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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09

existence whatever: the few experts
who do say this state can in no reason
be called "a great headquarters for
leprosy," as the instances are rare in the
extreme, and confined wholly to recent
foreigners.
The marriage of Prof Salisbury OF At
lanta, Ga, and Miss Agnes Hosford, for
merly county superintendent of schools
in Eau Claire, is now announced TO take
place at Roberts, Wis. at the residence
, of Mr.. Grant, on the 18th,
Col. w. B. Britton, Of the first regi-
ment. has sent an invitation to John NJ.
Hamilton, governor of Illinois, and staff
to visit the eHcampment OF the hrst
regiment on Aug 18th, in GAINESVILLE.
The trustees of the estate of the late
Robert II. Baker of Racine, Wis, have
taken formal charge and possession o
the entire property, The trustees are
Edward l.. Baker of Red Wing, Mimi,
brother of the deceased, and Mr.. Byron
b. Northrop and John Tapley of Racine.
The estate is estimated in round numbers
from the inventory at about 81 100000.
Arthur McKolior, of Green Bay, has
fallen heir to one-third Of deceased
brothers estate, valued at SloO,OO0.
Gov. Rusk has recently been confined
to his residence by q congestive EMIL
Samuel Weideman, of Reedsbutg, lost
his barn by fire, caused by lightning,
with cohtents,-in all, valued at $1,000;
insured 81 ,250.
Ed. F. Carpenter, ESQ. of GAINESVILLE,
has sold his fast five-year old PAGER for
S, 600
The Upham Manufacturing company
of Marshfeld, has recently purchased
| s. O0O. 900 feet of pine on Yellow river for
| 500 600, of the Neccedah Lumber COM
pany.
Gov. Rusk has received and accepted
| the resignation of Gilbert l.. Park Of
Stevens Point as Judge of the seventh
| indicial circuit, the same to take effect
Aug. Is. I'll health is assigned as the
cause for the resignation. 1t will be re-
membered that Judge Park was the
democratic opponent to Isaac Stephen
son for election to congress from his
district last fall, and being defeated in-
| stituted suit, which fell through, for the
| coveted seat on the ground that Steph-
| enson had secured it by fraud.
Seven good young ladies were acct
IDENTITY locked in church at GAINESVILLE
where they were holding a meeting
Sunday afternoon, and to make an exit
| they were compelled to resort to the ~
nominious expedient OF climbing
through a window.
Mrs. Dockum, of Sparta, has received
ST. $50 pension arrearages.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09

The impression prevails that beer
drinking in the United States is decreas-
ing, but such is not the fact. From the
statistics of beer as furnished by the of
tic.al organ of the brewing interests in
the United States, suggestive facts may
be CLEANED. In the first place it is evil
ident that the consumption of beer in
this country is on the increase. The
sale for the twelve months ending May
1, his year reached the enormous ag-
Gregate of 537, 1872, 141 gallons, being
an increls of %, 723, SOC gallons over the
preceding twelve months, or MOI much
below 4l-2 r cent. In ten states and
territories there was a decrease in the
wear, bat to no great extent. 1t is note
worthy that most of the falling off was
in the south. In five states and terrific
ries beer is brewed
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The scheme ola federal postal tele-
graph system has come to the front
again, and it is quite certain that a bill
will be introduced at the next session of
Congress for its establishment. Senator
Edmunds, who favors the system, in a
late interview said: "What the United
States needs more than anything else, is
the construction of a postal telegraph,
beginning moderately between great
points in the country and all intermediate
points and then extending it, just as we
have the mail system, as the needs of
the community and fair economy would
require, until every postoffice in the
country should have, or be within i'm
mediate reach of, a postal telegraph.
That is what ought to be done within q
few years, beyond all question. Senator
Edmunds and other friends of the posta-
telegraph, does not favor buying out
any telegraph company, but wants the
government to build its own lines. On
this point, Senator Sherman says: "The
government might duplicate all the wires
and all the means of transportation by
electricity for about $40, 000.000 or $685.
100000, yet there is now levied upon the
people of the United States over $10,-
100000 year for telegraph purposes.
This sum could be saved to the people
if the government established postal
telegraph"
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have seen 1t, we know It's ruture mus Do
succession of wonderful developments.
Back 70 Bezeman we shoot and branch on TO
the west thirty-two miles TILL Red Blum looms
up, and here we see a white-halred old man
who owns half dozen mines. They are all
gold quartz mines. We note one
with a shaft four feet square lo3
feet deep, on true assure VEIN
The quartz is free milling and goes Sl56 to
the ton. Twenty similar good mines are IN
sight and it makes poor man tired to see
what few thousand dollars invested IN 3
smelter or mill would do for him in few
years.
The future? All, yes, you may well say
the future will be bright This country
win turn out $40, 100000 annually
four years from to-day. and Capital will howl
then to find that ali the best paying mines
have in some way gotten their own smelters
and mills The miners viii then snap their
fingers 1t Capital, to whom now they would go
on their knees and beg to smelt their ore for
than at half its value
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Annroachine crisis "a Raj Porlage.

Affairs in Rat Portage are assuming threat
ening attitude. Tuesday two policemen, en-
ployed by the Manitoba government were ar
rested by the Ontario police. and an outbreak
is hourly expected, as the Ontario authorities
threaten to raid the Manitoba Jail and release
the prisoners. If this is done there viii surely
be a collision, as the Manitoba government is
bound TO protect ITS interests there, and the
Ontario police have secured, III the event of
row, the promise of seventy-five men who are
employed in the saw mills. A deputition from
Raj Portage waited on the government here to-
day, aud urged immediate action 10 protect
property and other interests in the town, aud
Norduav promised it Immediately. Twelve
SPECIAL police were sworn in here tonight and
will be sent out with the provincial chief Of
police in the morning to keep the peace.
Norquay promised that il the measures he
took were not effective, he would solicit aid
from the Dominion government and have
detachment of mounted police sent out to Hat
Portage to maintain peace. Excitement here
runs very high. The settlement of the trouble
will doubtless involve the settlement of the
mueh-vexed question Of the boundary award.
1t is stated that the Ontario party has bribed
crowd of loafers around town to take sides III
their favor Should a crisis come there is
bound to b a speedy conflict of power, as
the Ontario officials have orders to arrest all
other police caught interfering IN any way IN
affairs.
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CIRCULAR FROM COMMISSIONER MFARLAND.
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, July 81. -
che commissioner OF the general land office
has Issued a circular TO registers and receivers
explaining the provisions of the act of the last
session Of congress in relation to fees for re-
ducing testimony 10 writing. In computing
the fees for reducing testimony to writing the
words actually written by registers and re-
CeiveTS or persons in their employ ouly must
be charged for at the rates allowed by para
graphs 10, n. and IL, Of Sec. 223S, Revised
Statutes, and no charge is to be made for the
printed words There can be no uniform fee
Of a specified sum applicable to every case of
tile same class of entries The commissioner
prescribes the following fees:
For diagram showing entries only. 81; for a
township plat showing entries, names Of claimants,
and character OF entry -: for a township plat
showing entries, names Of claimants, character Of
entry and number, -; for township plat show
luz entries. names Of claimants. character OF entry
number and Gate Of fling or entry, together with
topography, etc. 81. The register and receiver
shall be- entitled 20 the same fees for examining
and approving testimony given before the judge or
clerk OF 4 court 10 mat honeSteads as are now
allowed by law for taxing the same. Registers
of land offices have right, officially, to receive
suy moneys whatever. except such as reported
by The receivers as salary, fees and commissions,
sud the fec q 81 they are especially entitled to
ceve for giving notice OF the calculation OF pre-
emptiou homesteads and timber culture entries
under the act Of May 4, 1850 All moneys re-
ceved for services rendered by either registers
receivers under the act of March 5. 1883, are to
be paid 20 the receiver who will pay the register
his portion thereof Sboud any money be for
warded 10 the register, or plid 70 him, he will at
once pay over the same TO the receiver. and when
parties address the register TO the cost of any
service required he will refer the matter to the
ceiver
Prior 10 the act Of March last all fees were
reported and accounted for by receivers. The
effect OF the change VIII be to give officers that
were maximum good deal more compensa-
tion than they were receiving before, while il
will not benefit officers that were not maximum
for the reason thar officers that were
maximum before got IS, 900, and now
they viii get fees in excess Of
this On the other hand, officers not maximum
will get direct from the parties paying the
same fees they formerly reported and received
BY the treasury In the large land Offices
notably those in Dakota. the fees Of the local
officers will be considerably increased Among
the officers benefited by the new law are
those al Huron, where the fees the officers will
b. authorized 10 retain will amount TO at least
IS, 600; and at Natertown, where they will
amount 10 over g., 600 In Minnesota, where
the offices are not so large the increase of
COMPENSATION, if there is any, will be less
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09

1t is said that last spring corner"
was attempted by a co nbinat' on of New
York ard Boston butter dealers. Agents
were sent through the West and all the
butter Obtainable purchased at an av-
erage price of q cents. About l0, 900, 900
pounds were accordingly placed in cold
storage at Chicago, and then the spec
ulators waited patiently for the rise
which they were sure would follow as a
matter of course. But owing to plenty
of rain and continued rich grass the
cows failed TO shrink in their production
during July, and the price was thereby
kept at a lower figure than ordinary.
Now the butter combination finds itself
compelled TO unload at u and IA cents
while June butter sells at 10 and 20 in
the Chicago market.
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PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

The effect of the new tariff law upon Gus
toms's receipts appeared from the compare
tive figures of the first half OF July 1883,
with those for 1882, to have been to largely
increase the amount. The reSylt was APP
parently owing to the fact that the impor-
tiers had held back for the lower duties
which were imposed under the new law
The figures for the whole month show an
increase over the last year, the imports Tor
July, 1882. being $40. $50 656, and those for
July, 1883, so. 300. 2s2, an annual rate OF
increase of 81, 6O3, So if sustained in other
months.
Henry Sherwood of Michigan, who has
been appointed assistant postmaster of the
city postoffice by Postmaster Conger, en-
tered upon his duties. Mr.. sher-
wood is at present postmaster of the post
offices of the house of representatives, hay
ing been unanimously elected at the begin
ming of the Forty seventh congress. Mr..
Sherwood served during the war in the
Forty-eiCth Michigan cavalry, being mem
Der or the famous Company c, which cap
tured JEFF Davis.
The following postofiices have been com
missioned: Wisconsin, Bernard Casper,
New Berlin. Iowa: William E. Ebon, Clio.
Dakota: Charles H. Atkins, Oakwood
Postotfices STANDARDIZATION: Colgate
Steele county; Marmon, Martin county,
Postoffices Observation-Disclosures: Her
mann, Pennington county. Montana
Hughville. Meagher county.
The coinage of standard silver dollars dur.
ing August will amount to 2, $50, 900, total
coined at the different minis as follows
Philadelphia, 1,040, 600; San Francisco, co.
coo; New Orleans, SOC, 600; Carson City, 100,-
600. The condition OF the treasury to-day
is as follows: Gold coin and bullion, 1902
$50, $40.
The treasury cattle commission in theil
report say that, after examining all the
great stockyards and feeding ables from
Kansas CITY, Council Bluffs and Omaha tC
the seaDoard they have been unable to fine
a single case of foot and mouth diseas'
complained of.
Col. Guido Ilges, eighteenth infantry, ha
been directed to return to his station a
Fort Assinniboine, NJ. T., and remain Their
| in arrest pending the PRONUNCIATION o. tn
proceedings of the general court-martial il
| his case.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09
The Failure of Ditman's Bank at
Monticello.

Monticello Wright Coz Times Since
the sheriff took possession of the bank and
contents it is not any more accommodating
than before. The citizens aud business
men speak-sarcastic, perhaps--of the great
convenience of having bank in town, ~
tell each other about the amount of morc2
which the extreme good management of
that institution is relieving them rom tax
ing care of. 1t is now generally conceded
that 'he principal = the bank was in
clined to accommodate the public was sim
ply by taking care of their money. The
following are depositors:
Chas Jarney $500 90 S. P: Marlette. 5000 90
A. f. Barker. 5l4 90 Kreis & Adams $50 90
John Luthy... $50 90 Cong t'onal sly 100 90
VIM. Tubbs... $50 90 G " Mcdonald 0615
Mrs. |. Labo.. $50 90 H. w Brookins 800 90
R. B. Kries... 240 90 J. Bruesbaber 100 90
J. Swain ... so co Holler 81 Name $50 00
r. G. Mealey, J. II. McCord, George Gray
Henry Hitter, Miss L. Waters and Others
have small balances in the bank.
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nine years, and hanged him in the court
house yard.
John Gilkey of Raleigh, n. c., has lost
caste and will probably have to change his
residence because, instead of shooting Dr.
Crowten who seduced Mrs. Gilkey, he sent
the latter to her father and sued the doctor
for s., 900.
An oranized gang of car thieves has been
broken up in Believille, III.
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lay Gould on the Strike.

New York, Special: The strike now
seems to have settled down to a question of
endurance. Mr.. Gould outlined his plan in
his sta ement to friend while talking of
the situation He said the present strike
was but skirmish line in the fact which
has been projected by the Knights of Labor
of which the brotherhood is branch.
Every corpor; tion, OF finn, or individual
who employees large numbers of men, is in
terested in seeing this movement defeated,
for they know that its success means the
success of the knights of Labor. Owing to
the great interests involved, the Western
Union cannot and will not give in, no mat
ter what its loss is, or to what inconvenience
the public is put.
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James and the Pears

'JamesI'
s.Yes, pa"
There were seven California pears in thai
cupboard SIX of them are gona Do you
know anything about lt?'
4 never took one Of them"
"Surs?'
Certain pa Wish / may die, if"
"You wicked, bad boy; how often have I
told Won never to use such an expression Hers
comes ma; let Us see if she knows anything
about 1t"
Mamma says she saw James take at least
1--WE of them.
..Y0u little rascal How dare you tell me
Won never took one. aud here's only this little
one with the grub eaten side left"
con. pa. don't hit me. l said didn't take
me Of them-snd-snd- that's the one
didn't take. p"
Pa relsnted
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grocery store, also N. e. SCOTS fruit and
general supply store, s. J. Peterson's ware,
house occupied as storage tor drugs and
oils, Bassett & Hunting's office, where they
had ali their books and papers in three
safes; j. McHoe's warehouse filled with
machinery, etc; also, Diamond JOS office
and private rooms, in the last-named block.
The losses aggregate $50, 000 with consider
ahIe insurance.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09

The old theory that labor is commod-
ity to be bought and sold at the lowest
cash prices irrespective of the humani-
Y from which labor cannot be dissev-
cred, is beginning to be discarded by
political economists. Gen. Walker, late
superintendent of the census, and other
writer's now take another and more hui
name view Of the subject 1t is demon
strated that labor 10 possessed ofan organ
izing faculty and power of resistance,
and it is argued that combinations of la
Dor are to be tolerated so long as dam
gerous combinations of capital are per-
mjtted and even authorized by law.
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Tt is noticeable that almost the only
papers in the country which has seri-
ously sympathiEed with or supported the
Western Union in its struggle with the
striking operators, are the organs of
large capitalists or great corporations.
These papers are almost without excep-
ton nearly powerless to influence pub
Tic opinion or secure a wide constituent
cy, and they are constantly dragged
down by their known sensitiveness in
the pocket nerve. To be successful, a
newspapers opinions must pass among
intelligent people as the honest views of
honest men or one honest man.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09
A So, 600 Fire at NTcGregor

Last Wednesday morning fire broke out
in the row OF buildings opposite the post
office at MeGregor, lows, commencing in
the wooden building occupied by Pat
O'Brien IS a grocery store, and extending
rapidly to the other buildings to the east
and west of it, and in few minutes the
whole block was in flames. P. 81. 0'Brien's
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09

This is not the safest season during
which rags may be imported from Egypt.
Yet several vessels are now their way
from Europe laden with rags purchased
in Egypt making for Boston and New
York and other Atlantic ports. The
health authorities have been notified
and these filthy. cargoes will be watched
accordingly.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-09

The watering-p places all over the coun-
try are doing slim businessmen owing
altogether to cool weather-but in a
great measure TO "a feeling that every
body has been going too fast and of a
necessity for slowing up. The boom
vaar Woo 1850
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WISCONSIN NEWS,
snnnhinr ,Yiscon.In Edltors.

MADISON, Special Telegram, Aug. 3--Two
hundred circulars having been sent out by
the newspapers OF this city to responsible editors
Of the Wisconsin press. making inquiries re-
gardiug presidential preferences, the tarln, aud
liquor licenses, I66 answers have been re-
ceived. The Republicans, numbering ninety
four. pronounce for first choice for president
| as follows;
Fairchild . 80 Lincoln. -. Grant ...;. l
Blaine. Up VT Sherm'n I'll B. CasWeil.. /!
Arthur .,...1l IColfax..,..... ] John sherm a.
| Edmauds.... 9iLogan....... llSt. John'...-'
| Twelve Republican papers declined TO ex-
press choice; two of the papers were fer
Fairchild every time, one for Grant, and one
| for John Sherman. The following w&s the re-
turn III regard TO second choice:
| Arthur l3W. T. Sherman. ...... /
Blaine ..............1SN Nathan Gof.......... /
Edmuuds ............. 10 Bob ingersol ........
Falrchlid. ..'.'' '.'.' y, he,lS q henuSS'- !
/ John Sherman 80. 2John B. Finch Of Ne
| Ben Harrison. ....,... p braska ............. ]
The independent papers expressed them
selves as follows:
! Fairchild 800 6 Blaine ........3 tTilden.........2
! David Davis. ,3Arthur....,...,3l
Democratic papers which would answer
the question voted:
Tilden. n Rosecranz.. Med Donald !
Bayard 800. 3 Hancock. ....l Cleveland. !
Villas. -. q Morrison - lMcClelanu
| In the matter of second choice Mcdonald
received three votes, Bayard and Cleveland
two, Carlyle Hancock, r. 7. Flower and Til
| den one each.
ON THE TARIFF
the Republican press stands as follows:
Protection straight 4s
Err trade. y
For revenue only. .-......, ...--; .:..'.-..
| Lover tariff until out of debt and then tres
tariff .................... .............-.
Reformed protective tariff
1 The present Law. ...........-.........'.
The independent journals pronounce them
selves as follows on this question:
Protection straight. ......... j.
| Revenue tariff with incidental protecuon.-....
Revenue only. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $780,.
Low protective tariff ...............-...-.
| Gradual reduction with ultimate free trade
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EnIlnN EanrieS.

Four boxes govern the world the
cartridge box, the ballot box, the jury
box, and the handbook.
''Look heah, Thomas Jefferson dis
heahs nice time TO you to be gettin'
home!" growled Amt Polly, as her boy
came in along after midnight. go
g'long" retorted Thomas. "Yoo dunno
muffin Habin' 70 nebber hearn dat
de darkey's hour is jes' befo' day."
Scene: An humble country hotel.
Male guest--"ld like to be called at four
tomorrow morning. Pm going fishing
Female domestic stupidity -"eh?
Male guest deliberately am going
fishing tomorrow morning, and !
wished to be called early-not later
than four" Female domestic lstolid-
ly) "Wil you ring?"-Life.
"You can't add different things" said
school teacher. "lf you add sheep
and cow together, it does not make
two sheep and two cows" A little boy,
the son of milkman, held ~ his hand
and said: THAT may do with sheep or
COWS, but if you add quart of water TO
quart of milk, it makes two quarts OF
milk. I've seen it tried"
our daughter graduates WIS iiiOiit't
Mr.. Thistlepod?,' "Yes, she'll be home
about the Goth, reckon" "And your
son graduates also2" oh, yes; he'll
come home about the same time. /"
"And what are they going to dor
"Wen," said the old man thoughtfully,
81 don't know just exactly what they
want to drive al, but Marthy she writes
that she wants to continue her ny
studies on the continent, SO | think III
Just send her to Greece in the dairy and
let her do little plain modelling in but
ter, and Sam he says he's got e so
abroad and polish up little, and as
good luck will have it, hen be home in
time to spread himself on the grind
stone and put an edge on the cradle
blades against the wheat harvest And
the old man smiled to think that he
hadn't thrown money away when he
sant hia children to sChOOl-IiaWkeye.
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The statue representing the figure of JUS
tice, which is to crown The dome OF the
state capitol building he's errived and is re-
ceiving its coating OF bronze preparatory to
being elevated to its lofty position. The
figure is eleven feet in height, aud looks
far more imposing in the basement Of the
capitol than it will at the top Of the tower.
1t is eleven feet high, hollow MS a drum,
and weighs 2O0 por Ids. It does not pre-
sent any striking features unless the up
lifted sword, -four and one. half feet long
held in the right hand is such. OF course
the tradiiiouary scales are in the left hand.