River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF NEWS.


FA Fogg was elected president of the St
Paul school board.
The First Baptist church of St Paul official
ly forgives RIddell and expels him.
May land sales of the Northern Pacific
amounted to 1890 acres, at $253, 472
The grand jury of New York has found an
indictment against Ferdinand Ward for grand
larceny.
Near Laredo, Texas, Lieut. SEEKER andSergt
Reilly were killed by two Mexicans being mis-
taken for robbers.
The friends of Tufts college in Boston pro-
pose to raise 500, 900 to endow the institution
and openit to women.
There are 100000 bushels of coal loaded
on boats at Pittsburg awaiting flood in the
rivers to float out on.
The New Hampshire house of representa-
lives organized by the choice of Edgar Aid
rich, republican, as speaker.
At Charlottesville, Ga, Liberty Hall, the old
house of Alexander Stephens Is formally
transferred to the Stephens Memorial associa.
ton.
The annual report of the American Congre-
gational Home Missionary Association, now in
session at Saratoga, SHOWS total resources OF
S462 80. and liabilities S465, lob Rev. Julius
H. Seelyo of Amherst, Mass, was chosen pres
ident
Officials of the Irish Land league has as
sured Mrs Della Parnell that they will satisfy
the Judgment under which the old Stewart
homestead in Bordentown, n J., was to have
been sold. The residence will be saved for
the old lady.
Hon. Edmund Rice was installed Mayor OF
St Paul on Tuesday last In his inaugural he
took the grouhd that the social evil must be
under medi, al and police surveillance, and
kept within CERTAIN prescribed limits, which
doctrine is the opposite to that held by Mayor,
O'Brien.
The old Settlers Association of Minnesota
chose who came here previous to 1850 held
their annual meeting at st, Paul and elected the
following officers for tins year: President, H.
l. Moss first vice president, J. G. Terry;
second vice president, William L. Hawthorn;
treasurer, DR.. ]. II. Murphy; recording secre-
tarv Aaron Goodrich; corresponding secretary,
J. Fletcher Williams; executive committee,
George L Becker, Mahlon Black, A l. Lar
penteur, David Day w. G. Morrison; obituary
committee, Henry H Sibley, c. C. Carl, David
Day, J. D. Ludden and J. F. Williams
Minnesota & Northwestern officials are push
ing work upon their line between West st
Paul and Cascade, Dakota county, so that the
Minneapolis il St Louis company will be able
to commence running its freight trains
into West st Paul The route from Al
bert Lea to ST. Paul via Cascade, or as it is
now called Randolph will be seven miles
shorter than by way Of Minneapolis and over
the Manitoba tracks into st Paul The tele-
graph lines from Randolph to st Paul has
been completed and instruments have been
put in connecting the line with that of the
Minneapolis x St Louis.
The Grand Temple of Honor of Minnesota
held its ninth annual session at Minneapolis.
The following officers we're elected for the en-
suing wear: G. W. T., Rev w. W. Satterlee,
Excelsior; G. WIT, Crane Rochester;
G. W. r., f. D. Allison, Marshall; q w. Tr., A.
F. Newt, Minneapolis; g. W. CHI, : T. Murch,
Minneapolis G. W. o., L Mel Hyde, Mime
apolis; g. W. G., H. II. Smith, Minneapolis.
These officers were installed by George W.
Penniman, p G. W. l. Rev. W. W. Satterlee
and J. E Crane were elected representatives
to the annual session of the supreme council of
the order, TO be held AZ Bangor Me, in August
E. D. Allison OF Marshal, 4. T. Newt and s ?.
Murch, of Minneapolis, were constituted an
executive committee for the ensuing year, and
it was voted to hold the tenth annual session at
Minneapolis on the first Tuesday in June, 1856