an uprising
of savages may cause new danger to
former President Roosevelt, who soon
will arrive there to hunt big game.
Gov. Hadley caused a suit for tenn
porary injunction to prevent the rail-
roads Of Missouri putting into effect
the three-cent fare, to be filed in st.
Louis.
Former Vice-President and Mrs.
Fairbanks sailed for Hawaii on their
trip around the world.
France notified former President
Castro of Venezuela that he will have
to leave Fort de France, Martinique.
John Anderson, an insane man,
killed a woman, shot her husband,
wounded another woman and then COM
mitted suicide in Aurora, Ill.
Charles Bellew, keeper, was killed
by an elephant belonging to a circus
at Des Moines, Ia.
Deciding that Esmeralda county,
Nevada, showed the largest Democratic
gain at the last election, William ].
Bryan will send his prize mule there.
A $4,000 bill was found in the con-
tribution box of a church near Wash
ington and, believing it was placed
there by mistake, the officers have
offered to return it.
Judge Jeffries of Detroit decided that
father has the right to spank his
daughter, even though she is II years
old.
Willie Hotchkiss, ten years old, Of
Harper, Kan, killed George Nichols, a
playmate of the same age, and then
said wolves had caused the boys
DEATH
While digging postholes at Lexing-
ton, KY, workmen discovered brass
kettle containing $500 in gold and sill
yer.
Hal. Chase, first baseman of the New
York American league team, has small
pox and his team mates have been vac
cinated.
Attorney James P. Whitla and fam
lily, including Willie Whitla, who re-
Gently was kidnapped, returned to their
home in Sharon, Pa, from Atlantic
City.
Charles McConnaughy, former cash
Ter of the Monticello (Ky.) Citizens
National bank, was indicted in the
United States court at Covington, on
II counts, involving a total of about
ton of funds and classifying of entries
$4,000. Embezzlement, misapplica-
are alleged.
Eight persons were killed as the
result of a storm which swept over
Michigan. Much damage also was
done in Ohio and Indiana.
Frank w. Lyle, former president of
the City bank of Dowagiac, Mich,
which failed year ago, was found
dead in Chicago.
The Southeastern Iowa Teachers as
ISOLATION held its annual meeting in
Iowa City.
7. M. Ross killed Mrs. Jessie Staley
at Paxton, ILL.,, and then committed
suicide.
The committee appointed by Gov
Hughes to investigate methods of
stock and commodities trading in the
New York financial district has COM
pleted its inquiry and will hold no
more hearings of any kind. It's re-
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