River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-08-27


at the age of twenty-four. He was for one
year vicar general Of Virginia. He went to
Iowa in 1851, and was acting vicar general
of the Dubuque diocese until the recent di-
vision.
The Chippewa Indian who succeeded to his
fathers name, Hole-in-the Day, but not TO
his prominence and chieftainship, is ac-
cused of being an informer upon those who
sell liquor to the Indians. He and another
Indian were dragged from a Northern Pa
cific train on the night of the 24th, while
the train was at Crow Wing Station, and
taken to the woods and fearfully pounded
II is feared that Hole-in-the-Day will not
recover. He was on his way to st. Paul at
the time, to testify against some liquor
sellers.
A party of surveyors commenced a few
days ago to run a railroad line from Crook
ston to Leech Lake. It is surmised that
this is a movement on the part of the St.
Paul a Manitoba road, to head off the
Brainerd * Northwestern enterprise, and
that the Manitoba company intends to
build from Crookston to Duluth, and alb
sorb the Duluth & Winnipeg land grant.
The grand jury at Mandan, d. T., have
indicted the Marquis de Mores for shooting
a COW boy two years ago. The shooting
was entirely justifiable and in self defense
and upon the examination at the time the
Marquis was promptly discharged. 1t is
not likely that the present Indictment
will result in anything more than annoy
ance.
The official report of the census of North
Dakota gives this section of the territory
152 1893 inhabitants, while the first count of
the South Dakota schedule gives that
portion 261 $50, which will make a total
population of 4l3,759 for the territory,
against 1917 in 1850, being an increase of
27S,5S2 in five years.
A Fargo report of the 25th inst. says that
the Northern Pacific Elevator company at
several stations in this vicinity have taken
in about $1,000 bushels of new wheat, most
Of which graded No. hard, but little is
threshed yet. The indications show good
quality, but lighter yield than was expected.
1t is reported that an elevator company
has been organized in connection with
Evans line Of boats, to buy and ship grain
at all river landings between Pierre and
Bismarck, and that elevators will be built
this fall at Fairbanks, Libeau, Scranton and
La Grace, all Dakota towns.
At Lake Benton, Mimi, Tuesday forenoon
Capt. j. T. Jacobson with his nephew,
John Olsen, went out in a small sailing
yacht for a pleasure ride. The yacht cap
sized and both persons were drowned.
Jacobson was 80 years of age his nephew
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Litchfield, Mimi, has elected the follow
ing delegates to the river convention, to
meet in st. Paul, Sept 3: Hon. William NJ.
Campbell, Hon. w. III. Greenleaf Hon. M.
j. Flynn, Hon. Andrew Nelson and Mayor
Howard.
Indians at Devils Lake agency have raised
6J, 900 bushels of wheat this year The wheat
will be manufactured into flour at the agen-
CIV mill, and turned over to the government
at 81 per hundred
Jack Jones, an ex-conductor on the H. q
D., division of the Milwaukee & st. Paul
road, fell from freight train in the Min
neapolis yards on the 10Th, and was run
over and killed
The Minnesota & Northwestern railway
gave an opening excursion on the20th from
Northern Iowa and Southern Minnesota.
About 500 attended and St. Paul banqueted
them.
Phillip Schafel, formerly of Appleton,
Mimi, but now of Milbank, d. T., was
drowned on the Goth, while out duck hunt
ing. He leaves wife and two children.
Jay Cooke has been visiting Duluth and
received much attention from the residents
of the city he may almost be said to have
founded.
W. c. Dicky, a saloon keeper, shot and
killed Thomas O'Bnen in a quarrel at
Yankton, D. T, on the evening of the 22nd
The post office at Gordensville, Freeborn
county, Mimi, has been burglarized, but
only Sl2S worth of plunde was secured.
Internal Revenue Collector Bickel turned
his office at st. Paul over to Mr.. Bierman,
the new appointee, on the 2lst.
Census returns from every county of
Minnesota show population of l,1lS,4S6,
gain of 337, lib in five years.
A horse thief who has been operating in
Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota has been
captured in Des Moines
There will be 1000 men at work on the
Wisconsin Central extension to Chicago in
side of a week.
While attempting to arrest burglars De
tective Gleason of Minneapolis was shot in
the hand.
Postmaster General Villas has gone to
Ashland, Wis, to remain two weeks.