River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-04-08
GUBERNAToRIAL.

In regard to state affairs we find
that there is quite a large number of
prominent men throughout the State
who are friendly TO Hon. Hans b..
| Warner, and desire him as the sue
eessor of Smith IN the gubernatorial
chair. liz is our candid opinion that
no better choice can be made.-Rock
County Republican.
A recent number of the Rock County
| Republican announces itself in favor
of Hon. Hans. B. Warner, the present
genial and popular Secretary of State,
| for the next Republican candidate for
| Governor. Other papers in the State
| have also mentioned the Secretary s
name in connection with the guberna-
| torial office. 1t is early yet to say
who will not be candidates, but should
Mr.. Warner enter the field he has u
host of friends who would pull off
their coats for him. UdtertoUn Re
| publican.
Honest, upright, competent and con-
scienti0us to a degree, with a record
as a public servant extending over
many years, which is as far above sus-
picion as ever was C8sar's wife, it is
not surprising that Mr.. Warmers de-
served popularity should bring his
name to the front as a suitable sue
cessor to our present efficient Govern
or. He certainly has the good will of
the whole people, and should circum-
stances and his own desire combine
to call him up higher, the great North
west, where he is best known, will
lead the chorus of rejoicing Dunn
County Netcs.
The extracts above quoted will
touch responsive chord in the hearts
of Mr.. Warmers friends in the st.
Croix Valley, who are legion. He has
made for himself record as a public
official possessing that sterling worth
of which the pureSt might well feel
proud. and should he be called to the
Executive chair the people of Wiscon-
sin can confidently rest in the assur-
ance that his guidance of the ship of
State will not in the least suffer by
comparison with that of the best and
most able of his predecessors.
-@.e.A
The Board of Supervisors of Ashland
county recently adopted resolution
stating that no purpose or intention
exists to repudiate any portion of the
Indebtedness of the county, and in the
same breath asked that the holders of
its bonds deposit the same subject to
redemption by the county at fifty cents
on the dollar! With that kind of
county board we do not wonder that
Ashland is famous for cool breezes.
SOMETIME ago the Commissioners of
Public Lands had surplus of funds
belonging to the School Fund and In
vested the same in government four
per cent. bonds at par to the amount
of $75, 900. During the recent ses-
sion of the Legislature the Commits
sioners were authorized to loan to
towns and counties large sums of
money from the trust funds and these
bonds We're sold at premium of 5la
per cent, making 81, l25 realized by
the transaction, which goes to the
credit of the School Fund Income.
In looking over the books in the
Register of Deeds office we find there
has been recorded in that Office since
the first day of Jan. 1880, inclusive,
655 instruments as follows: tax deeds
deaths, 6 births, "a assignments, 3
U. S. patents, As quit claim deeds, 80
marriages, ITO releases, 14S warranty
deeds, 1913 mortgages, and Al miscella-
neous instruments. The mortgages
represent value of $50, 369.72. Our
gentlemanly register, Mr.. Lewis, in
forms us that thatisabout one third the
amount of the business for the past
year, which would make the amount
of the mortgages recorded for the last
twelve months 1850, 10o.18. The larg-
est martgage is $4,000, the smallest
$57